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 incredibly pleased. This was exactly what every teacher wanted to hear from

unless you put in the work and actively sought to improve yourself rather

actively sought to be better regardless of their talent were

Donna's impression

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

as a small groan escaped

was able to improve so much is because of your amazing teaching ability Miss Longbern. Without you,

true, half of it was just me being

beaten black and blue by her. There was not a single day where I would come out

annoying part of the training was that whenever I managed to somewhat adjust to Donna's rhythm, she would once again increase her intensity resulting in the same

had persisted for one and a

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

tutelage, I've finally managed to get a better understanding of wind psyons which resulted in my sword art

now at the Greater realm of mastery which was resulted in a significant boost in my strength as I was

move, what set this move apart was that it allowed me to teleport anywhere

as it required far more

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

improvement due to all of the beatings that I took from Donna. Simply put, if the current me fought against the me from a month

hearing his sarcastic remark, Donna shook her head

to learn the

my head, I firmed my tone and seriously

how is that possible? Every word that

purple eyes shining slightly, I suddenly lost control of my

the sarcasm, I can see

I

yes...I shall diligently and wholeheartedly follow the wise words

her brow and lifting the metal staff in the air,

"You want another beating?"

Donna raise the staff, smiling kindly, I shook my

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

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

with Donna, we had

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

wasn't actually serious about

...I hope.

I almost

as I was about to leave, Donna's

I have something I want

around, I raised

do you

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

will be coming in a couple of

in my heart. Squinting my eyes I

"...Ready for what?"

staff, Donna twirled the staff on the ground and softly

students around the academy on the first day. Do

"..."

a short pause, I couldn't help

"...you're kidding"