Deciding to deactivate the newly evolved skill for the meantime, Valyr closed his eyes for a bit before opening them, the crimson rings surrounding his irises earlier now gone. After that, he stood up and walked around for a bit, gazing at entirety of the secluded space the two of them were in as he took a couple of deep breaths.

“It wears off after some time,” said Jekyll all of a sudden, his words aimed towards Valyr. “As long as you rest for a couple of minutes, you’ll be able to use the skill again no problem.”

“Anyways, what do you think of your first time using the skill?” Asking this question, Jekyll smiled.

“Incredibly disorientating,” Valyr said in response, his pace slowing down a bit. “Of course, that was only for a while. After all, the evolution to my eyes came all of a sudden.”

“Though, if I were to find a word that would sum up what I really felt while using those eyes…” Valyr rubbed his chin for a bit. “It would be the word… overwhelming.”

“Overwhelming, huh.” Mulling over the word Valyr gave him, Jekyll eventually nodded in agreement as he slightly smiled. “I can definitely understand what you mean by that.”

“With Gambler’s Discerning Eyes, though the hyperfocus ability does give you a greater amount of detail on what you’re looking at, it would be more accurate to say that the ability just allows you to zoom in on what was already there,” said Jekyll, to which Valyr nodded in understanding.

“On the other hand, the evolution of that skill, the skill that I consider the true start of my legacy… now that operates in a different way.” At these words, Jekyll’s expression became solemn. “Not only does it allow you to zoom in on what was already there, it also gives you the ability to see beyond what’s already there.”

ραndαsΝοvεl.cοm “It allows you to see things that are invisible to the naked eye, tiny connections between things that no normal person would ever think of looking at… the intangible.” Jekyll let out a faint sigh. “It is through seeing the intangible can you discover the weak spots of things and beings more easily, even going so far as to discover their vital spots.”

“Speaking of weak spots and vital spots, I should remind you about something before I forget.” Hearing these words from Jekyll, Valyr stopped in his tracks and looked at him.

“Though you’ve evolved those eyes of yours to become the eyes of a hunter, it only becomes more useful the more often you use it,” Jekyll told Valyr. “What I mean by that is… have you noticed how the knowhow you’ve accumulated while looking at the dummies didn’t help you out that much when you began to look for the illusion’s vital spot?”

“Yeah.” Valyr nodded, understanding what Jekyll was trying to say. “In other words, I should familiarize my vision with more beings and items in order to make sure that something like that doesn’t happen in the future, right?”

“You’ve pretty much hit the mark.” Jekyll grinned. “Of course, there are still times where you’ll be up against some creature that goes beyond mere familiarization, but familiarization would still help you out in the long run.”

“Also, note that there are generally hundreds to thousands of weak spots on beings and items, while the number of vital spots you might find would be one or two at most.” Seeing as they’ve fulfilled their task within this secluded space, Jekyll made his way outside the space, urging Valyr to follow him.

“However, as I’ve said earlier, there are still times where you’re up against creatures that go beyond normal levels of understanding.” Making their way back to the stairway that would lead them back to the gambling den proper, Jekyll continued to talk about the nuances of the skill. “In those cases, it wouldn’t be surprising to find dozens, even hundreds of vital spots on them.”

“But… if you decide to dig through those vital spots and find the sole spot connecting all of them together, you would have stumbled across a spot that would spell certain death to the one fighting against you.”

“Of course, because it has that kind of effect on the creature, I’ve decided to call it the fatal spot.” At these words, Jekyll briefly let out a snicker. “I’ll leave it up to you to see what kind of effects hitting these spots on your foes are like.”

“For now, let’s just say that hitting them would make for some interesting situations.”

…

“And… we’re here.” Standing in front of the stairway that would lead them back to the gambling den, Jekyll stopped in his tracks as he looked at Valyr with a proud smile. “Just like how it took a while for you to inherit this part of my legacy, the next part of my legacy will only be available once you’ve comprehended an Intent of your own.”

“With that, this is where we’ll have to part ways.” Giving Valyr a nod filled with gratitude, Jekyll went ahead and began to make his way up the stairs. However, after taking a few steps, he stopped and looked back, only to see that Valyr hadn’t moved at all.𝒐𝚟𝑳𝐞xt.𝓬𝑜𝑚

“The sun is about to set, you know,” said Jekyll, a slight frown appearing on his face. “Though I expected you to take longer to comprehend this part of my legacy, I would’ve still stopped you midway and asked you to come back the next day once the sun began to set.”

“That’s not really a problem,” replied Valyr, playfully smiling. “I don’t really have any other place to be at the moment.”

“But, do you remember the answer I gave you earlier after I requested for you to change the method of obtaining your legacy?”

“The answer you gave me earlier…” Hearing those words, Jekyll furrowed his brows as he traced their conversation up to when they first arrived at the training ground.

“Don’t tell me…” Finally realizing what Valyr meant by his words, the man’s eyes slightly widened in surprise.

“How about it? Weren’t you curious to see what level of strength I’ve reached?” Letting out a faint chuckle, Valyr made his way back to the training ground, taunting Jekyll with a wave of his hands.

“You brat…” Slowly shaking his head, Jekyll let out a long sigh. Though, not long after, a wide grin adorned his face as he headed deeper into the training ground as well.

“I won’t hold back just because you’re a Herald, you know.”

“Don’t worry. I wasn’t expecting you to.”