Lola was used to seeing Izu and his team training. They often trained even back in Novera. It was the reason they got that kind of punishment before. So even when she saw them training here, even more intensively, she wasn't surprised.
But tonight, something was off.
Lola quietly approached Izu, studying him from head to toe.
Izu wrestled with the dummy, and once he was on top, he punched its head repeatedly. Every jab was stronger than the last until its neck almost snapped.
"Hah!" he exhaled sharply as he threw one final punch, eyes burning, teeth clenched. His head was still filled with the mockery he endured earlier, and he vented it all on the dummy.
But his anger quickly subsided the moment he noticed a figure from the corner of his eye. Snapping out of his thoughts, he turned, and flinched when he saw Lola.
"Izu?" she called gently, tilting her head to the side. "Something… wrong?"
