Lily continued to pick at her food with a bored expression, her eyebrow quirking at Hanta curiously as he stood against her. "So that's how it is," She mumbled with a shrug, "I really couldn't care less. I just believe that finding the line between refinement and fun is important; not to mention there being a time and place for it," The girl motioned with her hand dismissively before returning to her food. As he spoke with his mouth full, she shook her head with a small laugh, "How foolish..." She muttered.

As the silence became palpable, Komada also fidgeted, looking to Hana with her hands in her lap, rather embarrassed. As nice as it was that Hanta stood up for her, she felt a bit patronized and weak. Was she so small that she couldn't even speak for herself? Had she not cared for LIly's comment, or was she simply too afraid to fight for herself? She stared at her nearly-finished plate of food, suddenly not hungry, before pushing it forward and slowly rising to her feet, "It looks like a lot of the others are heading back out... Maybe we should go," She suggested, rising from her chair and readying herself for more training.

Lily nodded and pushed her dish forward. "Indeed. Come on, Hana, let's go," She said, standing as her chair squeaked against the ground and she also prepared, rows of knives lining her body with a curved sword appearing at her hip.

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As the training recommenced, the pairs split up again, though Komada was glad she'd made a girl friend in Aincrad so soon. Something had shifted before they went back into the training field as she tore into monsters with more drive and speed than she had before. She tore through one after another with Hanta at her side, no longer aiming just to survive... She wanted to fight - to prove that she wasn't some weak little girl that needed to be protected. During a short break a couple of hours later, the entire group had come to take a break. There were small parties amongst them, but no guilds or anything yet - just this one large mass of players that would likely grow each day as people grew accustomed to the game. She and Hanta took their place beneath a tree and she was silent, hugging her knees to her chest and resting her chin on them, lost in thought.

As she tried to find a way to put her thoughts into words, she let out a small sigh. "Onii-chan," She started softly, looking away nervously. "I... I can fight for myself too," She stumbled over her words. "Not to say that I don't appreciate it," The girl pointed out, "But... I won't get far in this world if I have you fighting all of my battles..." There was a silent pause as she bit her lip.