Chapter 7 :Self Training
Ank woke up early in the morning.
After waking up he saw the same ceiling once again.
He stood up from bed ,moved outside from the house and picked up a wooden stick and started swinging .
Ank did not do training for eons ,he did not remember many things about how to do training .
But he did not lose confidence.
He started his training without any master.
He didn't want to wait for Quests to unlock .He already started building his physical strength.
After swinging for many hours, Ank started running all over the Village to increase his stamina.
Many villagers notice him because of his new face in the village and ignore him after watching his status.
Some children also made fun of Ank by saying look at the boy one of the children said.
He was weak even though I could beat him.
Another said in a mocking tone yes we can beat him very easily.
Why was he very weak?
Look, he was running all over the village since the morning .He was like an idiot running here and there.
Some village said while seeing Ank.
Many commented on him and many insulted him but he ignored all of them focusing on gaining power back first,In his mind regaining his power back was only thoughts.
After many hours of running he returned to the house of old man Arthur.
He saw that Maya was training with a sword and she was trying to master basic sword techniques.
Ank had not used a sword for eons ,only lifting his finger can solve all his problems,he totally forgot everything about the Sword ,about every weapon .
He rarely used weapons after becoming Emperor of the Universe,Now once again Fate was pushing him to use weapons.
While watching Maya, Ank thought of an idea and started watching Maya more carefully ,he watched all his moves ,how she controls the sword , how she reacts quickly ,how she maintains his posture.
Maya was in his training mode ,she didn't use a sword so much that her grandpa forced her to learn at least basic sword technique for defence.
Maya half heartily agreed and started his sword training once again while training she noticed someone was watching her.
When Maya gazed at the person who was watching her.she found it was Ank.
She quickly moved towards him in one move and appeared in front of Ank .
Ank didn't have time to react and once again from this action he remembered how weak he had become .
Maya quickly asked why were you watching me like some stalker.
When Ank heard he did not react much with maya saying him as stalker and replied calmly ,I was just watching our sword move and wanted to learn how to use it.
Oh I see, said Maya by narrowing his eyes .
"Now you watched ,so leave me. I have to train ,I am not like someone that can lose to a seven year old boy."
Maya commented while smiling.
She was enjoying teasing Ank very much.
Ank ignores her again and moves from her and picks a wooden stick and starts swinging like Maya did earlier.
Maya was astounded for a moment by seeing how Ank copied his move easily .
She took five days to learn this move and Ank immediately learned just from watching.
After watching him for a few moments, Maya tried to determine whether Ank knew even the basics of swordsmanship.
She carefully observed the way he swung the wooden sword.
His stance was unstable.
His grip was awkward.
His swings lacked both balance and direction.
After only a few seconds of watching, Maya already understood the truth.
Ank knew nothing about sword fighting.
Not even the most basic fundamentals.
But what surprised her was something else.
He was only copying her moves and slowly improving with each swing.
She picks up his wooden sword and starts her training again .
She did not understand why he was wasting his time on training.
He was very weak.
He should give up on the idea of becoming strong and move on,only copying my moves cannot help him.
I will ask him at dinner,she thought.
Ank sometimes watches her and copies her moves for himself.
As Ank continued swinging the wooden sword, carefully copying Maya's movements, time passed without him noticing.
The sun slowly sank below the horizon.
Day faded into evening.
And soon, night arrived.
Maya had already left earlier to help prepare dinner, but Ank remained outside in the training yard.
Again and again, he repeated the same movements.
Swing.
Step.
Turn.
Swing again.
His breathing grew heavier, yet he did not stop.
Even under the dim light of the night sky, Ank continued practicing, his wooden sword cutting through the cool evening air.
Arthur watched Ank for a moment and called ,Lets go Ank ,dinner was ready .
Ank heard arthur voice and moved towards bath after bath he moved towards dinning room to eat dinner
At dinner time ,Ank quietly ate his food while Maya occasionally glanced at him.
After watching him for a while, she finally spoke.
"Why do you want to become strong?"
Her question caught Ank off guard.
He paused for a moment, surprised by her sudden curiosity.
But the answer came to him almost immediately.
"I want to become strong so I can protect myself," he said calmly.
Maya raised an eyebrow slightly.
"And?"
Ank lowered his gaze toward the bowl in front of him.
"So I can live in peace," he continued quietly.
For a moment, the room fell silent.
"I am very weak right now," Ank admitted.
"That is why I need power."
He lifted his head again and looked at Maya.
"But not for dominance."
His voice was steady.
"For peace."
Maya thought for a moment and said while smiling ,you know dominance was out of your league.
Maya ,stop making fun of Ank,Arthur strictly said
Okay grandpa ,I will not tease him anymore.
Ank i had last questions for you ,why you were so weak.
Ank knew he cannot tell his real identity to anyone.
He made an excuse and said I didn't know ,I cannot remember my memory.
Ank already made an excuse to arthur by saying i cannot remember why i am here.
Arthur knew Ank was lying but he ignored this details and said to him that you can live at our house until you find your aim.
Maya heard this and said from tomorrow morning you can come with me and train with me.
If I am in the mood I will teach you one or two sword moves,but I will tell you that it all depends on my mood ,so I cannot guarantee you.
Ank nodded and said thank you
After dinner Ank returns to his room and falls asleep immediately.
System notification
Energy:1
Strength:1
Stamina:1
After waking up in the morning,he noticed the notifications.
At least I am now stronger than tomorrow.
I have to keep doing it until the quest was unlocked.
Ank has at least one month before the system gives him quests to unseal his power.
He knows quests will not be easy ,so he had to build his body until time came.
Every morning, Ank trained with Maya.
She occasionally demonstrated new sword movements, correcting his stance and teaching him the basic foundations of combat. Ank carefully observed every motion, repeating each movement until his body slowly began to understand.
In the afternoon, he ran around the village to build his stamina.
The roads were long and dusty, and by the time he finished each run his legs felt heavy and his breathing rough. Yet he never stopped.
When evening arrived, Ank returned to the training ground.
There, he practiced everything Maya had shown him in the morning.
Again and again, he repeated the same movements, determined to engrave them into his body.
Day by day, his routine remained the same.
Train in the morning.
Run in the afternoon.
Train again in the evening.
And after dinner,he slept
Old man Arthur watched Ank daily how he was improving but he could not help him ,he had limited time and he did not want to waste on helping someone over prioritising his family time with Maya.
He once did help someone over his family and his son died ,the guilt that he had a chance to save him but he did not do was the reason he didn't want to help anyone anymore.
But slowly he started liking Ank's attitude ,his stubbornness,his confidence of never losing ,his hard work but his hand was bound and at last he decided that he will help him but for a limited time .
He remembers Arthur as his younger self .He was the same as Ank .
Every morning he saw the notifications.
System notification
Energy:1
Strength:1
Intelligence:1
One month passed and now the quest was going to unlock in one hour .
He struggled whole months learning about the swords basic and increasing everything in his status,Some time maya tease him ,sometime maya teach him basic .
Ank slowly listens to all maya commands and in the end he completes his basic swords technique .
He had been waiting for this moment for one month and now the time has come.
After waiting for an hour the quest was now unlocked.
When the Ank saw the quests .
Only one thing he uttered from his mouth
What the hell was this quest?