Book 2.
Volume 2: Getting Stronger
Chapter Five: Teamwork
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The match was lit, and unfortunately for the boys, the battle was on. None of the poor were prepared for this turn, and while Hayashi and Amada don't take the headmaster seriously, thinking he's so old and decrepit, Miyazaki and Kai are somehow afraid to even go near him. You never know what that old man is going to say. The boys tensed up and watched the headmaster with apprehension. Hayashi was smiling as usual and didn't even think about losing, he's probably never lost a fight before, and that's too bad. He's about to fall and find out what it's like to be a loser.
- Yamada, those two are only going to get in our way, let's hurry up and deal with the director before they do something bad. - Hayashi talks so disrespectfully about Miyazaki and Kai, like they're so weak that they'll only get in their way. He's got some nerve.
- You're right, let's do it like in training. - Yamada supported his friend and they don't give a damn about teamwork, so they both just decide to beat the old guy.
Miyazaki is freaking out about it, no one seems to take her and Kai seriously, so why did Officer Toshio invite them, to make fun of them? The officer himself, by the way, shakes his head bashfully. And these guys he has to train? They've probably never even heard of the team, since they're taking over everything.
- Youngsters. - The headmaster grinned.
Hayashi runs at the old man and jumps up high, then he takes out a thin needle from his pocket and throws it straight at the headmaster. But Kawai stands still and doesn't even look Hayashi in the eye. The guy throws the needles and seems to hit, but the needles hit some invisible barrier and fall to the ground.
- What?" the guy was surprised, not for nothing did Officer Toshio tell them that it wouldn't be easy. The headmaster used magical energy and created a protective barrier around himself, now it's impossible to even get close to him.
Hayashi doesn't stop at just needles and wants to kick the old man in the head with his foot. And hits the shield for sure.
- The headmaster is protected by a barrier, it's useless to hit him! What did Hayashi do that for? - Miyazaki didn't understand, quite rightly she asks Yamada the question.
- Silly you. - Smiled Yamada, she's watching the fight like everything is going according to plan. Although maybe it is? - The director's barrier is extremely weak, all Hayashi needs to do is give it a good whack and it will break.
- Is that why he keeps attacking the barrier? - Miyazaki now understood the basis. If the barrier is weak, it can be broken by hitting it, but why is the barrier weak? Because the headmaster didn't put enough magic into it. - Why aren't you helping your friend?
- М? I'm a support warrior, I have no reason to get into a fight. - Yamada said, she's so surprised that Miyazaki doesn't know much.
- Support warrior? What the hell is that? - Kai didn't understand this time.
Yamada sighed and shook her head, well who did she get on her team?
- Almost there! - Hayashi was happy, and kept kicking the barrier with his foot, the first cracks were already cracking.
The director yawned for fun, he showed how bored he was. Then the old man saw Yamada explaining something to Miyazaki and Kai and got angry.
- Chilling out during a battle? That won't do! - Kawai stomped his foot and the air made him head for the guys.
- Yamada! - Hayashi was scared for his friend and stopped hitting the barrier, the guy pushed off his shield and flew to defend Yamada.
But it was too late already. Not for nothing do they say it blew away like the wind. Yamada, Miyazaki, and Kai were all knocked down by the usual wind. Just like that, to explain something to the newcomers during a fight, Yamada is very embarrassing. But Hayashi made the worst mistake, instead of finishing the barrier and finally getting to the headmaster, he blew it off and went to protect his poor girlfriend. Now both the barrier has been restored and Hayashi has done nothing to help the girl.
- Youngsters. - Kawai laughed at the boys. Seriously, what kind of kindergarten is this? One stands by and talks to themselves, the other tries to attack as hard as he can, forgetting to defend himself. They're lucky, because the headmaster is just standing there yawning. What if he'd been in a serious fight?
- I'm screwed. - Hayashi turned to Kawai and smiled. Always a positive kid, that's someone who definitely won't die of boredom.
- You're on your own, you have exactly twenty seconds, then the match goes out. Get ready to defend yourself! - The match is really about to go out, it's only a short time away, but the director is about to get a little more serious.
Hayashi has probably never faced such an opponent in his life, okay twenty seconds, but what if there was a fight to the death? Kawai creates a magic ball in his hand and throws it at the guy. Hayashi manages to dodge it, and then it's over. The old man disappeared. Has he gone to bed? Though it's only daytime, the nursing home doesn't seem to be full yet. Hayashi looks around, he still has ten seconds to wait!
- Turn around. - Kawai's voice came from behind him.
Why did you turn around? The old man slaps Hayashi and he flies off in the direction of the well. All right, that was a good fight, too bad it didn't last long.
- Heh, that's it. - The headmaster crunched his neck and saw the match go out. Guys didn't make it, time to go home. - Hoshi, why are you so happy? - Surprised Kawai, sort of like his students got hammered again.
- Ahem. Actually... - The officer points a finger behind the headmaster's back.
Kawai turns around and is speechless.
- What?
It turns out that Miyazaki has managed to get to her feet and is on her feet through the pain in her body. That's how the old man fooled himself, he shouldn't have been so sure.
- Little girl, how did you get up off the ground? No pupil has ever been able to recover from my air attack so quickly.
- If I lose, my grandmother, my little brother, they won't be able to live in such good conditions. Through any pain, but I must pass this test! - and next Miyazaki faints and falls down. Fortunately the officer grabs her and puts her in his arms.
- She's so brave, it's been a long time since we've had one of those, Hoshi. - The headmaster seemed to like Miyazaki's determination and even smiled at her, not out of laughter but out of respect for the girl.
Now the others began to rise to their feet. Yamada and Hayashi were already thinking about losing, but it was Miyazaki who essentially saved them. Kai is in tears. He's so proud of his friend, as if he's the one who did the deed.
- Miyazaki, you're so cool, I didn't teach you for nothing! - He's wiping away his tears and making up some crazy story.
- Tadamichi, I'll take Miyazaki to her room and let her rest. - With the old man's permission, the officer went into the house, he'll put the girl in her bed there, let her sleep.
- This is astonishing. After seven years someone has passed the first test, you should be happy, not everyone has been able to do it. - The headmaster lined up the boys and praised them, even though they were actually defeated. - From now on you will be my students, I take full responsibility for you, but Officer Toshio will teach you. Tonight, at eight o'clock, you must come to the same place, and I'll explain everything to you in more detail, but in the meantime you can go. There are a lot of abandoned houses here, they look so awful, but everything inside is beautiful. You can choose any house you want. - The old man said to go away and went to his room, apparently, his back hurts, so he crossed his arms and put them behind his back, and it's time to rest.
- Your friend's not bad at all. - Yamada said to Kai with a smile.
- You don't have to think that makes any difference. They were just as weak as they are now. - Without being modest, Hayashi said. It hurt him so much that he tried and fought and ended up getting killed by a girl who doesn't even know how to use her energy.
So they went their separate ways. Although the director said that you can choose any house, but is it really so? Only two houses available, the first for boys, the second for the girls. Kai will sleep opposite Hayashi, so they'll probably become friends. In the meantime, things were getting close to evening, and Miyazaki came to her senses and didn't understand anything at all. She's lying in bed, tucked under a blanket, and there's another bed across from her, with Yamada already lying on it.
- Where are we? - She asked her roommate.
- Oh, you're awake. - Yamada smiled. - We are in our new house. We're neighbors now, so we'll respect each other. By the way, thank you.
- Huh?" Miyazaki was freaking out, just waking up and being thanked, she just had to figure out why.
- If you hadn't gotten on your feet that time, we'd all have been kicked out. You saved us, I've been dreaming of studying to be an officer since I was a kid, and my dream came true! - There was an aura of love coming from Yamada, glowing with joy. She has no idea that it's only going to get worse, because it's not picking flowers in the field, they need to train here.
- Oh, yeah. You're welcome. - Miyazaki muttered in surprise. She really has risen to her feet and passed the test, but she doesn't believe it yet.
Well, while she's in there talking to her roommate, the principal and the officer are already standing by the well waiting for the guys, and they're still ten minutes away from the meeting, so they can chat there for a while.
- Teacher Tadamichi, have you noticed Miyazaki's magical power yet? - The officer asked the old man.
- Yes, I did. That's why I didn't finish her off.
- So you knew she was on her feet, but you didn't attack? But why? - Hoshi Toshio was amazed.
- That Miyazaki, she rose to her feet after my attack, and it wasn't just willpower, at that moment I felt a strong energy emanating from her body behind me. I haven't seen anything like that in over thirty years, this kid is the truest gift, and the rest of the guys look just as strong. Hoshi, teach them everything you know yourself, and don't tell them about this conversation, let them think I'm mean and stern. - Kawai laughed playfully.
Here come the boys just now. Well now there'll be a talk with them. All four of us are here, so let's get started.
- First of all, I want to congratulate you once again. You've passed the first test, and you've now officially been accepted into the Force Academy. - That's the short name for the Kawai Academy. There are only four students in it now. - If you hadn't passed, I wouldn't have even told you the name of the academy, rejoice, you'll be much stronger now. Officer Toshio will be your main teacher, you will be with him until you become independent Warriors.
The headmaster looked at the boys' non-serious faces once more and sighed heavily. He is explaining to them here, and they are smiling all over their mouths.
- And now I'm going to scold you. - The old man seemed to be getting pretty excited. - Yes, you passed, but by a stroke of luck. Don't get so excited as if you'd won the war. You did your worst! Hayashi, all you did from the beginning of the fight was laugh at Miyazaki and Kai, and yet these are your comrades, and you, Yamada, supported your friend. Next Hayashi ran to attack while the three of you stood your ground. I could have put three of you down with one attack. In a team fight you shouldn't be in a pile, you will be a good target for the enemy. Run around and change positions all the time. But that's not what struck me the most... Yamada, you were talking to Miyazaki and Kai right during the fight, leaving Hayashi one-on-one with me, not even paying any attention! If someone more serious had replaced me, you would have been killed a long time ago. That's why I don't see any reason to be happy! - Kai's stern face put the boys in their place in an instant. They stopped smiling because they'd been told the truth. Seriously, they won't make Warriors if they keep acting like this.
- What Master Tadamichi wants to say is about teamwork. Before the fight, you should tell each other your strengths and weaknesses, come up with a plan for the fight, and not just go to the principal. - The officer added himself. Well, in fact I told you everything.
- Tomorrow I'm leaving for the city, so Officer Toshio will be in charge. You'll start training from the beginning. So rest assured, it won't be easy for you. And if you really want to be graduates of our academy, do your best. That's all for today. I hope you'll think about your actions and don't disrespect each other again.
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Author: Youn Ji-min
Cycle: Madness
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