Chapter 69 - Dagger Throwing

Diana pondered over Nathan's words for a while, but couldn't make sense of it.

"Isn't it normal to not want to stare at a man's chest? What's wrong with that? Why did he look so serious and why do I feel like he's pissed at me?" Diana had a lot of questions popping up in her head.

For now, Diana stopped worrying about it. There wasn't much of a reason to keep thinking about it since Diana knew she didn't ask Ethan to wait for her or promised him anything. Their relationship hadn't gone to a point where she would feel like she wronged him by looking at another man. They hadn't started anything at all either.

Diana didn't understand why she had to mind herself when she had clearly told him not to wait for her.

....

"There will be a time when your survival depends on it." Aroma said.

Diana nodded her head in understanding.

"Now go on," Aroma gestured for Diana to begin her training, which she did immediately.

Diana felt different. She doesn't feel like crashing into her bed after exercising like before; her body felt light and she could lift heavy objects easily.

Aroma look pleased as Diana has began pushing herself to do more. They moved to dagger throwing, since the rest of the exercise-related training and skills like climbing walls, swinging ropes. In addition, all of this is taught by the general instructors.

Seeing loads of daggers in front of her, Diana gulped. She wasn't interested in asking questions, so Diana relaxed her mind and followed Aroma's instructions.

"It's not about just throwing, Diana. You need to learn how to be quick, your opponents won't always be a dummy who will wait for your dagger to pierce through him/her. You need to do it before he/she could react. Make them realize they got hit after their life force is slipping away. Here, hold this." Aroma said and gave a dagger to Diana.

"You see that?" She asked pointing at the mannequin standing a bit far from where they stood.

Diana nodded. Aroma took a dagger, and before Diana could imitate her hand movements... the dagger was nowhere to be found.

'You've got to be kidding me.' Diana said in her head, her eyes wide open as she stares at the mannequin eyes, which has a dagger stuck in it. "How did you do THAT?" Diana emphasize the word 'that' staring at Aroma like she's staring at a ghost.

Looking nonchalant, Aroma replied, "You will get there soon, just make sure you practice what you learn, and you will be surprised later."

Picking up another dagger, Aroma said, "Here."

She moved slowly this time for Diana to pick on her movement. Diana followed along and threw the dagger right after her. Aroma's dagger hit the mannequin  right eye, while Diana's laid on the floor.

Diana pouted her lips because of how useless she felt. It didn't even go towards the direction she wanted it to go to.

"Others usually throw it this way," Aroma continued on, not paying attention to Diana's pout.

Aroma waved the dagger in a certain movement and threw it, "But I prefer this." She picked up another and positioned it like she's gonna keep it in her sleeves, then she threw it again.

"Wow!" Diana exclaimed. "I like the second one."

Aroma scoffed at her, "You dummy! You need to master the easy before attempting the hard. Or else, you're gonna get stuck at nowhere." moved behind her.

She helped her with the hand movement then said, "Throw lightly, but add full force to it."

Diana did as she was told and released the dagger.

"I did it! Yes!" Diana exclaimed and winced as Aroma hit the back of her head.

"Focus and try again, you aimed at the chest and hit the thigh yet you feel excited." Aroma lectured.

Diana picked up another and kept trying over and over again. Lots of daggers were scattered around the floor, except the two that got thrown by Aroma and the one she helped her with.

She felt frustrated, but find it fun until her hand began to shake. Diana realized it was difficult to move her hands and her shoulder ached like it has been dislocated. She held it with her left hand and sat on the floor, groaning in pain as she massage it gently.

Aroma, who has been waiting for such a moment, sipped on her water at a table with a smile, enjoying the show.