"Where-where am I?," an awakened Jason said as he tried to make meaning of what happened recently while lying in a bed.
" Ugh!! My head hurts!!," he said in agony, obviously from the events between him and Dante against Stoxius.
"You're finally awake. I thought I would have to wake you up myself!!", Dante smirked as he walked in from the door and approached Jason lying down.
"Sir Dante!! What are you doing here??," Jason asked in shock and disbelief since a person of Dante's caliber does not really mingle with the common folk.
"I came to see my pupil, that's what!! And besides, it's a fine afternoon too!!," he said in a bright tone which actually got Jason confused.
"Oh yeah, you're not aware yet. From here on out, I'm your teacher!!,"— were the words that came out from the veteran Imperial Knight.
Seconds passed before Jason broke the silence.
—"Huh??!!"— was all he could think of. And who could blame him?
He was really perplexed about the latest information he just received and thought he was still ill, but soon changed his expression.
"A Diamond-ranked Knight personally training me? I could become a Knight even better and faster!!," he thought with a big grin.
"That's the spirit!! Anyway, I was impressed with what you did against that guy two days ago," Damian finally spoke.
"Wait, what??!! Two days?!! How long have I been asleep??!!," Jason asked in utter shock.
"You just answered yourself. And that fight was incredible, even for me!!", Damian said amidst laughter.
But all Jason could say was, "Which fight are you taking about?"
Dante thought he was joking so he said, "The fight you had against Stoxius. It was really unbelievable how you took him down!!"
But Jason said in an firm manner, "I'm sorry, but I don't know know what you're talking about."
After that, when Dante saw that Jason was actually being serious, his expression also became more serious.
"I see the issue now," Dante spoke out loud as he turned and moved towards the open window opposite Jason's bed facing a beautiful ocean view.
"There are two things I will let you know.
One, you're at the Pardour Capital Infirmary, so no need to panic."
"Two, what happened at the forest recently was not a small issue. This is big and could likely happen again. Due to that, and the fact that you're still inexperienced and young, I'll be teaching you every basic thing you need to know about combat and swordsmanship. Trust me, you'll become a great warrior when I'm done with you!," he said and ended with a big grin.
"To be honest, your recovery rate is incredible and rapid! I've never seen anything like it! But starting tomorrow, we get to work!," Dante continued as he was heading towards the door.
"Wait a minute!! Tomorrow??!! I have Knight class tomorrow!!," Jason said while panicked and confused about all what his now-teacher just told him.
"After the events two days, the Academy has decided to assign most of us ranked Knights and teachers a group of three students each to personally train, so you and your new teammates will meet me tomorrow morning at the Shinku Temple. And also, you'll call me Sensei from now on. Understood?," Dante further explained and left Jason to ponder on the conversation he just had with him.
Jason lied down deep in thought, wondering about everything that he just heard from his teacher.
But he realized why he was training to be a Knight in the first place, and with a face full of determination and willpower, he clasped his left fist and decided.
"Alright!! Let's do this!! Tomorrow, bring it on!!", he said loudly and fell tired from exhaustion, and soon went back to sleep.