Chapter 20: I'll Smash You

I didn't think I was particularly strong, but honestly, I thought I could easily beat anyone at my level or below.

Thanks to Mom's grueling training, I was confident in my stamina, and even with nothing but pure swordsmanship, without using mana to reinforce my body, I thought I could hold my own.

"Katrina, your fundamentals are quite impressive, but your attacks are far too straightforward."

"Hah... Hah..."

"And you're more simple-minded than I expected. You take the bait every time I provoke you, and you don't realize when the fight is turning against you."

That was the moment my arrogant assumptions were shattered by a professor at the same level as me.

"To sum it up, you lack experience. Starting today, I'll train you as if you were in a real fight."

Aria had warned him not to give me special treatment,

but he said there was no way to teach me except through sparring with him, so he planned to hold classes in the form of daily sparring matches. It was obvious he felt bad about it.

Honestly, I didn't want to get any stronger than this...