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nAs the sun shone down on the glittering sand, a party of 4 individuals entered the popular beach.

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"Ohhh, it looks awesome

" Said Ariel as she looked around

nThe sand sparkled as reflected the sunlight, the cool breeze passed through their bodies as they wore less baggy clothes, and the water stretched out as far as the eye could see.

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"After coming from a snow biome... This place looks like heaven

" John muttered

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"You're right about that...

" Said Serena who looked sort of sick

nAnyone could clearly tell why

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"Serena, you sure you don't need to take off the hat?

" john asked

nSerena was hesitating on a reply, seeing this, john got an idea

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"Wait here for a moment

" Said John before running off in the direction of the shops they passed by

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"What's he planning this time?

" Serena asked

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"Some sort of new spell probably?

" Said Ariel

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"Oh, I can see him

" Ariel said as she pointed at him

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"Yeah, what's he carrying?

" Serena asked

nJohn was gone for around 2 minutes, when he came back, he brought a straw hat with him.

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"Here use this.

" Said john when he came back

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"What sort of hat is this?

" Serena asked as she took off hat

nHer short silky silver hair had grown longer, it made her look more feminine and mature. Ariel's hair had also gotten longer.

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"It's a straw hat, I saw it when we were passing by. It's good for warm environments and helps against the sun

" John explained

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"Is it really that good?

" Serena asked before trying it on

nWhen she did, she made a surprised face and her mouth turned into the shape of a triangle

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"Uh-Serena?

"

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"How much did this cost?

" Serena asked as she pulled out her purse

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"Ah, don't worry about it, think of it as a gift

" John replied

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"Then, I owe you a gift

" Said Serena

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"Then that ruins the whole point...

" John muttered

nShe seemed rather happy with the sun hat, I guess it was better than the super-hot, mage hat that she had.

nStraw hats had holes in them for better air circulation after all.

nNext to this amazing beach was an abnormally tall yellow tower, which sort of blocked the sun.

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"Yet people seem to play around it and ignore it...

" John muttered

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"Let's get going

" Said master as she headed toward the female changing room

nWhile john went towards the wooden male changing room, the girls went towards the female room which was on the other side

nThere were many places to change around the beach, as john walked towards the nearest one, he observed how people acted in the beach.

nAnd contrary to his initial expectations, it was just like how it was in his previous life. There were people swimming around, families watching over their kids, people resting under the umbrella, and there were even some people sunbathing

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"FIGHT!

"

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"ON!

"

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"LOUDER! FIGHT!

"

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"ONN!!

"

nAnd then there were the people who were running around the beach and doing their training.

nSuddenly, john bumped into someone while he was distracted

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"Ah, sorry, I was distracted.

"

nIt was a guy who looked like he was in his sixteens, beside him were 2 other guys, and they seemed to be hitting on a girl.

nShe had long braided brown hair with brown eyes and wore a red bikini swimsuit. Her proportions were good and she was in shape. John could tell why she was getting hit on

nShe looked troubled, but all she had to do was tell them to go away, Since it was none of his business john was about to walk away as he was right in front of changing room

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"Oi... You made me drop my drink

" Said the guy who john had bumped into

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"My bad, I'll buy you a new one, how much was It?

"

nThe guy who was next to him answered

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"3 gold coins

"

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"3 gold coins for a drink? Wow really?! That's so cheap, sure, let's go inside, I need to organise my stuff

"

nSaid john as he pointed at his backpack

nThe guys then started to smile amongst each other when they heard this

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"Ah... Right, that reminds me... This was a special drink, so it's actually 10 gold coins

"

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"No, It's 15 gold coins, why are you being nice to him?

"

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"Because it was an accident... Which is why I'll give him a discount

"

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"*Sigh* Fine... I'll allow 12 gold coins, I'll give him a discount

"

nAs john watched them try to persuade him, that they were being nice, and giving it to him for cheap. The girl who they were hitting on suddenly spoke up

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"Why are you guys trying to rip-off a kid? Hey, kid, listen, that drink was worth 3 silver coins.

" She said

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"Really?

" John asked while faking a surprised expression

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"S-She's lying, why don't we go talk about this inside?

" The guy asked as started to slowly push john inside

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"Tch, kid scream for help. These guys will run when you do

"

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"For such a cute face, you have quite an attitude.

" One of the guys said as they placed their hands on her shoulder

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"Don't touch me, or I'll have to resort to self-defence.

"

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"Huh? What is this girl talking about?

" Asked the guy as he started to laugh

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"I think she's gone crazy from receiving attention

"

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"Self-defence huh, give me your best shot, bab-

nBefore the guy could even finish, his body had suddenly done a 180 and hit head was pointed to the ground.

nAnd just like that, his head was inserted into the ground. John who saw this was surprised

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"Mmph mmhph mmph

"

nHe was trying to talk but there was no luck

nThe other guys who saw this started to tremble

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"A-Ah, that reminds me, I-I uh forgot something at home

" Said one of them before running off

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"W-Wait for me!

" Said the second one, before following behind

nThe one who had his head in the sand, suddenly forced it out before slowly walking away, as if he had the worst day of his life.. He didn't even look at john or the girl.

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