Three in the afternoon, Montrael Middle School.
The bells of the school rang loudly. The school day was over. The excited students poured out of the school buildings.
"Where are you heading off to, Mack?"
"Training, training~ I didn't like my performance at the last tournament, so I am trying to learn new moves until the next one. What about you, Lester?"
"Home… I have to help my father renovate the new garage. I'd like to also join you over in the dojo, but I have too much going on right now."
"I get that~"
The friends talked among themselves, and while they were pouring out of the school gates, there was a roadside stand not that far away that caught few people's attention.
[Looking for new students - Martial Redemption!]
Under the shelter of the stand, a gray-haired Kiernan leaned his back against the chair's backrest, fidgeting with his fingers.
At the table in front of him, there were pamphlets about Martial Redemption dojo and papers for new students to join.
