The next fourteen hits was caught by Lee Soohyun with no difficulty. For some, Soohyun had to move little to the sides or back. A wide smile spread over Lee Soohyun"s face over how simple this.
"It seems that you have some skills as a beginner," Han Minhyun voiced out, "Now that we have established that, the fun part will be starting now."
"Huh? What—"
Before Soohyun could complete her sentence, she saw the ball heading towards her and immediately caught. If she had noticed the ball a second too late, her nose would have become a b.l.o.o.d.y mess.
"That was unfair! I was clearly talking you," Soohyun said.
"When you enemies out there, you can not say such things. They will try to distract you in every possible way, and no matter what I say or do, your attention should be fixated on the ball," Minhyun vocalised.
"Got it, Teacher! Regardless of what happens, I will absolutely not look away from the ball," Soohyun said.
"Pa.s.s over the ball," Minhyun said.
Nodding, Lee Soohyun pa.s.sed the ball over to Han Minhyun with her utmost strength and directed it towards the left. Nonetheless, catching the ball was no difficulty for Han Minhyun with his fast reflexes and speed.
"This is not fair," Soohyun mumbled.
Not wasting a second, Han Minhyun threw the ball at Soohyun"s direction. The ball traveled faster than the previous times and headed towards the top of Soohyun"s head. Moving a step back, Soohyun jumped up to catch the ball and, instantly, threw the ball at Han Minhyun.
Before Lee Soohyun could get time to regain her normal breathing rate, the ball was coming towards her again, and taking a step to the left, Soohyun held the ball. A bright smile formed on her face while Soohyun threw back the ball towards Han Minhyun.
Sweat started to form at Soohyun"s forehead by now, and despite the cool air, Soohyun began to feel warm. Placing the ball down on the floor, Soohyun had removed her jacket.
The speed the ball moved towards her increased, and the place Minhyun targeted the ball at was starting to get further from the place Soohyun was standing at gradually. Nonetheless, Lee Soohyun was enjoying this, and the rush of adrenaline within her increased.
Soohyun"s cheeks were coloured red, and taking in a deep breath, Soohyun threw back the ball towards Han Minhyun. As always Minhyun caught the ball effortlessly.
This was the fourty eighth time Minhyun was throwing the ball towards her, and up until now, Soohyun managed to catch all of them. Soohyun had a feeling that the throws will start to get tougher to catch by now.
With her all senses being at alert, Soohyun stared at the ball, and seeing that the ball was moving back, Soohyun rushed after it with her utmost speed. Before the ball could touch the ground, Soohyun caught the ball. However, losing her balance, Soohyun fell down on the gra.s.s.
Soohyun winced in pain as she felt the gra.s.s graze against her skin. Nonetheless, that was not her main concern. She managed to hold the ball before it touched the ground.
Wearing a wide smile on her face, Soohyun sat up. Feeling a shadow beside her, Soohyun turned to the right, and despite knowing that Han Minhyun had the power to teleport, she was surprised.
"Heol! You surprised me!" Soohyun exclaimed.
Raising the ball up, Lee Soohyun showed to Han Minhyun, and wearing a wide smile on her face, she said, "See, I managed to catch the ball."
Instead of receiving a compliment— although Soohyun did not expect much when it came to that from Han Minhyun— Minhyun stared at Lee Soohyun with stern eyes and questioned, "Are you little kid? Can you not be more careful?"
Minhyun"s words made a pout form on Lee Soohyun"s face. Han Minhyun held Jinhee"s hand and inspected the wound on her elbow. As Han Minhyun put his hand over the wound, Soohyun winced in pain.
"That hurts!" Soohyun exclaimed, "Ouch!"
Pinching Soohyun"s nose, Minhyun voiced out, "You should have been aware of that before jumping over to catch the ball."
With the pout on her face becoming more evident, Soohyun said, "Shouldn"t you be complimenting me? For the sake of the ball, I even injured myself, and if I was faced with an enemy, I should disregard such little matters."
Raising his hand, Han Minhyun patted Soohyun"s head, and instead of making Soohyun feel better, that hand added extra pressure upon Soohyun.
"Aigoo! My Little Soohyun did such a good job!" Han Minhyun voiced out.
"Why do I have a feeling that you"re being sarcastic, Minhyun-ah?" Soohyun questioned carefully.
"No, no, I am really proud of my Soohyun for not reading the book properly and knowing that Red Clan"s are easily affected by the blood, and a member of Yellow Clan shouldn"t bleed in front of them regardless of the situation," Minhyun said.
"Ah! That book," Soohyun said, "I wanted to read it, but I was just busy today, and yesterday, I was at the office with you. So, I can not be blamed. Right, Minhyun-ah?"
"You seem to know a lot of excuses. Let"s get in and take care of that wound of yours," Minhyun said, "Before it gets infected."
Soohyun nodded.
"Hold on! Minhyun-ah, since you"re a member of Red Clan, aren"t you affected the smell of my blood?" Soohyun questioned— curiosity noticeable in her tone.
"I am, but due to my rank, I am able to control myself better," Minhyun voiced out.
Raising her hand, Soohyun closed her eyes for a second when a sharp pain went through it, and then, moving her injured elbow closer to Han Minhyun"s face, she said, "What about when I do this? Are you still unaffected? Do you want to drink my blood?"
"Lee Soohyun, if you do not move your elbow at this moment, I will be digging my fangs into it, and I will make sure it is painful," Minhyun threatened.
Hearing the words from Han Minhyun, Soohyun immediately retracted her elbow and stated, "Wow! You even have fangs like the Vampires. Wait! Is it disrespectful to compare you all with Vampires?"
"Do you want that arm of yours to be mutilated?" Han Minhyun questioned.
Lee Soohyun shook her hand and immediately tried to stand up. When she pressed her palms against the gra.s.s, a sharp pain went through her arm, and Soohyun let out a wince.
Han Minhyun walked over to Soohyun, and holding her shoulders, he helped her stand up. His actions made a smile spread over Soohyun"s face.
"Thanks," Soohyun voiced out.
Han Minhyun gave no reply to her words.