It was the same old in Irio—gray cloudy skies with a hint of rain—and currently, Karma was driving back home.
With one hand on the wheel and another grabbing the stick, he navigated through the familiar streets.
He happened to go past Karuza High, and today's classes had ended many hours ago, but there were still students roaming about.
Mostly martial arts club members, as they were training for upcoming nationals that were weeks away.
Coach Jin was whipping them into shape.
Karuza High were two-time reigning champions of the nationals, and they had plenty of pressure to make it a three-peat.
There were worries about whether they were good enough without Julian and Kiernan.
'Maybe I should go say hi.'
Karma parked at the side of the road, stepped out of the car, and slowly approached the yard, where the martial arts club members were running laps.
"Hey, coach."
Hearing the voice, Coach Jin turned to see who it was and looked pleasantly surprised to see Karma.
