Past me, you damn idiot!
As Chae-rin sparred with Yor, she cursed her past self.
Past me had always been a jerk, but today it felt particularly bad.
What on earth was that jerk thinking when they prepared such a ridiculous piece of content?
Of course, since past me and present me were typically connected, I could roughly understand the thought process.
She probably wanted to learn, aiming for something akin to an educational broadcast.
Just like lucky users who had the opportunity to learn from masters, she wanted to gain insight by borrowing someone else's strength.
To be honest, I might have also thought about wanting to get stronger by taking the easy way out.
But little did she know that what awaited her was this hellish place.
Thud—!
“Ugh!”
With a heavy thud, the leather chest plate she wore buckled inward.
As Chae-rin raised her dagger high, he kicked her in the side.
Despite minimizing the impact, the shock forced her to kneel.
She hadn’t even seen the attack coming; when did his foot even go up?
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She wanted to take a moment to rest, but the words from him were harsh and unforgiving.
“Again.”
With a grimace, Chae-rin pleaded with him.
“Just a bit longer, let me rest a little more.”
“Why? You still have stamina left.”
“Can’t you at least go easy on me? I haven't landed a hit yet...!”
“I’m already going easy on you.”
Well, that was true. If he were serious, she would have already been a mess.
In reality, the blow she had just taken to her side was more of a shock than anything. The damage hadn’t been severe.
But wasn’t this a bit too much...? They had been sparring for about 30 minutes now.
[Stop! That jerk’s life is already at zero!]
[He doesn’t have a human heart...]
[At least teach her something... Don’t just keep hitting her...]
[It’s rare to see the owner looking pitiful, lol]
[The guy hitting like a beast... I actually like it...]
In fact, most of the chat window seemed to sympathize with Chae-rin.
Of course, Yor had things to say too. He wasn’t just mindlessly beating her.
He wasn’t a psychopathic sadist, after all; he wasn’t just going to bully her.
“Haah... Haah...”
Though seeing her gasp like that made him feel a bit sadistic...
Regardless, it was a different matter.
He was genuinely rolling her in a way that would help her grow.
Thinking back to when he was in the orphanage, he had dreamed of becoming a teacher after watching the nuns teach the children.
Although he was now teaching combat instead of reading and writing,
it was still a realization of that dream. In that sense, Yor was not slacking off.
However, his teaching approach was to have her learn through experience rather than just tell her what to do.
“Hmm...”
Yet, seeing her struggle a bit too much made him offer a slight suggestion.
“Do you know how many times you’ve been hit in the side?”
“Uh? Maybe... around three times?”
“Right, you’re leaving your sides too open when you fight.”
Yor was currently adjusting the sparring to match her level.
What that meant was that most of his attacks were tailored to her skill level.
The attacks he could deliver were likely the same openings the monsters here would exploit.
“Probably, you’re trying to compensate for the short range of your dagger with large movements, which creates gaps. That’s just a weakness. If that’s the case, it’d be more effective to just swing a greatsword around recklessly.”
“Your field of vision is also too narrow. Being agile is great, but you’re too focused on offense that you’re not observing your surroundings. Just now, you didn’t even react properly to my attack, right?”
“And why are you creating distance with your dagger? I don’t quite understand. You need to know the range of the weapon you’re wielding. That’s why your big movements are making you predictable, and it creates openings.”
This was a problem that even Yor, who had never properly trained in combat, could identify.
Of course, some of this was due to the skill gap, but... it was still a pretty obvious issue.
After rolling around for about 30 minutes, it was evident now.
Thud—! Thud—!
However, hearing this pierced her heart like a dagger.
Chae-rin’s eyes fell as if she were guilty of a crime.
[Wow, I thought he was just good at hitting, but he can hit with words too, lol]
[That fierce expression while criticizing is really making me want to pee, ㅠㅠ]
[The content Chae-rin planned is regrettable, lol]
After a moment of awkward silence between them,
Yor changed the subject as if nothing had happened.
“...So, I’ll tell you the problem.”
“Oh, okay! Let’s do that!”
Chae-rin eagerly responded to Yor’s words.
The flow of mana is slow.
She couldn’t properly utilize her excellent physical abilities.
The reason was that she lacked the awareness of the sensations in her body.
Because her senses were dull, she couldn’t properly recognize the changes happening in her own body.
This was the cause of the issues that Yor had identified.
So, the solution was simple.
Having finished his light explanation, Yor spoke to Chae-rin.
“Do you want to try increasing your concentration?”
To the maximum, if possible.