BXBX NOVEL Chapter 464 463: Getting To Know One Another
Sker and the other upper echelon Knights lasted fifteen or so, while the \'weakest\' Knights were finished in five seconds; to give them credit though, they were all marksmen, preferring ranged combat to melee combat, their skills with bows and crossbows incredible, while their skills with swords were still rather good - a tad higher than Anput currently.
With the addition of those three, Lady Fenryas decided that they were going to receive the same treatment as everyone else, beating them into the ground while we all watched from our various spars before releasing them to the rest of us, having them spar us and learn anything they could.
Dante instantly made his way over to the Marquess, wanting to see how he compared to the other strongest Knight of Cinder, while Roman and Vienna stuck around us, wanting to see just how capable we were - and if we were worthy of their baby sister.
I say \'we\', but I was mostly ignored, left to go find new partners as Vienna squared off against Anput and Roman chatted with Jahi.
Since that was the case, I took the time to go ahead and mingle with the Squires, Nirinia introducing me to the five other men and women who were aspiring Knights to be.
I sparred amongst them for a few rounds, the sessions with each rather drawn out affairs as we practiced techniques against one another, holding back on spar ending blows as we instead trained our endurance a bit.
When I finished up with them I made my way over towards the sensual Catkin woman named Princi, her curvaceous body clad in a tight black leather that only served to compliment the seductive grin that she wore.
Everything about her screamed sex appeal, even her weapon of choice - despite it being a rather cruel version - of a whip, which was laden with razor sharp crystals, added to her oozing sexuality, drawing the attention of a few of the Knights around her as they took the time to appreciate how her body moved.
Seeing me approach, she smirked as her playful yellow eyes fell onto my body, and Princi asked "Well well well~! I\'d say look what the cat dragged in, but... I don\'t recall ordering a beaut like you for tonight~!"
I had to smile at her words, shaking my head as I said "Sorry, but I\'m taken... Lady Fenryas suggested for me to ask if you could teach me a thing or two regarding using Wind Support spells?"
"Oh honey, being taken doesn\'t mean a thing~! Especially with how delectable you look... I wouldn\'t mind having a bite of you, even if I needed to let that Demoness have a bite out of me~! Mm~ That actually sounds like a nice idea..."
Raising a brow, I stared at the very clearly aroused Catkin and coughed, making her focus on me again.
"Combat, please? My Mistress is entirely content with her partners."
She smirked, running her hand over her body as she whispered "Honey, trust me when I say I could make her beg me for just a night... The devoted types are surprisingly easy to seduce; that forbidden temptation of another woman that isn\'t your wife gets them so~ hot and bothered, y\'know~? But... fine. Before Lady Fenryas decides to make my life a miserable hell again."
Sighing, Princi cracked her whip and gestured for me to follow her, moving us to a more open space, where she began to display the various ways she could cast spells whilst still in combat, explaining the theory to me and having me try it as I fought her.
There were a few different ways to do so; one handed attacks and having the other hand trace out the runes was the simplest, and I managed to get that down after a few minutes of trying, albeit at a slow cast speed.
The other way was to use your weapons to create the runes, attacking in the pattern you needed to draw out and creating the runes that way; for Princi, this was easy as her whip was capable of forming those runes in mere moments with her precise movements and unique weapon.
For me, using daggers, it wasn\'t as simple, but I also managed to get that down today, albeit in three hours instead of mere minutes.
Training under Princi was surprisingly beneficial and fun, the Catkin making lewd jokes the entire time whilst still retaining a level of professionalism that nudged me towards the right answers and ways to do things, teaching me into a better spot than I had been when I came up to her.
Of course, some of her comments were certainly... incredibly inappropriate and really uncalled for, which I made sure to point out to her.
Not that she seemed to care, just shrugging it off and continuing on, working us both into a sweat that drew the eyes of many Knights.
I could even feel Anput and Jahi looking towards Princi, which made me frown a bit as I glared back at them.
When the day came to a close, I thanked the Catkin for her time and rejoined Anput and Jahi, who were both resting against the wall, drenched in sweat.
Roman and Vienna weren\'t doing to great either, though they were still standing straight, sweaty just like the rest of us.
Dante was one of the few on the training grounds not sweating, and that was only because he was from a race that didn\'t sweat; instead, he was sipping on a waterskin and pouring some of it on his scaled skin.
The Marquess and Belian approached, helping the duo onto their feet before leading us into the Palace, everyone beginning our pilgrimage towards our new holy land - the kitchens.
Lady Fenryas decided to join us tonight, muttering to herself that she didn\'t feel like dealing with the rest of the Empress\' wives just yet - that, and she was half glaring at her children, who were walking quietly beside her.
Of course, unlike the rest of us who were completely wiped from an entire day of intense training, Lady Fenryas was perfectly normal, gulping down a tankard of wine before digging into a thick slab of grilled steak, her daughter mirroring her while Roman rolled his eyes and ate his pasta, taking his time.
Dante also ate in a reserved, calm manner, spacing out his meal so that he wouldn\'t overeat and making sure he got an even mix of everything, while staying away from alcohol despite there being barrels of it brought out on Lady Fenryas\' insistence.
Leone didn\'t join us tonight, likely spending time with her returned siblings, so we were left to talk to the Knights and Lady Fenryas if we wanted to converse.
"Miss Asmodia, your blade work wasn\'t bad considering your age. And from what I\'ve heard, you\'re quite the student as well at the Academy... What were you considering pursuing there - before all this happened, anyways..."
Dante was the first to ask a question, everyone else too tired or too busy eating to speak.
Stopping herself from devouring a second chicken breast, Jahi finished chewing before replying "Monsterology, History, some Magic Courses... I hadn\'t truly considered it yet, but now? Mostly the same, but less of an emphasis on History and more of an emphasis on Monsterology and Magic."
He nodded, taking a bite from his food and saying "Monsterology is going to be important, especially if you plan on taking on Dungeons in these upcoming years. But that was it? No other specializations? Alchemy, Enchanting, Forging? Those are the large three specializations..."
Jahi just smirked, leaning forwards as she said "No, but I\'m rather lucky. Anput is pursuing Forging, Leone is pursuing Alchemy, and Kat is pursuing Enchanting. As for healing and support spells, bother Leone and Kat have that covered as well. For defense, Anput\'s Earth Magic and my Light Magic work wonders, giving Leone time to set up a large spell for attacking. All in all, our party of four is rather good, but we could always take another member or two."
The Dragonkin inspected Anput before narrowing his eyes as he glanced at me, slight surprise in those red slitted orbs as he asked "Wait, you\'re the woman who was born with Ice Magic, no? The one born to a normal Dogkin and an unknown father? Interesting..."
His words were neutral, and I just smiled back as I took no offense to his statements; I didn\'t care that Mother was called \'normal\' since, at the end of the day she was just \'normal\' to everyone else, while I had never met, nor had any intention to meet my \'father\' in this life.
There was no reason to, so I didn\'t care to do it; he didn\'t love my Mother enough to stick with her through thick and thin, though I can\'t be angry at him either since he likely had no idea I was even a possibility.
He had the choice of either sticking with a woman who satisfied him sexually and risking death, or cutting ties and living for a bit longer; selfish, but understandable...
Didn\'t mean I wanted to meet him though.
So again, I just nodded as I replied "That\'s correct, Lord Dante. Mistress Leone wants me to ask Lady Yusa if she\'ll give me some pointers on my magic, while Mistress Jahi wanted me to further my strength by training with her beneath Lady Fenryas."
Slipping into the role of a maid was easy enough to me, almost like a second skin at this point, and the Dragonkin man just smiled and nodded, before looking back towards Jahi, asking her some more questions.
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Just the one chapter for today, and only one for tomorrow as well; have some friends coming over to chill.
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