Poor Misty. She'll wake up feeling refreshed I think. lol
what happened:
Illo
Illo studied the situation, and more precisely the fluctuations of Misty's soul wavelength. They were normal, and so he dismissed the shrieks of pain from earlier as overly dramatic.
You know I'm fasting today, but ok, I'll sit with you. Illo sat down next to Melani while levitating Misty's lunchbox onto her nightstand.
You seem chipper this afternoon, he commented blankly.
-❝ Well we are finally back in the city, we got a comfortable bed and I get to spend time with sempai, sis and mom, so why wouldn't I? ❞- She giggled, remembering how amusing was to make her sister squeal -❝ what about you sempai you've been acting strangely lately. Is everything alright?. ❞-
-❝ Well you shouldn't work that much and save the little time you have to rest. Honestly, sempai, it's rare not seeing you doing anything from that lately. You mind must be exhausted. Give it some rest. ❞- Said the redhead while nibbling on her lunch box's content. -❝ I really missed being home ~<3. ❞-
Illo looked surprised. He'd never thought of taking a break before. This is a man who grew up in the most grueling training imaginable after all.
A break...? What about the time at Naraiki's? Illo said in reference to the time after their training when the two enjoyed a nice vacation in the lavish abode.
You know we haven't been training since, and I'm not the type to take a long vacation... I-I don't even know what I'd do.
-❝ Those weren't a vacation at all sempai, that was just less training than usual. After a hell of a course. ❞- Melani nodded. -❝ You truly don't know the meaning of vacations do you? ❞-
... I see! The monk was truly intrigued now. New things always fascinated him, no matter how trivial they were to the average person.
This is a funny thing, you know? You get the opportunity to teach me for a change. The monk laughed as he said this, and it was absurd. What an interesting day he was having. One could call it interesting, anyway, if they didn't want to call it a tribulation. This talk then was like calamine to his burning soul, indeed interesting.
-❝ Well you'll start by thinking about anything you want to do other than training or working. You have those activities forbidden for the next 3 days ❞- Melani stated with a nod. -❝ Now it would be a good moment to start thinking ❞-
-❝ Nope, all of those are work and training, so it's a no no. Think harder sempai. ❞- The redhead seemed pleased to see Illo's inner struggle. -❝ or is it that the great Iron phoenix has finally met his limit? But it's such a simple task, how come sempai is not able to do it? What would the other monks think of this? ❞-
Hrr, I'm trying~! Illo had his fist on his temples, grinding away, when it hit him: he wasn't thinking the things that were pinning him down in paranoia. He laughed.
Eheh, I guess they would say I need to up my training.
-❝ Well that kinda explain why you are single minded over training ❞- The redhead sighed helplessly. -❝ The key to it would be to have a mind in blank. ❞-
-❝ Not at all, yet you somehow manage to completely complicate it ❞- Said Melani with a raised eyebrow. -❝ See? Right there, that's a good example of it. ❞- Stated referring to Illo's vague refeences that lead into endless metaphors
Hmmm... This won't be easy. It took me years to master my way of life, I can't imagine how hard learning someone el-- A smile cut the words from Illo's lips. In that moment he figured out something quite human, something he may have lost sight of somewhere in the spheres.
I see... You really are doing your best, to learn martial arts that is.
