"Doriya!"
Chopper rushed her target with a flurry of blows, her strikes connecting against the guardian's shield but failing to do any damage. She was training some low level characters about keeping their cool in the midst of a chaotic battle; rarely will you even be given a second to think and have to act quickly while keeping constant awareness of one's surroundings. Case in point: while the young guardian was able to keep his guard up he didn't realize that Chopper was leading him towards an edge. It wasn't a large drop but it was enough for him to loose his footing when his foot misjudged how far it would drop. This gave Chopper the opening to knock his shield aside with a swipe of her bardiche and claw his face. Or at least bring her claws close to his face; at her level Chopper could easily kill the boy with a single strike, so she held back long enough for him to regain his footing.
The boy looked ready for another barrage but Chopper just smiled and lowered her weapon. "Nothing wrong with being on the defensive, but if you keep glaring at me like that you'll get tunnel vision. I'm not the only threat you have to focus on when you're fighting; your terrain can easy be your doom too. Don't expect every battle or instance of PvP to be on a perfectly flat and level arena just between you and your target. And your plan to wait for me to get worn down so you can strike has it's flaws too! Not just because I'm high level, but because you're being reactive instead of proactive." In the middle of her lecture Chopper rolled a glowing flask under the the guardian's feet. He jumped back startled, which gave her another opening to lunge forward and knock him down. She planted the blade of her polearm against his neck as she used her tail to flick up the glowing bottle. It wasn't anything dangerous; it's literally just a glowing bottle meant to provide illumination without casting a flame.
"Stay on your toes and make your enemy use up their resources. If you won't attack you're not a threat." The lad snarled and swung his sword at Chopper, which she avoided easily enough as she stomped on his shield and backed off. He came at her with renewed vigor, slashing with ferocity. Chopper was certain he must feel very vicious right now attacking with such fury, but he was literally burning up all of his skill cooldowns trying to hit her while she was on full defensive. Didn't quite take the lesson to heart it seems. When he used a skill that would have resulted in stunning her, Chopper activated her <Sīnchéung Sīnyìhng> skill, causing his attack to miss harmlessly as she smashed the end of her bardiche to the back of his head, stunning him long enough for her to knock him over and disarm him. "The key is balance. An all-out defense and an all-out offense is just going to leave you tired and useless. Create openings to make your foe attack, so that you have an opening to counter. Bunker down when your enemy unleashes a barrage but throw in a feint to kill their momentum. These aren't things you learn from one lesson of course, so come back and practice! Practice practice practice! Work hard, work smart, and you'll go far."
Chopper gave the young boy a wink as she gave a him a hand to stand up. He thanked her for the training and went back to his party. They were some new recruits wanting to join this guild that Chopper found herself working for. They seemed lost and uncertain, so Chopper wanted to give them some pointers before they made a fool of themselves. That and give a good impression for future references; if they do make themselves worth anything, hopefully they'll fondly remember the time they spent learning with Chopper-senpai and pay her a favor. Speaking of favors, Chopper headed into the guild hall as well. While not a member she was honest enough that they were willing to work with her on jobs to get money, supplies, and connections for her treasure hunt. She didn't really give much of a hoot about their hierarchy; she never gave the old kings and queens much respect when Elder Tales was still just a video game, and Chopper hasn't gotten any better since she got stuck here.
Chopper promote approached a table full of fine foods, meant for the king with the crown, but Chopper simply ignored him and dined on his meal. She even had the audacity to go up to the guild leader himself, Park, and drink his hot chocolate. It was delicious. "Mhmm. My compliments to the chef. Where did they get chocolate from?" She asks inquisitively as she drinks the rest of his hot coco.
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