Whoosh!
Feeling like he'd shown more than enough combat strength to the deciding figures of the Mystic Plane, Ataraxia went ahead and deactivated all of his buffing skills one by one, eventually returning to his state from before the demonstration.
Briefly looking at the young man in front of him with a mix of satisfaction and excitement, Marcus turned his attention to Valyr before asking, "What… kind of things have you been teaching him?"
"Aside from the items Mystia gave me, just the essentials," replied the latter, giving the former a slightly teasing smile. "Everything else you've seen him show off is purely from his own efforts."
"In other words… all you did was just give him a push?" said Mystia in response, feeling both confusion and envy towards the entire thing.
"Kind of, but also kind of not?" answered Valyr in return, inwardly thinking he'd just shot himself in the foot by deciding to respond ambiguously.
