Berserk: The Prophet

"you lose."

"Uh..."

It wasn't until that cold male voice rang out that the man snapped out of his daze during the fight. The chill on his neck was so biting that he had no choice but to drop his sword to show his surrender.

He had relied on his swordsmanship for most of his life, yet he had lost to a man who didn't look particularly strong.

"...Hmph." Seeing this, Kadi slowly sheathed his military knife, flicked off the blood, and returned it to its original position. If they weren't in a military camp, he would have been dead by his own blade after those few words.

Cardi glanced at Green and strode away. "You little brat, were you stunned?" Unbeknownst to Green, Cardi himself didn't notice the smirk playing on his lips as he walked away, utterly smug.

Green had just recovered from the intense battle. The combination of swordsmanship and movement was truly extraordinary. It was the first time he had ever seriously watched Kadi fight. But that flexibility... could he really do it?

Green imagined himself learning ballet and his face darkened. Maybe he should just give up?

Seeing that Cardi was about to walk away, Green immediately realized what was going on and pulled Bazzo to follow. Green didn't want to get into any more trouble.

It's surprising that someone like Cardi would actually make a move today. Logically speaking, he shouldn't like agreeing to such trivial matters that would attract attention.

“…” Seniva’s father had witnessed the entire battle. Such superb skills were probably beyond even his own ability to match. Looking at his son, who was still slumped on the ground, he realized he would have to train the kid a bit more.

The Dioka family has lost face today. Even though many of them have resumed their sparring, there are still quite a few eyes glancing at them.

hateful....

The man stared at Kadi's retreating figure with a fierce glint in his eyes. The loss he had suffered here today would surely make his family pay a heavy price for his actions!

............

"Thank you for today, Cardi. You're really good at this. How did you do it?" Green followed Cardi eagerly.

"It's nothing, ha, but you, you've just gotten a little better and you're already giving me things to do."

"Hehehe, serves them right for their lack of sportsmanship and sneak attack... Ouch!!"

Upon hearing this, Cardi narrowed his eyes, then suddenly turned around and swept his leg, sending Green tumbling 240 degrees into a close embrace on the ground.

You little rascal, don't think he didn't see the kid's expression as he tried so hard to suppress his laughter; his eyes are very sharp.

"Then what can you do to me if I launch a sneak attack?"

"Cough cough cough, spit spit spit spit, ah this..." Green spat out the sand in his mouth, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

"Ha, who cares if you're ambushing on the battlefield? If you're not vigilant about your own back, you deserve to be ambushed and killed. Get up, let me see if you've improved at all?"

"it is good!"

............

"Damn it, why should a grown man like me have to practice splits?"

As expected, Green, who had been brutally beaten by Cardi, was now struggling to do a split, cold sweat beading on his forehead. Had Cardi really practiced like this before? Wouldn't practicing like this hurt his balls?

hateful! !

The knife wounds on my body have increased many more. I regretted wearing a shirt to practice today. My perfectly good clothes have been stabbed in several places, and blood has soaked through my clean and neat clothes.

"No, press it down further." Cardi expressed his dissatisfaction and directly helped Green a little.

"Ouch!!! Be gentle!!!"

Green burst into tears, oh my god! It wasn't just his balls that hurt, his hips felt like they were going to break.

"Tch, just bear with it. After all, mastering it can save your life on the battlefield. Didn't you say you really wanted to learn?" Kadi looked on with amusement. It's quite easy to improve agility if you start practicing from childhood.

"..."

Kadi glanced at Baziso and exclaimed that it was an eyesore. "Forget it," she thought, "this kid's physique isn't cut out for this. He's barely gotten anywhere." She was about to cry.

"Go practice squats, you're not cut out for this..."

Upon hearing this, Bazso quickly scurried over to the side, put his hands on his head, and started doing squats. It was better to be tired than to suffer the pain of tearing his balls.

"Or maybe I should... Ouch!!"

Green had barely opened his mouth when he was lashed by the soft whip that Cady had wrapped around his waist, and he cried out in pain.

"Practice your skills properly and stop daydreaming."

.........

"Ugh, I'm exhausted."

After a day of training, Green lay down on the golden grass. He felt like his legs weren't even his own when he was riding the horse today.

"...Don't slack off here, keep practicing." The familiar male voice, cold and ruthless, was nothing short of cruel mental torture to Green.

"Huh?! Don't be so cruel to a child!!" Green immediately lay down on the ground and pretended to be dead.

"Tch, kid? You're not a kid anymore. Get up right now, or I'll beat you!"

"Yes, sir!"

Green immediately scrambled to his feet, stood at attention, and gave a modern military salute. Kadi's deep blue eyes were filled with confusion; he wondered if something had gone wrong with the boy's mind.

............

Green, who had been undergoing special training all day, exclaimed that he was in a terrible state. He finally managed to rest during afternoon tea time, but then Cardi called him to practice backbends. Now his whole back aches and he's in pain. It's a sad story.

Bazso wasn't much better off. His legs ached terribly from squatting in the morning, and in the afternoon, when Green was training his waist, he was forced to lift large stones back and forth.

The two of them collapsed in the tent, their backs aching and their bodies sore. At least they wouldn't have to see that blue devil anymore—he was a monster!

The two were so exhausted that they ate dinner early and slept until dawn.

.........

[Health points full, mental energy restored to 298/300.]

Despite his good recovery, Green still felt sore in his back and legs early in the morning. He hadn't felt this bad in a long time, as if he had been held in the hands of a giant and crushed with his knee yesterday.

Green had just finished washing up and was about to go out in the sun to stretch his sore muscles when he unexpectedly saw Kadi stretching outside his tent. The 'Blue Devil' was looking at him with a 'kind' smile, which startled Green and instantly snapped him out of his daze. This guy must have been watching him practice outside his tent so early in the morning, right?

Damn it!! Why did I go crazy yesterday and say I wanted to learn? It's all those three brats' fault for causing trouble. Kadi is definitely getting revenge on me, isn't he?!

That must be it!! That petty man!!!

............

"A new day has begun. From now on, practice backbends every morning, and practice splits when you have free time in the afternoon. I'll also check your homework occasionally. Any questions, Green?"

The blue demon's smile grew increasingly 'amiable,' yet he exuded an aura that commanded respect, his slender fingers caressing the handle of the soft whip at his waist.

“Of course…no problem!” Green was forced to betray his true feelings, because he saw that the whip in Cardi’s hand seemed ready to strike.

"That's for the best. Let's continue practicing then."