The great blacksmith strokes his beard again and replies:
— How I liked the boy, eight silver coins. The two weapons will be on me.
Roldi opens his arms and replies:
— Wonder! Then agreed. In total there are nine silver and 50 bronze coins. I will pay in advance. When will it be ready?
— In up to a month.
Later, on the same day, arriving at the door, Kalui asks Roldi.
— I know I haven't trained at all and just played. Sorry ... Can we go back to training? Heavier than ever!
Whiger appears at the window of the house saying sarcastically:
— Oops, do you want to try to beat me again?
Laughing, Kalui replies:
— But of course!
— Hahaha ! While you played, I trained. While you slept, I trained. I learned a lot of things from my sensei. Are you sure about that?
— Yea! How about we place a bet?
Whiger's green eyes shine like never before.
— I'm all ears .
— If I win the hand-to-hand fight, you will stop being so obsessed with getting stronger and go back to playing with us!
— All right. So if I win, you won't be able to play with anyone until we leave!
"So now he intends to leave in the near future ... Good! I was getting worried. Lucy must be putting his mind to it. Teaching and calming. " , Thinks Roldi.
— Hm ... Okay . Mr. Roldi! Let's train right now!
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Year 952, day 315, Elfen territory , Predatory forest, Gharfien village , 12h.
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In the middle of the forest, surrounded by trees and high forest, Roldi, Kalui and Kahyu are together, talking. In front of them, ten meters away, are Whiger and his current master.
— Kalui , are you sure you want to continue with the tactic last time? Just using your powers as tricks or small advantages will not be enough again.
— I don't care about losing. I only won once! I want to be strong like you, Roldi!
The gray-haired gentleman strokes the boy's head and says:
— So go! My child.
"In this fight, I will dedicate myself to my set of legs. Roldi said that I focus a lot on grabbing after not being able to exchange punches. " , Thinks Kalui .
The two children walk towards each other, greet each other by bowing to each other.
Roldi looks at Kahyu and says:
— Make an arena.
The imposing girl steps hard on the earth and next to that, the floor opens up forming a square hole a little more than a meter deep.
Whiger's sensei yells:
— Start!
Whiger raises his musculature. As he is quite tall for his age, he resembles a very strong adult.
"He's learning to control muscle density ... I do n't think Kalui will stand a chance this time. " , Thinks Roldi.
The two run towards each other. Seeing the size of his opponent, Kalui changes his direction and moves sideways with small heels on his back, staring at Whiger .
Faster and stronger than Kalui , the tiger boy narrows the distance between the two in the blink of an eye, without fighting stance, with open arms, trying to grab his opponent. Unfortunately for him, he is interrupted with a frontal kick to the chin.
Your hand and your knees go to the floor. He scratches his eyes and his vision becomes blurred, dizzy . Kalui watching Whiger dizzy on the floor, realizes that it is the chance to win. He runs to end the fight by hitting him with a kick, but this time Whiger is unmoved by the impact on his face, holding Kalui's feet with his head.
The tiger boy grabs his opponent's leg and lifts him up in the air, trying to hit his back on the ground. In a quick reaction, before impact, Kalui completely reduces the weight of the two fires and a strong gust of wind down, throwing them into the air together with Whiger holding the foot Kalui .
" Kalui's power always sucks when he decides to use it. " , Think Whiger .
With a frown and thoughtful face, Kalui kicks his friend's face again and again hoping he will let go of his leg. Seeing that it will not work at all, he unleashes his power and launches a gust of wind into the air, pushing them hard to the ground. In the middle of the fall, the black-haired boy positions his knee that is not being held in Whiger's chest .
Realizing that in that state he would achieve nothing but broken ribs, the muscular boy with short hair hurls Kalui to the other side of the arena, hitting his back hard on the small earth wall and causing him to spit a large amount of saliva.
Hard scale plates appear in his closed fists and chest in a few moments.
"Even though I have increased my muscle density absurdly, Kalui can still easily destroy me in the wind if I don't deviate. Hypothetically speaking, of course. I don't know how much he has improved since I started my training. " Thinks Whiger .
"Did I hurt him with the kicks? The way he threw me away seemed desperate. He's been so weird, I hope he's not mad. " , Thinks Kalui .
The tiger boy runs forward with the courage of a bull. Without any hesitation, Kalui thrusts himself against the wall and leaps towards his opponent, decreasing his weight and releasing gusts of wind, returning to his normal weight moments before striking Whiger with a flurry of kicks in the face. The first blow, a right-hand spinner, leaves him bewildered enough not to defend himself from the rest, a left-hand frontal and a right-wing rapid followed by another right-wing rapid. Trying to continue the sequence, Kalui it turns back again to hit him with another spinner, however Whiger forward and secure the back.
— He finished. — He says smiling.
"What do I do!? " , Thinks Kalui .
The boy starts to sweat cold instantly. The fear of getting hurt is imminent.
— I know you can beat me if you come with everything, but as long as you want to fight in my ring ... — He raises Kalui in the air. — You won't be able to beat me again! — And sink your head into the soft earth.
Roldi smiles and says:
— Whiger is the winner! — He gives Kahyu a small push on the back . — Go help him.
Kahyu holds the swinging legs Kalui and pulls it off the ground.
Embarrassed, he says lying on the floor.
— Yeah, Whiger just got a lot stronger! hahaha ...
" Whiger has already become much stronger. You must have understood the basics of muscle building and that strength is not just size. Kahyu was also much more powerful ... not in combat, but in raw power. Creating hundreds of houses, more than one a day and still helping Whiger's training did her a lot of good. Now, only Kalui is missing . I let him play freely, because I imagine how much he wanted to meet new people, but as his caregiver, I need to guide him not to depend on me. ", Thinks Roldi.
— Hahahaha ! Ready to train 24 hours a day until we leave !? — Shouts Roldi.
Kahyu , Lucy and Whiger also start to laugh.
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Year 953, day 023, Ruhm territory , Pastures of wheat, 14h.
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Panting, sweaty and with dry mouths. That is how children are. However, Roldi walks quietly behind them.
— Damn you! This wretched pasture does not end! — Shouts Kalui .
— I can not take it anymore! — Screams Whiger .
— I want water! — Shouts Kahyu .