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 from

was fine for someone to be talented...but unless you put in the work and actively sought to improve yourself rather

sought to be better regardless of their talent were people worthy of her

along those lines, Donna's impression of Ren

you were moving and positioning yourself, I can see that

at Donna who had just spoken, as a small

to improve so much is because of your amazing teaching

true, half of it was just

been continuously beaten black and blue by

I managed to somewhat adjust to Donna's

persisted for one and

since I started training with Donna, and my strength had seen a considerable

improving day by day thanks to Donna's tutelage, I've finally managed to get a better understanding of wind

the verge of breaking through, both the [Keiki style] and [Drifting steps] were now at the Greater realm of mastery which was resulted in a

move, what set this move apart was that it allowed me to teleport anywhere within a

strong, it wasn't perfect as it required far more mana to use and took more time

way, with me being able to perform the third movement, I was now significantly stronger than what I

I took from Donna. Simply put, if the current me fought against the me from a month prior, I would beat myself black and blue as Donna did to

at Ren's beaten figure and hearing his sarcastic

learn the

my tone and seriously

how is that possible? Every word that I just said came

could finish speaking, with her purple eyes shining slightly,

stop it with the sarcasm, I can see through

head, I

diligently and wholeheartedly follow the wise words

metal staff

"You want another beating?"

the staff, smiling kindly, I shook my head and

go...goodbye Miss Longbern, see you on

was running away, in fact, I wasn't. Even though I said all of that, I wasn't really worried about Donna hitting

a half with Donna, we had gotten a little bit

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

actually serious

...I hope.

right, I almost

leave, Donna's crisp

I have something I want to tell

around, I

do

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

students will be coming in a couple of days

arose in my

"...Ready for what?"

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

on the

"..."

short pause, I couldn't help but groan

"...you're kidding"