Almost a month has passed since Ethan began training with instructor Arnald with only 2 days left before the Academy begins. While training he had 2 minorbroketrough bringing his current rank to [F+] a step away form [E] rank.
Instructor Arnald gave him a 1star art book for beginner that show him all the the basic to set his foundation in swordmanship to celebrate his success in having 2 breakthrough's.
Now at the the Dojo the two is having a sparing match while etan tried to to stab Arnald with his wooden sword but arnald just side stepped to the right letting flew past him while swinging his sword at ethan neck.
But ethan quickly withdrew is sword and put his sword to his right side where arnald sword came form and tried to offset or change it trajectory.
While he had succesed by trowing off the the course of the sword from his neck,but Arnold with his experience quickly flick his wrist letting it aim towward his ribs.
Not expecting that Ethan groaned in pain holding his ribs on his right side when the sword made contact.
Quickly hopping back to make distance to give him self some breathing room he started to calm down thank to his trait he tried to excess his situation looking for weak points but find none.
Not knowing what to do in this situation ethan urged himself to think something but no matter what he come up with he quickly shut it down knowing it not going to effect Arnold in the slightest.
"Are you just going to stand there or should i come to you instead."said Arnald while walking in slow pace toward ethan.
Arnald question snapped himself back to reality and ethan just shacked his head burrying everything he had try to come up with.
Taking a deep breath and closed his eyes for a few moments before opening them again, he adjusted his stance by rasing his sword slightly and rushed towards arnald and tried to slase him across his torse but arnald just took a step back making the wooden blade miss him by a couple of inches.
But soon after ethan changes his grip on the sword and shifted his position to the side and tried to to kick him the stomach but Arnold just parried his kick before quickly grabbing his leg and fling him to the wall before placing his blade against his throat.
Rasing his hand in defeat "i serender"said ethan with a tired look on his face. Hearing his words Arnald withdrew his sword place it on a wodden rack and shortly after brought some water for ethan.
"Thanks"said Ethan while grabbing the bottle of water handed to him.
Arnald looke at him drinking a huge gulp of water for opening his mouth.
" Firstly You have inproved alot considering you only trained for a month and i can see that you have a solid foundation but it will better when you refind more of the basic techniques that i gave you. Secondly you reactions are slow because you are trying to hard to come up with solutions instead of trying to simplify it so that your brain can keep up with your body becuase the mind tends to stary into different places."said Arnald.
Ethan nodded his head with a serious face while taking in the advice arnald have him and will try to implement in his training.
After seeing his serious expression arnald chuckled slightly before moving to ward a wodden box before presenting it to him.
Ethan with a puzzeld face look at him"open it"said arnald while looking at him with a smile.
Seeing that the box is for him he open and saw a 1meter long sheathed katana with a white hilt while having a lotus hanging from it with 2 books inside the box.
Taking out the sheathed katana giving it a couple of swing he nodded his head while saying it fix perfectly in his hand before sheathing it again and brought hus attention to the two books.
Both of these books are 3star art books that gave him a bit of shock becuase he didn't expect Arnald gave something so expensive.
Looking at these book with his mouth sliglty agape he quickly snapped out and quickly read what these art books about.
One art book is sword type art book named[silent end sword tekniqu]e that make the person how practice this sword art silent as possible while delivering quick succession of sword attack to quickly and quietly finish his oppent.
The other art book is a movement art book and it name is [swadowless step] that make the user blend in the swadow and move like a shadow.
Looking at these art books Ethan didn't know what to say and just embrace Arnald in a hug en keep saying thank you over and over.
When he finished hugging him he took a step back and bowed still expression his gratitude.Arnald just smiled it was no big deal and just said that he should do his best of his abilitys.
Knowing Arnald support for him made him his desire to be stronger to repay this man he barely know for a month a new goal to achieve.