6 Mr. Sais training (2/2)

The duo walked towards the rest of the students that finished. Six of them were crowding around Jake and Yuki. The two appeared to be arguing.

Jake pointed at Yuki. ”You must have already trained as an esper before coming here! Don't think you're better than me! I'll surpass you in no time!”

Yuki frowned, ”I didn't train as an esper before coming here. I just gained my powers a week ago, loser. I already trained my body before my powers awoke.”

”Lies!” Jake yelled, ”How could a girl be that strong before becoming an esper! I'm not falling for it! I'll beat you. Just watch!” He turned around and headed back to the classroom.

”What's his deal?” Husky questioned. ”Hey Ed, that's the guy that made you lose your arm, right? Is he crazy or something?”

”He is, but…” Ed shook his head. ”He wasn't like this before. He was an ordinary school bully. He's always been strong, but that's all. He was never popular, nor did he care what other people thought. It's weird to see him react that way to somebody else. Maybe he likes Yuki or something?”

”Mm.” Husky nodded. ”A lot of espers have personality changes when they awaken. I've read about it before. The books never clarified why but based on what we've learned in class so far, I'm guessing it's due to what he experienced when he awoke his powers.” Husky began walking towards the classroom.

Ed stood still for a moment, deep in thought. 'I never thought about it before, but what did Jake experience to awaken his powers? He awoke during the Flame Nightmare attack just like me… I wonder what happened?'

Ed returned to the class and sat down. The nine other students that ran were with him. A few minutes later, the door opened. The ten students that skipped training stumbled through the door. They were pale and walked like zombies. Two of them were folding their arms to their chest while shaking.

”What the hell happened to you guys?” Jake questioned.

One of the students shook their head. ”It was awful. Never opt out of the training!” The student sat down and stared blankly into the air, seemingly lost in whatever terror they had just experienced. Several students tried asking the terrified students what had happened, but none of them answered. They all seemed lost in their fear.

”Idiots.” Yuki shook her head. ”To opt out of my father's training. You all must have had a death wish.”

'Eh? She was Mr. Sai's daughter? Oh, well she is Asian. Seems obvious in hindsight.' Ed turned to look at Yuki. ”Do you know what they went through then?”

”I might.” She smiled. ”Since this was their first offense, he probably went easy on them. My guess is he took all ten of them to the moon to play for a bit.”

”The moon?!” Husky gasped in shock. ”How could that even be possible?”

”Humph!” Yuki snorted. ”Don't underestimate my father. He's the strongest man in the world!” Her eyes gleamed with respect, but also revealed a slight hint of fear. ”As for his other punishments… The moon seems like paradise in comparison.”

Husky gulped in fear. ”I... I'll… I'll definitely never skip his training!”

”It's not that simple.” She sighed while shaking her head. ”He'll increase the requirements on the class in the future. Anyone that doesn't meet the cut will be given hellish punishment training by him…” Her body trembled. ”Do you know why my powers awoke? He's been training me since I was a child, pushing me to limits ordinary humans shouldn't be able to reach. But I was never good enough. The training kept growing harsher. Last week, I finally awoke my powers from a combination of the stress and the Flame Nightmare attack.”

”Sounds like domestic abuse to me.” Ed blurted out without thinking.

”Shut up!” Yuki glared at him, her voice hoarse, ”You have no right to criticize my father! You have no idea how hard he works or how many lives he's saved. He is a great man! You should be thankful to even be in the same room as him!”

'Eh? Isn't it obviously parental abuse? Why does she defend him after being driven so hard that she awoke her powers?' Ed sat there in confusion. ”Does she have Stockholm Syndrome?”

”What the hell did you just say?!” She stood up and screamed.

'Eh? Did I just speak my thoughts aloud? Shit. I always speak without thinking. Well… whatever. It's not like I'm wrong.' He sighed, ”Isn't it true though? It's none of my business, but it seems like a messed-up family relationship to me.”

”You!” Yuki's face turned red from anger. Her black and white hair started to lightly float in the air as if she was going to attack!

”Shut up already!” Jake yelled ”We get it! You're a daddy's girl. Nobody cares!”.

Yuki turned towards Jake. ”You!” Her face turned even redder. A mix of white and black snow began to form around her.

Bam! The door to the classroom swung open as Mr. Sai walked in. ”Okay class. I got your assignments for your electives.”

Yuki quickly settled down and sat in her seat, acting as if nothing happened. Mr. Sai was busy looking at the papers and didn't even notice.

”Come up and grab your paper when I call your name. It will provide information about your elective and where to go for it. Three of you are in the invention elective. Three in the support elective. 14 in the combat elective.” Mr. Sai began to call names and hand out the papers.