Curiosity!

*SWIII*

*DABANGG*

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"Hah...I have become slower". Jimmy muttered under his ragged breathe while wiping sweat accumulated on his forehead.

He was currently in the indoor training ground, authorized specifically for the teams who were in top10. These training grounds could be used for various training.

Combat, magic, even medic. The specialty of these grounds from others was that they can be accessed without permission, a special variety of arsenal, and some more advanced facilities.

Jimmy generally trains hand combats to fight the training dolls in the arena.

The time he took to destroy 200 of them was far greater than the second-best of the school, until now that is.

No one bothers Jimmy during his practice period, even the training ground was made for team bonding and coordination enhancement. There was a boundary between the rest of the team and the captain which no one dared to cross nor did Jimmy take the initiative as he was the one who created the wall in the first place.

...

As he got out of the arena with the mechanical gate closing on his back, he saw the strategist of the team, Kim Larson, leaning on the wall while gawking at the captain.

The strategist of any team generally has the technical and plan orientation skills that a team majorly requires for a thorough plan beforehand. During a battle or raid, a captain takes all the on-ground decisions, but a layout is always done by the strategist.

Jimmy raised his brow in question with a little bit curious as he knew, his strategist bothers him the least among others so it must be something important that he came all the way here.

" It's about that one". Jimmy's got more interested in his words as he realized what this was all about.

"Tell me". Jimmy sat on the bench while exchanging his shoes.

"Karin is in trauma. She saw something which she wasn't supposed to". He said with a hidden sigh as Kim always warned Karin to stay away from Subaru but fate was inevitable.

" Was it his doing?" Even the mage of his team was in question, Jimmy wasn't a single bit concerned about her and only wanted to gain any information he could about Subaru.

"I didn't see it completely what happened but his eye color changed to red, for a second before returning to normal and Karin just got lost in her stupor. I didn't approach her but I knew she was out cold with her eyes open. " Kim said with a straight face just like he was stating facts, but deep down he was concerned about his teammate.

"What did she see before that?" The curiosity of the captain rose even more so did his form of speech.

"I don't know much as I arrived only at the time when that boy was facing Karin and then he vanished in thin air". Subaru at that time went for the massacre of aircraft and his spell formation couldn't be detected by anyone so Kim didn't know what spell he used.

" So he is proficient in more than one element. Not bad. Anything else?" Jimmy asked only to get shook in return.

"Get Karin back on track as soon as possible. "

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*SWIIS*

*CLANG*

Right now, in the weaponry and combat class, two young men were engaged in a furious 'practice' battle for 2 hours. The onlookers were watching intently as well the instructor responsible for the class.

*TINNNG*

Ririka already got out of her trauma due to some 'specific' reason and now after defeating another pitiful boy who came to give a manly impression on her, she was watching Subaru's match without blinking. She was not only focusing on the injuries that Subaru was receiving but also on their moves. And surprisingly she was learning various things just by watching.

Yuno who was missing from class yesterday was now watching the match with her big eyes sharpened as she was a little slower than Ririka and had to focus all her concentration to match with the fighting speed of the two.

"You have improved fellow classmate Nishimiya Subaru". With a radiating smile, Kyojuro said in between the fight.

His breath was still in control but not for his opponent.

Subaru was holding well this time and didn't falter in taking steps because of a lack of stamina. Even his ribs were broken and cuts have made on each side of the torso, he was smiling.

'But not this time '. In a fraction of a second, the eye color of Subaru took a darker shade, with three straight connected tomoes replacing human pupils.

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'I can see it' I wasn't used to fight with my Sharingan but in fights like these where mana prohibition, Sharingan works the best.

It's still surprising that the mana detection belt didn't detect mana formation inside my body when I activated Sharingan.

Kyojuro was an exceptional swordsman without a doubt, as even with my perception getting rather sharper I couldn't land a perfect blow as I want.

The number of openings he gives was almost near to nada but still, I could see some shortcomings in his frontal attacks, however, the problem is...

'He ain't going to give me a free hand for assault'. As much I want to penetrate my blade in that small openings, my hand always were busy handling the onslaught of his precise attacks.

*TANGGGG*. With a violent sound of blade crash we both were standing face to face, with my both sabers clashed with his katana.

Our strength was mismatched that was for sure, but still, I have learned how to be efficient when fighting monstrous strength.

" I am surprised you still can smile even in this situation". I raised my brows with sweat continuously dripping from my brows down on the ground.

Even a little I heard his breathing change and I knew it was some kind of technique he uses to enhance his stamina or maximize his efficiency.

"Then give me a reason to be serious". My eyes went a little wide as I didn't expect this sudden mockery from him.

My smile faded with a grim expression taking its place, as I made some distance and using all the strength of my legs, I plunged my left saber directly at his left side of the exposed chest.

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The battle took another turn of events. The only thing which changed was Subaru's temperament.

He was now approaching his opponent in a more decisive yet aggressive manner.

Others also saw this change and took a sharp breath. Anyone who has tried from the students to stop this fight might lose an arm and looking at the deadly battle, no one seemed to even disturb either.

Subaru jumped in the air before slashing his both blades in a frontal assault on Kyojuro's either shoulders only to get blocked by katana.

With a wind-slicing speed, Subaru raised his both feet toward Kyojuro's chin with blades working as leverage.

At the last moment, Kyojuro dodged the incoming attack with Subaru's feet passing an inch apart from Kyojuro's face.

They both got separated and landed at a distance.

" You are able to handle your emotions. I think, I underestimated you". Kyojuro admitted that he was just triggering Subaru's anger to get more openings, which somehow backfired.

"Okay..now. The match concludes for today". As the instructor walked in between them, he suddenly faced a very heavy intent from Subaru as well Kyojuro. The mana band flared up in an instant, indicating how the anger of disturbance took over both boys.

Cold sweat dripped down the instructor's face as he knew if both were to attack him at once then the result might not be favorable for him.

" You know the drill for breaking rules right?"

"I apologize for misbehaving sensei". Kyojuro bowed deeply after putting his blade as well as his intent away.

Subaru also pulled back his intent but he didn't speak nor apologize.

The instructor nodded before continuing the class.

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There were various options to choose from the punishment. The most common in all of them was that they all were brutal and inhumane.

Both Subaru and Kyojuro coincidentally chose to sprint as punishment. The punishment was simply definable.

They just have to run 40 kilometers within a definite range of forest with a tracker on hand and a log weighing more than 200 kg tied on shoulders.

It was about 4 in the evening when Subaru spotted Kyojuro running without anything on his top body, sweat covered all over.

He paced his feet anf started running beside him.

The log was heavy no doubt but since there wasn't mana restriction, Subaru was enhancing himself with mana resulting in almost nonexisting fatigue.

" Good evening classmate. How many do you have more to go?" Kyojuro asked in a cheery tone even his breathe was a little ragged now.

"I didn't check, let's see..." Subaru checked and realized that he had already run 58 kilometers but he didn't stop even now.

"...well just some more distance. Anyway, can you tell me about your breathing and how you control it?" Subaru asked as he was really curious about knowing what and how Kyojuro always changed his breathing patterns which eventually brings drastic changes in his overall performance.

"Oh, that..actually my family has a traditional breathing technique which every generation of the Rengoku family inherited." Kyojuro halted his steps suddenly as well as Subaru.

"Are you interested in learning them?"

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A/N: This chapter is the most rushed chapter and I am sorry about it.

It's just I am so fucked these days that I barely get some hours for myself. If this wasn't my hobby then I would have dropped writing novels a long time ago.

Anyway, bear with it, for now, I will try to improve.