Now that their training sessions were over, they had a launch break where they could freely choose to go out to lunch with friends or leave the academy to explore the metropolis of New York.

All of the students were allowed to do as they pleased, with the sole instruction being that they would be responsible for their acts.

All of Class 1B's students appeared to be exhausted following their severe physical training lessons, which Instructor Joshua had forced them to finish.

As they made their way to the cafeteria, Jupiter, who appeared to be on the verge of passing out, turned to face Xavier and questioned, "Xavier, are you already?"

He went on, "You look like you're about to throw up."

Sweating profusely, Xavier smiled and replied, "Yeah, I'm good."

"I'm just a little tired from all that training that Instructor Joshua made us do," he stated.

Jupiter smiled back hesitantly and remarked, "I thought I was going to die, haha."

Xavier answered, "Yeah, same.".

Jupiter continued, "On the sixth lap, my legs gave up on me."

"But you seemed to do better than me, Xavier."

Scratching his head, Xavier laughed and said, "Well, that's because I'm somewhat used to physical training."

"That's because my brother and father always made sure I was physically fit.".

"So they would train me to the bone and teach me how to fight and defend myself," Xavier went on.

Jupiter replied, "What a military life you live," and laughed anxiously.

"Yeah, pretty much," Xavier laughed in response.

When Xavier and Jupiter entered the cafeteria and approached the serving line, they were astounded by the cuisine that was being served to them.

Jupiter drooling, "Wow, look at how shiny they are."

After noticing Jupiter and Xavier's amazement, the lunch lady smirked and asked, "What would you young sirs like to eat for today?"

"Anything goes," Xavier said in response.

With a giggle, the lunch lady answered, "Sure thing, sir."

The lunch lady smiled and said, "These are the best of the best food in the state, made by the school's top chefs for the students of this academy." after adding a generous amount of the delectable food to Xavier and Jupiter's plates.

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"I noticed that you guys were sweating a lot, so I'm guessing that Instructor Joshua must be your training instructor, huh?" she asked, passing Xavier and Jupiter their lunch plates.

"Yes, he is," Xavier replied.

"In that case, I made sure to add a lot of protein for you guys."

The lunch lady smiled broadly and added, "So you could be able to build up strong and capable muscles.".

Xavier and Jupiter smiled broadly and happily said, "Thank you very much, Miss.". It pleased the lunch lady to see both of them happy.

With cheerful smiles, Xavier and Jupiter picked up their lunch tray and waved goodbye to the lunch lady, heading out to find a table to eat their meal at.

The cafeteria was luxurious and spacious, yet it was crowded with students of various academic levels. It made it challenging to locate a place at which to eat.

All of a sudden, Xavier's name was called out by someone: "Xavier! Over here!"

Looking around, Xavier saw that it was his cousin, Jason Whitmore, who was calling out his name.

Jason weaved at Xavier and Jupiter to come sit next to him and his friends so they could all have lunch together.

Xavier cheerfully walked up to Jason, and as they approached,

Jason smiled and asked, "Yo, what's up, brother?" as Xavier set himself next to him.

Xavier answered, "I'm good; how about you?"

"Fantastic! "It's great to see you, brother," Jason responded

Jason then asked, "And who might you be?" after noticing Jupiter, who appeared hesitant to speak.

"My name is Jupiter Cavendish. Nice to meet you," Jupiter replied with a hint of shyness.

Xavier then stated, "He's my newly found friend," to Jason.

"Oh really? That's fantastic, Xavier," Jason said with excitement.

"Nice to meet you too, Jupiter," Jason added, grabbing Jupiter's hands.

"My name is Whitmore, Jason. And I'm thrilled that you chose to become friends with my cousin."

Jupiter questioned, surprised, "Your cousin?"

"Yeah, his father and mine were close as kids," Jason answered.

Jupiter said, "Wow, that's awesome," looking startled.

Abruptly, Emily Starbrook, one of Jason's female friends, touched Xavier's hair gently and said in astonishment, "His hair is so soft."

"I guess you weren't lying when you said your cousin was cute," said Jack Ironvale, one of Jason's friends.

"I told you guys," Jason replied with a smug chuckle.

"So you must be a first grader?" Emily then questioned Xavier.

"Yes, we're in class 1B," Xavier answered.

"Class 1B?" Emily said. "Wait, isn't that one of the classes that Instructor Joshua teaches?" she continued.

Xavier responded, "Yeah, Instructor Joshua is our training instructor."

"Ouch!" Jack said, "That's got to be the worst luck I've ever seen," upon hearing it.

"Yes, I have to agree." One of Jason's friends, Sophie Ravenscroft, said, "Imagine having Instructor Joshua as your training instructor.".

Jupiter, who was still sweating from the training section Instructor Joshua gave them, remarked, "I can understand what you guys are saying because I almost died doing the 25 laps he asked us to do."

"Just 25 laps? "Is that Teacher Joshua?" Jack said in a startled tone.

"Perhaps he became more soft throughout these years of teaching," Emily added.

"Yeah! Since Instructor Joshua used to be my cousin's training instructor when he attended this academy," Sophie said to everyone.

"And he told me that Instructor Joshua would break them both physically and mentally and would laugh at their face when they asked for a break,", Sophie continued as everyone shivered in terror at her stories.

"You guys are exaggerating," Jason said as he took a sip of his orange juice.

"Exaggerating? You wouldn't be saying that if you were in their shoes," Sophie replied, frustrated.

Jason smudged and shrugged his shoulders, which only made Sophie even more enraged.

Jason smiled and then asked Xavier, "Oh, By the way, Xavier, what classes do you guys have afterward?".

Xavier answered, "We're taking lessons on ancient runes in our next classes".

Jason laughed in surprise and said, "Oh, you're going to have a field day trying to understand anything during those classes".

Xavier asked, perplexed, "Oh, why's that?"

"Well, let's just say, it's probably the second-worst class in this academy," Jason shot back with a sly smile.