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 her

unless you put in the work and actively sought to

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

those lines, Donna's impression

you reacted and from the way that you were moving and positioning yourself, I can see

a

able to improve so much is because of your amazing

half of it was

black and blue

adjust to Donna's rhythm,

had persisted for one

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

of psyons improving day by day thanks to Donna's tutelage, I've finally managed to get

realm of mastery which was resulted in a significant boost in my strength as I was now finally able to perform the third movement of the [Keiki style]

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

it wasn't perfect as it required far more mana to

being able to perform the third movement, I was

beatings that I took from Donna. Simply put, if

at Ren's beaten figure and hearing his sarcastic

to learn the art

firmed my tone and seriously looked at

No way, how is that possible? Every word that I just said came from the

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

with the sarcasm,

I once again sarcastically

follow the wise words of

lifting the metal

"You want another beating?"

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

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

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

a month and a half with Donna, we had gotten

Longbern, our relationship had gotten to the

serious

...I hope.

I

about to leave, Donna's

have something I want to

I

do you

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

will be coming in a couple of days so you better get

arose in my heart. Squinting my

"...Ready for what?"

the staff, Donna twirled the staff on the ground

selected as one of the people that will orient the exchange students around the academy on the first day. Do not

"..."

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

"...you're kidding"