"I want to learn the third form of the Star Nine Forms, Rapid Fire," Thira said.
"Okay," Aske said, "how much do you know about the Star Nine Forms?"
"Zero," Thira honestly replied.
When they were in Constantinople, Aske had trained the team in the Star Nine Forms, but regrettably, no one had mastered it—everyone found the math too difficult.
At that time, Empress Theodora had not yet joined.
"Are you familiar with math?" Aske asked, "Do you know polar equations and calculus?"
"Slightly," Thira asked surprisingly, "Do you need to know math to learn the Star Nine Forms?"
"Otherwise why would it be called Geometric Swordsmanship?" Aske smiled and said, "Still want to learn?"
"Yes," Thira said.
"Most of the trajectories of ranged weapons can be seen as straight lines," Aske drew his longsword, "Imagine someone is shooting at you from the front, then its trajectory in the air would be a straight line."
