'Here I thought that I was catching up to you.'
Arthur's expression turned solemn as he recalled the clips... he knew that his brother wielded three Origin Seeds, but he hadn't really seen him "pop off" using all of them until now. To defeat prodigies from powerful noble houses was something still beyond his imagination.
'Hence the reason I shared my second identity.'
Levi continued conversing with him through a wisp stored in his brother's spiritual Leywell to avoid any risk of exposure.
'Elder has told you that he will need about a year to transform your Shadowlife Seed into an Origin Seed... before that happens, I need you to work on your weaknesses.'
Arthur nodded slowly, his expression hardening. 'I felt it during the event. My strength... it wasn't enough when things got truly chaotic. I still can't believe I got owned so hard by that mercenary.'
