[Hani's Dorm Room]
After a good day of work, Hani relaxes as she returns home, stepping into the shower.
Work was not that bad... Hopefully, I can keep up tomorrow. But seriously, why does Stella hang out with that rude man? But thankfully, she was there; otherwise, I would have had such a sour mood.
Stella looked so pretty in casual clothes... I wish I could see her in it more.
Reminiscing, Hani finishes her shower and walks to her bedroom.
"Time to study!" Hani takes out a book she decided to treat like a holy grail, titled 'How to increase your intelligence'. With this, I will be unstoppable! Hani, lost in her imagination again, laughs maliciously to herself.
She opens the book.
'Step 1: Read more books' In a blatantly shocked face, Hani stares at the words in confusion. "Why the hell was this book filled with such good ratings... Is this not obvious... I already do this!" Hands on her head, she tugs at her hair with frustration. Slamming her head to the desk without aggression, " Ahhhhhhh!" She lets out a frustrated groan.
Bummed out that most of the steps were things Hani already does, one thing came to the list. Exercise.
"Hah?" Dumbfounded, Hani stared at the book... "Exercise? This book was written by a mad person?" She thinks about it for a while, "Hmm... then again, they say, Healthy body, Healthy mind."
After an hour of researching, she makes her own plan.
"One week till the festival! I can do this!" Hani punches the air, clutching onto the schedule she made for herself. "Ouu!!" She cheers herself by sticking the schedule to the fridge.
[Hani's plan to win!]
1 hour of Magic training
1 hour of running
1000 jump rope a day
A simple plan, but hopefully effective! Since I only lack exercise, doing magic has helped me increase my intelligence a lot!
With a plan set in her mind, she started her routine. She makes her way to the Magic training room again.
One hour should not be that bad... last time I was here for a long time. I get paid tomorrow, so it will be fine!
Walking into the library towards the magic room, she runs into Emma, who seems to be walking out of one of the advanced ones.
"Emma!"
Emma turns around to see Hani make her way towards her. Initially, her face was full of excitement seeing Hani after avoiding her the whole week. You are angry at her, Emma! she thinks to herself. "Humph!" She crosses her arms and turns away, walking away from her.
"Emma, are you still mad? I am sorry for whatever I did, pleaseeeee." Hani follows her pleading with puppy eyes. Hands clasped together, pouting.
Emma peeks at her, seeing this as she leans over her. "Because I am so merciful, I will forgive you." She eventually gives in. "BUT! Just this once."
Hani grins as Emma's ears grow red underneath her hair.
"What are you doing here anyway? This is the magic section, books are that way." Emma points towards the book sections.
"Ah, I came to train my magic! Apparently, it is an efficient method to raise my overall skills!"
"Oh? Finally, you are working on magic? I told you before, did I not? Magic is important, even if I have to practice, and my power is based on strength and intelligence!" Emma says smugly, nose pointed high.
"Come join me, Hani, I will help you." Emma grins at Hani, grabbing her hand and pulling her along.
"Ah, wait, Emma, I can't afford the group rooms!"
Emma turns around and waves her card, "It's ok, I have Dad's card with me today." She laughs, tapping the interface, letting them in the room.
"Have you ever tried weapon magic?" Emma says as she requests a training dagger from the interface.
"The only weapon I have touched in my life is a kitchen knife," Hani replies, awkwardly laughing.
"Let me show you how strong they are," Emma says as she walks to the middle of the room. Using the magic, she coats the dagger with magic, the amazing manipulation of magic puts Hani in awe. She activates her skill with ultimate focus, becoming one with the blade. A strike forward, she slashes it as it creates sharp blades, attacking the forcefield. It breaks through the protection of the room and then regenerates.
"Wow, Emma, that was so cool!" Hani claps, mesmerised. I have never seen Emma be serious like this. That was amazing.
Smug with a hand on her hip as she flicks the dagger around her finger, showing off her skills. Hani claps and praises her more.
"Now your turn." Emma hands the dagger to Hani.
"Well... Uh. I don't even know where to start. Haha." Preassured Hani stands there awkwardly.
"Don't worry, I will help." Emma gives a mischievous look as she walks towards Hani.
She stands behind Hani, placing one hand on her waist and another on the arm holding the dagger. Emma stands close behind her, and Hani becomes very aware of how Emma's body is pressed against hers as she guides her body into the perfect stance.
Hani is completely frazzled at this point. Her entire face has gone red, and she is thankful that Emma is behind her so she can't see it. Calm down... she is just helping me with posture. She is just a friend. Why are you like this, Hani!
Emma speaks in a low voice, "Exactly, just like that. Perfect pose, Hani." She can see that Hani's back of the neck is crimson from the situation. I guess Hani does not know she blushes with her whole body. She thinks to herself, pleased with the situation she created.
"Okay, now breathe and push the magic onto the weapon. Imagine you are putting a protective cover on your books, like you do. Wrapping it, each corner perfectly bends to fit every part without a gap."
Hani feels Emma's breath on her neck as she clenches her eyes and hands. She attempts to follow her instructions. Somehow, she has managed to cover it.
"Okay, now I will guide you in the motion to release the blades."
Hani nods silently as Emma guides her body into a swing, "Now!"
As Emma says, her body pushes onto Hani's, and she tries to push Hani's body forward for the swing. She lost her concentration, letting out a small, slow slash which vanished before it could even form as a blade.
"Ahhh!" Hani drops to the floor, clutching her legs, face buried. What is wrong with me... That is your friend Hani. Get your head together.
"Hahahaha!" Emma laughs out loud at the situation. Clutching her stomach. "That - was - very close!" She lets out a sentence between laughs that she tries to clench, not wanting to make Hani feel bad.
"Stop laughing!" Hani shouted while her head was still dug in between her arms, coming out in muffled sounds. Embarrassed with teary eyes, she hid herself.
She bit her lower lip, fists clenced. I can't believe I got flustered by Emma. That short, crazy, short-tempered girl!
Emma is still wiping tears away from too much laughing, pats Hani's back, trying to comfort her. Well, at least it seems that Hani does see me as a woman and not a kid, like how she always treats me.
"Come on! Let's try again, practice makes perfect."
Reluctant but with the desire to be stronger, Hani stands up again. She thinks about Emma's body pressed up on her again as she quickly turns around, "I can do it myself this time!"
Emma raises her hands as she steps back, pleased at the blushing Hani standing before her. "Go for it!"
With a couple of tries and pointers. Also, with simple touches here and there from Emma, making Hani more conscious of her, Hani was finally able to make a successful swing. Though not as powerful as the one Emma performed. "It can give someone a great papercut!" Emma joked as Hani chased her around the room with childish anger.
Once a couple of hours are up, Hani has made significant progress that even Emma is proud of.
"What can I say, I am a great teacher", Emma says smugly as Hani rolls her eyes.
Emma pays the bill as they say their goodbyes. She was satisfied with the outcome of Hani's actions; it was the first time she had made Hani blush. I guess Hani likes people who excel at things. She thinks to herself.
Hani returns to the dorm and goes into the gym located in the building to finish the running and jump rope set.
After her workout, sweating and out of breath, she drags herself crawling towards the elevator.
Out of energy, she creeps into the bath slowly to wash up and go to bed.
She looks at her stats, and rightfully, her stats have increased with the hard work done today.