The Art of Sword

Chapter 54: Wake Up!

Hours later!

Sunz wakes up and gets blinded by the bright ceiling light when he opens his eyes. His hand automatically moves on its own to find the hood of the Windbreaker. When found, he immediately tugs it over his face, successfully minimizing the brightness of the light.

Sunz *mumbles* (Really no dream. Don't we usually talk after my failure? And why was the ability glitching out with Jihu?

Jihu: What the hell are you talking about?

Sunz: Nothing...

After a few seconds of silence, Sunz asks "Where are we?"

Jihu: If I say heaven, will you believe me?

Sunz moves his finger to the cut near his cheek but nothing was there.

Sunz: No I won't.

Jihu: That's your answer... How is your chest?

Sunz: Nothing but cold, I guess. Question, during the whole practice were you planning to inflict any damage on me at all?

Jihu: Dumb question! Of course not, you asked me to be a healer and I did just that.

Sunz: Then why did it take you so long to do anything?

Jihu: I was waiting for an opening. Since Grace was the aggressor so, I aim to strike at the moment you have no way to protect yourself.

Sunz: But with the intention to heal?

Jihu: Yeah!

Sunz takes a moment to think

(So the reason I couldn't predict Jihu's attack was because he has no intention to hurt me... And at the end when I couldn't see his attack. Must mean my ability had finished upgrading.)

(At least today's training wasn't for nothing. Even though what I gain is close to nothing. But now, I can detect whether my enemy is friend or foe)

Jihu: Hey man sorry for ruining your training today. If I didn't pull that stunt, maybe you could've got a couple more hours in.

Sunz sits up and says: Nah, you were right to pull that shenanigan. A couple more hours wouldn't close any gap between her and me.

Jihu: So what's the plan now? You still have a couple more hours today and tomorrow before your fight with her.

Sunz: Training is the only option at the moment. So I will ignore it by asking you stupid questions.

Jihu sounds annoyed: This again... But ask away!

Sunz: Well, since you're 'Korean' and we're living in a world where people have superpowers. Does that mean, you have a 'System'?

Jihu: You know what stupid? This is the first time you ask me that question.

Sunz: Well the only information I have about you is "Charismatic Korean Guy." not the "Son of a powerful clan."

Jihu: You kinda exaggerating things a bit, but back to the question.

"There is no way I could have that because I lived in Canada most of my life. So that's made me unworthy of owning one."

"What about you aren't you 'Chinese'? Don't you suppose to be in a Sect?"

Sunz: Well, I can't be in one because I never visited China before! And you know for the longest time I never understand what does 'Sect' mean.

Jihu: Ever thinking about visiting it in the future?

Sunz: Not really, my parents left there years ago before I was born. I asked them why they left and 'Mom' just laughed and said "My whole family hates your father so I decided to leave them and take him overseas."