Chapter 10: A lesson (1/2)

Lucas and Novis were currently in the game lobby together, The internet cafe was designed so if you were playing at the same table it would automatically put you in a lobby and voice chat.

Arthur was currently at the blue base testing out his character. He was swinging his sword adjusting between the delay of his mind and sword.

”I can still feel it a little, but I think I've gotten the timing down.”

”Would you hurry up, Lucas probably thinks we got lost or something,” Novis said.

Lucas was currently waiting down the middle lane for Novis to appear, it had been ten minutes and still, there was no sign of him.

”Hey, Novis is everything okay?”

”Sorry, I was just practising,” Arthur replied.

”Wow, he really must be a beginner then.” Lucas thought to himself.

Arthur quickly went down the middle path and saw Lucas there waiting for him. Since Lucas thought Novis was a complete beginner he decided that he was just going to practice and teach Novis a few things.

The two of them quickly met in the middle and began to clash swords with each other.

”I thought he was a beginner, but he's attacking me in difficult places.” Lucas thought to himself.

They continued attacking each other with no winner in sight, neither of them had been injured. Lucas then realised something was odd.

He knew the character Novis was playing well, yet he hadn't used a single skill from that character. That meant only one thing, everything he was doing now was without the help of the system. It was his actual sword skill.

Lucas decided that he would no longer take it easy on his opponent and was attacking with everything he had. But even though Lucas was using his full strength Arthur was still able to deflect every attack.

”My moves, there having no effect on him.”

Lucas was starting to sweat, suddenly, the tables had turned. Now Arthur was on the offensive, it had made Lucas realise that this whole time his opponent was just being defensive. He had never made a strike of his own.

After every strike Arthur would pause slightly, originally Lucas thought this was because Novis was using the character skills but now that he knew he wasn't, it could mean only one thing. His opponent was testing him, each strike that Arthur made was designed to make Lucas think.

This sent a shiver down Lucas's spine. The opponent he was currently facing was someone who stood much higher level than him.

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The bell to the Cafe door sound chimed, a middle-aged man was walking through the door.

”Good afternoon,” Sophie said.

”Is Lucas here, I'm here for my lesson.” the man said.

”He's playing against a school kid at the moment,” Sophie said while smiling.

”I heard he decided not to join a pro team this year?”

”Yeah, he said he wanted to become stronger first, even though we all know he's already plenty strong.”

As the man was signing in on the tablet he said, ”Justin bell must not be happy with his son, not going pro this year again.”

As Sophie and the middle-aged man were speaking she noticed that Novis was on his way out.