X-Loves: From Another World
Chapter 7: Part III Training: This Is the Time

A bright morning on the 21st day, Mother Rara on this day chose to dry clothes and not sell plants. The young mother seemed to take the opportunity to rest while doing something else.

Meanwhile as usual, Anna and Licia were practicing magic behind the house. But this time they faced each other, preparing to start ‘simulation fight’. There are no specific rules in this simulation, including who wins and who loses. It was just that they needed to attack and dodge magic attacks as much as possible.

Anna begins to take a fighting position, as well as Licia.

“Are you ready, Anna?” ask Licia.

“Ya, very ready,” replied Anna.

Everything seems quiet. The wind blew slowly and released a leaf from the tree. Slowly the leaf floated and then landed on the ground.

“GO”

WUSH. The fight begins right after the leaf hits the ground. Licia quickly directed her two hands to shoot Anna.

“Mantra Copyright, Cahya, Dwi Noctah”

Two balls of light shot towards Anna, but she easily dodged them and prepared to launch a counterattack. Anna clapped her two hands and pointed them at Licia.

“Mantra Copyright, Tirta, Bolla Rentaka”

A water ball of considerable size shot towards Licia. He did not expect that Anna could use the magic technique so well and smoothly, but he had prepared for his next attack.

“That's great, Anna. You can do well, but look at this.”

Licia straightened her three right fingers and cast a spell.

“Mantra Copyright, Bayu, Sayat Belintan”

Licia quickly split the water ball and launched a wind incision attack. Anna, who realized it, tried to avoid it, but she seemed to have trouble. Moreover, he had to avoid that wind magic technique sharp enough. Several trees were seen behind him breaking off as a result of the attack.

“Cih”

In such a precarious condition fortunately Anna got an idea.

“It looks like I should use it. Copyright Spell, Tirta, Samsaq Kalaq”

He coated both his hands with water magic as a protector, and it turned out that it was quite successful to dispel Licia's wind magic. Anna also advanced forward while hitting the wind magic that Licia had launched.

“Great as well you can use that tactic,” praise Licia.

“Hehe... Now it's my turn, HIYAAAHHHH!!!”

Anna ran to the front of Licia and tried to hit her in the face with her water magic gloves, but Licia who knew about it immediately tried to dodge it with light magic.

“Mantra Copyright, Cahya.”.

A ball of light was created from the spell, but Anna who was too close hit the ball to make both of them bounce.

“Uh..”.

Not wasting a chance, Anna rushed straight towards Licia, but the girl had apparently already readied her magic back.

“...Bolla Rentaka”

With a different magic element, he created a ball of light and directly attacked Anna, but Anna easily punched the ball.

“Not possible,”

The big enough ball of light shot back towards Licia, but she managed to avoid it. But unfortunately the ball was shot towards Mother Rara who was drying clothes.

As if realizing that, Mother Rara turned around and directed her right hand towards the arrival of the ball while casting a spell.

“Parisha”

Miraculously, a shield resembling a transparent, glowing glass appeared protecting the woman. The ball of light hit the protector and instantly vanished without a remnant. Licia who saw him immediately remembered something very important. One of the magic techniques he most sought his spell, protective magic.

“It...it...” Licia who remembers it cannot express it clearly.

“Be careful when using magic. Do not hurt your own family.” said Bunda Rara.

“Good mother,” said Anna and Licia together.

Their magic knowledge increased. The two girls continued the simulation. This time they also tried to use the magic of Parisha's protector. Parisha itself may mean the same as the Shield.

They have been simulating the fight for the past week. Until the 30th day, their battle simulation was almost over. Licia prepared with wind magic gloves, while Anna prepared with water magic gloves.

“HYAAAAA!!”

TUBS... DARR. The grains of ice slowly descended like snow in that place. Some of the villagers who saw it were quite surprised by what happened, but some who had known the simulation of their battle, including Bunda Rara who looked from behind the window just fell silent to see it. Both of them were tired due to exhaustion.

“Huff, today was exhausting once huh, Anna,” said Licia.

“Hehe, right. But finally we can master the magic technique well, Licia,” Anna replied.

“Hehe, true too. We will definitely be much better prepared when at the Academy later,” Licia confirmed it.

The last day for magic training was over. Both are preparing to depart for Jailolo tomorrow. Solaris was slowly immersed in the western horizon.

As usual, Licia took a bath to clean her body, especially after a full day of training. Dressed in a nightgown with a towel around his neck, he was surprised to see his room was now so neat with ornaments, including colorful flower decorations on some corners of his walls. Then he wondered who had beautified his room. But without a long time, Anna appeared behind him while carrying a small plate filled with cookies with lighted candles on it.

“Happy Birthday, Licia.” Anna said from behind the door.

“Anna... i..” Licia could not say anything seeing it, but her eyes were glazed over.

“Hehe, I'm sorry to surprise you. I purposely prepared this as your 17th birthday celebration. Although the preparation is not good and the cake may be too small but this is special for you, Licia,” explained Anna.

“Actually... I don't know ‘birthday what it was,’” said Licia.

“EEEEE!!!????”

Anna was surprised to hear that. How can a human not know what a birthday is. But after thinking about it maybe the name ‘birthday’ does not exist in this Tierra Hyuma.

“But..”.

The shocked and confused Anna immediately fell silent as Licia seemed to be saying something.

“...whatever it is, thank you very much. I'm so glad someone gave me this. It's so special to me. Thank you, Anna.” he said as he wiped his tears.

Hearing this, Anna smiled happily.

“Same-sama, Licia. Let's both fight from tomorrow,”

Evening has arrived. Both girls were also fast asleep. Tomorrow they have to get up early to go to Jailolo. Amidst the quiet atmosphere at night, a voice sounded towards their room. The sound made Licia wake up from her sleep.

“Licia, come,”

Licia followed the source of the voice. Anna, who woke up, followed him. Licia was seen with someone as she walked into the backyard with the door open. Anna, who saw him, felt strange why he went to the backyard on these nights. Moreover, he was accompanied by someone. And how surprised Anna was after seeing what happened in the backyard.

“It..”.