The brothers talked while going to school and on their travel, the school bell rang. They were late! And they didn't notice that morning classes were gonna start.
They hurriedly went to their rooms and Lumiel hastily seated at his seat. Scanning the notes he has taken from various teachers. While scanning, sir Maldous entered and said, "Good morning students,"
"Good afternoon sir Maldous!" The students said after they stood up.
"Okay everybody take your seats. Today we're gonna play a game. So change your uniforms and let's enjoy outside!" Their teacher said.
After they changed their uniforms, they went to the playgrounds. Lining up as their teacher gave the instructions.
"Okay everyone gather up! We're gonna play chase and you will be divided into two teams, the red and blue. We will put clothes on your heads and you will get the clothes on the head of your enemies.
"You have to steal the clothes and deliver them to your base. The first team that steals all the clothes of their enemies will be the winner. If those clothes are stolen, they are eliminated and will be kicked out of the playground.
"And the twist, you're gonna wear these weights. By the way, the use of spells while playing is prohibited. I know some of you already know a spell or two. That's all for the instructions and let's assign you all to your teams."
Patrick was assigned to blue, Stella was blue, and Lumiel was in red.
"The Blue team will gather on the left side and red on the right side." Their teacher said.
Stephen was pretty used to carrying weights but this time, he already has one. He put another pair of weights to his legs–the one given to him by his teacher.
It was heavy and it will be hard to Sprint and dash, but he can still run at a fast pace. Lumiel didn't use his beast aura or his teacher will be alerted with his presence.
The blue team assembled on the opposite side of the grounds and Lumiel with the red team stretched their bodies. All the members of the team displayed excited looks and others were serious. Some were worried that they would be caught up by the opposing teams.
They will be slower and their stamina will drain faster for they were still not used to the weights. Others started jogging and they cheered each other.
"Patrick! go easy on me okay!" Lumiel shouted to Patrick and waved.
"Okay!" Patrick replied with a thumbs up.
"Blue team are you ready?" Shouted their teacher.
"Woooooo!" The blue team shouted.
"Red team are you ready!?"
"Whoooo!!!"
"Okay Start!"
The teams approached each other and Lumiel was very cautious of his headcloth. He runs together with his teammates, targeting the person nearest to him. A hand tried to grab his head but he evaded.
Lumiel grabbed the headcloth of the one who wants to grab him without effort then he runs back to their base. He noticed that someone was following him. He was chased by Patrick at a tremendous speed. He was getting closer and closer.
When Patrick tried to grab Lumiel's headcloth, Lumiel dodged and changed his direction then he faced him while crouching.
This time, Lumiel was the one who attacked. He jumped to Patrick and Patrick grabbed his hands and slammed him to the ground. Lumiel felt the pain after his body was slammed.
He also retaliates and he sweeps Patrick's legs, making him fall to the ground. Patrick rolled back and sat. He watched the surroundings and Lumiel lost in his sight.
'He ran away!' He inwardly cursed. Patrick laughed and he was happy to have a nice duel with him.
Patrick then targeted other red teams and Lumiel went to the base of blue. Lumiel was agile and was training so he had no difficulty in evading, while his problem was his stamina that was rapidly decreasing.
He collected five head cloth then he surrendered due to exhaustion. Patrick stayed until he collected ten and the winner was the blue team.
As for Stella, she collected seven. She was just playing around with the red team who had a hard time catching her.
Lumiel removed his weights and rest. He cast [Heal] to himself and returned the weights of his teacher Ernstine.
"Okay class gather up! Gather up! Gather up! The winners will have additional grades based on their performance. And for the red team.... congratulations!
"Also the blue team, your performance is splendid. Today you have improved a lot and your experiences today will help you in your future endeavors. Students strive more and you will be stronger every time you practice.
"Tomorrow don't be absent, for I will be starting to teach you combat arts. Class dismissed!" He clapped his hands and the students went on their way.
Lumiel was excited about the lesson tomorrow and he's going to have a formal lesson about basic combat. Patrick was amazed by his best friend so he treated Lumiel and Stella for an after school snack.
They talked with each other, Hanna saw them and also joined. They happily talked to Hanna with their experience recently and were enjoyed by their story.
Afterwards, Stella and Lumiel walked home while Hanna and Patrick went another way. They said their goodbyes and waved with each other.
At their walk towards home, Stella was smiling on her experience that day at school and she told Lumiel to walk faster because she was excited to come home. Lumiel and Stella watched the sunset in the valley while the Meadows were reflecting the sunlight.
They gazed at the farms of the one they were passing by and they were silent.
"It's beautiful isn't it?" Lumiel broke the silence.
"Yes, yes it is!" she said then smiled at him.
Immediately, she dashed towards home. Lumiel was confused about what was happening and so he also dashed.
"Hey! Wait for me!" he shouted as he ran.