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    "I''m home!" Ss shouted, but he didn''t hear a reply. However, his improved hearing allowed him to hear some movement within the training hall, causing him to slightly narrow his eyes before walking into the room.


    In his hands, one could see a small pouch with some meat and vegetables inside.


    Walking toward a small trapdoor on the ground, Ss crouched slightly and opened it.


    When he opened it, the cold breeze one would feel from a fridge made him rx a little. This was his own contraption. He had been learning about runes for thest couple of years, and while it hadn''t been his main objective, it was a side product of staying around Virack for so many hours a day.


    After spending several months with Virack when his armor was being improved, he chose to finally get a book on runes since he wanted to understand what was happening.


    His expertise on runes went as far as creating spells. However, due to him being able to recall every single rune on the life equation and being able to exin a little less than half, it was much easier for him to understand everything on the subject.


    However, runesmithing wasn''t the objective. It was just a side product of him trying to improve his rune spells.


    But for now, that didn''t matter.


    cing all the perishable products inside the fridge, he had created by using water affinity cores, he quickly got up from where he was and closed the fridge with his foot.


    He quickly turned to the training hall and toward it.


    *Swish*


    The Japanese-style training hall was made out of wood and had sliding doors.


    Ss slid the doors open with a simple movement and looked at two training individuals together.


    One was a red-haired mage, while the other was a pink-haired knight.


    They didn''t speak to one another. They didn''t say a single word to each other.


    All they did was spar.


    The red-haired man could be seen saying a few words andunching spells that had a wide area of effect. They were all fire spells, yet, despite the training area being made out of wood, not an inch of the ce was charred.


    Runes all over the ce could be seen shining whenever the red-haired boy threw out an attack.


    On the other hand, the pink-haired girl shot toward the red-haired boy with immense speed, yet, despite everything she did, she couldn''t get close to him without being hit by the mes.


    Ss watched the two spar for a few minutes. They hadn''t even realized he was there as both of them were engrossed in their battle.


    Their spar grew more intense as the seconds passed, and eventually, their attacks came out toward each other at a speed that only people with their perception could even see, let alone react to.


    "That''s enough." Ss said while standing up from where he was sitting. When his words entered their ears, they both flinched slightly and turned toward him with their weapons in hand.


    "Ss! You''re here already." Nymira was faster than Alex in reaction to Ss'' presence. She had a joyful expression, but Ss ignored it for now.


    "I''m suprised you didn''t smell me the moment I entered the house. Your senses are getting weaker." Ss said with a disappointed sigh.


    "Yeah, but you''ve already covered this whole ce with runes that would riddle an enemy with so many holes that they might as well have been a spongeling." Nymira tried to argue.


    "That doesn''t matter." Ss narrowed his eyes with slight annoyance before he carried on.


    "What if that was an enemy who could move through the house without us being able to see him? What if my runes didn''t perceive him, and he killed you two?" Ss folded his arms over his chest.<novelsnext>I think you should take a look at </novelsnext>


    "Uhm. Ss... Where''s thising from?" Alex asked with a confused expression.


    He could see Nymira getting agitated, but he was more worried about Ss. Ss barely showed anger or any other feeling thanplete calmness. For the first few years, Ss was quick to show his emotions on his face, but after a while, he stopped unless it was with them.


    Yet, even with them, the only emotion he really showed with slight agitation when they tried to annoy him, or any of the more positive emotions.


    However, right now, he could see slight anger in Ss'' eyes.


    "Is this because we went to Syra without your permission?" Nymira asked with a tinge of anger.


    "This isn''ting from anywhere." Ss answered back, but they both knew that was a lie.


    "You wouldn''t get angry like this if there wasn''t a reason." Nymira retorted, causing Ss to fight and rub the bridge of his nose.


    "I''m not angry with you two... I''m disappointed." Ss said before continuing- "First of all, Nym. The spider was at your level. How did you even lose? You should have been able to kill it on your own. I get that you were protecting Syra, but even then..." Ss let out a sigh while Nymira looked down at the ground slightly.


    However, in the next moment, she looked up and pointed at Alex.


    "He didn''t help me. He ran away!" She quickly put the me on Alex.


    "Hey! What! I didn''t run away!" Alex argued.


    "Oh really? Then, where were you when I was fighting that thing all on my own." Nymira harrumphed.


    "I was taking the Zelon guy out!" Alex shouted back.


    "No, you weren''t! I saw Eclipse take that kid out all on his own. You just followed behind him like a coward." Nymira sneered.


    "Hey! What if they were attacked on the way out!"


    "Eclipse can take care of himself. If you were with me, we would have won. Instead, you made Sse all the way to us just to help me kill some small spider."


    "It had a sapphire core! A solid one at that! You want me to up against that thing!" Alex shouted while pointing at Nymira as if he was being discriminated against.


    "Aha! So you admit that you are a coward!" Syra grinned at Alex, and his heart dropped when she said that.


    "Sigh." Ss let out an audible breath, making both of them look at him.


    I expect improvement from the lot of you. Is that understood? What I saw there was quite disappointing. If you two lose like that again, I might have to make up a punishment to ensure you learn your lesson." Ss said before a smile appeared on his face, but by then, both of their faces had dropped.


    "W-Wait... Ss... We can talk about this." Alex stuttered.


    "Y-Yeah. Alex is right. No need to be hasty." Nymira also spoke up, but by then, Ss had already turned around.


    "I''m going to make food. You two train together until then." Ss waved to them before leaving through the sliding wooden door.


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