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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!

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[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.