True Talent
Yanma stays silent and looks at me, holding back a laugh.
"Hahahahaha..." She laughs while patting her belly.
"What's so funny?" I ask a little angrily.
What's so funny about that? I just said I admired my brother!
"Nothing, I was just surprised at how you spoke about your brother." She responds. "But that's good. Supporting your brother is a mature attitude. Even adults have difficulty supporting others." Yanma speaks lightly.
If she says that, then surely, she must not have found someone to support her before becoming a knight.
"No one supported you when you wanted to become a knight?" I ask.
"You don't really know when a question is personal, do you?" She says. Honestly, I really don't know. If I want to know something, just ask, isn't that how it should work?
"Sorry if it was a question you didn't want to answer..." I reply.
"Relax." She speaks and remains silent. "I was born in Pandora, the land of the samurai. If you don't already know, this sword we use is not the only style. There in Pandora, swordsmen use Katanas and Nodachis, a type of sword lighter than a long sword." Yanma breaks the silence by saying.
I thought longswords were the only type of sword they used. This is the first time I've heard of a different type.
"I've never heard of it..." I say.
"Don't worry. One time or another, you would find out." She says with a smile. "That's why I left Pandora, my fighting style isn't appropriate for a samurai. I always felt heavy swords were my specialty." She says.
So, she went out exploring the world like an adventurer without a badge?
"And where did you go?" I ask curiously. This story is getting more interesting than those books about the gods that I read, with all due respect to the deities...
"I left Pandora when I was fifteen, and I didn't have much perspective on the future." Yanma says. "I wandered between the kingdoms until I arrived in the kingdom of Larius, where I graduated as an adventurer at the Academy of Magic. After that, life took me." She concludes.
"It doesn't seem like it was such an easy path..."
"And it wasn't!" She exclaims. "While I was wandering the continent, I didn't even know what I was going to eat that day."
"You hunted!?" I ask.
"Usually yes. I learned a few swords moves during my hunts." She speaks. "By the way, when we fought, I saw that your sword started to breathe fire for a short moment. Do you have two magics by any chance?" She asks with a confused face.
"Yes, I have Wind Magic and Dragon Magic."
"WHAT DOES IT MEAN DRAGONS MAGIC!?" Yanma is completely perplexed, she even gets up from the bench.
After that, we talked some more until I finally went home, and Yanma left too.
As I walked home, the night took its place in the sky along with the moon and stars, but the night still managed to be illuminated by the brightness of the thousands of stars in the sky.
When I got home, my family was already getting together for dinner.
They asked me how my first day of training was. I told them everything, even though I didn't have much to say...
My first workout was just a simple exercise, but I managed to learn something important. The sword is not only used to attack, it is also used to defend oneself.
(Light Rods POV)
Since William started training with Yanma, five months have passed since then.
William continues training during the week, so I have to train with Katerine...
I really don't know how much progress my brother has made in that time, maybe we should duel to see what level we are at.
This week, Mr. Titi visited the village once again, as usual. But this time, did he bring newspapers?
It's not very common for Titi to bring newspapers to the village because it's not something that interests the villagers much. Like, why would they be worried about something that happened on the other side of the world?
This is bad for me. I have to have as much information as possible in this world, so I don't get caught off guard by someone or something. So reading newspapers would be a good way to stay aware of the world.
Titi passed by the village and threw newspapers in the residents' backyards, including our house.
Approaching and picking up the newspaper, I see what is written.
[War approaches. The Lightning Slit is one step away from collapsing.]
[With the increasing takeover of territory in the illegal part of Lightning Slit, 15-year-old Eny is threatening the power of Zakov's organization, which controls the largest criminal organization in Lightning Slit.]
Will there really be a war between criminal organizations? I thought they were partners. Furthermore, the head of the organization is fifteen years old!? This kid really has a talent for crime!
But the news continues:
[Eny has been taking over a relatively large territory in the illegal part of Lightning Slit. Experts say it is only a matter of time before Eny manages to overthrow the organizations that stand in his way and control half of the illegal area, sharing his territory with Zakov. There is not much optimism in this scenario, and the likely consequence is war between the two organizations.]
The news continues to mention the possible consequences that the war could lead to, such as homeless people, dead civilians, increased crime and everything else that is bad about a war. If a war is bad enough, I can't imagine how much worse a war between criminals would be.