'Picking the weapon was the best choice.'
It had only been half a minute since the battle began, and Aries was already grateful to her past self for abandoning dignity.
Wiping the blood from the corner of her lips, she stared at the man before her, who stood calmly, as if he hadn't driven a brutal strike into her gut moments ago.
There was no denying it. Professor Adrian had grown stronger.
The smug confidence she carried from constant training vanished the moment they exchanged blows. While she believed the older man was buried in research and lectures, he clearly hadn't neglected his training.
'Tough luck, huh?' she smirked to herself, tightening her grip on the wooden weapon in her left hand as she took her stance once more.
"You're taking far too long," Adrian said, lunging at her.
The raven-haired girl leaped back, instinct taking over as she swung her weapon in a wide arc, aiming to disrupt his advance.
