162 Training (1/2)
The words Gus uttered sounded like the words of God that is saving his disciple from dangerous work, to Faust, because Gus reduced and stopped the training in only 3 and half hours this is a huge relief to Faust who is experiencing hell.
*Knock knock*
Gus and Faust hears someone knocking on the door.
”I will go get it” Faust heads towards the door and opens it.
”You little, how dare you do this to us on your first day?” The mysterious person standing near the door yells to Faust with cold eyes, tilting his head backwards and looking down on Faust with a deadly glare.
”Ehhhhh~~~ Tim? what are you talking about?” Faust says while panicking.
”My grandpa told you that he is gonna teach you martial arts and you dare not show up on time huh!” Tim shouts while gritting his teeth and sounding like one of the high school delinquent. And this makes Faust even imagines Tim with a mohawk and leather jacket as he talks.
”Uh-uh- anooo I was so tired today Mr. delinquent p-please forgive me?” Faust says while stuttering and not knowing how he can ask for forgiveness to Tim.
”Huhhhh? Who are you calling a delinquent, huhhhhh?” Tim bring his face so close to Faust's face as he was asking the question that it seems like Faust can't even breathe any longer. ”I'm taking him grandpa Gus!” Tim grabs the collar of Faust and drags him out towards his home in a rush.
”N-n-nooooo! Tim my arms are sore, let me rest for today. Grandpaa, help me” Faust says while grabbing onto the door tightly, but Gus is only smiling and waving his hand as he send Faust off.
”I had to come all the way up this stupid hill because you didn't show up on time, come you little....!” Tim pulls Faust forcefully out and starts dragging him with anger.
”Ahh Bella, Bella help me!” Faust cries as a last resort when he see Bella sleeping outside the house in her small bed.
Bella opens her eyes to see the fuss again, turns her face away from Faust, closes her eyes and goes back to sleep again as if she doesn't know him and have anything to do with Faust.
”Ahhh Bella, even you...!”
Faust gives up as his people have turned their backs against him and so he goes along with Tim without a choice of revolting.
Tim brings Faust to the training room. It's dark all around and there seems to be a throne like chair on a small stage and someone is sitting on it.
”Did you bring the ungrateful pupil of mine who didn't show up to training.” Yang says while his eyes are glowing red burning like fire.
”Ehhhh Im- I'm sorry grandpa Yang, but I'm here now we can solve this with words.” Faust says as he feels the chill going up to his spine from Yang's voice and falls to the ground and tries to crawl backward. Both Tim and Yang seems like thugs at this point to Faust and he will do anything to keep himself safe from then right now.
”You are going to get punished if you come late, but I will forgive you since it's your first day. Come by 5 from tomorrow. And as you are here now. Let's start the training of the art of vital points.” Yang told Faust in a epic threatening tone.
”You need to train hard so you would be selected in a handful of people that goes out to mainland for their schooling. And when you go out to mainland to study, you will become stronger and learn about the world soon becoming a member of a noble family one day.” Yang proudly tells the whole future tale to Faust while training him.
”Mainland? For what? I don't wanna leave Mindoro and my friends are here.” Faust said without even understanding what Yang foretold. His ears only pricked like of rabbit's to the part where he just need to leave Gus and his friends and go to mainland to get strong, that's all he understood he did not catch the rest.
”Haha of course Tim, Roy and Nick have all enlisted in the program. By the time you guys join middle school you will be in the mainland and be studying in the best schools on this world. You just need to get stronger to be selected. I will recommend you to the people who evaluates so you two can go to the mainland with the rest of your friends.” Yang chuckles and smiles, because of how innocent and naive Faust is without having a proper planning or strategies.
”Tim, Roy and Nick are going too?” Faust ask as he got lost in thoughts and he's getting more confused.
After his training and daily routines, Faust visits Nick and calls Roy and Tim to gather at Nick's place before hand for the four of them to meet and talk to each other.
”So what is this about middle school in the Mainland?” Faust asks his 3 friends.
”We thought you knew Faust, Grandpa Yang always select some extraordinary people which will be evaluated by the Noble's and if you are worth it, you will be taken to mainland and assigned to military and you will get a higher position in the society. We are working hard towards it.” Nick narrates casually to Faust.
”What about you Tim? Are you gonna go there next year itself since you are in higher class than us?” Faust questions to Tim who was silent all this time.
”Oh ye Tim, are you gonna go next year?” Nick too asks Tim with curiosity.
”I was supposed to go last year if I were good, but unfortunately I need to delay one year. They will only take a bunch of kids from our island once every 2-3 years as they have already chosen half a dozen kids last year. I need to wait for two more years, because I couldn't make the cut last time. I think I will go with you guys. And I'm happy about it too.” Tim replies with a sense of agony in his tone and grief on his face.
”Is it that hard to get qualified?” Faust takes interest and again places a question before Tim as he tilts his head innocently.
”Not at all, it's just how they evaluate you is different. You will know when you take the evaluation.” Tim told Faust as he himself doesn't seem too sure of what will happen.