The next morning Hex resumed training the bearhanded sword technique. He integrated his understanding of the technique with his experience during the mission.
'This technique isn't solely about efficiency. It's more about strategizing the use of your strength. When I was fighting the demonic stage Heartlesses it was crucial to maintain my strength at a certain level for a long duration. But against the Disaster stage Heartless damage was more important. In that case I needed to unleash my full strength at once."
This experience made Hex realize that techniques were simply guidelines. Their effectiveness depended on the user's understanding and application.
Fusing his understanding and applying the technique seemed to have alleviated Hex's combat ability. His control over his strength had also improved greatly.
Next, Hex used the different grades of swords to estimate how much strength he could apply through them.
