“Good. Now, here’s a detailed summary of the practices you need. Whenever you think you have free time, consider working on these.”
Tsutomu handed over the notes that he had just written, and Stephanie accepted it nervously.
“Mm-hm, Ealdred Crow is even more amazing than I expected, I say! I’d never thought everyone was so ambitious — now my bar of expectations are up by a fair bit!”
“C-cool,” Rook replied curtly, horrified by how Tsutomu’s previously gentle atmosphere had been blown away by an instant and replaced by something quite indescribable.
[…He’s just like my mentor.]
Bittman trembled subtly, having been reminded of the person who had whipped his childhood self into fighting shape.