The Game Rune System

Thera was the surname of Milady Yuhi.

She had three children who were far older than Tetsuya, but their interest in swordsmanship was not as zealous as their mother's. Their passion leaned forward to the runes that were more like magic and could summon various elements.

But their love for mother was genuine and they did their best to train swordsmanship. However, things became really tough when their swordsmanship's training stopped their real passion.

That was why the descendants of Thera House were often outside the household. Unfortunately for them, they couldn't just adventure around the world and needed to clash with forces in different provinces.

Nonetheless, it made Milady Yuhi quite disappointing and lonely within the Yulia Household's borders.

Things have changed, however, "You can read my basic movements already." Yuhi's red eyes reflected Tetsuya's body which was on the ground, breathing heavily. He was exhausted from training with this woman and even his strong and sturdy tank body couldn't withstand her sword's weight.

It was slow, but totally unpredictable.

And the moment her red sword clashed with his wooden one, Tetsuya felt like he got soaked in the ocean with how heavy his body suddenly became. The amazing thing was that Milady Yuhi could control this feeling flawlessly.

Sometimes, Tetsuya felt his sword becoming heavy to the point where swinging was impossible. Sometimes, it focused on his whole body or even just part such as the leg which was enough to pin him down!

He was really having a lot of proper training, but it had been so hard so far!

Nonetheless, Tetsuya found this new feeling rather nice and exciting.

"Yes, thank you." Tetsuya answered. He was proud of this fact as well! Since he could read basic movements already, there was a chance that Yuhi would go even harder on him and increase his training.

It wasn't like Tetsuya was a masochist, but he found this training a new feeling, one he enjoyed greatly.

In the past, he just soaked the knowledge from masters and every worthy person. However, he was properly doing it now with respect and had privilege to learn from the bountiful experience, so Tetsuya's progress, both personality and strength-wise, has never stopped.

He raised his heavy body up, then tried to stand up and bow before Milady Yuhi, but to his surprise the mistress just ruffled his hair and brought him down, "Rest and we will continue later."

"Yes." Tetsuya returned to the initial position, his eyes looking at the clear sky. He was now alone in this beautiful and fresh garden, his heart never this purer. The enjoyment from training with everything he got was an exciting feeling that pushed him for more work, but part of Tetsuya already wanted to grasp the sword and face off some noble descendants.

Though the servants were already too weak for him, some descendants should be within his sword's reach. By then, Tetsuya would raise his chin and make a smug face like before.

Before, it was so natural for him, but now Tetsuya just thought of it in a different way and treated it more like reward for his hard work.

Not everyone could be the target of this smug smile yet, but surely in the future…

Tetsuya laughed out loud, trying to 'practice' his smug face since it's been a while.

He forgot that his appearance was plain and mediocre, so this smug expression looked far different than he imagined.

Any outsider would comment it as such 'An idiot trying to look cool' or at least someone who was certainly not eligible to make such a smile.

'I feel my 'stats' going up, though. I am getting stronger and the progress is not that slow either. This romantic swordsmanship rune suits me and is just a few steps behind Game Rune.' Tetsuya's strength growth was indeed pleasing to an eye.

He closed his eyes, 'Romantic Swordsmanship is just not the way of sword, but also rune to nurture relationships with opposite gender. Since the strength growth is that high, I guess Milady Yuhi's heart is opening itself for me.'

Every beauty would enter Tetsuya's eyes, but after his change he purely thought of gaining experience and treated the mistress with respect. Because of that, Tetsuya also didn't think she would turn her eyes at him in such a way.

It's been more than six months since he began working in her house. Everyday, he would at least spend a little time with her and her sword. There were days where Tetsuya solely trained with Milady Yuhi, so it was not weird she began to look at him differently. This Romantic Swordsmanship surely gathered her attention too.

'For all the attention I got, I want to make her happy.' Tetsuya's eyes let out the unusual glint. His eyes were always looking without light due to his changed look, but his 'ego' suddenly appeared within and broke through that.

One could see his eyes becoming more charming which was the first since 2 years ago, 'And who am I to fail at such a task?' Tetsuya smiled widely, but his heart suddenly remembered Ashley's complaints.

He could easily remember her words and thought, 'Milady Yuhi's birthdays is coming soon… I should learn more about this whole household's customs… I also should care about the anniversary of my arrival here…'

Ashley would lose her mind if she were to hear all those thoughts!

Of course, she would be overly happy and would even lend her support! After all, Tetsuya was a man who hated responsibilities and went with his own flow no matter what, but just now he decided to pay attention to others' flow and properly arrange his time.

It was a change that will be also important in the meeting with his loved ones from the earth! Tetsuya didn't know that the meeting with one of them would be so soon and instead focused on his progress.

To learn more about Milady Yuhi and the whole Yulia Household, Tetsuya decided to ask the head butler who was also looking at him in a favorable way.

After all, Milady Yuhi going around with the sword reminded everyone of her old self and it was the appearance that every member of her household missed.