Chapter 31. Everyday Life [FIXED]
Yui and Katara started getting upset about my frequent travels, so I had to admit my fault and spend more time with them. After all, they'll soon become full-fledged waterbenders. Their journey to mastery is something they'll have to achieve on their own. Of course, I'll keep helping them, but once they demonstrate their skills, they'll be seen as almost adults—strength is valued more than age here.
"Alright, let's do one more round today and call it quits," I said with a smirk, watching the exhausted girls. "Want to speed up your training? There's no turning back now. I can see you've gotten too relaxed without me."
A chorus of indignant protests was my answer. Such teamwork—if only you could coordinate like that during sparring with me. "Looks like I've figured out how to motivate you," I thought, shaking my head. They always fall for it.
"I was talking to Master Pakku recently. He was bragging about his student, saying she'll catch up to him in skill soon. She'll probably become the first female waterbending master," I said, feigning sadness, watching the girls' eyes light up with determination.
*"What?! Only one of us can become the First?!"* No words were needed to understand what they were thinking.
"Then what are you waiting for? Attack!" I clapped, jerking my head back to dodge the ice needles flying at me. My favorite move is gaining popularity among benders, and these little princesses are no exception.
While one kept me under a constant barrage of attacks, the other gathered chi for something else. Hmm, so they're preparing a fog technique—something new. Usually, they prefer direct assaults. Sometimes their fighting style reminds me of firebenders.
As soon as the fog appeared, new silhouettes emerged. If I were an ordinary waterbender, the ice decoys disguised as people might have fooled me. But I'll let them continue for now—let's see what they've come up with. Battles rarely go as expected, so I'll add a bit of chaos.
After creating my own ice clones and manipulating them, I sent them toward the girls while stepping back. Moments later, Katara's confused head appeared where I'd been, planning to attack me from behind after crawling across the icy floor. Original—I definitely didn't teach them that.