The next few days were the same.
Eiji just went to school, study and then eat and rest at the dorm and back again.
He didn't think about anything else. For him these days were fulfilling, he forgot he was an orphan, he forgot that day, how his parents were killed, how his mother died in his arms and what to do in the future.
The school, the activities, the assignments, gave him something to be occupied about and he was happy about it.
Although one more thing though, he got closer with his seatmate Lime Zenith.
It was a clumsy first chat but they got closer as the days passed by.
They also got to know about all their classmates.
Though not very close, they can considered to be all friends.
The atmosphere in the room was just chill, there were the naughty kids but they just played on their own, there were those studious kids that just studies again and again.
There were also those that were from swordsmen clans that can't stop training and just rans out everytime its break or lunch time to train.
Having a clan behind you can really be a huge advantage, they already know the curriculum in the first school year, so the teacher just lets them be in the class.
The others were envious at first but when teacher Muri asked them side by side with those from the clans, they couldn't answer any questions.
So they could only watch them sleep during classes and they have to work hard in just not falling asleep.
Just like that a two months passed by.
Today was friday.
It was physical Education class.
Every Wednesday and Friday, it was physical Education.
For the kids it was hell.
It was a whole day of exercises!
Morning till afternoon they have to do every exercises that teacher Muri told them to.
The start was stretching, then running for 10 laps, then squats.
After that were push ups.
Then skipping ropes.
Then another running in the afternoon.
Though it was mostly meditation for ki practice in the afternoon.
At first everyone was happy that they won't have to do so much exercise, but the meditations takes almost 4 hours!
It was so boring that most of them ended up just doing exercises.
But what the kids, look forward the most was break times and lunch.
Every break time in the physical education days, they would be given a congee with meat jerky in it, and everyone can eat two bowls each!
While the lunch they gave was meat and rice along with a side of veggies!
Although you can only have one bowl of rice and a slab of meat, it was a huge bowl and big peice of meat!
So Even though the kids were in for a rigorous physical training, they are given enough nutritions to nourish their growing bodies.
There were ten months of classes every school year.
With six days of classes including Saturday so basically only Sunday was their rest day.
There are four major exams every year, and the first three exams happen every 2 months while the last exam would be held at the last day of school.
And you need to pass especially the last exam to be able to go to the next year of school. Otherwise you'd remain in the same school grade that you are in!
" Good! Now everyone, tomorrow we will have our first major exams!
The exam will be about all the things we have discussed up to this point! And in the afternoon, we will also have a physical education exams!
So You all better be ready for it! All three of your exams would still be reflected in your last exam, so the better you guys do at the first three, the higher chance you'd get in the last exam, even if you get a bad one in that!
So study hard alright?!"
""Okay teacher!!""
"Hmm! Now class dismiss!"
Everyone stood up from their meditation pose and got ready to go back to the room to take their things back.
"Eiji! Do you think you can answer all the questions tomorrow?"
Eiji was asked by Lime as they walked back to the classroom.
"I don't know, I'll just study tonight and see what I can do for tomorrow."
"Hmm... I'm not really confident... I guess I need to ask for help with my father!"
"Then do just that!"
"But.... I don't think he will help me though!"
"Why won't he?!"
"Well... A lot of people doesn't like me in the house and they don't want me to go to my father."
"What?! Why would they do that?!"
"Hmm... I don't know!"
Eiji was a bit shocked at Lime's circumstances. Then looking at her sad face, he thought maybe he could help her.
"Then why not just come to my dorm? We'll study together!"
"Eh?! Really??!.... But.. my father said that I can't go anywhere after school and the others would pick on me or get angry with me if I do!"
"Ehh... Sounds so complicated! What's up with your house?!"
"Yeah It is! I don't even know why that is!"
"You know! I'll just try and ask him, if not I'll just do it myself!"
"Yeah! Even I, do it myself so you can do it too!"
After a few chat, they took their things from the classroom and bid farewell with each other.
As he walked back into his dorm, Eiji thought about Lime's family circumstances.
' It seems like even though she's from a big clan, not everyone gets along with each other!
So complicated!
If just I have a father and a mother I'd be happy always!'
Thinking so, he went to his room to prepare his dinner and then study for tomorrow's exams.
End Of Chapter.