FLICK!
"it’s Master Dean for you brat. By the ti you start holding a sword, this master already famous on the street," the man, Dean, snorted.
Kanae laughed. "You’re still the sa as before, Brother Dean. How are you? It has been a long ti since the last ti we et."
"Of course I’m fine. There’s no way this master can be down just because of a simple matter like that," Dean snorted. He looked towards Kanae up and down. "You’re no longer as weak as when we first et."
"At that ti, I’m just a newly leader who stumble into the great chance," Kanae nodded her head lightly. She was itching to take off her face mask, but worried about the other two knowing her real identity. "What are you doing here, Brother Dean?"
"Master Rudy asks to assist in your training," Dean pointed to the old man behind him lazily.
"Master Rudy did?"
Hearing their conversation, Master Rudy laughed out loud. "I’m the one who arrange you two to et in that tower, so you should be grateful to , brats."
"Rei, can you stay for a few minutes, I need to teach this old man a lesson."
"Teach a lesson, let see if you can do that, brat."
CLANG!
In a matter of second, the two of them were engaged in a close battle. Kanae and the young man looked towards their fight without any intention to help or interfere. There was no need to do it at all.
"Master Rudy is pretty wise," the young man comnted.
"Why are you saying that?"
"Dean is far stronger than you. Even before you start learning how to fight, he’s already famous as the leader of Lore Group, which holds the title of the strongest group, for years. It’s only because of an upset that your group na spread wide and beco famous."
The incident in that tower one and half a year ago was the one that changed everything. Kanae still recalled everything that happened back then very clearly. She was not Dean’s match at all, but she could gain the title simply because she persevered in that place until the end.
Well, the result was also hospital for a month, though.
"Since he’s going to battle with you for a lot of tis, you can learn more about how to adapt against stronger person over and over again," the young man smiled. "By the ti its finished, your battle efficacy will increase to the maximum."
Kanae’s current battle prowess and efficacy were already quite high. However, it was not deployed to the maximum yet because of her lack in experience. Although she has been filling it with nurous battles, they were all pure instincts. In Master Rudy’s eyes, they were still a lot of flaws, so this ti, he was going to correct them all through Dean’s help.
Watching the two of them clashed, Kanae recalled Kevin and Master Rudy’s battle.
Soon
She would reach their level soon enough. At that ti, she would be able to protect those who dear with her better. She didn’t want to lose.
...
Ti passed swiftly. The school was still under repair because of the previous attack. Since the damages were rather severe, the school was closing down for a longer ti. For lazy students, this was truly a blessing in disguise as they were happy that they didn’t have to go to school for a long ti.
For a certain soone, this ant that he had lost a place to sleep during his resting ti.
"Tom, will it kill you to not sleep at day ti?" Shiro complained to the young boy sleeping on the patient’s bed in his clinic.
Tommy rolled his body over, with the blanket still covering his body partially. He yawned. "I train too much last night, so I beco sleepy."
"Just sleep at ho."
"And listen to those annoying sound all day? No way in hell," Tommy grumbled. He used his hand as pillow for his head as he yawned again. For the past few days, he spent his night practicing by going to challenge the gangs and so ruffians on the street.
Shiro sighed. He knew full well what Tommy ant by that. The condition in the boy’s ho was far from peaceful, as he had seen for himself how that woman acted every day. It was truly a wonder how this boy managed to grow up pretty ’normal’ in this environnt.
"Try not to overexert yourself too. You know very well that you will only hurt yourself if you try to beco stronger forcefully," Shiro advised.
"Yeah, I know."
"Why are you in such a hurry?"
Tommy passed a glance as if he didn’t believe that Shiro would ask that kind of question. "Isn’t it obvious? All of you are going ahead of very quick. That includes you, Shiro."
Hearing that accusation, Shiro rely smiled. He didn’t deny nor agree to it because he knew his own progress. It was not apparent as he only specialized in long range attack, but his accuracy has increased so much that it was scary.
"More importantly, I still need to catch up with Rei," Tommy muttered again. "I can’t believe that she surpasses in re months."
Shiro crossed his arm. "I thought it’s just around a month?"
"That’s because you et us a few months after I et with Rei!" Tommy rolled his eyes.
"I only rember eting two nearly death children outside my clinic. One of them is bleeding profusely with bullet inside her stomach and the other one is beaten black and blue while crying," Shiro glanced at Tommy with a smirk. "Right, crybaby?"
"Shut up! Anyone would cry in that situation!"
As Tommy blushed in embarrassnt at the mory, Shiro still has the sa smirk on his face. However, his mind was actually reminiscing about that special mory of the ti he first t with these two. There was no way he could forget that day, the day when he saw two children lying on their death’s door right outside his clinic.
He was still a dical student back then who was still in the middle of gaining experience. As he was tight in expense, he had no choice but to open a clinic illegally to earn so inco to pay for his tuition. It was never his intention to make it last this long, though he had already registered his clinic right after he graduated.
The sight of Kanae’s stubborn disposition back then was printed in his mind. No matter how much Tommy cried, she stayed calm with eyes filled of determination. Her body was weak due to the blood loss, yet she still stood firm and tried to head over to the nearest hospital just in order to live.
"Your first aid at that day is really bad, Tom," Shiro laughed, yet his eyes were solemn. "It’s really a wonder that her organ is still intact and manages to recover."
"Yeah, I’m grateful for that since it’s partially my fault that she’s wounded," Tommy spoke up. "It’s thanks to you too, though, that we manage to survive. I thought that you’re tight in expense, but you still help us. You’re not a bad guy."
"Everyone would help in that kind of situation."
"They won’t."
Shiro arched his eyebrows. "The ’everyone’ you an in that sentence should be only referring to those who grow up in Black Street. I’m not included."
"What?"
"Do you really think I’m born and grow up in Black Street?" Shiro asked in amused tone.
"Of course, yes," Tommy nodded his head without hesitation. Realizing the odd ways Shiro used to look at him, he faltered. "Is that an you aren’t?"
"No, I’m not. I’m different from you, Tom. I didn’t born and grow up in Black Street."
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