"Thank you very much. Good afternoon."
As soon as Teacher Nandano walked out of the Disciplinary Office, his calm face instantly sank. This was the second time he had entered the Disciplinary Office, moreover, consecutively in the past two weeks, and the reason for that was simply because of a lowly girl daring to take advantage of her son's stupid brain. How numerous times should he remind his son not to let that inferior girl become a leech attached to his body? Yet what were the outcomes? Not only did he not listen to his advice, he even glued himself to her to the point of solving every one of her troubles? He became so uncontrollable. Look at what mess he did right under his nose.
He really missed his son who fell for Arawinda! At least his son was still could be easily controlled at that time, and Arawinda's flaw was only her empty core, no, was that even a deficiency?
Teacher Nandano stared at his son in solemn, "Come with me to the teacher's office," he halted before adding sullenly, "Just.you." He then left without even glancing at the girl behind his son.
Once his back was gone from his sight, Bhahran tensed back finally went back to normal. He turned to fix his gaze at the girl behind him and was about to say something to her yet she had opened her mouth first.
"He seems very angry. We can talk about our matter later."
Bhahran observed her well-behaved appearance and swallowed back his words. He nodded and strode away, leaving Kencana stood alone in the long and empty corridor. Shortly after, her face changed drastically. She snorted disdainfully before turning around to attend the next lesson, not wishing to muddle herself over the pair father and son.
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Teacher Nandano had long arrived at the teacher's office. At the moment, no teachers were present as they were currently giving lessons to the students. As he waited for Bhahran, he took this free time to score the students' papers work.
He had been a teacher in this Academy since 10 years ago. With constant and mediocre work, he began to feel exhausted from this distinguished work. Ultimately, he was found by that person who was aware of his boredom and offered him an arguably unusual job. Furthermore, the fee was pretty interesting, and eventually, he received the job, adding a bit of excitement taste to his flat life. Yet the deeper he got into that person's identity, the more his heart got stimulated. And there he goes, using his son as a tool likewise.
Well, he only promised to her to make sure he had a long life, not whether he had a hard life or not, nor he had a safe life or not...
The sound of the opening door reverberated in the almost empty room and was soon followed by a hasty footstep. Ascertaining it was his son, Teacher Nandano put away the paper and lifted his eyelids, observing his son.
Bhahran took a deep breath with a tense face, and explain to him without waiting for any question, "Father, this time, it's Arawinda and her friends first, coming and provoking us. We--"
"If you never offend them before, how can they be hostile toward you unreasonably?" Teacher Nandano interrupted his statement coolly, "What happened then?"
A trace of hesitation flashed in his eyes, but Bhahran still firmly said, "We broke up. She's the one who took initiative so I can not do anything about it."
Listening to this unimaginable thing, his eyes twitched. Teacher Nandano lowered his eyelids to cover his emotions and took a deep breath, he ordered him silently, "Go to your class. Don't bother your father these days."
"Father--"
"Go."
Bhahran pursed his lips tightly, a bit dejected, "I will go. But Father, you also have to know I have no feelings left for her. I don't know what you want from her, don't use me anymore..."
Teacher Nandano clutched the pen in his hand, until a vein appeared on his backhand, as he watched him leave. He narrowed his eyes dangerously.
... Boy, what does he know? It was not about feeling at all.
He pondered for a moment before walking out of the teacher's office, to be precise, toward the small forest behind the school. Wandering his eyes around, he took out a weird compass in his pocket. As he stroked it, his finger stopped on an odd button, before clicking on it without hesitation and his body vanished completely, leaving no trace as if he never step into this place ever.
.....
"Sigh..."
Arawinda slammed shut the fourth book about core and if she could stay honest, then she really wasting her time! What was written inside was simply some inspiration for those who still have a vague and unclear view of ability. As for mastery, the book only said if one set a target, and finally succeed, that means the mastery had advanced! Then just add a higher target again for training the mastery!
The great thing was the academy took the initiative to create a level category for the mastery training! Lest the moment those magician students do sparring, the weaker one accidentally met the stronger one, wouldn't it transform into an accident?
Hereafter, won't someone, like a veteran guard, initiate writing something, for example, their experience while training either the effective or less effective one, into a book? At least this kind of book could guide those newbie magicians a bit more, fastening their understanding about their own abilities. Rather than blindly guess what kind of training they should do, and never know whether it was the only effective training for them.
Ascertaining the lack of knowledge and theory about empty core, later, when she finally comprehended her own core, she would definitely find and took time to record it as apparent as she could. Maybe, in the next generations, it could assist the ones in the same kind of situation as hers.
Rubbing her sore neck, Arawinda stood up from her seat and stretched her stiff body here and there, only realizing that her surrounding seems too quiet? Were the others already gone?
As she was about the check around, her eyes spotted a flashy pink sticky note on the desk she used. The wrote written was tidy and elegant, like using a quill.
Oh~ He was so understanding!
Huh, now that she was reminded, her stomach growled angrily, asking to be filled. How long had she been sitting here?
Arawinda glanced toward the big window and noticed the clear yellow sky outside, it should be an evening now. Her eyes moved down a bit looking at the sleeping person with blonde hair and his face covered with the book. Then wandered her eyes around looking for the two left figures she hadn't yet seen before widening her eyes at the big sofa with two heads leaning against each other...
!!!
What did she miss while she was reading?! Aiyah! Did they become a couple all of a sudden?! They-they just met today!! Was it the legendary love at the first sight?!
Arawinda was grasped by curiosity thus she walked around the sofa planning to peek at them closer. It's just that, her curiosity lasted long before meeting a pair of expectant eyes and
Gendis's eyes lit up instantly seeing her figure. Previously she listened to the sound of a shifted chair, she pray, whoever it was, they must help her lift the head on her shoulder!! Ahh, it was so sore!! He was freaking heavy!! If she knew he would fall asleep on her shoulder then she shouldn't sit next to him! If wasn't because she was too focused on reading and only realized after the sore taste, would she be in this kind of situation?!
She mouthed to Arawinda while waving her hand, signaling, "Help me! My neck and shoulder are so sore!"
Arawinda pursued her lips tightly at her funny reaction, holding back her chuckle. If Sun woke up, shouldn't the two would felt embarrassed?
Finally, after seconds stay silence, she moved to shifted Sun's head away from Gendis's shoulder. Looking at him sleeping soundly even snoring, she was sure he won't even wake up if a chicken crowing right in his ears...
"Huh! Oh..." Gendis hurriedly stood up and massaged her stiffly sore shoulder and neck, sighed relief at the loss of the weightiness on her shoulder. Hiss, not only did he have a swanky mouth, but also a heavy head!!
Arawinda leaned toward her and whispered in her ear with a hint of teasing, "I am truly shocked, you see. I almost think you guys become a couple in one day~"
Listening to her, Gendis's face wrinkled showing an obvious rejection, "No way! If the world only has this guy left, I don't mind being with him then!"
Arawinda covered her mouth and giggled gleefully at her misfortune. Would this misfortune turn into a fortune instead in the future? Who knows, right?
"Hey, girls. Aren't you hungry and thirsty? My treat."
"I am!" Arawinda turned around and found Adam carrying a heavy basket and putting it on the desk near them. Not caring about her proud image at all, she hurriedly sat in front of it and took a bottle of water, "Oh, such a caring guy. Thanks! Anyway, this princess is very thirsty and hungry now~"
Come to think of it, from the trio magicians, the most caring person was actually this glasses guy. Don't look at his cool side and how he loved to keep his image, seems not to mind about anything, he was able to help the ones who cared for him in need, to the point of risking his life. Just as written in the story, where he almost lost his life saving a little boy from a group of zombies, the son of the guard Wall#2, who once gave him water while he was thirsty. This incident happened right before the tournament and alarmed both Sun and Arthur, regretting they should just go trained with him together.
At that time, Sun and Arthur were still depressed by their separation from Bhahran and ended up being a team without him, simply the three of them. Nonetheless, right now, the plot was a bit out of the way...
... Will it still happen in the future? She hoped not.
Watching the two girls snacking voraciously, Adam couldn't but wonder. Weren't girls usually struggling to lessen the calorie snacks to keep their slim body, uh, their beauty?? Did that not include the two hungry-looking girls in front of him here??
He silently offered each of them another bottle of water, "Eat slowly, no one will snatch it from you."
Arawinda gulped the food in her mouth and stared at him oddly, "Why do I feel as if you're currently feeding a pet?"
"... It's just your illusion." Adam was rather speechless by her sharpness.
Gendis took a sip of water and said jokingly, "I don't mind being your pet if you're willing to give me food like this!"
He was more speechless. What was this girl even saying?!
"... Thank you but no thank you, I don't want a piggish pet."
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Wall#3, Post 19.
"So the cave leads to Wall#4?"
Trainer Nehan asked seriously as he folded his arms, looking down at the huge map laid on the big table in the middle of the room.
One of the guards available answered firmly, "Yes, sir. The cave should be manmade, or by intelligent zombies. We have sent an emergency to Wall#5, asking for assistance to explore the cave deeper."
Trainer Nehan nodded in agreement, "Good. It leads to Wall#4, there's a possibility it connects to Wall#5," He then moved his hand, pointing at words on the map, "However, don't ever forget the possibility it connects to Wall#2, as well as Wall#1. We better close all walls for a while, promptly confirming about this."
"Yes, sir!"
Trainer Nehan eyed the map in solemn silence. They should confirm this quickly. He had a premonition that the cave actually led outside their wall, to the bizarre and dangerous wilderness. In addition, based on its location and built, it was certainly designed by someone who knew clearly about their territory, specifically, someone from them. The one who knew clearly about the walls, and their defense.
Never had he expected in his life, he would witness more than one conflict, and this one certainly become the second...