The boys were about to leave the rest area as they had no serious injuries.
While healers attended to any minor injuries and administered pills to restore their mana veins, Ren and his friends observed the battles of students from other years with some interest.
But, a slightly mocking one…
"Look at them," commented Min, pointing to a pair of second-year students who were facing each other with Iron-rank beasts using rather basic techniques. "They're a bit worse than our irons."
Taro nodded, distractedly chewing an energy bar instead of pills since he had no more combats today. "It's normal. Most keep their beasts at Iron until third or fourth year… fear of ruining their cultivation before mastering the basics."
