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[bestworstdad]

Τὸ συμβόλαιον δια-

δ....δ...

The heck? How am I even supposed to memorize that?!

[Nagi madly flips through his spell book, flopped out on a mushroom on the third floor, wearing his black shirt and pants. More like angrily laying on it, unable to keep this stuff in his mind long enough to memorize it. It took him years to memorize his lightning spells. Having to relearn to ice was just as difficult. And yes, his pronunciation was horrific and stilted in a way only a person with a English accent could pull off.]

Does Greek really need to be that hard??

Fine, next! Latin...

....god, I'm still bad at Latin too.

Immitte. Okay, I can remember that word. Immitte. Immitte. Immitte. Got it.

Maybe?

[He finally gives up, yelling loudly to anyone who can hear.]

Tell me someone around can speak Latin or ancient Greek! I'm about to die over here!

Comments

[2wei]

... Why would you ask a question you don't know the answer to?

[bestworstdad]

Just to see if you'd complain or not, I guess!

[2wei]

... That's why?

[bestworstdad]

I don't see the problem with that.

[2wei]

... I suppose. [ She shrugs her shoulders wide without a care in the world. ]

So, are we going to train today, Nagi-sensei..?

[bestworstdad]

What, you'd like to start now? I can do that, kiddo.

[2wei]

Yeah! I've been training every day since I got here, so I'm always ready.

[bestworstdad]

Alright then!

[Nope, no warning at all. He just swings a punch at her face.

Yeah, if she can't react in time, he'll stop himself but it's all part of the test.]

[2wei]

[ Illya wasn't ready for that, so she has no chance to transform. However, she does manage to jump back right at the split second of that punch before invoking a partial Prism Trance only causing her hair decorations to change slightly. ]

[bestworstdad]

Alright kid, you see that? We're gonna get you to the point of bein' able to hit first. Got it?

[2wei]

So basically I have to become faster, right?

[ She was already quick as it is, but she needed some help from Ruby sometimes. She also needs to get stronger, too, especially since she can't even carry the sword used to Include Berserker. ]

[bestworstdad]

Bzzzt, wrong lesson to get from that. Besides, be as fast as you want, if you can't hit hard enough, it's worthless.

[2wei]

I see... [ She folds her arms over her chest and shifts her body a little with an inquisitive hum. ]

So I have to hit hard.

[bestworstdad]

First, you gotta learn how to hit. I want you to copy my stance real quick.

[Which he drops himself into so Illya can pose in the same way.]

[2wei]

Alright.

[ She nods easily as she mimics the stance. She's still in a partial Prism Trance and not in her full transformation, but it's still a good amount of power. ]

[bestworstdad]

Good, good. While holdin' that, give me some theories on good ways to attack and defend from that position.

[2wei]

Eh?

[ She blinks several times, slightly confused. ]

I could punch them... or, no, maybe a kick's better? [ Illya mimes a punch and kick, still slightly maintaining the position as she speaks. ] As for defending, I'm not really sure.

I've been defending using Ruby mostly, so I don't really take that much damage...

[bestworstdad]

Defending isn't always about just tankin' hits to the face and trucking on. When fightin' with your fists, blocks and parries are gonna be your bread and butter. And catching swords but that'll be later.

[2wei]

I know that, but I've always either took the hit or dodged it...

[ There's a slight groan, but it's not because of Nagi's words. ]

Okay, so how exactly do I block..?

[bestworstdad]

Let's start by usin' some common sense here. It ain't rocket science!

Besides, it depends on the direction the attack is comin'. Hands and forearms for things above your waist, lower legs for things below the waist.

[2wei]

[ Illya nods several times, still keeping herself in the stance, hitching a breath before- ]

Okay. I think I understand it in theory...

[bestworstdad]

Theory don't cut it in real life. If you flop on your ass, you can't be going 'It wasn't supposed to happen like that'.

[2wei]

I know that. You can't always guess the opponent's moves correctly all the time, so all you can do when you mess up is just get right back on your feet.

[bestworstdad]

You can't be correct all the time but you can be 100% prepared.

[2wei]

Mhm! [ Well, there's a determined nod. ] Being prepared is better than not at all.