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

sought to improve yourself rather than

be better regardless of their

those lines, Donna's impression of Ren

moving and positioning yourself, I can see

who had just spoken, as a

your amazing teaching ability

true, half of it

with Donna I've been continuously beaten black and blue by her. There was not a single day where

Donna's rhythm, she would once again increase her intensity resulting in the same thing repeating

had persisted for one and a

I started training with Donna, and my strength

day thanks to Donna's tutelage, I've finally managed to get a better understanding of wind psyons which resulted in my

[Drifting steps] were now at the Greater realm of mastery which was

quick flash, however, unlike that move, what set this move apart was that it allowed

far more mana

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

took from Donna. Simply put, if the current me fought

Ren's beaten figure and hearing his sarcastic remark, Donna shook her

learn

firmed my tone and

that I just said came from the bottom

eyes shining slightly, I suddenly

stop it with the sarcasm, I can see

head, I once

and wholeheartedly follow the wise words of

the metal staff in the air, Donna

"You want another beating?"

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

have to go...goodbye Miss Longbern, see you on Friday

was running away, in fact, I wasn't. Even though I said all of that, I wasn't really worried about Donna hitting

a half with Donna, we had gotten a

I still did not refer to her as Donna and just called her Miss Longbern, our relationship had

wasn't actually serious about beating

...I hope.

I almost

to leave, Donna's crisp voice entered my

have something

around, I raised my

do

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

will be coming in a couple of days

feeling arose in my heart. Squinting my

"...Ready for what?"

the staff,

the academy on the

"..."

a short pause, I couldn't help but groan

"...you're kidding"