At the Vanguard Training Hall.
Fatty was vividly telling them what had happened.
"… I immediately realized what happened–someone was out there. It must be a thief! I shouted loudly and rushed out. The thief was running to the entrance of the lane, so I just threw away the shield and ran after him. Since he was running extraordinarily fast, and I had no time to take off my armor, I decided to use my [Deadly Fire Dash], the speed of which, you know, is superb… But the thief was very cunning. He bounced himself away with the force of my collision. Then, I was tripped by a stone and fell on the ground. Humph! That guy must be having a hard time too. His bones must have been broken…"
"That means you didn’t catch him?" Lou Lan winked.
"I did," Fatty said seriously and shrugged, "and then he escaped."
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