The remaining time partly went into illusory training. Rui understood the consequences of not training or even exercising for a decade. His muscles would atrophy, and his muscle memory would erode.
The former could be averted with his Martial Soul's control over his body, but the latter was more inevitable. This was exactly what had happened after his battle against the eldritch chimera.
When he woke up after his long, long nap, he had experienced the deprivation of his muscle memory impeding him.
"I can't allow that to happen this time. Pursuing higher forms of adaptive evolution should not come at the cost of the foundation of Martial Art that I have built over years of enduring battles."
Thankfully, it had not proven to be an insurmountable problem.
"Hypnotic Battleforger."
