Sword Art Master Flees in Panic

After seeing his student with his own eyes, the Sword Art Master's jaw almost dropped to the ground.

"Huh? You mean, you want me to teach this little girl swordsmanship?"

The Sword Art Master was dumbfounded, his trembling hand pointing forward.

A few meters away, a little girl with hair like melted gold stood obediently. She looked no more than seven or eight years old, elegant and polite, with a quiet and graceful temperament that revealed a noble beauty.

"Yes. You will practice swordsmanship together every day."

Rhine took out the wooden sword he had prepared long ago.

"You want me to use such a... such a big, such a heavy wooden sword to spar with this, this little... little girl?"

The Sword Art Master looked at the heavy wooden sword, which was almost taller than the little girl, and completely lost his ability to manage his facial expressions.

"Of course not!"

Rhine flatly denied the Sword Art Master's guess.

The Sword Art Master breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, Rhine tossed the wooden sword to little Aurora.

"The wooden sword is for her to use, in case she hurts you. You can use a real sword."

The Sword Art Master looked at the sharp sword at his waist, which was surrounded by a lingering bloody scent.

Then he looked at the golden-haired little girl in front of him, who was holding up a wooden sword taller than herself and seriously observing her opponent.

The Sword Art Master suddenly felt that the world was a bit unreal.

Am I dreaming?

Rhine shrugged, with a matter-of-course expression.

Anyway, the little princess has the Witch's Blessing of "Invulnerable to blades" on her, so being cut by a real sword won't hurt her. On the other hand, this Sword Saint, who is just a mortal, needs to worry about himself...

A few seconds later.

The Sword Art Master was knocked to the ground by Aurora's terrifying brute force. Feeling the pain in his body, he finally realized:

He was indeed not dreaming.

With the Witch's Blessing, Princess Aurora's photographic memory and extraordinary learning ability were vividly displayed in her swordsmanship practice.

Any move, once seen, could be remembered by heart. When used, it was as smooth and fluent as if it had been practiced thousands of times. She even improved upon it, surpassing her teacher! Her eternally healthy body and Invulnerable to blades Blessing also allowed Princess Aurora to practice various high-risk or potentially problematic movements without worrying about injury or lasting effects.

With all these factors combined, Aurora, who was learning combat skills, was like a monster in a little girl's skin, improving rapidly and growing every minute!

Whether it was Rhine or the Witches, they were pleasantly surprised by the princess's growth.

Honestly, the now monstrous little Princess Aurora gave them a lot of unreal feelings.

Every time they saw Aurora knock the Sword Art Master to the ground like a true Sword Saint, the Witches roared in their minds:

"Is the Blessing on the princess really from us?"

Watching Princess grow day by day, the only one who wasn't in a good mood was the Sword Art Master, who was responsible for getting beaten up every day.

This golden-haired little girl, who knows what species she is.

She looks so petite, but she has monstrous strength!

At the beginning, he could still use his skills and swordsmanship advantages to deal with Aurora. But after Aurora gradually learned his swordsmanship, he was left with nothing but getting beaten up! This day, the Sword Art Master, beaten black and blue, lay in bed tossing and turning, recalling a story that had been circulating in the kingdom for the past few years.

A story about a Wizard of Miracles and Wishes who grants wishes.

"Sage from beyond the world, Prophet who knows the future, Wizard of Miracles and Wishes... I pray to you."

"My wish is: I hope I won't be in pain when I wake up tomorrow morning."

That night, Rhine, who was sleeping in the next room and heard the prayer, sneaked into the Sword Art Master's room in the dark and used his best healing magic to treat him.

The next morning, the Sword Art Master's injuries were indeed healed.

"No way. Is this legend true? Does praying really work?" The Sword Art Master was overjoyed.

Seeing that the Sword Art Master's injuries had recovered well, Rhine was very satisfied:

"Excellent. This way, I can 'use' him for a bit longer..."

That evening, the Sword Art Master lay in bed, praying devoutly, and made the wish, "Let me quickly finish His Majesty the King's secret mission and stop sparring with this monster in a girl's skin."

Regrettably, this time, the Wizard of Miracles and Wishes did not show mercy and grant his wish.

And so, many more days passed.

Today, the brave Sword Art Master fled in disarray.

Of course, the core reason he was able to leave successfully was that Rhine had repeatedly confirmed that he had nothing left to teach Aurora.

"It seems there are no more teachers in the kingdom who can instruct Aurora."

Rhine had a bit of a headache.

This difficulty was something he hadn't anticipated when he proposed the "Super Princess" plan:

Princess Aurora learns too quickly and is too skilled; no one can teach her! Continuing to stay in the kingdom, Princess Aurora probably won't learn anything more.

"In a while, I can consider taking Princess Aurora out of the kingdom to travel the world...

"Uh, I also need to gather information about the Black Witch Maleficent. I wonder which country she, the culprit who cast the Curse, has run off to?

"There's been no information about the Black Witch recently, and the prophecies haven't yielded any clues. She must be able to shield herself from external prophecies...

"I should also contact His Majesty the King to see if there's any useful information about the Black Witch..."

Rhine reined in his thoughts and looked out the window at the gradually extinguishing, blood-red setting sun, filled with anticipation for taking Aurora beyond the kingdom and embarking on an unknown, entirely new journey.

The scarlet evening glow reflected on the young man's silver hair.

"By the way, where's Grandma Rosa? It should be her turn to take over and take care of Aurora in a while. Where did she go?"

Rhine looked at the Violet Fairy beside him.

Grandma Rosa was the weakest in magic among the 12 Witches, and Rhine usually didn't pay much attention to her.

"Rosa mentioned to me before she left that she knew the whereabouts of a powerful magical item and would be treasure hunting during this time. She'll be back after she obtains that magical item," Violet replied.

"A powerful magical item? What is it?" Rhine asked, puzzled.

"She didn't say what that magical item does, only mentioned the item's general appearance. The item's appearance seems to be..." The Violet Fairy lowered her head, recalling.

"The Tinderbox!"

The growth process can't really be written slowly, one or two years at a time, so it's being quickly glossed over for now. As a long-term character, Princess Aurora's persona will be gradually developed in later chapters.