He was amused. I knew it from seeing him smirking as he approached me and said.

“Sure, that’s my intention from the start. Raise your head and look me in the eyes.”

I raised my head and looked at him straight in the eyes.

“Good. Your eyes have changed.”

My eyes had changed. His words confused me even further.

“I said that the Fake will not hold back, right?”

Yes, he did. I nodded my head.

“That meant the Fake also had the skill of the real. The skill that they got from God.”

I knew it. I had guessed it. Which was why I asked the trainer to teach me about martial arts.

Even if my body was strong, Rena had a weapon. She had a skill that allowed her to master any weapon that she held.

‘That’s a fucking cheat.’

It was unfair. But it was natural because she was Rena.

“Before I teach you Martial arts, tell me why you want to leave this place faster.”

“Didn’t you say you knew everything about me?” I asked him with narrowed eyes.

“Yes, I know. However, I wanted to hear it from your mouth. Tell me your determination. The reason why you wanted to become strong, your reason for wanting strength.”

“Tch.” I clicked my tongue.

He knew about my reason, yet he asked me.

“What a psycho.” I cursed him.

“That’s a compliment in my ears.” And he answered nonchalantly.

Now that I understood his personality, I let my mouth run around, not holding anything back.

It could be a bad habit when I leave this place, but I will work on that later.

My story was not that special, but Rena’s existence in my life had changed it. She changed my life; she saved me. I owed her.

“It’s not that grand. I only wanted to repay them.”

“Tell me why. I won’t teach you before you tell me.”

‘It looks like I have no choice. He already knew about my past, so nothing will change even if I keep silent.’

So I looked at him. He was waiting impatiently with a sly grin.

“The reason, I said, was that I wanted to repay them. That’s not wrong, and you know it. Rena saved my life.”

“How? How will you repay them?” He asked, still with his sly smile as if he was toying with me, playing with my feelings.

“Everything. My life. She saved me when I was kicked out of that orphanage. She gave me a place, taught me how to smile. I wanted to repay her and the boys that helped me all this time.”

I clenched my fists unconsciously. They were now bleeding. I just realized the pain after I was done telling the trainer my reason.

“Don’t forget that conviction. It will keep you alive. Also, think about what she did to you, and how you feel toward her.” The trainer’s smile dropped, and he touched my forehead with his index finger.

As he touched me, I felt Mana enter my body and the pain in my palm was gone. I raised my hands and saw that the wound from my clenching fists too hard had disappeared, leaving only a bloodstain.

“Now, what martial art do you want to learn first?” His tone had become normal again, his playful yet irritating tone.

I was thinking about this all the time. What should I learn?

However, the answer was obvious. I got the hint from Rena’s skill.

“Everything,” I answered him.

V stopped moving after I answered him. He looked at me as he tilted his head in confusion. He looked surprised with my answer.

I grinned at him with a satisfying feeling. This was the first time I managed to surprise him.

Then I continued, “I wanted to learn everything that you can teach me. Sword, spear, staff, and hand-to-hand. Teach me everything.”

The edge of his lips was slowly curving upward. His hand moved and covered his face as he laughed.

“Kuhahahaha, I see, what a greedy bastard.” He laughed maniacally for a few seconds.

He stopped and peeked at me between the gaps of his fingers. His eyes glowed a little under the shadow of his fingers.

“I will train you.” He said, as he lowered his hand, “However, right now I will only teach you one martial art. Rushing will only make you weak. Focus on one martial art right now.”

That was enough. I had expected it. Not only that, I might have to enter this world a few times, considering what he told me about the New Continent.

I only learned Body Enhancement. He must’ve his reason for keeping the other techniques secret from me.

Either my body was too weak, or I was not ready yet.

He did say that I couldn’t make my body stronger in this world, so I must train my body in the real world.

The ground near the trainer’s feet began moving, and a stick stuck out before he grabbed it.

Something similar to what happened to Fake Rena. The stick that the trainer held slowly morphed into an iron sword with a 120cm blade.

The width was a bit leaner than the sword that the Fake held. The trainer then gripped it in reverse and stretched his hand towards me.

“Here, we will learn swordsmanship first.” He said.

I just looked at the hilt of the sword that was presented to me.

“Take it, do you want to learn a martial art or not?” His voice was impatient. If I stayed silent any further, I felt like he wouldn’t teach me any martial arts.

My hand moved, gripping the hilt that was presented to me.

“Good, now fight her.”

His next words surprised me, and I looked at him. He pointed his index finger at the Fake Rena, who stood a few steps away, smiling.

“Feel free to use Body Enhancement. Do your best, Loser.”

He then called me Loser again.

There was only one instance when he called me that. It was when he was dead serious about ordering me.

I moved my feet towards Fake Rena without grumbling. I knew that I couldn’t do anything.

However, I would struggle. No matter what.

“See you next time.” I left those words to the trainer. I was confident in myself.

With Body Enhancement, I was confident that I wouldn't lose.

“Yeah, I will be waiting for you under the tree.” He answered, “I will say good morning when you are resurrected.”

‘Ah, now I am pissed.’

He was expecting me to die.

I couldn’t accept that.

‘Let’s struggle, shall we?’

And I faced her once again, this time with Body Enhancement and a sword in my hand.