The boy left while walking as loudly as he could to show how angry he is. He is acting just like a little girl. Ehh… He’ll get his beating in five minutes. That’ll show him his place. I finished my meal as fast as I could and stood up.

[ Eric ]

“Hey, Basnir. Do you want to see me beat up that kid?”

[ Basnir ]

“You’re going to fight?! I wanna see it!”

Basnir left the house with a plate full of meat and sat comfortably on the bench by the training grounds. The kid was there waiting for me and Dian was doing pushups in the background. Before we started the training I threw a sword before him on the ground.

[ Eric ]

“Pick it up. I’ll show you the difference between us.” Seeing that Basnir got excited. “Before we start. What’s your name?”

[ Servant ]

“My name is Gelda and you better remember that.” She said as he picked up the sword.

[ Eric ]

“Gelda… Wait that’s a girl's name!” I shouted as I barely dodged her kick to my face.

A little girl fighting in the arena?! He looked girlish to me because of his smooth blond hair and baby face but I ignored it thinking that he is young. But this he is she! I said I’d beat her but I’m not gonna punch a little girl in the face! I have to crush her another way.

She is fast but probably not that physically strong. I was no longer dodging her attacks. I just stood in one place and blocked her sword swings and kicks. Luckily she is just fast and blocking doesn’t hurt at all.

[ Gelda ]

“Come on! Fight back! Coward!”

[ Eric ]

“You asked for it!”

Right after blocking her kick, I grabbed her leg and pinned her to the ground. I hold her with one hand and I raised my other hand like I was going to punch her. Scared, she closed her eyes. I giggled and pinched her nose.

[ Eric ]

“One, zero for me.” I said as I stood up.

[ Gelda ]

“You were toying with me!”

[ Eric ]

“Of course! It’s not like you’re strong enough to keep up with me.”

[ Gelda ]

“I’ll show you!”

She tried kicking me from behind but she had to scream while doing it so I didn’t have a problem with blocking that attack too. She was pinned down to the ground once again with closed eyes. This time I did nothing and just waited.

[ Eric ]

“Open your eyes… I said open your eyes!” Once I screamed she opened her eyes. “Never close your eyes in a fight. This way you’ll be beaten up. You could react to my attack. I gave you some space to move. Every time you close your eyes you miss an opportunity in a fight. Got that?”

[ Gelda ]

“...Yes.”

[ Eric ]

“Okay. Let’s go again.” I gave her my hand and helped her get up.

The rest of the training looked similar. She tried hitting me but I blocked everything and tried catching her attacks. Basnir was just watching us and stuffing his mouth with the meat from the plate. Dian swung by with a cup of milk.

[ Basnir ]

“Hard worker came by!”

[ Dian ]

“Yeah. My name is Dian by the way. So he is finally normally training that boy.”

[ Basnir ]

“Boy? She is a girl.” Hearing that Dian spit out his milk and began coughing.

[ Dian ]

“You’re telling me I hit a girl?! Right in the face.”

[ Basnir ]

“Yup. You did. Did you fight with her? And you’re Eric’s companion… That means you’re strong! Spar with me!” Said Basnir with excitement.

[ Dian ]

“I don’t know… I’m not as strong as Eric.”

[ Basnir ]

“Come on… Training your body alone won’t help you surpass him.”

[ Dian ]

“Okay! Let’s do it!”

[ Basnir ]

“YEAH!!! Let’s fight!”