Boom!
A huge explosion appeared in the center of the forest, and right in the middle was Ha Joon, running for his dear life.
What was supposed to be a simple training morning between him and Merlin, had turned into a total nightmare for him.
He gently slid down the small hill, hiding behind a tree while panting heavily. He was not dressed in his royal attire, instead, he was wearing a white body suit that fitted around his body perfectly.
'Damn, this woman is actually trying to kill me. It's bad enough I had to fight her and get my ass handed to me, now I have to fight these freaking stone monsters she created? What the fuck?!'.
The ground rubbled as about ten different stone monsters got nearer, their eyes searching the whole place for their target.
All while Merlin was watching from above, seated on her flying broom with a smile on her face.
'I can't keep this up forever, I have no choice but to fight back.. but then… Merlin specifically asked me to use only Wind magic. System, do you think that can work?'.
[Positive]
[Gauging from the amount of force you can create with your Novice Wind manipulation, contributed with your added strength, you should be able to create a critical hit]
'Even though I ask you stupid obvious questions just for the good of the plot, you still always find ways to make me proud, you're the best'.
[Thank you]
'Now that Jarvis here has answered my question, I now have a good idea of how I can beat these stroke shits.'
Ha Joon clenched his fist, a small force of wind forming around it as he pepped to get a good view of his enemies.
Three of the stone monsters were scattered around him, one even daring to move closer to the tree where he was at.
'Aight, let's get disrespectful.'
He was ready to attack.
His eyes fixed on the stone monster closest to him. To his surprise, he was so agile that a single leap shot him up a few feet.
"Ahhh!" He screamed from impulse.
Before the stone monster could react, Ha Joon had smashed his wind coated fist on the head of the monster. His fist went clean through, completely shattering its head.
A smile formed on Ha Joon's face, he had just managed to use his magic effectively, without his hand getting ripped in two.
The other stone monsters now knew of his location, and were all charging towards him.
Ha Joon took yet another leap upward, landing on the head of another stone monster. This time, his smile was even wider, I mean, someone who had only been stocking up on cheap ramen noodles shouldn't be able to move like that - and yet he can.
With both his fist, he punched the stone monster on the head, his grin wide as the monster's head bursted into dusty particles.
Ha Joon kept on going, taking down every inside stone monster, one by one, until at the end, not a single one was left.
He was standing in the middle of their rocky piles, for some reason, holding a pose as he faced the sky, his fist clenched.
[Congratulations]
[You have gained +1 agility]
[You have gained +1 strength]
[You have gained +1 Vitality]
'This much power…It wouldn't be a bad thing if I decided to be a villain here and wipe out all of Camelot, right?'.
[You lack the ability to accomplish that]
'Hater, means I'm doing something right.'
Out of nowhere, Ha Joon's perception skills went off, and he could sense danger approaching him.
As soon as he turned around, he was hit with a fire blast that sent him flying so far behind that his back slammed on a tree violently before he landed on the ground.
'Eh? What the hell?!' He immediately raised his head to see another group of fire monsters heading towards him.
'That freaking-' Ha Joon looked up at the sky to see Merlin waving at her, she was obviously planning to take the training up a notch.
Sigh!
'System!!!'.
...
Merlin had Ha Joon around her shoulder, gently lending him a hand as they walked down the hall; she was taking him back to his room.
They had been training for a whole day, and not once did Merlin give him a chance to catch his breath, it was a non-stop cycle of training; he eventually had to give out.
"Aww! Careful." Ha Joon spoke out loud.
"I already healed your bones, you shouldn't be feeling any pain." Merlin responded.
"Last time I checked, I'm the one who fell down a tall hill!".
"Sigh, I'll get a maid to get you dinner once I've laid you on your bed… and why is someone in pain touching my boobs?".
Squeeze ~
"I don't know what you're talking about." Ha Joon replied, stylishly pressing her boobs with the hand over her shoulder.
Merlin, at that point, had gotten tired of complaining. He was a pervert, but one with great potential, she had no choice.
Getting to his door, Merlin opened the door and the first thing she saw was Artoria, kneeling close to Ha Joon's bed, her face completely buried into the sheets.
As soon as she heard the door sound, Artoria immediately jerked up from the ground, her face calm but Merlin knew her more than anyone else.
"Merlin, what are you doing-... Traveler?" Artoria moved closer, using her hand to shift Ha Joon's hair so she could see his face; obviously worried.
"He's okay, just exhausted." Merlin uttered, but with a deadpanish expression on her face.
Her thoughts? What was Artoria doing in Ha Joon's room? Better still, was she just sniffing his bedsheets?.
"Exhausted? Did you guys go somewhere?" Artoria looked at Merlin, a stern look on her face.
"I was simply teaching him a thing or two".
"I see, give him to me, I'll lay him on the bed." Artoria didn't wait to hear anything from Merlin, she had already grabbed Ha Joon and was taking him to the bed.
Watching her, Merlin couldn't help but give a small smile.
"Since when were you so close with the male species? Last I checked, you hated them." Merlin tried to tease a bit.
Artoria didn't respond, she made sure she had set Ha Joon on the bed, and completely covered his body, and then, she turned to Merlin.
"You speak nonsense Merlin, come, we need to discuss, I've been looking everywhere for you." Artoria said as she walked out of the room.
"In the Traveler's room?" Merlin giggled.
"I just wanted to check up on him, nothing more." Artoria responded calmly.
"Hai hai, as you say, your majesty." Merlin followed right behind her, closing the door.