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 was exactly what every

the work and actively sought to improve yourself rather than remaining complacent...only then

actively sought to be better regardless of

along those lines, Donna's impression of

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

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

much is because of your amazing teaching ability

it was just

continuously beaten black and blue by her. There was not a single

was that whenever I managed to somewhat adjust to Donna's rhythm, she would

had persisted for one and a half

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

finally managed to get a better understanding of wind psyons which resulted in

from [Ring of vindication] which was on 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 significant boost in my strength as I was now finally able to perform the third movement of the [Keiki

flash, however, unlike that move, what set this move apart was that it allowed me to teleport anywhere within a ten-meter radius of

perfect as it required far more mana to use

the third movement, I was now

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

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

You've started to learn the art

my tone

No way, how is that possible? Every word that I just said came from

eyes shining slightly, I suddenly lost control

sarcasm, I can see through

my head, I once

shall diligently and wholeheartedly follow the wise words of professor

the metal staff in

"You want another beating?"

raise the staff, smiling kindly, I shook my

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

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

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

relationship had gotten to the point where we would occasionally

wasn't actually serious about beating

...I hope.

right, I

leave,

have something I want

around, I raised my

What do you

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

coming in a couple

in my

"...Ready for what?"

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

one of the people that will orient the exchange students around the academy on the first day. Do not worry, you

"..."

piece of news, after a short pause, I couldn't

"...you're kidding"