Hito yet again took them to the field to practice the magic, however this time he wasn't looking as bored as always. He was whistling on the way and smiled at them when they arrived.
"So! First, listen to this rule. The last person to finish will get enormous homework and will not be rid of her fail! Now! The first pair come forth! Lajla and Leona! For you, I figure it would be best to simply practice until you both finish. Everybody else, sit down and watch them. I give you an hour if only one of you finishes the spell you both will have the fail. Good luck!" Hito said and created a chair to sit on from a purple magical circle, while the rest sit on the grass.
Lajla immediately started sweat profoundly. Leona on the other hand swiftly created two circles and tried to put them in one place. It took Lajla several minutes to get so far and she was obviously nervous, but Leona completely ignored her. Her hands naturally moved together and she joined them. The circles didn't move though and only stayed next to each other.
She clicked her tongue and without noticing making Lajla slightly jump. Still, Leona didn't lose focus and started to sweat as well. Finally with some crackling the circles joined, almost by force and a small electrical charge flew right from it and hit the ground next to Hito.
"Careful now!" he said as Leona smiled and sat on the ground. Making everybody else focus on Lajla. She was blushing red and her magical circle shiver and disappeared. It took her a few painfully embarrassing minutes to recreate it.
Leona was silent trying to not disturb her, but the silence was deafening. So much so that it only added to the pressure. So no wonder that several tears rolled over Lajla's cheeks. Leona raised her hand to her, but Lajla looked away.
"It's been an hour! Too bad!" Hito said and Lajla sat on the ground.
"I-I am s-sorry! S-sorry! I am so sorry!" she apologized to Leona through her tears. Leona put her hand on Lajla's shoulder.
"It is okay," she said and stood up.
"How can I get rid of the fail?"
"I don't know yet, don't worry I figure something up! Now! Listen up! Anyone who is finished can go home...Okay! Everybody stand up!" Hito said and came closer to the first couple, Faul and Brutus.
"Your special rule is simple, If today Faul will not create the double spell he will get a new fail. If Brutus fails Faul will reap the consequences just the same,"
"What? That is unfair!" Faul shouted in surprise.
"Yes, almost on purpose..." Hito said and looked at another pair.
"You two will have a competition, the first person to create a double spell will lose the fail, but the other will have to find another way, or in your case of Anala, she will get a new fail. Also! You cannot use the dimension you are blessed with!"
"Blessed with?" Anala uttered in silent anger, but Hito moved on.
"Unni will have to make the spell while Mob will simply watch. Until Unni is finished Mob cannot practice. You have the whole day If you do not succeed you will have to find another way to get rid of your failure or get a new one," Mob said nothing but quickly sat down and looked at the ground.
"Anna and Eve! Anna can from now on only speak with Eve until they both make the spell! If Eve makes the spell first, Anna cannot speak with anyone. Just so you know, I mean completely! I got permission from the school board for this punishment, so be aware!" Hito said and looked at Harry's couple and smiled.
"You two have no special rule," he laughed and sat back on his chair.
"Lucky bastard!" Anala said and looked at Harry. He blushed from all the looks and looked away.
"Don't get distracted!" Hito ordered and watched them carefully. Everybody, of course, tried to do the same and created two circles. Faul looked the most motivated and also the most annoyed. His face was completely red and his two red circles were already close to each other. However, he was soon exhausted and lost focus.
"T-Teacher? C-C-Can I still try?" Lajla asked Hito while still sobbing on the ground.
"Sure," he said simply and ignored her. She took a long gaze at him and cleaned her face and start using magic while sitting.
It took more than two hours for people to take a break. However, it was obvious that the mood was bad. Mob was staring at Unni, who sat down to gather energy. Faul was heavily breathing next to sweaty Brutus, who was the only one not relaxing. Others were sitting silently, apart from Anna.
"It's okay, rest! It's not a competition! It's not like you get punished!" she said to Eve, who rolled her eyes and stood up.
"W-what?"
"I want to get rid of my fail!" Eve said and turned her back to Anna. Others also moved to practice again and finally one of them finished.
"Well done Azi," Hito said and looked at Anala.
"See?"
"See what?"
"It's not impossible! Azi, please tell her why do you think she is struggling."
"Self-pity, get over it," he said and looked her in the eyes.
"How dare you?"
"My special dimension is Swamp. Imagine if my hair changed into smelly dirty mud. Imagine what people would do to me. Swamp boy. And yet...nobody cares. Because I owned it. It made me stronger. You are weak," he said and Hito put his hand on his shoulder.
"Easy boy,"
"Whatever," Azi brushed him off and left.
"A-"Anna tried to speak to Anala, but Hito stopped her with his hand.
"Keep on practicing!" he said and Anala looked away, red in anger. Before Hito sat down on his chair Unni created glowing bubbles.
"Finally," Mob said and stood up. Hito just nodded and Unni left without a word.