Father and I visit the Five Kingdoms more often now after he retired as a soldier…He still randomly says the same helpless things when we meet foreign dressed men and women.

My favorite place is the World Guild! It's right at the heart of the Kingdom of Humans but non-humans can be top adventurers too.

I want to be in the top team…Team Unconquered.

As the foreign men say, it’s a 'cool' name for the team.

BraveHart The Warrior is my favorite hero. I’m going to train with him one day. He’s very big and his armor makes him look bigger. I don’t care so much for the rest of the team.

It’s odd when I come home to talk about it with Mother and Father, they always tell me they don’t know any of the heroes in Team Unconquered even though Father shook BraveHart’s hand while saying “Welcome to our little dojo!”

But there’s always an end for talking and walking, it’s time for fighting!

Father insisted I start using the family katana on our missions. My duty is to protect Father from forest creatures as Father is only bringing a wooden sword.

A man only using a wooden sword can’t outdo me!

Father gave me a little journal before our journey to write down how many I kill and how many he kills. I’m too excited I will do this writing before bed.

Today is my first mission, I wonder what creatures lurk in the forest…

Father gathered plenty of wood today hoping to sell all of it by going shop to shop around the village.

Suddenly a wolf pack of 10 wolves appeared in front of us, just a few more trees to walk by and we would have been out of the forest.

“Father there’s too many!”

“It’s okay son just concentrate on the fundamental moves.”

I should have studied harder! All I really remember are side steps, blocks and slashing.

Here comes 2 from the left and right. I hop backwards and start my slash beside my head.

Yes! I took out both with one long slash but wolves are fast so I should go for effective cuts.

The remaining eight surrounded me hoping for a successive assault most likely.

One wolf in front of me leaped ready to bite and I was about to thrust the family katana deep through the mouth but it might get stuck so I went for a deep slit by the neck.

One wolf leaped after another and I fended them off well until the alpha male and the alpha female. The two glowed bright white and combined their figures to be a bigger wolf. Their furious roar mourned the dead members of the wolf pack.

I tried the same technique but I could not cut through the flesh…only fur came off.

This is bad, if we run towards the village, the village will be in danger.

I kept dodging and sidestepping but the huge quick paws got a good hit and pushed me against the trees. If there’s only one left…then maybe I can do it.

I bait the wolf into leaping on me by taunting it to come at me. The alpha wolf took the bait ready to bite my head off and I pushed my katana through the mouth with all my might and jumped away right on time. The jaws closed in but the wolf died after trying to get up with the katana still stuck inside. I would’ve lost my arm.

Father helped me pull the family katana away and we sold all our wood. Mother prepared a nice broth and wolf meat didn’t taste that bad.

A few weeks had passed after my first mission and all that’s written in my journal have been wolves so far. I never met another pair of wolves combining into one.

Today I’m going to ask my Father for a duel.

The dojo was tidied up as Father immediately accepted.

My mother watched with disapproval. She said that we were family and we’re not supposed to fight.

Father got two wooden swords ready and our protective equipment.

I took the first move and charged head on with an overhead attack.

Father only used one hand to block. I’m going to get him to use both.

I kept swinging but Father found the right angle to block then suddenly I was disarmed. He swept my feet and I was on the ground.

“Hey! Sweeping isn’t fair!”

“Combat isn’t fair at all.”

Father’s words echoed while I reminisced my first duel against the old man, The Dark Lord.

“Father. What is a Dark Lord?”

Father looked confused again. He does not know then. Mother pulled my ear.

“Stop asking nonsense and start reading your books! You have not graduated until I’m satisfied with your progress.”

I really hate the history books, as it is just lumps of information I don’t need for fighting but maybe…I’ll find out what a Dark Lord is over there.

I did my missions, duels and studies over the past 2 years and filled my journal with more than just wolves…well I filled it with the fact Father is still undefeated and that mother gradually felt more satisfied with my knowledge.

I can’t believe the forest is only full of wolves and no other creature. My history books say there are a variety of creatures in any forest. I'm going to try coming to the forest at night.

I’ll skip today and visit the World Guild. I’d like to hear from BraveHart again or maybe I could watch their team fights to learn something.

We never really had a long talk…I just look at the brave hero and I feel inspired. We never met face to face.