The morning light filtered through the tall trees.

  Lys stood ready, holding her improvised spear with nervous hands.

  Kael remained still, arms crossed, gaze deep… and dramatically silent.

  Fantasminha Kael (floating beside him, staring at the reader):

  "Alright. She’s ready to train. Just one tiny detail: I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO TEACH."

  Kael slowly raised his hand and pointed to a stone nearby.

  “Attack that rock,” he said.

  Lys hesitated.

  “With… all my strength?”

  “With the strength of your essence,” Kael said, all mysterious-like.

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  “And whatever that even means…” the ghost muttered.

  Lys shouted and dashed forward, delivering a strike that made the tip of the spear wobble.

  The rock cracked slightly.

  Kael circled the rock slowly, as if he were evaluating dimensional vibrations.

  “Hmm… interesting,” he murmured, deep in his fake wisdom.

  **[DING!]**

  **New Achievement: First Disciple Trained**

  **Reward: Select One —**

  1. Sword Technique: Nine Shadows Split the Moon

  2. Artifact: Ring of Endless Mystique

  3. System Upgrade: Disciple Reward Multiplier (x3)

  Fantasminha Kael (bug-eyed):

  “Wait. That counted?! I GOT A REWARD?! I WAS JUST WINGING IT!”

  Kael’s face remained calm. He turned to Lys.

  “We will continue tomorrow.”

  He then walked away like a sage that had seen enough.

  Inside, the system interface appeared, pulsing with rewards.

  The ghost hovered beside him, sweating ghost-bullets.

  Kael sighed internally.

  “Guess I’m a teacher now… somehow.”