The Return of the True Ruler

Training Begins

Back to Yuka and Dariel. Dariel also told him what had been bothering him all along. After hearing Dariel's story, it turns out that being a Preceptor is not an easy thing.

[I used to be just one of the lucky Selected People chosen by The Rule to be the next Preceptor of Element Wind.]

[People, no, the people under me think that I am very great and reliable because I am alive even though 3,000 years have passed.]

[And after those 3,000 years, I thought that I could give up the hard-earned city I had built with my beloved and trusted people to them and with that in mind I fell asleep for several years.]

[But reality is not in line with expectations. When I woke up, I heard that the city I built had started to fall apart. A city full of freedom without being bound by status or order is now bound back to status.]

[Before I became a Preceptor, Freelance was actually just a bad city with a lot of crime cases. Since the death of the Preceptor before, I've been trying to turn the city with a royal and criminal system into a city full of freedom.]

[But in fact, Freelance is almost back to what it used to be. I even made my own best friend fall into darkness.]

[I'm honestly a little happy that Diamon showed up and made the Nobles and Nobles of the royal lineage run away in fear.]

[But on the one hand, I feel guilty for Diamon until it can be controlled by the Underworld Worshipers.]

More or less, that was what Dariel told Yuka.

"And you know what? If it wasn't for you, maybe at that time I could only see my city being smashed to pieces by my own best friend" he said.

"Therefore, may I grant you Elemental Power? I've always thought about it from yesterday. Somehow there's a strange feeling asking me to make you a Selected People" Dariel said.

Yuka was surprised and rejected Dariel's suggestion. But Dariel insisted. Because Yuka was the type of child who could not resist if forced, she complied and extended her hand to Dariel.

Dariel smiled and carved the wind emblem on Yuka's right hand.

"With this you have officially become a Selected People. Ah, it feels like this heart is more peaceful," he said.

"I'm counting on you Yuka. Hopefully you, I mean we can win the next battle. I'm going to go first. If you have any questions, find me at the bar or at the church. Dahh~"

Dariel left smiling as if nothing had happened and waved his hand.

...

"She came up to me just to tell me something childish like this..? Basic Preceptor."

"Hmmm!"

"W-what the fuck is my mouth?! Uh, what's that thing in my body that speaks? Maybe he said the story was a childish story." he said.

Yuka saw that it was getting late in the afternoon. And because his stomach was hungry, he went home to prepare mentally and physically for tomorrow's training.

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The next day, Yuka goes to Freedom Warrior with Aaron. "Aaron, where's Ainsley? How come he's not coming with us?" ask Yuka to him.

Aaron shook his head, "He's a permit, somehow he's suddenly got a fever, a cough, a cold all at the same time."

"Hey? How do I think I've heard of the disease, huh..?" muttered.

"Why?"

"So, there's no one."

After a few steps, they arrived at the Warrior training room. Aaron asks his grandfather Ardolph not to be too hard on Yuka and leaves Yuka.

Yuka who was just a woman and a stranger continued to be seen by the Waariors around. It makes Yuka uncomfortable.

"Why are there strangers here?"

"Will he learn to fight? But she's a woman"

"But didn't he just rely on connections?"

"Of course."

Whisper the Warriors. "Hey you! Practice! Who said you can rest and tempt someone ha?!! Hurry up and practice!!" shouts Ardolph.

"Well!! S-SIAAAAPP!!!" The Warriors ran to their respective places and began to train.

"Ha... The children of today. It's just talking to people. I'm sorry Yuka" said Ardolph.

Yuka nodded yes. Then, Ardolph took Yuka to one side of the training room. On that side, there were two wide wooden tables with various weapons there.

The table on the right contained a large sword, spear, and sword. Then on the left table was a bow with arrows, a gun with bullets, and a round object with a ring surrounding the ball.

Ardolph asked Yuka, Yuka wants to learn melee or long-range attacks. Yuka also answered at close range. Then, Ardolph asks Yuka to choose whatever weapon she wants to learn at the right table.

"I want to try the sword first" he said, taking the sword.

Then Ardolph taught Yuka the basics first. How to hold a sword properly, how to make a solid base so as not to fall easily, and so on.

But the surprising thing is, Yuka didn't take long to learn the basics. In just 3 hours, he had already mastered the basics.

"Yuka, are you sure this is your first time practicing martial arts..? You're like you've become an expert in an instant." said Ardolph in disbelief.

Yuka was astonished, "Ehh, is that all right? I'm sure this is the first time for me." he said.

Ardolph smiled, "Then you take the test!" he said whilee pulled Yuka.

"Hey?!! U-exam?!!"

In the testing room, Yuka is confronted by one wooden board that resembles a human and holds a . But strangely! The board can move like a human! What try!

"Destroy him by attacking his vital point! Yuka!"

"Haaa??!!"

And, "Wuushh!" The woodman almost hit Yuka. Yuka also realized, this is not the time to take this matter lightly. He tried to attack the wooden man's head but failed.

Between Yuka's attacks that were not yet strong or because her wooden sword was less sharp. Yuka is looking for a way to defeat him. But his enemies did not give him a chance to think.

The human attacks Yuka with his sharp sword and, "Sreeett!!", the Human attack successfully hits Yuka's face and makes Yuka bleed.

"D-blood..."

And when he saw the blood, suddenly his anger was stirring, then he held his sword firmer and thrust his sword.

"Damn you.. I'LL BREAK YOU DOWN!!!!"

Not knowing what happened, Yuka suddenly appeared in front of the Man and attacked his head.

The human head began to scratch. Like a human, he realized that he was threatened, and swung his sword at Yuka. However, his sword was a little late, as Yuka had disappeared first.

Seeing that, Yuka smiled strangely, "..MEET..!!" After the Man launched his attack, Yuka immediately approached him then attacked him and then dodged his attack.

He continued to repeat it quickly until his enemy's head was removed from his body.

He stopped for a moment and laughed. After that he approached the piece of wood and stomped on it until it was smashed with laughter.

Ardolph who saw him fell silent. "Well, is she really a woman, not a psychopath? He fought like on the battlefield, and his nature was different a moment before. Like. two different people." he thought.

Yuka herself was still trampling on the wood while laughing like a madman, completely insane.