The Crimson Magister Chapter 53: V2-C34: Fresh Recruits

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V2-C34: Fresh Recruits Azure stood at the edge of the sandy arena, much like the place where she practiced magic; however, this area was much larger to accommodate a large number of troops that needed training. The sounds of wooden swords striking against each other and elves falling over due to the blunt force echoed around her, yet she held a bored and exhausted face. So slow and clumsy. Not even a single recruit was even remotely on the level that would satisfy her. But it was not that they were worse than before. They were the same while her own power flew to the sky, and what’s more, she had trained with Aqua, who dwarfed her much like she eclipsed the recruits in the power level. “Maybe I can ask Aqua if she would spar with me.” She shook her head as she dispelled the thought; she did not wish to bother Aqua more than she already had. Perhaps after some time passed, but for now, she wished to spare the heroine any stress if possible. However, while her excuse was that she wished to spar, any amount of time spent with Aqua was something she treasured; every minute made her feel happier than ever before. She let out a sigh as she stepped forward to a pair of recruits. They were a pair of young elven men with short silver hair, and they wore standard training padded clothing; however, both of their wooden swords were completely shattered on the ground. “Dude, I won! Your sword broke first!” “No way, yours literally cracked before mine even made a bad sound!” Azure approached and placed her hands on their shoulders, “What’s wrong, boys?” “Lady Azure!” Both of them jumped back and bowed, “We were discussing who won!” Azure blinked slowly as she frowned, “Idiots!” The duo reeled back. “This is not a daycare. I am here to get you beaten into shape so you can fight in a war. There is time for competition once you get the basics down!” She shouted as she clenched her fists. “But Lady Azure, we have mastered the basics; the others can’t even approach us!” One of them arrogantly stated, despite Azure glaring at them. Azure audibly exhaled as she stared at the duo in front of her. She had not been able to get even ten hours of sleep in total in the past four days, and yet she had to deal with the childish behavior of the recruits. No matter how much she tried to drill into them that they would die if they refused to let go of their arrogance, they still believed themselves superior. She had suffered from that very same vice, and it caused her to lose both her friend and her men. And if not for Aqua, also her own life. She would have been a rotting corpse near the borders of Red Dawn, and for what? Merely because she believed the idiotic notion that she was powerful. When someone like Aqua exists, what’s the point of being considered the strongest? She chuckled. She treated gods as if they were mere inconveniences and not the apex force of the world. Someone like that was worthy of being considered the strongest. “You do not even realise how weak you are.” Azure turned her back and approached the rack that held the wooden swords.”You two will now spar against me.” She grinned as she retrieved three wooden blades. “But, Lady Azure! We can’t fight the Champion!” “Let me tell you.” She cracked her neck, “Even I am nothing compared to some people; if you can’t defend against me, you have no right to speak of mastery.” The duo stared at each other as they gulped. Azure threw the swords at them, and they caught them. “Everyone else, stand aside!” The other recruits bowed and moved to the sidelines as Azure walked forward. “If you land one hit before being defeated, I will admit you have mastered the basics. Is that understood?” The boys before her nodded. While they had confidence in their skill, they faced the champion of the elven kingdom; they would never be able to defeat her. She was nearly untouchable by almost everyone. Not even the elites could hope as much as to scratch her, and now they were supposed to fight and hit her. Azure r