"Another mission? So fast without it?" Allatu she was clearly dissatisfied "we can't leave immediately after lunch tomorrow" corrected Asteri. Allatu puffed up her cheeks in protest but this only made her prettier.
"What's the problem? If we have to get stronger we should do more missions" Betty said of her despite her not being an adventurer.
"Speaking of getting stronger ... how about starting that sword training?" she asked she asked Betty "sure, but where do we want to practice?" Asteri had an idea "out here in the city there is a forest with a medium sized lake, how about that place?" Betty nodded "okay I'll come too, while you train I'll have to write the usual updates to my boss" Alltu said showing the ring with the purple stone "your boss?" Betty was confused "don't worry, we'll explain later" Asteri reassured her.
The three headed for the forest, but not before having dinner at the inn. Asteri noticed that their maid was again that girl he met some time ago, which he didn't mind at all.
After having eaten their meal, they walked towards the forest, as soon as they entered they were greeted by wild animals but they easily avoided them as they did not want to get lost in useless fights, and after about ten minutes I reached the lake in the middle of the forest.
"Here it is, this is the lake I told you about" he introduced it to Betty "wow, it has crystal clear water, I didn't think a lake so close to humans could be so clean, since they have the bad habit of polluting the environment around them "expressed his ideas about humans Betty.
"Well, we're not all like that" Asteri scratched his head with a finger "Honey, how did you know the lake? I already knew about it but I didn't know you knew it too" asked Allatu "I actually heard about it today while I was going to the guild, it was a coincidence "in fact while walking towards the guild Asteri heard a couple talking about this place, it is like they had an idea to go there tomorrow as a rendezvous.
"Well how about starting?" Betty asked, getting up as she had knelt down to touch the waters of the lake.
"Sure, I'm ready. What should we start with?" Asteri asked uncertainly, but while he was saying this Betty moved with incredible speed taking himself directly in front of Asteri and launching a very fast sword blow against Asteri, the latter taken aback reacted by drawing his sword too and deflecting the blow that made him back away "you have good reactions, there may be some talent in you" Betty smiled proudly.
Mnetre Asteri remained motionless after the blow of the sword "what a strange training start ... but I don't mind" he put himself in an attack position "you can see that you are self-taught, your posture has many points uncovered" Betty I notice the movements as a beginner of Asteri he began to correct his battle posture.
"It is true that the best defense is the attack, but this does not mean that you have to engage the enemy without a strategy or a plan. You have to study him, immediately identify his weaknesses, it is to get used to his movements so that you can formulate a strategy to defeat him "Betty said all this to an Asteri who seemed to have a perplexity" but the enemy won't give me all that time to do it "Betty shrugged" sure! in fact you have to do all those processes quickly. Otherwise everyone was good at do them, but if you can't then you're dead "Asteri nodded" anyway I'm wrong or you were faster than when I fought you and then your strength is greater "Asteri was confused" when I was under that bastard's control I couldn't express to full my potential with the sword, that's why you notice this difference "now it all made sense to Asteri.
"Come on let's continue, now try to study my movements, my postures is my sword technique" Betty said this as she took a battle stance. Asteri tried to concentrate but her attention was lost to Betty's tight and revealing clothes "too slow" Betty gave him a swipe with the pommel of the sword behind the back of his neck awakening Asteri from his lewd thoughts "were you thinking of something perverse? " Betty asked with a sharp look "me? of course not, I'm innocent * whistle *" Asteri pretended nothing happened, but she didn't deceive Betty "ahaha" in all this Allatu was sitting with her back against a tree while writing her report , but not without missing those scenes.
"Aaaaah, listen Asteri during the trip we will surely meet many women who will have revealing or sensual clothes, they put them on purpose because during a duel they can give an advantage against other people, especially men. Just like it happened now, you understand what I want to tell you real?" Betty explained.
"I get it, I'll have to try to be more careful and not think about perverted things" Betty patted him on the shoulder "then it was true that you were thinking of something lewd" Asteri chuckled.
"Okay let's continue with the training, but this time concentrate ... seriously" said Betty "sure!" Asteri answered confidently. Betty got back into a battle posture 'ok no lewd thoughts, no lewd thoughts' suddenly inside her head you hear Aurelion's voice' haha what's your mantra boy? hahaha 'he laughed out loud' why not, I could even make a slogan 'after this brief exchange in her mind, he immediately became serious. Betty noticed it looking into her eyes 'now we're here' she said in her mind. He made a lightning-fast movement and in an instant he was right in front of Asteri, but this time he was not unprepared and immediately parried the blow, but alas it was just a lure that Betty used to make Asteri lose his balance by making him fall.
"Excellent, it is evident that you concentrated on my posture, guessing the type of attack I launched ... but everything is not always easy every trick is valid, not all people are honest, but I think you already know this" she said with a proud smile.
'That proud smirk he put on his face ... I want to see later how he will transform hehehe' thought Asteri 'oh no ...' Aurelion thinks.