HBWnovel Chapter 90 - First Day of Training
Chapter 90 - First Day of Training
The first day of training quickly came, and it wasn't anything that I had been expecting.
Zoe was sitting before me with her legs crossed, and her eyes closed.
"Are you ready for today's first lesson?" She asked.
The place where I would be taking part in the secluded training was definitely a strange one. There wasn't a single doubt about it. We were currently inside a hidden space within the village. In fact, I was curious as to why there was such a vast, unoccupied piece of territory inside of their village since it was just so small to begin with.
Nevertheless, I dismissed those thoughts because there was only a single thing that I would need to focus on for the next two months: training.
I needed to regain my previous strength in a short lapse of time, which meant that every second counted toward my growth, and I couldn't fool around.
That's why, without wasting another second, I sat down before Zoe and said, "Yes. I'm ready."
She kept her eyes closed, and her focus was unwavering.
"Then, please take the same pose as me."
I did just that, wondering what the point of such a position was because it didn't seem beneficial for him at all.
As much as I wanted to follow their training if at one point I realized that it wouldn't be useful, I would discard it and train just like I had always done in the past. After all, I had gotten extremely good results in the past, and I had no doubt that I would be able to do the same thing once more.
"Please gather as much energy as you can in your right palm. You need to keep gathering it until you are completely devoid of it."
Within a few moments, we were ready to fight as we looked at one another dead in the eyes.
"Ready?" She asked me.
"Yes, never been more ready in my life," I replied with a smirk.
I knew there was no way I could win, but it wasn't the first time that I had experienced such a thing in my life. Before I had attained such dominant strength, defeat had been part of my everyday life. I had kept losing over and over again.
However, I had learned something extremely important. Actually, it was even from my previous world. A quote from a famous book, The Art of War, by Sun Tzu.
"Victory is reserved for those who are willing to pay its price."
Only those who suffer enough will be able to taste victory. It was a motto that I truly liked and had used for most of my life in this world.
Nevertheless, as I told myself this quote one more time, Zoe disappeared from my vision as she reappeared before me.
She didn't take out the weapon in her back as she only used her fists. However, I wouldn't make something as foolish as that. I grabbed onto the helm of my sword and pulled it out right away, deflecting the strike she had thrown at my chest.
"Using your weapon. Smart choice, I thought you wouldn't have used it because of your ego, but it seemed like I had misjudged you."
I just smiled as she backed away a few meters behind.
"My goal in this fight is to make you use that giant axe on your back. If I manage to make you use it, then I will consider this my victory."
She smirked. "Sure, I can agree with that, as she once dashed in my direction, putting as much strength in her fists as possible."