69 Third Year 2 (2/2)
”What?”
Han was taken aback more than a few times by Silence.
-There was a scene in the movie, Yongmoon, where they would catch a fly with their chopsticks. I saw the movie more than ten times.
'What the hell is that supposed to mean?'
Han felt like there was something amiss with Silence's common sense. Han had only watched a handful of weekend movies on TV from his time at the orphanage. However, he had enough sense to realize that movies and actual life were vastly different.
'It could be… that Silence goes around with a mask just for looks.'
Upon the thought, he felt a sudden chill. The food he swallowed got stuck in his throat and almost choked him. If there wasn't any actual deep reasoning for his mask and everything was simply aesthetics then… he suddenly remembered Sergeant Red's words.
'Fake Ninja.'
Han couldn't work up the courage to ask. Silence observed Han's chopstick skill with awe.
Silence decided to try and use chopsticks as well, but he kept dropping his food.
-Maybe you need asian genes to be able to use chopsticks.
”That's impossible.”
Han suddenly became angry and adamantly replied.
Han let Silence guide him around the training halls. It seems if one doesn't make a reservation, it would be impossible to use the most up-to-date training halls with the latest technology.
The training schedule was relatively simple compared to his days in second year. Third years could freely schedule their training schedules as long as the daily stamina and the necessary required curriculums were completed.
Normal youths their age would prefer to spend their break playing or resting, but the third years of Ark were different. If they didn't have the self drive for continuous self growth, it would not be possible to graduate into the third year.
-You're lucky to be able to transfer up into third year with such meager psychic skills.
Silence held up his electronic note. Han shrugged his shoulders and trained his telekinesis in the training hall.
Wwuung!
Han retrieved the training dagger with his telekinesis. The two daggers moved in rotation.
'As if my telekinesis is an extension of my hand, drag it back and throw.'
Tah!
Han could maintain incredibly focused telekinetic powers. He wasn't simply moving around the objects with his telekinesis, he used inertia to boost the overall damage as he threw the dagger.
With this, it would be possible to throw just as far while using minimal psychic power. This was one of the few unique skills he created.
PaPah!
The daggers struck the wall. Han retrieved the daggers stuck on the wall by hand.
-Your control is as amazing as always.
If he had a lot of psychic power like Kuro, he would not need to use inertia to throw his daggers. He would just need to manifest more psychic powers to throw harder.
”There is a proverb that says to chew with your gums if you don't have teeth. This is the perfect proverb for me.”
Silence guided him through the rest of the training halls in an orderly fashion. He looked down onto his watch and quickened his pace.
”What's wrong?”
-Just follow.
Silence led him into the psychoframe training hall. This place was as big as the gymnasium.
One corner had all the gear. There was a hangar just next to it. Han looked all around the space.
– Team 3, chief engineer, Siegfried Schumacher, dubbed 'Octo' for octopus.
Silence pointed to the man standing at the equipment storage center. The man had a pot belly and drenched in sweat.
He looked to be in his mid thirties, and was a bald fellow. His sweaty bald head seemed glaring, even from far away. The glare from his head made one's eyes hurt.
”Is that why his nickname is Octo?”
– He claims it's because he can get work done so fast it's like he has eight hands.
Octo discovered Han and Silence. He strutted towards the two and used his greasy, dirty hand to shake hands with Han.
”Yaaa, so you're that new transfer. The super rookie that has been the hot topic amongst everyone here. I'm Siegfried Schumacher, chief engineer. Everyone calls me Octo.”
”I'm Han Lee.”
”I already got your physical measurement data file. I've been setting everything up since yesterday. You're already aware of the psychoframes, right?”
”I heard this was our decisive weapon against the dragons. I've only seen it in person one time.”
”I see, I see. Follow me.”
Octo snapped his overalls and strutted past. He had all sorts of tools and cheap snacks hanging on his belt.
If you observed him for awhile, you'd see that he was always eating something. He continued to stuff chocolates or potato chips into his mouth while walking.
-His skills are the real thing.
Silence wrote the message trying to help reduce Han's worry. Octo walked over to the hangar and shouted proudly.
”Watch closely, rookie. This is the warrior that turned everything around for humanity in our past battles.”
Gggeeeeeee!
Octo opened the hangar. Light flickered on inside the dark hangar. He revealed a skeleton of a psychoframe which was covered with a light exterior framing. The aged psychoframe was covered in wear and tear all over.