"Wait! Brandon, wait!!"
Browning-sensei stops Marin-sensei. Marin-sensei looks puzzled, as if asking why she's being stopped. Right now, I've just blocked Marin-sensei's powerful overhead strike. Her eyes are completely gone. They look like the eyes of a predator about to take down its prey—mixed with a touch of madness, overflowing killing intent, and what seems like joy. What exactly does Marin-sensei think I am? Is she so resentful of me that she's trying to cause an "accidental death" during sword training?
"Brandon! What are you doing!? You're not the one attacking—the kid is supposed to attack you, and you're the one who receives it!"
"Ehhh~? Is that how it works~?"
Marin-sensei sounds incredibly disappointed. How does she not understand something so basic? She looks way too bummed out. That's why Browning-sensei says,
