Given a New Life (Highschool DXD X Reader) (DISCONTINUED)

Chapter 22 - Training (Part 1)

"Because of me. I remind him too much of my grandfather and that must hurt him a lot. After all, he told me Gojo-Sensei was good to him and he never got to say goodbye" Y/N said with a defeated expression

"That might be the case but don't blame yourself Y/N. I'm sure Yuji is more happy to have you as a student over being sad about his old sensei" Maki said with a heart warming smile

"Wow, thanks Maki-Sensei. I think that's the first time you've ever been nice to me"

"Don't push your luck."

"Anyways, shall we get started?" Yuta asked

"Alright then, here hold this" Maki said as she handed Y/N a huge bamboo stick

"What the hell is this? This isn't a sword." Y/N said with an annoyed expression

"You're not getting one until you've mastered the basics. Now carefully hold it up in front of you. Try different poses and see which one feels most comfortable for you" said Maki

Y/N tried many poses but the one he felt was most comfortable was holding the sword as his side, keeping his hand on hilt, ready for an attack. Depending on the move, Y/N could get a quick and fast strike in with his stance

"Hmmmm, it's a interesting one but it makes sense. After all you're probably the fastest person alive and it'll catch people off guard"

"Sweet, what's next?"

"Basic swings, now I know you've seen people fight on TV and all of that bullshit but it's not the same in real life. The sword is actually heavy and won't be easy to control if you don't have complete fluidity and control over your sword."

Y/N lifted his stick in the air and slashed it down, he then did it in all directions and continued for a while until he put his sword down

"What's wrong?" Maki asked confused

Y/N looked up panting "I'm...I'm tired."

"Told ya, it's a lot harder than it looks huh?" 

"Yeah..."

"Keep going. You're not done yet. Keep going until I return and then you can stop" Maki said as she walked away and back into Jujutsu High

"AW COME ON!" Y/N cried out

Timeskip 2 Hours

"You think he's still going at it?" Yuji asked as he sipped tea while looking at Maki

"For sure. Y/N-san is a hardworker I can tell"

"Don't push him too hard Maki-Chan. You'll frustrate him" Yuta said with a worried look

"You do realize this kid took down Sairaorg? Ranked as unofficially one of the strongest beings among the 3 factions all while being 17?" Maki said with a blank stare

"She has a point Yuta. Y/N-san is stronger than Gojo-Sensei and has way more potential than Gojo-Sensei ever had"

*Sigh* "I guess. I just wanna look for him. He's had it super rough. I'm not too sure how he's doing mentally"

"Yuta-kun, he'll be fine. He's a strong kid. We'll make him even stronger" Maki said with a smile

Yuta nodded as Yuji spoke up "Well, it's getting late. Don't you think you should tell him to come inside?"

"Yeah I will" Maki said as she got up and walked outside to a see shirtless Y/N drenched in sweat, still working on his basic movements with his sword

"He's only practiced for 2 hours and he's mastered the basics. There's no doubt he's ready to take on a swordsman. My version of basics is extremely advanced compared to the usual swordsman. He really is a prodigy" Maki thought to herself