Chapter 241 - Academy life once again (3) (1/2)
The day of teaching quickly passed and soon it was afternoon and it was time for the extra training with Gorge and his friends. Mars sat on the training field, behind him were the bone broadsword stabbed into the ground as he expected 78 to show up at some point, soon Gorge arrived along with 3 other students. Mars opened his eyes and looked at them, they were two young men and two young women, Gorge was human and the two women were lesser beastmen and the other young man was a demon. Mars stood up and walked over to them, Gorge quickly greeted Mars
”Hello Mars, thanks again for taking the time to train us”
”It's fine, I am after all a teacher”
Mars looked at the other three and found that they weren't part of the classes he had thought, they also looked at him and inspected him with curiosity, soon one of the girls asked
”Hey how old are you Mars?”
”I am 220ish”
”220ish? But you look like a human youth?”
Mars closed his eyes for a moment before he opened them again, when he opened his eyes they were crimson red, the four students each took a couple of steps back as they looked frightened, Mars gave a slight smile before he spoke
”I may look human but I am not, remember that. Also the skill I have in swordsmanship is hard cultivated over a number of years, so don't expect levelling up easily and lose sight of your own goals”
Of course his swordsmanship skill was acc.u.mulated by the previous host of his vessel but Mars didn't say that, Mars undid his transformation as Gorge spoke
”Y-Yes Mars”
Mars gave a warm smile before gave a nod and looked at the three students he didn't know and asked
”So what are your names?”
The demon youth was the first to speak
”My name is Kelvin”
Then the two beastwomen girls spoke
”I am Freya”
”And I am Katrina”
”Good so Gorge, Kelvin, Freya and Katrina... Let's start with evaluating your individual levels of skill”
Gorge gave a slight frown before he asked
”Can't we just tell you our levels in [Swordsmanship]?”
”Levels are not everything, experience say a lot”
Gorge gave a nod before he looked like he suddenly remembered something
”Oh right, that's what my dad also used to say...”
”I see, he sounds like a wise man, now let's start with you Gorge”
”Yes, please guide me well!”
Gorge picked up a wooden sword and Freya handed another wooden sword to Mars, Mars took a light stance and spoke
”Come at me with all you got”
”Sure!”
Gorge kicked off the ground and swung down at Mars with his wooden sword, Mars tilted his body to the side and made Gorge's sword only hit air before he continued to fall back dodging. The swings that got faster and faster before he suddenly struck in between Gorge's swings causing him to panic slightly as he blocked with his sword
”Good offence, poor defence!”
Mars pushed back Gorge with slow but well placed swings of his sword while leaving some openings for Gorge to counter, but to Mars' disappointment Gorge didn't seem to spot the openings
'Maybe I should lower my level a bit more...'
Mars gradually slowed down his swings until they were about half the speed of Gorge's form there Gorge was gradually able to put up a fight and about three minutes of exchanging blows later Mars lowered his sword and gave a nod
”Good, I got your level of swordsmanship down now, next one plea---”
”You're open!”
Mars disappeared from view as a bone broadsword slammed down where he had just been standing kicking up a cloud of dust, Gorge that was standing close to the cloud coughed as he breathed in the dust, while he did sounds of a high speed sword fight spread out from within the cloud of dust until suddenly a loud clang sound out and a bone broadsword flew out of the cloud and landed on the ground. When the cloud of dust settled the group of four students could see Mars again along with a beastwoman they didn't know. Mars had the wooden sword pointed at 78 that had a cute pout on her face as she spoke
”Boo! Mars you're such a meanie!”
”Says the one that sneak attacked with enough power to kill”
The four students snapped out of their daze and Kelvin quickly asked
”Mars, who is this?”
”This is 78, I am her guardian and have been training her swordsmanship for four months now”
Gorge's jaw dropped before he stammered
”F-Four months!”
From what Gorge could see 78 was levels above him that had trained for more than ten years, the other three also looked stunned, Mars gave a wry smile
”Don't compare yourselves to 78, she has the best talent in swordsmanship I have ever seen”
”Hehe Mars praised me!”