Caesar leisurely spun the long scythe in his hands, to which Musashi just followed the weapon with his eyes incredulously."You said you got this from a m-mountain?" Musashi asked, baffled.
"Not just any mountain, to be precise, it was a dwarven mountain… This weapon was hidden in one of their treasuries" Caesar explained with a calm smile.
Musashi"s shock died down a tad bit after hearing Caesar"s words, he had initially thought that Caesar just picked it up on a nearby mountain…
Musashi reached out with his hands and yanked the Scythe out of Caesar"s grasp, he streaked his fingers across the metal and couldn"t help but smile widely, noticing the refinement and elegance of the fine piece of craft.
"This is a remarkable piece of work, count yourself extremely lucky…" Musashi said while begrudgingly handing back the scythe.
Caesar took back the Scythe and took a closer look at it, he couldn"t help but feel that it was just a normal weapon, albeit, crafted slightly better than others… he didn"t understand Musashi"s excitement.
"According to my understanding, a weapon as large as this is somewhat impractical, are you sure it"s as great as you make it out to be? In my eyes, it would be best used to reap fields" Caesar said doubtfully.
"Hmph, if that was the case, then why did you pick it up in the first place? You must have been attracted to it, one way, or another" Musashi said with a confident smile playing on his lips.
Caesar nodded his head, he couldn"t deny the fact that he was slightly attracted to it when he first saw the weapon in the treasury, however, due to his common sense, he just couldn"t see a use for the weapon, thus, he just stashed it away.
"Hehe, this must be fate, your current weapons aren"t even capable of holding nor releasing mana… with this, your fighting capabilities can further evolve" Musashi said while excitedly rushing out of his room.
Caesar shook his head with a wry smile and followed. Whilst walking, Caesar couldn"t help but ask, "holding mana, as in what you did with your chains when we last dueled?"
Musashi nodded his head enthusiastically, "that is exactly what I meant. When you infuse mana within your weapon, it becomes more flexible, similar to an extra limb" he explained.
While conversing, they soon made it to the beautiful doors that blocked Musashi"s personal training grounds, he put both of his hands on the surface and released a large amount of mana.
*HUMPH*
He breathed out a long breath, and suddenly, the doors split, and a gust of wind, followed by extravagant sakura blossoms invaded Caesar"s line of sight.
"Come, come," Musashi gestured for Caesar to enter, to which he obliged, afterward, Musashi closed the door behind him and strode to the middle of the arena.
He walked towards the northwestern pillar on the training grounds. He opened up the compartment and those same silver chains he used to defeat Caesar with, presented themselves.
He wrapped the chains around his firm arms and purplish mana started to visibly seep from the chains, making them almost appear ethereal.
Caesar followed Musashi to the training grounds and weaved his large Scythe around, he observed the mana seeping out of Musashi"s chains and attempted to copy it.
He closed his eyes and as if he was forming ice in the air, he tried to form ice in the weapon, so to speak… contrary to his expectations, right as he put a strand of mana inside, it was cut off and didn"t enter the weapon at all.
"Haha, don"t attempt to use your ice magic, just use your raw mana, your affinity is within your mana. You don"t essentially need to use magic" Musashi explained after seeing Caesar"s failed attempt.
Caesar once again put a strand of mana within the weapon, he didn"t try to form ice, or anything of the sort, as if he was channeling mana within his body, he tried to do the same with the weapon.
He stood still, for a few moments, the calm breeze making his hair dance within the air… Musashi, at the side, just quietly observed.
Suddenly, the weapon emitted a very faint light bluish glow, although not nearly as apparent as Musashi"s… it was still a mark of improvement.
*clap*
"Haha, you succeeded in the first step, once you are comfortable inserting your mana, then you can move on to more advanced techniques, such as controlling your mana from within the blade" Musashi clapped loudly and grabbed Caesar"s attention
He controlled the chains coiled around his arm without even moving his torso, they floated up in the air and moved akin to serpents, expertly darting through the air.
Caesar squinted his eyes and started to embed more mana within the scythe, alas, once he overflowed the weapon, he lost connection to the mana inside, and could by no mean control it like Musashi was showcasing… Caesar could immediately tell that this technique was no walk in the park.
"Don"t feel disheartened, it took me many years to become so well coordinated with this technique, let"s start off with teaching you how to use the weapon" Musashi said soothingly whilst walking toward Caesar.
"Do you know how to use the scythe?" Caesar couldn"t help but ask curiously.
"I may not be a master, however, I have seen many techniques involved with this particular type of weapon…" Musashi explained with a wide smile.
Caesar nodded his head in understanding "how many secrets does this old man have?" he thought inwardly.
"First things first, the scythe has a great reach, radius, and maneuverability, albeit, it is a very hard weapon to master… however, It is very rewarding to do so"
Caesar nodded, "that much is obvious, at first I had thought this weapon would be awful in real combat, however, if you controlled it with mana; the possibilities are endless," Caesar said while deep in thought.
"Indeed, now, start attacking me with the weapon… if you want to gain full control of your weapon, you must first learn how to use it with your own hands" Musashi spoke as if he was a wise sage, but, the excited smile on his lips betrayed his tone.
Musashi entered into a fighting stance and raised both of his hands, preparing for Caesar"s attack.
Caesar didn"t let Musashi wait too long, he kicked off the ground and swung towards him, to which Musashi responded by lifting his arms and blocking the attack with his chains acting as bracers.
"Too wide, try again," he said while blasting Caesar back with a kick.
Caesar didn"t hesitate to rush back at Musashi, this time with a much more refined attack, alas, his effort was wasted, as the same thing repeated itself, over, and over again.
5 times…
10 times…
20 times…
Caesar kept getting blasted back by Musashi"s tough defense, not only could he not get past Musashi"s chains, he couldn"t break the chains either… But Caesar didn"t give up, with sheer willpower and determination, he constantly improved.
*bang*
*bang*
*bang*
Musashi corrected all of Caesar"s errors while also defending against his onslaught of attacks, every second, another one of Caesar"s attacks would threaten him, his speed was, indeed, extraordinary.
Slowly, Caesar"s movements became more fluid and his familiarity with the weapon improved by leaps and bounds, he even started rotating the scythe in the middle of combat to make his attacks unpredictable. And just like this, a few hours went by and the moon illuminated the ground.
*gasp*
*gasp*
A pair of gasping men were in the middle of the training grounds, one was an older man carrying two chains on his arms, he was sweating profusely while barely keeping his arms up. While the other, was a young and overly handsome young man, with long white hair sticking to his face from the large amount of sweat on his body.
"Okay, that"s enough for today… My old bones can"t keep up with the young bloods anymore" Musashi said with exasperation, but in truth, Caesar was probably more exhausted than he was.
Caesar nodded his head blankly and put his weapon back in the storage ring, throughout the entire training session, he wasn"t even capable of landing a single hit on Musashi. While his techniques clearly improved, they were by no means at a masterful level.
"Sigh, it"s unfortunate my physique didn"t evolve in the last battle…" Caesar whispered with dissatisfaction, in the beginning, his physique leveled up at an astronomical pace compared to now…
Caesar breathed out a deep sigh and calmed himself, he knew that rushing perfection was impossible, it was better to stay calm and slowly improve…
He walked towards the training room door and exited before Musashi had the chance, "I"ll be leaving first, I have some plans for tonight" he said before abruptly stopping his footsteps.
"Also, thank you for training me, I truly do appreciate it," Caesar said thankfully before quickly leaving.
Musashi nodded his head in satisfaction and sat down on the training grounds, staring up at the night sky with a thoughtful look… "so that cold b.a.s.t.a.r.d was even capable of thanking me, huh? haha" he said with a loud chuckle, unfortunately, Caesar wasn"t here to listen in.
Caesar quickly made it back to Ahri"s room and entered the already prepared bath, if he remembered Ahri"s words correctly… she said she would see him tonight after her grand bath. Thinking to here, Caesar"s lips curled as he scrubbed his body more meticulously.