Chapter 16: Lifelong Enemy

After Cat left, Lin Du happily finished arranging the room.

Because he knew its importance, he deliberately placed the room in the basement.

Good ventilation, no light, no glass, it is secretive yet very suitable for training.

"Miss, before working for your mother, I was once a swordsman."

Since you want to learn martial arts, let me guide you.

Training correctly and laying a solid foundation is very important.

The old steward who knew Witch Miss's extremely passive nature skipped a series of introductions, directly said those words to her, and then casually tossed her a wooden short sword.

Eh?

Heh heh heh heh heh?

Although somewhat shocked, but while wondering how to train, Witch Miss had questions like "Which book should I refer to?" "Should I just swing a dagger?" "Or should I first think of a cool move name?" and so on, she even felt somewhat relieved.

Finally…… I don't have to worry about this clueless matter myself!

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Although I really want to work hard myself, if everything can be self-taught, what's the point of having a teacher?

Grandpa Lin also seems very invested, which is perfect because I also need a teacher.

As long as I don't expose my blood and talent issues, there should be no problem, right?

Witch Miss, thinking this way, is trying with all her might to make her mind forget, but her true intention is merely to escape the problem.

"Miss."

No matter what you study, don't meaninglessly and mechanically repeat what others teach you or what's in the textbook.

You need to know your purpose, your traits, your strengths, and your weaknesses.

Saying this, Lin Du also grabbed a wooden short dagger from the side and lunged at Witch Miss with a quick step.

!!

Even with Lin Du's deliberate control, from Witch Miss's perspective it was no more than a blink of an eye.

Seeing the short sword approaching her, driven by instinct, Witch Miss straightly threw the short sword in her hand at Lin Du, then quickly leapt back, preparing to dodge behind Cat.

Pa.

The short sword Witch Miss threw was struck to the ground without any hesitation.

Now, Lin Du is where Witch Miss was, Witch Miss is where Cat's spectator seat is, and Cat was forced to teleport to the original spot where the steward Lin had just been, simultaneously narrowing his pupils and his tail puffed out like a flower.

He never imagined that the Witch Miss, who had never been this desperate before, would actually trip over her own feet from overexertion and fall straight onto him.

Known: Witch Miss's last weight measurement was 45 kilograms;

Cat's weight before dinner today was 2 kilograms;

Then, with Witch Miss sprinting at full force with 42 points of agility, if she fell onto Cat, how much force impact would Cat receive?

What would Cat's survival rate be?

Hiss.

Li Wei never imagined that the source of his first life-or-death crisis after rebirth would actually come from Witch Miss.

"Not a bad reaction."

The ruthless Sword Saint paid no heed to Cat's fur standing on end and his lingering fear, because in his view his granddaughter, such a novice, could never pose a threat to that black monster.

Even if Bai Yan, who had been knocked down, landed on top of him, he would surely not die, especially since he had also teleported away.

'When activating the sixth-rank magic short-distance teleport with no disturbance at all, truly a monster.

And moreover, he is so enthusiastic and rigorous about his role-playing.'

After Lin Du silently evaluated Cat in his mind, he turned to Witch Miss and continued to praise,

"I didn't expect you to instinctively counterattack before dodging or blocking."

"Actually…… I was just thinking that if I didn't do something to hinder your advance, I might not be able to dodge……"

Upon hearing "Not a bad reaction," Witch Miss's face instantly turned red,

This…… is the first time she has received such direct praise.

She…… not bad?!

Just thinking about this, the corners of her mouth involuntarily curled upward.

She, not bad~~ not bad~~

Hehehe, not bad!

"Wise judgment. Your eyes are also good, but don't overtrust them."

"Good."

Although I don't know what Grandpa Lin is saying, I should accept it, note it down, and someday I'll understand.

Witch Miss is now unusually interested in this martial arts lesson; her unprecedented enthusiasm and excitement have set her whole being ablaze.

Learning, it can actually be this enjoyable!

"However, body and mind are still very uncoordinated."

"If I'm not mistaken, your throwing target should be my eyes."

"Ah…… yes. But the feel of this is somewhat different from that…… dart."

"It's fine, you still have plenty of time to practice; moreover, a short sword of this length is basically used as a self-defense dagger or dagger, not for throwing."

Lin Du, after this round of testing, already has a grasp of Witch Miss's physical condition.

'Strength is not bad, but lacking training, power application is problematic.

'Agility is absurdly high, probably over 40 points. She's only level 1, right!

'But…… her physique has issues, her constitution is also somewhat too weak; how did just a little jump make her face red, neck thick, and she's panting until now……

In this regard, training needs to be strengthened.

After finishing the plans in my mind, the real training time begins.

Or rather,

Sword Saint's devilish training time.

This is a training plan so terrifying that even the onlooker Cat is left in awe.

The original two‑hour length was extended to nearly three hours.

The original short‑range weapon training became basic physical quality training, instinct training, and sword‑swinging training.

"Swordsmanship actually has no essential difference; it merely makes it easier to help you understand what true swordsmanship is."

"Ah, just like the practice questions on the exercise book, right?"

"Aside from different answers, the solving methods are the same."

"..."

Perhaps exhausted from the prior physical training, the witch miss now enjoys the brief lecture segment extra.

Although, her way of understanding brought back the sword saint's unbearable high‑school memories from before his magic power recovered, and they beat him up again.

"You can understand it that way, so while practicing you must make every movement precisely standard, but in combat training you don't need to be so rigid."

"Understood."

(o´ω`o)ﾉ

What Grandpa Lin said matched what she had seen in a travelogue she'd read in the study.

Then if close‑combat skills can work like that, what about magic?

Must one also follow the magic book's writings very strictly?

What if I… improvise a bit?

If these inner monologues were directed at the magic cat standing nearby, still muttering complaints about the witch miss, they'd surely yield some constructive answers.

But soon, the witch miss's leisurely wandering thoughts were cut off by the sword saint's merciless and strict movement training.

Repeating the same motion over and over, correcting it, in the subsequent forty‑five minutes of training the witch miss learned only a six‑step movement set from the sword saint.

"Ah..."

Finally, freed.

After another round of medicinal baths, the witch miss, having changed into pajamas, collapsed onto her soft, comfortable bed as if a weight had been lifted.

Finally… she could prepare to sleep.

Before today, she had never looked forward to sleep so much, even feeling some resistance.

Because in the dead of night, she would always be haunted by fearful nightmares that clung to her.

But now…

Fulfilled and overly exhausted, it dominated her mind.

But.

Before sleep, she still had one very important thing to do.

Hmph hmph hmph!

All tasks are done; now it's time to claim the rewards!

bonustime~~

【Daily Task completed】

【Detected, task completed beyond quota】

【Task reward 【Fireball】 related content fully distributed】

【Doubled task reward 【Magic Capacity Expansion】 distributed】

At the instant the words flashed, a thick book appeared beside her hand, and before she could wait to flip through it, a burst of five‑colored light enveloped her.

The witch miss only felt that at this moment her consciousness was pulled away from her body.

Before her eyes was pure darkness, with only faint specks of light visible.

This is the lazy‑to‑explain Cat, vengeful and retaliatory, releasing magic without prior notice.

This magic is subtle; although it's said to use magic power to wander inside the body to clear passages and thus expand capacity, in fact Cat doesn't need to keep doing anything.

The magic power will wander on its own.

As long as enough is provided.

One has to say, the inventor of this magic truly understands laziness.

And Cat, who doesn't understand the human magic‑power flow structure, also didn't add any self‑innovation at this time.

After all, the witch miss is human with only one life; if he misguides the magic power flow to the wrong spot…

Hmm…

Although, in principle, Cat should also be able to revive the dead.

But… it's the first time, inexperienced; surely we can't use the witch miss for such a dangerous experiment, right?

So this time Cat merely released the magic, and attentively, earnestly recorded how the magic drives the magic power and along what route it wanders inside the witch miss's body.

Just…

【You overused magic】

【Your body suffered damage】

【HP-80】

(ΩДΩ)！！？？？

What the heck???

Overload! Damage! HP loss!

And it's a full 80!!!

Damn it! A full 80!!!

He only has a total of 100 HP, okay!

The Cat, having suffered such a heavy blow, instantly saw his vision blur and fell to the ground.

【You have entered a anemia state】

「……」

Healing… Healing Technique…

【You overload-release magic】

【Your body takes damage】

【You are healed by Basic Healing Technique】

【HP+2】【HP+2】【HP+2】【HP+2】【HP+2】

【You overload-release magic】

【Your body takes damage】

【HP-0.001】【HP-0.001】【HP-0.001】【HP-0.001】【HP-0.001】【HP-0.001】【HP-0.001】

「……」

Seeing his HP finally creep back to a safe level, the Cat finally let out a sigh.

So thrilling, so exciting.

Fuck.

Fortunately, this time he was conservative, just wanting to see the effect, understand the principle, to facilitate later modifications.

He previously cast the basic version of the 'Magic Capacity Expansion' spell, consuming 100000 MP.

Based on his own HP loss, he conservatively estimates that every 10000 MP deducts 8 HP from him…

Moreover, in an overload state, any use of magic will reduce HP.

Hmm…

Thinking that way, it doesn't seem that much? The limit doesn't seem particularly outrageous either?

For this Magic Cat, with Constitution 3, the tolerance limit is to expend 10000 MP at once; exceeding that starts draining HP.

So far he hasn't faced any major crisis; the spells he casts are all medium or low‑level minor spells with varied effects.

All right, all right.

But, his physical training also needs to be scheduled.

After all, in a month he must repay the Sword Saint with a healing magic skill above level 15!

Healing‑type magic skills mostly cause continuous HP loss… ah no, MP loss.

His total HP bar should be a bit higher, otherwise he won't have time to take healing pills while casting spells.

Moreover, as an idealistic Cat, he thinks a Cat that doesn't want to be a hexagonal warrior isn't a good Cat.

And the hysterical advice his mother, Witch Miss, gave before dying is also etched in his mind.

—To achieve true safety, you need strength, stronger than everyone else!

True freedom is not avoidance, but choosing to accept and then rise above all rules.

Therefore, he doesn't want himself to have any so‑called weakness.

Unlike the Cat's thrill and excitement, when Witch Miss opens her eyes, what she sees is as if drums and gongs roar, trumpets blare, heralding good luck.

【You have successfully undergone a Magic Capacity Expansion】

【MP: 10→MP: 100】

【Gentle magic flows within you; over the next three days your total MP will slowly increase】

【During this period, please watch your diet and exercise your body】

Wh… what?!

10 points turned into 100 points?!

Tenfold!

Now, what appears before her! It's 100 MP!

「Ah!!!!!!!!! 」

Excited, Witch Miss grabbed the Cat, who was still pondering philosophy on the side.

「Heal the cat!!! Mua!!! 」

「Thank you, Cat!!! 」

「Cat!! Ah!!! My god!! I have 100 MP now!! Cat!! 」

「Cat kiss!!! 」

Mua!

mua，mua，mua，mua，mua，mua，mua，mua，mua，mua，mua，mua，mua！

【You have been attacked】

【HP-13】

Li Wei:???

It wasn't until the Cat desperately kicked Witch Miss's chin that she stopped this unusually terrifying attack that frightened the Cat.

She released the Cat, letting him shiver in the corner, while the oblivious Witch Miss remained immersed in her own excited, joyful mental world.

MP100!

This is the value she has dreamed of!

Because once she has 100 MP, she can start trying to use a large amount of low‑level magic!

As she levels up, her MP will also increase exponentially; although it will still be far weaker than that of ordinary mages, it is already a luxury for her!

【Today's task rewards have all been distributed】

【Arrange your schedule reasonably, go to bed early and rise early】

【Daily Task refresh time: next day at exactly six A. M.】

Yo!

Now start sleeping; get up at six tomorrow and continue training hard!

Yay!

"Alright then, Cat, good night!"

Although she is mentally excited, the Witch Miss, whose body is truly exhausted, not knowing at all what she did to the Cat, kisses the Cat—who already has PTSD—once more, then lies down and falls asleep immediately.

In the pitch‑black room, only the Cat, its eyes wide open, remains.

He can't sleep.

【Your day has been fully observed】

【God has made a plan for you】

【You have already met your lifelong enemy; she will be the opponent you must fight with all your might for the rest of your life】

【Arch‑rival】: Bai Yan

When the other party performs actions such as 'Kitten! Mom kiss!' you cannot use magic;

You are not allowed to use teeth, claws, etc., to harm Bai Yan.

Break free from Bai Yan's control, successfully subdue her, and complete the arch‑rival task.

【Task reward】: an unknown package comparable to SSR‑grade, comparable to a skill Magic Path Ultimate Realm gift.