Time passed by.
Raffaele's grandmother had rejected Garen's invitation in the end. Raffaele felt very sorry about this and sent a lot of old things to him as compensation.
High school life was no different from Junior High, other than the workload of their studies becoming heavier, but for Garen it was negligible.
After he'd finished absorbing Black Wood Cross, due to the fact that his mental age was too disconnected from the students around him, without Raffaele to accompany him, he would be alone most of the time.
He would go to the music classroom alone to practice, and would also find an empty room to practice his battle skills.
He practiced his battle skills slowly. On the surface, he was merely practicing outer martial arts for his health but as long as he was willing, he could produce a deadly force in an instant from these stretches.
