“Zhuyu and Shan? What are you doing at my house?” I asked, shocked by their sudden appearance. “Blame it on Tess. She wanted us to give you a short lecture on the heroes thing,” Zhuyu said, exasperation in his voice. “Why now? And how did you know I was just coming back to my house?” I asked. “Yeah, it’s kind …
Volume 2, Chapter 3-2: Ichizen’s Room
“Yuki, let’s go. We don’t have time to waste!” Felicity declared and we headed out once again. We arrived at the mall, heading to the decoration store first. She pointed out party items and I placed them in the shopping cart. Felicity was really trying her best at making a good party, quite befitting of her personality. “This is a …
Volume 2, Chapter 3-1: Bookstore Encounter
Winter Break 2016 Week 1 Wednesday I woke up, feeling pain in my right shoulder. My legs also felt like jelly. Tess warned me about the side effects of using powers, but I didn’t think it would hit this hard. On the bright side, Tess did not wake me up early. I yawned and glanced at my alarm clock which …
Volume 2, Chapter 2-5: Exhibition Battle feat. Ichaival
“Ichaival, how are you feeling?” I asked. “Feeling better,” Ichavial replied, giving me a confident smile. “If you say it’s okay,” I nodded. “Alright, don’t mess up this time, Darryl. I mean, you don’t even have to use your legs for this battle so I expect good things,” Shan encouraged. “Let’s get this started already,” Tess cut into our conversation. …
Volume 2, Chapter 2-4: The Underground Training Center
Winter Break 2016 Week 1 Sunday “Tomo, please wake up,” a voice said, arousing me from my sleep. I opened my eyes at the sound of the voice but could not see clearly the person beside my bed. Was it Mom? No, it couldn’t be. It was the weekend so she should still be sleeping. As I blinked and finally …
Volume 2, Chapter 2-3: A Party Invite
Autumn Quarter 2015 Finals Week Wednesday Damn it, Tess. The test was hard but thanks to Tess’ help, I thought I achieved a decent score. I completed every question except for the last two parts of the last one. Well, it was done now. As I walked toward the bus stop, I saw Tess speaking to Zhuyu and Kisai. “Tomo, …
Volume 2, Chapter 2-2: Preparing for Math Finals II
Autumn Quarter 2015 Finals Week Tuesday Tess lied. She did not come at nine but arrived at seven. I was still sleeping when I heard the vibration of my phone. My eyes still not open fully, I checked my alarm clock. It flashed 7:05 AM and I sighed. Unlocking my phone, I saw a message from Tess. Wait, I swore …
Volume 2, Chapter 2-1: Preparing for Math Finals
Autumn Quarter 2015 Finals Week Monday “Yuka, please help me. I’m struggling,” I pleaded. “Yuki, you do know that I’m not good at math either, right?” she countered, closing her book. “No, you don’t understand, I was gone for so long! Do you know how much I missed?” I said, pointing at the math book in front of me. “Yuki, …
Volume 2, Chapter 1-3: The Feline and False Archer
“Wait, something is awry,” Tess remarked, looking over at Lionel. I saw Zhuyu brace himself for an attack as Lionel rushed over towards our side. Kyoi immediately reacted, dashing over in an instant. Two swords appeared in her hands and she pointed the blades at him. Lionel jumped back but maintained eye contact with Zhuyu. “Hey, what’s going on?” I …
Volume 2, Chapter 1-2: The Plan Moving Forward
“Wait, the number one isn’t here? Is that okay?” I asked Tess. “That is a special case which I will brief you on at a later date. While I prefer mandatory attendance from everyone, sometimes unforeseen matters do occur preventing it. Such matters explain the absence of members from both sides. Quite a few of the lower tiers aren’t present,” …