[Chapter Size: 1592 Words.]Lucius POVHeadquarters of the Takemikazuchi Family.
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"If I were in a fanfic, people would be asking me why I should be satisfied with a character like Mikoto training me? She's a level one adventurer, after all." I thought to myself as I observed the woman in front of me.
Despite the stats boostirength and speed by leaps and bounds of adventurers, they won't give her automatic fighting teiques. You might be a level 2 who's only used to killing monsters by swinging an axe and end up losing to a level 1 swordmaster, even with a slight advantage in stats. The Sword Princess is not known for just reag level 6 (that happened a few days ago); she's known for being highly skilled in her sword style, as her niame suggests.
Mikoto began teag me as soon as I put on a kimono, another odd dition of hers.
There was ; it was grab the bamboo and start cutting through the air rhythmically.
"Lucius, improve your posture!" She shouted at me. I'm fag a big problem here; I fought for years without a feng style, my muscle memory is trated on how I'm used to fighting, making it even more challenging to relearn and fight again, so I'm stantly reprimanded by Mikoto.
"Yes, Mikoto-Sempai!" I said, trying to focus.
"HEEE, HEEE, HEEE!" I heard the little voiy small goblin.
"Are you ughing at me, little devil?" I wondered frustrated; it's the first time he sees me so submissive and in su embarrassing situation; besides, this little devil was fortable in Takemikazuchi's p, watg us in the courtyard.
After spending the whole m trying to maintain a new posture, by the afternoon, I started practig sword strikes with my teacher.
"Keep your breathing trolled, Lucius!" Mikoto warned me on the side. It was very hard for me, but I wouldn't give up. With each sword strike, I tried to synize my breathing, even though I'm still quite lost.
I kept at it, perf various movements that Mikoto showed me until mid-afternoon, where we were going to start a little spar, or it was supposed to be. Because I took a beating with that bamboo.
I left Takemikazuchi's mansion limping on that day; my eyes were purple, and I cursed for ning healing potions with me.
We ended up agreeing on my training like this: Mikoto would teach me every m, and I would go to the dungeon iernoon and evening to train my yle alone. I also exged my sword for a katana because Hestia's shops didn't have that type of on, not accessible for a poor man like me at the moment. However, there were bcksmiths in this eastern district, so I picked one up at a on shop.
I arrived at the churd started listening to sermons that Hestia was giving Bell foing out with Aiz for training. I didn't pay much attention ao wait for some men t the three beds I ordered in the m.
With the beds finally installed, I went to greet my family, finally.
"Hey! I heard you fought with Aiz!" Bell finally said; he was holding back while the beds were being installed.
"Well, that woman attacked Riekling; I didn't hold back with her when I got angry." I said.
"She talked about it; she seemed tret it..." Bell tried to justify her, and I just nodded. Hestia stayed silent while listening.
"Well, if Riekling weren't a summon, he'd be dead! That crazy girl attacked him, even with a tamed monster record!" I protested.
It was a plicated situation; on one side, Bell had the person he admired the most; oher, there was the gobli that same day, even though it was a summon.
"Well, anyway, this fight is between me and her; don't stress about it; you have nothing to do with it, and I won't judge you for your friendship with her." I reassured him.
"I know, but..." He started.
"As you see, life is more plicated than it seems, Bell. Sometimes there's nht side, just two sides wanting to be right on top of each other; it doesn't apply in this case, but Aiz attacked a teammate, monster or not, I 't five that easily." I said.
"Lucius is right, Bell. I'm sure he and his new friend e to an agreement, but don't let it affect the retionship between you two." Hestia tried to appease, even though she naturally didn't like Aiz.
After that, we returo our normalcy; Lili had also arrived.I handed over the crystals I hadn't exged yet to Hestia to do it the day ao sleep with a little less pain after taking a potion.
The day, I set out with my goblin to train with Mikoto ao the duo fight. I still took a beating from Mikoto, no surprise, but at least I would train this style in the dungeon after taking some potions I bought.
I went to Miach's pharmacy to buy more potions. I know his potions aren't of the highest quality, and the prices are quite exaggerated in that store, but he's another kind god and a friend of Hestia. I owed him that, so I bought some.
Not that it bothered me either, as I make 10 times more money in 12 hours than an ordinary adventurer in 8 hours now.
So the days kept passing, and I stayed in this rhythm until I accumuted and pleted 50 thousand points in the system. It took me loo earn points i few days because, first, I'm much slower to kill monsters with a katana than to keep shooting fireballs like aa ak47 mae gun. Sed, I'm only staying in the dungeon for 6 hours, as the other 6 are spent taking a beating from Mikoto at the beginning of the day, I mean, training with Mikoto.
The only happy one in all of this is Riekling, who is always embraced by a beautiful girl like Mikoto every time I go to traie his ugliness, by my standards, he is loved by women.
I also visited Demeter these days. Of course, I couldn't sleep in her family, but we went to a hotel i. Hestia wanted satisfa for me sleeping out that night while I left Riekling with her.
My routine was satisfactory, except for the fact that I took quite a beating from Mikoto; my results were bearing fruit in my physical statistics.
After days, I finally had the s in front of me like this. [System: Shop] [Lightning Spell/Lightning on/Rank 2: 50,000] [Do you want to Buy This Grimoire? Yes/No] "YES" [Points: 50,334 - 50,000 = 334 Remaining Points.]
After reading and burning the grimoire, I cast the spell, and a ab on the mission s also appeared as I jured it, but I was more ied in the spell's effect. [- Lightning Spell, Lightning on!]
When I shouted, I was holding my katana on the eleventh floor; thin blue lightning began to circute around my sword. It was beautiful to hear those lightning bolts run through the katana; there ell like this at rank 3, it would probably be like Sasuke's Chidori when he casts it on his sword. 'Hehehe!' I was internally ughing at this possibility; it would be a fire mage and a lightning swordsman!
I started running towards the enemies, a group of 4 giant orcs that I spotted, and I sliced them like cheese while my goblin ig up the magic stones.
Unlike before, my sword easily cut through their clubs.
My attacks were much more lethal now with these lightning cirg the sword; unfortunately, every minute I had to shout the spell sis duration is only 60 seds, and it would take quite a while to get the spell reward without ting.[Lightning on Rank 2 Mission: Cast 5000 Lightning on Rank 2: | {Progress: 1/5000} (0%) | {Reward: User Use tless Spell.}]
My other missions were like this:------------------------[Strength Booster Mission: Cast 100th Booster! | {Progress: 212/1000} | (21%) {Reward: User Use tless Spell.}][Speed Booster Mission: Cast 1000 Speed Booster! | {Progress: 212/1000} (21%) | {Reward: User Use tless Spell.}][Goblin Summon Missiohe Goblin Active for 100 Hours! | {Progress: 95/100} (95%) | {Reward: User Use tless Spell.}][Intermediate Boss Missio Goliath Alone on the Seveh Floor! | {Progress: 0/1} (0%) | {Reward: 100,000 Points.}]----------------------------
My statistics are like this after 30 hours fighting in the dungeon in 4 days:
? Level: 1.
---Status---
? Strength: G248 -> 368 (120 Points/Average 4/Hrs)
? Endurance: F314 -> 434 (120 Points/Average 4/Hrs)
? Dexterity: G255 -> 375 (120 Points/Average 4/Hrs)
? Agility: G295 -> 415 (120 Points/Average 4/Hrs)
? Magic: SSS1.302 -> 1.452 (150 Points/Average 5/Hrs)
---Abilities--- ? Blessing of ?????? (Nullifies Any Mana Expenditure)
---Spells---
? Fire Spell/Firebolt/Rank 2.
? Ice Spell/Freeze/Rank 1.
? Support Spell/Strength Booster/Rank 2.
? Support Spell/Speed Booster/Rank 2.
? Summoning Spell/Goblin/Rank 2.
? Lightning Spell/Lightning on/Rank 2
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The gain in my physical statistics practically doubled after I ged my fighting style from magic to swords; they evolved like this: Average per hour before and after with the sword style!
? Strength: 1.8 -> 4
? Endurance: 2.8 -> 4
? Dexterity: 2.1 -> 4
? Agility: 2
.4 -> 4 ? Magic: 13.5 -> 5
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