"And how long were you able to maintain it?" I inquired curiously.

"With my Mana at full capacity, about two and half minutes. I can prolong it if I'm inactive though, like the time limit kinda stops ticking if I stand still and do nothing. But when I move and attack, it drains my Mana like crazy," She sighed wistfully.

"Two and a half minutes, huh? And when it wears off, not only is all your Mana used up, but your muscles get completely wrecked too.

It's a pretty risky technique, though that seems a relatively fair trade off for the immense power boost it gives you.

Let's see, your Mana capacity is four hundred and seventy MP, and two and a half minutes means a hundred and fifty seconds, so...sounds like it uses up about 3 MP per second. That's the same as Ravage," I calculated thoughtfully.

"I wish I could see my Mana capacity in numeric value, that'd make it easier to manage how much I use and conserve in battle," She replied with a wry smile.

"Yeah, there's a narrow screen in the corner of my vision that displays my HP and MP bars, though I usually only pay attention to the latter.

I don't really need to track my HP since, you know, I can feel whatever injuries I sustain. By the way, how long does Blaze Ignition normally last, the version you normally use?"

"It's pretty proportionate to the power boost...the hundred and fifty percent boost lasts two and a half minutes, and the fifty percent boost lasts seven and a half minutes," She informed me, before adding, "Hm, maybe I should come up with a name for the hundred and fifty percent boost, saying it like this is kind of a mouthful, it's pretty hard."

That's what she said. Heh.

<I think Luxuria may be a bad influence on you, your sense of humor is becoming more vulgar>

<That really wasn't particularly funny, or clever>

<Well, at least you didn't say it out loud>

Okay, I get it, you're not a fan of dirty jokes.

"Uh, Kai? You listening?"

"Huh? Yeah, uh, a name for the stronger version of the boost, right?" I nodded sheepishly.

"Mhm, got any ideas? You seem pretty good at coming up with cool names for stuff," She replied with a smile.

"I mean, you're not half-bad at it yourself, Blaze Ignition is a pretty cool name," I pointed out as I patted her head.

"Heh, thanks. It took embarrassingly long to come up with it though, I wrote down a bunch of options and narrowed them down until I finally settled on Blaze Ignition," She admitted with a sheepish smile, before adding, "So, I figured it'd be faster if I asked you for some suggestions first."

"Alright, got any specifics in mind?" I asked her.

"Not really, just that it should be fire-themed, I guess," She replied after mulling it over a bit.

"Okay, let me think...hm, it also needs to fit the appearance of that state. Let's see, when you unleashed that state, the fiery glow around you body got a lot brighter and the air around you was shimmering pretty intensely, you quite literally looked super hot," I recalled, before giving it some thought.

Hm, what would be a suitable word?

"Huh...bright and fiery, huh? Oh! Hey, what's that thing called, like in some old movies, they shoot something up into the air and it exploded in a bright light?" She asked me.

"What? Oh, you mean signal flares?" I responded.

"Yeah, yeah, those! Flare...yeah, how about Blaze Ignition: Flare? What do you think, Kai, how does that sound?" She grinned excitedly.

Hey, that's a good one, nice!

"Well, to start with, and I'd say most importantly, you seem to really like it. And yeah, it sounds pretty cool, and I think it fits well too," I nodded, patting her head with a smile.

"Alright, then it's settled! From now on, I'm calling it Blaze Ignition: Flare, my ultimate trump card!"

"Yeah, trump card is right...given your Potential, you can definitely reach a base Power Level of around 900,000 at least.

And with a hundred and fifty percent boost, or a two point five multiplier, that would put you at a Power Level of well over two million.

Even if it's just for two and half minutes, it'll put you above even the X-Aces, and approaching the level of Calamity Level Monsters," I pointed out with a grin.

"Heh, cut it out, you're gonna make me blush. But, yeah, that does sound amazing...I don't want to get ahead of myself, though, I'm still a pretty long way off from my full Potential yet," She reasoned objectively.

"True, but it's not a bad thing to have a specific goal in mind."

"Yeah, I suppose. But maybe we're focusing too much on power boosts? We shouldn't lose sight of the basics, after all. We can't become too reliant on power alone and let ourselves get sloppy," She responded prudently.

"Mhm, couldn't agree more. And on that note...," I trailed off with a smile, before heading towards the back corner of the room.

"Hm? What have you got in mind?" She inquired curiously, as I stepped in front of the rack of wooden training swords.

She was wearing a baggy pink t-shirt and black athletic shorts, she should be able to move freely enough to spar in that outfit.

"You up for a sparring sesh, Aria? No Skills, no power ups, just physical combat alone. What do you say?" I suggested, as I picked up one of the wooden short-swords and pointed it at her with a smirk.

"Oh? There's no way I'm saying no to that, you're on!" She grinned, as she slammed her fists together.

"Want to borrow my gauntlets? They probably won't suit you as well as your own, but it's better than fighting bare-handed," I remarked, as I glanced at her arms.

"Nah, it's fine, I'm good like this. Now, come on...let's get started!"

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