Reborn in another world as a Hermaphrodite

March quickly flew by as the school years continued, with the routine of going to school, then going to meditate, and then back home.

Unfortunately for Alex, Meiya stopped training him just as the month ended, citing that there was nothing else she could teach him.

He had learned every single possible sword style he could, with all the other ones blocked off from him due to having no Qi.

As she best put it, he had reached the peak of what a person with a sword could do.

Still, he continued going over to their house and offered to cook for them just to watch Meiya and Luqing train alongside each other.

When he saw them fighting with their full-blown strength for the first time, Alex quickly realized they were just playing with him.

Or at least holding back extremely hard as their battles were flat-out Qi bombardment against each other.

But unlike the Qi he used, most of their Qi weren't invisible.

Instead, there was a clear color launching at each other, almost like mages throwing spells at each other in the distance.

The only difference to a mage was the speed, as he couldn't tell how fast the two were going at their running speed.

At the same time, Alex finally learned the cultivator has their defensive tool, with their inner Qi barriers appearing when something hits them.

Of course, Meiya didn't use any of the Qi techniques mentioned, as only Luqing was forced to use her Qi to the fullest to fight back.

When the two finished fighting one day, Alex curiously asked why they had not used any of these abilities in the competition back in Regina.

The logical explanation he was given was, "They simply don't have any Qi in the competition."

It made Alex even more curious as he went over to Sarah one night and asked her about it.

He soon realized Sarah's creation ability wasn't as strong as it looked, as it couldn't replicate what a cultivator could do.

At the same time, his brain quickly realized how stupid he was to think that a mage could replicate another system of energy.

Besides that, the only other thing that happened in March was the house renovation.

Since all three of the houses were neck and neck, Katherine had gone out of her way to demolish the fences around all three houses.

Then, she added a hallway to connect them, cutting the walking distance from twenty steps to just five steps.

Other than connecting the house, she quickly demolished most parts of the house on the left and rebuilt it into several bedrooms for guests.

With all three of their yards connected, they now had a massive, empty grass field that had nothing.

To all three kids' surprise, Katherine flat-out brought an entire training station and installed it in the empty backyard.

From gym equipment all the way to individual meditation rooms, there was almost everything a mage needed.

All Alex could think of was... "Man, being a duchess really does give a lot of money."

Although their houses were now connected, it also meant Alex was back to cooking breakfast early in the morning for all five of them.

Fortunately, Katherine eventually realized the burnout Alex felt and eventually stopped him from cooking breakfast.

The duty eventually fell back into her hands, and Luqing occasionally cooked when Katherine didn't wake up in time.

With April less than a week away, an upcoming spring break was approaching.

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"Ahem, I'm sure everyone wants out of my boring class and to get ready for that spring break already, right?"

As Miss Amy stood in the front of the classroom, all of the kids nodded in agreement.

"Well, too bad, you guys are going to mandatory school... I'm just playing with you. There's nothing you need to do."

All of the class kids experienced a rollercoaster of sadness and excitement before Miss Amy poured cold water on their celebration.

"But... That's only for students who have reached mage level 2. For those who haven't reached it yet, this will be your homework."

Most of the class still looked extremely excited, with a small fraction looking a little worried as a looming deadline was approaching.

"Anyway, Luqing, you want to say anything to the kids?" Miss Amy asked as she looked over to her co-worker.

"Um, please remember to keep your body in shape. When we return from the break, we'll have the schoolwide physical examination.

And no, I didn't come up with this. The school principal just told me about it yesterday morning."

"What is the physical examination going to be like?" One of the kids in the back asked out loud.

"It's just basic things that you should all be able to do... And there will be a body examination at the courtesy of... Sanctum of Solace?"

"Ahem, it's just a different school that's more based on healing and doctors.

You guys should consider yourself lucky. It's extremely expensive to have them check your health for free." Miss Amy chimed in to clarify.

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All of the kids looked a little happy over it, but Alex's face darkened as his mind was put on the highest alert.

"Do we have to take off our clothes?" Alex suddenly asked.

"I don't know. They haven't told me about what the procedure is going to be like."

"Don't worry about that. Boys and girls will have separate examiners. Everyone, enjoy your spring break!"

As Miss Amy left the classroom, the class became full of chatter, discussing what they were doing over spring break.

"Alex, what are you doing over the spring break?" Chloe curiously asked.

"Probably just stay at home... Unless those two want to go out."

Alex pointed to Sophia and Mary, who were all fired up as they chatted nonstop with the other three.

"How about you? What are you planning to do over the spring break?" Alex curiously asked.

"I'm probably heading back home for the week... You don't want to go chat with them?"

"I'm good."

Seeing Alex taking out a book and starting to read it silently, Chloe didn't bother him again as she headed over to Sophia by herself.

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"Alex, something in your mind?"

Katherine curiously asked as all five of them were chatting about their plans for the break, except Alex, who sat in silence.

"Hm? I was just thinking about what Miss Amy taught us in class today... What were you guys saying again?"

"We were just talking about going on a camping trip for the spring break. We're just deciding where to go."

"I don't mind going anywhere."

Alex quickly gave up his opportunity to talk and shifted his attention to finishing dinner first.

"How about we go to Thalorim?" Sophia suggested.

"Not again. We have been going there every weekend." Mary complained, looking a little bored from the endless meditations.

"We can't go to Thalorim again for the next few months... Spring is usually where the tree stores its energy."

Sophia immediately looked a little disappointed hearing Katherine's answer, but Mary looked a little relieved.

"How about just somewhere fun? Spring break is supposed to be a break, right?" Meiya chimed in.

"Yeah, spring break is supposed to be a break, not work!" Mary quickly voiced her support.

Seeing Sophia's wish to continue advancing her mage level being shut down, Katherine's next word ended the debate.

"Then we'll just go somewhere fun... Luqing, do you have any ideas?" Katherine asked as the table's attention turned towards her.

Luqing quickly shook her head before saying the same thing as Alex, giving up her vote.

"Kate, you know where to go the best. How about you give us some options to vote on?" Meiya suggested.

"Hmm... Okay, I can think of five different places that can be pretty fun."

With a snap of a finger, a map and a red dot suddenly appeared on the wall.

"We can go to Thalorim again, but we will climb the mountain to arrive at the well-known dungeon instead."

Katherine murmured as she pointed up North on the map with the red dots.

"What's a dungeon?" Meiya curiously asked.

"It's like where monsters and treasure will appear naturally in a place... Like slimes and most undead creatures."

Meiya slowly nodded, but Mary quickly showed her objection as she didn't want to go somewhere that cold.

"Can we actually go somewhere that's like real spring?" Mary complained.

"Okay, okay. The next place is towards the west side of the capital... Right here in Amberdune."

"Isn't that a desert?" Sophia murmured as she remembered the textbook mentioning it once.

"Yes, it is mostly desert, but there are oases in the deserts that give life to the wide deserts.

I remember I went there when I was at level 3. It was a pretty fun journey for the spring break."

"But it's going to be so hot... That doesn't feel like spring at all." Mary complained.

"Fine, how about Ironpeak in the south? It's just as warm as the capital, and it has a ton of dungeons we can explore.

Most of them are also super beginner-friendly, like the one I brought you guys last time."

Mary didn't complain this time, but Sophia quickly remembered something about it in the textbook.