Chương 26: Target Practice

Elena knocked Olen's head and said, "You should have told that earlier."

'Why does this brat always tell all these unimportant matters first and leave out the important matter for last? Did he fall on his head when he was born?' –Elena doesn't understand this kid's thoughts.

Usually, kids try to take credit for their deeds. So, they couldn't wait to talk about their exploits. They would talk about it the first chance they get the chance.

And there this guy is talking about how he got bested by Jully, and he needs to get better than her and all.

Leaving that matter aside, the explanation that Olen gave is extraordinary.

"Miss, is there anything wrong with me." –Olen.

"No, you are fine." –Elena. "But I'll need to learn more details from Jon."

"All right. But Miss, how did I do that? I don't think I was that strong before." –Olen asked. He may be a kid, but he is not dumb.

"The explanation would take a bit of time. So, let's try something first. Come with me." –Elena got up.

Olen followed her out.

The sun has already set. Elena asked the maid to go back when Olen came in. So, now it is only her and Olen standing in front of the house.

There is a little garden in front of the house.

Elena is growing some plants here.

There is a small open space there.

Elena put some targets at a short distance and gave Olen a knife to throw at them.

This isn't a target practice for accuracy. It's a target practice for power detection.

"Throw that at the target." –Elena said.

Olen looked at the knife, then at the targets, and then at Elena's face again.

"Miss, you gave me one knife, but there are five targets there. Shouldn't you give me four more knives?" –Olen asked.

A vein popped out of her forehead.

"Do you think I'm a blacksmith or something? How do I have more of those lying around? You would pick that up every time you throw it."

Olen was stunned. Then, what's the point of setting multiple targets?

But he didn't say that. He is sure he would receive a beating for saying that.

He stood straight before the targets, concentrating hard on how he had done it before. Even if Miss Elenora just told him to throw, he knew what she required him to do.

So, he tried to do that again.

After taking a breath, he threw the knife just the way he did back then.

"Shunk…" –the knife didn't even hit the target. It just went past it and stabbed into the soil.

Olen looked at Elena. He is a bit embarrassed.

Elena stood there but didn't say anything. She just motioned her head to get the knife back.

Olen got the knife back and tried again.

This time, it hit the target. However, after hitting the wooden target, it only sunk about half a centimeter. Then it fell due to its weight.

Elena is still looking. Olen Again got embarrassed and got the knife back.

He continuously threw the knives, but nothing that dramatic happened.

So, Elena stopped the test.

"All right. That's enough. You will get there eventually. Let's go. We still have things to do." –Elena said.

"Miss, I swear I didn't lie." –Olen told from behind.

'She must be disappointed in me.' –he thought.

"I know. I'll explain to you later. That's not urgent right now. So, let's go inside." –Elena said in a straight face. She didn't think that Olen was lying. It's just things like 'profundities' are a bit harder to explain than spirit base.

She just wanted to put these troublesome things for a later time.

But it is the troubles that don't seem to leave her.

After Olen left her house, there was a knock on her door.

She was exhausted and wanted to let the visitor leave after taking a look, but the visitor this time wasn't someone that she could just see off.

"Welcome, Baroness. It's so good to see you." –Bianca was the one standing at her door. Jon was standing behind her without saying a word.

She was expecting her to come but not so fast.

She bowed to welcome her in.

"Oh, you don't have to be so polite. You are the teacher of my dear Olen. I just came to have a chat with you. Seeing that there's little chance I get for that due to our schedule, I had to come this late." –Bianca said smilingly.

'Nope, you just wanted to know about your son's situation the first chance you got.' –Elena thought.

"That's so thoughtful of you…" –Elena said her pleasantries. In this stage, it is better to not expose each other.

They both know each of them wants something from the other.

So, as long as there's no other way, they would like to keep their mask on for convenience.

So, their offer was like this. As long as Elena keeps helping her son, she would allow any type of support that Bianca herself could extend. Be it monetary or with connections.

On the other hand, Elena's wish was for Bianca to make sure she got any kind of reports on high-level natural resources that can heal spirit wounds and get it for her.

To that, Bianca said information is still okay as they come in auctions sometimes. But the price of such high-level resources isn't something a non-cultivator like Bianca's personal fund could cover.

Bianca is not a merchant. And she can't give away the family's funds. As it would raise questions like what it was used for. And that would undoubtedly point toward Elena, which Elena herself doesn't wish to happen.

So, thus they came to an agreement.

"Oh, look at time. I've bothered you long enough. I should take my leave." –Bianca.

"Not at all. It was really pleasant talking to you too." –Elena.

"All right then. Good night, Miss Aniston." –Elena saw her off and closed the door.

In the conversation, Elena got a bit more understanding of Bianca.

She is a shrewd woman.

She never confirmed Elena's identity and always talked as if they were on the same level.

She made sure she got what she wanted.

She also saw to it that Elena got what she wanted as well without making it a burden for the family.

'She is a noble after all.' –Elena thought.

Just when she was about to get back at what she was about to do, another knock came.

Elena again opened the door. This time, Jon was standing there alone.

He must have left Bianca alone in the middle of escorting her back.

With Bianca, Elena couldn't do much but with Jon, it isn't the same.

"What are you doing now? Would it kill you if you came in the morning?" –Elena clearly showed her annoyance.

Jon got embarrassed.

"I just thought you might want to understand what happened in the afternoon better. So I brought the evidence for you to look at." –Jon said as he showed a bag.

"I am interested, but why does it have to be now?" –Elena.

"Oh, then I'll come back tomorrow." –He started to leave.

The last thing he wanted to do was to argue with this 'Elenomity' (Elenora + Calamity) before him.

"No, get inside. You already came. Might as well take a look." –Elena let him in.

After seeing the evidence, Elena was sure. This is definitely the blade profundity of the Primary level.

"What is it?" –Jon asked. He had never seen anything like this before.

"Do you remember our spurring when I first came here?" –Elena asked.

Of course, Jon remembers. That left a scar on him and left him with a phobia. It subsided somewhat after two months, but that is still there.

Before the fight, he was just careful, but after… He was purely afraid of her. What does she intend to prove after making him remember that?

"Yes." –Jon replied in a single word.

"What is your thought about that? What was the most frightening attack I delivered to you?" –Elena said smilingly.

"Urg.." –words got caught in Jon's mouth. He doesn't know how to describe it.

He still uses that fight as a reference. He used it to shadow practice with his opponent, Elena. He knew every bit of it. But how could he say that she killed him five times in the duration of two minutes?

"The last two minutes." –He didn't have an exact answer.

"Well, that's good. You at least understood there was something I did at that period." –Elena.

"Think of what Olen did as the inferior version of what I did to you back then. Be careful from now on when you fight him. He can't control it. So he might accidentally kill you." –There was smugness in her face.

"Eh? Then.. what.. how?" –Jon has so many questions.

"Come tomorrow. I'll explain it to Olen then. I don't want to explain the same thing twice." –Elena dismissed him.

Jon was still reluctant to go. So, Elena directly kicked him out.

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