Let's go to the monsterphilia(corrected)
The rest of Mark's days went by the same way, the morning after breakfast he would be trained/beaten by Tione and when exhausted he would drink a potion that would help him recover. Once he recovered he would head to the dungeon where he would check his improvements.
His routine that week was always the same, the only thing that changed was the ease with which he managed the 8-9th floor and the number of visitors during his training. Initially, it was just Tione, then Bete, who would laugh every time he would be hit, next it was the turn of Riveria, Gareth, and Finn. Finally the last day of the month Aiz and Lefiya joined too, who usually spent the morning in the dungeon.
Looking at the crowd of people, Mark didn't even know what to say. Taking a sigh, he let all the meanless taught go away and took position.
"Eh, he has a good level of concentration." - Finn commented, gaining the approval of the others, even if Bete did not agree.
"He will not withstand even 5 hits."
Aiz and Lefiya were the most curious, only yesterday they heard that Tione was training Mark and so they decided to stop and see what it would be like.
Seeing that both Mark and Tione were ready, Tiona began the fight. "Get started!"
As soon as Tiona's words come out, both Mark and Tione run to each other at the same time. The first to attack was Tione being faster, she tried to hit Mark's face with the kukri still inside the scabbard. Seeing the incoming blow, Mark bent his head slightly, dodging it, and with a swing of the sword he tried to hit the side of the Amazon, but leaning slightly, Tiona was able to dodge and counterattacked with a circular kick. Seeing that it was not possible to dodge the blow, Mark made a small jump to disperse the force of the kick, and using the force of the blow, he took a few steps away.
"Phii." -Releasing his breath, Mark resumed the attack.
Meanwhile, the others who were watching the fight were shocked. The skill Mark was displaying had never been seen by novice adventurers, even the grumpy Bete couldn't comment on what he was seeing.
"Did he reach this level with just a week of training with Tione?" -Asked Riveria soprised.
"It seems so." - Said the person who had just appeared. Hearing a familiar voice, the others turned to see Loki who had just arrived.
"Oh Loki, are you here to see the show too?" - Gareth asked.
"Well, I heard my new child was training and I got curious, but I have to say that will hurt." -As soon as she finished speaking you could see Tione hitting Mark's stomach with the kukri sending him flying.
"You know very well that Tione is holding back." - Riveria told her to reassure her.
"This would be the case if he supported the usual pain." -Loki said calmly as she saw Mark get up with difficulty, holding his stomach.
"What do you mean by that?" - Finn asked confused.
"S-e-c-r-e-t" -Loki said putting her finger on her lip.
Meanwhile, Mark, who had stood up, was completely ignoring what the others were saying and was looking for a way not to collapse in pain.
'I heard this hit loud and clear.' - Taking a deep breath, he tried to ignore the pain as he resumed his guard.
"Don't tell me you're tired with just that, here I come." - Making a crazy smile, Tione charged at Mark trying to hit him with the kukri.
'Clank' 'clank' 'clank'
Tione tried to hit him with several blows of the kukri, while Mark parried them by tilting his sword in such a way that the blows dispersed the power, but it did not change the fact that he was gradually taking steps backward.
'I can't continue like this.'
With that in mind, he used Tione's blow to use as a push to do a backflip that allowed him to distance himself, but it didn't end there. Once out of the range, he sprinted at Tione, who responded with a swing of the kukri. Seeing he was about to be hit, Mark reached down to dodge and was ready to stab Tione's chest.
Tione was already ready to intercept him, but Mark did something that surprised her. He dropped the sword, but he picked it up with his other hand, and now with his left hand he was about to cut her neck, but a few centimeters from the target, Mark felt the Finn scream that stopped him.
"The sparring ends!"
Still not moving, Mark showed a self-deprecating smile. - "I thought that with this I would win, I think I still underestimated you."
The reason for Mark's comment was due to the fact that even though he was only inches away from slitting her throat, he could already feel Tione's foot brushing his face.
"Hehe, I wouldn't be level 6 otherwise, but you shouldn't be discouraged. compared to a week before, you are much stronger, trust me. " - She told him first jokingly and then moved on to a more serious tone.
"If you say so, as always, I thank you for training." - With a little nod, he was leaving, when he heard Aiz's voice calling him.
"How did you grow up so fast." -She asked him while looking at him intently. Hearing Aiz's words, the others were curious too.
Seeing their gazes, Mark wanted to try and change the subject, as he wasn't going to reveal one of his most powerful abilities, especially when it had such a disadvantage. While Mark was trying to come up with something, Loki's voice was heard.
"Kekeke I know perfectly well the reason behind his strength." - Loki said proudly.
Hearing Loki's words, Mark glared at her. It was true that she was aware of his ability and even if it was discovered by others it would not distress him much, he would simply be disappointed in her.
The others looked at Loki with some expectation, especially Aiz who was the most curious. Enjoying the attention he was receiving, he pointed to Mark and screamed. - "He's a masochist!"
After a couple of seconds, the others recovered only to shake their heads hopelessly.
"I wonder what I should have expected." -Finn said to himself, putting his hand to his face.
"Does being a masochist help to be strong?" -Aiz asked confused.
"No Aiz, it was just Loki making fun of us." -Lefiya said quickly, with the fear that Aiz would come up with strange ideas.
Seeing the scene, Mark was also speechless, but not from what Loki said.
'All their attention has been shifted.' - With a simple comment and her behavior, the previous topic was completely overlaid. - 'I couldn't expect less from what is considered the god of deception.'
"Leaving aside Loki's lines, I have to go into the dungeon." -Mark simply said, but once again he was stopped.
"Don't you know? Today there is the monterphilia, so they will keep the dungeon closed for the whole day. " -Loki warned him.
Hearing Loki's words, Mark paused and thought about how to spend the day when he heard Tiona's comment.
"Why don't you come with us to see the show?" -Asked with expectation.
"I'm not very interested in seeing how people manage monsters inside the colosseum, I prefer to spend my time practicing magic." -Said Mark without the slightest hesitation.
"So what do you think of this proposal. If you go with them I'm willing to help you with magic "-Riveria asked him.
Hearing the words of Riveria, Finn, and Gareth showed a surprised look. Riveria usually spent a lot of time studying magic and the fact that she was willing to waste her time helping Mark was quite surprising.
"If you look at me like that, it seems like I never helped, don't you remember that I helped Aiz with her studies?" -She said with a sigh.
Remembering those times, Aiz's expression paled.
"Aiz is everything okay?" - Lefiya asked worriedly.
"I was thinking about all the books Riveria made me study." -The memory alone made her shiver.
"So Mark, are you fine with my offer?" -The Riveria asked while looking at him.
'It's not a bad offer, training magic with the best wizard in town would be of great help to improve.' -After thinking about the benefits, Mark agreed. - "Then we have an agreement."
"Hurray! Come on, let's start going. "- Cheerfully, Tiona began to walk towards the gates with the others.
"Aiz stay a moment, while you guys can go, we will meet at the entrances of the Colosseum." - Seeing Loki's serious expression, Aiz nodded and motioned for the others to start going.