After eating breakfast this morning we proceeded in max teaching me the necessary things i need to live in this empire such as common things
After that i could say that i'm already a little bit used in writing and reading the language here but ofcourse thats not enough so i still need to learn more
The day should proceed as it is but max walked up to me and
"Let's spar using the sword" he asked me then got to the open space at the front of the cabin
I followed him out wondering what is happening
I didn't contemplate much longer and just wanna get over it so i took a wooden sword from my inventory and got in to the position
While looking at me he nodded then sighed, right now he looks like a teacher who taught his students for so long yet learned nothing
"Before we start let me ask you a question first"
I just looked at him waiting and wondering what would the question be but then got shocked on how serious he looked
"Why did you picked up the sword?" He asked in all seriousness
I looked at him blankly thinking of what he asked about me, ofcourse the common answer would be because i want to look cool or something but i know that isn't the answer he was looking for
He then got ready and immediately lunge forward holding the wooden sword and swing at me so fast that i almost unable to block it
But then something incredible happened
Before i block his sword, his sword looked as if it dodge my wooden sword and struck me at my left shoulder
I immediately got away from him but he followed me around, as we spar with each other using swords he continued to talk
"Is it to protect yourself?"
Well ofcourse that is my reason for picking it up, what else should be my reason?
"Is it to cut your enemies?"
Well that is also one ofcourse
"Is it to become a knight? A hero? A swordsmaster?"
What..
"Or is it because you want to look cool?"
We distanced ourselves to each other, me gasping for breath while he doesn't look like he moved and swing the sword at all
"Xia, have you ever starved?"
That's when i got stiff while looking at him blankly
"I see. So you did" he looked at me warmly for the first time ever since he took me in
Wondering why is he asking me these questions, i got my answer after a while
"Xia, i will teach you my swordsmanship, everything i know about the sword, i will pass them to you"
I was internally shocked, because i know, from all the novels i read, that the techniques masters has developed are so precious that they would be unwilling to pass it to someone who weren't their descendants or people with no ties with them
"Why would you do that? Isn't swordsmanship too precious to pass it to someone who you barely know?" I asked him although i really want him to teach me i still need to know the reasons
"Yes you're right. But can you see someone other than you here?" He asked while grinning
He's really different today, but in a good way
