The training ground remained quiet for a moment after Sele's question. Everyone's attention shifted toward Yash.
Sele stood calmly, her expression unchanged.
Sele: "Then what about me?"
Yash looked at her for a second, then spoke without hesitation.
Yash: "You're already doing your job perfectly."
Sele didn't react, but she listened carefully.
Yash: "You understand your strength."
A small pause.
Yash: "And your weakness."
He continued calmly.
Yash: "You don't overextend."
Yash: "You don't take unnecessary risks."
Another pause.
Yash: "That's why you're effective."
Sele stayed silent.
Yash looked at her directly.
Yash: "So don't stress."
A brief pause.
Yash: "You're perfect as you are."
For a moment, nothing was said.
Sele gave a very slight nod.
That was enough.
Before the calm could stay—
Emily stepped forward immediately.
Emily: "Okay, now my turn."
She looked at Yash with interest.
Emily: "Tell me about me."
Yash didn't respond instantly.
But before he could speak—
Igna said something.
Without thinking.
Igna: "You're creepy."
Silence.
Everyone froze for a second.
Emily slowly turned her head toward him.
Her expression didn't change immediately.
But her eyes did.
Emily: "What… did you say?"
Igna realized it too late.
Igna: "…Nothing."
Emily started walking toward him.
Slowly.
Emily: "Say it again."
Igna stepped back slightly.
Igna: "I didn't mean—"
Emily grabbed his shoulder lightly.
Not hurting.
But not letting him escape.
Emily: "You called me creepy?"
Igna looked at her, unsure what to say.
Igna: "You… kind of are…"
That was enough.
Emily smiled.
But it wasn't a normal smile.
Emily: "Good."
Igna blinked.
Igna: "What?"
Emily leaned slightly closer.
Emily: "Then I'll act like it."
Before he could react, she started messing with him, pulling his face lightly, pushing him back, not letting him move properly.
Emily: "You think I'm creepy?"
She flicked his forehead.
Emily: "I'll show you creepy."
Igna tried to move away.
Igna: "Stop—"
Emily didn't listen.
She kept teasing him, messing his hair, pulling his cheeks, completely ignoring his resistance.
May sighed from the side.
May: "You brought this on yourself."
Hena smiled quietly.
Sele just watched.
Emily finally stepped back after a while, still smiling.
Emily: "You're lucky I'm in a good mood."
Igna fixed his hair, clearly annoyed.
Igna: "You're impossible."
Emily tilted her head.
Emily: "And you're fun."
A small pause.
Then she added casually—
Emily: "Maybe I should just kidnap you."
Igna froze.
Igna: "What?"
Emily crossed her arms.
Emily: "Yeah."
She nodded slightly.
Emily: "Take you somewhere and keep you there."
Igna stepped back.
Igna: "That's not funny."
Emily smiled again.
Emily: "I'm not joking."
For a moment, it was hard to tell if she actually meant it.
May shook her head.
Hena sighed softly.
Yash didn't react at all.
The chaos slowly settled again, but the energy remained.
Igna stood there, still trying to recover, while Emily looked completely satisfied.
But beneath all that—
The training was working.
They were starting to understand each other.
Their roles.
Their limits.
And their strength.