Jade Teaches - Progress & Choosing A Knife

(Nicholas POV)

It has been a year since the first time Jade beat the shit out of me.

We sparred a total of twelve times since then, leaving me with a 0-13 win to lose ratio. It may seem that I have absolutely no chance at winning, but during our twelfth match...I was able to give her an injury.

Sure it may have only been a very small bruise...but it is still progress nonetheless.

The method I used to inflict this injury could be considered quite dirty. In my defense however...the whole point of me being reincarnated was to do villainous acts.

I can still clearly what had happened.

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There was still about a hour before my match with Jade. I was certain that today would be the day that I finally gave her some kind of injury.

Now for most people...getting excited about injuring someone is considered wrong.

I have two counterclaims for my case.

One...I am a eleven year child who is about to fight a twenty-three year old woman. The same woman who has beaten me up ten eleven times within the past eleven months.

Two...my whole purpose for existing in this world is to spread evil. To do this I have to do some villainous things...which includes wishing harm upon others.

In the future if Jade ends up joining my harem...it is obvious that there should be no harm that befalls her. I wouldn't be able to call myself a man if I intentionally wished the pain upon my harem members...unless...they are into that sort of stuff.

<I really need to stop going on these monologues that have nothing to do with my current situation.>

My plan to injure Hade during our match is pretty simple. I have hidden clumps of sand around the area that we have converted into our 'battle zone'.

I will try to lead Jade towards these clumps and then use said clumps to momentarily blind her. To me...this is the only way to get past Jades defenses...and even then I will barely have a few seconds to actually get a hit in on her.

<I really hope this works.>

"Hey Nic! Are you ready to start our match?"

Jades melodious voice broke me out of my thoughts.

"Yeah! I'm already outside...just waiting for you!"

The back door opened revealing Jade. Like every time we train and spar...she is wearing a sports bra and a pair of boy shorts.

Thankfully, with how frequently I see her in this outfit...I don't end up in a trance just staring at her. I do still steal a few quick glances at certain areas though...that much should be obvious.

I can't really be blamed...when a sexy lady is revealing most of her body and only covers the rest in tight fitting clothes...it could be perceived as an insult if you don't admire the view.

"Are you ready to start the match?"

She simply nodded at my question before getting into position. Just like always we have the gardener...his name is Jacques...use a starting pistol in order to signify that start of the match.

When I heard the sound of the pistol go off...unlike all the previous times we sparred...I immediately charged towards Jade. I had already prepared to deliver a right hook towards her lower jaw.

Naturally she easily dodged my attack, but that is what I wanted.

Instead of righting myself after she dodged...I just let the force of my attack carry me. This allowed me to get into Jades side...which I sent a front kick towards.

Yet again she dodged my attack...except this time the attack got much closer to her body compared to any of my other attacks over the months.

<Seems like all the training that focused on speed and stamina are really starting to pay off.>

I continued my relentless attack...slowly but surely herding Jade towards one of my sand clumps. I could tell she was guessing something was up, but it was too late to turn back...so I ended up going at her even harder.

After what felt like hours, I was finally able to get her into a suitable position in order to execute my plan.

I crouched down and started to swing my right arm at her...acting as if I was trying to attack her lower half.

Naturally she doffed by twisting her body away from my fist. Unknown to Jade...as I was attacking her with my right arm...I was also using my left hand to grab the clump of sand I had planted before the match.

As she turned her body in order to face me again, I was already prepared to through the sand directly into her face. Once our eyes met...I immediately threw the sand into her...primarily aiming at her eyes.

This was the part where I was the most uncertain if my plan would actually work. I didn't know if she would have some counter measure for a dirty attack like this.

I was extremely thankful when she was successfully blinded by my underhanded attack.

I took the chance I was given and sent a kick towards her stomach...and my foot actually connected. With her superior strength, she barely budged from my attack, but at that moment I didn't care.

I was ecstatic that I was finally able to get a successful attack on her. When I looked back up to her face...I saw that she had a rather pissed expression.

I was beaten up extra hard after that to say the least.

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I consider that day to be bitter-sweet.

"Alright Nic...today I will teach you a new skill to add you your martial arts."

Jades voice awake me from my thoughts.

This morning when I was preparing to train my martial arts, Jade had told me that I wouldn't need to until later that evening.

When I asked her why...she simply responded that she was going to teach me about something else. I was kind of excited to learn what other skills Jade would teach me...because while yes the martial arts was a massive strain on my body...it was still quite enjoyable.

So I promptly went to the room she directed me to and have been waiting ever since for her to come an tell me about what she wants to teach me.

When I heard her voice I turned towards her and I saw her carrying a bag which seemed to be filled with metal objects. I could tell from the many clinking sounds emanating from the bag.

I watched as she walked towards the table in the middle of the room, and started to carefully take the contents of the bag out.

I can to realize that the contents of the bag were knives...and quite a few of them at that.

"Today will be the start of your training on how to properly use knives as an effective weapon during combat."

This was most certainly not what I was expecting. I thought she would start to teach me about poison...you know...one of the things she was known for in the original DC comics.

Although...I would be lying if I said that learning how to use knives didn't interest me. I always thought that the protagonist of Lonely Leveling was kind of cool using his knives.

As I thought about the idea of using knives more...I began to get more and more excited about my future training. I looked at Jade and nodded...informing her that she could continue her explanation.

"Glad to see your excited. Well to start off...I need you to choose a knife that you want to use. Make sure that the knife feels good and comfortable in your hand. Using a knife that isn't suited to you could prove fatal in a life or death situation."

Following Jades advice...I carefully sorted through the assortment of knives before me. I made sure to feel the weight of each knife...discarding the ones that were too heavy or too light.

"One other thing...make sure you are somewhat comfortable with the knife while using your left hand as well. Want to make sure you can effectively use the knife even if your dominant hand is injured."

Yet again...I did as Jade advised. I spent a few minutes trying out each blade, until I finally found one which met all of my requirements.

The total length of the blade was about seventeen inches. The actual blade part consisted of nine of those inches. The blade had a slight curve to it...halfway up the length of the blade there were little notches cut out...making that part of the blade serrated.

The handle of the blade was eight inches long and was for the most part black. There was a nice and shiny gold trimming along the handle.

As I gripped the knife...it just felt right...like that was where it belonged. It was a strange feeling to say the least.

Not only did it feel nice and comfortable in my right hand, but it also felt good in my left as well. It was a bit uncomfortable...but that was mainly due to the fact that it wasn't in my dominant hand.

I looked back up at Jade and nodded at her.

"I choose this knife."

She just smiled at my words.

"Alright...now that you have chosen your knife, let me tell you your training schedule."

Jade told me how I would practice using my knife on target dummies...and how we would move on to throwing knives once I became more comfortable with using my main knife.

She said that moving targets would come at a much later date.

"We will begin training with knives tomorrow...for today, just continue your martial arts training."

I simply nodded at her words...I was currently still admiring my new knife...not really questioning why an eleven year old was being given a knife in the first place.

As I began to make my way out of the room...I heard Jade call me back.

"Oh...wait Nic. I almost forgot to give this to you."

Looking back...I saw that she was holding a book...which I assume was also in the bag that carried all of the knives.

"This is a book that should accurately tell you the weak points of most species that exist on the continent. You will definitely need this if you want to truly master the way of the knife."

I promptly took the book Jade was holding out to me and glanced at it's title.

<How To Successfully Kill Most Creatures...how convenient.>

"Thanks for the book Jade!"

"No problem...now hurry up and go get started on your martial arts training. We don't want you to start falling behind."

I merely nodded my head at her before rushing away with my new knife and book.

<Things are truly starting to get more and more exciting!>