YLTESCIA: A Reincarnator's Tale in the Lands of Merusia

Chapter 144: Slippery Thieves

Clang Clang Clang

Sparks and reverberations filled the air as two swords clashed against one another, again and again, time after time. There was little to no gap between each clash, each as ferocious as the others, performed with great speed, strength, and precision.

More than a week has passed since Grey and Yuna arrived in the village and as far as their daily routines were concerned, they were once again training Zeke, improving his swordsmanship and magic at the same time. Of course, it was done spartan style.

Lunges, slashes, and feints were done one after another, relentless like a raging storm whose only purpose is to destroy. Zeke struck left, right, down, and up but no matter what he did, Grey remained unfazed, not even budging a single inch from his position as if he was a statue.

"Ugh...!" ［Zeke］

Zeke quickly distanced himself after the final clash with Grey, stepping a couple steps backwards. He had been clashing with Grey for hundreds of times yet there was no progress. It was time to try a different approach.

《Lightning Bolt!》 ［Zeke］

Thunder roared as a blue streak came flying towards Grey at an unimaginable speed, but the latter still remained unfazed. He was simply observing the situation, looking at Zeke if he was planning something and maintaining peak vigilance.

With little effort, Grey poured some strength on his hands and with a quick flick of his arms, he quickly deflected the attack, redirecting it to the left. The attack landed towards one of the branches nearby, burning it before it broke, crashing to the ground with a loud thud.

"Damー" ［Zeke］

"You're wide open!" ［Grey］

Zeke couldn't even say a single word when suddenly, a silhouette appeared before him. That silhouette slowly formed a figure which was Grey. His arms already raised his arms towards the sky, and with explosive strength, it came crashing towards Zeke.

Zeke was able to block the attack by raising his sword and holding it with both hands horizontally. Still, after receiving the full brunt of Grey's attack, Zeke was forced to kneel towards the ground, his whole body feeling a powerful shock all over.

When his attack finished, Grey slowly lifted his sword with a calm expression on his face, feeling satisfied about Zeke's progress. As for Zeke, his whole body was now trembling, feeling numb after absorbing such massive shock.

"Alright, let's stop here for now." ［Grey］

"Y... Yes..." ［Zeke］

With it, marks the end of Zeke's training for the day. Grey masterfully casted some recovery magic on Zeke, healing all his injuries and fatigue, and of course, stopping his body from trembling needlessly.

"You aren't planning on kneeling there the whole day, aren't you?" ［Grey］

"Ah, no... Thank you..." ［Zeke］

Grey offered his hand to Zeke and the latter accepted gracefully. He was then lifted up from the ground to stand up on his feet again. After which, he stretched some of his joints and hopped around a little to see if his body was alright.

Clap Clap Clap

With their match finished, a certain sound echoed in the air. It was Yuna clapping whilst looking at the two of them. Just like before, he was calmly sitting on a bench, eating a snack. The only difference was that she was now eating cupcakes rather than some potato fries.

While she looks carefree right now, the same couldn't be said a couple of minutes ago. That was because then, she was like a cold-hearted demon pummeling Zeke with relentless strikes, making him surrender over and over again.