"HAA!"
"Wind Spiral Charge!"
"I'm not done!"
"No, with this, it is over! Ha!"
Boom!
"Wha―?! Ugh!!!"
Shouting and sounds of explosions can be heard inside the depths of the forest.
Flock of birds flew in the sky to avoid being involved with the commotion.
Clouds of dust is flying everywhere and a large sphere of accumulated wind was floating in the sky and charging towards the ground.
When it landed on the target, it made a large explosion and sound.
Small craters was produced on the ground. Clouds of dust intensified by the explosion.
It subsided after a while and 3 people were inside the sphere of destruction.
2 girls and 1 boy.
The boy was standing while the girl was on all fours on the ground. The other one was standing on the side as spectator.
Clap, clap.
"You did well, Ares-kun. Aloumine-sama, are you alright?"
"Y-yes…"
"Here take this potion." The girl handed a small bottle to the girl on the ground and she took it. She drank it all in one gulp.
"Phew! Ha, Ares became so strong, I wasn't able to match up with him anymore."
"Are you alright Alou? Sorry, I got a little carried away. Did it hurt?"
"No I'm fine. You changed the trajectory of the attack so it won't hit me directly right?"
"Is that so? That's good then. Yes I did. Come on, let me help you."
"Eh? U-un…"
The boy walked over to the girl named Aloumine and he reached his hand to her. The girl took the boy's hand with a tint of red on her cheeks.
"Th-thank you, Ares."
"Yeah."
"…"
Someone is just looking at them with smile on her face. It was a smile that one would use to tease other people.
"…Martha, I can sense your teasing aura from behind."
"Oh~ as expected of Aloumine-sama."
"I'm not asking for a compliment…geez."
"Martha-sensei never gets tire of teasing other people huh…"
"She is always like that. When she get the chance to do it, she will definitely do it."
Ares and Aloumine let out an exasperated exchanges.
"Hmm? What is it Aloumine-sama?"
Martha tilted her head as if she did not hear it. Of course she did though.
"Nothing. By the way, what do you think of our practice?"
"Ufufu~. I think it is going so well than expected. It's only been 2 weeks since I started giving lessons to Ares-kun but I never thought that he would improve this much in such a short period of time. Not only that, his physical strength is also abnormal. He was able to withstand my Advanced level skill yesterday too."
"R-really?! Well I also think that his growth in using magic is a little abnormal. Well we can also expect that his large amount of etheria played part on it."
Ares was just standing there confused.
"Is that so?"
"Yes Ares! Did you know that to achieve intermediate level of magic, you need to at least have a gruesome training for half a year. Not to mention that it is only for a single element. Plus you have such physical strength to withstand an advance magic. What you achieved is amazing!"
"R-really?"
"Aloumine-sama is right, especially for humans. Unlike other races who have higher amount of etheria, they would need more time to achieve this level. To think that you would achieve it in such a short time, you even beat Aloumine-sama's record."
Martha-sensei said with amazement.
"Alou's record?"
"Yes. Aloumine-sama is very talented with 3 elements and she mastered the first 2 in 1 month. She reached intermediate level when she was only 8. She stopped though because fighting isn't really her forte. She is more on healing."
"Th-that's amazing though? Mastering 2 elements at such a young age. Alou, I knew you were talented, but you're even more awesome huh."
Ares said as he brushed her head.
"Wh-wha―"
Because of the sudden head pat, Alou blushed furiously and steam seems to come out of her head.
Seeing this, Ares immediately retreated his hand.
"Ah sorry! It was on reflex, I didn't mean to―"
"…I, I don't dislike it…" Alou whispered in inaudible tone.
"Nn?"
"N-nothing!"
"Cough! Cough!" Martha coughed forcefully.
"A-ah! Martha! A-anyways, let's move on to the lesson!" Alou said while blushing
Ares just tilted his head as he observed the exchange of the 2.
We did a few more rounds until it was almost dark.
We didn't use the courtyard because we might damage the properties there so we decided to practice in the forest's open space.
Since it is protected by the Guardian, even if we accidentally destroy some trees, it would be fixed in time depending on the damage.
We are now walking back to the mansion when I saw a strange light floating in the bushes not too far away from us.
I stopped and observed it. It was like the Wisp Magic Alou used when I first saw her but for some reason, this one looks more pure. A light orb.
Seeing that I stopped walking, the 2 looked around and called for me.
"What's wrong Ares?"
Alou's sudden calling distracted me for a second and when I looked at the light orb again, it was not there.
I continued walking and tapped Alou's shoulder.
"…Nothing. Let's go."
"M'kay!"
She sure is still energetic even after those trainings we had.
When we got back, Leutte and Espina is waiting and greeted us like usual.
I went to my room and was about to change clothes when I saw the light orb again outside from the window.
I don't want to miss it again so I decided to jump out of the window.
"With this height I should be fine."
I jumped and casted a wind magic to serve as a cushion on my fall.
I was able to control the output of my power so I landed safety while not taking my eyes off the light orb.
I dashed at the direction of the light orb while dodging the trees on the way.
The light orb flew away deep into the forest as I chase it.
"You're not getting away! Wind sprint!"
Wind accumulated on the soles of my shoes and then it launched me straight to the light orb, leaving dust and marks on the ground.
I extended my right arm to take a grab at the light orb but it suddenly changed direction and what came into my field of view was a thick body of a tree.
"wha―! Ngh!"
I slammed on the tree but thanks to my fast reaction time, I was able to cover my face with both of my arms.
The impact was not so bad so I only got minor scratches.
I turned my head to the light orb on my back and placed my right foot on the ground firmly.
Small vibrations was emitted on my foot as I put all my body weight on it.
"I don't really want to use this but I won't be able to catch you if I don't."
Zap! I launched myself to the light orb with incredible speed. It's as if I got teleported as I reached the light orb in almost an instant.
It was so fast that the light orb couldn't even make a move when I grabbed it with my hands.
Small black electricity can be seen flashing in the surrounding.
"fuu, Got you." I sighed while looking at the light orb on my hand.
"I never showed this trick to Martha-sensei and Alou because they might make a ruckus about it again. But anyways, just what is this thing?"
I stared at the light orb on my hand. It has a very squishy feeling that if I use a bit of force it might break.
It wriggled on my hand as if wanting to free itself but I didn't let it go.
"I chased you on reflex but now that I think about it, what should I do? Hmm…"
As I was thinking that, light exploded on my hand hiding everything from sight.