Axel replied simply, "Thanks to training."
Kevin shook his head and said, "Impossible! Even with practice, you moved so fast that it was like you teleported."
Axel wasn't a very patient person, and he didn't particularly like talking to people, but this young man had managed to pique his curiosity. He asked him, "What's your name?"
Kevin took the dagger back from him and replied, "Kevin."
Axel then noticed the badge on Kevin's sweater and asked him doubtfully, "Are you a mage?"
Kevin followed his gaze and saw the badge he had put on his sweater in case anyone asked why he was there practicing. He replied, perplexed, "I just signed up, and I needed to relax a little. Aren't mages allowed to use the training ground?"
After all, it was a possibility he hadn't considered; maybe mages and fighters didn't mix.
Axel shook his head and replied with a hint of a smile, "Of course you can use the training ground. It's just very unusual for a mage to know how to fight."
