Training

The Next Morning.

In the park, Ren and Hina are doing exercise. Before starting their training, they stretch their body to warm up.

Just then, Grandpa come towards Ren and Hina side, and says, “first we all start with running”

Then, Ren and Hina start running, and Grandpa also runs behind them as well. After a long time of running, both Ren and Hina get tired and start breathing heavily, but grandpa does not look tired at all.

Hina asks, “ Huff… Huff… Grandpa, why aren't you tired? Huff… Huf… Even after running so long ?”

Grandpa smiles and says, “ Hahahh… this is normal for me.Because back in the war, we had to run many kilometres every day — so I got used to it.”

Ren says, “ Grandpa, Huff… Huff…you are really tough.”

Grandpa says, “Hahah…. Alright, now let's move on to the next exercise. Ren, you will do 500 push-ups in 10 sets, and Hina, you will do 250 Push-ups in 10 sets.”

Ren and Hina are both surprised, but after taking a deep breath. Then, they start doing push ups.

After finishing the push-ups, Ren and Hina are completely exhausted. They lie down on a nearby park bench, both breathing heavily. 

Ren wiped the sweat from his forehead, and sat on the ground and relaxed.

Just then, Grandpa brings orange juice for both of them. He hands them the can, and they open juice cans.

Psssssshhh!

Ren and Hina happily drink the orange juice, both enjoying every sip of orange juice. 

Grandpa says, “Take a short break for a while, then we'll start training again.”

After a short break, they start training again. Ren drags a big truck tire behind him, and Hina pulls a smaller tire. Both of them struggled but they did not give up and they kept moving forward.

Grandpa stands to the side, watching them both carefully. “both of them are very hardworking. If they continue training like this, they will surely pass the entrance exam.”

After this training, Grandpa says, “ the next training — and the most important one —is meditation. Meditation is very beneficial for the mind, and psyche waves are directly connected to the brain.”

Then Ren and Hina sit down on the ground,cross their legs, and close their eyes.

Grandpa stands in front of them and says. 

“ Ren and Hina close your eyes, slow your breathing, and feel your heartbeat and your body. Forget everything…just feel yourself. Now…focus…and feel your psyche waves.”

Ren and Hina follow Grandpa's instructions and continue their meditation. They continue meditation for nearly 2 hours, when they finally open their eyes. Both Ren and Hina feel fresh and relaxed. 

Grandpa smiles with satisfaction.

 “Good. Now…it's time for combat training. But remember — don't use your power.”

Ren and Hina both say.

“ Ok, Grandpa”

“Come” Grandpa says with a smile, “attack me together.”

Ren and Hina look at each other, then nod.Then, they charge forward.

Ren swings his punch and Hina responds with a quick kick toward grandpa.

But grandpa easily dodges both of their attacks without any effort — Then Grandpa grabs Ren's shoulder and gently pushes him toward Hina. They both collide and fall to the ground, but they don't give up. They both get up back on their feet, and continue to fight. 

The fight continues —fast and full of energy. Ren attacks again and Hina attacks at the back of  Grandpa. But they did not even touch him, and Grandpa dodged all attacks and counters with effortless movements, but never hurting them — Only guiding and correcting their attacking positions.

The training continues in the afternoon and as the sun slowly sets, grandpa says, “your training ends for today… so tell me you enjoyed it.”

Ren and Hina's clothes are covered in dirt, and both of them are completely exhausted. 

Ren says, “ yes Grandpa… and thank you,”

“Grandpa, why are you so tough?” Hina says.

Grandpa, on the other hand, does not look tired at all, “ Hahaa…you too did great today — but I'm used to this kind of training.” Grandpa says.

Then they all head home. Hina also comes along with Ren and Grandpa. Both of them enter the living room and rest on the couch. Grandpa comes over and gives Ren and Hina a cup of green tea, “I have something interesting…” Grandpa says 

Then grandpa goes to his room. He opens his drawer, takes out a box, and comes back to the living room.

Ren asks, “ Grandpa… what is this?”

Grandpa opened the box. Inside, there is a strange device. Ren looks at the device curiously.

Ren says, “grandpa….what is this device?”

 Hina recognised this device.

“ That's a psyche meter, “ she says. “ It helps measure the nature and level of a person's psyche waves.”

Grandpa smiles and says, “ You're right, Hina. But this device is from the 1970s. So it's not advanced enough to show the level of psyche waves.”

Ren looks at the old device with curiosity.

Then Hina asks, “ but grandpa, this type of device is very expensive. Only rich people can afford it. Usually, only government officials have something like this.”

Grandpa nods and says, “ Hmmm…I tell you something then you will understand. Then, the world war ended in front of the world, but many secret missions continued for many decades. In those days, countries appointed special power soldiers for secret missions. So they use this device to understand their psyche waves nature. One device accidentally stayed with me, so I kept it.”

Ren and Hina stare at Grandpa in shock. Hina asks curiously, “ Grandpa, please tell us about the secret mission stories.”

Grandpa says. “ No, a secret is a secret! Now, let's check your psyche waves nature.”

Then Grandpa takes out a device on a box. He decided to check Hina's psyche waves first. He places a head strip on Hina's head. The strip is connected with several wires, and the wires lead to a small box. 

Grandpa turns on the device. A positive line appears on the device — That means Hina's psyche waves nature is positive.

Next, Ren wears the head strip. Grandpa started the device again. Once more, a positive line appears on the device — that means Ren's psyche waves nature also positive.

Ren looks it Grandpa curiously and asks,

“ Grandpa, both Hina and I got positive results. Are there any other types of results too?”

Grandpa nods and says,

“Yes, I will explain to you.

A positive psyche nature represents matter.  People with this nature gained destructive power, but…they can control it. This power does not affect or directly damage the brain, so positive psyche nature people's mental health stays normal like ordinary people.

On the other hand, a negative psyche nature represents anti-matter. People with this nature also have destructive power, but they can't control it, but if you do a high level of training then you can control it. But this power directly affects your brain or damages it. Because of that, their mental state can become unstable —they may feel deeply depressed or develop a twisted personality. But this doesn't happen in every case.”

Ren and Hina both listen carefully to grandpa. Then Ren asks , “ Grandpa… how many chances are there for someone to gain a negative nature?”

Grandpa says, “ According to studies, only one person out of 21,753 gains a negative nature.”

Then Hina says, “ Grandpa, this serious talk is getting boring. Please tell us about your secret missions stories. Please…please…please… grandpa!”

Grandpa says, 

“Alright, but this story is not about a secret mission, this is about war.”

Grandpa takes a deep breath and continues.

“When I am in the war, our post is under attack. Many enemy soldiers charge toward us. Our lieutenant gives an order to launch a motor shell. We follow his command and fire the motor. A motor directly hit enemy soldiers, and many soldiers died, and many were badly injured.

But then I see one soldier. His hand is blown off in the blast, but he is still trying to carry his dead friend and take them toward their post.”

Then, Grandpa looks Ren and Hina,

“ Ahhhh…but in war, hesitations mean death, in a war emotion has no place — without thinking, I fire my gun. The bullet hits his head. And he dies beside his friend.

In war…. You cannot fight with your heart. You fight only to survive.”

Ren and Hina look at Grandpa in silence.

Hina looks at Grandpa and says, “ Grandpa…. Do you feel bad about it?”

Grandpa stays quiet for a moment. Then grandpa says, “ No… and don't waste your energy thinking about war. The war ended 80 years ago. The past cannot be changed. So, focus on your entrance exam and your training. From now on, the training will only get harder. So, be ready!”

After that, they talk for a little while longer. Then Hina leaves and goes toward her home. Later, Grandpa and Ren have dinner together . After finishing dinner, they both go to their rooms and fall asleep.

Training continues for several days, and Ren and Hina never give up. Finally, the long - awaited day of the entrance exam arrives.