Chapter 61 Next Training

Belicia was aware that she couldn't hurt this man. The man had the backing of his organization and even had some ties to the Demugens. Despite how disgusting Herman was, Belicia was unable to harm him because she was worried about her brother and other dear people to her.

After a brief pause, Belicia enquired. ''Who is the item holder you mentioned? ''

"I'm not sure.  Most likely someone who got bored and went for a walk. Fortunately, your brother came across a good person to save him rather than a maniac. Such item holders are hard to come by these days. Kahkahkah '' Herman said, laughing uglily. Like he wasn't the one who kidnapped people and used them as experimental subjects.

Belicia frowned and thought. She had a different take on the mysterious item holder than Herman, who believed he was merely a bored item holder hanging out.

'Is that Raydon? ' Belicia pondered.

'I suppose I'll have to ask him later.'  Belicia gave it some thought before turning around and leaving.

Herman sighed and kept silent as he watched Belicia walk away. The less this crazy woman was around, the more at ease he would feel.

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Belicia reflected as she walked back the way she had come after leaving the factory. 'If I'm not mistaken, Rayn and the others were doing some kind of mental training. Is Raydon the one who forced them to do this? '

Belicia understood why they hadn't told her about what had happened with the Ashskin gang and Raydon. However, it was strange and unbelievable that Raydon suddenly began training them with such mental training methods. Since regaining his health, it had only been a few days.

''Similar mental training methods were part of the training we received from the Demugen family. I'm curious if Raydon remembers these methods and wants to teach them as well. ''

Belicia didn't understand why Raydon wanted to train them in addition to rescuing Rayn and the others, but she was certain it was because of his good intentions.  Raydon's actions had no ulterior motive in her opinion.

After all, one of the reasons Belicia cared for Raydon for so long was her empathy for him, as she, too, had a disabled sibling. So it wasn't surprising that Raydon was doing the same for her brother.

''Well, I'll ask him later and find out the details. I owe him anyway for saving my brother's life. '' Belicia stated.

Meanwhile, while Belicia was busy figuring out what was going on, Raydon approached a warehouse slowly. He spent some time gazing at the warehouse's closed door before making his way around it and entering through one of the broken windows.

He smiled and muttered when he snuck in and saw the scene. 'They are not bad. '

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''Hieekk… Huff, huff…  Dan, that's it for me, I need some rest or I'm really going to die. '' As soon as Karan regained consciousness, he tried to catch his breath, looked up at the ceiling from where he was lying, and said.

"Okay, get some rest. This time, it took you longer to recover. Next time, you can actually die,'' Dan said with a chuckle. He could now lightheartedly discuss death as if it were a common occurrence.

''When do you think he will return? '' As he gently placed another unconscious person on the ground, one of the young men in training questioned.

"We can't be sure of this. Perhaps he's already here, watching and assessing us.''  Fatty continued in a quieter voice after squinting his eyes and looking around.

''You are aware that he is an item holder, aren't you?  He is definitely capable of reading our minds... Woahh, we have such a strong and charismatic brother. I'll be just as cool as him. ''

Fatty ran off and dove his head into the water right away. He appeared impressed by his own assumption that flames started to burn in his eyes.

Now, after doing this repeatedly for so long, his will had grown so strong that he was even able to hold his breath until he fell unconscious on his own.

''I really don't know if this guy is really a genius or an idiot. '' Pana said with a sigh.

Although everyone present found this amusing, they regrettably didn't even have the energy to laugh.

''Okay, now that Karan is resting, does anyone want to train with me? '' Dan stood up and asked.

''I will be your training partner for the next training.'' An unexpected voice startled Dan. When he turned and looked in the direction where the voice had come from, he smiled with relief. He respectfully bowed his head and said.

''Welcome back, brother. ''

Raydon approached the group, who were barely standing at the time, in front of everyone's puzzled and joyful eyes.

Nobody asked how he got in or how he got so close to them without them noticing. All they felt was a relief. The man they had entrusted with their lives, whom they now considered to be completely one of their own, had returned.

''Welcome back brother. ''

''Welcome back brother. ''

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..

Raydon was greeted warmly and respectfully by everyone who lived there. Even Pana appeared to have accepted Raydon without reservation. At this point, she was unable to conceal the admiration in her eyes as she stared at Raydon.

''You said the next training, correct?  If you'd like to begin right away, I'm ready. '' Dan pulled himself together and said in a firm tone, despite the fact that he was too exhausted to even stand up.

Following a brief pause, Raydon spoke. ''Yes, we can move on to the next training, but I'm hungry. Let's eat something first. ''

He looked around the group, finally stopping at Sami, whose head was still in the bucket of water, and said. ''Don't forget to bring him with you. He appears to have already passed out. ''

Pana and Karan facepalmed and dashed to pull Sami's head from the bucket.

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