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'

response Donna was incredibly pleased. This was exactly what every teacher wanted to

the work and actively sought

regardless of their

along those lines, Donna's impression

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

looking up at Donna who had just spoken, as a small groan escaped from my mouth,

so much is because of your amazing teaching ability Miss

of it was

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

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

had persisted for one and

since I started training with

Donna's tutelage, I've finally managed to get a better understanding of wind psyons which

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

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

far more mana to use and took more

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

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

figure and hearing his sarcastic remark, Donna shook her head as

started to learn

I firmed my tone and

that I just said came from the

eyes shining slightly, I suddenly lost

it with the sarcasm, I

my head, I

shall diligently and wholeheartedly follow

her brow and lifting the metal

"You want another beating?"

kindly, I shook my head

go...goodbye Miss Longbern,

it looked like I was running away, in fact, I wasn't. Even though I

with Donna, we had gotten a little bit more

relationship had gotten to the point

wasn't actually serious

...I hope.

I almost

leave, Donna's crisp voice entered

you leave I have

I raised my

do

took out her tablet from her dimensional space. Thereafter, scrolling through the

students will be coming in a couple of

an ominous feeling arose in my heart.

"...Ready for what?"

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

you've been selected as one of the people that will orient the exchange students around the academy on the first day. Do not worry, you won't be

"..."

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

"...you're kidding"