Clash
Aria kept administrating her blows, not noticing that they were nearing the house Yoo Jin was in.
Aria didn't pay attention to the areas surrounding where she aimed. Dianthe was the one tracking the man's position. She just locked onto the position Dianthe sent her.
Even if he avoided the blow, the blades still connected with another surface. In the forests, the trees were the ones who had to take the hit. One after another, the plants were cut down.
However, this time was different.
"That's Yoo Jin's house!" Aria panicked. She couldn't stop a Water Blade that has been launched.
Although it was a long distance attack, she had no chances of stopping it in time. It was heading straight towards Yoo Jin's house.
The man seemed to react to her words, as he turned around and saw a stray Water Blade aimed at the lone white house in the middle of nowhere.
"Tch!!" Instead of getting away from the blade, he chased it.
"Regalia!!" The man shouted as he was still in mid air.
A lion's roar resounded.
Golden mist enshrouded the man, who was now standing in front of Yoo Jin's house.
The Water Blade had long evaporated after coming in contact with the man's strange mist.
After the mist cleared up, Aria was able to see clearly.
A golden barrier covered his arm. It was comprised of hexagon shapes, aligned into a perfect pattern.
The barrier was the one that took care of the water blade. The one the man called 'Regalia'.
"What?! What happened?!" Before long, Yoo Jin's figure stepped outside the house and peeked.
He saw a few trees having unnatural deep cuts carved into them, along with two familiar figures standing in hostile positions.
It only took him a few seconds to realize what happened.
"ARIA-NIM! SUNGHA-HYUNG!" Devastated, Yoo Jin screamed as he looked at the two battlers in anger.
Both Aria and 'Sungha' dropped their fighting stance and had a common understanding on what the other's identity was.
Whatever it is, it was connected with the little boy, Yoo Jin.
After Yoo Jin's interference, they calmed down.
Yoo Jin beckoned for them to come inside the house, and so they did.
The three entered the small house and sat down at the dining table.
Aria and Sungha faced each other, enmity still wafting in the air. The two scrutinized each other.
Meanwhile, Yoo Jin stood on the side and rambled on and on about how what they did was completely stupid and uncalled for.
"It's not like we are in the middle of nowhere! People can still go here from time to time! Hyung, are you planning to attack every single person who comes here?!"
"Who else comes here? The carpenter? He's not suspicious in any way. When I found this woman, she was holding a sword and imbuing it with mana. You didn't tell me about her, can you blame me for being wary?"
Yoo Jin turned to Aria, wanting to hear her side of the matter.
"He attacked me first, so I just did the same." Aria retorted. "If he hadn't been hostile like that, I wouldn't have engaged in the fight. I was just protecting myself."
Yoo Jin wanted to give up. He was clearly the youngest out of the three, but the two adults were acting childish and didn't want to relent the case peacefully.
"This is a base! Do you understand?! It's not really a secret base, but it'd be better if no one found us, you know?!"
"What the hell were you guys thinking?! Seriously! Please consider the place and time before rampaging! I don't mind if you fight inside a dungeon- wait, you can't do that. Ahhh!!!! You get my point!" Yoo Jin continued scolding the two, who were still looking at each other furiously.
Both blamed each other for the current lecture they had to hear.
Yoo Jin sighed. It was partially his fault for not considering his elder brother's decision before taking in Aria as well.
He was someone who liked to be alone and didn't enjoy social interactions.
Only a few people became an exception.
"This is my brother, Yoo Sungha." Yoo Jin introduced. "Well- technically he's not my real elder brother, but he's the one who takes care of me... and will help you in the future."
"This is Aria-nim. Another
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"Huh?!" Aria was caught off guard. Her frown deepened.
The man was like an erupting volcano. Highly unpredictable too.
She struggled to remove his grip, but to no avail. The man possessed monstrous strength that confused her.
'How is he so strong?!' Aria bit her lips as she glared at Sungha.
"Wait, wait! Can you be patient for a minute?!" Yoo Jin raised his voice, peeling Sungha's grip off of Aria.
Sungha was pushed away and staggered backwards.
He had gotten heated just by hearing the word
A strange phenomenon.
This status was attached to his younger brother one day, all of a sudden.
Yoo Jin was shocked at the new update, but handled it fairly well due to his experience with game Systems.
Sungha, however, didn't take the news as well as Yoo Jin did.
He prized the little child, as both of them were the only living survivors of a car crash dating back to a couple years ago.
Both of their parents had been killed. Sungha, who had to raise Yoo Jin alone was burdened with the loss.
They had no relatives, since their parents had been cut off from their immediate families. Their identities were murky.
Sungha was forced to drop out of school to work.
At first, he worked at normal jobs, but that was nowhere near enough to pay for the two's living costs.
He slowly started to reach out towards the underground jobs, got involved in shady dealings, and ended up landing on a decent position.
His earnings increased, and he managed to obtain this house at a fairly cheap price.
Its location was not close to any public places, so people had to travel a certain distance just to get their necessities fulfilled.
No one wished to live there, but it was perfect for the likes of Yoo Jin and Sungha.
That was how they got there.
However, the world didn't allow Sungha to relax.