episode_0112

After finishing the simple sparring, I extended my hand to my opponent.

An extended hand, indicating a simple greeting.

The man standing in front of me looked at the hand and then looked around.

The moment the man’s gaze landed on Shine, he flinched and turned away.

Everyone had this reaction.

I let out a small sigh and shook my head.

“Jeff.”

As soon as Shine saw that my sparring was over, he ran over and handed me a small bottle of water.

It seemed like something cold could cool down a body that was moderately heated.

“Hey. Is Shine always like this?”

“What?”

“People say.”

“Hmm.”

I looked around with the bottle of water in my mouth.

A conversation between a certain number of people.

As if replaying the previous sparring, they exchange simple movements in the air.

I want to do it too.

When I approached people, they avoided me as if I had met a plague patient, so I couldn’t do anything.

“Yeah. It’s been like that from the beginning.”

Even when I asked why, I couldn’t find out.

They avoided me and Shine, feeling some kind of inexplicable sense of rejection.

I didn’t do anything special, but they shunned me simply because I looked like Shine.

I looked down at my small hands.

It was small. It was a very small hand.

“Um…”

Shine carefully reached out her hand to me as I moaned.

“Shine. I’m sweaty.”

“It’s okay.”

I frowned at Shine’s gesture of turning around and hugging my waist, and let out a complaint.

My skin was sticky from all the sweat, and I was sure it didn’t smell all that good.

But Shine smiled slightly, resting her chin on my shoulder as if she didn’t care.

“There’s not much time left until the exam, is it okay to be so relaxed?”

“Oh. Victor.”

Victor approached me and said as I was pushing away the sticky shine.

He had a small lollipop in his mouth.

Perhaps sensing my gaze, he seemed to hesitate for a moment, then took a small lollipop out of his pocket and held it out to me.

Not one, but two.

Judging from the fact that he even thought of Shine and handed it over, Victor was clearly a kind person.

“Thank you.”

I put the candy in my pocket and tapped it.

It was no longer a commonly available candy.

I had to eat it secretly, out of Amy’s reach.

“Victor. I am strong.”

Shine said to Victor.

As she said, no one here right now has been able to beat Shine in a duel.

Against such a small and delicate girl.

It was the same in sparring using one’s abilities.

For some reason, they fell without being able to hit Shine with their abilities.

Shine has always preferred close combat.

Attach to the opponent with lightning wrapped around your hand and shoot the lightning into their body.

Then immediately faint.

The showdown ends so petty.

That was Shine’s way of fighting.

Is that really true?

Anyone who uses the same ability should have that unique, thrilling sensation lingering in the air.

Victor, me, and anyone else who uses lightning-type abilities would naturally do the same.

But, Shine.

“Sniff sniff.”

“Don’t do it.”

Shine buried her face in my chest and sniffed.

Shame over her actions made me quickly push her away.

“Shine, I know you’re strong. But Jeff.”

“Yes.”

I answered and bowed my head.

Unlike Shine, I was underperforming.

I didn’t always win, but I didn’t lose much either.

Even in duels where I didn’t use my abilities, and even in duels where I did use my abilities, my odds of winning weren’t high because I was heavily influenced by my opponent’s compatibility.

“There are only strong people with abilities.”

“Your ability is strong enough.”

“That’s true, but…”

Ajak – The candy in Victor’s mouth broke with a small noise.

He spoke to me while chewing the candy in his mouth.

“There are only a few days left until the exam. I will train you intensively during the remaining period.”

“Aren’t you still doing it?”

Mumbling, mumbling. Victor continued to mumble without answering.

He took another candy out of his pocket and put it in his mouth again.

I looked into Victor’s pocket.

It was clear that there was some special device involved, as the candies kept coming out infinitely.

“In terms of ability, there is nothing left to touch. But when it comes to physicality.”

Victor’s gaze scans my body.

Arms and legs. Victor’s experience was evident in his gaze that measured their size.

“It’s a little difficult.”

“Yes. It’s too small and cumbersome.”

The problem was that he was short.

No matter how fast I run, when I take two steps, my opponent takes one step.

Even if I extended my fist, I couldn’t reach the opponent’s face.

That was the complaint.

So these days, I’ve been drinking a lot of green juice, which I hate.

“I should call Rain.”

“Rain?”

Victor said that and took out his cell phone.

He tapped the screen of his phone a few times and then a moment later.

A little chick came squeaking through the training grounds door.

“Jeff! Shine!”

It was rain.

Somehow she was running towards me wearing a special suit.

The yellow raincoat and yellow boots sparkled.

“I heard you found me!”

Everyone’s eyes in the training ground were focused on this place.

The rumbling grows louder.

The emotions contained in the gaze were doubt, jealousy, and other emotions that could not be described as good, and they were shot at me and Shine.

I rather stuck my chest out proudly.

I have connections with such high-ranking people.

At times like these, it was necessary to show off the background.

That way, you won’t be ignored.

I nodded to Shine, who was standing next to me.

You too, come forward like me.

But Shine must have misunderstood my gaze, because she came up behind me and hugged me again.

“Victor. Why did you call Rain?”

“From today, you will learn Rain’s fighting style.”

“Yes…?”

I looked at Rain with an uneasy gaze.

But I could understand.

She, like Victor, held the position of team leader.

That means you passed all the tests.

“I’m going to have a disciple too?”

Victor nodded silently.

I stared at Victor blankly.

He taught me a lot.

I’m talking about how to use your abilities and how to fight.

However, the fighting methods he taught, that is, the way to move the body, were basically tailored to the adult body.

What I’m saying is that for a small body like mine and Shine’s, there are limits.

“Hey. Rain. Why are you wearing those clothes?”

“Ah. This? Mary said she had something to experiment on, so I was wearing it.”

“Really?”

“Yeah.”

Rain spread his arms wide and spun around, showing off his raincoat.

Her movements caused small water droplets to bloom in the air.

“Ta-da! This is a new feature we added. You can create rainbows.”

Lane raised his outstretched hand.

Then, the water droplets floating around scattered, forming a small rainbow.

It was a cute and pretty appearance.

“Hey. Victor. Do you really need to learn from Lane?”

“Isn’t it ugly?”

“To be honest, yes.”

I approached Victor and whispered softly.

Victor nodded as if he understood how I felt and answered.

“Rain. Jeff says he doesn’t believe it. How about showing him?”

I flinched in surprise at Victor’s words.

“Okay!”

But Rain nodded and laughed heartily as if he was used to hearing that.

“Over there… Rain.”

“It’s okay, Jeff. Just show me.”

Rain answered me with a smile.

I couldn’t help but laugh awkwardly.

It really seemed as if Victor and Rain were going to spar, and they kept their distance from each other.

People who had been watching from afar also began to approach the two people as they read their mood.

“I don’t use the ability.”

“Yeah!”

“Lightly.”

“Yeah!”

“Let’s start with this iron bar falling.”

“Yeah!”

Rain waved his hands excitedly.

I looked at the two people with a suspicious face.

It remains to be seen how well Lane can fight against Victor.

I was so curious.

Victor took a small iron bar from his bosom and threw it into the air.

The shiny rod spun quickly and fell slowly.

Bam-

The moment the stick hits the mat and makes a small noise.

Rain’s mood changed in an instant.

She ran at a fast pace, her usually smiling face now showing seriousness.

Dadadat- The sound of small footsteps fills the training grounds.

Victor waited calmly for Lane.

The moment Rain entered Victor’s firing range, Victor started to move.

He leaned back slightly and swung his long legs down.

Bottom kick.

But Rain didn’t stop.

Lane, who had evaded Victor’s feet and leapt into the air, grabbed Victor’s leg and struck him with his fist.

Victor’s expression changes abruptly.

He had been expressionless, but he quickly pulled away with a frightened expression.

Victor leaped into the air as if floating, and at the same time, Lane’s fist, which had lost its target, landed on the mat.

pop!

A huge sound erupted, making it hard to believe that it was struck with a small fist.

I stared blankly at the mat where Lane’s fist had landed, my mouth open.

The thick floor was riddled with holes, and the soft materials inside were bursting out.

“I said lightly.”

“I’m taking it easy.”

Lane answered Victor’s words.

The cold, unsmiling words sent a chill down my spine.

Lane pulled out his fist and waved his hand in the air.

The shock-absorbing materials wrapped around her hands scattered to the floor.

Victor let out a small sigh, glanced at me, and started moving again.

I couldn’t take my eyes off Dalian for even a moment.

Despite his small body, Rain was not pushed back in his fight with Victor.

A quick and powerful blow.

She dodged all the attacks, waiting for just one moment to pass.

The duel was getting more intense.

As Rain’s breathing became more labored in excitement, Victor stomped his feet hard.

thud!

The entire training ground shook with a loud crash.

Even I, who was watching from afar, felt this much shock, so I wonder how Rain felt.

Her small body floats in the air for a moment.

Rain’s eyes are wide open, as if he’s in confusion.

Seeing her like that, Victor quickly ran over, grabbed her arm, and threw her to the ground.

pop!

Although it was smaller than before, there was still a fairly loud impact sound.

Rain, who was pinned to the floor, lay still and said nothing.

Victor and Rain were both breathing heavily.

“I lost.”

Rain said that and smiled slightly.

The serious look from earlier disappears in an instant.

The one who remained there was always Lane, with a bright smile and kindness to everyone.