Chapter 21: Progress
-Thwap! Thwap! Thwap!
"No, again, strike again!" Micheal barked as I swung my blade vertically and horizontally performing a flurry of strikes upon the practice dummy in front of me. My hands were marred with rashes and sweat trickled down my whole body.
A week had passed since my training with Micheal and Aunt Josephine—And the progress was great. Given another week, I might be able to go from the High Apprentice Stage to the Low Adept Stage.
Because of that, I might have to increase my goal from Mid Adept to High Adept.
My Mana training with Aunt Josephine and my consistent use of the Needle Pinch technique contributed to my losing a few more kilograms. I took it slow, doing it for about an hour each day. It was Dante's suggestion to help prevent a Mana burst in my body.
As for my swordsmanship, it was going well. My stances and techniques were now ingrained in my muscles and only needed refinements and Micheal also added hand-to-hand combat to my training regime.
But one slight problem was still left—My Aura Awakening.
It's just not even happening. Normally children around my age tend to awaken their aura if they have trained in weapon arts—The only ones who haven't are either mages or scholars. And I am a swordsman, so I should have an Aura already.
But if there was sadness, there would be joy too.
'Show my elements'