The night was cold and heavy snow fell.
In the brightly lit Daoist temple.
Ron walked over to Guina with a bamboo sword.
Koshiro stood at the side, looking at the two of them with his arms crossed.
His gaze was more focused on Ron.
A boy who looked younger than Guina was carrying the Thunder Cut, one of the 21 blades of the Great Swift Blade that had disappeared for hundreds of years. How could anyone not care?
Guina held the hilt of her sword with both hands and looked at his posture. She asked,""Is this your first time using a bamboo sword?"
"Yes, I've held a saber a few times, but this is the first time I've held a bamboo sword.”
said Ron.
Guina didn't say anything else. She stared at Ron, her eyes gradually becoming sharp.
"Come on!"
Ron didn't stand on ceremony either. He took a step forward and rushed toward Guina at an extremely fast speed.
"So fast!"
Guina and Koshiro were both shocked.
Ron rushed in front of Guina, the bamboo sword in his hand drew an arc and slashed at her head.
Pa!
Although Guina managed to block the attack with her bamboo sword, her palm went numb, and she couldn't help but take two steps back.
"What a heavy force!"
Guina was shocked.
Koshiro also widened his eyes.
He had seen far more than Guina.
"There's no technique to speak of in terms of footwork, standing posture, and wielding the sword. It's just pure speed and strength…How can it reach such a level?!
What kind of training did this child go through to reach such a level of physique?!”
Before Guina could stand still, another attack came.
Pa!
Guina's bamboo sword was sent flying.
"Just two strikes and I…lost?”
She fell to the ground in a daze.
Ron called her several times, but she did not respond.
She did not even notice Ron and Koshiro entering the room together.
After an unknown amount of time.
A hand landed on her shoulder, and Koshiro's gentle voice rang in her ear at the same time.
"Guina."
Light gradually appeared in Guina's eyes.
"Father…Father…"
In an instant, tears gushed out of her eyes.
"Why? Why can't I become stronger even after practicing so hard?”
"Guina, you're strong enough now. Some of the lords can't even compare to you in swordsmanship.”
Guina buried her face in her knees and sobbed,"
"But I still lost. I couldn't even withstand two of his swords. This isn't the strength I want! I, I…I've been cultivating so hard up until now. What's the use?!”
Koshiro placed his hand on her head and said seriously,"
"Guina, you're already very strong. I can promise you that! All your cultivation so far has been worthwhile and useful. It's definitely not a waste of time!”
"But I still lost."
"Because your opponent, Ron... is an exception.”Koshiro's tone was a little strange."His strength is not on the same level as yours now.”
Guina, whose eyes were red from crying, looked up at him.
"Not on the same level?"
Koshiro nodded at her with a serious expression and said,""Not bad."
"After fighting with him, I could clearly feel his strength. If you were 10, then he was 50! Under his attack, even I had to become slightly more serious.”
Guina's eyes widened in disbelief.
She knew very well how powerful her father was.
And that black-haired boy called Ron…could actually make his father take him seriously?!
"So, losing to him is definitely not a shameful thing. On the contrary, it was already very impressive for you to be able to block his first sword attack.”
Koshiro patted Guina's shoulder.
"Father…"
"I've already decided to keep him in the Dao coffin. I'll personally teach him sword-arts, and he'll become even stronger in the future.”
Koshiro stood up.
"Think of him as a target to cross, Guina.
"In that case, you will definitely become stronger.”
After hearing Koshiro's words, Guina wiped her eyes, and her gaze gradually became firm.
"Father, I understand now. I must defeat him and become the strongest Great Sword Hero in the world!”
"Where is he now? I want to challenge him again!"
Guina's eyes were filled with fighting spirit.
She had never felt this way before.
"Guina, it's getting late. I've asked Ron to sleep in the warehouse. You can challenge him tomorrow.”
Koshiro smiled bitterly.
…………
The next morning, the sky had just brightened.
Guina took two bamboo swords and opened the door of the warehouse.
"Ron, I'm here to challenge you!"
There was no one in the warehouse. The blankets were neatly folded.
"Where is he?"
Guina looked around the dojo and finally heard a noise. She found Ron doing three-finger push-ups in the woods behind the dojo.
"Three hundred and forty-three, three hundred and forty-four, three hundred and forty-five…"
In the snow, a half-naked black-haired boy was sweating profusely. His entire body was emitting a large amount of white steam. The snow beside him had melted into water by the heat he emitted.
"Hello,"
Guina called out to him.
Ron heard the voice, turned his head to look, then looked away and continued his training.
"Don't make a sudden sound. It'll scare you.”
You don't look scared at all…
Guina couldn't help but think.
She looked at Ron, who was training for a while, and couldn't help but ask,
"How long have you been here?"
"I just came last night. Don't you remember?”
"No, I can't! I mean, how long have you been training here?”
"Oh, you're asking about this?"
Ron, who had stopped doing push-ups, sat on the ground and thought for a moment before looking at her.
"About two hours."
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