Tangled By Fate

Chapter 450: THE SPAR

“I hope you are intelligent enough to learn from others’ mistakes. This way, at least you won’t have to lose anyone precious to teach yourself to guard up.”

Zinnia’s words left Veronica speechless.

‘What’s making her say it like that? What bad thing could happen to her to say something like that with such an expression?’ Veronica pondered.

However, she couldn’t think too much because they met Roxana on the way to the training ground.

After the lesson ended, Veronica wiped her neck with a towel and then drank a mouthful of water.

“Your movement has improved,” Roxana complimented her.

Veronica couldn’t believe her. “Do you really think so?”

.....

Roxana replied, “You lasted more than an hour. What do you think?”

“It sounds lame,” Darius commented with a laugh.

Veronica’s face darkened. “I knew I wasn’t improving at all.”

“That’s why we are going to play with some Imperial Guards. Those punks decided to do me a favor by sparring with you,” Darius said.

“They agreed!” Veronica’s face lit up.

Darius added, “We are drinking buddies. We share women too. There is no way they won’t agree. Just kick their asses and you will get your confidence back.”

“This is going to be fun. I don’t think I want to miss it,” Roxana said.

“Then, Veronica should cover her face so that they don’t figure out who she is,” Zinnia suggested.

“Are you coming with us?” Darius asked her. “I promise it will be some fun.”

“No, I’ll pass. I have some tasks to do,” Zinnia declined the offer.

Later, Darius, Roxana and Ironin went to the secret hideout of Darius along with Veronica.

As usual, this house was made of stone. It was spacious as the house didn’t have much furniture.

The backward was empty and well maintained. Anyone would know that people regularly came here.

“I sue this backyard to spar with them sometimes. Most of the time, I work out here alone,” Darius told them.

Roxana concluded, “So, Veronica will spar with them here. Anything to drink?”

“I keep water and beer here. You will find water in the kitchen.” Darius pointed the way to the kitchen. “If anyone wants beer, you will find them in the basement.”

“Not interested,” Veronica said.

A few minutes later, four soldiers came. They were all wearing shirts and pants, no uniform.

One of them said, “We took a day off thinking we should go with this spar all day long. After all, your first disciple wants to have a spar with us. We can’t let him be lonely when we leave.”

Another one said, “We will give him what he wants.”

Roxana said, “Umm... boys, I think you are mistaken. The disciple he has is not a dude like you. That’s a girl.”

After she was done, Veronica came wearing her training uniform.

She wore a brown-colored tight shirt and the same colored pants. Her red hair was tied in a ponytail. She wore a red scarf covering her face.

The four soldiers stared at her with a dumb expression.

“You guys fight her one by one. I’m sure she can go on without a break,” Darius said.

The moment the soldiers heard him, they hurriedly stepped back.

Soldier 1: “We can’t fight a woman!”

Soldier 2: “She has a thin figure. What if we break her neck or waist or arms? Are you serious?”

Soldier 3: “Her pretty face might be disfigured.”

Soldier 4: “If we hurt her, we might not get married in the future.”

Soldier 2: “What will happen if she dies in our hands and you kill us next.”

Darius was disappointed upon hearing their complaints. “Hey now, aren’t you overestimating your skills way too much? You do realize that she is my disciple.

“Just stand in front of her. And don’t hold back. She can bite hard.”

After he grinned devilishly, Veronica gulped.

‘Doesn’t he have too much of a high expectation of me?’ she thought. ‘Maybe I can’t hold back at all. I’ll give my all.’

As one of the soldiers stood in front of her, Roxana yelled, “Start!”

In the flash, Veronica threw a kick aiming at the soldier’s face.

The soldier didn’t believe Darius’s warning. So, he was caught off guard.

The kick hit his face before he braced himself. His body flew far away.

His nose bled and his face had a red footprint. He didn’t move at all.

He fainted on the spot.

Soldier 2: “...”

Soldier 3: “...”

Soldier 4: “...”

They had no idea what just happened.

Veronica on the other hand freaked out.

She panicked. “Oh my goodness! What have I done?! Did I kill him? But it wasn’t supposed to happen. How did he end up like that?

She stepped forward to heal him but Ironin held her shoulder. When she turned around, he shook his head, forbidding her from using her healing power.

Veronica froze. She realized that she couldn’t use her power randomly outside.

After all, these men in front of her were Imperial Guards.

The King and Queen might find out about her healing power if she used her power to heal these soldiers.

It might endanger her life.

She remembered what once Ironin told her, “If you want to fight your enemy, you should find out more about them and let them know less about it.

“This way, your enemy won’t predict what’s coming for them. They won’t be prepared enough.”

She didn’t want the Queen to find out more about them.

Because once they fight, it will be between the tower and the queen.

And the Magic Tower didn’t have any support.

But, it didn’t mean she would become powerful by beating someone to their death. It was too inhumane.

Roxana saw her panicking. She assured her, “Relax, you are freaking out too much. He wasn’t prepared. So, this is the last time you can do this.”

Soldier 2 came out of his senses at first. “What.. what just happened?”

He looked at the masked woman in disbelief. “There is no way you have done it.”

“Care to find out?” Veronica raised an eyebrow. “You are welcome to fight.”

“Ahh!” The soldier came running after her.

Veronica braced herself.

The moment he came, he threw a punch.

Veronica ducked her head and punched his stomach.

“Ack!”

The soldier bent his body in pain.

Veronica knew that the stomach was one’s weak point. She didn’t hold back at all.

Once his body bent, she spun her body and kicked his head.

The soldier rolled on the ground, groaning in pain.

Veronica looked at the other two soldiers. “Who is next?”

.....

Ten minutes later, the last two soldiers rolled to the ground.

“Haha! I had a feeling you could do it!” Darius was extremely happy. He slapped Veronica’s back.

Veronica stumbled forward and then balanced herself.

She looked at the four soldiers in amazement.

“Did I really do that?” she asked.

Roxana smiled. “You did a good job. See? I told you that you were improving.”

“But how?” Veronica still had a hard time believing it.

“That’s because you were always fighting us. We are pros. We were born with our skills. We had sharpened our skills since we were children. You don’t believe that you can throw us like them, do you?”

At Darius’s question, Veronica shook her head.

Then, she said, “But I want to throw you like I did to them.”

Darius smirked. “Heh, I wish you good luck. You might need to die a few times and incarnate a hundred times to throw me like that.”

All of a sudden, Veronica felt that power and confidence engulfing her.

All this time, she was the one who was thrown by her instructors every day.

The failures were weighing her down. She didn’t have confidence as a warrior.

But after today’s fight, with a bit of fear, her confidence came back.

“So, how are you feeling after winning four times in a row?” Roxana asked.

“I feel light,” Veronica told her the truth with a smile.

Roxana laughed. “You sure are light in your feet. I didn’t think I’d taught you to be like that. Where did you learn it?”

“I have picked up some skills when I was traveling alone.”

This time, Veronica didn’t lie. She learned how to fight while traveling.

Roxana replied, “Nice skills you picked up. You should do it sometimes. Go out of the country. Travel alone. Bring back more knowledge. Surprise me more.”

“I will,” Veronica agreed.

“Don’t give her creepy ideas. If she goes out on her own again, Arthur will murder us all,” saying that Darius looked at Veronica. “Do you want to go for another spar with me today?”

Veronica immediately replied, “Nope. I’m going to keep the memory of my winning today intact. So, give me a break.”

“So, you will. Enjoy your day. I should head back now. See you tomorrow.”

Roxana left after bidding goodbye.

“Where do you want to go to celebrate your victory?” Darius asked Veronica. “I have a place in mind.”

“Let’s go there!”