The training ground at school is big. There are many scarecrows lining up side-by-side and it is used for magic shooting or sword swinging practice. And then, Reus was silently swinging a sword in a simple ring made for the sake of competing. The area around him was littered with the ‘corpses’ of the people that competed with him.
“Aa, Aniki! Are you done!?” (Reus)
“Indeed,however are you done as well?” (Sirius)
When he saw me, he jumped out of the ring and over the ‘corpses’, and came in my direction while wagging his tail.
“Of course, wouldn’t you agree? I’m already in perfect condition.” (Reus)
“It doesn’t seem like there are anymore symptoms of the previous injuries left.” (Sirius)
Half a month have passed since the terrible killers’ incident, both Emilia and Reus have recovered completely and they are continuing their training. Reus can defeat the opponents, who are his underlings, easily. When I look properly, the noble, Hald was also one of those collapsed on the floor. Although, this doesn’t mean weird things. (EDN: Meaning he isn’t Reus’ underling)
“Where are Emilia and Reese?” (Sirius)
“Nee-chan is running around the outer border of school, so I think she will return soon. Reese-ane said she went back home, since she got called from her household.” (Reus)
“From her household… huh. I wonder what would happen if Emilia heard about this?” (Sirius)
The moment I looked in the direction where Emilia would be coming back from running, I saw her running figure. There are ten persons behind her. It seems she was running while leading her classmates.
“Sirius-samaaa!” (Emilia)
… But, as soon as she saw my figure, she abandoned her leading role outran her classmate to come to me. She stopped in front of me with a big smile on her face, while wagging her tail the same way as Reus, then she adjusted her dress and bowed.
“Good job. Are you done with your stuff?” (Emilia)
“Well, I’m done but… aren’t you still in the middle of leading them?” (Sirius)
“Oh yeah, please wait a minute.” (Emilia)
She bowed once more, then she ran to her classmates. After joining the classmates that she led and confirming everyone’s physical condition after reaching the goal, she returned to where I am.
“Thank you for waiting.” (Emilia)
“I appreciate your efforts. Did everyone ask you to lead?” (Sirius)
“That’s right. They said they wanted to know the secret of our strength. I ran rather lightly though…” (Emilia)
All classmates, who ran together, were not moving because they collapsed, trying to catch their breath. The differences were obvious, when compared to Emilia – she was laughing and smiling without breathing disorderly.
“Well anyway, they will realize the hard truth. By the way, has Emilia heard anything about Reese?” (Sirius)
“I also haven’t heard the details. A messenger from her household came a while ago and after they talked, she said that she needs to go home and left the school.” (Emilia)
“How did she look?” (Sirius)
“She made a very difficult face. I’m certain there was something going on.” (Emilia)
Since the incident, the condition of the siblings was perfect, but Reese was acting strange. Maybe I should check on her, because she was behaving strangely on many occasions.
“I guess so. Anyhow, can you talk to her at least once when she comes back? In her case, she probably won’t tell anything unless you push her a little.” (Sirius)
“Should I try following her by her smell?” (Emilia)
“I understand that you worry about her to the point of wanting to chase after her, but please stop it. At least it doesn’t seem a life-threatening situation.” (Sirius)