Chapter 53: Apprentice Swordsman For A Reason

Once I got done washing and drying that nosy bird, despite my desire to stay at Master's side, I started training. I didn't even bother going into the house to change my clothes as I had a feeling I wouldn't be able to prevent myself from visiting Master; if that happened, I would accomplish absolutely nothing. Knowing that, I approached my usual training spot in the clearing before summoning Trina and her Elder sister, who I still don't know the name of, something that annoys me whenever I think about it, but it is what it is; after all, somethings can't be forced.

Grasping my two large greatswords, which have grown with me, by the hilt, I started doing a series of sword movements, something I do every day, well, almost every day. For ninety minutes to two hours a day, I'll spend my time practicing my swordsmanship, though since Master is a Mage and not a swordsman, I'm pretty much on my own; well, at least I would be if I didn't have the spirit of a little girl constantly guiding me and correcting my mistakes.

'No, no, you're doing it wrong, Master; how many times do I have to tell you!' Remarked Trina with her childlike voice, sounding cute despite her tone of disappointment.

"Ugh, the same thing again?" Asked Alexander with sweat dripping off his chin while frowning as he lifted the greatsword in his right hand and looked at its pulsing purple marks.

'Yes, the same exact thing again, Master; you must stop resisting the flow and go along with it.' Replied Trina while she folded her arms and nodded her head, though all Alexander saw was a glowing purple mark.

"Haa, and how many times do I have to tell you, Trina? I don't even know what this flow is you're talking about; can't you be more specific?" Questioned Alexander in confusion while looking at his greatsword, though the response was the same, just with about everything he asked her.

'No, It's too hard to explain; it's just whenever you swing us, I instinctively feel like you're doing something wrong.' Said Trina with a thoughtful expression while rubbing her head, sounding somewhat uncertain.

"I swear, Trina, I don't mean to be rude, but so far, other than being a very powerful greatsword, you haven't been of much assistance at all; like, aren't you thousands of years old? Shouldn't you be even more knowledgeable than Master?" Remarked Alexander, his expression twitching in annoyance as he eyed Trina.

'Hmph, for the record, Master, I may be thousands of years old, but most of our lives were spent in hibernation until you awoke us.' Stated Trina with an adorable pout as she folded her arms and angrily looked away, though unfortunately for Alexander, all he saw was a beautiful, black greatsword.

"You say that, but for some reason, my heart is telling me your elder sister is rather smart and knowledgeable; I wonder why is that?" Said Alexander with a slight smirk, though his words only angered Trina even more.

'Hmph, fine, since you want to be like that, Master, I'll leave you to your duties; I'm sure someone stupid like me wouldn't have been of help anyway.' Replied Trina with an angry huff as she stomped her feet and stormed off into the distance, leaving behind an older woman who silently watched their interaction while sitting down.

Sensing Trina's presence weaken before vanishing, I chuckled to myself since even though she was thousands of years old, she indeed had a child's mind, which caused me to wonder whether that was simply because of her age or if that was her personality.

'I'm really hoping it's just her personality; I can't imagine dealing with two children as spirit artifacts; that would be something alright.' Mused Alexander while wiping the sweat off his forehead as he got back to training; a certain Dryad occasionally observed him from the window.

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"Well, that was one hell of a workout, though if it weren't from the sweat, one wouldn't even be able to tell spent the last four hours training." Muttered Alexander, covered in a thin layer of sweat, which caused the sunlight to reflect off his flawless, caramel-colored skin, accentuating his impressive muscular physique.

Retracting my greatswords back into my body, I grabbed a nearby towel and wiped myself off; despite all of that rather intense training, which was double what I usually do since I needed to make for yesterday, I didn't feel the least bit exhausted, the skill [Rebirth] is truly too powerful.

'Crazy thing is, it's only level 2, although I don't know if leveling up will increase my passive healing capabilities. Maybe it just shortens the cool-down for the active ability because while it's powerful, it's got a rather long downtime, nearly three months.' Pondered Alexander as he grabbed his shirt, which he had taken off before starting his training, and headed toward the pond to clean himself for the second time today.

'Although, now that I've given it some thought, considering its power, a 3-month downtime isn't that long; after all, most people only have one life; on the other hand, I practically have an infinite number. Well, that's as long as I'm not killed while the active ability is on cool-down and if the skill can actually bring me back from the dead, which I hope I'm never in a situation where that's necessary.' Thought Alexander as he neared the pond and started stripping before hopping into the cool, calming water.

For the next several minutes, I did my usual routine of swimming toward the bottom of the pond before surfacing to actually begin washing; once I finished that, I washed my pants and left my shirt alone, as It wasn't dirty.

"Ahh, yes, much better; I smell like a garden now." Muttered Alexander as he wore his clothes and the gravity belt around his waist.

Yes, I've been wearing the gravity belt; how else would I be sweating from just swinging around two greatswords that weigh next to nothing for me? In fact, not only have I been wearing the gravity belt, I've been wearing it the entire day; for the past year and a half, the only time I ever take the gravity belt off is for cleaning myself and sleeping. Not to mention that I was using it at its maximum capabilities, making me roughly one hundred times as heavy as normal; not easy at all.

'Hmm, considering my height of 6'5(≈ 198cm) along with being lined with muscles, and given that the gravity here is the same as Earth's, I'd estimate to be about 240 lb(≈ 109kg). This means I currently weigh about 24,000 lb(≈10,900kg).' Thought Alexander while looking at himself in awe as he jumped a few times, causing the ground beneath him to deepen underneath his massive weight.

"Damn, I've known I'm stronger than any human back on earth, but only when I really think about it is it somewhat shocking; I'd be classified as the strongest land creature. I don't think I'm stronger than a whale yet, or maybe I am; it's not like I'll ever be able to find out." Remarked Alexander while whistling as he looked to the sky, which was beginning to darken.

Since it was already dusk, I didn't intend to do anything for the remainder of the day; I figured I should just relax and enjoy myself, hopefully with Master. Approaching the home, I infused my legs with some mana before jumping from branch to branch; otherwise, I doubted I would make it. Though despite my extraordinary weight, the branches didn't give out; in fact, they hardly shook to begin with, which caused me to wonder how strong this tree was to hold twelve tons effortlessly.

Arriving at the front door, I entered the house and headed straight for Master's office; although it's only been four hours, I was a little excited to see her.

"Master, you mind if I enter?" Asked Alexander softly as he knocked on the door, though unlike usual, he got a response rather fast.

"No, you can enter." Replied Lavender, wearing glasses while sitting at her desk as she looked at Alexander enter her office.

"Like the new look, Master." Remarked Alexander with a slight smirk as he approached Lavender, causing her to shake her head, ignoring his joking comment.

"It's not a new look, Alexander; they're special glasses designed to allow one to see very small details that aren't perceivable with the naked eye. Though, given your impeccable eyes, these are probably useless." Stated Lavender as she took off the glasses and handed them to Alexander, who gave them a look before wearing them.

"Eh, these are quite bad; they somehow make my vision worse than usual." Said Alexander, frowning as he looked around through the lens with his glowing purple eyes; while everything was still highly detailed, it wasn't nearly as good as his own eyes.

Taking off these horrible glasses, I handed them back to Master, and since there were no other chairs besides the one she was using, like I'd done before, I carefully lifted her off her chair and sat down, placing her right atop my lap.

"You better not try anything, Alexander, not while I'm working." Said Lavender as she turned around and looked at him while poking his nose.

"Hmm, I'll try my best, but it's going to be hard to restrain myself when I've got such a lovely Master sitting on my lap." Replied Alexander with a mischievous smirk as he wrapped his arms around Lavender, pulling her closer into his embrace, eliciting a sigh from her smiling face.

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