### {Mordred's POV}
Jaune and I are trekking through the forest right now, and I can't wait to show him our new spot because it took me a long time to find it.
I found it about a week and a half after his injuries. It took a while to pick somewhere that actually worked, and I had to scour the forest for close to five hours a day. I almost got suspended because I hadn't done any homework, but it was worth it, because this spot is better than Jaune's old one.
"It's just about here, Jaune. Only a couple more minutes of walking," I told him, and he answered with a nod.
These past couple of weeks, I hadn't just been dodging homework and trekking through the forest to find this spot. I also tried something I don't really want Jaune's help with: I tried to train my Aura to do what he did.
The results? It was a waste of time. I can't even focus my Aura on one spot, let alone do that reinforcement thing he does.
I helped him with the reinforcement thing late at night when everybody was asleep, and we both found out he can't just pour all of his Aura into the things he reinforces, because they'll explode.
After the first time a ruler exploded in our faces, we decided to stop using Aura reinforcement for now, at least until I found a better training spot.
Today is the day I beat Jaune fair and square. The one-hit rule is annoying, because I know for a fact I could beat him if we didn't have that stupid rule.
I know it's for his safety, but it's still annoying. It feels like trying to play a game where the rules are stacked in a way you can't ignore.
Imagine playing football, but the referee tells your goalie not to use their hands to catch the ball. It's unfair.
I know it's even worse for Jaune, because without Aura his stamina is terrible, but I'm not saying that out loud.
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### {Jaune's POV}
We had been trekking through the forest for about an hour, maybe an hour and thirty minutes.
Compared to my old spot, this one took much longer to reach. My old spot only took around forty to fifty minutes with a relaxed walk through the forest.
While we walked, I looked around, then tilted my head when I heard something in the distance.
"Mordred... what's that sound?" I asked.
"What sound? Oh, that sound. That's our new spot. It's behind a waterfall," she said, with a smug look on her face.
Behind a waterfall? I didn't even know there was a waterfall out here.
"A waterfall? You're serious?" I asked, but she frowned, slung an arm around my shoulder, and gave me a noogie.
"Say uncle, you ungrateful brat. It took me more than a week to find this."
"Uncle! Uncle! I give!" I surrendered, and she let me go.
"Can you take it easy on me? I just got healed," I sighed, rubbing my head.
She laughed and smacked my ass. "Aww, did little Jauney boy get a boo-boo? Do you want me to kiss it all better, little Jauney boy?"
I pouted and looked away. "You're the worst. Just for that, tomorrow I'm not making bacon."
Her eyes widened, and she jumped on me. "Don't you dare threaten my bacon. Bacon is love. Bacon is pure. You absolute villain."
She bit my head, then winced as my Aura activated and formed a shield.
"Shit. It's like biting stone!" She got off me and rubbed her jaw.
"I'll take my vengeance by hitting you with a sword later, Jaune. Arc's promise."
I let out a chuckle.
"What are you laughing about, dimwit?" Mordred glared at me, still angry about my Aura.
"Nothing..." I glanced at her and saw her still rubbing her jaw while muttering under her breath about how she'd beat my ass.
Before I knew it, we arrived at the waterfall, and it was beautiful.
It was at least fifteen meters tall, and the water falling from it looked vicious.
I looked over at Mordred and saw her smug expression.
"It's much better than your stupid old spot, right? Now worship me and praise me for being generous enough to bestow this new spot on you, mongrel." She lifted her chin and pointed at her feet.
I chuckled and decided to play along.
"Oh, great Mordred Arc, you are the most benevolent and kindest queen there is," I said, and her ego swelled immediately.
"Muahahahaha! Now the great Mordred Arc orders you to make a stack of bacon for her tomorrow morning!"
"I will do it, oh great Mordred Arc." After a few seconds, we both started to laugh.
"You're an idiot, Jaune. I don't know where you inherited that stupidity from," she said.
I shook my head. "So... how are we getting behind the waterfall? Do you mean on top of it, or is there a cave inside the waterfall?"
"There's a cave inside the waterfall. Follow me," she said, walking toward the side of it.
"...How do you know there's a cave inside the waterfall, anyway? Don't tell me you believe movies."
Mordred's face started to turn pink, and she walked faster.
Her silence was enough of an answer for me.
When we reached the side of the waterfall, she stopped, bent her legs slightly, and activated her Aura.
"Wait... are you doing what I think you're do-" I got cut off because she jumped straight into the waterfall and disappeared behind the curtain of water.
That was dangerous. If she didn't have Aura, she wouldn't make it, and even with Aura, the inside could be slippery enough for her to slip and hit her head.
I sighed, crouched slightly, and activated my Aura.
"Well, here goes nothing." I jumped into the waterfall, and when I landed, I slipped and fell on my behind.
"Hahahaha! You suck at landing, Jaune!" Mordred pointed and laughed.
I sighed and ignored her, because it felt more important to look around the cave.
It was huge, about seven meters high and maybe twenty meters from side to side.
Light passed through the waterfall, making it bright enough to see, and it made the cave look even better.
"You're the best, Mordred," I told her, standing up and walking deeper inside.
"I know, right? Your big sis is the best!" she said.
Then I spotted where she'd put our training weapons, and my eyes widened when I saw that we didn't just have wooden swords, but also a few blunt steel training swords.
"How did you manage to get steel swords, Mordred? Dad would notice if you stole some from the weapon rack," I said, and she looked away, a little shy.
"I bought them from the blacksmith in town. I used my allowance for it."
She looked like she wanted to say more, but I didn't give her the chance because I jumped forward and hugged her tightly. The impact made us tumble onto the floor.
"You're the best, Mordred. I love you," I said, hugging her tighter.
"W-well... of course I'm the best. I'm the great Mordred Arc," she said.
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