章 7: Richard
"I am here because I have lived my time, and now I don't want that life anymore," Oliver said.
"Huh? You have the strength to stand on top of the world, yet you chose a small town and run a dojo, that you still ended up closing." Ezra said.
"Someone kid, decisions must be made, and I had to make mine, and I did," Oliver said.
"Ezra wanted to say something, but Oliver stopped him.
"Let us begin," Oliver said.
Ezra had no choice but to keep quiet and prepare.
"So what weapon would you like to learn?" Oliver asked.
Ezra wanted to choose the common, which was a sword, but then his eye caught the scythe on the wall, and he immediately fell in love with the weapon.
He pointed to it, "That one." He said.
Oliver turned to look at the weapon of choice, he raised a brow when he saw it, he hadn't expected the kid to choose that at all.
"That is a very hard weapon to learn, it will take the whole of you to learn that weapon. I am not fully versed in it, so all you will learn from me will be the basics." Oliver said to him.
"I understand, I will take that one," Erza said confidently. He wasn't in the mood to take the easy way out and choose the weapon that everyone used, he wanted something unique.
"Fine, a good choice, and great confidence," Oliver said.
Before we begin the weapon training, you must learn the basics of hand-to-hand combat, the faster you learn it, the quicker you get to learn the weapon." Oliver said.
"I am ready, what are the moves?" Ezra asked.
"Just follow my movement," Oliver said and then began executing the movements. His every step was fluid and clean, showing that he was very good at this.
Ezra also followed, but after he made the first moves, he realized that the moves were not that easy, they tasked his body all round.
He felt his muscles tighten and release, he felt heat all around his body as he moved.
'I didn't think the moves would require this much amount of energy and strength.' Ezra thought.
The movements continued for half an hour and Ezra was already trembling, and sweat was dripping from his body.
Soon his knees buckled and he fell, he stayed on the ground facing the ceiling, breathing fast and short.
"Only a few moves remained and you would have made it through," Oliver said.
"My body refused to go on, but I am not done yet. He pushed himself up and faced Oliver again.
"Let us go." He said, determination shining in his eyes.
"Are you sure son? You should rest a bit, I advise." Oliver said.
"Don't worry, I still have the energy to go on," Ezra said.
Oliver nodded and started from the top, Ezra followed the movements, forcing his body to move.
This time he made it farther than before, but he still crashed. They continued for five rounds until he couldn't get up again.
"Hmm, you have done well now, take a rest," Oliver said.
'I don't have time to rest, but I guess he won't understand why I need to push harder.'
Ezra pushed himself up, his sweat so much that a puddle formed under him, he looked at Oliver with crazed eyes.
"One more time." He said.
"No, that is enough for now kid," Oliver said.
"No, I want to go now, if I fail then I'll take your punishment for disobeying you," Ezra said.
Oliver let out a sigh and then started the movements. Ezra followed as well.
They went on and soon his body gave up again, but as he was falling.
[You have gained one vitality]
A notification came in, and energy filled his body, he immediately used one leg to balance and push up. He continued following the movement of Oliver with a smile on his face.
Oliver had been watching and had seen what had happened, and he was shocked.
'He made a breakthrough during the training, and his vitality has increased. Who is this kid?' He wondered.
Oliver followed through the entire process and finally made it through the whole ordeal. He sat on the ground to catch his breath.
Oliver took a pamphlet and threw it to him, "that is a pamphlet containing all the movements that you just did. So go home and practice, we will begin your weapon training tomorrow." Oliver said.
Ezra wanted to stay and train more, but he decided against it, he would do that at home. He didn't want Oliver to suspect him.
Ezra left the dojo and made his way home, he passed through a busy street. And as he moved, someone snatched the pamphlet from his hands.
Ezra turned and saw three boys standing. They had smiles on their faces.
Ezra suddenly remembered them, they had beaten him up, and his dad made sure that they were punished for that, and their parents could not stop it, as what his father did was legal.
"If it isn't the little daddy's boy." The one in the center spoke, seemingly he was the leader.
"Richard give me back the pamphlet," Ezra said.
"And if I don't? What will you do? Call daddy?" Richard scorned.
The other bits burst into laughter, they pointed at Ezra and laughed.
"That won't work now, do you know why? I have awakened a fire core, making me a fire mage and of great importance." Richard said.
'This dude is an asshole, I don't have time for this.' Ezra thought.
Richard noticed that there was no change on Ezra's face when he said that, he frowned and then smiled later.
"You must be so shocked you can't talk right?" Richard asked.
"Huh? Oh sorry, my mind drifted off." Ezra said.
Richard's face changed when he heard that, he clenched his fist. "You think you are a wise guy right?" Richard asked.
"I am not wise, but I am definitely smarter than you because if you were smart you would hand over my property and walk away dumbass," Ezra said.
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