The Author's POV

Laying down on the floor panting, I turned my head to the right where Donna's figure could be seen holding onto a large metal staff. Seeing this, I pleaded.

"Huff..huff...huff...Miss Longbern, please let me rest!"

Hearing my plea, Donna ignored me and proceeded to lightly sway the metal staff on her shoulder as she shook her head and said.

"Nope, we still have got one hour left before the session ends so hurry up and get up"

" Ghhh...damn it!"

Helpless, I could only lift my tired body up and once again prepared myself to be subjected to Donna's merciless beating.

-Clank!

"khh..."

As soon as I stood up, without giving me a chance to recover, Donna appeared before me and horizontally swung the staff in her hand. As she swung her staff, hurtling in my direction, it's metal body split the air apart.

"huup!"

Seeing the staff move, without hesitation, I ducked my body down and avoided it within a hairbreadth.

"Not bad but not good enough"

Seeing me dodge her attack, a faint smile appeared on Donna's lips as she suddenly halted her movement mid-swing and swung the staff downwards. Seeing this, I helplessly mumbled.

"...that's cheating"

-Bang!

The last thing I heard was the sound of the staff splitting the air before a tremendous force hit my back causing me to fall face-first on the ground.

-Dank!

"Gaaaahhh!"

Hitting the ground, a painful groan escaped from my mouth as I clenched my fists and tried my best to withhold the pain.

...it hurt like hell.

It felt as though someone had slapped my naked back with the palm of their hand at full force. The pain was something that couldn't be described in words...excruciating.

On the bright side, fortunately, she held back, otherwise, I would've found myself without a spine.

"Not bad you've improved quite a bit since your first lesson"

Leisurely putting the metal staff on her shoulder, Donna walked around me as she nodded her head in appreciation.

...ever since the first day that Donna had started training Ren, she realized that he was indeed talented.

With every lesson they had, she would see him improve quickly. When she asked him how he was able to learn so quickly, the response Donna got was...

'I just repeat what we've learned in the previous lesson until I memorize what I could've done better and where I went wrong, this way I don't make the same mistake again'

pleased. This was exactly what every teacher wanted

in the work and actively sought to improve

regardless of their talent

those lines, Donna's impression of Ren

moving and positioning yourself, I can see that you've improved a lot. I'm very happy

as a small groan

because of your amazing teaching ability

half of it was

black and blue by

annoying part of the training was that whenever I managed to somewhat adjust to Donna's rhythm, she would once again increase her intensity resulting in the same thing

had persisted for one and

though short, a month and a half had passed since I started training with Donna, and my strength had seen a

of psyons improving day by day thanks to Donna's tutelage, I've finally managed to get a better understanding of wind psyons which resulted in my sword art seeing an

[Keiki style] and [Drifting steps] were now at the Greater realm of mastery which was resulted in a significant boost in my strength as I was now finally able to perform the

overpowered move that resembled the first movement of the [Keiki style], quick flash, however, unlike that move, what set this move apart was that

perfect as it required far more mana to use and took more time

able to perform the third movement, I was now significantly stronger than what I was

had also seen a significant improvement due to all of the beatings that I took from Donna. Simply put, if the current me fought against the me from a month prior, I would beat myself black and

sarcastic remark, Donna shook her

started to learn the art of

I firmed my tone and seriously looked

that I just said came from the bottom

I could finish speaking, with her purple eyes shining slightly, I suddenly lost

it with the sarcasm, I can see

nodding my head, I once

wholeheartedly follow the wise words of professor

metal staff in the air, Donna

"You want another beating?"

the staff, smiling kindly, I shook my head and

to go...goodbye Miss Longbern, see you on Friday during our next

running away, in fact, I wasn't. Even though I said

spent a month and a half with Donna, we had gotten a little bit more

Donna and just called her Miss Longbern, our relationship had gotten to the point where we would occasionally share a bit of

actually serious

...I hope.

I

as I was about to leave, Donna's crisp voice entered

have

around, I raised my

What do you

staff down, Donna took out her tablet from her dimensional space. Thereafter, scrolling through the tablet in her hand, Donna

couple of days so you

arose in my heart. Squinting my eyes

"...Ready for what?"

on top of the staff, Donna twirled the staff on the ground and

you've been selected as one of the people that will orient the exchange students around the academy on the first

"..."

short pause, I couldn't help but groan

"...you're kidding"