Apocalypse Monster
Chapter 068: The Seeds of Love
Sunday, 20 July 2025
The day before Natan had trained Olivia with martial arts, now she intended to train Calista. Who then trained Erina later, so that her swordsmanship not only pierced or slashed carelessly.
The training this time was not done in buildings, but rather in the wild as they took forest roads. Why is that, because you want to feel a new atmosphere and fresh air that is not contaminated by bacteria from the corpses of monsters or humans.
"Calistas. You know, I learned the science of one sword, and that's just the basics."
Calista nodded his head. "No problem. I feel the basic technique is also very important, however I just look at the movements of the film without knowing the basics."
"All right." Natan nodded small with a light smile etched on her face. Then he raised his right hand revealing two fingers. "Kendo, has two different meanings. Kendo is a path or process of self-discipline that forms a brave and loyal samurai person ..."
Nathan lowered his right hand and put it in his pants pocket. "However, there is another term that says that Kendo is the science of killing with the sword."
"Kendo has four basic attacks. There are also several other techniques, stepping techniques, basic, advanced techniques, and repetitive exercises."
Natan began to practice the slash technique that attacked his forehead, chin. As well as a straight or sideways rigid step with a 45° angle, each step is also taken by dragging.
Attack techniques that attack the wrist to release the opponent's sword, attack techniques when jumping, two attacks when jumping, four attacks when jumping, and four attacks when jumping, slashing the head of the right and left temples alternately in a short time, stepping backward techniques, slashing techniques from the back to the front, and so forth.
Calista carefully observed the movements exemplified by Nathan and the explanations given. According to him in the world that is now not very useful, because most will directly attack the head and hope that one attack is enough.
But Calista kept watching.
After giving examples of the movements for a few times, Natan gave the wooden sword to the extremely heavy Calista, probably weighing between 20 to 30 kilograms. "Use this heavy sword, try swinging the sword a thousand times a day ..."
"Do also vertical, horizontal, cross attacks. From top to bottom or vice versa, from right to left or vice versa, from top right to bottom left or vice versa, from top left to bottom right or vice versa."
"Why? This is to familiarize yourself with the sword, and it's easy to unleash an attack." Natan smiled lightly and rubbed the top of Calista's head.
Then Natan stood behind Calista and helped her hold the sword. Upon seeing, Natan was hugging Calista from behind.
Calista smiled awkwardly but her face reddened. "Na-Natan, a-there's a hard 'thin thing touching my waist." His voice was very slow as a whisper.
Natan tucked her head on Calista's right shoulder, then said softly, "You are a man after all. Moreover, you only wear underwear, and your hemisphere looks clearly like a deep valley."
Calista lowered his head, then hit Natan's right chest with his elbow, then he dashed towards the river while covering his face with both hands and jumped up.
Natan chose to sit leaning against a shady tree to win her over, before finally joining the others in the river. The river here itself was adjacent to the waterfall, and there was no sign of monsters within a radius of 1500 meters.
"It was really huge. C's? D's? I don't know." Natan stood up after being quite calm and stepped slowly entering the crystal clear river.
Calista who had entered from earlier was silent and hid half of his face in the water. It was so embarrassing earlier, even more so about the weapon pressing down on his waist.
Ayumi and Erina swam closer to the newly entered Natan, with facial expressions appearing insulting or seductive.
"Look saw. Brother with Sister Calista." Ayumi chuckled lightly by covering her lips with her right hand.
"Shush." Natan pinched both of Ayumi's cheeks. These two sisters are really very annoying, but also adorable simultaneously.
Erina laughed at Ayumi, but the next second she was also hit by a pinch from Natan.
The cheeks are both slightly reddened, although they do not have any cuts or abrasions. The two also did not feel any pain, but rather laughed happily, as they knew this action was an expression of their brother's affection.
Ayumi and Erina pulled on Natan's wrist, so as not to stay by the river. "Sister, don't be there."
Natan remained silent without moving her body despite being pulled with all her might by the two. He himself is more than enough to be on the river bank with a sitting position.
"Hurry up, if you've had enough water play, we'll continue on our way. I'm targeting in one week we should get to China. I also want to add new members and hopefully we can get them."
Hearing that, Ayumi and Erina let go of their grasp, then returned to playing water.
Calista who saw Natan enter the Mammoth Castle was finally out of the water and dried his body.
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Sunday, 20 July 2025. At 23:45 (GMT+7)
Others have begun to rest and until now they are still in the forest, traveling also up the hill or down the high cliff. Although the path was extremely hostile, the Mammoth Tank was able to move well due to the help of the Skeleton Ice Mage and Earth Mage.
"Hem? Just jerk." Natan who was fast asleep was awakened because there was a disturbance behind the door of his room that there was a knock.
Nathan got out of bed and walked to the door and opened it. It could be seen there was a Calista wearing a blue sleeveless sweatshirt, revealing a navel and shorts of cloth above the tight knees in black.
Calista also carried a pillow in her arms, as well as a small brown teddy bear.
Natan frowned not knowing what Calista wanted. "What's wrong?"
With his head bowed and hugged tightly the white pillow. He opened his mouth and said, "Could I sleep with you?"
Natan's eyes opened wide when she heard Calista's words, and wanted to reject them at once, but when she saw Calista's teary eyes as if she was about to cry, Natan invited her to enter.
Natan closed the door again when Calista entered, then turned to look at Calista. "Is there a problem?"
"I miss my parents." Calista was still down. "I wanted to sleep with Olivia, but the door to her room was locked and there was no answer at all."
Natan scratched the back of his head that was not itchy, not knowing what to do. Does he have to sleep with Calista just because Calista misses his parents? Of course he didn't want that to happen.
Natan took another blanket from the Inventory Guild, and exposed it on the floor. "You can sleep on the bed, I'll sleep on the floor."
Natan's movements were stopped by Calista who was holding her wrist.
"W-we can sleep together."
Natan fell silent and looked up at Calista's face which was still bowed in shame. The two went silent for a long time, until Nathan stood up and sat on the same bed.
Natan sleeps on the edge of the bed, with Calista by the wall and he turns his back on her. It was impossible for him to see Calista directly, let alone with the clothes he was wearing.
Calista blushed shyly looking at Nathan's back, and brought his body closer together to feel the warmth of Natan's body. After sitting together at night while at the Vampire Castle Dungeon, he had always been unthinkable to Natan. Especially when I was practicing this afternoon.
"Nathan ..."
Natan exhaled a long breath, then said, "Calista. Although I never had a boyfriend and didn't know what to do. But I am still a man, my instincts can act, even more so in this world there is no longer a law." He looked back at Calista's face.
Calista was stunned, then turned his sleeping position to face the wooden wall.
Although at a glance, Natan can see the twin Calista mountains that are visible and there are two buttons sticking out. His male instincts awakened, and he ventured to hug Calista from behind.
"Close your eyes and let's go to sleep" Nathan whispered in Calista's ear.
Despite hearing Natan's voice and getting a little sleepy, Calista could not sleep because someone was pressing on her waist. "Na-Nath ..."
Natan just kept quiet without answering her and tried to calm down again in order to sleep.
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*Connected...