Right now, I was in the midst of training while being closely observed by Leo.
"I'm telling you again! Perform a down slash, followed by an up parry, a middle block, and finish off with a forward thrust," Leo instructed.
It had been a week since our arrival on this southern mountain range.
Having honed my fundamental spear skills to a satisfying degree, Leo now asked me to start connecting my thrusts, slashes, blocks, and parries.
Basically, he said he wanted me to combine everything that I had practiced until now to perform combos attacks.
Initially, I didn't understand what he meant by that… and I still don't.
"Why can't you understand?!" Leo yelled in exasperation. "Aren't you supposed to be a genius?"
"What does a down slash, up parry, middle block, and forward thrust even mean?!" I retorted, yelling back. "And aren't you supposed to be a world-class fighter?!"
