"Riveria, this is your updated data."
Riveria took the status sheet from Loki's hand.
Strength: I67 → H256
Endurance: I76 → H265
Dexterity: H167 → F388
Agility: I178 → E401
Magic: F321 → E486
Even someone as composed and experienced as Riveria froze for a moment when she saw her results.
My weakest stats, Strength and Endurance, actually grew this much.
No... maybe it's precisely because they were weak that there was more room to grow.
And Dexterity and Agility... those jumps are huge. Especially Agility—over two hundred points.
That hellish environment really did suit me, after all.
Her mind flashed back to the scene inside the Training Space. Her body had been drenched—sweat pouring off her like rain, far more than even Alise. But all that misery had earned her extraordinary results. She had nothing to complain about.
"This test turned out even more successful than I imagined," Astraea murmured after glancing at Riveria's sheet. She couldn't hide her amazement.
"The environment in that Training Space is far more extreme than I thought. But as long as an adventurer still has room to grow, they can achieve results beyond imagination if they push themselves there."
"Exactly," Loki agreed, smirking faintly.
"Tsuna's pressure-based environment forces an adventurer's body to its limit, drawing out growth that shouldn't even be possible. Sure, everyone has an upper cap, but... that cap seems way higher than we thought."
Even for an elf, Strength and Endurance—traits typically difficult for them to develop—had improved dramatically.
Of course, that kind of growth came with a catch.
"It only works under truly extreme conditions," Loki said. "If the environment's too soft, no amount of effort matters."
Her eyes glinted with amusement.
The method to strengthen adventurers had always existed—but few could make proper use of it. After all, not everyone had someone like Tsuna who could literally create an environment tailored for it.
Weighted training? That was a joke compared to this.
Weights couldn't pressure every part of the body equally, and they had an upper limit. Worse, they restricted movement, lowering efficiency.
True gravity training, on the other hand, was comprehensive. No weak spots, no restrictions—just pure, crushing pressure.
As Riveria finished dressing, Tione—already waiting her turn—took off her top and stepped forward.
Her data appeared before Loki and Astraea a moment later:
Strength: S999 → SS1001
Endurance: S999 → SS1001
Dexterity: S902 → S999
Agility: S906 → S999
Magic: G226 (unchanged)
Both goddesses froze. Even prepared for the possibility, they hadn't expected it to happen this soon.
The Falna limit had been broken.
Not just in one stat—but in two: Strength and Endurance.
The rest, aside from Magic, had all hit the previous ceiling of 999.
"How pure," Loki said softly, almost in awe.
Astraea smiled knowingly. "That's an amazon for you. They don't bother with magic—they chase strength in its purest form."
She understood that truth well. She had an amazon child in her own Familia, after all.
Loki copied Tione's Status onto paper and handed it to her.
"Here. Take a look. Half a day of work—well earned."
Tione accepted it and stared, wide-eyed, at the numbers. Her mind blanked for several seconds.
"Well?" Loki asked with a grin.
Tiona immediately leaned over to peek. The moment she saw her sister's results, her grin split wide.
"Just like Tsuna said! Our Status can keep going past the limit!"
999 wasn't the ceiling. It never was.
Seeing that, Tiona's anticipation surged.
Last time, her Strength and Endurance had also reached 999—the same as Tione.
She couldn't wait another second. She stripped off her top and turned her back to Loki.
"Loki, I'm ready!"
Loki chuckled under her breath and began the update. She could feel how restless the girl was.
Strength: S999 → SS1001
Endurance: S999 → SS1001
Dexterity: S901 → S999
Agility: S933 → S999
Magic: I0 (unchanged)
When the glowing numbers faded, Tiona snatched the paper from Loki's hand—and immediately burst into laughter.
"Tione, look! Same as you—I broke through too!"
"Tsuna's method really works!"
"It definitely does."
Tione nodded firmly, the exhaustion in her eyes replaced by pride.
"Yeah, it was tough. Even for us, that kind of fatigue was on another level."
"But looking at these results... the pain was worth it."
She held both of their papers up side by side, comparing the data.
"Last time, we spent several days training just to raise our stats a little. This time, it was way harsher—but the results are way better too."
She smiled faintly. "Now I can't help wondering... how much Tsuna's grown after all that."
That got Tiona's attention immediately. Her eyes sparkled with curiosity.
Last time, she and Tione had seen Tsuna's Status update with their own eyes—and even then, his growth had been insane. And that was before he subjected himself to truly intense training like today.
So how much stronger had he become now?
The two sisters exchanged a look—both pairs of eyes burning with the same unspoken thought: pure curiosity.
"Tiona, get dressed and head back inside. We'll find out soon enough."
"Got it!"
She quickly threw her top back on. But unlike Alise and the others, neither sister left.
Instead, they quietly stood behind Loki, waiting.
These two...
Loki gave them a sidelong glance but didn't chase them out. Instead, she turned toward Riveria.
"Riveria, you can bring Finn and the others in now."
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