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'

Donna was incredibly pleased. This was exactly

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

better regardless of their

along those lines, Donna's impression

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

just spoken, as a small groan escaped

reason I was able to improve so much is because of your amazing teaching

it

since my first lesson with Donna I've been continuously beaten black and blue by her. There was not

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

persisted for one and a half

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

I've finally managed to get a better understanding of wind

apart 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

overpowered 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 ten-meter radius of

it required far more mana to use

the third movement, I was now

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

figure and hearing his sarcastic remark, Donna

to learn the art of

head, I firmed my tone and

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

finish speaking, with her purple eyes shining slightly,

the sarcasm, I can see through

I once again sarcastically

wholeheartedly follow the wise words

her brow and lifting the metal staff in the air,

"You want another beating?"

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

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

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

we had gotten a little bit more comfortable with

still did not refer to her as Donna and just called her Miss Longbern, our relationship had gotten to the point where we would occasionally share

wasn't actually serious

...I hope.

right, I

I was about to leave, Donna's crisp

have

around, I raised

do

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

in a couple of days so you better get

in my heart. Squinting my eyes I

"...Ready for what?"

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

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

"..."

news, after a short

"...you're kidding"