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'

response Donna was incredibly pleased. This was exactly what every teacher wanted to hear

was fine for someone to be talented...but unless you put in the work and actively sought to improve yourself rather than remaining complacent...only then that you will set yourself apart from

regardless of their talent were

those lines, Donna's impression

from the way that you were moving and positioning yourself, I can see that you've improved a lot.

Donna who had just spoken, as a small

of your amazing teaching

it

since my first lesson with Donna I've been continuously beaten black and blue by her. There was

adjust to Donna's rhythm, she would once again increase her intensity resulting in the same thing repeating all

one and a

half had passed since I started training with Donna, and my strength had seen

get a better understanding of wind psyons which resulted in my sword

[Drifting steps] were now at the Greater realm of mastery which was resulted in a significant boost in my strength as I

that resembled the first movement of the [Keiki style], quick flash, however, unlike that move, what

as it required far more mana to use

able to perform the third movement, I was now

I took from Donna. Simply put, if the current me fought against the me from a

at Ren's beaten figure and hearing his sarcastic

started to learn the art of

firmed my tone and seriously looked at

way, how is that possible? Every word that

with her purple eyes shining slightly, I suddenly lost control of

stop it with the sarcasm, I can

head, I

wholeheartedly follow the wise

her brow and lifting the metal staff in the

"You want another beating?"

smiling kindly, I shook my

like I have to go...goodbye Miss Longbern,

though I said all of that, I wasn't really worried

having spent a month and a half with Donna, we had gotten

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

wasn't actually serious about

...I hope.

I

was about to leave, Donna's crisp voice entered my

I have something I

around, I raised my

do

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

in a couple of days

arose in my

"...Ready for what?"

of her hand on top of the staff, Donna twirled the

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"