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'

this response Donna was incredibly pleased. This was exactly what

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

be better regardless of their talent were

lines, Donna's impression of

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

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

much is because of your amazing teaching ability Miss Longbern. Without you, I would've never

true, half of it was just me being

I've been continuously beaten black and blue by

managed to somewhat adjust to Donna's rhythm, she would once again increase her

had persisted for one and a half

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

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

and [Drifting steps] were now at the Greater realm of mastery which was resulted in

move that resembled the first movement of the [Keiki style], quick flash, however, unlike that move, what set this move apart was that it allowed me to teleport anywhere within a

perfect as it required far more mana to

perform the third movement, I was now significantly stronger than what I was back a

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

his sarcastic remark,

You've started to learn the art

I firmed my

that possible? Every word that I just said came from

speaking, with her purple eyes shining slightly, I suddenly

stop it with the sarcasm, I

head, I once

and wholeheartedly follow the wise words of professor

and lifting the metal staff

"You want another beating?"

kindly, I shook my head

Miss Longbern,

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

and a half with Donna, we had gotten a little

not refer to her as Donna and just called her Miss Longbern, our relationship had gotten

wasn't actually serious about beating

...I hope.

right, I

leave, Donna's crisp voice

I have something I want

around, I

do

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

be coming in a couple

an ominous feeling arose in my heart. Squinting my eyes I wearily

"...Ready for what?"

on top of the staff, Donna twirled the

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

"..."

news, after a short pause,

"...you're kidding"