Dark room with only slight vision available, there can be seen only one emperor size bed of ten people.
A woman with green hair can be seen soundly sleeping stark naked in arms of bare man little shorter than her, with her head placed on his chest.
"Gin, Lucy wake up. You don't want to be late for your first day of institute's sixth and last year, do you Gin?" incoming voice through the door woke up the sleeping couple.
Gin slowly opened his eyes, rubbing his eyes few times he looked down at Lucy on his chest who was also opening her eyes slowly.
'Colour has faded a lot from her hair, her wrinkles are more than tomorrow. Sigh! just one more year, then after awakening finally i will be able to cultivate again.
Then her problem won't even be a problem. That alchemist from blue flame city is definitely the problem. In institute 5 years of my herb research proves that core recreation pill defiantly doesn't need that many ingredients.
Now easy way is to create my own formula or hard way which will be too painful for her weak physique. Both is only possible after i am able to use my core energy. Nothing can be done now. Only have to wait for just year and few months according to schedule.'
After waking up Lucy saw Gin spacing out lost in thought "Gin?"
"Yes? Lucy" Gin replied subconsciously.
"What are you busy thinking about?"
Coming back to his sense he looked into Lucy's eyes and smiled slightly "I was deciding on which method to use to repair your core when i come out of trial."
"Huu.. Gin you know, you don't really need to work so hard for just one pill. In just 5 years you have read all publicly available manuals on herbs and alchemy through Genesis. You shouldn't put yourself in so much pressure for just a pill."
"Lucy thank you for caring about me so much but it's not just for one pill. Your reason might be catalyst of my learning so much but thare are also few things more than meets your eye. I can't decide on future too higher but about trial as far as i have read, alchemy will be very useful to me inside there."
"I never understood your thought process just don't put yourself into too much pressure."
"Don't worry, these things can't make me feel pressure like giving up, my memory capacity is very good with sharp memory. These little phycological pressure won't be affect me much.
Only physical training gives me pressure. Despite having huge physical strength, my body still can't take training load for long."
"ok, ok i understand let's go out or you will be late."
Just as Lucy was about to move from his embrace Gin pulled her again and whisper into her ear "Happy 60th birthday Lucy."
"What birthday! for an old woman like me" Lucy said feeling a little embarrassed cause of his surprise wish and felt very happy inside for no reason.
"Hahaha Lucy where are you old! These wrinkles on face are just side effects of not able to use energy for too long. Don't see yourself from the point of a normal person."
"But i am a normal person now. My body is devoid of any energy."
"But you were once someone who had. If you had never placed your feet on road of cultivation then you could have called yourself a normal person but that's which you are not.
Even if someone willingly destroys their cultivation and wants to live like a normal person, they can't."
"Ok, ok you win. Now let's move, you shouldn't be late."
"We will, but let me taste you before that." While talking Gin attacked Lucy's lips and went for several minutes of deep kiss.
Later at dinning table.
"Uncle Gin quick finish your food or we will miss first class."
"Let him eat Mutabi, you should know he won't eat fast even if world gets destroyed tomorrow." Neo stopped Mutabi from making unnecessary noise.
"It's okay son don't be anxious about these trivial things. Just follow behind your uncle Gin."
"Yes, godmother."
Somehow Gin who was supposed to be same age as Mutabi, became Mutabi's uncle instead of friend.
And it happened so naturally through years that no one in this house finds it wrong.
"I am done let's go."
While walking towards institute Gin looked at Mutali "Mutali, anything new this year?"
"Not much, only few new instructors will be replaced with some old ones. Among new ones most or all of them will be new awakeners this year like usual."
Reaching institute gate just as they were entering someone was running towards them from inside the institute.
"Move, move aside."
A girl around hight of Gin's chest level came running towards him while shouting to move.
Gin hearing someone's shout looked towards there but in between that moment she already and collided with him.
Slam! thud!
But the sound came was as if someone hitting a wall and then fell back on her ass.
"Uuu so hard" She muttered while rubbing her forehead and face while still sitting infront of the gate.
"Are you okay little girl?" Gin offered his hand to pull her up.
"Uhh, i am late, need to quickly pickup." But she remember she to get something and quickly bolted out from there bypassing them after leaving few words.
"I am not a little girl."
Mutabi from side, "What was that?"
"A wild cat."
Mutali said while after staying silent for a while "Haven't seen her before in any of my class. Gin do you recognise her?"
"No, as far as i can remember this is first time i saw someone with that face."
"Then she might be a new instructor or new to another dipartment."
After going for few distance came dividing turn for them.
"Gin, Mutabi let's part here. I will go to Instructor's area."
"Yes" Mutabi replied to her.
But Gin just nodded his head slightly while looking at her.
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To Be Continued.