Chitose's Admirer
After that, Mio simply carried the two using some simple Magic and dropped them to the bed that was already prepared by the students of Class F who already knew that something like this was going to happen. It was just that none of them expected that the first battle would end like that, but after seeing that, they got prepared and took out a set of beds for their classmates to use in case something like this happened.
"Now… let's not stop this fun. Use this as an example, even if it is just a spar, use this time and opportunity to see how strong you really are. But of course, don't use attacks like what Sana did because that will not make you look good, this is a training, not a killing ground remember that. But the most important thing is that… forget that this is even graded, just do your best." Mio said as she let the fight continue and just like that everyone was hyped and did as she said.
Everyone did their best and to say that Mio was not pleased with the outcome was simply an understatement because now she has seen how capable this student really is. They are a bunch of talents that have just been misunderstood by a lot of people just because they are in the lower Class or that most of them are not a part of any Big Clan. For Mio just a shame really.
In this kind of life, that is just what she doesn't understand. The concept of royalty or even nobles because in her eyes that is useless in front of a Monster or Beast ready to eat you whole. None of it matters as you die on the battlefield, the only thing that you need is not a Noble Family, money, or fame. What you need is absolute strength that would crush your enemies.
Two hours passed after Xian'er and Chitose's fight and they were finally awake, now it was nearing the final spar, and it was Chitose again whose going to fight. So without saying anything, she merely grabbed a potion in her pocket before drinking it all in one gulp, before heading right back down at the field.
But before she could take one step, someone grabbed her wrist which irritated her, but when she looked at who it was, she stopped. She took a deep breath before opening her mouth to question the other person.
"Why are you stopping me, Kosei?" Chitose simply asked as she looked at him straight in the eyes making him let go of his grasp on her wrist. He looked dejected at first, but he then shook his head before handing out a bottle to her which made her confused.
"Drink this… it's your favorite tea. I know that you drink this to calm yourself down." Kosei said timidly as he no longer dared to look at Chitose straight in the face and when he felt that she took the bottle from his hand, a smile formed on his face.
"Thank you… you didn't need to do this, you know?" Chitose chuckled lightly, and all of the irritation that she was feeling disappeared instantly, she even patted Kosei's head which made him blush slightly, and finally, with that, he ran away without looking back making Chitose all alone again.
This made her speechless, but nonetheless, she was already used to this kind of thing as she knew that he was just like that after spending 7 years of childhood with him, and even though 10 years had already passed, he was still like that around her. But without thinking about it anymore, she just drank the cold tea that he gave to her with a smile on her face.
When she was finally done, she simply went back to the field after throwing away the bottle. Now she felt more energized than ever and she couldn't help but thank Kosei in her mind as that tea really helped her, even with her taking a Mana Potion as well as a Stamina Potion, she still felt fatigued, and the reason for it is just mental fatigue.
"I'm ready now, Teacher Mio. We can start now." Chitose said as she looked at Mio with eyes that were brimming with power and when Mio saw it, she couldn't help but laugh a little.
"It seems that a little encouragement from him made you feel better, is he courting you?" Mio simply asked in a quiet tone so that only the two of them could hear it and when Chitose heard her Teacher's question, she couldn't help but instantly flare up in embarrassment. But she still kept her cool so that none of her classmates would get suspicious of her.
"Of course not, Teacher Mio. I just grew up with him for seven years before I moved away. So I know him, as for him courting me, that is basically impossible because I know for a fact that he has a crush on someone, and that someone is not me." Chitose explained lightly as she shut down the idea of Kosei courting her because she knew that it wasn't possible.
"You sound pretty disappointed, do you have feelings for him?" Mio asked once more as she got even closer to Chitose and when those words came out of her mouth, she expected Chitose to refute them immediately. But when she saw her eyes flicker, she knew that she was right, but it seemed that Chitose didn't know it herself.
"Nope, I'm not the slightest disappointed, Teacher Mio. I'm not a good fit for someone like Kosei who has a good heart and is really kind, I'm different than him. Plus I don't even like him in the first place, so why would I be disappointed?" Chitose answered calmly as she looked at her with calm eyes.
"I see… well you are still young. There are still many things for you to explore, but my advice for you is simple. Don't be afraid to take a risk and never ever doubt what you are feeling inside even though in your mind it seems wrong because there will be a day where you will regret not taking that feeling inside of you, simply because your mind said otherwise. Remember… Thinking realistically and emotionally are very distinct." Mio said as she just patted Chitose's head before walking away.
"It seems that Teacher Mio experienced such a thing already. Did you do things like that in your life where you regretted not taking what your heart feels like doing?" Chitose asked once more and when there was just silence, the answer was already clear to her.
"Yes… a lot actually. That is why I want to teach you this because it will hurt a lot. I know that people say that time heals, but it only really makes the pain less painful. That pain will forever haunt you."