Ai watched as she started to take the speech more and more seriously as he wanted to make it a point to understand that it was a serious issue and not to be taken lightly. He listened as she the spoke about his other way and if it was one that she could do herself. He nodded his head before speaking and then held up both his glasses and his bow

"For this, it is your own bow and arrows that will be your guide. Your bow and arrows are of particles that you know, like I had stated earlier. That means, you know they they are yours and you know what they feel like. To begin this, you need to close your eyes and focus on your bow and the way it feels and then its shape from your mind. Visualize it in your head, never look at it."

He lowered the glasses and then held his bow up above him before crouching down and then tossing his glasses into the air as hard as he could muster before pulling back on the bow and making a arrow

"Just like the spirit ribbons, you have to trace your bow and the arrows. With that, you can now use it like a bat or a dolphin does with the sounds they make in order to know what is around them. But with us, we still have to hit something...."

He shot his arrow and let it fly through the air till it hit his glasses, cutting them in two as the two pieces feel to the ground at different spots and he continued

"Now, because my arrow has come in contact with my glasses, I should be able to follow the spirit particles of my arrow to find the parts of my glasses..."

He held his bow out in front of him and released and arrow as it shot straight and finally came to a stop in a tree a few yards away

"And I know that right now, there is nothing in the straight line between me and the tree I hit. There is no need for me to use my eyes or any other sense besides the ones that were given to us Quincy."

He started walking forward with his hand and his bow out as he slowly felt around and then kept walking forward as he tried to get closer to one part of his glasses which within a few more steps he reached down and took hold of them with a smile.

'My own bow?'

Almost as a reflex Hotaru's attention brought her to the glove she wore. It was true that she knew those like the back of her hand, it was just a matter of recognizing it when it wasn't in her hand. Gazing back up she saw him throw his glasses into the air as he continued, only to shoot them. This act in truth surprised her and she watched with wide eyes as she had thought he had need of the glasses. However instead of saying anything Hotaru remained silent to allow the explanation to continue without interruption.

Once he had mentioned that he would then be able to follow the traces that remained from the arrow it suddenly seemed to make more sense to her. After all if she focused on being able to recognize the particles she manipulated it would be possible to find them on whatever target. In a way she also realized that she had started to do this the other night, after bursting that arrow. What it struck seemed to form a target that Hotaru could sense. If she were to work on mastering that ability more, she then figured that perhaps this would be even more possible for her. Without word though she watched as he then shot the tree before walking, apparently to retrieve part of the glasses he had broken through the previous arrow.

"Am I supposed to try this all now or should it wait, Kazuma-sensei?"

Ai slowly raised himself up and felt over the clean cut of his shot as he moved them into his jacket and slid them inside a pocket. He then turned himself to the side and raised his bow up once more and pulled back yet another arrow and released it as it hit a tree just a few feet from him. He paused before walking toward it and stopping a few inches from it and walked around it and turned his head up and aimed his bow at a branch and fired.

He watched as the other half of the glasses fell down and he turned his head down and reached down and as he took hold of the other side of his glasses before blinking a few times and turned around before looking back at Hotaru and dissipated his bow as he held open his jacket and put the glasses away in the inner pocket before walking toward her and stopping where he was in front of the stream and then looked at her

"No, no, I've already worn you down enough. I am just teaching you by word and demonstration. This is so you can do it in your spare time when no one is watching and try and perfect it."

While waiting for her answer from the instructor, Hotaru remained seated in anticipation as she watched him gather up the parts of his glasses, which apparently required firing an arrow up into the tree. After gathering up the pieces she watched his approach while still waiting. Upon finally hearing that she wouldn't be beginning this next lesson right now, she let out a sigh of relief and seemed to relax a little while she closed her eyes. A small smile graced her face as she brought her left hand up to her chest as if to erase any nerves that she'd had built up over the prospect.

"Thank goodness. I wasn't sure if I'd be able to practice it very well. Today has been a lot, Sensei, but I feel as though this lesson and what comes from it could be useful."

Opening her eyes again, Hotaru looked up at Ai and smiled.

"Thank you for teaching me like this. Even though I'm sure I messed up likely more than once in the process."

Ai watched Hotaru as she seemed to find a bit of relief from what he said. He laughed lightly as she the went on to speak about her own willingness to do better with what she had already done would have effected what she did from that point on. He smiled as she spoke about how useful the information was going to be. He moved his hands into his pockets as he then spoke in a reply

"That is what I'm here for, to teach, right? I guess my job just never ends in the classroom."

He looked at Hotaru once more as she lit up with a smile and he let his eyes wander off to the side as he moved one hand to the back of his head and rubbed it lightly as he then glanced back at her

"Like I stated before, this was training, there was no messing up, you did good. I'm sure next time will give us more time and we'll be able to do more."

Knowing that for now her training was wrapping up, Hotaru stood, brushing off any dirt and debris from her legs after sitting on the ground over a period of time. Though he tried to deny that he was doing anything more than he should, she didn't quite feel the same and tried to get him to see that with her next, honest response.

"Yes, it may be your job to teach. However I know that some of the other teachers here probably wouldn't put in the effort you have for me so that I could improve, Kazuma-sensei. This is the second time you've trained or tested me, after all. Until next time I'll be trying to take some time in order to practice this, rain or shine."

Ai watched as Hotaru rose up into a standing posture and then cleaned herself off. He then listened as she went on to speak about how his teaching her was something that not every teacher would do. He moved his hands down and let them find a way into his pockets at his sides

"You are being way to kind to me miss Nakano. Just remember, you have to keep your head on your shoulders and your aim straight. Don't go picking fights you can't win and running away isn't something to be ashamed of if it means saving your own life."

He nodded his head firmly before raising his hands from his pockets and clapping them together

"Well, I've talked your ear off enough for one day."

He walked forward and then leaped the small distance over the stream and moved his hands down into his pockets as he walked passed Hotaru and continued forward

"C'mon, lets head back and get something to eat, my treat for a good days worth of training."

"I'll be sure to keep that in mind. And really, I don't think that I am being too kind."

Once he had passed her after crossing the stream, Hotaru turned to follow him out from the forest. She remained a step behind of Ai though normally she would have surpassed him. At the moment she was feeling tired from how the training had pushed her.

"A good meal sounds like a nice way to finish out the day, Sensei. Hopefully there will be some good stuff on the menu."

Ai looked over his shoulder and back to Hotaru as she spoke about a good meal. He nodded and looked forward as he raised one of his hands from his pocket and rubbed the bridge of his nose and then continued

"I will treat you to some of the food in the teachers lounge. We got some pretty good stuff in there."

He chuckled as he then continued forward, with the way things had progressed, it was looking to be a bright future. But he would still have to make sure to pace himself so as not to push her.