Basic Swordsmanship

Morning sunlight filtered through the roses along the window ledge, casting dappled patterns of light across the living room carpet.

Dago sat down on the sofa, then took a silver metal box about the size of his palm from his storage ring.

He placed it before him, guided his spiritual power into it, and began cracking the rune lock on the box with practiced ease.

This was the mysterious metal box he had obtained from Jodes. The rune lock installed on it required the spiritual power of a Formal Wizard to break.

Knock, knock, knock~~~

The crisp knocking broke the room's lingering silence, and a girl's voice came through the door.

"Lord Dago, your breakfast is here."

Dago withdrew from deciphering the rune lock and put the metal box back into his storage ring.

"Come in."

The doorknob turned, and the innkeeper's freckled daughter quickly pushed a dining cart inside.

She first spread a clean tablecloth over the table, set out the knives and forks, then arranged the day's breakfast.

"Lord Dago, you may begin your meal."

The girl respectfully addressed Dago.

He nodded and sat down at the table.

Today's breakfast consisted of buttered bread with bacon, mushroom soup, and a small platter of assorted fruit.

Dago ate quickly. As he ate, he could clearly feel the freckled girl staring at him with her eyes constantly darting about.

Near the end of his meal, he finally could not help saying, "Beautiful girl, I'm the type who can't pee when someone's watching me..."

The freckled girl's face visibly reddened, and she turned her head away instead of staring at Dago.

During this time, Dago also asked her many questions. The freckled girl's name was Linda, and she was the only daughter of the owner of the Rose Inn.

Her father