For several agonizing minutes, Vahn continued to console the crying Hestia who had started to put more strength into her grip. She had moved her hands from his shoulders to Vahn's neck even though she wasn't tall enough to easily hold him from her current position. If not for the fact that Vahn was arching his back slightly, Hestia would most likely have to hug around his chest or shoulders since she was only 140cm tall compared to Vahn's 165cm. She had stopped repeating how painful the situation was and instead began regulating her breathing.
Vahn stroked the side of Hestia's face and kissed her gently on the lips, but she didn't respond to his kiss at first and just turned her head sideways a bit as if refusing further kisses. Though he knew she didn't hate him, Vahn couldn't help but feel that Hestia was building a wall around her heart at the moment. Shifting his hand from her face, Vahn reached toward where they were connected and tried to use [Hands of Nirvana] to ease her pain, but Hestia instantly glared at him with 'fierce' eyes and said, "Don't you dare take this from me! Grrrrrr, Vahn, you big fat idiot~!" Hestia released Vahn's neck and covered her eyes with her forearms and began to cry, this time in sadness instead of pain.
Hestia's words smashed into Vahn's brain like a ton of bricks dropping from the top of Babel Tower. In the time when his mind completely blanked, all the reasons behind what Hestia's words could mean flashed through his mind and Vahn realized that, even though it was painful, Hestia placed a lot of importance on this moment and didn't want to do anything to 'make things easier'. He remembered her earlier words about not hesitating and yet, once again, he had hesitated after her pained outburst. Vahn realized that he had made a big mistake when treating Hestia like a normal virgin girl since her virginity had been nurtured over millions of years and not one-to-two decades. While other girls placed some significance on it, Hestia had been defined by hers for an almost unfathomable amount of time...
Gritting his teeth briefly, Vahn threw aside his inhibitions as he leaned down and placed his forehead into the pillow next to Hestia's head. He whispered in a firm tone, "Hestia, I love you...I'm going to move now. Bear with it..." Without responding orally, Hestia nodded her head but still continued to hide her teary eyes behind her arms. Vahn saw her aura actually stabilized a bit and it gave him a lot more confidence in his current actions. Even though he might not be able to understand everything from her aura, Vahn could see the obvious signs if something was going well.
Vahn hadn't been paying attention to it previously, but now that he was preparing to move he realized that Hestia's insides were inviolable with their tightness. Not only did it seem impossible to enter, but now it seemed impossible to exit. If not for his high endurance, Vahn imagined it would have actually been painful to stay inside of Hestia without moving if he were a normal person. Now that he had achieved the 'impossible' and broke through her chastity, Vahn wasn't going to back down so he clenched his teeth again and tried pulling his hips back with a slowly increasing amount of force.
It got to the point where Hestia's vulva had distended and clung to his penis for a few centimeters which made Vahn fearful that something catastrophic might happen. Even now, his inserted penis hadn't been loosened up on at all and Vahn was genuinely concerned he would injure Hestia if he kept trying to remove his glans from her insides. Finally, right when he was about to give up, Vahn nearly slid out all at once which caused Hestia to cry out painfully before biting her lip and stifling her own cries. Vahn instantly realized she was trying to spur him onwards by trying to hide her own pain...
Though he didn't often curse, Vahn couldn't help but swear in his mind while screaming, 'Dammit' at the top of his imaginary lungs. He might be able to alter his size over the course of a few days, but there was no way to change things at the moment. Vahn also suspected that Hestia might 'blame' him if he tried to make things any easier on her. Mustering up his courage, Vahn grabbed Hestia's wrists and pulled them away from her eyes. He could see her pained expression and tear-stained face as he said, "Hestia, kiss me...don't focus on the pain, just focus on our kiss. Leave everything to me and don't resist no matter how hard it gets..." Without waiting for her response, Vahn overlapped his lips with Hestia and inserted his tongue as deeply into her mouth as he could manage. She began to return his kiss passionately as Vahn lifted her right leg with his left hand while also grasping her left breast with his right hand.
Though she tried to gasp, Vahn continued to seal Hestia's lips as he used [Hands of Nirvana] to fondle her breast with a bit of strength in his fingers. She had inexplicably soft breasts that were incredibly malleable and Vahn could almost grab them from any angle without difficulty. He rolled her nipple with his thumb and sent waves of stimulation into her muscles while feeling the rapidly beating heart of Hestia through his palm. Hiking up her right left even further, Vahn re-inserted himself into the inviolable depths of Hestia. She moaned a painful intonation but didn't break away from the kiss and instead wrapped her arms under Vahn's armpits and grasped the hair on the back of his head with a death grip. Though it was painful, Vahn knew it wasn't a fraction of what Hestia was going through so he completely ignored the mild ache from the back of his head.
Vahn noticed that the vice-like grip of Hestia's vagina hadn't faded at all, but now he could feel a throbbing sensation coming from where they were connected as a heat slowly began to spread from her insides into his penis. Vahn understood that the throbbing sensation was her vagina slowly trying to ease up as her arousal continuously began to build. The problem was, it wasn't happening fast enough because of the size difference between Hestia's interior and his invading member. Since the interior of the vagina could more than double during arousal, Vahn knew things would get easier for Hestia if he could get her more excited.
Noticing the pink aura clinging to his body, Vahn suddenly had an epiphany as he spread his own domain to match the confines of the room. During his testing and forging, Vahn realized that, though he couldn't stop it from expanding out as a sphere, he could prevent it from traveling through objects if he wished. He had experimented with using it to physically push things in the past using this technique, and now he was using it to increase the density of his aura by constraining it to the room. Everything within the room shook slightly as a formless energy began to appear within the air. Even Loki woke up and looked around the room with wide eyes but kept her silence.
Vahn pulled away from Hestia and stared into her deep blue eyes and said, "Hestia, use your Divinity...I've sealed this space completely." Hestia thought Vahn was trying to do things in a roundabout manner for a moment but couldn't understand what activating her Divinity would do. After a brief hesitation, she calmed herself from the intense pain and spread her own aura that began to intermingle with Vahn's domain within the room. She suddenly felt a strange feeling in her body as two forms of energy entered inside of her...
When Hestia's pink aura had spread through his body, Vahn could feel a powerful arousal rise up inside of him but it was held back by his [Will of the Emperor]. Instead, he absorbed the energy through his pores and used [Yddrasil's Favor] to redirect it and imbue the energy into his [Hands of Nirvana]. Ever since his first experience with Hephaestus accidentally stimulating him in the past, Vahn had been curious about how other's auras could influence each other. Vahn realized that, since the energy spread through his body and was powerful enough to influence him, he should be able to channel the energy as well and imbue it into his own techniques. Though he didn't realize it, Vahn was actually following the same core principle that would have allowed him to learn the [Magia Erebea] from Eva in the orb. He was using a foreign energy, absorbing it into his body, and then converting it into a form he could use by leveraging his own body as a conduit...
Instead of her aura sending Vahn into a state of arousal, Hestia was experiencing her own emotions compounding through Vahn's right hand that was massaging her breast. Her heart rate was already beating faster than a stethoscope could detect, but it seemed to increase marginally as a heat spread through her body. She didn't know what was happening, and the pain was still there, but Hestia was slowly beginning to feel an incredible excitement rising in her own body. She put more strength into her grip as a reddish aura that emphasized the use of her divine power spread across her body. The pained looked in her eyes slowly faded as a slightly enamored look took its place.
Vahn could feel Hestia's body heating up as her hair slowly began to float around them. The throbbing from inside her vagina still continued, but now Vahn felt a pleasant moisture accompanying the vice-like grip of her insides. Removing his hand from her breast, Vahn stroked Hestia's face and said, "I love you..." Sealing her lips, Vahn redoubled his efforts and actually managed to slide out from the interior of Hestia with marginally less difficulty than before. Though she still moaned in a painful manner, Vahn could hear the undertones of pleasure as her throat hummed slightly.
The longer their embrace continued, the easier it was for Vahn to move, even though his actual progress into her insides wasn't that far. He had initially only gotten about 10cm into Hestia, and now he was around 13cm and it didn't seem to be increasing much at all. Though it was a strange sensation, since half his penis was normal while the other half was being squeezed like a vice, Vahn ignored it and continued to kiss Hestia who had begun to return his advances with a moderately passionate response.
He wasn't sure how much time had passed, but Vahn suspected it was close to half an hour when Hestia's Divinity slowly began to fade as a somewhat exhausted look appeared on her face. She had a fierce blush and had seemed to be enjoying herself since her painful cries had turned into pleasured gasps. Hestia was in an incredibly aroused state because of the influence of her own aura that had been channeled through Vahn, but he realized that she didn't seem to be nearing climax even though her vice-like insides had loosened up with a slippery moisture allowing for easier movement.
Without knowing when she had arrived, Loki spoke out from Vahn's right in a casual tone, "It's not easy for a girl that just lost her virginity to orgasm from just their vagina. Especially since they would become a bit numb with someone of your 'caliber' being their first partner. Even if she doesn't want it, you need to stimulate her clitoris or this'll only become painful after a while."
Vahn stared into Hestia's dazed expression and saw her close her eyes in expectation so he reached down, after using his left arm to support his body, and used his index finger to rub the small nub at the top of where he and Hestia were connected. He didn't immediately use [Hands of Nirvana], because he wanted to ensure that the experience was more genuine even though he had relied on a bit of a loophole earlier. Vahn noticed that the more he stimulated the little bundle of nerves, the greater the amount lubricating fluid was emitted from Hestia's vagina. It wasn't a new revelation, but Vahn was surprised by how quickly her body was beginning to respond and he was even able to slip slightly deeper into her interior.
Hestia began to let out labored breaths that were intermixed with pleasant sighs as Vahn maintained a steady and rhythmic pace with his hips. Other than when he experienced emotional and mental strain, Vahn could continue almost tirelessly without rest and only changed his movements depending on Hestia's reaction. Just like Loki had done, except this time it was by his efforts, Vahn was looking for a pleasant area within Hestia's insides. Though she still gripped the half of his penis like a vice, Vahn was able to angle himself a bit as if he were exploring the interior for a hidden treasure.
Suddenly, as if by a completely random coincidence, Hestia released a loud sound while sucking in a breath of air. Her breath was immediately followed by a strange gasp and Vahn tried recalling his movements as he pulled back his hips and tried finding the exact same angle. While continuing to stimulate her clitoris, Vahn pressed his hips forward at the assumed spot and Hestia immediately opened her eyes and shouted, "That's no good~!" before releasing a strange squeaking gasp. As if to refute her words, Loki spoke out again and said, "There is usually a sensitive spot following the nerves of the clitoris that runs parallel to the urethra...if you can keep hitting that area she'll probably climax very quickly. Don't worry, she might think that she is losing her mind, but she'll be okay in the end..."
Hestia's eyes widened and she said in an urgent manner while still clinging to Vahn, "Vahn, don't listen to this little demon! I definitely won't be fine~!" Vahn was surprised by how much energy Hestia suddenly had since she had been somewhat lethargic and tired while releasing gasping moans earlier. Vahn squinted his eyes and said in a soothing voice that sounded evil from Hestia's perspective, "It'll be okay, I'll keep you from flying away and hold you until you come back to your senses..." Vahn knew that the best way to bring an end to this was to make things as pleasant as possible for Hestia and overwrite any of the pain she might have felt earlier.
As if she wanted to refute his claim, Hestia opened her mouth but had her lips sealed by Vahn as he pinned her leg firmly to the bed. Her aura flared up as if she were going to explode as Vahn found the correct angle and 'mercilessly' attacked the dangerous spot inside of her. Hestia began to release a continuous squeaking moan and tried moving her hips to counteract Vahn's attack but wasn't nearly strong enough to resist his accurate strikes. Every time Vahn hit that spot with his precise strikes, Hestia felt a wave of vibrations spread up her body and she felt like her insides were crawling with ants and electricity.
Vahn felt Hestia's insides begin to writhe powerfully so he increased his own piston was easing the tensions that he had maintained to keep himself from ejaculating for the last few minutes. Hestia managed a high-pitched squeal while they continued to kiss and she began slapping his back in a panic but Vahn continued his precision assault until her vice-like vagina clamped down on him with an immense force that made him immediately ejaculate. The force was so strong that he had actually been stopped mid-stroke by Hestia and moved her body upwards without being able to enter a single millimeter further.
Hestia felt such an intense climax that she couldn't form any words as a high-pitched sound emerged from her throat and out of her nose while she squeezed Vahn's body as if she was trying to fuse with him. If not for her breasts acting as a cushion, she had a slight notion deep within the recesses of her mind that she might have succeeded in the attempt. From the side, Loki watched things play out with a fervent expression of interest on her face. She had seen the 'technical prowess' of Vahn and how he was able to effortlessly target the same point even when someone resisted. Loki felt like, even if she didn't take control and just entrusted her body to him...she would probably be able to experience something entirely brand-new.
Because of the amount of semen ejaculated from Vahn, he actually began to feel a small amount of pain since he couldn't move his penis at all and the pressure continued to increase inside of Hestia. Though he was intrigued about it whenever he was licking her earlier, Vahn now had a bit of fear for the ridiculously strong pressure coming from her relatively diminutive body. He felt like her vagina was somehow trying to punish his penis for daring to take her virginity. Things got so bad that Vahn couldn't help but furrow his brows which caused Loki to ask, "Eh~? What's with that reaction?" Tilting her head behind Vahn, Loki saw his penis inside of Hestia and she could actually see it 'squeezing' the portion of Vahn's penis still stuck inside. Her eyes widened at the realization that Vahn probably couldn't even move at all.
After nearly two minutes of increasing discomfort, Hestia's body began to relax and she fell powerlessly from his neck against the bed. She had a wavering light in her crystalline blue eyes and a slightly opened mouth while her fiercely flushed face was covered in a layer of sweat. The moment she let go of him, Vahn's penis actually almost flopped out of Hestia because of the pressure that was suddenly released. Loki had been staring at their connecting point and nearly took a shot of semen to the face with how forcefully Hestia's vagina closed. She stared at the liquid blankly before falling onto the bed and cackling like a maddened hyena.
Vahn was just relieved to have been shown leniency by the 'dangerous' organ so he released a sigh as he stroked Hestia's face lovingly before kissing her in a gentle manner. When he separated from her, at nearly the same time, they both said, "I love you..." It would have been an incredibly touching moment if not for the laughing demon behind them who continued her laughing fit for nearly three whole minutes.
(A/N: Alternate Titles: 'Loves Bears All Pains','Technical Prowess','PLOP~!')
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Once Loki finally stopped laughing, she looked over at Hestia and Vahn cuddling together before yawning and moving to the edge of the bed. Vahn noticed her actions and kissed Hestia on the forehead before asking, "Are you not going to stay longer?" Since Vahn's bed was very large, Loki had her backside to him as she crawled away. She looked over her shoulder and wiggled her butt before saying, "There are people always watching the movements between the Hestia Familia and the Alliance. If I stay the night, it'll cause even more problems when there is already a lot of things on our plates."
Loki jumped out of the bed and began to wear her clothes, starting from her leggings. Vahn watched her actions and frowned a bit because he knew her words were accurate. Before he said anything though, Loki turned around while wearing nothing but black stockings and said, "As I said, I don't want to step on Hephaestus's toes, so I'll probably stop by again after a week or two passes. As long as I get a baby in the oven before the Denatus, everything should progress smoothly." When Loki was speaking, she rubbed her stomach with a seductive look in her slightly opened eyes.
Vahn released a sigh before wiping down Hestia's unconscious body and tucking her into the covers after he replaced them with a new set. Loki continued to dress and would occasionally look over to see Vahn meticulously performing the 'after-care' while being attentive to the sleeping Hestia. She felt a little jealous but slid her shorts overtop the panties she had worn earlier. When she finally finished dressing, by wearing her arm warmers, Loki popped her neck and rubbed it a bit before heading towards the door.
Because she had been far away for a while, Loki couldn't hear Vahn approach her from behind and didn't notice his presence until he placed his arm gingerly around her hip. She looked to her right and gave him a curious gaze as he said, "I'll at least accompany you part of the way..." Vahn didn't feel like it was right to just let Loki leave with such a strange atmosphere around her. His words caused Loki to laugh as she overlay her hand atop the one Vahn had put around her waist.
When they got to the foyer, Loki peeled his fingers away before stopping in front of Vahn and staring directly at him. Because they were the same height, their gazes matched perfectly and Vahn felt a small amount of inspiration as he wrapped his hands around Loki's lower back before holding her close and kissing her lips. It wasn't nearly as passionate as their earlier kisses, but Vahn felt like there was a lot more emotion in their embrace. Just as he was thinking about teasing her a bit, Vahn felt Loki's hands grab his own butt and he snorted through his nose and laughed a bit. Without hesitating further, Vahn slid his hands down and gripped the toned and springy butt of Loki and held her body up against his in an awkward fashion.
After a couple of seconds passed, Vahn set Loki back down and she released a hot sigh before pushing away his chest. Before she left into the cold night air, Vahn gave her a warm cloak event though she could resist the chill with her own powers. Loki wore it with a cheeky grin on her face before saying, "The next time, we should do things privately, maybe with a bit of wine and a warm atmosphere~! I'll leave it to you to prepare everything, so make sure you come up with something interesting before then." Just after she opened the door, Loki looked back and squinted at Vahn one last time before heading out into the dark night.
When she finally left, Vahn released a sigh and shook his head because he wasn't sure what to think when it came to Loki at all. He felt like he could trust her, but also knew it was her nature to scheme and eventually deceive those that did. Vahn wasn't sure where the line between truth and lie blurred, but he believed that Loki would act in his interests since he was aware of her heart's desire. Even if her compulsion made her take actions to trick others, Vahn knew she couldn't trick her true desire and change the foundation of her own character so easily. With the thought that there wasn't much he could do besides remaining vigilant, Vahn began to absentmindedly plan his next private meeting with Loki...
Since Hestia was exhausted from the long session and the intense stimulus, she had entered a deep state of unconsciousness but Vahn was happy to see she had a smile on her face as she clung to the pillow next to her. The moment he laid down, even though she was both tired and asleep, Hestia seemed to have detected his warmth and climbed atop his body while still naked. While marveling once again at how light and soft Hestia's body was, Vahn pulled the covers up to her shoulders and gently cradled her as he too went to sleep.
The next morning, Vahn awoke in a slight daze before quickly regaining his senses and looking down into the glimmering blue eyes of Hestia who was supporting her face with her hands and staring at his face with a gentle smile. Before he could tell her good morning, Hestia shifted her body, grabbed the sides of his face, and began to kiss him in a very proactive manner. Vahn held her waist loosely and they continued their embrace for nearly a full minute before Hestia pulled away, still holding his face, and said, "Vahn, I love, love, love you~!" Seeing her excited and happy expression, Vahn smiled and said, "I love you, Hestia, thank you..."
As Vahn's words finished, Hestia gripped his head tightly and hugged his face into her breasts as she made a happy squeal while nuzzling against the top of Vahn's head. It took quite a while for Hestia's affections to stabilize and she only stopped when Vahn said, "We should take an early bath before the training begins. I don't mind too much, but it's a little embarrassing when the girls give me strange looks." Though she hadn't been there for the incident, Hestia had heard about it previously and also felt somewhat embarrassed by the fact.
After snuggling up for a bit longer, they both made their way to the onsen and shared a small pool together. Hestia yelped a bit when she entered the hot water, but shook her head when Vahn offered to help ease her pain. Though she didn't glare at him like the previous night, Hestia said in a very serious manner, "I want to experience everything...it makes me feel like a normal girl that has dedicated everything to the man she loves." Afterward, Vahn gently tended to and washed her body while acting very lover-dovey with a gentle Hestia. She didn't act nearly as spontaneous or clingy and just enjoyed his care with a peaceful and loving smile on her face.
Once the bath was finished, Hestia returned to the room to sleep for a bit longer while Vahn went into the backyard and began training with the girls. Milan and Tina were present, though they would be leaving after the training ended to return to the Hostess of Fertility with Ryuu and Fafnir escorting them along. They usually stayed in the girl's dorm during the week while working in the pub during the afternoons. Though there wasn't a real need for them to do so, Milan and Tina got along well with the girls there and enjoyed the environment so Vahn didn't have any complaints. Most of the girls there, other than Syr, were between Level 3 and 6 while there was a lot of support behind the scenes that kept everyone inside protected.
Since Vahn didn't participate in the basic training that Ryuu was having the girls undergo, Vahn was off to the side watching and performing his own routine. Since it was difficult to increase parameters without gaining exillia, the only purpose behind training was to enhance technical skills and master things like magic and abilities. It was also a good opportunity to train martial skills by sparing with other people and increasing your combat awareness while developing and honing your senses. The best example was someone like Mikoto, who also trained alone off the side.
She would hold her katana in a very stable stance while focusing her mind and breathing to an intense degree. The moment when it felt like her presence had reached the peak, she would immediately strike out with an incredibly fast flash of her blade while trying to cut through the wooden pillars that had been planted in the ground in her personal area. Vahn could see that her actual technique was incredible, but it took her way too long to increase her focus and she would often waver in her actual strikes. Though she had incredible mental discipline, there seemed to be a feeling of 'hesitation' every time she brandished her blade.
Vahn felt somewhat inspired by her discipline and wondered if he should work on improving his own sword abilities. Though he didn't have any techniques like Mikoto, Vahn's [Swordsman] skill was Rank A and he had a very high adaptability when using the sword in combat. Since he usually fought using his instincts and Innate abilities, Vahn had never really needed to learn actual techniques since he had been trained specifically by Tsubaki to adapt to anything. Developing actual styles gave you incredible potential, but it also made you less fluid when actually fighting against enemies that didn't conform to the rigidity of your style. Vahn kind of wanted to convince Mikoto to focus more on actual fighting instead of just practicing a 'theoretical' combat style that left gaps in her movement and made her attacks predictable.
Though it wasn't a fair comparison, Vahn couldn't help but recall the sword dance of Tsubaki and how it flowed like an incessant current while Mikoto's attacks were very precise but inflexible. Perhaps it was the difference between a Level 5 peak adventurer with a lot of experience versus a Level 2 adventurer who was still just a very young woman. Even though her body was maturing rapidly, Mikoto will still only fourteen compared to Tsubaki's thirty-six years of age. However, since there were girls like Tiona, Tione, and Ais, who were far stronger than Mikoto, Vahn knew it wasn't necessarily the age of a person that determined their strength...
After watching her movements for a bit longer, Vahn pulled out the large katana he had purchased a long time ago when he first went weapon shopping with Lili. Because the weapon was rather weak, Vahn had never really used it in the past and never had any need to rely on it during his actual fights. Since Vahn could detect even the minor movements of Mikoto's muscles when he focused his attention, he could almost emulate her form perfectly after a little practice. He even tried copying her breathing and could feel that his mind became somewhat calmer and he could feel the oxygen-rich blood flowing through his body.
Vahn continued to focus his mind while emulating Mikoto's stance and felt the different sensations in his body to try and find any flaws that seemed obvious. The very first thing he noticed was that there was a severe restriction to any sidewards mobility since he was focusing a lot of his weight on toes of his left foot while relying on his back foot as a pivot, likely to deflect any approaching blades. Vahn realized the stance was excellent for fighting against other swordsmen, but it would be very difficult to apply to other forms of combat. Perhaps the biggest weakness, however, was the fact that the stance seemed to be more responsive than actually offensive in form. Though he could see from Mikoto's strikes that there was a powerful force in the slashes, Vahn noticed that it would be next to impossible to chain together the attacks without fixing his stance first. This created a gap in his movements and made it difficult to adapt if his opponent was even slightly faster than he was.
Though he hadn't paid it any mind at first, Vahn was aware that Mikoto was focusing her attention on him and had even sheathed her sword with a serious expression on her face. Vahn took several slow and steady breaths and, instead of holding the katana in front of him with two hands, he adopted a loose stance while lowering the katana toward the ground. Instead of tensing and focusing his body, Vahn continued to breath used the method he observed from Mikoto while switching his weight from his toes and even distributing it on both feet. With just a slight shift of his body, Vahn could use either foot as a pivot for the next set of actions and, when he finally felt like he had achieved a proper fluid state, Vahn moved his body toward one of the wooden pillars.
Since Vahn lead with his body, instead of the katana, it looked like a motion full of gaps but Vahn knew he would be able to change direction instantly if necessary. Shifting his weight, Vahn leaned in with his shoulder as the katana trailed slightly behind his movements as he let the tip of the blade flow naturally from his right hand, across the front of his body, and angled toward the ground. Using his shoulder to control the rotation, Vahn flared his arms until the motion traveled through his elbow and began to accelerate forward until his tensionless wrist followed the motion as well and he cut through the wooden pillar in front of him with a beautiful arc. Vahn smiled before swiping the katana down as if he were dislodging any blood that might have marred the blade if his opponent had been a living entity.
After he put the katana away in his inventory, Vahn nodded politely toward Mikoto and said casually, "Attacks should flow like water or move about freely like the wind. If you focus too much of your attention on practiced movements, you won't be able to adapt to changes in the situation if your opponent is stronger and faster than you are. There are also monsters that have higher durability and powerful strength that wouldn't give you the time to display your techniques..."
Mikoto had an especially serious look on her face as she bowed low and said, "Thank you for your guidance!" Vahn saw her overly serious response and shook his head slightly before sighing, "A sword is motionless without the intent of its user to swing it. If you maintain such a rigid personality, it will reflect in your swordsmanship..." Taking a deep breath, Vahn pulled at the katana again and faced toward the sky as if he weren't focusing his attention on anything in particular. Shifting his weight almost imperceptibly, Vahn used Shundo before taking a few complacent steps and disappearing again. Mikoto watched his movements with a shocked expression on her face as the other girls in the training area also looked over. By the time Vahn had repeated his actions eight times, he threw the katana back into his inventory before looking at everyone in the area with a smile on his face. Without saying anything, Vahn sat down on the ground and began to meditate, pleased with his actions because he thought he had acted cool in front of everyone.
Though his movements and attacks seemed impressive, Mikoto had an incongruous feeling in her heart as she walked over to the closest wooden pillar that Vahn had attacked earlier. At first glance, it seemed to be untouched but as soon as Mikoto touched it, it fell over with an almost flawlessly cut surface. Compared to her own attacks, which always left a slight wavey pattern in the wood, Vahn's attacks were much more precise even though they seemed almost lackadaisical in their execution. Mikoto had never compared her strength to Vahn before, but she suddenly realized that there was also a monstrous gap in their skill and technique as well. The worst part was, up until he vanished, Mikoto could see all of his movements clearly...this indicated that his initial attacks weren't something that was beyond her parameters to execute...
(A/N: Alternate Titles: 'Loki Doki Doki','Hestia's Shift In Mentality','Vahn's Chuuni Phase Acting Up')
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