Kane woke up with a body ache the next morning. Though he expected that kind of pain, he could still not believe that it would be that painful when all he did was kneel down on a cracked land.He went to the secret place an hour before the schedule so that he could practice using his mana. Just like before, he still was not able to release his mana. Even when he tried doing it with the dagger that one of the village people gifted him, he still could not make it work.It was somehow frustrating because he wanted to feel the refreshing feeling of releasing his mana once more, but he still could not find out how. He sighed as he dropped his body onto the grassland. Nothing was more frustrating than wanting to do something but not knowing how to do it.“Where have you been yesterday? You did not come back after Sir Gavin took you,” Arisa asked when she saw Kane lying down on the grass.“He brought me somewhere to do something. After I did the task, I was so exhausted that I could not even
Kane was not sure how it happened but he was sure he slept with a tired body. He did not know how he was able to wake up all refreshed. He arrived in the secret place an hour earlier again and instead of trying to circulate the mana that he would not even use during training, he started reflecting from day one. He had been there for a few weeks but it felt like he had been there for a long.He dropped himself to the grass and closed his eyes. His new life was better, right? If he could talk to the old Kane who lived that life that he had forgotten, would he feel envious? Would he be happy for him?“You’re early again today, Kane,” Arisa commented. “And why are you lying down on the grass again?”“Mind your own business.” Kane closed his eyes and felt the cool breeze in contrast with the warm graze of sunlight.“You’re really a snob, aren’t you?”Kane ignored her. It was the last day of their unreasonable training. He was hoping that once they were officially in the specialized trainin
After a week of being trained, they were finally given a day off. Kane took that time to roam around before coming back to his apartment. He first went shopping for groceries in the market so that he would not need to buy groceries when he arrived home.He wore some jogger pants and a hoodie like always, then he went off to the market. He was buying some fruits and vegetables when she saw a familiar troublesome woman along with her troublesome sister. Was the market so small that he had to bump into them every time he was out?“Hey you!” the woman grabbed his arm and held his hand. “You were the one who saved us before, right?”“No. I’m just someone who wanted to shop for my groceries in peace.” Kane pulled his hand from her and turned his back from them but the woman was persistent.“My name is Mia and this is my sister, Ari.”Kane just looked at her with a blank face. “Not interested.”He turned his back once again but the Mia grabbed his shoulder and turned him around. That woman h
“We’re not headed on the secret place today, Master?” Arisa asked Viktor when she realized that they were not heading to the mountain.“No, not today. I have a task for you two.”Tasks again? She thought that they were done with those weird tasks but it seemed like giving those weird tasks as part of the master’s training method.She looked at Kane but the man did not even seem to mind her existence. She was the one who was supposed to avoid him because of what he did to his sister! Just how snob could he be that he could not accept the kindness of someone who was grateful to him?“Master, where are we headed?” Kane asked without even looking in her direction.Why was he treating her like she was not existing? What was his deal?Arisa felt frustrated with Kane being snobby but she just let it go. She did not need him. He was just there because they had the same master. Aside from that, they were nothing but strangers.“We’re going to a fisherman’s town.” Viktor rode the bus waiting at
“I told you to stop flirting around me, love birds.” Viktor sighed. “Wear your shirt, Kane. You might catch a cold, though I highly doubt that since Arisa was giving body heat.”“Master!” Arisa immediately pushed Kane and took Kane’s shirt from their master then she threw it at Kane.“What’s wrong with you?” Kane mumbled as he was wearing his shirt.Since the seawater and the fishes were back, there was nothing left for them to do over there. Kane started walking away but a child ran to him and the other kids stopped him from leaving.“Is there anything you need?” Kane asked as he crouched down to level himself with the kids.“Thank you!” One child put a necklace made of seashells on his neck.“Take this too!” another child put another necklace made of seashells on him. The other children started giving him the pretty things they own like a smooth pebble, a heart-shaped coral, and even beautiful shells.“Pretty sister, this is for you too! Thank you for helping us evacuate!”The kids
“Are you excited, Kane?” Arisa asked with a wide grin on her face. “Let’s seat beside each other later again, okay? I’ll make you my human pillow one more time.”Kane shook his head as he decided to ignore her. He was starting to regret that he put her head on his shoulder yesterday. He thought that she would be embarrassed because of that. But instead of being embarrassed, she started to tease him even more!He put his cap first before he covered it with his hoodie. He put his duffel bag on his shoulder while he took his master’s duffel bag and carried it.Arisa smiled when he noticed that even the indifferent Kane would take the initiative to serve their master. She was glad when she woke up with her head on his shoulders. Who would have thought that he could be considerate sometimes? He had surprising sides to him and it made her want to tease him.“Let’s go now.” Viktor rode the bus and the two followed.Their master took the seat next to the window and Ari sat in the middle. Kane
Erin watched them walk toward their table and her eyes widen when she realized that they were seated at the table beside them. What a coincidence! After finishing her order, Xander went to the cashier to help her in carrying their food. They both sat at their table and her eyes could not stop glancing over the guy’s direction while they were eating. What are the chances that he could be Kane? She shook her head when she realized how irrational her thoughts were. He only resembled Kane’s voice. Kane was already dead. “Erin, did you gain a new crush?” Eren teased when he noticed his sister sneaking glances at the man seated at the table beside them. Erin ignored her brother and looked at him again. The man had already taken off his cap so his resemblance with Kane was lessened. But his voice was driving her crazy! How come she sounded so much like him? “Master, did you know that Kane had been picking fights with strangers while he was waiting in line?” the girl told the old man whil
“You should have stayed for the interview. Did you know that the people you saved were students of an elite academy in the capital?” Arisa said when she saw Kane walking back towards their bus. She walked along with him while waving to the people whom she helped evacuate. Kane did not feel comfortable with the attention on Arisa so he used his mana to increase his speed while going back to the bus. “Why did you do that? You’re so mean!” Arisa pouted as she sat on the middle seat. “How could you leave me walking alone over there?” “You seem to like the attention so I left you to enjoy it.” Kane leaned his back on the backrest and closed his eyes. He even covered his face with a handkerchief. Though he did not consume a lot of his strength and mana, he felt drained because of all that attention. “Are you tired?” Viktor asked. “Well, you defeated that basilisk so it was understandable.” “The people’s attention was tiring,” he answered his master truthfully, though it was more of a co