Card Master System - Chapter 35 Time Skip

-One year later-

“Come on now, you can do better than this!” an instructor called out to his student as his blade blocked the student’s sword. Using the momentum, the instructor quickly shifted his blade to disarm the student. Since they seemed to be only sparring, the instructor used more direct and basic moves.

“I am not done quite yet!” the student shouted as he let the instructor disarm his sword as he launched his counter move. Dropping low onto the ground, the student quickly kicked the instructor’s legs, causing him to lose his balance as he followed up his move with a quick jab. It seemed as if the student was fairly experienced as he took advantage of the small opening.

This jab carried with it a hint of wind styled magic that was still incomplete, but it landed and caused the instructor to be flown upwards into the air. The instructor within the air positioned himself so that he could dive back down and finish off this student. Due to the wind styled magic being incomplete, the instructor was not damaged by the hit.

Within this moment, the student quickly grabbed his sword once again and swung it towards the instructor as the instructor swung his blade at the student. Both blades clashed, but the instructor’s blade was able to completely break apart the student’s sword as if it was paper. However, the instructor was experienced enough to halt his blade from hurting his student.

“Good try Leo, too bad my blade is of higher quality and that I am a bit stronger than you. Otherwise, it would be safe to say, that you could have bested me this round. I hope that someday soon, you can finally grasp that wind styled magic.”

The instructor and student were Noah and Leo! Leo was almost unrecognizable from his previous self one year ago. Now with a much more chiseled body, shorter hair, and even several inches taller now, Leo looked as if he could pass for a young teenager even though his bone age was only eleven and a half.

“You do realize that using a higher quality blade is cheating right?” Leo replied feeling very upset. This sword he used was the first sword he ever obtained in this new world he found himself in. Though it was by no stretch a good sword, to Leo it served as a good memory.

“When facing your opponents in the future, you will not be able to blame your losses on your lack of equipment. I still have just as much ability as you do while facing those who are better well off than us and the reason is because we have our strength and experience to make up for the lack of pricy items.” Using this as a teaching moment, Noah helped Leo pick up his broken sword as they sat down on a bench nearby.

“I am not sure if you noticed Leo, but over this past several weeks, you have not been able to show very much visible growth. That is not a complaint since the you sitting here now is like night and day compared to the you one year ago. I think you need to really think about maybe setting out on a small mission or quest in order to grow your life and death battle experience.” Noah explained to Leo in a calm and relaxed manner.

“Well I hope that I have shown that much improvement! You do realize that we have been training non-stop day by day for a full years’ worth of time? I would feel ashamed if I did not become as strong as I currently am with that much hard work.” Leo responded with a sharp gaze. What Leo said was not an exaggeration, Noah had trained Leo non-stop for an entire year and although Leo has grown much stronger, part of him wished he would never need to train like he did ever again.

Now with his current inheritance, he found himself unable to increase his attribute points organically and knew deep down that he needed to start slaying more enemies so that his level could increase. It was almost as if his newest level had a capacity amount of attribute points until he needed to level up in order to use more.

“Anyways Noah, were you always in this type of position compared to some of those more well-off warriors of this city?” Leo asked Noah trying to drive the conversation back so that he could learn a little more about his instructor on a deeper level.

“Oh Leo, you do not even know the half of it.” Noah started to think back to the days when he was younger.

“You see Leo, I was born into a commoner household and had no choice but to start training myself once I reached the age of five years old. Once I became eight years old, I was able to get tested at a small school that accepted younger commoners to help them grow into strong warriors.”

“Once I reached the age of twelve, I was able to join a small guild that many commoners who were unable to be picked up by a strong faction chose to go to in order to earn enough money to feed their families. There, I was able to take on small quests and after completing quite a few of them, the alliance approached me at the age of twenty-one.”

“And as you can see, I made the most out of that opportunity and everyone under the banner including strong executive leveled experts give me respect. I have to admit though, of all my years helping to train new commoners within the alliance, you are monstrous!” finally finishing his story, Noah put his hand on Leo’s shoulder while smiling out of acceptance for his strength.

“Oh?” taking a moment to absorb everything Noah had told him, Leo had a bright idea.

“Hey Noah, since my punishment from the council finished this past week, I am thinking of joining that small guild so that I can take on a quest. I feel that the only way I could increase my power now is to experience such thrills and adventure!”

“Luckily for you Leo, the small guild is an independent faction that is rather neutral with our alliance. So, you can try to go and get tested so that you can take on some quests through them. Since you are still technically a commoner, that would be the only way that you can receive that type of work.”

“Only problem, is that you must prove yourself worthy to join the guild as an unaffiliated member. When it comes to them accepting you, no one can help you but yourself and your power. Therefore, if you are to attempt to join them, you need to get prepared accordingly.” Explained Noah as the two got up to walk back to Leo’s residence.

“Well Noah not to brag or anything, but if you were able to join them when you were only a little older than I am now, they should have no problem accepting me once they realize how strong I am!” making a thumbs up with his hand towards Noah, Leo felt a little overconfident.

“Well actually Leo, the city was nowhere as developed as it is now when I first joined the guild. I believe right now their current age requirement is sixteen years old, but you might be able to convince them otherwise if you give it your all.” Noah responded in a stern tone like a true teacher that wanted the best for his student.