Ganna blinks his eye turning around and saw ron has already left he sat up looking at the crowd chanting Ron's name
He gets up while his knee cracks
"One day this crowd will be mine"
He mumbled
He looks up ashua still standing there holding paper and ink ashua looks down at him not looking sad but proud Pulling his hand out he does a thumbs-up and lip syncs "it's fine"
Ganna nods slightly and steps out towards the exit and as he opens the door he sees a bench
Shira is sitting on it alone. Closed eyes. Calm face ganna walks towards him
As the gap closed
"I lost" Said ganna
Shira opens his eyes turning his head and he sees ganna Messy hair, torn clothes and a missing smile
Ganna sat down beside him being silent
"You know what. You'll pass trust me"
Said shira
"And why do you think that"
Ganna said while looking motionless
"You didn't use a single element yet almost defeated ron. That's impressive enough"
Said shira
Ganna leans forward rotating his head he looks at shira and said with curiosity
"Really I'll pass?"
"Maybe?. Just focus on the next phase for now" said shira
And shira leans against the bench closing his eyes "just relax" he said
After a while comes a voice
"All students are requested to be present at the final phase for power measurement"
Ganna and shira stood up walking towards the third phase room
"Can you defeat ron"
Said ganna while walking
"With ease"
Said shira and sighs a little
"But you're shorter than him"
Said ganna
"You're also shorter than hi-"
Ganna interrupts
Ganna increased his pace and looks back a bit
"Someone is short"
Then he started running and shira became red for a second raising one arm he closes his fist and ran after him
"I am not short"
He yells
They both reach the room ganna sees a big machine with glass attached to it and a long line behind it
He sees a boy touching the glass screen with his palm for a minute or less and the operator said "sunjyo level is normal"
Shira rushes in the room his boots making slippery noise he catches ganna ganna's shoulder slightly to stand up in the slippery floor he stood still for a moment seeing the large machine
"Hey ganna"
Ganna turns his head to the left
"Hey kina how was your fight"
Kina closes the gap and said
"It was good"
"You win?"
Said ganna
"Of course I won," kina said
"Hey you three get in the line"
A nearby man said
All three of them start walking towards the end of line "Big line huh" said shira
While walking ganna saw ron standing in the line "now he's wearing normal clothes"
They all reach the ending ganna rushes a bit "I'll be first"
Shira and kina rushed as well. Shira outruns kina his boots skidding on the floor he said
"I guess I'll be second"
all three stood on their places still
With a bit of time the line became shorter and shorter
"Did you win Ganna?"
Kina said
Ganna didn't say anything for a moment he slightly raises his arm but before he could speak shira said
"Yeah he did. Not just he we won"
Ganna turns his head trying to look back and lifts his eyebrow up for a moment trying to thank shira with a slight smile
"Wow both of you won"
Kina said
"Next"
The operator shouts
It's ganna's turn he walks up looking confused
He slowly puts his hand on the screen made of glass as the rough glass touches his palm
Operator looks at ganna for a split second and looks back at his screen again
"Press harder"
The operator said
Ganna looks at him and pressed with all power he had
A "ding" sound and came and the screen started flickering
Ganna face changes in confusion he slowly lifts his head up to look at the operator
The operator smashes random keys. Button but his expressions are not changing
"A technical issue"
"You go outside and everyone here wait a bit no one will leave"
The operator said
Ganna turns left and starts walking towards the exit to the outside he looks back at shira, kina and waves slightly
He walks outside and sees a bench under a tree he closes his eyes takes a deep breath and started walking towards it
He gets to the bench and sits on it, leaning onto the chair he leans his head against the bench and sees
An upside down face, he snapped forward, turned his head back and looked. It's Ron