At the Adventurer Training ground; 30 meters in diameters and height, a special area to those who wants special training. Luginas find himself seated at the very bottom of spectators area made of stone pavements, hands spreaded from his side as he yawned waiting for his guests arrival.
Not long after, with his Vice Guild Master and Mirma, they enter the field. Of course he already leap down this time.
"So, its only her personal Knight and the said princess are here" pocketing his hands, he walk towards the four, welcoming them with uncouth gait.
"Mind your manners!" threatening him, the Knight from the princees' side, gritted its teeth after hearing his words
as for the Knight, she has equip with light armor; only consists of greave, shin guard, breastplate and a protector like-helm covering her forehead and back head, has dark under layer of male-clothings of tuxedo and pants as two tails of its fiber was glimmering behind her butt from every move she made. Has collar length raven hair, fierce dark and brave looking eye, piercing glare towards the guild master and fumed in anger.
"That's more like it, now that's how a knight is. . ." cocking his head in front, he sideglanced at his secretary and vice guild master. The two nodded and drag the princess away from the battlefield. He wanted to start the test as soon as possible.
Moments later he declared, "Now then, come with your life on the line, attack me with all you've got. draw and slash your blade with your hearts content" Luginas raised his left hand and taunt the Knight with 'come on' pose.
"I sure knows you're an S Rank Adventurer, and Guild Master at that, but don't get cocky just because you're one!"
"blah blah, Knighthood is boring, Honor, Pride, for the Kingdom; those are nonsense in front of Adventurer, now come!"
Again, with brow curling, Luginas stated and taunted the Knight as she try reasoned out. . .'I am busy little girl' but the only thought of Luginas resurfaced.
"hah!" The
The little lady, sword slashed horizontally but touched only is but an empty air; she then followed the retreated Luginas whose feet was like sliding from the earth surface as he back pedalled, dodging his adversary's very slash. as if he's snow skating.
"What kind of move is that, Tita?" the princess, asks and saw Luginas' move, even her father's strongest Templar Knight isn't smooth dodger like that.
"I, don't know. But I'm sure that is his Traits" the Vice Guild Master answers. well, for those who wanna know her name, she's Kahjita Tita. But she abandon the name the moment she lose from her guild master and instead accept the 'Vice-sama' nickname thereafter. Even Mirma knows it as well why, but she didn't mind at all. As for Luginas move, his legs are too fast that one could see but only his sliding feet.
No trick, no magic, no traits, just a normal way of dodging, but he sure is that no one would believe if he try to explain it to them. So this very move, he only keep it to himself and his taught it to his sole disciple, Joy Merrily.
"Not bad, for soon to be a fully pledge Knight. Not bad at all, but. . ." at the battlefield, Luginas dodged the curve slash as his hand swept the ground, and with few stomps, dusts covers their area thereafter.
"Knight fights for Honor and Pride; thus you're no match in front of even from B Rank Adventurer when it comes to that"
The only Knight could do, is to covers her face as dusts covers her area, but Luginas charged towards her after a word and sprinkled his hand holding dust towards the Knight's very eye as she yelped in surprise and confusion and receive one kick from her stomach, but she didn't said a word.
"That's cheating!" is what stated by the spectator Princess.
"You're. . .wrong Hime-sama" shaking her head, Mirma politely and silently rebutted. An Adventurer would do every means possible to win the battle even if its during training. There's no such thing as rules (other than killing an enemy during training of course). Once you've held a weapon and win, that's enough. So she knew her master wanted to teach that little Knight the basic lesson in Adventurer's way. . .
Back to the battlefield. . .the Knight idled still as dusts subsides within her vicinity, but eyes are still closed and afraid of opening them.
"Honor, Pride, no matter where they go, Knight is always like that; but an Adventurer isn't--" as he pointing the same word over and over, Luginas find himself again, being hack and slash by his adversary...in which surprised him!
As he keep on dodging, he realize this lady is using not her eye but her own perception, "is she using, Karma detector?" so he commented.
Like a radar herself, she could sense ones
They're the Goblet that confine ones magick; long story short, a Magick Core but officially called it
--But otherworlders called it only as 'Mana' and 'Mana Manipulation' which only they could understand. The same reason why Adventurers hated Heroes, and vice versa--
Thanks to this so called Karma, why the young Knight find her opponent without seeing them but sensing them.
"Heh, you're not just a normal Magic Swordsman are you?" flabbergasted at first as his move was always predicted by his opponent; he snicker and prompted.
"huh!?"
Later to her surprise, the young lady coudn't sense her opponent anymore. Not even one bit of his Karma; not even a tick or flow of his Karma. Its absence, she couldn't comprehend why when she feels them not long ago, so why?. . .moments later, she sweated coldly as killing intent are crawling towards her from every direction, as if thousands of spearhead are coming straight at her at any given moment.
"Now now little Knight. just because you have such a low level detection you still think you could win against me, aren't you?" shaking his head. its only Luginas index finger who tapped her forehead and followed, "Prideful Knight thinks they are strong the moment their Trait manifested, don't be like them little girl. What I hated the most, is a conceited person. Remember to feel tbe pride, but always remember to always look below" so Luginas prompted.
She didn't know he's already infront of her this whole time that even his breathing is non-existence. Not until he said that word.
But for some reason, his opponent is as stiff as pole forgetting to even breath, "Hmm? what's wrong? I've already retracted my killing intent" again, Luginas find himself flabbergasted.
'Oh no, did I scare her too much?' and thought. He then realize, his opponent is a girl, and a teen at that.
Cclang--!
Moments later, the young Knight release her sword, her whole body thud heavily towards the ground, back first.
Thereafter, her mouth bubbled as she lose her consciousness not too long ago.