Swimming competitions and old schoolhouse incident

S.1204, 7.17, Saturday,

Before the trip to Nord the triplets took a trip to capital and made heavy purchases to build three bikes for themselves which would suit their tastes according to earth.

With the help of Girish's engineering eye and his knowledge on bikes, they were able to build a bike and did test runs for a week which proved quite good. They decided that Girish would be given that bike and Bhargav and Ram decided to have the next two bikes which will take few more weeks to be completed.

Girish's bike is black in color and had a sportish look. It was easy to handle and lightweight and is 125 cc. Ram liked speedy bikes so it should be atleast 200 cc.

Bhargav liked heavy ones with a brutish look and bit of speed. He wanted it to sportish look with heaviness and brutishness reflecting. He did not want something like a bullet bike but a bike like "Hunk".

So, Bhargav will be getting last because there are several parts required for such heavy bikes and there will be several attachments to be done.

Now it is mid july and summer has enveloped Trista. The triplets had made many connections with other classes.Nearly 10 more members joined their club.

They kept chatting with Angelica, Crow and Gorge whenever they got time. They liked chatting with Loggins, their senior of fencing club because he was far open with his mouth than others.

They also had talk with other seniors Klein and Heibel. These two guys play an important role in civil war in one of the requests.

The three of them made friends with oter boys and girls which are related to the game plot.

They were severely exhausted after constant raiding of dungeons and interactions.

They decided to take a break but decided to be on the campus. Other members of Class VII were somewhat worried about those 3 because they have interacted far less during these weeks and thought that triplets were avoiding them.

The swimming lessons have began and Triplets are ready to do their best. Others could finally sense the power inside the triplets. Their muscles, physique and face have transformed a lot. Their bodies have scars here and there.

Each part of the body is sculpted and even their legs had muscles. They could not comprehend what kind of training the three of them went through during these weeks to have transformed like that.

Near the swimming pool...

"All right! That should be enough of a warm up." said Sara.

Sara looked at the triplets and asked "Where were you three during last night?"

The triplets replied "We went for a walk because we couldn't sleep".

They lied to avoid telling that they went to a dungeon. They could see that Sara has been suspicious of them ever since Nord. They could understand why she is suspicious of them.

The origins of three bodies is a mystery and they still haven't gotten back their full memories. They keep getting flashes and until now they saw a woman leaving the three of them near the orphanage when they were 7 years old when they were only half conscious. They cannot even see the woman's face.

"You guys broke the curfew and went outside?" asked Sara.

"Yes. Girish is still having nightmares since Nord and late night stroll helped him with sleep." said Ram.

Sara rolled her eyes at their lies and said "You weren't even in the twon when I checked."

Bhargav said "We went out of Trista to kill monsters. That's our stroll." with a smile.

Sara knew they were playing with her so she decided to make an exception of easygoing lecturer and turned into a strict instructor.

"You three will be cleaning the dormitory for 3 days by yourselves as punishment." said Sara.

The triplets shrugged and said "Sure. Its not a problem since we have cleaned the orphanage by ourselves."

Sara nodded in defeat on hearing thos words. She tried to find information about triplets and she only came to know that some woman left them at the orphanage.

Sara began explaining about CPR. She asked Rean and Alisa to give a demonstration to which Alisa threw tantrum.

"I'd like to see how long would it takes each of you to swim the length of the pool." said Sara.

"Lara, give me a hand." asked Sara.

"As you wish." said Laura.

The triplets kept last while others did before them. They knew that the toughest competition will be Laura.

They were swimmers but not enough to defeat Laura. When they played this task in the game, the defeat was crushing. They can only win if they have a skill to breathe under water but they chose not to do it for this tiny event.

"You three. Get ready." said Sara.

The three of them nodded and took their positions. Since there are three people needed Rean decided to volunteer to count time.

"Ready.. Go.."

The three of them dived into the pool and swam like dolphins towards the other edge. The three of them reached the other end at the same time even though their stats are different.

The reason is simple for that because their swimming ability even though not in the status window is at same level.

"That's a draw as we expected." said Ram grinning.

"Yeah." said Bhargav.

The Class VII was surprised because their speed was very much near to Laura. Even though the three of them didn't use the pool much, their stamina was high due to their training and monster hunting.

"That's expected from those three guys." said Laura.

"Mhmm. They keep getting better and better every month. I can say that Sara is no match for them against even one of them." said Fie.

"The gap keeps getting wider with every month. I can't even fathom what kind of training they are going through and what they have done during these weeks." said Jusis.

The triplets looked at their faces and couldn't blame them. The three of them have become too strong over these months and those guys are unable to catch up to them.

But it is also true that the three of them put their lives on line to level up this much and if Class VII knew about this there will be a chance that guys like Rean who are reckless will do the same thing.

Sara, Rean, Gaius and Elliot had a match. It was tough and Rean just won by an inch with Sara.

Laura and Fie decided to have a match though there wasn't any hostility like in the game.

"Well, we already who wins." said Girish.

"Yeah, it's no surprise at all." replied Ram.

Machias turned his head and asked "Who?"

"Laura." replied Bhargav.

On hearing those words, others had mixed reactions but they decided to see.

Sara signalled the match and the two of them swam without holding back.

As expected Laura won with a tiny margin.

"You guys are insane." said Elliot.

The classes continued for the day and in the class Sara announced the practical exam.

The next day...

S.1204, 7.18, Sunday...

It was the free day and the triplets decided to take a long nap till 10 o clock and woke up late.

They fel the exhaustion leaving them and they got ready because today is the day Rean's ogre form comes out.

Instructor Neithard gathered all the boys for a swimming lesson. Triplets reluctantly went with swimming drills and felt their time decrease by a lot.

After that triplets roamed the campus and did different things until they saw Rean leaving and knew that it is about to begin.

Rean was stopped by other members of Class VII and triplets approached all of them.

Laura and Fie were present unlike in the game.

"Rean." came Elise's voice.

She bowed and asked to borrow Rean for a while.

The triplets did not do anything and kept quiet. They knew that this needs to happen but they were also prepared to help if something goes wrong in the old schoolhouse.

The triplets did not join other members and just went to the library but kept an eye.

The triplets did not blame Rean completely for the letter but it doesn't mean they felt he was blameless. It was a complicated situation and they know that he blames himself for other nobles shunning his father.

But his inability to understand that his mother and father love him nonetheless even though he is adopted they could not digest at all.

Bhargav knows how pathetic Ram and Girish were when their loving parents died. To be fair he is no different than them because even though he did not show it to brothers he used to cry a lot from the eyes of others craving for the love of his mother and father.

They saw Elise running towards the schoolhouse and afterwards waited for Rean, Crow and Patrick to go there.

As soon as Rean and his entourage entered the old schoolhouse, the three of them entered the schoolhouse and waited for the elevator to come up.

They could hear the sounds of battle. As soon as the elevator appeared, they boarded and came to the floor where Rean's ogre form is unleashed and he is fighting the guardian alone.

The triplets cast a gaze up ward and saw Celine. She returned a week ago to Emma.

They turned their gaze towards the hunk of armor but they felt shivers running down their spines as a portal appeared and a dark armor resembling the one Rean is fighting appeared.

"Fuck that Sept Terrion of darkness." the triplets cursed in their minds and jumped into the battle to fight it.

It mimicked the powers of the armor but it was no match for the triplets. The training these weeks gave them an edge. Crow joined Rean to fight while Triplets brought the dark armor down easily without struggle. It disappeaared as soon as they were done. Each of them got 40000 XP.

The three of them understood one thing and that is as long as three of them are together they can overcome the dangers from the Sept Terrion of Darkness.

Sara and other members of Class VII came and saw the battle finished. The explanation took sometime and triplets told about the armor mimick along with Elise's version.

"I'll be straight with you three. You three seem to know what those creatures are? Tell me." said Sara.

The triplets couldve kept it a secret but they chose to reveal their side of things and let Rean's side fight to find the truth.

"It was a minion of Sept Terrion of Darkness." said Bhargav.

Sara was shocked on hearing those words. She knew about the Sept Terrions as Ouroboros is after them but she never exected.

"Wait a minute. There are seven Sept Terrion that Aidios created and the one you claim is not among them." said Emma.

"That's true." affirmed Sara.

Ram grinned and said "This Sept Terrion is not of this world. It is an alien entity from other world."

The words raised an unknown fear in all of them. Now they could understand how Girish felt during Nord trip. They made their way back and Elise was given a place to stay while Triplets returned to their room.