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"I dunno...if it was a pocket dimension, then what did he use to open it? He didn't have anything to open a pocket dimension with" Yuna mentioned telepathically in response. He didn't quite trust the medical examiners at first, but the Spirits seemed to be fine with them. That said, what they did was extremely embarrassing, especially since Yuna decided to go first on everything to make sure it was good for his brother.

After that, they came back with the others. Yuna reflected back to early, about how the Spirits almost seemed to not notice Zuuka at all. Given what he had seen of his personality, usually Spirits would cluster towards him. They would like his kind nature, but also like to playfully tease his awkwardness. But, they did not act this way.

As they started with running, it could be seen that Yuna and Yuma were apparently exactly the same even in physical ability, one never really able to outdo the other. That said, as Wood Elves they were used to running in the forest so this was nothing but a breeze to them. Although, Yuna did find the shoes to actually be a bit obstructive as they prevented him from moving and bending his feet freely. He wondered if they were required or not even...

Zuuka meanwhile seemed to do fairly well. Despite his physical appearance that would make him look weak, he was able to keep up with people older then him...though, he noticed the twins seemed to be doing better then everyone and could not catch up to them. He was able to keep up well with Luke, Abigail, and the others though, and he was not using Aegis, his magic, or any of the techniques he learned aside from a breathing technique to regulate his breathing and prevent him from running out of breath so easily.

It looked like Luke had totally forgotten about one part Zuuka said earlier though. "Again, how could Abigail or anyone from the Girls dorm be involved or know who was involved with a prank that happened in the Boys dorm, which they cant normally enter, and not us who actually live there? Well, I mean...I don't mean to impose that is...but, you see my point right? After all, how could they put jello powder into the pool, or place the brocoli and then have it grow in the hallway, without being there?"

That said, of course Zuuka was basing this on the wrong assumption both incidents were caused by the same person, but it was a reasonable assumption and he had no evidence to indicate otherwise.

As they finished another lap though, the teacher who had looked over all of their data grinned. "Alright then. I suppose it is a good thing we got this data now. It appears that we have a very wide range of students in this class. As you know, there are plenty of people in today's world who can live their whole lives without encountering a monster or getting into a fight. However, there are still plenty of monsters and conflicts still in today's world and anyone could possibly get involved. As such, I want to try and have everyone here get to a state where they will at least be ready for a potential encounter, and for those who already are...I think its about time we have you stop with something so easy as those laps and actually have you push what you can do. After all, Gym is a class where you are supposed to be pushed past your limits in order to improve".

As he said that, parts of the very large gym seemed to have transparent energy barriers divide them from the normal group.

"I was considering having those who are better off just try to evade and block and survive attacks from a fire breathing dragon, but I think that might be a bit too big of a shock for the first day. So how about, we have some students duel. First of..."

"Excuse me!"

Suddenly, a young voice called out. The teacher went and looked, and saw it was the young elf boy, Yuna, who had raised his hand.

"Yes?"

Suddenly, Yuna went and embraced his brother in a cute way while also making a cute face.

"Since me and my brother are the youngest here, and since we specialize in working as a team, we can be together as a team right?"

Yuna really went all out with the way he looked, even raising his right leg as he held onto Yuma to really make himself look adorable which was added onto by his Elven Child appearance. Some of the female students even looked at them with gazes not meant for children their age.

"No. In the first place, that would be massively unfair".

And yet, the teacher was able to resist it completely.

"But how about this? To be nice, for the first day, I will let you duel each other. But if I sense that you are not giving it your all and holding back, you will have to do extra lessons. Depending on what happens, it might get even worse for you two. Understood? Also, to anyone worried about not having the equipment they need for the duel and that it was left in the dorms, in case of a possible emergency, although the chances of one happening are rare, you should keep anything vital on you at all times. However, we will allow you access to the school equipment we have stored here for those who cannot afford to get their own weapons and equipment to train with".

As Yuna heard those words, he just outwardly made a down and saddened puppy impression as he heard the teacher's words. Inwardly though, and certainly being communicated through the telepathic link, Yuna was deeply conflicted by this development. On one hand, it meant that Yuma would not have to fight Zuuka, their friend, or any of his friends. On the other hand, it meant he had to fight and potentially hurt his twin brother, Yuma. It did also mean that Yuma would not fight anyone else who might not care about him and went overboard to win, but...Yuna really did not want to hurt his brother.

"Yu...Yuma. Its okay, I will make sure to put on a good show, but you can beat me and attack with however you want so you win. Besides, your power is better in direct battle anyways..."

Meanwhile, Zuuka looked over at Luke and Abigail, troubled by his own but somewhat similar conflict. Rather, he was wondering if she should duel a friend, like Luke or Abigail, although since at least from what he seemed Alison was not included in the more advanced group she was not an option at all anyways, or someone he was not friendly with. Of course, before he could make a decision, someone else took action.

"How about it richboy. Prepared to get a lesson in thrashing?"

A much larger and older student seemed to challange him. Zuuka took a moment, but then he remembered he had seen him before. He was the one who pushed him into the water, and made him sit in soaking wet clothes for over an hour as a result. Zuuka was actually quite mad about that, and consequently his brain switched this moment over from a casual one to a combat one.

"Well....I mena I don't know...you are really pushy and mean and I don't want to look at you..."

Zuuka said that in his normal higher sounding and innocent voice then a normal boy would. He also looked around at the man over his shoulder without turning his whole body around. Yuna, whose attention had been temporarily drawn by the scene, narrowed his eyes a bit. Because he had been communicating with Yuma before, his thoughts still transmitted even now.

"He is manipulating even the position of his body...he is using the same technique I just used. You are right Yuma, this boy...and likely the others too, are very interesting. At the very least, Zuuka is not as simple as he seems...I think we might see something interesting..."

Meanwhile, Zuuka's words, although they seemed innocent, because of their content had enraged the bully.

"What was that?! You calling me ugly?! Alright, I wont let you run away now! I will show my skill to the class and get you back for that remark!"

"Hey, remember. No serious wounds".

The teacher chimed in at the end in a voice that while was not loud, certainly was heard by everyone. However, to most it would seem like he was not talking to anyone in specific. But for those who paid attention to specific details about his voice and where he was looking, especially those who had training or natural abilities that would make them more family or able to notice them such as Luke or Abigail, they would notice the teacher had actually been specifically saying that to Zuuka.

In other words, he expected Zuuka to win without a doubt, and was telling him to not do anything harsh. This teacher seemed like a fun and laid back person, but truthfully was quite talented and good at his job and well trained with his abilities.

He then looked over to Luke or Abigail.

"If you don't hurry up, I will just start assigning pairs to everyone...though in truth, dont you two have something you might want to work out in a duel as well?"

And then, while that went on, the teacher went over and walked to Alison and the others to talk to them and give them assignments. Most of it was basic workout stuff, like jumping jacks and push ups, but he added something else.

"You should also pay attention to the details of what your other classmates are doing, since you never know how it might relate to you. Especially since some of you..." he started, and then looked at Alison. "I am sure are quite the hidden and raw talents".