Even though she was devastated, she still had to help.

After all, as a hero in reserve, it was her duty to help when her companions were in trouble.

With such a heroic mindset, Cha Na obediently reported to the training ground after school every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. While being tied up, he honed his fleeting dodging skills. His success rate would fluctuate depending on the user who captured the weapon. If he had a 90% chance of escaping when he faced Xin Qing, his chances of escaping were only 0.9% when he faced Xiang Ze.

However, Senzaki Setsuna was not someone who could accept her fate. She wouldn't have had the chance to stand on Sunyoung's land if she had. Day after day of chasing and dodging, she had developed some movement skills, and her escape rate was steadily increasing when facing Aizawa. So, after she narrowly dodged another weapon that came out of nowhere, Aizawa took the initiative to call a halt.

"Where did you learn the way you moved just now?"

This question was very reasonable. Setsuna's combat skills had only been systematically trained after she entered Sunyoung. Usually, she didn't show any special interest in combat skills except for basic practice. The dodging movement in front of her had a strong personal style, from the movement of the center of gravity to the strength of the waist. It was so precise and capable that it formed a system of its own. It was not something a novice could come up with on her own.

Setsuna hesitated for a moment. She felt that there was nothing to hide. After all, the key people who should know about that matter already knew. "… Probably, Mr. Stein?"

She wasn't very sure. After all, Stein hadn't taught her personally. The reason she could achieve what she did today was because the impression of "being able to resist the speed of spatial movement with only physical fitness" was so strong that she couldn't help but repeatedly replay it in her mind. Now that she encountered a similar situation again, she tried to imitate it. And judging from Aizawa's reaction, she should have imitated it correctly.

This was interesting.

Senzaki Setsuna's current combat skills should be among the top in class, but there was still a huge gap between her and the few who were born with strong personalities. But if she could learn to this extent based on her impression alone, her combat skills that didn't rely on personality might have unexpected room for improvement.

Aizawa pondered for a moment, then shook out the weapon that was coiled into a ball again.

"Again."

He said.

From that day on, the real trainees increased from one to two. Spartan teacher Kota Aizawa silently increased the frequency of her use of personality. A tug-of-war between teacher and student began.

Mind and Setsuna did everything they could. They even sent messages to each other on LINE to secretly draft a battle plan in order to gain some advantage over Aizawa. But reality proved that their teacher was always their teacher...... After being tied up like a dumpling, Setsuna was finally defeated.......

"I hate to eliminate that kind of personality," she said.

"I agree."

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"Take a ten-minute break. Continue."

To this day, they still couldn't grasp the pattern of their movements. Aizawa, who appeared and disappeared mysteriously behind their backs, put away the weapons that were wrapped around them and said lazily..

.. Setsuna got up from the ground and rubbed her sore shoulders. "Why does Sensei Aizawa always look like he doesn't even sweat? I can't take it lying down."

"Isn't it because of the difference in strength?" Mind took a water bottle from the side of the field and drank a few mouthfuls. "Don't you get used to it in class?"

"In class?" Setsuna was at a loss for a moment before she realized. "You mean the combat class in the Hero Section?"

Mind nodded. She thought carefully for a moment. "No … Let's say that the combat class is mostly a practice between students. Our vice-head teacher is Sensei Ormet. If he and Sensei Aizawa were to be opponents, wouldn't the result be a crushing defeat for us? That would be too much of a blow to the students' enthusiasm."

"Just like us now?" he asked.

"Just like us now." She answered.

However, the reality was tragic. To enjoy the benefits of personal guidance, one had to face a terrible win rate and increasingly low energy. Once again, she felt drowsy in class and suffered the punishment of being chalked by Sensei Mike. Setsuna covered the red and swollen forehead and bitterly lay on her seat.

"Are you okay, Setsuna?"

After class, Sunny Day, who was sitting in the front row, turned around and asked worriedly.

Setsuna looked up at her. She painfully brewed in her heart for a long time. In the end, she only spat out one syllable. "No …"

"You don't look okay."

Erlang, who was sitting one row away, walked over and put one hand on her desk. "I rarely see you dozing off in class."

"Yes."

After another one, Green Valley, who was on the opposite side of the aisle, also spoke. He even searched and compared in his memories with a serious expression. "The last time I saw Student Qian Qi in such a situation, it should be before the Hero Entrance Exam, when he was doing additional training."

Sunny Day laughed. "That kind of thing happened?"

"Well … because at that time, I didn't know what I was going to be tested on …" Setsuna turned her head and put one cheek on the desk to absorb the coolness. "So I was extra nervous … Hey."

She suddenly felt a cooling sensation on the red and swollen forehead. She looked up and over his strong forearm. Boom, who had appeared out of nowhere, slowly withdrew his hand.

"Bang King?"

She stroked the part that had been chilled and thanked him sincerely, "Thank you."

Boom didn't deny it. He just followed the previous topic and asked again, "Is it really okay?"

Setsuna blinked.

"… Well, it's not a big deal." She smiled.

If Senzaki Setsuna said it wasn't a big deal, then it was probably not a big deal.

Boom, who had worked with her many times in the law firm, knew this very well. So he nodded and turned to leave, leaving a group of stunned classmates in the same place.

Hyōka Erlang looked in the direction where Boom disappeared as if she had just seen Kota Aizawa and Ormet doing a ballroom dance in front of her. She opened and closed her mouth a few times. "What just happened?"

"I feel like …" Sunny Day also said in disbelief, "Bang King is so friendly …"

… No, he's not a difficult person to get along with, right?

He's much better than a certain someone.

Setsuna defended Boom in her heart. She smiled and changed the topic. "Who's next class?

If it's Aizawa, it'll be troublesome if he's so strict. "

As she spoke, she became worried. She turned to look at Midaya, who knew the class schedule like the back of his hand. "… Midaya Kun?"

Midaya Dehisa was in a daze. He only came back to his senses when he was called. He suddenly felt a little embarrassed. "Ah … No, I was just thinking that I've changed the name again."

"What name?" Sunny Day was curious.

"It's when we were at Baoxu …?!!"

Before he could finish his sentence, he found that he was no longer in the same place. The crowded classroom suddenly changed into a deserted stairwell. Setsuna covered his mouth with one hand and supported herself on the wall beside his ear with the other. She spoke word by word in a whisper.

"… Don't say it …"

Midaya Dehisa almost spontaneously combusted on the spot. The temperature of his face kept rising. His heart was beating more than 180 km/h. His brain was burned and his vocal cords were so stiff that they couldn't vibrate. He didn't even dare to breathe.

The unique soft aura of an adolescent girl floated beside him. At such a close distance, he could almost see her long eyelashes clearly. Her gentle and steady green eyes were filled with panic at this moment, and there were even some tears coming out of her eyes.

… She's a girl.

He thought in a daze.

(Qian Qi classmate is … a girl.)

This thought had never been so clear before. It was as if it had been four years since it arrived in his mind.

"… Yes."

He barely vibrated his vocal cords and squeezed out a syllable. Then he realized that they should focus on the topic at hand. "That, hand …"

“！！”

As if she was burned by fire, Setsuna immediately took a step back and let go of her hand. Midaya, who was out of the Kabedon barrier, exhaled the air that he had been holding in for a long time. For a moment, he felt a little lost, but he didn't understand why.

"Sorry …" "It's not that …"

They opened their mouths at the same time and stopped at the same time. They looked at each other and then looked away awkwardly. The strange atmosphere seemed to last until a tall figure turned into the stairwell from below and stared at the scene in front of her with a look of surprise.

"Young Midaya?

Chisaki girl? "

Noticing the subtle atmosphere, Olmet looked left and right and made a sound of confusion.