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[➞] ELISA P O V
Flashback to two days ago, it was Lero ro who introduced the next agenda to the regulars. I went and sat down in between of my teammates. While the man in front went into his usual go-lucky-buddy greetings, I turned to see Khun whose lost in his own thoughts.
Knowing what he's currently thinking, it was hard not to sympathize. But since they need to be on their top form, I decided to mess with him for a bit.
"Hey blue, you look so blue."
The words that went out of my mouth sounded corny, but seeing his face twist in disgust at my sorry attempt to make a joke ended up making me laugh hard instead.
"Chill out~ I'm sure Baam will make it." , I confidently exclaimed, earning the attention of my teammates.
"How exactly? He's currently bedridden and who knows when he'll wake up." , He stated out the undeniable fact, which ensued a temporary silence between the team before I decided to break it.
"By some miracle i guess? He's Baam. I would even change his name to something like Lucky just because of the fact he's always favored by it."
This statement made her team smile and even bellowed out some laughs in the crocodile's case. Because it was indeed true in some ways.
It was then that Lero ro started explaining the next test.
"The test you're taking this time is the 'Positioning Test'!"
'Positioning..? Ah.. that. I recall that Mom was a Guide.. do i also belong in that category..?' The thought of having same position as my mother had once had made my heart flutter.
".... Of course there are more positions beyond these five, such as the Guide-"
These particular words caught my attention, and now I'm really hopeful. To the point that I'm leaning forward to hear the man more clearly.
"-But it doesn't have much to do with you." , Lero ro finished his explanation.
And that, broke my hopeful heart into dust. There goes to having the same position as Mom.
[➞] 3rd Person P O V
Back to reality, Elisa was left sulking as Lero ro continued on with his explanation before showing their assigned positions.
'Oh? A scout? Not that I know much but it's a pity that I'm not with the others..' ,The purplehead thought to herself, before analyzing everyone's position.
Khun on other hand, was certain of his position.
'Light Bearer.. Baam is a wave controller? That's unexpected.. Then crocodile in the spear bearer, not that surprising. Ellie on the Scouts? Hmm.. I thought she would be a Fisherman or even a Wave Controller..' , The bluehead momentarily stole a gaze on the woman sitting beside her before going back into his own thoughts.
Rak on the other hand,
'..How come I'm.. not a fisherman!'
Elisa took notice on the fuming alligator, and questioned to herself why. It was obvious that being a spearman suited him more than he seems to think so.
But being a kind teammate that she was, she patted the big man's back in sympathy. Leading the crocodile into taking his anger out to the female once more. Well, not that she minded, it only gave her the laugh in the end.
"Sir! What does 'Best Seed' written beside the names mean?" , Someone from the crowd of regulars asked.
"Best Seed? People with 'Best Seed' are the ones who did well in the previous test. One person was chosen per test and they get a bonus point in the final positioning."
As the proctor explained, it immediately became chaos. In the midst of it, Ellie turned to her blue-haired teammate and gave him a rough pat in the back.
"Good job, lil Aguero~" , She says in a singsong voice, but the male only grumbled as he muttered out.
"Thanks, but no thanks. You can thank me without violence involved, you know? And why the heck are you calling me that?!" He snapped, slapping her hands away from him once he realized the name he was called.
"Oh come on, you don't like it? Well, what would you like then? Blue head? Blue turtle?"
A distinct shout from the crocodile himself was heard, claiming that he was the only one allowed to call turtles, well, turtles.
"And besides, I am taller than you. So it does have its meaning. One way or another." , Elisa proudly states.
"You were just a tiny insect days ago. You have some guts to insert the height scale." Khun started, earning an irritated 'Hey!' from his female companion. He didn't need to elaborate further, as the lass was quickly put in a bad mood just from the reminder.
Happy with the outcome, he faced front and raised a hand to get the Mr. Lero ro's attention.
"Hey, Mr. Lero Ro. There are many injured candidates here. How can they take the test?" , He asked the most anticipated question of their team. They are still worried that Baam won't make it.
"When they are more or less cured, they have to start to take the class. But the positioning class keeps attendance records, so it is a disadvantage if you miss class."
The proctor answered truthfully, yet that truth filled Ellie with sadness. It would have been nice if Baam had gotten a Best Seed award, so even if he does miss some class, it'll make up the difference.
"I think that's unfair. The injured will obviously miss some of the class." , But Khun won't simply back down.
"Of course. But it is his fault for getting injured. It's obvious that people pay for their mistakes...isn't it?"
"That's.." , With that previous statement, the son of Khun backed down. He was rather rendered speechless. The purplehead can't really do anything to defend back when it was so obvious that they were indirectly talking about Baam.
"Well, that's it for today. The position teachers will explain the detailed schedule for the test later. So please follow the guide and go to where your position teachers are."
With that, the regulars started to stand and get ready to leave to their respective groups. Elisa, once again patted the bluehead in the shoulder, without saying anything. He was quiet and was still thinking of something to help the boy who was still unconscious.
Can't say that the girl wasn't jealous. As someone who regards the blackhead highly, it looks a little weird when she backs down from a chance of defending him. But strangely, she doesn't feel that awful. Elisa concluded that something will happen, and that Baam will have nothing to worry about.
"Oh, in the case of wave controllers.. The teacher has a problem so he will arrive a bit late. He says he'll start class three days late."
And with that, he dismisses the regulars to their groups. That piece of information made Elisa beam happily, turning to face the crocodile, it was now his receive his turn to get the end of the girl's antics. Such as patting his head, which was achieved by standing on the chair while Rak was still sitting down.
Khun, who was watching them, can only shake his head as the alligator who was rather glum, put up with her actions. Not that he wasn't equally relieved tho. It was just that he was thinking about other things. The bluehead was now sure that Baam will be able to catch up.
"So this is what happened. You start the test three days later than other positions. The class of the wave controllers starts tommorow. You were very lucky. Other positions already had two classes. If you had missed that, you might have lost a lot of points."
As Khun talked to Baam about the things that he had missed. Rak was in his own world, eating banana's to his heart delights. While Ellie provided more banana's to his stockpile, it seemed like he needed it right after their position training.
As she opened the blinds to Baam's room, the boy himself, had asked the question that both people in the room anticipated.
"Mr. Khun.. um.. How's Rachel?"
As Khun fumbled to answer, Ellie found this was the perfect time to intervene.
"The girl? Oh she's fine. She's quite thankful that you decided to save her."
At this, Baam seemed to be relieved and even seem proud of his accomplishment, but as much as this hurt to do, she had to dampen his mood.
"But Baam, I don't think she was the girl that you knew." , She surmise, crossing her arms as though she was deep in thought. Now, it was Khun's turn to speak.
"Yeah.. I don't think that she was the girl that you were looking for. After I asked her, she said that she's never seen you before. She didn't know you."
As Baam quietly denied the information to himself, Khun attempted to comfort him with a smile. Ellie took his hand and softly spoke to the boy.
"Baam.. I'm sure you'll find her someday, and when you do find her. She'll appreciate that you came to find her."
There was brief silence as they all watched Baam contemplate. Khun and Ellie made eye contact, and it was apparent that they needed to talk Asap. Their blue-haired teammate then decided to speak up with a happy-go-lucky smile on his face.
"Well, Don't worry, Baam. I'm sure you'll be able to meet that Rachel girl too someday. Anyway, look at what I've got for you! I bought you a super rare regulat uniform from the evankhell store! And a hairband too! Your other clothes were drenched in blood so..."
"Eh? Isn't that like- expensive? The way of the rich.." , Ellie commented, snatching the clothes from his hands to carefully inspect it.
"Hey! What about mine, turtle?" , Rak interjected just before the bluehead can talk. Earning an annoyed
Khun fighting the crocodile.
As things between them started to get physical, the only girl in the team can only laugh helplessly.
'Guess this is how Baam usually feels when he wants to stop a fight.'