Exactly one day had passed since I started my training with Tiana-san. She was a tough teacher, and her sternness reminded me of times gone by, when I first met Kato-san.
"Concentrate, Yuzuru. If you get distracted during combat, you might die," Tiana-san reminded me in her authoritative voice.
"Yes, Tiana-san. You don't need to remind me, but I can easily defeat the goblins now," I replied confidently.
Tiana-san told me that, if I couldn't increase my stats, I should at least learn how to fight. Besides, I wanted to test if I was able to level up.
"You're improving, but you still need to improve more. What if you never find a way to level up? What will you do if you meet someone stronger than you?" asked Tiana-san seriously.
"Run away?" I replied uncertainly.
"No, silly. I mean, what will you do if you have to escape? You must have physical ability to survive when it's your turn to run away," Tiana-san explained.
"At your command, Tiana-san. I think I'm cheering up a bit. Being with other people is doing me good. Now I understand what Set was saying, meeting new people wasn't as hard as I thought. I'm liking it," I said enthusiastically.
But suddenly, I felt a thump. "That hurts! You didn't tell me you were coming over to attack me, Tiana-san," I claimed.
"That's because you're getting too distracted in your thoughts. Train more and you can rest," Tiana-san replied.
Tiana-san was truly skilled. Her thrusts, foot movements and the way she used her sword indicated years of training. "Tiana-san, that hurts! Can you stop hitting me so hard? It really hurts a lot," I asked her while trying to protect myself.
"You must be strengthened. If you don't want my blows to come to you, then dodge them," he replies.
"That's harder than you think. The difference in level is great. I can't face you so easily," I tell him.
"He analyses, evades, defends. So you can at least try to hit me with that sword," he advises me.
"Do I have to analyze in seconds during combat? That's impossible. How do I react in a second to a blow? It doesn't make sense. It hurts! It hurts! Actually, she keeps hitting me with that stick, and it hurts too much. I have to try how to defend myself, dodge and wait. All right, hit first. Tiana-san, could you control yourself a little? The truth..." I ask with some frustration.
"Now is the time. Surely she'll make a fake to make me fall... Here, I wait. I'm going backwards. Sure, I have to attack here, but first I'll fool her. He will attack, but now..."
"What do we have, Yuzuru?" exclaims Tiana imposingly.
At that moment, she does something unexpected. He grabs the stick with his other hand in the middle of the attack. I think I'm lost.
"It takes me... Is this unconsciousness? Actually, you fall asleep in a matter of seconds. My eyes close by themselves. I hope to sleep eight hours this time," I think as my consciousness fades.
Now we move on to Tiana's thoughts.
"It's really very weak. What can I do for Yuzuru? He can't level up. It's too much. They could kill him at any moment. I don't understand how he's survived so far. He said he spent nine months trying to level up. So what we're doing doesn't make sense. It's no use."
Suddenly, I hear a sound near here.
"Who are you?" I ask.
"Just a cat, huh?" he replies.
"Come on, kitten. What's that in your mouth? A role?" I tell him.
"Is it for me?" I wonder.
Your hand... Mine has nothing on it. Wait, maybe the one from the...