Flat-Brim Samurai Chapter 13
Hiroto met the young men after they woke up in the training area. Telling the duo their 2nd final task before this training expedition was over ,"Boys, these days have been great with you but I'm going to have to let you go out on your own. You two will live out in the wilderness on your own until I send a signal out to the both of you." Apollo and Cias then frowned ,"but we like it here" Apollo said in a run down tone ,"I like training here too, and I enjoy my time with you" Cias said ,"I'm sorry, however I will be monitoring you so you won't die and I will give you some info to help you on your journey. Some equipment will be yours to use in your assigned pocket-dimension backpacks." Hiroto then exclaimed in which Cias added ,"I haven't known you for that long, but it was good getting to know you" Hiroto told him back ,"Me too" and then the boys were given their backpacks with, a shovel, knife, emergency food, their weapon of choice, a water bottle, a few pots, eating utensils and a compass. Hiroto then translated information for the Art: Flame and Art: Water for the needs of making a fire and getting consistent drinking water. Art: Purification was also given to them to make sure that the food and extra liquids they got were OK to eat and drink. Finally, he put information about survival in the wilderness including stuff like field dressing, fires and shelters.
Hiroto then led them down the mountain and reached one point saying ,"This is where we part." Both Cias and Apollo sadly moseyed along saying ,"I hope to see you soon" and then they went on their ways alone. Apollo moved away and thought with a firm resolve (I will be much stronger by the time I come back, CIAS WILL BE LEFT IN THE DUST) and whilst that was happening Cias thought to himself (Apollo's been catching up to me, I better be upping my training to the extreme or I'll be dishonoring myself).
Later into the day when they both found good areas to stay at, they started by chopping down a tree and they both wacked their first trees down. But, the trees were a lot harder to take down then they thought at first, mainly because of the people who lived there (Strong people from a long bloodline). Ki coagulated around the forested mountain like radiation, strengthening everything in the area to about 100x stronger than they would be elsewhere, evolving it. Chopping the wood into pieces, they first made their fires and then made their first shelters. Not very complicated or anything but it did the work for now. They were hungry and thus went out to get some food.
Apollo got out his weapon of choice (Bokken) but Cias decided to use a technique he developed on his own called Art: Bolt which created an arrow made out of ki that worked like one which would've been shot out of a bow. Cias caught 3 birds and Apollo caught a bunny because that's about all they could get at this moment in time. They were just below average strength compared to all the animals in the forest. Their hunger satiated for the moment, they created some water to drink and then went to bed, getting ready for training the next day.
… Hiroto sat in his room, stroking his beard, then lied beside his wife, sensing what the boys had done. ,"So, you've finally come back from your 'duties' 'Mr. sensei'" His wife said, Hiroto replied ,"Yes yes yes, well… tradition is tradition, can't really get out of that with my ancestry on the line. But, I'm back now, and I'm happy to be with you after all that teaching and running around, I will miss them while they're gone though." and his wife replied once more ,"Then I'll give you all the attention you need". Then, the two snuggled together before going to bed, affectionate as ever. Hiroto, although showing immense strength, toughness and discipline through his appearance and way of speech with others, on the inside he was just like a marshmallow. Any stiffness he showed around other people always disappeared whenever he was with his wife. After everyone finally went to bed, the day of departing had ended and a whole new trial had started for Apollo and Cias.