"Here? How do we train? I'm ready!"
"Easy, easy!"
Yun Feiyang pointed at a rock. "Swing your sword with all your strength without touching it. Let me see what level you can reach."
"Okay!"
Erza stepped before the rock, took a deep breath, and shouted as she swung her sword with force!
Yun Feiyang leaned in for a look. A faint mark had appeared on it.
"How was that? Not bad, right?"
"Of course not. You didn't even leave a sword mark!"
"That strict? Then what do I need to achieve?"
"Why train if I'm not strict?"
Yun Feiyang took the sword from her. "Move aside. I'll demonstrate!"
"Oh!"
Erza stepped aside, her eyes wide as she refused to miss a single detail.
"Watch closely!"
The seemingly lax Yun Feiyang casually slashed.
Yet that slash split the rock in two, without touching it at all—it had been done purely with Sword Qi.
Erza's mouth fell open. "Amazing!"
Yun Someone looked utterly unconcerned and said lightly, "It's nothing special."
Erza glared at him. Damn Versailles!
I've decided. I'll train hard, and one day I'll show off just like him... No, I mean, become just as powerful!
The Queen's little reaction went unnoticed by someone, who instead explained, "The principle is to use the air pressure generated by swinging the sword to form a slash. It requires not only strength, but skill as well."
"What kind of skill?"
"Practice makes perfect!"
"Huh?"
"What do you mean, huh? What skills are there to talk about? Results come from hard training! This stage will only be complete once you can achieve this much. →"
Yun Feiyang tossed the sword back to her. "Train. You must persevere!"
"Okay!"
Erza asked, "Once I can cut through rocks with Sword Qi, will I have graduated?"
"You're thinking