Some days later, in the Shin Kingdom, Agram City, at Doramai School Ground B—
Precious and Pretty are sitting on a bench, having lunch together.
Precious opens his mouth,
"Aah…"
Pretty feeds him with a spoon, and Precious starts eating.
"Nom… nom… nom…"
Pretty takes another bite of curry and rice to feed him, but suddenly—
Yuki arrives and shouts loudly,
"PRECIOUS!!"
Pretty gets startled, and the curry and rice spill onto Precious's face.
Precious: "-_-!!"
Pretty: "Oh sorry… I…"
Precious calmly replies,
"No, no… it's okay."
Then he changes his tone and stares at Yuki,
"By the way… what do you need, Yuki?"
Yuki stands silently for a moment, then says excitedly,
"I just completed my 25th mission! So now you can start my Kema Core training!"
Precious thinks,
"So that's why he ruined my good moment… -_-"
Pretty smiles and says,
"Wow… you completed 25 missions already?! I think I've only done 14–15 so far…"
Yuki replies jokingly,
"Because I'm not wasting my time in love… -_-"
Pretty goes silent.
Precious then says,
"Okay… let's start."
Yuki gets excited,
"So where are we going?!"
Precious stands up, and Pretty stands as well.
Precious says in a calm but serious tone,
"Well, I've told you before, but I'll say it again—training to unlock the Kema Core will be extremely hard. You'll have to endure a lot of pain. There's a very high chance… that you might die."
He pauses.
"So… do you still want to do this? Think carefully. The chances of death are very high."
Yuki goes silent.
His expression turns serious and fearful.
He remembers his past—
A village where people surrounded him and his family, throwing stones at them.
The hateful eyes of the villagers.
Their cruel words.
His mother collapsing after being hit.
His father shielding both him and his mother with his own body while carrying them out of the village.
The night they spent under a tree, crying together after escaping…
Yuki clenches his fists tightly, trembling with anger.
In a heavy, emotional voice, he says,
"I… I will do it… I must protect my parents!"
He looks directly into Precious's eyes and shouts,
"And for that, I must become strong! I must unlock this Kema Core! Even if it costs me my life!"
Precious smiles.
Pretty stands silently, slightly shocked and nervous.
Precious places his hand on Yuki's shoulder and says calmly,
"I like your confidence… but like I said before, don't let revenge blind you. It's not good for you—or anyone."
Yuki looks away slightly and says softly,
"Yes… I know. I don't want revenge… and I don't even care why those villagers did that… I just want to protect my family."
Tears start falling from his eyes.
"I just want to protect my mother… my father… (sob… sob…) If they can live happily and safely, I don't need anything else…"
Pretty suddenly gets a bit angry at Precious,
"You made him cry…! Move aside!"
Precious steps back, confused,
"What did I do…? I just asked…"
Pretty gently comforts Yuki,
"Don't worry… don't cry. One day, you'll become as strong as Precious."
Precious thinks,
"That's never going to happen…"
Yuki wipes his tears and looks at Precious seriously,
"Now let's start. I'm ready."
Precious walks a little forward, raises his hand, and says,
"Then… go inside."
A portal appears.
Yuki walks toward it confidently, but stops just before entering and asks with a confused face,
"By the way… what's on the other side of this portal?"
Precious replies,
"Go inside, and you'll find out."
Yuki gulps nervously,
"Well… whatever. If you're with me, there's no problem."
Precious replies,
"I'm not coming with you."
Yuki is shocked,
"What?! What did you say?! Why aren't you coming with me?!"
Precious says calmly,
"Who needs to become strong? Me or you?"
Yuki: "Me…"
Precious: "Who needs training? Me or you?"
Yuki: "Me…"
Precious: "Then who will go inside? Me or you?"
Yuki: "Me…! But you're supposed to train me!!"
Precious, slightly irritated, explains,
"You see, on the other side of this portal is another world. I created it specially for your training. You have to stay there and complete all the tasks."
"After completing 50% of the tasks, your Kema Core will automatically unlock. Then, after 2–3 days of meditation, you'll complete the remaining 50% tasks—that will be your post-unlock training."
Yuki says in shock,
"Wait… you created a whole world?! Just for my training?! How?!"
Precious replies casually,
"Well, yeah. Now go."
He grabs Yuki by the collar and throws him into the portal.
Then he says in a relaxed tone,
"Well, that's done. Now let's continue our lunch…"
Pretty sits back down on the bench, still shocked, thinking,
"Did he seriously just create a whole world for Yuki's training… like it's no big deal??"
Meanwhile, Precious starts feeding Pretty this time…