The agents had been training for weeks and soon, the end of the semester was approaching quickly.
During this time, the three sophomores, Jeno, Haechan, and Renjun had been tirelessly preparing for their solo missions, which would take place during their winter break. The rest of the sophomores were still waiting for their own solo missions to be assigned.
The seniors of the academy continued their field trips, visiting a different kingdom each week. Luckily, the teachers and two agents have been carefully watching over their classmates, ensuring that all of them are kept safe.
The leaders and mentors continued to train and prepare the agents for what they may face in the future. The agents were hard at work, working on their agency training while maintaining their academic grades.
Renjun let out a deep sigh as he sat on the floor, legs crossed, inside the simulation room, Jaehyun controlling the room from the outside. His earpiece and microphone allowed him to communicate with the male.
"I'm going to start now, okay?" Jaehyun asked.
"Do I have a choice?" Renjun groaned.
"Nope." Jaehyun replied with a smirk as he turned the simulation on. Jaehyun watched as flames began surrounding Renjun, the room darkening as the only light source was from the flames.
The floor of the simulation room appeared like the inside of a volcano. There were large rocks floating among the surrounding lava, and Renjun felt heat being emitted all around him.
"Don't touch the flames or the lava." Renjun said to himself. Jaehyun chuckled from where he was standing, a reminder to Renjun that be could hear everything. Jaehyun pressed some buttons an representation of the devil appeared.
"Quiz time." Jaehyun sung as the devil opened her mouth, stating the first riddle.
"I am the beginning of everything, the end of everywhere. I'm the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space. What am I?"
Jaehyun watched as the witch roll his eyes before answering.
"The letter 'e.'" Renjun responded confidently. Jaehyun crossed his arms over his chest, impressed by how fast be had answered. He pressed a button, the rock Renjun was standing on began to shaking, making Renjun focus more on his balance.
"What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?"
Jaehyun watched as Renjun held his arms out to help keep his balance.
"A river." Renjun's answer was still fast. Too fast. Jaehyun slid his finger on the screen, causing Renjun's rock to sink. Renjun was now hopping from rock to rock, trying to avoid the lava.
"The person who makes it has no need of it; the person who buys it has no use for it. The person who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?"
This time, Jaehyun noticed Renjun's eyes waiver as he focused on his movements. He still answered decently fast though.
"A coffin. Hyung, that's dark." Renjun said. Jaehyun couldn't help but smile as his extra comment as he shut the simulation off.
"That's enough for today, come out." Jaehyun told him as the room returned to normal. Jaehyun opened the door to the room, helping Renjun find the exit.
"You're too confident." Jaehyun said, as Renjun came out. Renjun shrugged his shoulders.
"Riddles are kind of my thing." Renjun told him, running a hand through his hair. Jaehyun shook his head.
"Your confidence needs to be knocked down." Jaehyun told him as they made their way to the main room of the training area.
"Just make me sword fight with Jaemin. I suck at that." Renjun said. As soon as the words slipped out of his mouth, a smirk appeared in Jaehyun's face as he eyed Jaemin who was training with Rena on one the mats. Renjun noticed this too as he buried his face into his hands.
"Na Jaemin!" Jaehyun called out. He watched as Jaemin lifted his head to face the two.
"Come here." Jaehyun said, waving his hands. Jaemin nodded before running towards them.
"Man, I'm stupid." Jaehyun heard Renjun mutter as Jaemin arrived before the two of them.
"Go grab two swords, we need to teach Renjun what it feels like to lose." Jaehyun told the boy, a huge grin on his face.
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Jisung watched closely at Yuri's movements as she moved around the mat, her katana in her hands. Yuta was busy visiting the Kitsune Clan today so he had asked Yuri to fill in for him for their private training. She finished off her routine with a small boy before returning the katana to its sheath.
"Your turn." Yuri said, turning to the young kitsune.
Jisung had to admit, although his skills were well beyond his years, his katana skills were seriously lacking. Jisung blamed it on the fact that he left the clan before he could get proper training.
Jisung slowly took out the katana that was attached to his belt.
"Hold it with two hands." Yuri said, guiding his hand on the handle of the weapon. She drew her own katana, showing him how to hold it properly.
"Follow my movements." Yuri said. Jisung nodded before following the girl's stance. Jisung carefully followed her as she moved, trying to replicate every detail.
As he followed her, Yuri gave notes when needed, ensuring that he was learning the proper technicques.
"Shift your weight more onto your right leg. More. Good." Yuri commented. Jisung did exactly as instructed.
After a long hour of training, Yuri gave him a nod, putting her blade away.
"Still not as good as you should be but getting better." Yuri told him. Jisung slowly nodded, putting his own weapon away as well.
"Noona, you're a pretty critical instructor." Jisung couldn't help but say, making the elder chuckle.
"Yuta and I have been training with katana's since we were kits. It's second nature to us now. Sometimes, I forget that you didn't get the same training." Yuri told her as they returned to the weapons room.
"One day, I hope to be as good as you two." Jisung said, smiling to her. Yuri couldn't help but ruffle the boy's hair.
"One day." Yuri said, with a small smile. Jisung noticed the smile fade from her face as she noticed a presence behind him.
"Oniisama." Yuri said, bowing. Jisung turned around to come face to face with Yuta.
"Stop pretending to be formal in front of the boy." Yuta said as Yuri giggled behind Jisung.
"It's funny seeing your reaction." Yuri told him, making Jisung shake his head. That's when Jisung noticed the large amount of bruises on Yuta's arm. Yuta must have noticed Jisung staring as he quickly pulled down his sleeve.
"Jisung, I think Chenle's waiting for you outside." Yuta said sternly. Jisung nodded to the both of them before leaving to meet his friend. He shook the thought of Yuta's bruises from his head as he met with his friend.
...
"Did father beat you again?" Yuri asked once the two siblings were settled in Yuta's room in the dorms. Yuta stood in front of his mirror, wrapping a bandage around his arm.
"Don't ask questions you already know the answer to." Yuta simply responded, securing the end of the bandage.
"Are you going to return then? You know he'll keep doing that until you return for good." Yuri pointed out. Yuta shook his head.
"No, I don't want to." Yuta told her as he sat down beside his sister on his bed.
"You're just asking for it." Yuri scoffed, crossing her hands over her chest.
"Whatever." Yuta said, rolling his eyes.
"Stop going back, I'll go back for you." Yuri told him as she eyed her brother.
"You can't sign on the scrolls." Yuta pointed out. Yuri sighed.
"I hate the stupid procedures." Yuri said with a deep sigh.
"Trust me, I do too." Yuta said, following his sister's eye's to the window.
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