Chapter 9: Date

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Yesterday I decided to do research on my breathing but I can't even focus right right now.

My dad's attacks aren't letting me concentrate on myself.

He is continually attacking me, and I've no choice to block his attack. All my concentration is on blocking his attacks.

However I can't block all his attacks but only few.

It hurts, his attack hurts but I just can use healing spell afterwards.

So focusing on blocking his attack is useless right now.

And I'm already getting out of breath.

I've to concentrate on my breathing now otherwise I'll be out of breath before completing today's task which is to land a hit on him. I've to fight him again which I don't want if I failed the task.

Today he is being more aggressive then usual. Maybe it's because I improved a little bit lately. No I didn't improve at all. That's just me comforting myself.

Just try to focus.

Focus… focus…

Take a deep inhale, absorb all the air that surrounds you, concentrate on your breathing ignore all the pain.

It's not easy.

After some cycles of breathing in and out I somehow managed to recover from short of breath.

Now I've to find a way to land a blow on him.

I've to continue breathing in this manner and by focusing on his attacks I can at least find one opening.

Continue breathing in same pattern while simultaneously focusing on your opponent, search for openings.

Concentrate… concentrate…

I couldn't find any opening.

"I'm not going you to end today's training unless you land a powerful blow."

I better find a way to land a blow on him but I can't use magic.

I guess I'll just gather all my strength and land a blow on his sword.

Maybe he might consider that as a power blow.

I aggressively run towards him as to attack him.

Take a deep breath, absorb all the air, concentrate on your breathing, feel the energy that flowing through your body and concentrate on it, focus on your opponent while simultaneously letting all the energy go through your hand to your sword, and land a blow while letting your energy out through the sword.

He blocked my attack.

When my sword landed on his sword, I just couldn't keep my hand on it. My grip from it was weakened and it flue out of my hand since my fingers were affected by the vibration of the sword.

Then my father got me.

However my dad did complimented me saying that 'you did a good job.'

Then he added 'your training is over for today, we'll start again tomorrow, for now take a rest.'

"I don't know how but I'm glad training is over."

"Let me just cast healing magic on myself."

"Now I'm feeling better."

By the what season is this?

There's no crops in the field.

Probably spring since new leaves were growing.

I observed the tree.

I thought of climbing but changed my mind.

Can magic also heals broken bones?

I can try breaking my bones and healing them but why take such risk. It's useless.

However I think it can since broken branches of plants or trees can be healed by magic so healing bones shouldn't be problem.

Also scratches on skins but what about sickness?

Does sickness even exist in this world?

Even if it exist people would fix it with magic. No need of doctor or physician or surgeon. Ordinary people like me or sorcerers can just cast healing magic on the ill person and fix that person.

2

I'm on my way to my tutor's room because I love saying her 'I love you' also when she starts teasing me back, I feel happy plus I need to ask some questions.

"Master, I'm coming to sleep with you again, are you in Master?"

I opened the door. As usual she was reading book.

"Master, I'm sorry if I disturb you."

I found her reading the same book every time I came to her.

"Don't worry about it, so what brings you here today?"

She was continued reading book.

I can't believe she's reading book and at the same time talking to me.

"I came to sleep with you, Sensei! Hehehe…"

Multitasking princess.

"Yeah, and?"

"I came to say 'I love you!' to you sensei…"

"Yeah, I love you too, now go back to your room and get some sleep."

No I definitely won't without breaking your multitasking.

"Sensei, have you ever been to the continent where angels live? If you so what does they look like? Do they have wings? How did you get there? Did your face any problem on your journey? I've been seeing you with the same book so you're learning angel's language? Is it hard to learn? Are they harmful? Can they do magic? Is it hard to reach there?-"

I blasted myself with questions.

"Stop! First of all, I neither seen nor been to that continent. Of course I don't know about their look. I don't know if they are harmful or not but I think that they are friendly and can use magic. And currently I'm learning their language and I'll teach you also but I'm still learning it. And it's hard to reach there."

She looked at me and started answering all of the questions I asked.

"Thank you, Sensei!"

"But Sensei do you know how much it'll cost just to get there?"

"Why? Do you want to go there?"

"Yeah, I want to see how they look like, I want to talk to them in their language, I want to learn their magic, I want to make friends there… plus I want to travel the world, see and experience new things while learning something new everyday plus making friends around the world… sensei, is that even possible?"

"Oh, I see…"

"Of course it's possible but you'll need lot of money. Plus someone to support you on your journey. You can go alone but having someone to company you is much more better."

"Can you not be my partner on my journey?"

"Yeah I can but before that you've to become an adult and…"

"And I've to earn lot of money but can I get a job at this age. I think after some months I'll be six years old."

"Yeah, you'll definitely get a job after you turned six. You're talented in both magic and arithmetic plus you can speak demon language. You can be a tutor like me and earn money. However your swordsmanship is not as good as to teach other. You can only teach magic, language, mathematics and things you know…"

"Yeah, I know that but Master, will I be able to earn enough money before I became an adult?"

"I think so. You can talk about it to your parents. They sure will find a suitable job for you."

"Yeah, Master… can I sleep on your bed with you?"

"Ah, again!-"

"No I'm joking."

"So Master, do you have plans like traveling or going on long journeys like mine?"

"I do, I want to travel around the world, learn new magic especially I want to learn summoning magic."

"Really! That's my wish too, so why don't we travel along?"

"Nope."

She rejected me without even thinking a second.

"Why not!, is it because I'm child?"

"Yeah definitely. If you somehow managed to travel before you become an adult, we might meet each other during our journey so good luck on that."

"Yeah, so you're learning the language of angels, do you know if I can be fluent in it?"

"Of course, you'll easily learn it faster then others."

"But start learning after you become fluent in other languages. That way it'll be a bit easy."

"Yeah, okay… can I sleep with you, Master?…"

"Again!…-"

I interrupted.

"No, just joking."

"Master, do you know… I managed to land a powerful blow against my father."

"Oh really? That's why you're sparkling with joy. I mean you look happy than usual."

"Yes, also by staying with you and talking with you makes me even happier."

"I see… thank you."

"Master, I'm feeling sleepy, can I sleep with you on your bed in your room…"

"I know you're not serious. Go back to your room and sleep on your bed."

"Yeah, Master, good night and thank you."

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| "Yeah, good night."

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| "Stop peaking through the door,

| go back to you room and sleep

| otherwise I'll not let you sleep on my bed."

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"Okay…"

Wait did she just say 'I'll not let you sleep on my bed' so does it mean one day I can sleep with her?

I think so.

I got in my room.

'I'm now laying on bed thinking about stuff.

Today I really did land a powerful blow and took control over my breathing.

But the my grip was not strong enough to withstand opposite effect of the blow.

According to Knuwton's law for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction so I don't have other choice but to strengthen myself otherwise I won't able to withstand the opposite effect.

Wait, there's more, what about improving my stamina, reflex, speed and concentration also durability and agility?

Guess I've to focus on all of them.

I think my stamina got improved then before when I started my swordsmanship training.

In practice my father randomly attacked me suddenly, at the starting phase I couldn't able to block his attack at all but slowly I started blocking few. So does that mean my reflexes is improving? I think so.

My body's strength is still long way to go. Slowly it'll get better.

I'm confident in my concentration but not in my movement speed.

I can withstand my fathers attack so I think my body will get strong after enough training.

After some time I will get better at swordsmanship as a result becoming a great swords man.

Nope, I can't become that.

To be a great swords man you've to have characteristics of a great swords man and only after that you'll be a great swords man.

Now I'm talking like God.

I'm sure if I asked him how to be a great swords man, his answer would be the one I just told to myself.

By the way what characteristics do swords man have?

Superb strength, reflex, stamina, agility, endurance, calm and focus and very sharp mind, focus breathing, …understanding of one's movements and …body, knowing how each sword works, having confidence in oneself and one's movements and so on are the characteristics of a great swordsman.

And I don't even have any of them.

Thinking about becoming a great swords man is just a dream now.

But even it's hard I'm not going to stop practicing.

Talking of which my magic skills have gotten a lot better. I don't really have to worry about it too much.

Master is great.

She doesn't even get serious or angry when I tease her.

She even play along with me sometimes.

She is great.

Well, sometimes I do peak through her door but she always notices me however she never gets angry.

She really is great.