What Kind Of Training

"Are you okay?" Azure help Ning Zhi to stand up.

"Y..yeah.." She nods her head and went to Rachael, embracing her. She's a bit afraid. Not because of the sudden attack, but because now Azure know who she is.

"Miss Ning Zhi, do you want to try for another class? We have elixir class, swordsmanship class - "

"Erm..I'm sorry principal Gallert, but can I stick with my choice?" She won't back down from her choice. She chooses this class is simply because she knows she is the Phoenix and the Queen of the Garnet Kingdom which is ruled by the Chimera King.

Going to this class could help her at least know about the creature in this world. If she can, she wants to tame that Chimera before she is eaten by that creature. Although it's likely impossible for her to do so.

"Uh..what do you say, Master Azure?" Gallert turns to look at the man behind him.

He looks at the girl for a moment before she sighing. "Well, she at least gives my hippo his lunch. She passes to enter my class."

"If that okay with you, Master Azure, I handed over this student under your care," Gallert said. Even though he felt that Ning Zhi could change her course to something more useful, but if this is what she wants then, nothing he could do anymore.

"Sure, Principal."

"So, that's it for today. The three of you will be staying at the dorm in this Academy. For the time being, the three of you should discuss your class with the Master that I assigned for you."

The three of them nod and later, Gallert dismiss the meeting. Zoro went to forging campus with Master Kei and Rachael went to combat campus with Master Heath.

The two remain in the forest is Ning Zhi and Master Azure. He scratches his head a little watching the girl standing a bit far from him. Looking a bit nervous.

"Well, help me to clean up this mess," Azure said after a minute of silence between them.

Following behind him, she went inside the ranch again.

"They're still sleeping. While they're still sleeping, give this potion to them. It's to erase their memory of attacking you. If they wake up and remember the event, they will run an amok again. We don't want that to happen again, aren't we?" Azure gives a bottle of potion in green color.

"Ermm..how many drops?"

"Just one is enough," Azure reply to her and start to giving the potion to Hippogriff.

"Master Azure..regarding.."

"Just Azure. Your age and mine are not that distant." He interjects her.

She presses her lips together before she starts again. "Em...Azure. About what you said under the shield-"

"You won't change your true form until you fulfill your duty to your king. If that is what you want to hear it." He glances at her for a moment before he continues to give the potion to the Hippogriff.

"How do you know I'm the Phoenix?"

"I'm not blind nor too dumb. Your hair is red, you obviously know nothing about magic and the other two of your friend also look foreign to me. The way you talk is weird, even your name is weird, and the three of you look depending on each other. Which means…you're not from here and based on what happens in this kingdom right now, I can say…the prophecy is near true. Am I right?" He already staring straight into her eyes.

It makes Ning Zhi dumbfounded for a moment. She tries to create a word but find none suitable. What should she do? Telling him the real situation here? But, what if that man is turn out no good? An enemy? Garnet fortune is totally are not allowed in enemy land, right? That is why they need to cover up their identity. However, this man is too sharp.

Chuckles seeing her troubled face, he said again. "No worries, I didn't intend to expose your identity to others. You come here to learn, so I will teach you whichever I can. But..in return," He walks closer to her.

Ning Zhi gulps a bit when he too close to her. He is gay, right? He just sees me like a stone, is it? Wait! What if…he is bi[1]? Oh, no!

"In return, when the war starts..don't kill me. I still want to live happily in this world." He smiles at her.

Ning Zhi jaw almost dropped down. 'He was thinking to not kill him? He just messing around, isn't he?'

"Now..have you done yet?" He turning back his body and looks at the Hippogriffs.

"Uh..almost." She hurriedly went to the bird and give them the potion.

…

Combat campus.

"Sit," Said Heath to Rachael when they enter his room. It is quite grand and spacey. Simple and not too dark like what Rachael imagine it.

Pull out the chair in front of his desk, she sits properly like a lady. Her eyes trailing on the trophy and the weird stuff behind his desk inside the huge glass rack.

"Tomorrow we'll be going on hiking. Your first phase of training is your physical strength. Second is your mental state and last will be your determination. You pass these three phases and I'll let you learn the magic used in war."

"Yes, sir," Rachael speak like she was in her father's based. That is when she feels a bit awkward when Heath stares at her.

"Are you a soldier before?"

Shake her head, she said. "Uh..no."

"Huh..what a waste. Here on this campus, you will be surrounded by men. Ninety percent of the student inside here is a man. So get ready. I hate the weak woman."

Rachael just nods her head. It's not like she never used to be surrounded by men. Even in her father's base is full of men. And she is not weak either. Well, she only pretends to be weak in front of a few men she wants to.

Knock knock.

"Come in," Heath said from his seat.

The door opens with a man around Rachael's age enters the room. "Master Heath."

"Agil, take this girl and show her around this campus and facilities. She'll be joining us starting tomorrow." Heath says to the man named Agil.

"Yes, Master Heath." He then turns around and smiles at the girl who still sitting. "Right here, miss.."

"Rachael. Rei also fine." She smiles back at the man and standing up, ready to follow him.

Rei is her name used in her father's base. She had so many names. Her family and friend call her Rach, in the base, they called her Rei and her name in mission is Silver Fox.

Since now she will be training just like at the based back in her world, she wants to stick it with the 'Rei'.

"Miss Rei, I'm Agil Fedrick. Just call me Agil." He smiled.

"Rachael." Heath stops them from leaving the room.

Looking at the cold eye-masked men, she lifts up her eyebrow a bit. "Tomorrow, sharp at 8 am. Front gate. Don't be late." He reminds her about tomorrow's trip.

"Yes, sir." She nods and leaves the room together with Agil.

While walking, Agil explains to her about this school's rules, what do's and don't, their meal times and everything regarding this school information. He also brings her to each classroom and training field.

Yes, just like when she first enters her father's based. The face who looking at her full of a smirk, mocking and even lewd gaze. Just because she is a girl and a girl student on this campus is only ten percent. Most of them also not too active in physical combat. According to Agil, they only participate in magic combatant.

Which means, they depending on magic hundred percent. They are more to strategizing on attack rather than the boys who only love involved in physical combat.

Rachael did not wrong them for that decision though. Even she also like to involved in physical attack rather than just planning an attack using an AI back in her world. But, this time. Whether it's physical or magic, she needs to learn it both.

So she should befriend with the boys and the girls. But before that, she needs to pass three-stage of training with Heath, isn't she? She rubs her chin a bit.

"Mm, Agil..do you know, what kind of training that Master Heath usually do to his student?"

"Hm?" Agil stared at the girl. "Well, depending on that person. Some of it through hard training but some of it get easy training."

"Why?"

"I think..it is his way to see that person's potential and ability."