'I guess that's what it means to become something like a living weapon… After all, a weapon doesn't reject power, whether it's coming from mana or miasma…'
'Both are same for me; they are just two different types of sources of "power," and a weapon is meant to be able to use all sorts of powers to enhance itself…'
After reaching Rank S, Rio's strength has increased tremendously; he's so strong that he can easily defeat the previous version of himself, who was on the verge of advancing.
'Ten of the previous me can't defeat the current me… the improvement brought about by this advancement is insane…'
Rio was already strong enough to fight for a while even with peak S rankers before he even became an S ranker, and now it won't be an exaggeration to say that he can even kill a peak S ranker in certain situations.
'But this isn't enough… I still have a long way to go…'
Rio tightened his grip on his sword, which was hanging on his waist, as he started moving forward.
