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"All right. Your first task for training is to build the house with me."
I stand outside a run-down house with Miyu at my side in the snowy temperature. We both wore gloves and scarves, meanwhile, Miyu donned my haori, due to me being able to easily withstand the cold temperature.
The house was crumpled and abandoned, with vines covering the entirety of the house. Most of the building was crumpled to the floor in dust and rubble, while other parts stood tall, but were covered in moss and overgrown plants. It was a single-story house but held plenty of room for everything we needed.
Miyu looked at me with a look of bewilderment. "Why do we have to do this?" She questioned skeptically with furrowed brows.
I gave her the side-eye. "Well, first we need to build up your strength, and we need somewhere to lay low. So, what better way to train, than combining the two tasks." I leaned my weight on one leg. "Think about it. This job requires heavy lifting, and you need to work on getting strong enough to swing a sword without it weighing you down, and being able to slice an entire head off. This is the perfect way of getting some muscle on those noodle arms of yours." I explained simply to the girl.
She gritted her teeth and looked down at her arms. "Hey! I don't have noodle arms!" She exclaimed, only to get ignored.
I began to walk forward, closer to the building. "Come on, kid. Let's get started." She groaned and dragged her feet after her while rolling her eyes.
"What do we even start with?" She questioned sassily, making me bonk her head harshly, causing her to yelp.
I took my blades out of their sheath before tossing them to her. She panicked as the blades were tossed her way. She screeched and moved away from the daggers before they hit the ground, making me sigh. "Pick up the blades. We'll start by getting rid of the weeds." I spoke boredly before unsheathing my katana and started chopping the vines.
She watched my movements with a parted mouth before crouching down and picking up the daggers. She investigated them with awe and caution before she hesitantly approached my form and watched as I sliced the greenery. She observed my movements before replicating them exactly and slashing the weeds just like I did.
I began to pick up the pace by slashing at the weeds, making her eyes widen at how my precise movements could barely be seen with the naked eye. She looked down to her own blades before furrowing her brows with determination and slicing faster.
This wasn't just to improve her strength, but I also wanted to test her on how well she can adapt to weapons and how she can handle them. If she couldn't handle the blades well, it would determine the training I would need to give her to improve. I also wanted to help improve how she could handle the blades. I knew she would try and replicate me, so if she learns how to use the blades as an extension of her arm quickly, we could get on with the more heavyweight training and it becomes immediately easier to teach certain movements.
