Ren decided to not interfere and play the role of 'normal student' , unless necessary, he wouldn't do anything, after all , if there isn't a need to, why would he complicate things for himself?
However, at this moment, he saw a familiar figure, Ren expressionless face instantly turned dark
'His methods to suppress his existence are indeed excellent, could it be the effect of an item?"
"meow~" a little white 'cat' approached him , it's tail raised and curled, walking elegantly towards Ren before jumping and sitting on Ren's shoulder
"huh?" The 'cat' attracted Elias attention, he stared at it curiously
As for Lena, she had a look of utter disgust when looking at it
"Do you know this cat , Ren?" Elias asked Ren
"Not really, i just sheltered it when it was raining" Ren refuted without second thoughts, he picked the cat and placed it down
Speaking of weather, currently the sky was covered by clouds, giving it a gloomy vibe
"let go" Ren said before continuing his way
The cat didn't follow him but fled
On their way, Elias kept bringing up topics related to animals and pets, but he accidentally spoke about a time that Lena had an 'accident' with a dog-the dog relieved his needs when Lena was picking it- This earned Elias a hateful glance from Lena and a creepy smile
Ren and the other two entered the club, it was very spacious, the floor made from wood, there were no decorations, Ren guessed that this is where the matches are held, but it was literally empty, no other person apart from them was here
"it seems that we arrived a bit too early, the others will arrive soon, don't worry, i'm going to change my clothes,I'll be back soon" Elias said with an awkward laugh before going to another room
Elias came back wearing a white kimono, bringing along him two wooden swords
"Hey Ren, since no one is here , what do you think of a match?"
"Alright" Ren agreed , which surprised Lena
"Don't be so quick to refuse...Eh? you actually agreed!?" Although Elias took him a while to notice, he was equally surprised
"My condition is that you won't pester me anymore about the club after this"
"Alright, but only if you win" Elias stated his condition too before passing Ren a wooden sword
Ren went to one side "Let start"
"Shouldn't you change your clothes? I mean you're still wearing the school uniform... why are you wearing that in weekend?"
"No problem, let start"
'he's right, when did i ever change my clothes to the uniform? i don't remember...'
Ren quickly dispose of the secondary thoughts as he saw Elias approaching him
When Elias was three meters away from him , he disappeared and instantly appeared in front of him , he slashed down with his sword , Ren quickly used his sword to block
Elias didn't stop and hacked sideways, Ren blocked again and pushed his sword away, trying to take advantage of this, he quickly did thrust towards Elias chest, Elias noticed his predicament and used his superior physic to quickly retreat
He advanced again followed by a thrust that was parried by Ren, he quickly dodged the incoming thrust towards his head from Ren and adjusted himself before hacking toward Ren's defenseless side, however, Ren somehow managed to maneuver his sword and blocked the attack
Elias frowned, at first, he thought that he could easily defeat Ren, he could see multiple holes in his stance that he could utilize, however, all those weak points seemed nonexistent as he tried to utilize them
Elias knew that Ren never practiced in the art of the sword, even if he did in secret, Ren moves shouldn't be this amateurish and unrefined, which made Elias come to a frightening conclusion , Ren talent with the sword is simply outstanding, to the point that he can keep up with him without any training!
Elias conclusion was partly true, Ren never trained in swordsmanship or sword arts, even in his past life, in his view, fights doesn't need techniques , it just needs a high intelligence, reaction speed and physical strength, however, he also knew that because of his view, he couldn't train in the art of weaponry
most of experts in the swords, arch-warriors and the like included, would speak about grasping the way of the weapon and creating the weapon heart , their explanation often sounded illogical and without a basis , however, Ren often witnessed the concept of the sword and the power it brings along, cutting space with a light swing is impossible, however, people with a certain achievement in the way of the sword can do that, still, Ren with his logical mindset couldn't comprehend even the basics of the way of the sword
Now, in this fight, Ren planned to slowly suppress Elias before dealing the finishing blow, however, when he started to execute this, a feeling started bubbling in his heart, as if trying to guide him
Ren was in a dilemma , should he follow his heart? or his mind?
The first seemed purely stupid and reckless, will according to the later, his victory should have been easy
However, when Elias attacked him, he instinctively moved, after that, he could only continue moving, guided by his heart
and so, Ren unconsciously choose to follow his heart, which disturbed the plan in his mind
After his attack was blocked by Elias, Ren-guided by his heart-slashed again, one time after another,
Elias was surprised by the sudden change of Ren's stance, from defensive to offensive
As the two traded blows, Ren moves became more natural, Attack , retreat, parry , counter etc. all of those weren't intentional , however, they all seemed effective
Suddenly, Ren felt something erupt in his heart, the sword in his hand was covered by a faint layer of light , as the swords were about to clash, Elias noticed the glow in Ren's sword, he quickly utilized his aura to cover his sword, in the end, Elias's sword was thrown away from clash and Ren's sword stopped a bit away from Elias's neck
"It's my win...?"