SSS Awakening: I Can Create Skills By Will

Chapter 193: Wind Takes Form

Then again.

"...Yeah."

It worked.

Her eyes narrowed slightly.

Arthur laughed.

He shook his head.

She studied him for a second.

"...Show me."

Arthur didn’t hesitate.

"Don’t blame me if this gets fun," he said as he stepped forward.

"I’m counting on it."

Then his mana rose.

It felt different.

Wind threaded through his reinforcement, subtle but present.

The commander noticed immediately.

"...That’s new."

He didn’t activate his Intent Step or any burst skill.

And he was gone.

The commander’s eyes widened slightly as he appeared right in front of her.

Too fast for just reinforcement.

Arthur grinned.

His fist came next.

The commander raised her arm and blocked it easily...

Not the strength.

The force didn’t hit all at once.

Smooth and continuous.

Arthur’s eyes lit up.

He didn’t stop.

Then another strike.

No pause or stiffness.

Like his body already knew what came next.

So that’s what changed.

Blocking.

Testing.

Not heavier.

Each strike carried a faint cutting edge, barely visible but clear in the way it brushed against her defenses.

"Okay... this is crazy."

Too light.

Every movement flowed into the next without effort.

No drag.

The commander countered with a quick strike.

Too smooth.

"...You’re enjoying this too much," she said.

"You have no idea."

Faster this time.

A faint current followed him.

But enough to feel.

The commander blocked most of them, but a few slipped through her defense, grazing her lightly.

But enough to prove a point.

"...You just learned this."

He pushed forward again.

Arthur shrugged mid-motion.

That was the truth.

The system had given him the framework.

The commander stepped back this time, creating space.

Arthur paused for half a second.

"Alright."

Then his stance changed.

Sharper.

Not stronger.

He moved again.

Faster.

His hand cut through the air, and for a brief second, a thin current extended from his strike.

The commander tilted her head, letting it pass just beside her.

Arthur’s grin widened.

He didn’t slow down.

Normal strikes.

Then back again.

The commander responded properly now.

She matched his pace.

Arthur felt it immediately.

Real pressure.

He leaned into it.

Each step fed into the next.

His attacks didn’t stop. He didn’t hesitate.

But even she had to adjust.

There were no breaks or resets

"...This is dangerous," she muttered.

"Good."

Strike.

Step.

Another strike.

Finally...

A small gap formed between them.

For a second.

He wasn’t tired yet.

Excited.

Then she smiled.

Arthur’s grin came back.

"Not even close."

And this time.. It felt even more sharper.

Her expression shifted too.

More interested.

Arthur leaned forward slightly.

"Don’t blink."

But not forward this time.

The commander’s gaze snapped to the side as Arthur reappeared far across the training hall.

"...Switching it up already?"

"Close range was fun," he said. "But that’s not all I’ve got."

"I figured."

Not rushing him.

Arthur lifted his hand slowly.

Let’s see how far this goes.

And this time, it didn’t stay around his body.

Then..

A simple one.

The commander’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Then another.

"...Oh, this is easy."