The Book Of Flowers
Two For Dancing
--- 1 hour later ---
"Ah... From the stomach, down to liver~" Verdea said as she leaned against the tree roots behind her
We all leaned complacently to the closest thing that made us comfortable after eating Ivor's cooking
He just cooked us a lot of yam soup, but somehow it felt so good that it made my stomach full
The cuisine doesn't look special at all, but the taste of the cuisine has never disappointed me...
Everyone was satisfied with the cuisine, simple but happy
She always said that she learned cooking from her mother, but I think it was her talent a long time ago. But she rarely cooks unless me or my other friends push her
Strange, even though his talent was already quite extraordinary. He could open a food stall in a city like Hortensia, and that place I guarantee won't lose to the fancy restaurants there
"Thank you for the meal Ivor..." I told her
He just gave a thumbs up at me in response, with flushed cheeks as usual I praised him
"Vain's. I want us to practice now" Verdea said to me
"Wait for our stomach contents to go down first... It won't taste good when we exercise with a full stomach..." I answered
"Ah, that's right too. 10 minutes of rest may be enough" Verdea said again while resetting her sitting position
"What training are you going to do?"
The two of us immediately turned to the top of our leaning place when we heard the question, and found a curious looking Remina there
"The midget does not need to follow the tofu. You are indeed troublesome" Verdea said in a faint tone
"What try? I asked Mr. Oberon, not you black head" Remina replied
"Huh!?"
"You want to make a noise again, I'll throw you across there" I broke them
But, they still charged towards each other with the intention of hurting
"What do you want to do Oberon?" Remina asked again
"Ah, just a regular battle practice. He wanted to learn close combat from me, whereas there were better people to teach him, like Mr. Cyrus here" I replied to him. "I learned everything from Mr. Cyrus. Even fighting as well" I added after that
Cyrus almost choked until the sound of her cough was loud, making us all shocked
"Haha...! I'm not sure I can teach them well. You even have to get hurt a few times when we train first" Cyrus added
"But, instead of getting hurt while training is common?" I retaliated
"Yes, if you get bruised in some places it's okay. But, your hand was also broken because I had a reflex to slash at that time, right?" Cyrus returned
Ah, she's right...
Remina and Verdea immediately goosebumps when they hear Cyrus' words. They may be thinking, 'What kind of training do they actually do until there is a breaking hand like that?'
Well, back then my regeneration was still slow. I was also forbidden to fight for several months, even though my hands had grown again 3 days later
But, he's a good tutor in fighting, really. He only needed to know when he should hold back his strength. Except at one time it was because I had indeed come towards him with killing intent as he instructed, until my hand was cut off
And also, it was usually Ivor and Luna who taught Verdea to fight first, but Verdea somehow insisted that I just train her
"Then, it's better with Vainzel alone..." Verdea who was still goosebumps said
"Yes. I'd better train with Mr. Oberon..." Remina who is in the same situation added
There is no alternative but me, right...?
Yes already... It's to train them as well, so it's okay for me
"Bena-AH!? Why do you want to go to the practice try!?" Verdea protest was half shocked
"Is there a problem?"
They intended to argue again, but before they could, I immediately gave a stiff look towards the two of them, until they were silent not wrinkled with their mouths closed
"Then I want to see your training" Veskal interjected
"Hm? Don't you want to challenge Zaphir?" I asked him
"I want to see how you fight. It doesn't matter, does it?"
Well, it doesn't matter
"alright. The important thing is not to disturb us"
It was 10 minutes after we ate. Time to start that exercise
"Come Verdea, Remina. We're going to find the river that's flowing first"
"Wait on! Why is he allowed to come?" Verdea protested while pointing at Remina
"Because it's not you who decides who I want to teach, so move quickly and don't protest"
Verdea immediately pouted at my response, while Remina smiled satisfiedly at it
these 2 kids will be rivals later, I can imagine
I also say goodbye to both my parents and Cyrus. Followed by Verdea, Remina and Veskal, I set out to find the nearest river in Miralius
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"By the way, why on the river?" Verdea asked
"For sure, it has something to do with exercising your focus as well. You'll know later" I replied
Remina suddenly tugged at my robe
"There's a river ahead. Maybe it's quite heavy" he said
"Hm? How do you know that? There was no sound of water heard" Verdea interrupted
"Because I'm a water elf I know exactly where there's water, you dumb black head"
"Huh!?"
"Here you go, I'm tired of handling you?" I hurt them with a complaining tone
They bother me more than anything I've ever been through
"That means... The river's still a little further huh...?" Veskal estimated the distance
"It's okay. Most of the rivers in Miralius have dried up since the fire. If there's a river, that means it's good for us" I said
The four of us continued our journey through some small trees to get to the river
I checked into the river and the flow. The water is only as high as the heel, and the water is not as heavy as during the rainy season
Maybe because now the season has begun to enter the summer which causes this river to recede a little
(While Miralius was indeed inside space magic, it could be affected by the same climate and position of the sun as the outside world)
The width of this river also looks quite wide for our training
All right, it's perfect for us to practice. And there are many stones here to add to the difficulty of his training
"All right, take off your shoes and your cloak Verdea. We'll practice while soaking our feet in the river"
Verdea and Remina did exactly as I commanded, then jumped into the river and splashed the water everywhere
"Ehem" I interrupted
They immediately stopped playing with the water instantly
Veskal just took a seat on a rock not far from the river, as I entered the stream without taking off my long shoes and robes
Verdea and Remina realized that. They were confused as to why I got into that stream without taking off those two things
"Hm? You didn't take off your shoes, Vain?" Ask Verdea
"Well, since it's just a practice, I don't want to get too serious" I said
Hearing my words, Verdea felt that she was being underestimated by me, and immediately put on a sullen face
"First, you go ahead first. I want to see kalia-kalia"
Verdea immediately attacked without further explanation, but I avoided it without any effort at all
"- Your abilities so that I can know your levels in this distance fight" I continued my words
"You talk too much!"
Verdea attacked again with a kick, but I dodged to the side once more without being hit by his attack
Gee. These shoes are quite heavy when exposed to water apparently, although I can indeed avoid the attack
It was Remina's turn attacking me from behind and aiming at my back. But I only needed to turn my body 90 degrees to avoid his attack
"Huh? He's so hard to deal with" Verdea grumbled
"Your movements are easy to predict" I said
They're back on the attack, now my head is simultaneously
I turned in place, then messed up the direction of their blows, by pushing their fists in the other direction without hitting my body
Remina fell into the river by slipping a stone, while Verdea almost tripped and fell
"Will you continue?" I said
He looked annoyed at not being able to hit me, then attacked back
I immediately stomped my feet into the water to splash his face, then made a rotating attack in place towards his feet that made him fall
Remina managed to stand back up and tried to attack part of my head, but I avoided her fist
I then caught him on the wrist, slowly turning around, and finally threw himself into a part of the river that was neither sharp rock nor too big
Their attack was not over yet, when I realized Verdea had started to advance to attack
I reflexively took the salto back before Verdea hit me with her kick, and indirectly got her kicked in the chin with my leg when she turned around
The perfect landing I got from the salto without making me slip even a little, as Verdea fell successfully once again
Veskal let out a whistle in amazement at that
"Rush....." The two of them said simultaneously while continuing to lie in the river water
Well... They're so weak at close range that I can say. This exercise will be long and long...
...
Evaluation time
"First of all, you're very weak in close combat"
They were silent pouting
"Secondly, you don't even try to be compact with each other, like you're just fighting over toys"
They were still silent with their faces growing
"Three, you can't even hit me"
They kept their heads still until the folded face was getting worse, but their cheeks were more bulging than before
"If you want to practice fighting right now, you might not be able to do that with your abilities"
"Huh!?" They both shouted simultaneously. But they could not protest because they realized their weakness
"You probably wouldn't practice fighting for a few weeks like this..." I said while sighing
"Then, what kind of training are we going to do?" Ask Remina
"Like that. You guys have to learn to be compact" I replied
"HUH!?" They were cheering loudly at the same time
Why are the two of them so reluctant to try?
The two of them looked at each other, but suddenly threw away their faces as if they were reluctant to cooperate
"You want to practice or not...?"
"Of course you want! But why should it be with him!?" The two of them said simultaneously, then charged towards each other
"You guys are interested in training, so you two should know the basis of a fight. You are never alone. The best way to win a fight is to move compactly with your friends, not just the technique against your enemies. The two people who were dancing had to align themselves with each other" I said
"... All right" Remina said
"What matters is that we can practice..." Verdea added
"good. Then, you guys are going to fight with each other now" I said afterwards
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"Vainzel's. I don't want to hit women" Verdea said as she looked at me who was sitting by the river
"You have to fight back. Don't think she's weak" I warned her, then pointed to Luna as an example
"... You sure they're not gonna be anything? I mean, this forest" Veskal who was beside me whispered
"What do you think the two kids are monsters, so they can destroy this place?" I answered
"I'm just asking. The chances are there aren't they?"
No. gabe. There is absolutely no
Or just a little. Might as well...
Verdea and Remina stood face to face with each other, still on the river
Verdea looked unsure of wanting to do this, the opposite with Remina already ready to hit Verdea
"Will! I don't want to hit a girl!" He said once again
"Then good luck!" I exclaimed, making her look a little annoyed
He wanted to try to negotiate with Remina, but he knew it would not work
And inside the next moment, Remina took the initial step of attacking
Verdea tried to avoid it as hard as she could during her training
"Hm...? He really didn't attack the girl at all..." Veskal said as he continued to observe
"By the way, you guys have never been to a match practice in the town of Bargalos?" I asked
"Not always. But, when we were training, Luna only taught us how to dodge attacks so that we wouldn't die instantly. Verdea learned magic with Uncle Zero, but I'm not sure it's too helpful" Veskal replied
Hm... That's so...
It was only natural that he had no particular technique when attacking me earlier. He had also always avoided those attacks now that he was trained for it, not fighting
*buy!*
An attack from Remina suddenly landed on Veskal's chest, leaving him stricken backwards
"Haha! It's kena!" Remina said with a proud tone
"... That's not unusual" Veskal commented
That is, usually Verdea never hit?
Well, whatever it is
"All right, just end it! Remina's the winner!" I exclaimed
Remina immediately jumped cheerfully on the spot, while Verdea only grumbled while holding her aching chest
"The girl was very energetic... Their nature is exactly the same, just different" Veskal said
I just laughed a little at his words
Well, what he said had a point. Verdea and Remina were just two different people with the same nature
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"Haha! I won!" Remina said as I dried her hair
"I just gave up you know?? M.E.N.Y.E.R.A.H!!" Verdea retaliated
"Well! Excuse me!"
"No! I really gave up! I don't want to hit a midget like you!"
"Huh!? You have a problem what try, black head!?"
"Reminal. I'm drying your hair" I interrupted
Remina sat back quietly, putting on a pouting face as I straightened her hair back to make it easier to dry
Not long after, I turned to Verdea who was still busy drying herself
"If you give up, why do you do Verdea?" I asked later
"I told you that I don't want to hit girls, right? He also wanted to win, so yes already!"
"Hmmm..."
"What does that mean, 'hm' try?"
"... I can say, even though Remina did win the match, you are the one who is more advanced in this test"
...
"Huh!?"
They were both surprised to hear my words
"No, no. Why is that so!?" Remina protest
"I told you not to, 'Both people who dance have to align themselves with each other'. That means, you should be able to understand what your friend is thinking. Move them, their purpose, and their deepest intentions, you must understand all these things from themselves without them needing to tell
Verdea can read your movements well and align themselves so as not to lose tempo. And the thing that makes him the most superior to you is, he is able to know what you want and give up" I explained at length
Two people to dance. You must have someone by your side to help in everything, including fighting. And in all of those things, everyone is responsible for success and results
But most importantly, they must understand the other person, so that no foot is stepped on
"But, Remina is superior in reading her opponent's gestures. Knowing that Verdea would not fight back, he continued to attack without hesitation or worry. Had you counterattacked, Remina might have tried to dodge as well
Unfortunately, because Verdea had chanted it several times, meaning that Remina only used it for her victory. And that's so wrong, because you only pay attention to what's visible. Estimating hidden acts is also important in this exercise and the original fight" I added
"Hm... That's so..." Verdea muttered understand
Remina also seemed to understand what I was explaining
Meanwhile, Veskal looked confused and tried to reanalyze my words
"Ah so. I understand now" Veskal muttered. "So, this test aims to align itself and read the intentions of the allies?" Veskal explained
"That's right" I replied
Veskal then nodded with pride
"You two are both good. But, there's still a lot of practice you have to do to get to the point of an expert, right?" I said to both of them
"Yes" The two of them exclaimed and nodded simultaneously
"Ah yes. You may be able to discuss analyzing your weaknesses with each other during non-training. I'm sure it'll smooth the practice"
"If she wants to..." Remina said as she glanced lightly at Verdea
"Of course I want to! I don't want to lose to you!" Verdea retaliated
"Well! You will still lose! And I'll make sure I'll be superior later!"
Yep, they again rioted and shouted towards each other
Me and Veskal just smiled at each other when they saw their behavior
Well... At least they'll be more familiar later
And after the training they both finished later, I'm sure they'll both be quite reliable
It's for both of them's pleasure, too. Seeing these two children still smiling, I was happy to see it, knowing that I could still protect their smiles
