Chapter 82: Get Lost (1/2)
After getting the arm guards, he finally left the place. Alea kept apologizing to him about her grandfather's teasing even though Theo didn't mind it anymore. In fact, if they didn't have anything between them, why should they overreact to a simple joke made by an elderly man? That was why both of them handled the joke pretty calmly.
Although Alea wanted to stay with him for a bit more to know what kind of environment and personality Theo had in order to read him better, Theo decided to return to his home, saying he would like to rest.
Since she didn't want to be that pushy either, she let him go and returned to prepare for tomorrow.
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The next day, Theo quickly did everything needed before going to school. Surprisingly, he found his spear and sword in his room, delivered by his master, albeit he never saw or felt her coming.
When he checked the two weapons, he found a piece of paper.
”Focus on your Awareness and Technique for the first month. No need to go out to get to another level unless your team asks you to go with them.” Theo fell silent and pondered the reason his master gave this kind of instruction.
His Breathing had been pretty good and became the first one he mastered and his control had improved as he could even aim at ten different targets at the same time. Although it wouldn't be as accurate, the level of control he grasped was still apparent.
However, it was different for his Techniques. He managed to remember all the steps in his footwork, but he needed so much practice before it could be instilled into his instinct. There was also a spear technique which he would probably rehearse in this room.
But his Awareness was more important because it was his worst aspect and he needed to work a bit harder to completely understand it.
As soon as they returned to the gym, they found their instructor, Radvils, waiting for them. He seemed to be holding his Skylink, checking some files that he deemed useful.
After another five minutes, he raised his head and looked at them. ”You all have finally arrived… Five minutes before the schedule. That's good enough.”
Rising from his chair, he then tapped something on his Skylink as the gym's light turned off while another blue screen appeared right behind Radvils. ”I'm going to explain the rules for this second stage of training. You have two months, specifically eight weeks, including this one, for this session. Every Monday to Friday, you are to study like usual. We can't afford to have you slacked in your exam after all. School and Grand Gaia have the same importance to me, so don't make trouble… I will be listening to your teachers. Those who are causing trouble will be expelled from the competition.
”On Saturday, you can have a group meeting all you want and how you spend it is up to you and your group. On Sunday, you have the chance to fight against another group. The one who wins will get someone from the opponent's team.
”Once you only have yourself in your group, your chance has gone to smoke. In other words, the first round of battles will surely eliminate half of the people here.