Her smile brightened, knowing he was, in his own way, happy to see her. Perhaps any other person would have been miffed at his words, but Yui knew better. Despite his rough exterior, he was a good guy. “Well, this just means we can keep training together. I’ll catch up eventually!” She was nothing if not determined anyway. “I’m better than I was at the start, anyway.”
Any progress was better than no progress at all. And it helped to have someone like Takeru to work with–granted his own routine was a bit too intense for a normal human like herself. But she would do what she could, advancing with her own power. It was that determination that led to her finally earning his trust in the first place, wasn’t it?
“I can’t help it,” she laughed softly, “it’s a very human emotion to be sad when you can’t see your friends anymore!” Even if it was only Takeru, it was more than enough for her. It at least gave her hope that she would reunite with everyone eventually.
But as he continued, her smile did drop, furrowing her brows as she tried to think. “I’m not sure of that myself… I was wondering if maybe this was another part of the test? To see if it would help you all learn more about humans, and since I’m supposed to be guiding all of you..” she trailed off, wondering if that was really the case. “But surely, if it was Zeus’s doing, he would have transported us all here together, right?”
It really didn’t make sense the more she thought about it.
{ ♔ }; “Atta girl. That’s the spirit! I won’t let you get all weak and floppy on me just cuz we’re not in the garden. You still got a helluva lot of training to do.” Being hard on her was just protocol, and he knew she could handle it. Never did he intend to push her past a breaking point, or put her in danger, even in the beginning of things. She was tough for a human. That’s why she earned his respect.
He’d give a good, firm pat on the back, that was probably a little too rough, knowing the god. Listen, he’s doing his best, alright? He didn’t really see a point in get all mushy, but once again, he’s a lot more relieved than he’s leading on. Though, as she said, there was still more pressing matters on the line here. What was bothering him the most was the fact that it was only him. Was this meant to be a punishment, or a reward? By the way Zeus normally treats him, he can’t see it being the latter. “I guess that could be the reason why you’re here. I still don’t know why he’s picking on me, though. Is this meant to be some sort of hands on experience or some shit? What am I supposed to gain from this? Was I expelled or is this to help me?” Too many question were there, and not enough answers.