Demonic katana

After our discussion we went to training like usual. I did my standard sword training, swinging a bar with 20kg on it by now. I wouldn't have thought I would be able to do this, if someone told me a couple weeks ago. The training went smooth, maybe to a bit too smooth and so I was planning to increase the weight a bit further tomorrow. I finished training and put all the stuff where it belongs, just to head over to Lisa for our own separate lesson.

"Now, Yoru I didn't want to do this earlier in front of Iris but because I also want to give you something as a sort of apology for what happened with the duel", Lisa said as she grabbed the katana she borrowed me for the fight against Iris.

"You can have it, it's all yours. This sword has been my trusty companion for many years but by now I sorta grew out of it. There are just better ones for my skill level and I will get one of those soon. But for you it is perfect. It may not be the easiest to handle but you did just fine with it. Just promise me one thing: you can use it all you want but never overdo it like in the duel. You should only train with it for short periods of time until you get a certain grasp of using the sword. Basic sword swinging will do for a start just like you did with the weights."

"Oh and this Katana is a B rank weapon, so pretty high level for you. It should be a great fit for you for a long time. Mr. Black probably hasn't gone over this topic yet but to summarize weapons are ranked similarly to how we are rank people. The ranking defines the overall potential of a weapon but how strong it really is mostly depends on the user. However having a strong weapon is always a good starting ground. I hope you use it well", Lisa said as she handed the sword over.

"Wow thanks, I don't even think I deserve such a great sword. I won't be able to even use it nearly to its potential", I said but still took the sword.

"One day you surely will", Lisa said quietly.

"Even better than I once did", she added in a barely audible voice.

"Hmm, what did you say?" I asked because I couldn't understand her last sentence.

"Nothing, nothing. Don't worry and now try training with the magical sword. It has the name demonic katana because of its looks, so in that sense it fits you better than me."

I unsheathed the sword and started swinging it, paying close attention to how my body feels. After just a minute I stopped because I began feeling weird. Lisa assured me it is fine, everyone has to start somewhere. While I took a break from the magical sword, I continued to train with my regular weights instead and even added a bit of weight.

Lisa watched me doing so and asked: "So you are going for more weight by yourself, do you feel any different than before you used the katana?"

"It just didn't feel like it was enough to exhaust me anymore. Don't know how that suddenly happened. But I want to train efficiently so I need some more", I answered.

"The regular usage of the katana might strengthen your body as it is quite similar to what normal hybrids do to cultivate themselves. It doesn't seem as efficient but since you aren't able to cultivate in the regular way, it's far better than nothing. To make sure you don't use to much celestial energy, just make sure to take a half an hour break to be on the safe side of things", Lisa explained.

And so I started my new training program. I would switch over to the katana every once in a while and the time I could use it lengthened with every try, although by just a small bit. I also made rapid progression with the normal training as my body felt stronger than ever before. A couple days went by like this and then it was Saturday. Every Saturday Lisa tried the awakening of my celestial energy again, even though there wasn't any progress since the first time. This time however, I felt confident and finally wanted to get an actual grasp on my celestial energy.

We met up in the training room like always and I could tell that Lisa also expected a better outcome than usual, as she was noticeably nervous and excited. I put my hands into hers and she soon started with the infusion.

I could see the energy flowing far clearer than usual, it was like I could just take my hands out of Lisa's and grab it. The energy was flowing into my body and this time I wasn't the one getting sweaty, it was Lisa somehow. She stopped the awakening after a short while and said: "Sorry, Yoru. I think I'm the one who is the problem, not you. The celestial energy your body requires for awakening far surpasses the regular amount and even I can't supply you with this much. If you want to achieve it, we will have to look for someone with a huge supply of celestial energy and great control over it. Problem is, I don't know anyone who can do such a thing in the human nation. But leave it in my hands, I will make sure to find someone for you."

With that, we ended the awakening but at least this time we got to know something new.