After a little contemplation, Juliana settled on teaching me the Blossoming Horizons.
According to her, I was nowhere near skilled enough to handle one sword properly, let alone two at once, to be taught Two Heavens As One.
That hurt my ego.
But then, with a completely straight face, she added that I was also not mentally mature enough to grasp the deep philosophy behind the Fall Before Spring.
That hurt even more.
"The fuck do you mean I'm not mature!?" I immediately started throwing a tantrum. "I'm very mature! Do you know how many DMs I got from older girls back at the Academy?! Would they be fawning over me if I wasn't mature?!"
Juliana raised a single, delicate, judgmental brow, then said gently, "Case in point."
I nearly lost it and got into a boxing stance. "Come here, you damn wench! Get these hands!"
Juliana massaged her temple.
