"Alright! So what do you want me to do next, Miss?," Jason asked the young beautiful monk who sat on a wooden bench, sorting out some legumes in a basket.
"Calm down!! You've basically done every household chore I could think of. And I told you, it's Gini, not Miss!," the monk said in a flustered tone.
...…••••••••••••••••••••••....
Jason had recovered fully as expected from the Twelve Hands Healing Technique, but the issue is as it would take a person approximately two months to heal completely, Jason took a full week and showed no signs of injury or drawbacks; and Gina was the one who nursed him after the ritual was performed.
...…••••••••••••••••••••••....
"I'm amazed about this young boy!! Just last week, he was unconscious and his body was totally out of shape. And now, he's like nothing ever happened!!," the young nun thought to herself as she watched Jason practicing his combat skills with a tree at the temple compound.
"So, Gini, when's my Sensei returning?? And how's the old man?," Jason asked.
"First of, young man," Gini began. "The Master isn't just an old man. And now to answer your questions."
She continued, "I dont know much about Master Fujito's condition, but it seems he'll be alright."
"And as Dante, well….," she paused and started blushing and started zoning out, typical of a young girl in love.
Jason didn't really get what was happening to Gini.
"Another person in love I guess. Sensei must be lucky," Jason thought, though repulsed by the idea of love, as any kid his age would.
But nonetheless, he took that as a "very soon" answer and continued practicing.
————————-/——//————————————
A day later, Dante returned and was informed of his father's case and that he and Jason are faring well.
Later that day, he went and picked up Jason from the Shinku Temple.
But before he left with his pupil, he asked for Gini and was told she was at the lake not too far from the Pardour Square, about 300 kilometers from the Knight Academy.
So he took Jason to meet up with Yumi at the square, who was worried about her teammate and hugged him really tight and was almost in tears as a result. "What happened to you??!! I've been worried sick!! I told you attacking Sensei was a bad idea!!," she started gushing out.
"Ow!! You're hugging me way too tight!! And besides, I'm fine now, that's all!!," Jason whined before breaking free from her hold.
Maki then turned to Dante, who was drinking a bottle of Alibi Ale and perching on a gargoyle on the Pardour Square, and asked, " Im Sensei, we still don't know our final teammate. Is it a boy or a girl??"
Dante still didn't respond as he took another bottle of the alcohol and drank; as if his mind was lost in thought.
A thought suddenly entered Jason's mind and he shouted to Dante, "Hey Sensei!! Miss Pretty Lady Gini is over here!!"
Dante almost choked and spat out as a result and he started asking, "Where is she!!??," and looked around from his perching place.
But the kids started laughing and Dante wuickly realized it was a prank.
He wasn't amused one bit, and as a result said, "Alright then!! If that is what you want to play , then wait till I get my hands on you!!"
"Huh?? Sensei, it was just a small prank!!," the kids uttered in confusion after their teacher's comment but they didn't realize an unknown figure was watching them from a far distance.
Dante felt the figure's presence and yelled to his students, "Jason! Maki! Watch out!!"
Maki couldn't react on time but Jason, having increased his sensory skills during the one week rehabilitation, noticed the figure flying towards them and yelled at Maki, "Get out of the way!!" and pushed her out of the path of the figure.
It crashed at the spot the kids were and dust was flying all over the spot.
After the dust settled, a figure dressed in a black cloak stood up and threw a scroll to Dante.
He grabbed the scroll, opened it and started reading its contents, with Maki and Jason wondering what he was reading and who was this unknown person standing in front of them.
"What is it, Sensei?", Jason finally asked.
Dante, during all this time, closed the scroll, stretched himself while saying, "Now then. I have some business at the lake not too far from here, so in the meantime, you guys will be facing this guy."
"Wait, what??!!," his students cried in unison, after realizing what was apparently going to be their fight.
He then started walking away from them and waved back, saying, "Don't kill yourselves or destroy anything here!! Have fun!!," and vanished.
Those words made Maki and Jason gulp in fear of whom they were facing as their opponent.