The atmosphere here is truly pleasant, Rosa thought one of those present would eventually become the most respected figure.However, the position was still desired by her, and it was highly inappropriate for those already there to precede her."Look at that!" said a man, pointing at Rosa."She's a woman, right?""Yes, but why is she here? Isn't this kind of training only allowed for men?"They all had the same view, confused by the sudden appearance of the mysterious girl who wanted to become a soldier.One man approached Rosa, his face continued to gaze at the girl from head to toe."Hey...."Rosa turned. "What does this man want?" She didn't like the way this man looked at her."I see that you're a woman!""Yes, is there a problem?" she replied firmly."Don't act so arrogant, you're just a woman here! Don't you know that women aren't allowed here?""What?""You could die if you force yourself to participate in the training here..."His words triggered laughter from the other men; th
Rosa's heart was pounding fast; this training session felt like a real battlefield."Huh... I must be confident; I can definitely overcome this situation!" With determination, Rosa pointed her sword toward the soldier.Her hands tightly gripped the sword, and her feet produced quick, rhythmic steps.Swings...The sword glided towards the target.Tack...Successfully held by the soldier, Rosa's sword didn't budge, even though she exerted great strengthShe didn't give up easily. With a firm attitude, she started executing different moves, delivering serious strikes.Tack..."It's still too shallow," the soldier criticized harshly.Rosa's eyes widened, confused by those words. She should have been lamenting her thrown-off balance."You should be better prepared in any situation. Warfare is not as lenient as this! Get up and train again."Rosa hurriedly obeyed the soldier's command, directing her sword straight ahead and advancing to defeat him. However, by the end of the training sessio
With a smooth move, she managed to evade the attacks brought by this soldier."What..."Rosa didn't just stand idly by; after doing that, this time she launched an attack.Aware of Rosa's wooden sword swing, the soldier tried to resist.Tack...A strong clash occurred, other cadets watched the duel between those two. They didn't know what was happening, but at this moment, Rosa showed a ferocity far from that of a normal woman.In fact, among the ongoing training, her potential seemed different.Tack.The soldier's body was strong enough to be used, but he couldn't throw Rosa as usual."Don't get too arrogant..."Only then did full strength change the situation; Rosa seemed pushed, but unfortunately, her legs were still ready to stand.Rosa adopted a serious stance, tightening her grip."Hah! Hah! Hah! Seriously, where does this woman get such abilities? Impossible she has developed this fast?" The soldier's sweat poured down, and he began to feel pressured by the enthusiastic watcher
This routine exercise began to blend with Rosa's body; it no longer felt as burdensome as before.Out of the many cadets, only a few managed to persevere.The new cadets also dwindled because they realized that physical training here was not as easy as they had imagined. It could be said they were not mentally ready for routines like that.Every month, there would be 2 to 3 new batches of cadets, and each of them would initially appear joyful like newly hatched chicks.However, after some time, their faces turned darker, dustier, and filled with fatigue. Just like the faces of the veteran cadets who had been through 3 months of training, there have been many changes.There were no more complaints, no derogatory remarks; they realized clearly that belittling someone else's efforts was pointless.However, there would still be occasional conflicts arising from various issues.To conclude this month, Rosa remained diligent in training before sunrise. Her body had become more muscular but
Each cadet had already taken their equipment for combat, and here they had additional shields accompanied by iron armor.Quite different from their usual training, they wouldn't be wearing armor to facilitate movement. But, this time was different. Every soldier present was also wearing armor as an obligation.They realized after training themselves competently, they had to get used to wearing the armor.It was a bit heavy, but it didn't really hinder the movement of their hand or foot attacks too much."For those of you who are ready, please return to the formation..." the soldier ordered.They complied with a readiness that showed their seriousness.Now, all they needed to do was defeat one man. An interesting twist was that the opponent in front of them only had a wooden sword in hand, while they were equipped with real swords.It seemed like a joke, but those who understood knew the opponent in front of them wouldn't be easily defeated."From the first row, please step forward and
Rosa would gladly face Garlan, but she would not be consumed by that desire. Since the beginning of their training, she had been observing Garlan's movements, which left her in awe. Few movements were like those during training sessions with other soldiers, and every strike could bring opponents to their knees.Rosa had to find a good method to launch her attacks.Their eyes remained locked on each other for over a minute, creating a sense of curiosity about why neither of them had moved since earlier.But, that wouldn't last forever. Rosa bravely ran forward, positioning herself to strike.Garlan's foot moved to the side, avoiding her attack. Rosa's eyes tracked Garlan's hand movements as it swung.Tack...As expected, a sudden attack was launched, and fortunately, she had anticipated it.Garlan was quite surprised by Rosa's ability to predict the arrival of his sword, but the pressure was still too much to bear.Rosa's breath felt heavy, and she didn't expect that merely holding off
The atmosphere felt uncomfortable; the girl in front of Garlan remained silent."Do you have time...""Uh... yes..." How could she refuse Garlan's invitation?They then sat on the available bench, with Rosa intentionally standing beside the bench to acknowledge her position as a cadet.It was inappropriate to sit near a respected officer, and she felt embarrassed."Why are you standing? Don't you want to sit?"Rosa remained silent for a moment, not knowing why there was a mysterious aura around Garlan's face that seemed to envelop her."What's with this girl?" Garlan received no response, so his hand took the initiative to pull from left and right.Rosa blinked a few times, appearing as though she was jolted back to reality, realizing her foolishness in front of Garlan."Are you okay?""I'm okay..." Just like Garlan's words, Rosa then sat on the bench, though her position was at the end of the bench.It couldn't be denied this might be the behavior of someone who was still nervous. Ga
Everything had changed, a day that was so precious to Rosa, as she could gain direct trust from Garlan.She was also proud that Garlan had admitted her as a knight."I cannot be lazy; I must prove myself..."In the following days, Rosa continued her rigorous training, even more disciplined than usual.The other cadets felt there was something unusual about this woman; she was more masculine than most of the people there.Even the soldiers didn't dare to tease or simply talk to her, as many of them suffered heavy defeats during training.All of this culminated at the end of the 4th month, which marked the graduation time for the cadets. Those who survived would soon be ordered to report to the palace for their positions as soldiers.They would be selected based on observations during their training. They thought those soldiers were only trained, but that was not the case. They had been watched, starting from their thought process, mental training, and readiness for when battles occurre