"So what do you guys do for fun?"

Both Evélyne and Sasha gave him blank looks before Evélyne eventually said,

"I train. Assisting mother in her lab is also quite pleasant. But I think teasing Sasha is very entertaining as well."

Lucas looked from the apathetic Evélyne to the blushing Sasha. He shook his head with a smile and said,

"You don't do anything outside the manor?"

Evélyne shook her head while Sasha's tail dropped slightly from its wagging.

"Are you not curious about what's out there?"

Evélyne thought about it for a few moments before she said,

"I am. But… mother thinks I'm not ready. And given how our first interaction went, she was right."

Seeing Evélyne's expression dim slightly, Lucas felt a little awkward. Trying to get away from the topic, he turned to Sasha.

"What about you Sasha? What do you do for fun?"

Sasha immediately became self conscious as she touched the tips of her clawed pointer fingers. She mumbled,

"I like reading novels, sparring, virtual combat, and… Watching my mistress is also very entertaining…"

Before Lucas could say anything, Evélyne walked over to the much shorter Sasha. She placed herself warm hands on her cheeks and brought her gaze to her. When their eyes met, Sasha's blush faded as her face loosened in surprise.

Her mistress had a look she had seen glimpses of but never this pronounced. Sasha hesitated to ask her mistress if she could—

"You can Sasha. I want you too."

Sasha gulped but sent out her senses. Given her unique talent for mental energies, she could easily sync up their minds. Sasha was hit by a wave of profound joy. This joy stemmed directly from her very being. Struck speechless, Sasha just stared into Evélyne's ruby eyes.

"Uhh, guys? Are you still with me?"

Sasha jumped at Lucas voice while Evélyne turned her attention to Lucas.

"Yes, we are."

Facing Evélyne's bluntness, Lucas just sighed as he thought,

'Seems I'm going to be a third wheel from now on… but with Evélyne being… herself, I doubt their relationship will move in that direction. But who knows? She isn't truly perfect after all…'

Watching as Lucas absentmindedly smirked to himself, Evélyne reached out a hand and began petting Sasha. Sasha subconsciously rubbed her head into Evélyne's hand as she said,

"What amuses you, Lucas?"

Lucas smirked knowingly at her as he said,

"Nice."

Evélyne just looked lost while Sasha was already oblivious to his presence once more.

'Seems she is rather naive about such things?'

Shaking his head Lucas dismissed the thought.

'It doesn't really matter. I have to develop a working relationship with them at least. Since having fun is all I can do for now, I should start with something simple.'

With that thought in mind, he waved at them saying,

"You can save the mushy stuff for when I'm not here you two. I have an idea for something fun. It's called tag. This is how you play…"

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He proceeded to explain the rules of tag. He also added that, if you left the field you automatically became "it" and they had to limit themselves to his level. With the rules established, they all gave some space to each other as Lucas chose who was "it".

"Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, Catch a tiger by the toe. If he hollers, let him go, Eeny, meeny, miny, moe."

His finger stopped at Evélyne, he immediately dashed off yelling,

"You're 'it'!"

Evélyne immediately took off after him, quickly gaining some ground. Lucas bolted forward as he retracted his tendrils. His loose clothes tightened as he sought to be as aerodynamic as possible.

Two blurry figures raced across the yard towards Sasha. Sasha froze like a deer in the headlights as they streaked past her.

"Hey, why aren't you going after her."

"I want to tag you."

"…"

In a few seconds, Evélyne caught up to him and made her tag. Watching her practically streak away, Lucas immediately brought his gaze to stationary Sasha. Before she began moving, Lucas was already a few meters away. As he tagged her, he asked,

"Why are you freezing up Sasha?"

"I'm sorry sir Lucas… I don't think I will be able to control myself enough to play this game. I… don't want to hurt you again."

Evélyne walked over towards them seeing they were talking. Lucas just sighed at this as he said,

"I'm not that fragile you know. If not for your mistress using her biggest attack to defeat me in an epic clash, I would kick your butt in a spar. And, she defeated me while I was injured as well hence it doesn't count."

Sasha eyed him in suspiciously as she asked,

"Really? Didn't my mistress say I could kill you on accident even at your strongest?"

Lucas smirked arrogantly as he said,

"She just wanted me to be serious due to my injuries, right Evélyne?"

The approaching Evélyne turned to Lucas to see him winking at her. Recalling the gesture from his memories, she paused for a moment before saying stiffly,

"Yes… L-Lucas is quite strong. So just have fun, Sasha."

With the word of her mistress, Sasha visibly loosened up. With her fear and indecision casted aside, her dress transformed into black and white martial robes. Her eyes became fierce and focused as she rushed towards Evélyne.

"It's only right if you get tagged as well mistress."

Evélyne just nodded with a small smile as she said,

"Come."

Lucas watched on in anticipation.

'Let's see who's better in melee range.'

Sasha lunged for her mistress with her left hand, her right free and waiting. Evélyne sidestepped the palm and took a big jump backwards, landing dangerously close to the edge of the field.

Sasha raced towards her and unleashed a hail of palm strikes, seeking to press her over the line. Evélyne's smile widened as she began weaving each blow with the smallest movements possible.

After dodging five attacks in such a manner Evélyne tried to wiggle out of Sasha's range. Sasha was having none of that as her movements accelerated further.

Lucas frowned as he thought,

'Are those movements something I'm currently capable of?'

Lucas immediately shook his head. He could tell both of them were moving at similar speeds to him. The reason they seemed to move so much faster was because each movement was as efficient as possible. This was especially so for Evélyne.

'Seems we'll have a tough time tagging her—'

Clap.

Before he could finish the thought, he heard a loud clap. Evélyne was shoved backwards while Sasha suddenly froze for an instant. She then rushed away with a smile as she said,

"You're 'it' mistress."

Watching her tail wag behind her, Evélyne walked onto the field calmly as she said with a smile,

"You cheated, Sasha. Lucas hasn't reached that level of control."

Lucas hastily said,

"Time out, time out."

When both women stopped and regarded him. Lucas asked,

"What in the bloody true void did Sasha just do?"

Confused, Sasha asked nervously,

"What do you mean sir Lucas?"

Seeing Evélyne's sharpening gaze, he said,

"I'm sorry for cursing Sasha, I was just surprised by how you tagged Evélyne. Could you explain it to me?"

Sasha visibly felt more comfortable as she exhaled, she said,

"It's a Physique technique called [Kinetic shift] sir Lucas. I just used it to accelerate my right hand."

Lucas' tendrils whipped around thoughtfully as he asked,

"Is it like a Skill?"

Sasha shook her head,

"No sir Lucas. It's a method of applying your Physique."

"Hmmm…"

As Lucas thought deeper about it, he recalled Wiki's definition of Physique. What Sasha was saying instantly made a little more sense.

'Something more to investigate.'

Pushing the matter to the back of his mind, he said,

"Okay let's continue. To make it more fun for everyone, [Kinetic shift] and similar techniques are allowed."

Evélyne immediately rushed towards Lucas once more. Lucas didn't run however. Standing with a focused look, he prepared to dodge Evélyne's strike. His stance eerily similar to Evélyne's. Evélyne's eyes narrowed slightly as she saw his stance but her palm kept its trajectory.

Lucas dodge with a clean side step before jumping back. He spun around and rushed towards Sasha with a grin. Sasha immediately bolted away as Evélyne chased behind both of them.

What followed was a grueling few minutes of bone breaking tag for Lucas. Shrugging off the pain with his willpower, he kept up with the duo for almost an hour.

"Phew… phew… I think that's enough tag for now, yes?"

Both Evélyne and Sasha were as fresh as daisies but they nodded with Sasha looking a little worried. Lucas just shook his head as he said,

"I'm fine, let's just play something less straining."

And so for a good portion of the day, playing games from earth. By the end of it their bonds were much closer. As Lucas prepared to head back to his room, he suddenly got a mental message from Katlyn.

/Meet me at the laboratory, I may have a solution for your Health./

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