At 7:30PM, Mio was standing infront of a district while waiting for Kazuma, the street lights were on, and people walked on the side walk as the day was approaching its end. Mio thought to herself as she waited "I wonder where Kazuma is.", she turned to her right and saw Kazuma walking towards her from the distance "Hey, Mio.", he called to her. Mio pouted "Hey, what took you so long? You can't just keep me waiting like that.", Kazuma replied "Calm down, I was only late by two minutes.". Mio pouted even more "MMH! It still doesn't matter!", a few moments go by, and both Mio and Kazuma were sitted together while eating in a park. Mio asked "Are you sure eating here is a good idea? It's kinda dark and no one's here besides us.", Kazuma replied "It's fine. There's no one to bother us, that and the fact that it's quiet. Plus, in the next few days we might not get the chance to hangout like this.", Mio took a bite out of her food and responded "Yeah, you're right.". As they kept eating, Kazuma asked Mio "So how is that move you're working on? You mastered it already?", Mio became tensed. Her cheek turned red as she stuttered to explain "Well, I guess I've mastered it.", Kazuma paused "You've mastered it?!", he asked with surprise. Mio, still shy asked "Is there something wrong?", Kazuma seemed happy for her "That's so cool. It's been three or almost four months since you've been honing that technique, and now you're starting to get it. I wanna see.". Mio explained "I mean, sure. But I've only gotten the basics of it. And plus, the move is an uncompleted one.", Kazuma seemed confused "Uncompleted?", he asked. Mio told him "Originally I wanted it to be a sword of energy that I carried, but then I realised I couldn't do it. But when we were training, I saw you create a dagger out of your energy once, that was what made me want to redo the technique, but on a smaller scale.", Kazuma replied "Oh, I see now. You were originally supposed to drop it, but since you got inspiration from me, you decided to do it regardless. The only difference now is that it's on a smaller form than you originally started, I guess that makes sense.", he turned to Mio with a smile "But regardless, you have been able to get all the basics of the technique, all you need to do is just keep practicing it.". Mio smiled "Yeah, all I need to do is keep practicing it.", as Mio kept eating, her hands slowly started to touch Kazuma's. Kazuma was a bit confused as he looked at her hand holding his, Kazuma didn't see it as anything. He held her hand softly as well without thinking much of it "Don't worry, you don't have to be shy at all.". Meanwhile, at the boring house, Regina and Yuji were sitted on the same bed, Regina's head was rested on Yuji's shoulder. Yuji was a bit nervous "Mhhm!", Regina asked "What's wrong?", Yuji replied "Nothing really. I'm just a bit nervous right now.", Regina looked at him with a smile "Why? This isn't the first time we've done something like this.", she said. Yuji responded "Yeah, it isn't. And hopefully it won't be the last time either, it's just that it's a different feeling with you all the time.", Regina laughed softly "Seriously? You're funny.". Regina then tells Yuji "Look, Yuji. When we get to the training camp, let's continue to have moments like this. I mean, missions are going to get in the way regardless, but right now, i don't think that's a problem.", Yuji blinked "How so?", he asked. Regina explained "I mean, with your skill level, you should easily be able to complete whatever task you are given. The same goes for me.", Yuji scratched his face with a finger "Well, I am pretty skilled. And you are pretty dangerous, I guess we make the perfect team.". Regina laughed softly again "Honestly, we do make the perfect team.", she looked at Yuji and explained "Look, Yuji. This assassin and soliders thing is way too dangerous. There is no right or wrong, it's do what you're told to do and succeed. That's what we've been trained to do up until this point. Now that I think of it, there's no difference between us and the bandits we kill, neither is there a difference between us and the enemy soliders. It's a common concept everyone understands, you know?". Yuji responded while still being slightly nervous "Now that I think of it, I've never thought of it that way. I just do things because I'm either told to, or I have to. It's almost like as If we're supposed to be dolls or something, I have no problem with it, but it's still off.", Regina raised her head from his shoulder "Yeah, that's true. We do whatever we're told to do.", she smiled at him "Promise me, Yuji. Let's continue to do what's important. I mean, do you want to?", Yuji smiled "Sure. It's a promise.". The next day at 10:30AM, the gang were all stationary at the park, they looked at their phones, some with shock, some with nervousness. White on the other hand was just expressionless "So.... which one of us got the permission to go to the training camp?", Kito said with slight fear and disbelief in his voice "All of us did.", Yuki on the other hand was on the floor on all fours, she was shedding tears "AAAAH! I don't wanna go! I'm too lazy to go!", Kito muttered "I feel you.", Gwen added "Suck it up, Yuki.". Gwen explained as she faced the screen of her phone to everyone which had a green pass under her registration portal "In all seriousness, I'm going. Look, I have the pass.", Regina did the same thing "Same with me.", she said. Racheal also showed the green pass "Yep, I'm going as well.", Mio looked at her portal "So am I.". Gwen looked around "Great, so myself, Regina, Mio and Rachel are going...", she looked at the floor and saw Yuki whining "And her too.". Marallda sighed "Looks like I'm not go1ing.", Rem patted her "That's okay, I'm not going either.", Yuki stood up "Tch! Lucky.", Lydia then tells Yuki with her hands folded "That's sad. I'm not going too. And with you gone, I won't have anyone to bother at all.". Yuki turned around "Ahhh.", Regina just sighed "All this because of a training camp? We really are kids.". The boys on the other hand stared at their phones "So.... who's going?", Yuji asked, all the boys said in unison "Me!", Volt thought to himself "Wow, the whole gang's going huh.". Kazuma looked at Baroka "Hm? Baroka, you're not going?", he asked. Baroka responded with a nervous smile "Yeah, I'm not. Bummer.", Kito replied "It's fine, we'll come over to say hi once the training camp is over.". Kazuma looked at his phone "Hm, the training camp is about to start. I hope things go well.".
END OF CHAPTER.