Moonlight After Sunset's
[S2E32] Which Group

"Fire and water cannot unite but they can be found in the right situation."

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"How do you do it?"

"That's so easy, you just imagine your two elements and then compact them and then it becomes."

Lucas' explanation is very, very bad even those who are considered geniuses must really understand it and will only understand what he means.

"Like this," pointed at Lucas with a proud smile.

The twilight fed up with Lucas' explanation could only sigh deeply. He believes Lucas is great at fighting but to be a teacher, he is terrible, even worse than an idiot.

"Lucas, can't you simplify your sentence? I'm dizzy, I don't understand what you just said."

"So it's like this..."

Lucas goes back to explaining what and how the ball was formed. Unfortunately, the further Lucas explains the more complicated the explanation. He even described mana as a blank painting on a white canvas.

"The element is like a brush, you just have to imagine what you want to draw and then use the brush to paint it."

"It seems I was right to replace him with someone else only," Inner Dusk tired.

"Well, to make it easier. Use this."

Lucas gave the ball stored in his pocket at Dusk. He knows very well not everyone can understand his words and that also applies to people who have been around him all along.

Lucas also recalled either his men who had always escaped while training sessions with him were being conducted or they deliberately took on simple missions just to escape from him.

His sister was the same, every time they had a meeting at the palace, Luna always said that Lucas' explanation was very, very bad. He even said Lucas is not good at talking at all, but that fact is not true.

"Do it with one element only, and if it works then you can go to the next stage. It's taken me a long time to master this, but I'm sure you'll be able to master it quickly."

Dusk saw the ball with cynicism, he was confused to be flanked the ball. But before he could ask, Lucas had already explained everything.

"Feel what the ball is like, if you can feel it. You can continue to the next stage. Slowly stuff your mana into the ball, but don't make it crumble or break."

"Wait, how can that be..."

"You can do it, it's easy. This ball has been designed with strong physical endurance, you just need to practice to control the strength of your element. If you manage to control it then you'll make your own balls, even if they're just miniaturized versions.

"You didn't cheat me, did you?" ask the skeptics.

"Of course not, I'm telling the truth" Lucas replied confidently.

"Yes though there are some things that are not, but that is not a big deal," Lucas inner still with his overbearing smile.

"All right, I'll try."

Dusk took the ball, he then tried to understand Lucas' words and began to flow some of his mana towards the ball.

Unfortunately in the first experiment, Dusk immediately failed because the pressure on the ball exceeded its capacity. Within seconds, the ball burned.

"Good God it's not like that, you have to find out first what the image of each of your elements looks like. If you've made it...."

Lucas fell silent stiff as Dusk cynically looked at him. He was confused what to say and it seemed that if he refuted again then Dusk would be truly wrathful.

"What should I say...!?" inner Lucas tormented.

"Hmm, here. I mean, you need to calm down..."

Lucas fell silent again as Dusk began to stare at him more cynically than before.

"Look at dusk, your strength is immense. You must have a container to store all your strength before you reuse it. It's like you're hiding your aura so the enemy doesn't recognize it easily."

"Huh, this is hard." Lucas' inner time swallowed his bitter-tasting salivary.

"As with any ball, you need to channel your energy into the ball, but before that you do you need to be able to form the ball shell first. It's hard and most of them will fail, but if you keep practicing then everything will be smooth and this will also have an impact on every time you use your strength later."

"Hmm, well more or less like that."

Lucas smiled awkwardly while scratching his nape which did not even feel itchy at all.

"I think he misunderstood it, but if I explain it again, maybe he'll go berserk and well, I think it's better." Lucas's mind was on the side scratching him.

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Already some balls that ended tragically in the hands of Dusk. They were destroyed even before the Dusk energy entered them. Dusk was confused, whether the ball was really made well.

If it is true why every time he tries to put his energy into the ball, but in a matter of seconds the ball has been shattered.

And strangely again, whenever he wanted to ask questions, Lucas always just told Dusk to stop expending great energy on the ball. In fact, Dusk had not even released a tiny bit of energy on the ball.

"Am I being deceived by her again?" inner Dusk annoyed.

Even so, he continued to practice until the evening. Although Lucas said to rest, but Dusk still did not care and continued to practice. He was upset, and he wanted to know how far the ball could go.

"Senja, I can't keep you company until the end. I gotta go...,"

Lucas did not want to leave Dusk, but he could not forget his duty as crown prince.

"..."

Dusk did not even answer Lucas at all, he looked busy with the balls.

"All right, I'm going. Don't push yourself and rest."

After bidding farewell, Lucas immediately left by teleporting using the magic paper in his pocket. Dusk was not even aware of Lucas' departure and continued to train that night.

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The next day when Lucas had just arrived in the Forest of Darkness, he was very surprised to see the pile of balls scattered everywhere.

"Don't tell me he's been training all night!" muttered Lucas while looking for where Dusk was.

"It's so messy, how can overnight stack the ball already this much?" he left again when he passed the training field and headed to the old house.

Inside the house there is Dusk which is still struggling with the ball. He looked so frustrated with the strange murmur around him.

"A little more, a little more I can."

Lucas, who heard it coming out of his mouth, believes that Dusk did not rest well last night, and he is still training to this day.

"Stop this, you can get sick if you keep going like this."

Lucas picked up the ball that was in the palm of Dusk's hand. He then lifted Dusk and put him to sleep on the sofa in the room.

"You need a break to stay alive, you know," Lucas said as he walked toward the kitchen.

Moments later he came up with a tray of tea and healthy food for Dusk.

"Eat, and rest for today."

"No, I can still practice."

"You're so stubborn, I said just rest for today. Besides I can't keep an eye on you either, I can't stay here long because there's business. Do you understand?"

"..."

Dusk just silent, he even fun to drink his tea while tasting the food brought by Lucas.

"Huh, listen to me. You'll only train when I'm next to you and if I'm not around then it's a holiday. You know the holidays, don't you?" ask Lucas again.

"... I know." reply Twilight quietly.

"Good, then finish your meal and rest afterwards."