Chap 14

'Shut the hell up, Trey!' Sice groaned.

'But this is essential knowledge!' I retaliated. 'As I was saying, the process of summoning the grand eidolons of Suzaku sacrifices hundreds of their own people… but in doing so they would be able to eliminate hundreds of thousands of their enemies… which could very possibly be us. In which case we should be armed to prepare ourselves for such a disaster and-'

'By which case we would be dead anyway should they decide to summon it!' Sice snapped at me.

'Well there is a loophole,' I continued, 'the summoning can take up to six hours… sometimes even longer… that's what I was touching on about survival… the key is knowing when they are summoning and how to disrupt that and…'

By this time, Sice had slumped her silver head on the desk in front of her. I'm used to getting this sort of reaction, especially from Sice. Nevertheless, I feel that it is truly important for her to understand these kinds of knowledge.

'Give her a break, Trey,' Ace said from the other side of the room, chuckling as he flipped a page in his book.

'THANK YOU ACE!' Sice exclaimed, 'Now leave me alone!' She swiftly got out of her seat and left the classroom.

I frowned at Ace but before I could say anything, the classroom door opened again. This time, King entered the classroom.

'Hey Trey,' he called out to me, 'didn't you say you wanted to do some target practice?'

'Ahh, is it time already?' I asked, 'would you like to join us, Ace?'

'I'll pass,' Ace said without averting his gaze from his book.

I shook my head and sighed deeply. There was no use trying to convince Ace to do something when he does not feel like doing it. Yet I found it amazing that he could always compete head to head with Queen and me in terms of results when the two of us seemed to study tenfold more often.

I followed King to the underground hall where machinery was installed to stimulate moving targets. There, I took my bow and arrow, as well as other archery equipment, out of the locker. Archery was a hobby for me, not so much a mean of combat – we had mecha armours for that. King too, retrieved his handguns from the adjacent locker.

We spent the whole afternoon firing rounds after rounds, arrows after arrows. By the time we re-emerged from the underground hall, the sun was already setting.

'Hey King,' I asked, 'do you find me annoying?'

'Huh?' King looked at me perplexedly, 'Why the sudden question?'

'Well, it always seemed as though no one is willing to listen to whatever I say all the way until the end,' I said bitterly.

King burst out laughing at my words before saying, 'well you need to reflect back on how long you had been talking in the first place.'

'Well, there's always so much explanation that comes with every theory.' I said, defending myself. 'Speaking of which-'

'There, there,' King said, cutting me off, 'don't start on me now.'

I quickly shut my mouth. King looked at me thoughtfully before continuing, 'Trey, we are not saying we don't need all those knowledge you have. In fact, we need it; we need you. That's your role. You don't have to make sure everyone understands all that you know.'

'Well, admittedly I do get carried away sometimes,' I said, smiling abashedly.

King chuckled, 'Yeah, but don't take everyone's rejections too personally either. The fact that we can bluntly tell you to stop ranting meant that we are comfortable around you.'

I took a deep breath. Talking to King could always help ease one's thoughts. His gentle nature combined with his no-nonsense attitude always ensured that his comrades could get the best possible advice from him. 'Thanks King,' I said, 'I feel better now.'

'Heh,' King smirked, 'Not that I'm expecting you to change though. C'mon let's get dinner. I'm starving.'

I laughed along with him. No, I guess I won't be changing anytime soon. But at least, I understand now… that I don't have to try too hard. Trying to help everyone understand everything – I guess that's just the wrong approach. I felt like a burden has been lifted off my chest and my footsteps felt much lighter as I followed King to the dining hall for our dinner.

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