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'

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

someone to be talented...but unless you put in the work and actively sought to improve yourself rather than remaining complacent...only then that

to be better regardless of their talent were people worthy of

those lines, Donna's

the way you reacted and from the way that you were moving and positioning yourself, I

Donna who had just spoken, as a small groan escaped from my mouth, as I

because of your amazing teaching ability

half of it

and blue by her. There was not a single

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 a

training with Donna, and my strength had

managed to get

Greater realm of mastery which was resulted in a significant boost in my strength as I was now finally able

move, what set this move

required far more mana to use and took more time to

being able to perform the third movement, I was now significantly

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 blue as Donna did to me every training

Ren's beaten figure and hearing his sarcastic remark, Donna shook

You've started to learn the art

I firmed my

possible? Every word that I just said came

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

it with the sarcasm, I

I once

yes...I shall diligently and wholeheartedly follow the

metal staff in the air,

"You want another beating?"

raise the staff, smiling kindly, I shook my head and proceeded to

seems like I have to go...goodbye Miss Longbern, see you on

was running away, in fact, I wasn't. Even though I said all of that,

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

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

actually serious about

...I hope.

I

to leave, Donna's crisp voice entered my

have something I want

I raised

do you

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

will be coming in a couple of days so

my heart. Squinting my eyes

"...Ready for what?"

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

people that will orient the exchange students around the academy on the first day. Do not worry, you won't be alone

"..."

a short pause, I

"...you're kidding"