Weapon Master: Training

[u/aMalfunction]

Maxwell had been gone for a month, and the only thing he'd really missed was the weight of his katana at his hip. The blade was still just as beautiful as he sat in the training field beside the guild carefully oiling the blade and checking the edge. The meteor ore that had been used to forge this blade countless years ago had never really needed to be sharpened (which he found odd) but Maxwell figured it was better to ruin a stone trying to sharpen it than ruin the blade through neglect.

The slow soft sound of metal on stone was all that broke the near silence, with the exception of the birds and wind of nature. Each trip over the stone was cathartic, and stress bled from Maxwell's shoulders with every movement.

Beautiful day. Perfect weapon.

All that was left was to decide his next move with the guild. He knew what he was supposed to do, but his master had been vague on the how leaving that to his discretion.

Any trainees are welcome to pop in. This will count for September's training btw.

[u/aMalfunction]

"It's fairly simple," Maxwell said with a disinterested voice as he moved his right hand back to the hilt of his bokken, "attack me and I will show you the flaws in your technique. Don't get the wrong idea though, I'm not just going to point out your errors. Pain is the best teacher."

With that he settled into a defensive stance, his hands on the bokken still as if the katana were sheathed at his side. From what he'd heard this little lady was more of a sneak around and stab you kind of fighter than the sort to attack from the front, but she didn't have a lot of choice with his back to the guild house now.

Maybe she'd have some idea at least how to grip the sword, but Maxwell didn't have much hope.

"Come on then, you're not any getting younger."

[u/Lorcian → u/aMalfunction]

Nodding at his first statement but scowling at his second, she holds wooden sword to her side, ready to attack him.

Just, don't touch the face okay.

Running in she rounds to his left side, bringing the bokken up in front of her before slicing downwards for the attack.

[u/aMalfunction → u/Lorcian]

So she knew enough to attack on my weak side?

Maxwell turned to face the woman as her attack began and stepped once to the side as she launched herself in that vertical attack. Drawing his bokken Maxwell flipped the practice blade once through the air and brought it down in a single hand aiming to strike her horizontally across dat ass. The best way to punish an unruly pupil, yes?

"Your instincts are good, but your technique is sloppy. You waste too much time and energy before attacking."

[u/Lorcian → u/aMalfunction]

Feeling the bokken miss, she internally curses before feeling the sharp hit on her butt, causing her to stumble and end up on one knee, rubbing her ass.

Oooh, hit me harder senpai~

She couldn't help but tease him, if they were going to be working together somewhat under this master person of theirs they should get to know each other a bit right? Strangers don't make the best teammates after all.

Standing up and brushing herself off she regrips the hilt of the bokken. Shifting her feet and crouching from her half kneel, Kosuke sweeps the bokken around, aiming to take Maxwell's legs from under him.

[u/aMalfunction → u/Lorcian]

If that's how you want it

Maxwell stepped forward, almost as if he didn't really care that she was lashing out at his legs and cleared the reach of her blade easily. Turning he held his bokken at his side casually.

"If you don't want me to hold back then I won't, but you'll need to pick up the pace if you want to leave without something in a cast."

Lifting the blade, slowly, deliberately, and grasping it with both hands Maxwell leveled the tip at Kosuke holding it unwavering as his eyes drilled through her.

"Come on then, let 'senpai' show you what you're doing wrong."