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 exactly what every teacher wanted to hear

actively sought to improve yourself

that actively sought to be better regardless of their talent were people worthy of

those lines, Donna's

moving and positioning yourself, I can

Donna who had just spoken, as a small

able to improve so much is because of your amazing teaching ability Miss

true, half of it was just

I've been continuously beaten black and blue by her.

whenever I managed to somewhat adjust to Donna's rhythm, she would once again

persisted for one and

since I started training with

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

realm of

[Keiki style], quick flash, however, unlike that move, what set this move apart was that it allowed

perfect as it required far more mana to use and took more time to

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

beatings that I took from Donna. Simply put, if the current me fought against the me from a month prior, I would beat myself black

beaten figure and hearing his sarcastic remark, Donna shook her

to learn

my head, I firmed my tone and seriously

word that I just said came

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

sarcasm, I can see

head, I

shall diligently and wholeheartedly follow

lifting the metal staff

"You want another beating?"

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

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

I wasn't. Even though

spent a month and a half with Donna, we had gotten a

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

wasn't actually serious

...I hope.

I almost

I was about to leave, Donna's crisp voice entered

have

around, I raised my

What do you

from her dimensional space. Thereafter, scrolling through the

in a couple of days so you better

arose in my heart. Squinting my eyes

"...Ready for what?"

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

people that will orient the exchange students around the academy on the first day.

"..."

after a short pause, I couldn't help but groan

"...you're kidding"