"Teach , Master," I said in a loud voice, bowing down to her.
"What—what are you doing? Do you have no dignity?" she stamred, her voice flustered.
"A pretty lady is stepping on and ordering to call her Master. I'd be an idiot to mind any of this," I said, touching the ground with my forehead.
"You—you shaless prick! Get up this instant and bring a sword from inside," she shouted, taking her foot off.
"Anything for you, Master," I said, raising my head and sprinting into the tree house.
I entered the room and took a slow step forward, looking at the greatsword stuck in the half-broken wooden log
"It's ti to wake up," I murmured, grabbing the hilt of the sword.
Ding...
"Congratulations! You have found an epic artifact.
The Roaring Blade: Vajra
Type: Growth Type (Current Rank: D)
Class: Epic
Attribute: Lightning
Description: A legendary sword forged by striking with a thousand lightnings.
[More information - Locked]
Abilities:
* Thunder Slash [Locked – Requires Interdiate Sword Skills]
* Lightning Decree [Locked – Requires Advanced Sword Skills]
* Indra's Wraith [Locked – Requires Expert Sword Skills]
More abilities – [Locked]
Growth Conditions:
* Understanding of Soulforce: Level 1
* Synchronize with user's Soulforce
* Absorb Lightning-Type Energy: 0 / 500,000"
"Holy shit. This is one hell of a weapon. I was an idiot to let it rot here for so long," I gasped, taking the sword out.
When I ca outside, Nyria was carving a large branch with her sword.
She cut all of the little branches attached to it and chiseled it into a wooden dummy.
"Woah, Master, that's a pretty cute doll," I exclaid, walking towards her.
"Stop ssing around and stand in front of the dummy," she said, grabbing a sharp stick in her hand, and continued, "Swing your sword and try to behead it."
"I don't wanna boast, but I'm pretty strong," I said, swinging my sword with full force, and broke the wooden dummy in two.
"Haha, I told you I'm stro—Aow!" A stick struck my hand before I could complete my sentence.
"Why are you hitting , pretty lady?" I grunted, blowing on my hand.
"Look at the dummy you broke. It wasn't cut down by the sharpness of the blade, but rather by the brute strength you used. The angle you held the sword at when you swung it was wrong, putting more strain on the sword. Had it been a normal sword, you would've broken it with your flimsy technique", she spoke in a cold tone and waved the stick as her words went on,
"And if you dare to call anything besides Master during training, Jambavan will be the least of your worries."
I gulped and nodded as sweat broke out on my face.
Then I looked at the broken dummy. The cut wasn't clean—it was irregular at the start, and then halfway through, it just got torn apart.
"You have a bad habit of using brute force because of the mace. But don't worry, I'm going to engrave it into your very muscles so you don't make these mistakes," she said, a devilish smile laced on her face as she hit her hand lightly with the stick.
At that mont, I wondered if it was truly the right call to learn under her.
"Since you boast about your strength so much, let's see what you truly got.
You need to do five tasks every day:
Swing your sword in vertical, horizontal, cross-sign, and stabbing motions—fifty thousand tis each.
After that, you must spar with to put your training into practice," she said, sitting down on a nearby rock.
"Umm… Master, isn't that too much for the first ti?"
"Don't make say things twice. And you better hurry up—you need to complete the first four tasks before that fire goes out."
"Congratulations! You have unlocked two new Side Quest
Side Quest 1: Complete Nyria's three task before ti runs out.
Reward upom completion: Stamina: 10, Strength: 5, Beginner Sword skills Read complete version only at NoveI~Fire
Penalty upon failure: Disappointnt from Nyria
Side Quest 2: Complete Sword training under Nyria
Reward upon failure: All-devouring breathing technique level up
Penalty upon failure: Disappointnt from Nyria"
"What the hell! I got a quest? The rewards are good, but what is this about a penalty?
Why would I care if Nyria is disappointed in ? Tchh! I am only doing this to get stronger and reap the rewards. I am absolutely not doing this to seek her validation," I mumbled to myself, but a part of wasn't sure.
I turned and looked at the bonfire, the wood in it was only enough to make it burn for about three hours. This was how much ti Nyria gave to complete this insane task.
However, I would have never guessed that swinging a sword could be this scary.
Every ti I swung the sword, Nyria whacked my hand, uttering coldly,
"Wrong angle. Didn't count. Do it again."
"You used too much strength. Do it again."
"You used too little strength. Do it again."
"Your breathing is wrong. Do it again."
I repeated my first swing ninety-seven tis before finally moving on to the second.
The pressure and nervousness I felt every ti I swung the sword were overwhelming, because each ti I made even a slightly wrong move, her stick struck the sa spot on my hand.
Every ti the stick landed, it felt like dozens of wasps stinging vigorously.
My hand bled from the repeated beatings at that exact location. I even thought she might be taking so kind of frustration out on , because no matter how you looked at it, this was plainly ruthless.
However, I didn't complain to her even once. She wasn't the one who offered to teach . It was I who begged her, so I also had my pride to keep.
The last log in the bonfire burned intensely, and so did my heart with determination, as I swung one last ti, completing the task just in ti.
"Congratulations
Stamina increases by ten.
Strength increases by five.
Congratulations you have learned a new skill: Beginner Sword skills: Level-1"
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