Before Adrian could dwell further, Karl bounded over, his spear now resting against the wall.
"Let's do this, roomie!" he said with his usual grin.
Adrian ignored him and was about to refute, but he truly had no reason not to agree. So he just placed aside his mana gun and stood beside Karl.
The other knights paired up quickly, most gravitating toward those they knew.
After the pairing was done, Master Von stepped to the center, his presence silencing the room.
"I'm teaching you basic fist-fighting techniques today. There'll be no fancy martial arts as those require Qi, and you won't touch that until you Ascend. For now, you learn the basics of hand-to-hand combat. It's raw, it's brutal, and it'll keep you alive when your weapons fail."
