Summer

After he finished with his routine training and running for a total distance of up to 20 Km, Ryo immediately collapsed under a shady tree in the academy park. The sun shone very hot even though it was not yet midday. Not to mention the heatwave that made the air feel arid.

'I hate summer!' Ryo complained and splashed his face with his water bottle.

[Since today is so hot, how about you tryna master the fourth and fifth gate?] Kuryu suggested.

"But what about the new technique?"

[That skill requires your brain's ability to perceive the time's perceptions.]

Ryo was intrigued. "Are you trying to tell me that the fourth and fifth gates are located on both sides of my brain?"

[Indeed… Did you ever think why and how people could read an attack that came so fast and reacted beyond normal human reflexes?]

Ryo quickly sat up and mumbled to himself. He tried to theorize the cause of the phenomenon when he got attacked by Rommy and how he reacted so quickly.