Viral was probably the most passionate about his blade, but his was a special one and practically an extension of himself. Takeshi should be treating the blade as an extension too, but he seemed more confident with keeping his ideals intact and seeing it as a weapon was all he could do. He had to recognise that not all fights could be won with fists and Ki, especially when it was forbidden in a battle. It didn’t matter if he wanted to cheat, but what he had to recognise was he was going to be shamed as a disgrace and no better than a brute. Staring at Takeshi as he gave the blade contemplation, he narrowed his gaze before nodding, “You don’t have to, you need to”, he spoke lowly, “You will have no weapon eventually if you don’t take care of it. I can see the General having kept his weapon in peak condition previously, so it’s not as if you have a weapon that is fresh out of the blacksmith!”

Even if his room was small, he didn’t want to go anywhere else with this and probably have Takeshi either running off because he was fed up or Vegeta seeing he was out of bed. He wasn’t supposed to have this time for resting and yet here he was doing a quick lesson because he was annoyed at Takeshi’s blatant disregard for a weapon’s pride. Holding out his weapon readily, he stared at Takeshi carefully and watched his every move, “Hmph, getting something on your first try…I doubt it”. Watching as Takeshi made a quick dash, Viral watched his sword before immediately twisting his blade around Takeshi’s as it came close, displacing the attack completely and almost disarming Takeshi, “To parry is to deflect! Your attack is rendered useless no matter its strength and I can strike you while you stumble!” he spoke as he pushed forward with his cleaver, looking like he could slice Takeshi up if he didn’t stop abruptly, “See how easy I can kill you? If I ambushed you and you were relying on Ki, I would be able to kill you! Now do it!” Pulling back quickly, he made the same movement that Takeshi tried only with one arm.