002| [Action]
[Asch is standing silently in an open stretch of park, the sea breeze ruffling his hair and robes. He seems preoccupied with examining the Maestro Sword, but every now and then Asch's eyes shift to check his surroundings and make sure no one has wandered too close.]
[He's got plenty on his mind, to be sure. Once again he's been forced to start back at square one, and he's not in the least happy about it. No matter. It's no excuse for growing lazy. With a swift motion, Asch swings the blade forward, adjusting his weight from one leg to the other. Something's missing, though.]
[Oh right, his room.]
Humph... Wish there were some decent training dummies around here.
This is pathetic. Why did I--?
[Before he can quite realize what he's done, a straw dummy appears in front of him. Then twelve. Then twenty. And they continue multiplying until about one hundred of them are crowding Asch from all sides.]
[Asch groans quietly. He hadn't meant to make them just appear.] ...Is it always going to be like this?
[He's got plenty on his mind, to be sure. Once again he's been forced to start back at square one, and he's not in the least happy about it. No matter. It's no excuse for growing lazy. With a swift motion, Asch swings the blade forward, adjusting his weight from one leg to the other. Something's missing, though.]
[Oh right, his room.]
Humph... Wish there were some decent training dummies around here.
This is pathetic. Why did I--?
[Before he can quite realize what he's done, a straw dummy appears in front of him. Then twelve. Then twenty. And they continue multiplying until about one hundred of them are crowding Asch from all sides.]
[Asch groans quietly. He hadn't meant to make them just appear.] ...Is it always going to be like this?