"This is just an exchange of skills and experience. There's no need for me to bash your skull inwards," Sherry said while taking Aaron's wooden Staff from the ground and handing it back to him, "But the situation is always going to keep being disadvantageous for you whenever you lose your weapon, so you better remember this lesson."

"Lesson number one, never lose my weapon. Got it!" Aaron nodded before tightening his fingers around his wooden Staff.

Sherry nodded inwardly once she saw the kid being calm, cool, and collected.

The thing she admired the most in his character is his steady personality, not to mention her latest discovery which is kind of wasn't expected.

'This boy really does have frightening observation ability, his eyes could practically see every single one of my moves and it somehow feels like he could predict my next move when he's able to react so fast.

'Not to mention that his body is so small which makes him an extremely difficult target to hit, especially if I'm aiming for one of his vital spots... his head is the most obvious target and whenever I aim there it makes it easier for him to make things harder for me by bobbing and weaving his head.

'He's clearly inexperienced judging by his footwork and the way he's holding the Staff, but he's more than compensating these shortcomings by staying on the defensive and using his speed.

'All of this raw talent at such a young age plus that excellent sense of judgement is making me feel slightly disgusted really, I could taste the sour emotions of jealousy in the back of my mouth.' Sherry had these thoughts while engaging Aaron in round two of their sparring match.

*Clatter*

"You're using too much force in your swing when you're on the backfoot! How do you expect to escape so fast when you're wasting so much power to resist?" Sherry disarmed Aaron of his wooden Staff once again and notified him that he's taking the wrong approach at a certain point of their sparring match.

'I had to do so because I had no other choice in that situation, the Nimble-Feet is Skill is still in cooldown and there's no reason for me to Stun you with the Lucid Nightmare Skill.

'But this girl's expertise with the Staff is much more than I expected, I bet she would've bullied me a lot if she had more Strength.

'I doubt she's trying at her absolute best right now but I bet she's focusing most on her speed, I could sense her frustration whenever she becomes a head-hunter.

'Still, I'm not her match at all right now and all I can do is give it my best just to survive.' Aaron thought to himself while steadying his hurried breathing.

"Lesson number two, don't use too much force while on the back foot. Got it!"

Sherry nodded before adding : "Unless you're countering."

*Clatter*

"When you're up against an opponent with height difference like myself then don't receive the blows with force when you're Defending, because you're going to receive damage anyway whenever you Defend and that damage is going to accumulate at some point and become the reason why you lost." After a few exchanges the girl disarmed the kid once again and notified him of the mistake he made.

Aaron rubbed his hands to shake the numbing pain from the joints of his fingers, "I had to protect my body otherwise you would've landed these blows on me! What did you expect me to do?"

Sherry nodded to show her understanding while handing him his wooden Staff before saying, "When you don't have any other choice but to Defend, the least you can do is soften the blow by cushioning it."

The kid's eyes brightened and he muttered : "That would give me the opportunity to redirect your attack or change its angle!"

"Smart! That's the key to improving your Defense.

"When you've got better Defense within your arsenal, it makes it much easier for you to exploit the holes within your opponent's defense.

"In some cases, when your Defense is much better than your opponent's Offense you could force them to overextend their bodies when they attack you and lose their balance which makes it easier to counterattack and gain a clear advantage in the fight." Sherry explained while admiring Aaron's intelligent mind.

"Hmmm." Aaron suddenly frowned when he thought about this matter before looking up at Sherry and saying : "But there's going to be a problem if I take that approach."

'He's worried about his Stamina! He figured out everything once again.'

The girl smiled widely once she saw the serious expression on his face which looked terribly cute, "Of course I'm aware of that issue, but you're still young and we're not here to put you in a certain path.

"All of that is going to be determined in the future when you're around my age." Sherry readied herself for another round and Aaron focused on his Defense.

While the two of them sparred next to the trial area, Pio, Lucas, and old man Sid watched from the side without intervening.

The oldest of the three men looked much healthier after he ate that meal and for a while there he was actually feeling the fire of youth burning within his loins!

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'This silly kid, makes me so embarrassed to see him getting all too worried and flustered for these old bones! I really owe him a debt of gratitude now.' Sid thought while looking towards Aaron who blocked and parried Sherry moves whenever he couldn't avoid them.

*Clatter*

"Your footwork needs to improve because your balance is terrible when you turn and move at an angle."

"Lesson number four, focus on my balance when I turn or move at an angle. Got it."

Sherry smirked cunningly while attacking, "Just focus on lesson one first."

Aaron felt a bit insulted when this girl mentioned this topic and his pride kicked in, instead of just Defending the kid attempted to push aside one of Sherry's swings!

*Clatter*

"Ouch!" Aaron grit his teeth and held his left shoulder after getting disarmed of his weapon once again.

'She baited me into attacking with a faint after throwing that insult at me! I couldn't avoid her attack because I was off balance and had to receive it with my shoulder instead of it landing square on my head.

'Activating Nimble-Feet kind of helped soften the blow a bit, but I couldn't avoid it without Stunning her with Lucid Nightmare.' He thought while massaging his shoulder joint which is screaming from pain after receiving that strike.

"Never allow your emotions to get the better of you in front of an enemy, it'd only make you a target that's much easier to read and predict." Sherry seriously handed him the wooden Staff while giving him a stern warning.

Aaron nodded before smiling sheepishly while saying : "Lesson number five, control your emotions. Use it as fuel without letting it take control. Got it!"

"Exactly," The teenager girl nodded before attacking once again, "Now show me everything you learned today."

"Alright!" The kid sidestepped the first attack before shielding his side against her follow up attack which is a sweeping strike.

Lucas nodded once he saw his young master Ron handle his first sparring match with Sherry pretty well, still he couldn't help but notice the chaotic breathing getting faster and faster while the kid's speed kept getting lower and lower with time until his body became sluggish and his movement lethargic.

Right when Pio was about to intervene after feeling unbearably anxious for their young master Ron, "That's enough for today," Sherry suddenly stopped before walking towards one of the open rooms while saying : "Come with me young master Ron, both of us really need a bath."

Aaron raised an eyebrow when he heard Sherry call him young master for the first time, he usually hates this honorific title but this time he accepted it because it had a certain meaning to it.

This girl finally recognized him and admitted his abilities after this long and exhausting sparring match.

The kid dragged his feet and followed Sherry into the room while gasping for breath.

'I thought she was flat but it seems she's been wrapping her chest this tight all this time to disguise their actual size!' Aaron though once he saw the teenager girl take off her dirty and muddy clothes.

"Don't stare! It's rude." Sherry covered her nipples and blushed slightly once she saw the kid stare at her chest with a predatory gaze within his eyes.

'That look which he had a few seconds ago didn't match his age at all... not a single bit! Weren't kids around his age supposed to be naïve? They're mostly just a bit curious whenever they see a woman's body for the first time before losing interest.' Sherry thought while watching Aaron shrug his shoulders before staring to take his clothes off.

"Why are you getting all flustered? Stop making things awkward between us and relax already, after all I've seen and fondled boobs that were bigger than yours."

The teenager girl gawked after hearing what the kid just said before stammering : "L-lies!"

Aaron shrugged once again before looking at Sherry's chest with a grin on his face, "Not only was that woman's chest bigger than yours, she was also a lot more mature and much... much more stronger than both you and me combined."

Sherry stumbled a step backwards when the kid took a step towards her, "H-hey. I'm warning you! Don't do anything funny now."

Aaron raised an eyebrow and smiled while waiting for the teenager girl to continue he just crossed his arms without a care for her threats.

"Y-you!" Sherry finally seemed like she had enough with the kid's cocky attitude, "You're so exhausted right now I can beat you black and blue with one of my pinkies. Humph."

"I bet you believe so," Aaron shook his head before activating the Skill Lucid Nightmare thanks to his Epic Earrings, "It still doesn't change the fact that you've been under my mercy ever since we met though."

He slowly traced his finger around one of her nipples before poking it gently then scooped some clean water and poured it on his head.

The kid ignored the teenager girl completely after demonstrating what he's capable of doing and she kept watching him for a while after the duration of Lucid Nightmare's Stun effect wore off of her body.

Sherry was at a loss of what to do, she felt helplessness, anger, and shame because this kid just violated her self-confidence.

"D-don't think that I'm some sort of slave because I'm your maid, I'd rather die before I'm treated that way!" Finally the teenager girl's anger and shame overcame her feelings of helplessness.

Sherry would've looked a lot more convincing in her death-facing pose if she wasn't naked at that time though!

"Maid! Since when were you my maid exactly? And what's with the slavery shit? Plus you suck terribly at kamikaze stances!" Aaron only had to splash some water on Sherry to break her stance.

*Cough*

"Teacher Sen said that I'm to be your maid. From today I'm responsible for your meals and teaching you all I know about weapons and Self-Defense," The teenager girl frowned when the kid's surprise attack made her choke, "I'm also responsible for your house, keeping it clean and in order all the time while handling your guests for you if there's a need or to save your precious time." She answered his attack with some of her own but it was difficult to speak properly during such an intense water fight.

Aaron was struggling to keep up against Sherry's reach thanks to her longer arms which assaulted him with load after load of water, "So right now you're on duty."

Sherry smiled because she's actually winning, "Yeah. I'm also supposed to take care of your body and clothes and keep them clean all the time."

"What about warming my bed?" He covered his eyes because it stung when water hit him there.

"Uh!" She gawked and paused mid-swing.

'Chance!' Aaron pounced on her and took advantage of this rare opportunity.

"Y-you... P-pervert!" Sherry used both hands to cover her chest after getting attacked on this private area by this daring kid.

"You're wide open!" Aaron laughed like a demon and caught her most private area after sticking his hand right between her legs!

"Ah!" Poor girl's knees buckle under her weight and she felt like she just lost all of her Strength when the kid slid one of his fingers right between the two slits of her vagina.

System : Quest Available.

Aaron's eyes brightened once he heard the feminine yet emotionless voice of the System notifying him.

'Hehe... Interesting!' His smile grew wider and wider after seeing the title of this quest.

Sherry's First Lesson

"You're in luck dear Sherry," Aaron raised her chin up to help Sherry look him directly in the eyes, "Now it's my turn to play the role and teach you some very interesting things." He smiled even wider once she evaded his gaze and looked away while blushing deeply.