THAT DAY I BECAME A STAR

"Ah…." I slept like a baby. This hasn't been the case for a good while now. "Good morning, K'nor."

"Woof!" K'nor is up as well, waving his tail around, sweeping a bit of dust from the ground. I should take him out for a run later.

"Ah, yes. Speaking of running." I bring out his bracelet and place it around his left leg. "Now, we can officially walk around without trouble."

"Woof!" He starts licking my face with great happiness. Sometimes I wonder if you really understand what I am saying or if you are just happy all the time..

"Okay, okay. I will come and take you later."

"Woof!"

I leave his box and head to the school. Let's see how a day at school feels like.

***

Just when I arrive at the school, I can see students entering the training grounds. White and red uniforms blended together. What is happening? I follow them and inside. I find everyone: Lanuvel, Keltia, Farner… All the omega and gamma students are here. I wonder why.

"So, you came as soon as Farner asked, huh…Pervert." Excia doesn't care about saying greetings and starts by insulting me.

"Excia!!" And Farner's blushing doesn't help at all.

"Wait, what is he doing here?" Pink panties girl is like her usual self.

"Good morning, Kevin." And Cordel tries to act all polite.

"Good morning."

There is a teacher on one of the stages. An old man with his grey hair tied in a braid falling on his back. The wrinkles on his faces speak loudly enough about how old he is.

"Good morning everyone. I hope you have rested well enough. Today will be the same as usual. Team of three versus three."

And with just that, he gets down of the stage, walks among us, and with a light jump, goes to the podium and sits.

Everybody starts moving like ants. I am completely lost and in an instant, alone.

"Wait, how?..." How did they all move so swiftly?!! I didn't even have the time to ask anything.

Farner is with gamma students, Excia and Roxcia as well. Pink panties girl and Cordel are together with a gamma. Lanuvel is with another gamma and omega as well. Only Keltia is with two gammas. I am really all alone. Oh well, I suppose that means I won't have to fight, then.

"Hey, you!" The teacher calls me while I am looking at the door of the training grounds. "Where is your team?"

"I don't have one…Sir." Don't forget your knight's training. Always show respect to your superior.

"Ah, then you fight alone. One team against him!"

As he says that, I can hear almost everyone laughing. Especially the gamma students. They must think it is time for revenge. Then Keltia raises her hand. Now that I look more closely, the guy with her…He is the one who faced me when was glaring at Lanuvel. I see where this is going.

"Sir, can we?"

"Keltia, hm…Okay. Stage 1. The others, start as well."

Keltia shows me a stage with her finger then gets on it with her two teammates. I hop on it as well but then; they all bring out wooden weapons from their bracelet. I don't have anything of the sort.

Keltia is holding a staff with a spear-like tip at one end. It looks like she can use it both as a spear and a staff. The guy from before has a mace in each hand. I have never seen a dual wielder before. I wonder how he is. The other one is holding a shield and a broad one-hand sword

"Huh, wait. I don't have any weapons."

"Ask the teacher, then. He will give you one."

Keltia's voice sounds so noble, so dignified. You have really changed, aunt.

"Hm…Teacher. I don't have a weapon." The old man glares at me for a minute then finally moves his mouth.

"And what weapon do you use?"

"A raizen."

"Raizen?!!"

What's with that reaction? He screams so hard everyone stops and looks at us.

"Boy. Are you sure you use a raizen?"

"Hm, yes." The old man jumps to the stage and lands next to me. He is really nimble for his age.

He approaches me and looks straight into my eyes. Then he grips my shoulders, touches my arms, takes my hands and look at them, press them a bit. He even touches my thighs and legs. What is he doing?

"Hm…Indeed. It seems like you are using it. Your body has adapted but your technique is still lacking."

"What?" What is talking about? How can he know all that from just touching me?

"Okay, you guys go and fight somebody else. I need to check something."

"Eh?!!!"

"But teacher!!"

"Shoo, shoo. Don't bother me and go." The teacher sends them away like vulgar cats asking for food. Keltia and her two friends get out of the stage with their heads lowered. They are even dragging their feet.

"Now. Take this." The teacher brings out a raizen and passes it to me. Then he brings out another one and places it on his shoulder. "Let's see how far you have gone with my ancestor's weapon."

***

"Your ancestor?"

What is that old man talking about? The teacher disappears like a ghost in front of my eyes. That's…That's not Disperse. I reinforce my ears with Angas and barely hear him coming from behind me. How did he do that?

He strikes upwards but I block him and counter. He evades my raizen with such ease I can barely believe he is old.

"Just like a cat."

The teacher strikes me again from an almost impossible angle, he is striking my shoulder while his arms are twisted to the limit as he is evading my attack.

"You will have to do better than that."

He backs away but I pursuit him.

"Taste this, then!"

I use Titanic slash but to my surprise, he doesn't even move.

"Wave." Right as I was about to hit the teacher, four half-circles appears in front of him as he executes a swift and elegant movement with his raizen. Two of them completely nullifies my attack and the others hit me violently enough to send me in the air like a vulgar piece of paper.

What just happened? His attack didn't even seem that powerful. And he is already so old, how can he wield so much power so easily? So effortlessly?

That fox of a teacher doesn't even let me rest. Before I even lend, he has already covered the distance between us.

"Titanic slash."

Incredible! As he calls the Titanic slash, I seven weapons coming. His titanic slash has seven strikes!

"Interesting! LUMION!" Using Lumion with just physical Angas won't have a real impact but it should be enough.

The air explodes as his strikes and my cross clashes. Using the momentum of my fall, I turn and jump backward. I can't see his position but I can hear his heartbeat through the vibration of the air. He is right there!

"Tremor!!" I turn while using Tremor, giving it a boost of speed.

"Too many openings." The old man jumps and evades my attack like it was that of a child. Then he stabs my shoulder while landing, forcing me to the ground.

"Fuck!!"

"Yeah, like I said. You have the basics right but that's it. You lack judgment and fight without a plan."

He removes his weapon and turns around. How is that old man so strong?!!!

"No, no, no. In the first place, how are you so strong?!"

"Hmph!! Do you think just anybody can become a teacher here? I would need at least that much skill with the numerous talents that come here. Besides, I am a meister."

The old man's ears seem to have turned red. What is happening to him?

"I see. You said your ancestor's weapon. Is your family the one that created this?" I heard it was iollians who did it.

"Yes. And we have dedicated our lives, generations after generations, to make sure that all knowledge about it will be transmitted."

"Then teach me."

"Are you stupid?" The teacher turns and comes right to my face. "You are a student like any other. You don't have any particular talent for it. In fact, you don't look like you have a particular talent for anything."

"Then what do I have to do, then?"

"Show me something great."

"Like?"

"Hm…Well, for example, see that guy over there?" The teacher points at Cordel, the liar.

"Yes?"

"Defeat him then I will teach a trick or two. He is far more talented than you and yet, even he couldn't use it properly."

"Hm…Okay. Then teach me."

"Did you not hear what I just-"

"I already defeated him."

"Eh?"

"Yup."

"Eh?!"

"Hm-hm."

"Eh?!!!!!!"