After resting for a few more hours, both Lilith and Kevin were served food. Wearing an odd pink apron while still having the mask on, Klein fried an egg and toasted bread. It was far from a luxurious meal but in the face of hunger, it was a blessing. Kevin slowly ate bit by bit, whereas Lilith consumed the food like a starved dog earning a comment from Kevin.
"With that attitude, your future is as bright as Klein's mask."
Receiving the savage comment, Lilith's heart was in shambles but did not shy away from counter-attacking.
"Hmph! And you were born on a highway because that is where most accidents happen!"
Silence filled the air, as the situation became awkward. Kevin did not know what a highway was but could at least get the gist of it. Klein did not say much during their interaction but instead held his arms over his head.
"Damn! Kevin, are you going to be okay? You need medical support?" Klein joked around, adding salt to wounds.
After receiving massive emotional damage, Kevin kept quiet not daring to utter another word. Once they had finished eating, Klein then once again spoke, while pointing in a direction.
"I could not say this before, but now since y'all have eaten. Please go and take a shower, both of you have been sleeping for a whole day causing you to stink up. Training will begin afterward." Klein said, internally praising himself for wearing a mask.
Not saying much, they both got up heading towards the bathroom before they exchanged awkward glances.
"Ooh? Little Kevin, were you hoping to get in the bath with me."Lilith teased, realizing that he was also heading for the washroom as well.
"I would rather like to keep the contents of my stomach where they belong," Kevin said, gesturing a vomit sign.
"No need to see anything. There are both male and female washrooms."Klein told them.
They both nodded, and they once again exchanged awkward glances. They had the same thought on their mind.'Why was there a female washroom?'.
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After the shower, Klein presented spare clothes to both of them since their current ones were either damaged or dirty producing a nose-destroying odor. Luckily, for some reason, Klein had many different sizes of clothes which were rather suspicious. Wearing new clothes, they were escorted outside onto snowy grounds where Klein was to teach them.
"Kevin, I was unconscious at the time, so I could not see it for myself, but how strong is Klein?" Lilith asked, she knew Klein was the one behind Norm's retreat, but as for how strong, he was she was at a loss.
"I cannot say much but with just a single finger, he produced enough firepower to cause Norm's retreat."Kevin paused before saying"I was so surprised, he is a living cannon."
'If he is not lying, that makes me wonder what race are you?'Lilith thought as she stared at Klein's back.
After a few minutes of walking away from the house, they finally came to a halt.
"This is far enough," Klein said, satisfied with the location he chose.
It was not too far from his house and at the same time not too close. As long as they were not firing nukes, then the house would stay undamaged.
"Before we start, I wanna see how strong each of you are, then we move on from there."
Like a student wanting to ask questions, Kevin lifted his hand.
"Ummm, no need to raise your hand just ask."
"Okay then, I do not know why but I have a problem using my magic."
"How so?"Klein asked.
"Wherever I use it, my body begins to hurt. Mostly my head and chest area."Kevin explained, remembering the pain he experienced using magic.
'Could it be that...'Klein thought, having a vague idea of his problem.
"I am going to have to ask you to bear with me and use it one more time. I will try my absolute best to help you afterward."Klein said, trying to convince Kevin.
Kevin was a bit hesitant, when using magic for a few seconds the pain it produced was unbearable. But, if Klein could help him, then one more time was all he could manage.
"Fine."Kevin gave in.
"Perfect. Now, come at me."Klein said, gesturing for them to come with his hand.
'Confident are we, I will wipe off that arrogant attitude.'Lilith thought, not appreciating his cockiness. Teaching her and being able to beat her were two different things.
"Kevin told me tales of your strength, so now I will confirm it myself," Lilith said arrogantly, refusing to believe that he was that strong.
"Sure, I will show you," Klein said as flames crawled up his arms.
"Fire element, huh?"Lilith half expected it based on Kevin's story.
Zzzzz! As lightning surrounded Kevin, he hopped back before kicking off the ground, running straight to Klein.
'He's fast.' Lilith inwardly complimented.'Although not as fast as me.'
Encasing his arm in lightning, he threw out a fist expecting to hit Klein's chest.
"So you can at least control it to this degree." he complimented Kevin while moving to the side.
'How did he dodge?'Kevin thought, not expecting him to dodge an attack of that caliber. But when thinking about Klein's power again, Kevin thought it was more than possible.
Pushing further, he covered both hands in lightning trying to hit Klein who just kept dodging.
'His power is good but his fighting technique is comparable to a five-year-old.'Klein and Lilith shared the same thoughts looking at Kevin's fighting style.
Wanting to end it, Klein raised his leg ready to strike Kevin. But surprisingly, Kevin's fast reflexes kicked in allowing him to flip, dodging the attack, partially shocking Klein.
"Good reflexes."
Landing on the ground, Kevin was about to attack again before Klein pointed his index finger at him. Kevin knew clearly what move it was, resulting in him backing down. Against such a move, Kevin could do nothing.
"Bang! I guess you would have been dead if I attacked."Klein said in all honesty.
"My turn!" Lilith said in an excited tone while picking up a nearby stone.
'What is she going to do with a stone?' He asked himself, right before Lilith threw the stone at him.
Klein was dumbfounded, he at least expected something like her using it as a bullet or anything for that matter, not this. Flicking it away with his hand, only then did he notice a compressed air projectile heading towards him.
Although the move surprised him, it was not anything he could not evade. Tilting his head to the side, the projectile passed by him, only managing to graze his cheeks.
"I am not done yet!" Lilith shouted from right behind him. Using the wind element, she easily moved to Klein's side preparing for a massive attack.
[Deviant element: Spiral winds]
The oxygen in the air became thin, wind began to encase Lilith's fist attempting to shred everything in its path.
Using all her strength, she threw out her first towards Klein's waist. Even Klein could sense the danger it would cause if it touched. However only if it did.
"I guess that is enough then."Enshrouding his hand in the flame, he caught Lilith's fist causing the wind to disperse before releasing her.
Lilith stared at her hand, then back at Klein dumbfounded.
"T-That was my ultimate attack, h-how... did he do that?"Lilith pouted.
Klein said no word but instead gave a wink. He was rather impressed by both of them, they had some potential.
"Okay, then. I should have gotten a firm grasp on your strengths."
"B-But I did not even show you anything yet. Let me go again!"Lilith pleaded.
"What a sore loser!"Kevin commented.
"Listen, guys! You only have a week, so your training will be tough, hard, and most likely make you excrete blood. However, in the end, you should at least be able to deal with the loli princess."Klein said, wearing a wicked grin under his mask.