The next day, Matheus walked calmly to Jonathan's house, watching what was happening in the kingdom. When he arrived, he calmly knocked on the door, after a while, Jonathan opened the door.

Jonathan: Good morning Matheus!

Matheus: Hey

Jonathan and Julian slapped each other's hands, then they entered the house.

Jonathan: You came a little early, huh? Julian is excited for your visit. He said he wants to defeat you and go straight to the Disorder Forest.

Matheus: He became much more anxious and energetic. By the way, how is the family? My last visit was... 6 months ago. A lot can happen in that time.

Jonathan: Really, but not much happened, let's see... Maybe a little visit from John, my father. He's already getting his first gray hairs, haha.

Matheus: Making fun of your own father? Hahaha

Jonathan: that old man used to make jokes all the time when I was a kid

Matheus: ah... My dad... Eh... Wow, he was pretty normal

Jonathan: I remember your dad, he was pretty normal, anyway, I think I'm a good dad, right?

Matheus: of course, besides being a good dad, he's a good human being, an example!

Jonathan: you are too, but so what? When are you going to become a father?

Matheus: I haven't even found a woman for me, let alone having a child

Jonathan: you can adopt, besides, you're a nice guy, you should try to get rid of that serious face of yours and put on a smile, you know?

Matheus: uh... Which is natural, but if I were really nice, don't you think that regardless of my expression, I would find someone?

Jonathan: I don't think so, you know, it's really hard to get close to someone who seems really grumpy

Matheus: I get it, by the way! It's quiet, haven't the others woken up yet?

Jonathan: Ah...

Jonathan looks from side to side, noticing the silence that was really big.

Jonathan: what do you think?

Matheus: uh... Kind of obvious, I don't think I needed to ask

Jonathan: anyway, Julian is still sleeping, Joana and Jenny went to a bakery to buy bread for breakfast

Matheus: right-

Jenny and Joana enter the house Jonathan and Matheus notice.

Jenny: good morning boys!

Matheus: good morning Jenny

Jenny: what were you talking about?

Jonathan: nothing much, you know, about what happened lately and about how Matheus is still single, he's my age!

Jenny: that's surprising, you're not interested in that?

Matheus: not exactly, I wanted to have a family, it would be a joy to have a family like yours, but you know... I never managed it

Jonathan: relax! You can do it someday

Matheus: someday... I see

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Joana grabs the bags and leaves them on the counter while she starts to prepare breakfast, Jenny sits at the table, joining the conversation.

Jenny: well! What do you plan to do here today?

Matheus: spend some time, you know, I live alone and talking to people a little is always good, right?

Jenny: that's right, Julian should wake up soon

Jonathan: the boy got excited about your visit and ended up sleeping late, now... He's waking up late and is wasting time from your visit

Matheus: by the way! Given his level of strength, do you think he can beat me?

Jonathan: it would be humiliating for you if I said yes ahaha

Matheus: it would be, but telling you... I don't doubt it

Jonathan: really, maybe when he becomes a teenager... He'll beat you

Matheus: easily?

Jonathan: uh... Yeah, easily

Matheus: wow... I look pathetic like this

Jonathan: nah, the kid is the one who's absurd, by the way! He wants you to stay until his birthday

Matheus: really? Will you let me stay until that day?

Jonathan: sure! You don't have to worry about that

Julian wakes up and stands up, while rubbing his eyes and yawning, he realizes that Matheus had arrived, with that his drowsiness soon disappears and turns into an expression of excitement.

Julian: Matheus, you're here! Now, when are we going to Disorder?

Jonathan: Calm down, son! You're really excited, huh?

Julian: The energy runs through my veins in ecstasy!

Jonathan: I get it, I get it

Matheus: By the way! You can't go to such a dangerous place without first passing a test! Face me, kid! If you can!...

Jonathan: It seems that we now have two excited pests

Matheus: Don't treat me like I'm a child, I'm a month older than you, you know?

Jonathan: No... Relax, I know, you're such an idiot

Matheus: Oh my... I'm being humiliated here

Julian: Humiliated with words and humiliated with punches by me!

Julian poses, acting out his imagination of defeating Matheus. After a while, Jenny arrives at the table with breakfast.

Jenny: none of that! You'll only do this after breakfast and an obvious rest. You have to digest what you eat, or else... You'll be... Expelling gas everywhere.

Joana: geez...

Julian: that wasn't funny.

Jenny: sorry...

Jonathan: anyway, a breakfast to wake you up completely and have energy.

Everyone sits at the table and starts eating breakfast.

Jonathan: is Disorder having any kind of unusual movement?

Matheus: nothing unusual has been identified in the last expeditions. Julian can easily enter there, as long as he is accompanied.

Jonathan: I understand, by the way! Since you're staying here, you're going to buy some things for Julian's birthday party.

Matheus: what's this? I'm paying for my stay with... Confetti?

Jonathan: yes...

Matheus: you wretch...

Jonathan and Matheus laugh, then Julian finishes his breakfast.

Julian: record time!

Jonathan: wow! That's fast! What's up? Were you hungry?

Julian: uh... No, but I'm looking forward to fighting you, Matheus

Matheus: I get it, so let me finish right here, in the meantime, tell me, do you really think you can beat me?

Julian: sure, I don't doubt it one bit

Matheus: you're very confident, I'm not going to go easy on you just because you're a kid or my friend's son

Jonathan: ah... He's my son, just go a little easy

Julian: Nah! I can handle it, I'm going to show you that I'm capable of getting over this idiot

Matheus finishes eating, some conversation takes place until Matheus and Julian have finished digesting their breakfast, they head to the training field, where they position themselves.

Matheus: come on! I'll show you that I'm not a fool

Julian: Did I hurt you with that?

Matheus: It seems like you're picking up some bad sarcasm habits from your father, huh

Julian: Of course, that's very good...

Julian advances against Matheus, the wooden katana tries to hit Matheus' head from the side, he moves his head downwards, while using his own wooden sword to hit Julian's stomach and push him back, for which Julian somersaults to regain his composure, so he advances again, the two clash their swords, however, Matheus overcomes his strength and throws Julian's sword back, but Julian kicks Matheus' sword at that exact moment. Matheus takes a step forward and sends a punch to Julian's face, but Julian deflects the trajectory of the punch with his hand and hits the tips of two of his fingers in a vital spot in the middle of Matheus' chest, making him disoriented and having difficulty breathing. So, Julian moves away and resumes his base, to advance with more power, Julian kicks Matheus' legs to completely destroy his posture, but Matheus despairs and manages to block Julian's blows with his forearm.

Julian: Not bad, but why don't you try a little harder, huh?

Matheus: You're a kid, I can't hurt you too much... My friend's son!

Julian: You coward...

Julian lunges at Matheus with consecutive fists, all focused on Matheus' face. But Matheus manages to defend most of the blows, so he pushes him away, grabbing his arms and throwing him to the other side of the training ground.

Julian: Did I manage to irritate you again? You're very emotional, you know?

Matheus: No, I just... I can see that you require more from me to defeat you, but! Now let's get serious, shall we?

Julian: Of course...

Julian and Jonathan are surrounded by their respective elements, Julian is surrounded by an aura of fire, and Matheus is surrounded by a sparkling diamond-colored aura, they advance towards each other, Julian starts with five guided fireballs against Matheus, who defends himself by touching the palm of his hand to the ground and making a shield of crystals form and receive all the damage from the attack, Matheus jumps towards Julian, punching his stomach, a point already hit before and now vulnerable, Matheus focuses on this point, landing a critical hit, the punch creates golden rays that disorient Julian with the impacted blow at the same moment, he falls to the ground, seconds later he gets up.

Julian: Oh my, it seems like I still have a way to go to surpass you

Matheus: Obviously, otherwise I would be a laughing stock, no less, you really are evolving absurdly fast for the common

Julian: That's good to hear, but tell me, can I go to the Disorder Forest?

Matheus: You have my permission, you are strong enough not to die there

Jonathan: You are not rusty at all, huh, how about you face someone your own size now?

Matheus: No way, you are a predator much bigger than me

Jonathan: Don't give up before trying, after all, this is just a friendly battle

Matheus: You are going to insist on this, right? So... Let's go!

Jonathan: That's how you say it

Matheus gets into a defensive position, ready to counterattack, Jonathan stretches and surrounds himself with a golden aura that has sparkling stars floating around him. Matheus comes out of his defensive stance and decides to start, throwing five sharp crystals at Jonathan. Jonathan punches the first crystal, kicks the second, knees the third and destroys the fourth and fifth crystals with golden sharp projectiles that hit Matheus due to his absurd speed. With that, he gets very close to Matheus, managing to start a hand-to-hand combat. Matheus punches Jonathan's chin, who retaliates by punching the side of Matheus' abdomen, then elbows Matheus in the side of the face, making him disoriented, but Matheus retaliates with a spinning kick against Jonathan, which makes him defend himself. After having his blow defended, Matheus grabs Jonathan's wrist and twists it and manages to make him fall, but Jonathan immediately fixes his wrist and gets up, kicking the back of Matheus' legs, making him fall to his knees and then receives a strong kick in the face, throwing him away. Jonathan: What's up, huh? Are you going to say that I was wrong and now you're rusty? Matheus-

Jonathan narrowly dodges a crystal sent by Matheus, then he sees a mark that remains over Matheus' left eye, making it close, the mark was from a crystal.

[the elemental mark is a symbol of the element that the individual has as predominant that appears over the individual's left eye, this same eye remains closed, when activating the mark, the bearer receives an increase in all their attributes, all reaching their peak within the limits of the individual's body, it is as if without the mark, the bearer was half asleep, now when the mark is activated, the bearer is completely awake]

Jonathan: don't you think that using the elemental mark is taking this friendly fight too seriously? But since you're using it... I'll indulge myself too

Jonathan shows a gold star over his left eye, as he prepares to continue the fight.