Adam didn't move as the wind circled his fingers, his mind already shifting past the basics. Reaching Master rank wasn't the end. It wasn't even a pause. If anything, it was the point where things truly began.
Strength was still everything.
Without it, nothing he built would last. Not his position. Not his plans. Not even the fragile balance they had just forced the outside world to accept during the press conference.
And there was one problem he hadn't forgotten.
"The Family."
Adam's expression didn't change, but the thought carried weight. They had pulled back for now, restrained by Julius's presence and the pressure surrounding the Saint's disciple.
But that didn't mean they were gone.
It just meant they were waiting.
Adam exhaled slowly, the wind around his hand tightening slightly as his control sharpened. He wasn't naive enough to rely on borrowed protection. Julius could hold them back for a time, but not forever.
In the end, he would be alone.
