Mana: Before The Rise

"Look its Miss Sims" a student said, Rachel was on the Alpha-Driver Side of the school. Her Popularity was quite good here she was walking to the training done.

"Miss Sims, always looks to be in a good mood."

"Indeed, how lucky"

"Hey, have your heard about her teammates"

"No, what happened?"

"Her team is still in the UC class"

"What, but, how?"

"That's what everyone is saying"

"There most be a problem with her team then."

"I heard Miss Wen's Progress recently had a duel with hers."

"What did Miss Wen say about it."

"Nothing, she was quiet. But her expression said it all"

"What?"

"That Miss Sims Progress are the problems."

"Oh Get this I heard that one of them has been yelling at her lately."

"Oh, really What for?"

"I don't know, but miss Wen looked pretty sad about it."

Rachel walked into another training done and cranked it up to the highest level.

"Hey, everyone. Miss Sims is in the training room again."

"Oh! Really, hey, guys let go watch"

A program screen popped up in front of her and clicked a tennis racket appeared in front of her. She grabbed it with a blank face as an overwhelming number of tennis balls blasted it ways to her.

About twenty minutes later….

"Amazing a perfect score"

"Its unbelievable"

As she walked out of the training room, she waved her little followers goodbye and went to the take her own bathe. "How nice its silent"

"By yourself"

Rachel slowly opened her eyes and saw Nya she smiled but was too relaxed to move. She smiled "Nya, do you really think follow and receiving orders are a pain?"

"Huh?" Nya sat down opposite of her with surprise.

"Or is it something that you carry that makes you think that way."

"…."

"You don't wish to answer, but, that's okay. As long as you think about it more…"

"…." Nya looked at Rachel serious and frowned 'Was she always like that?' her eyes where empty as if no emotion was held and her expression still and not changing.

"Nya, do you really want to stay as you are" Rachel head laid on the side, her gaze still off. "You can't be that way forever. What's holding you back will eventually get in your way, especially when it comes to saving someone you care about." Standing up Rachel left the bath without looking back.

It had been a month since them and everything almost nearly returned to normal.