The Assasin from the other world

Chapter 5

Morning rises and everything is the same, metal clashing against each other, and knights team up to spars against each other.  However this time, Honey woke up two hours earlier than the knights to do her daily routine the same as she used to do in her previous world. Just a simple warm-up to her, 5 km of running, 200 push-ups, and 100 sword swings per arm. 

It shocks others because female knights are not required to do morning training which is only for the males. Honey also just got herself heal from the Holy Priest so nobody actually expects that she will start training so soon. During the time where the male knights gather at the training ground, Honey has already finished with her warm-up and this goes on for a week. 

" I heard from the rumors that her swords skills have been rapidly increasing and it looks like even her strength increase, she doesn't even bother what the knight said about her". Matthew told his brother with a frown on his face that seems to be thinking while both of them are staring at the training ground. "What did they say?" Richard asked. "She is a witch", Matthew replies instantly as he is still having a hard time thinking about why did she not react to what the knight says about her. 

Snort!, Richard started laughing uncontrollably with tears coming off his eyes and hands over his stomach. "That was expected", Richard finally said while wiping his tears away and wipe them on Matthew's shirt. Grimace was shown over Matthew's face as he is about to plot revenge against his brother Richard for wiping the tears on his clothes but for now, he leaves it be. "Expected?" Matthew looks towards his brother. "Yeah, 3 days ago I saw her practicing the sword alone and I decided to do a sneak attack on her before my daggers could reach her she immediately caught it while pointing her swords towards me. She is awfully fast with her movement." Richard says with a smile on his face, it is a smile only given when he likes or proud of the person.

"You are being exaggerated",  was all Matthew said with a frown as he walks back to his position.

Richard's POV on the flashback:

There a rumor going on about the female knight that we rescue from the magic explosion recently, What is her name again? Well, nevermind it is not important anyway. As I walked down, there I saw her doing push-ups. Her muscle looks tone from up close like she has been training for years, are all ladies nowadays like this? It would certainly be interesting. 

Well of course of all thinks my brain would want me to make a sneak attack on her, even though I knew that she is going to lose. If she wins I am going to slap leaves on me and call myself Adam. I hold up my daggers and immediately leaped towards her before I could even get close. She turns around immediately catching my daggers while pointing her swords directly at my neck. How? was all my brain trying to process. Her eyes were bright green and as sharp as a serpent, her facial holds no emotions as if she is just a weapon herself. Yup, definitely I am going to slap myself with some leaves and change my name to Adam. Her movement was so swift that even I could catch it with their blind eyes it is as if she has been training for a long time. 

I stood there still shock and trying to process what I have just seen while she came to realization and move her swords slightly down. "What are you doing, Richard?". I was stun by what she just call me, not many people could tell us apart. She must have a good sense to be able to tell us apart. "Haha, I was just taking a walk and .." not waiting for me to finish my answer she immediately jumps in. "With a daggers on hand in a position that is ready to strike?" was all she said as her green eyes steady looking at me. I can feel my body starting to sweat and somehow my body went frozen from her stare, this is the first time I feel this way against someone. It is as she is from a different level, I liked her. Not because she is a female but she could differentiate between me and my brother and she is different. 

"I saw you practicing and decided to check out on your progress, how do you know I was behind you by the way," I asked her trying to change the topic as fast as possible. "I can hear your footsteps even before you decided to sneak on me, your footsteps may be light but it is still heavy to me," she said while moving the swords away from me, making me sigh in relief. "Sneaking behind someone's back is consider as cowards, especially on the person who you find weak, don't you think so?". Even though She didn't mention my name directly but I knew that the question is directed only to me. "Ah yea, you are right", I replied scratching the back of my head. Something about her makes me feel so nervous even if she is doing nothing. However I like her, not in the sense of relationship but as a respectable person. Although she still could be a spy.

She walks away towards the red tree to get her things and I immediately ran up to her side. "How do you know I was Richard", I asked her as he walks. "Aren't you? or did I mistook your name. If I remember correctly your brother's footsteps tend to be more elegant while your footsteps are like an elephant. Also your brothers knew nothing about swordsmanship based on his build while you have silent steps when you tried to sneak around.". I was impressed with her answer nobody really bothers to know about us even if we are famous they only care about our status. I just stood there and looked at her blankly like an i***t, and she just wave her hands in front of my face which brings me back from my thoughts.

She looks at my face with the stern eyes hers as if trying to read my thoughts. "I was not stalking both of you, I am just observant," she said which makes me want to snort. "No worries, I was just surprised that you could tell us apart", I said while trying to stop my laughter. She is certainly something, I couldn't help but wanted to befriend her just hope that she is not a spy. 

We walk back to the main training ground together and she excuses herself to her own personal sword training again. As days go on I join her on her morning training and we spar with each other.

End of Richard's POV