Chapter 16 - Morning study
I wake up the next day feeling fully refreshed.
I had woken up a few times during the night, but there weren’t any signs of nearby danger, so I quickly dozed off again.
The only problem is... my body aches. It turns out that sleeping inside burrows is not very comfortable. It’s still preferable to being in the open, though.
I get out of the burrow and stretch, using some basic exercises I remember.
"I could use this moment to study and train before continuing the journey."
The thing is, my only combat tools are the taser aria, the lightning bolt aria, and the short sword.
I have no training with the sword, so the only uses I have for it right now are using it to finish off an immobilized opponent and as a last desperate resort if I ever find myself in combat without mana.
In any case, it would be wise to, at least, try to get my hands and arms used to swinging it around.
I don’t have any martial arts experience or anything, so I have no idea of proper form. But I guess just swinging it through repeated motions would at least strengthen my arms and my confidence.
So I take it in my hands, try some different swings to feel its weight and how those swings strain my body, until I settle into a couple that seem to force different muscles.
That will be my first morning routine. Swinging the blade several times for each of those swings. I know that I’m not doing them the right way, but it’s better than nothing.