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'

pleased. This was exactly what every teacher wanted to hear

talented...but unless you put in the work and actively sought to improve yourself rather than remaining complacent...only then that

better regardless of their

lines, Donna's impression of

and from the way that you were moving and

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

of your amazing teaching ability Miss Longbern. Without you, I would've never

half of it was

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

to somewhat adjust to Donna's rhythm, she would once again increase her intensity resulting in the same

one and

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

thanks to Donna's tutelage, I've finally managed to get a better understanding of wind psyons which resulted in my sword art seeing an improvement as

verge of breaking through, both the [Keiki style] and [Drifting steps] were now at the Greater realm of mastery

[Keiki style], quick flash, however, unlike that move, what set this move apart was that it allowed me to teleport anywhere within

wasn't perfect as it required far

perform the third 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 prior, I would beat myself black and blue as

sarcastic remark, Donna shook her head as

started to learn the art

my head, I firmed my tone and seriously looked

No way, how is that possible? Every word that I

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

it with the sarcasm, I

head, I once again sarcastically

and wholeheartedly follow the wise words of

lifting the metal

"You want another beating?"

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

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

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

with Donna, we had gotten a little bit more comfortable

had gotten to the point where we would occasionally share

serious

...I hope.

I almost

was about to leave, Donna's crisp voice

leave I have something

around, I raised

do you

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

a couple of days so you better

my heart. Squinting my eyes I wearily

"...Ready for what?"

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

around the academy on the first

"..."

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

"...you're kidding"