Alpha: The Elemental Guide

Chapter 3: Can I Even do That?

After listening to his mother's words, Dea felt awkward. Why can't he come any closer to Raiden's uncle. Dea doesn't dare to ask her mother about Raiden's uncle.

On that day, Before going to training, Dea helped her mother in the house business. Like sweeping, shopping to the market, and others. Dea still seems to have a sense of guilt towards her mother for bothering her. Nata also looks very pleased with her son's softer behavior than before.

*Incoming Training Schedule*

Before going to the coach. Dea changed clothes into special training clothes. Dea bailed to her mother. Before that, Nata said something to Dea....

"Dea, no matter how Dea in the future, Mother will always love Dea. Don't ever think that you never cared about Dea. I'll always be there for Dea."

"Hmmm, thank you very much ma'am. Dea loves me." Dea answered with a happy tone.

Dea hugged her mother, and Dea went to the training ground.

After arriving at the training ground, Dea seemed nervous because he had been ditching training for a long time. Dea imagined the expression of her teacher who would scold him. Although the teacher is known to be good and friendly, but he is also known to be strict when it comes to training. Dea walked quietly so as not to be discovered by his teacher. Yet...

"Hey, where have you been...."

Dea heard a familiar voice, a voice more sinister in his opinion than his teacher.

"Hey, did you hear it or not?" He answered back to Dea.

With a pale face he looked at the source of the voice, and saw a familiar figure to Dea.

He is Resa, Dea's best friend at the moment. It has a slightly shorter posture than Dea with short shoulder-length hair and a very cute face. Behind it all, Resa was not happy with the behavior of many people to him who thought he was cute. Resa prefers to be considered the same as most people. However, it's hard to avoid the fact that you can't think she's so cute.

"Hey, can you hear I'm not Dea?" Ask Resa back to Dea

"Ahhh, yes yes, What is Res?hehehe."

"My question is, where have you been? I've seen you not practice."

"Air,anu.....A.a.i truant heheheh."

"Haaahhhh, What's the reason that made you skip that long time?"

"Yes, I want to." Dea gave a very clear expression showing a lie.

"Hmmpphh, don't think you can fool me with your facial expressions like that, yeah. Ready to be ready now, training is about to begin."

" I'm sorry Resa, make you bother." Dea showed a slightly guilty face.

Resa is a friend Dea always relies on all the time. Resa is a student with the best spirit and talent in his class. Resa shows a very rapid learning progress, even he is predicted to be one of the biggest forces in the world. The expectations placed on Resa made Resa feel uncomfortable. Only a few people see Resa as a normal person. One such person is Dea and Nata. One of the reasons Resa was good friends with Dea was because Dea treated her with an equal friend.

"Today's training starts now."

There are 4 levels of training. Initial, Intermediate Level, End Level and Advanced Level Water Control. Currently, Dea and Resa were already at the Intermediate level of Control. Especially for Resa, he was already able to master the final level control and was heading to the advanced level water control. Even so, Resa asked Ayu to remain placed in the PATM (Middle-level control) class because he did not want to be privileged. In addition, Dea who still has not mastered PATAW (Initial Level Water Control) is included in the same class as Resa because at Resa's request to Ayu.

Each class contains about 10 teenagers. In order to move up to the next level, all students would go through the exam to be tested. The higher the level, the more difficult the exam will be. There were already countless disciples who failed to go through the examination towards PATAK (Final Level Water Control). Resa is the only student who can penetrate PATAK with the age of about 14 years.

"Hey, where have you been, huh? How many times have I warned you not to ditch, Dea! Do you want to go down level ?" Ayu asked firmly to Dea.

"Yes maafffffff." Dea answered in a small voice.

" You can't follow Resa, he's the best of our generation. Make it embarrassing if his close friend turns out not as good as him."

"Excuse me ma'am (Guests to teachers), I can't equate everyone like that ma'am." Say Resa interrupts.

"Hmmpphh, whatever." Reply ma'am Ayu impressed bete.

Bu Ayu also refocused on training.

"Thank you Resa, I'm sorry to bother you. Let me buy corn snatch yes as my thanks."

"Hmmmphh I don't need that from you." Respond with a slightly doubtful tone. Dea knew that Resa actually wanted it.

Dea realized around him, he had been talked about by his peers. Poor training achievement and frequent truancy become a topic of daily conversation. Dea understood that she was not worthy of this class, and also realized that she was not worthy to be on the side of Resa. Their abilities were like heaven and earth.

" Hey, don't listen to me." Resa to Dea.

"Yes, thank you." Reply Dea to Resa

*The training that day was over, before allowing the student to go home, Bu Ayu gave a few words*

"Before ending today's training, I would like to remind you that next week will be a match practice. You will fight with your classmates in a 1 vs 1 match. To find out who your opponent is, you will be drawn. Especially for Resa and Ozi, you are not allowed to follow the training because you are at a higher level. Do not forget, too, that this match practice will be one of our qualifications from teachers to recommend to private teachers who will accompany you. Therefore, prepare yourself as best you can. So."

After the draw was over, all the disciples got each of their opponents. Resa goes to Dea to ask who Dea will fight. However, when it was close, Dea could only pensively remain silent, as the opponent to be in the opponent was the strongest Disciple in the PATM other than Resa and Ozi. His name is Rey. He is a man who has extraordinary talent. However, with the great talent he had, he was reluctant to strive to become stronger. More precisely lazy to try. Because, he had never felt any difficulty in training. The difficulty he had faced was only when he saw Resa who had strength and talent that was so beyond him. It was like a wall he would never cross. For that reason, he felt free to practice.

Then when he was allowed to go home, Rey deliberately went to Dea and said

"Good luck next week.. Losers." Rey said in a tone that belittled Dea.

Dea can only be silent, Dea knows that he must lose the game next week. As additional information, recommending to a personal teacher is very important. Penetrating PATAK without the help of a personal teacher is impossible. Even with his extraordinary talent, Resa still needed a Personal Teacher. Dea thought realizing her promise to her father was impossible now. Dea thought, no matter how hard he trained, without talent, he could not be what he wanted.

"Hey, don't listen to what that guy Dea said. I'm sure you can beat him next week." Resa came to encourage Dea. Despite saying so, Resa actually felt Dea with her current abilities, Dea would not be able to defeat Rey.

"Ahhh, yes, ehhhh I go home first Resa, if it's too late I'll look for you. See you tomorrow." Dea said as she moved away from Resa and immediately ran towards her house. Resa glimpsed that Dea's eyes had actually shed tears. Perhaps he felt his words were not comforting Dea.

To be Continued..