Second Lead Syndrome (1-187) | ✓

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The enigmatic smile on her full rosy lips dazed Kai, and it took him a moment to process Cecil's words. By that time, Cecil had already started training by herself again.

"If you do not want to show me how you control it, that's fine too. I'll figure it out eventually." Cecil stated, wiggling her finger and the rock rolled around.

Kai observed the rock, it was the same rock he spent thirty minutes finding, and he had marked it with a small, black dot too.

Kai looked down, still recovering from her pretty smile and he felt something tickling at his heartstrings.

He smiled softly to himself, slowly raising up to his feet. "Since you aren't telling me whether you are enrolling or not, I guess I'll leave this as a parting gift."

"Mhmm." Cecil hummed, neither confirming or denying.

"Watch carefully." Kai stood in front of Cecil and she looked up at him.

Cecil watched an orange-red aura enshrouding his body before descending rapidly to his feet. He proceeded to walk in a circle around Cecil, and stopping right in front of her again.

The aura from his feet dispersed, and she saw the scorched marking on the ground, forming a circle around the area she was seated down at.

"You burned the grass," she furrowed her eyebrows. "What are you doing?"

Kai revealed his trademark toothy grin, stepping away from Cecil. He pointed his finger beside the circle, and Cecil observed in rapt attention as the elemental energy coalesced at the tip of his finger.

It shot out a line of fire and Cecil jolted back in surprise.

"Don't worry, I'll never let it hurt or burn you."

Cecil blinked, leaning in as she noticed Kai writing something on the grass, she felt pitiful for the scorched portion of the ground.

Kai's favourite spot.

Cecil read the words, widening her eyes as she glanced down at herself. It was where she was sitting down at!

"You are burning everything, how cruel." Cecil remarked, not responding to the burned words on the ground.

Kai paid no heed to her disregard, grinning. "You could always fix it, earth evolves into nature after all."

Cecil smiled gently at his words, nodding. Of course Cecil knew that, she knew almost everything there is to know about this world.

"Did you manage to catch anything from watching me?"

"Transferring the energy to different points of one's body. I understand, but the problem is not knowing how to transfer it."

Kai leaned down towards Cecil who was still seated down, cross-legged. "Come enroll into the academy, they'll teach you well."

Cecil didn't respond, moving away from the circle and standing up.

"You...you are heading back now? Right now?" Kai asked, his voice holding a hint of sadness.

Cecil could imagine the big, fluffy ears on him drooping.

Aw.

This silly man.

I'll be wherever you are, since you are Xue...and Xue is you.

"I had a rather exhausting day today."

"Oh..." Kai ducked his head down, depressed.

He wanted to spend more time with Cecil.