Day 125

I woke up and felt sick. Seasickness is a bitch. I felt like I was gonna throw up the entire day. Ran felt fine for some reason. Slave 3(the one who was crying yesterday was sick sick as well.) I wasn't very efficient in cleaning the deck today I was mostly over the rail puking.

Day 126

I felt a lot better today I was still a bit nauseous but a lot better. After we wiped the deck I went to Master Aruno's room.

Knock knock knock.

"Come in."-Master Arunos

I enter and shut the door behind me.

"Do I have a chance of getting my freedom again?"-Me

"I don't know."-Master Aruno

"If I die in the Coliseum will you promise to take her out of there and care for her?"-Me

"It depends on if you win enough and make me a fortune. You see if a slave that is competing in the Coliseum wins a fight then the owner of the slave gets part of the money that the spectators gamble on."-Master Aruno

"So if I win enough and you get a lot of money will you free us."-Me

"No. If you given over to the Coliseum I no longer have ownership of you. I just receive payment for giving a good fighter each time the fighter wins."-Master Aruno

"Then how can I get free?"-Me

"The Demon King. If you impress him enough and if he is in a good mood he might free you. Of course you have to win a lot of fights and gain a good reputation first among the spectators."-Master Aruno

"Can you teach me the demon language?"-Me

"And why would you want to learn that?"-Master Aruno

"Because it would give me a better chance to escape from slavery."-Me

"HAHAHAHahahah. What an amusing brat. Fine come here every night before you go to sleep and I will teach you the language."-Master Aruno

"Can I bring Ran with me?"-Me

"I don't see why not."-Master Aruno

"Can I ask you another question?-Me

"You already did."-Master Aruno

"... That's not funny. How long until we reach the Demon Continent?"-Me

"It will take about 2 months to get there."-Master Aruno

I thank him and I leave and head back to the slave room.

Day 127

Today after we cleaned the deck I went to Master Aruno again.

"What brings here again? I did not expect you to come here this early."-Master Aruno

"I want to train so I have a better chance of surviving in the Coliseum."-Me

"Well, you sure are full of surprises. I don't have a spear or any bows and arrows on this ship with me. I only have a couple of knives hanging around somewhere."-Master Aruno

"How did you know I used a spear and did archery?"-Me

"Your status plate."-Master Aruno

"Oh."-Me

"Follow me."-Master Aruno

He led me out of his room and we walked to a different room.

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This room had mostly crates and boxes of different shapes and I smelled variety of spices.

He goes to a box and opens it. I see a couple of swords and knives. He tells me to take the box and bring it up to the deck.

"Hey Jarkson, come here."-Master Aruno

"You called master?-Jarkson

Jarkson is a male of the demon race. He is about 6 feet tall dark skinned and has horns similar to Master Aruno and has a face that screams VILLAIN.

"Jarkson this is Regis and you will be teaching him how to fight with a sword and knife. And Regis this is Jarkson the captain of my ship."-Master Aruno

"Can Ran join us."-Me

"I swear is she all you think about? Fine. bring her up here."-Master Aruno

After introductions with Jarkson and Ran were done Master Aruno went back into his cabin.

"Now what do you two know about fighting with swords and knives?"-Jarkson

"I am D rank in knife fighting and so is Ran. Ran is D rank is sword fighting but I don't know how to use a sword I use a spear."-Me

"Hmm. Well at least your not completely ignorant. I have Rank A in sword mastery and Rank A in knife mastery also and know this, I am going to train you until you sweat blood."-Jarkson

Ran and I shudder at his sneer and get ready for today's lessons.

The practice session lasted for several hours. It was difficult to maintain my balance because we were on a moving ships so I made many mistakes. My clothes were drenched in sweat and I had cuts and bruises all over me as did Ran.

After dinner we went to Master Aruno's room to learn the Demon language.

We first began with the alphabet. It looks pretty similar to Arabic, not that I know Arabic... Within an hour Ran memorized it all...

'WTF.... she is a genius....'

'Master Aruno looks pleasantly surprised at Rans quick learning speed.'

I still have a little difficulty with it.

Ran moves on to learning different words. After about another hour we are sent back to our cabin and Master Aruno gives Ran a book to study before she sleeps and he gives me a sheet of paper with the alphabet.

Day 134

A week has passed since lessons have started with Jarkson. I am steadily getting better at knife and sword. Ran is way better at sword than I am but I am slightly ahead of her in knife fighting.

I learned how to keep balance while fighting on the ship which helped me greatly.

Learning the Demon language is coming along nicely. Ran is now able to read, write and speak simple sentences. Frankly I am jealous of her speed at comprehending this difficult language.

I have currently memorized the alphabet and am now learning simple words. We have about 1 month and 3 weeks left until we reach the Demon continent.