Leo stood in front of the five girls, stick in hand, sweat already on his brow.
Aira, cold and precise.Rina, fire incarnate.Lira, silently floating like a bored ghost.Kara, punching a log repeatedly.Elya… smiling. Just smiling.
"Alright," Leo said. "Today is group training. Team tactics. Coordination. Trust."
Aira and Rina scoffed.
Lira gave a nod.
Kara yawned and cracked her neck.
Elya clapped. "I'm excited!"
The wind blew sweetly. Trees swayed. A frog turned into a flower.
Leo's eye twitched. "Elya, sweetie. Maybe… tone it down?"
"I'm just happy!"
"Oh no."
[SYSTEM ALERT: Divine Energy Surge Detected.]
The sky shimmered pink. Birds harmonized in a perfect chorus. A squirrel turned into a glowing bunny.
Leo raised his arms. "EVERYONE, SPLIT UP! CONTAIN THE JOY!"
Kara tried to grab Elya—was thrown into a tree by a flying bench.
Aira froze the air. It melted into cherry blossoms.
Rina summoned fire. The fire turned into heart-shaped smoke.
Lira attempted illusions. The illusions started doing ballet.
Leo dropped to his knees. "System, I'm losing my mind."
[SYSTEM: Correction. You're losing control of the world.]
"Great. Just great."
It took four hours, ten deep breaths, and a hard reset from Lira's spell to stabilize the area.
Elya sat in a circle drawn by Kara's punches in the ground, hugging her knees. "I'm sorry…"
Leo patted her head, sighing. "Not your fault. You're just… overwhelmingly divine."
Aira approached. "We may need a containment spell for her emotions."
Rina added, "Or a bucket of cold water."
Lira nodded.
Kara just grunted, "She's strong."
Leo stood slowly, brushing off dirt. "Alright. New rule. Elya doesn't get happy, sad, surprised, or excited without a five-minute warning."
The others agreed unanimously.
Elya raised her hand. "Can I be… calm?"
Leo pointed. "Perfect. That. Be that."
As the sun set, Leo finally sat down, his sanity hanging by a thread.
[SYSTEM: Congratulations, Host. You've now assembled all five divine-class disciples.]
[New Quest Unlocked: Graduation Ceremony – Bless each disciple and send them toward their destined path.]
Leo blinked.
"…Wait. Graduation?"
[Yes. You must now prepare your final teachings.]
Leo stood, sipping tea. "Let me guess. That's when I vanish or something?"
[…Yes.]
Leo dropped the cup.
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!"