Sitting on the stairs, Hw.a.n.g Yejoon's held on to a red apple, and as he bit on the apple, a joyful expression sat upon his face. Before him laid the wide backyard.

Holding a racket, Soohyun was standing opposite to Oh Jihoon, and sweat dripped down her body. As Jihoon held the racket, he served the shuttlec.o.c.k towards Soohyun.

Aches went through various parts of Soohyun's body, and her arms were on the verge of giving up. Only ten minutes had started since her training, and Soohyun found herself close to collapsing.

Jihoon's shots were more violent and faster that Minhyun's, and almost all of them directly or indirectly caused a wound to form upon Soohyun's body. She barely managed to return any hits.

Before Soohyun could process what was happening, the shuttlec.o.c.k hit her forehead, and she let out a wince due to pain. Due to the speed, it was hard for Soohyun to see the shuttlec.o.c.k and react fast enough no matter how it targeted. 

Soohyun regretted being excited to train with Jihoon. According to Minhyun, Jihoon will be training her for the entire day today, and if this continues on, her body will most definitely give up on her despite what supplements she is being fed by Minhyun.

After letting out a groan, Soohyun bent down to pick up the shuttlec.o.c.k, and as she picked it up, she felt a sharp pain go through her back. It seemed that she had exerted herself way too much.

Holding the shuttlec.o.c.k, Soohyun directed it towards Jihoon with her utmost strength. However, due to her weak hit, the shuttlec.o.c.k fell down in the centre. A chuckle left Yejoon's mouth.

"You're holding up fine, Jiwoo. Many of the new ones faint due to his training techniques," Yejoon voiced out whilst Soohyun turned to look towards him.

However, that's when, Soohyun felt the shuttlec.o.c.k hit her cheek, and she let out a cry of pain. Her cheek is definitely going to have a scratch after that.

"Hit properly, Jiwoo! You're really weak! If you continue this way, you should have no hopes for successfully making out of Trans.m.u.tation! Concentrate on it properly! You can barely play yet you look around!" Jihoon scolded.

'Where is that soft-spoken, shy boy?' 

It was true that no one should be judged from their appearance, and Jihoon has an entire change when it comes to training. Nonetheless, Soohyun nodded and said, "I am sorry."

"Unless you can return twenty more hits of mine, you aren't allowed to have a break! Even if you collapse or Hyung comes, Lee Soohyun, I wouldn't stop."

Letting out a sigh, Soohyun nodded again.

After their badminton session was over, Soohyun fell down on the ground and laid down upon it. The sun was starting to set, and looking at the beautiful colours of the sunset, her heart felt much at ease.

A small smile formed on her face.

"Jiwoo-ssi, are you fine? I am sorry if I went overboard. I can not control myself when it comes to training," Jihoon shyly voiced out as he rubbed the back of his head and looked down at the ground. Held within his hand was a first aid kit.

Seeing how adorable the man in front of her was, Soohyun shook her head and said, "It's probably a good thing. Knowing how I am, Minhyun did the right job choosing you."

"Jiwoo-ssi, you need to take care of those wounds of yours. Once again, I am sorry," Jihoon vocalized.

"Oh! That! You can just keep it beside me. I will do it once I have enough energy to sit up," Soohyun said.

That's when, Soohyun felt another shadow above her, and looking up, she noticed that Han Minhyun was standing beside her.

"Jihoon, give me that," Minhyun said, pointing towards the first aid kit in his hand.

Jihoon nodded and obediently handed Minhyun the kit. After Minhyun had accepted the kit from him, Jihoon bowed and walked towards the front of the building, giving both of them privacy.

Sitting down beside Soohyun, Minhyun opened the first aid kit, and letting out a groan, Soohyun sat up on the ground. Her heart beat rate began to speed up as she stared at Minhyun in front of her, and a soft smile formed on her face.

"Minhyun-ah, sometimes you're really sweet. No wonder you have so many admirers," Soohyun vocalised, "It makes me jealous."

"You don't sound jealous," Minhyun pointed out.

"You're not good at reading my readings. By the way, Minhyun, I think I like you better when it comes to training, so can you train me instead of Jihoon? He is too violent!" Soohyun voiced out.

"I thought I was too violent for you," Minhyun expressed.

"Oh! Did I mention that? That's because I was inexperienced. Now that I have become more experienced, I would definitely choose you over Jihoon. Moreover, I think I will learn faster if you taught me instead of Jihoon, and you make me feel more comfortable," Soohyun said.

"Any more compliments?" Minhyun asked whilst raising one of his eyebrows.

"I ran out of vocabulary, but honestly, Minhyun, you're the best. In this World, you know that I love you the most," Soohyun stated.

"Stop with your sweet words. Jihoon would be the best teacher for you as he is responsible for teaching the newer members on how to control their powers and training the members," Minhyun explained.

Soohyun let out a sigh as a frown formed on her face. She then voiced out, "Since I have promised to protect you, I guess I will have to make few sacrifices."

Extending his hand towards Soohyun, Minhyun patted her head and said, "Good girl!"

A small blush formed on Soohyun's face at that, and she commented, "What's with that? You're making me seem like small kid."

Dabbing the wool with the antiseptic, Minhyun brought his hand closer to Soohyun's face and placed it on her cheek. She let out a wince at the sharp, burning pain.

"Ouch! Ouch! That hurts. Do it little softly. Jihoon really doesn't know about mercy."