The First Phase of Training
After that, Alex and Ryuu began their hellish training.
Alex taught Ryuu about the sword patiently, considering he used a new sword.
Ryuu was awful when he just changed his sword as Alex was able to easily defeat him in a practice match while leisurely lecturing him. However, Ryuu improved by leaps and bounds as if there was nothing hindering him anymore.
As soon as he got accustomed to the new sword, he became trouble even for Alex like their first match. And after a couple of months, he finally mastered the sword and became a formidable opponent for Alex. Of course, Alex only used his sword this whole time, so his real ability was still unknown to Ryuu.
On the other hand, Maya also started having her own training session on the sideline. She sometimes asked Ryuu a couple of questions when he took a break between practice.