"Ah! Sorry..." Fina panicked and tried to get up quickly, but her hand slipped, causing her to fall once more. But this time…
Both Fina and Amy were looking at each other with wide eyes. Their lips were firmly pressed against each other. In a panic, Fina quickly got up and fell back on her butt and scooted backward up against the wall...
In the dining room, Yi Tan, Mei, Ana, and Tim were sitting at the table eating. Yi Tan took a sip of his orange juice, something that was a rarity in the slums. When he tasted the tart, sweet flavor, he couldn't help but smile. But it also made Yi Tan feel a little sad as well since he wished his father and grandfather could also try it. He hoped, wherever they were, that they were doing well.
As if sensing Yi Tan's mood Mei who was sitting next to him, placed her hand on his and called out softly: "Tan..."
"Ahhh! Can the love birds not show their public displays of affection in front of me!?" Tim yelled out. He was jealous, okay! He wanted a cute wolf girl to express their care and concern for him too! Tim's words caused Yi Tan to come out of his gloomy mood, making him smile. He patted Mei's hand to reassure her he was fine and went back to eating.
A few minutes later, Yi Tan saw Amy and Fina walk into the room with plates of food in their hands, but the two seemed to be keeping a two meter distance between each other. Fina's face was also very red. He could tell something had happened, but he did not know what it was. He did not ask since he figured it was an issue between the two of them. Behind them, the other three girls also came in with food in hand. "Since Amy is here, we should decide on a team leader."
"I vote for Tan."Ana immediately spoke up.
"I second that." Mei also placed her vote.
"Wait!" Yi Tan did not want to vote before they figured out everyone's had a chance to speak. "Before we vote, we should decide based on knowledge and skills. Tim, you go first."
"Ah, let's see, my element is fire, and the only ability I have at this time is Inferno Combustion. It is a fire spell that allows me to place a magic circle on an object and then use a voice command to make it explode. As for leadership skills… I got none." Tim was like Yi Tan and came from the slums. Although he was much better off, he was sure of his inability to lead a team.
"Alright, then, Amy." Yi Tan decided to get Amy done with second because she seemed to be someone who wished to be left alone. Her face was always covered by her hair, so it was hard to really tell what she was thinking.
Amy raised her head from her food and looked at Yi Tan. "I am now a demon and can use demonic abilities. As of now, I can only use Demon Summoning. I have no interest in being any leader. But If I had to vote, anyone but the idiot over there will do."
Everyone looked in the direction Amy was pointing. Tim, who was in the middle of stuffing his face, felt eyes on him, causing him to lift his head. "Hmm? What's wrong?"
Yi Tan chuckled and shook his head. It seemed his new brother was now well liked by Amy. "It's nothing. Ana?"
"I am a wind element, and at this moment, I can cast Wind Blade. " Ana said proudly. "Oh, and I vote for Tan!"
"Then Mei." Yi Tan turned to look at Mei.
"I am a druid and have two abilities. The first is Nature's Healing. It allows me to heal others, but I do not know how good it is. And my other ability is Static Lighting, a ranged attack that lets me shoot lightning from my hand. I also vote for Tan." Mei responded.
"Then I guess that leaves me then. My ability is a little strange since it allows me to do many things. It is hard to explain, but for now, I can cast a spell called Lightning Smash. It covers my fist in lightning and has a chance to burn and paralyze whoever is hit by it. As for being the leader, I do not think I am the best option for that. I think either Ana or Mei would fit the bill better than me." Yi Tan said honestly.
"Rejected!" Ana yelled. "Let's vote. Who thinks Tan should be the leader? Raise your hand."
Everyone, including the four girls Yi Tan, took in, all raised their hands. Ana nodded in satisfaction as she said: "See, Tan, everyone thinks you will do fine."
Yi Tan looked at everyone nodding their head, and sighed. "Fine. For now, I will be the leader, but if I do something wrong, then one of you needs to replace me."
"Brother, don't worry. I think you will do fine." Time said with a smile.
"Alright, then we should set up a schedule for training." Yi Tan then looked at the four girls who were to be their maids and said: "Fina, set up a schedule for who will do what around the house. But be fair, don't just assign one person the worst jobs, split it up and rotate days."
"Leave it to me." Fina nodded her head and felt a little proud that she was basically assigned as leader of her small group. But when her mind wandered back to what happened not long ago, her face turned red again.
"As for training… I think we should discuss how we will work as a team first. Based on our skills, I think Tim and I will be on the front line while the girls are on the back line. If we add in Amy's summon spell and based on its abilities, we could have either a four person back line or a three person front line. So we should train for each possibility. But before any of this, we should get used to our skills. Let's rest up for now and get started on training bright and early tomorrow."