Episode 3. Eternal Twilight

Erika and I walked towards class 10 Physical 1. A nervous move was inevitable. I who always fight in the arena or the field don't need to talk or explain how I won, but this time was different. I need to be able to speak in public and explain everything I have learn. My hands trembled as I grabbed the doorknob. 'I'm still not ready'.

Erika's hand touched me and stopped my nervousness. She who was frowning turned being have a bright smile.

"It's okay don't worry. If you have trouble explaining. I will helping you."

My nervousness is gone and now feel more optimistic. I opened the door and greeted the class.

"Good morning everyone. How are you?" I greeted my students.

Erika helped introduce me who was at a loss for words

"Everyone, This is Mr. Rasyid. The new teacher who will replace Mr. Fajri. His ability is not something you need ask anymore, he is great."

"But he doesn't look like a professional. Did he enter through an insider?" A four eye student mocked me like he really knew the truth.

"Hahaha" The whole class laughed at me.

Feelings of awkwardness filled my worries even more. My eyes locked onto a female student who wasn't laughing at me. she didn't seem to care about the class. Her face looks depressed.

With Erika's help, I tried to teach the class. I'm still having a hard time explaining every move in the fight. Sometimes i forget the name of the magic tier. Until the class is over, I still can't relax while teaching. The feeling of nervousness always haunts me.

"How was your first teaching experience at this school, Mr. Rasyid?"

"Bad, so bad...I still can't relax while explaining the lesson"

"Hahaha....I saw your hands shaking throughout the lesson"

"Is that true?"

A girl with green short hair came up to the two of us who still in conversation. Erika, who noticed her appearance immediately stopped the conversation. I looked at the student, judging from the weapon she use, she is a dual knife user.

"What's wrong Moka? You look nerveous."

"Is...is this for the best?" Hearing those words Erika's face accidentaly became serious. "Yes this is the best".

What is the problem? What happened to this class before I teaching here?

Moka left the class with a sad face. My gaze went straight to Erika. "What happened?"

There's something going on in this class. I have to know that, Erika gave up because my intimidation. She looked towards the door where that girl use to exit the class.

"Back before you taught there was a teacher who sexually harassed a student from this class. Moka was the first one who find out about the incident and reported it to Mr. Bahar and I. Soon, we both tried to find the evidence, but when we tried to expand on the incident, Moka stopped us. She didn't want this trouble spreading. The victim of that case is still traumatized and may end her own life. Unfortunately we couldn't get any evidence of that incident. All we can do is fired that teacher by using 'test to recruit new teachers' for reason to hiring new teachers. Moka didn't tell us who the victim was. But without it, we know who the victim is..., and you must already know who is the victim, right?" The depressed face of the student during the introduction was the only thing that came to my mind.

"No wonder why Mr. Fajri very happy when I saw him leaving school"

"You met him!" Erika was immediately surprised to hear that.

"When where?!" She immediately grabbed my shoulders with her hands. her glared face forced me to answer

"This morning, before I entered the teacher's room"

Erika let go of my shoulders and backed away in disbelief. Both of her hands held her own head. "I'm late...."

"What happened"

"We have to find Sophia!"

Erika who was still in shock immediately shouted at me. "Search every roof or hallway!" Erika immediately left quickly. I who heard it also went looking for it.

I'm confused, Isn't death an uncommon thing nowadays?

Sophia is the name of someone I don't know. But based on Erika's story, Sophia must be that student. I run while thinking where is the best spot to commit suicide. (Roof, crowded street, or with her own weapon chip?) All the possible ways people commit suicide are in my mind. For a quiet person and her life has been ruined, she would prefer to be alone. But if I put all the things together there's only one thing, it become one conclusion. I went to that place.

School alley. A black-haired girl was pointing a fan covered by ice magic. On the other side was a young man putting his hands in his pockets. He didn't see the girl as a threat.

"I only have one goal now..." With blank eyes the girl unfolded her fan. She was ready to do anything even her life just to kills the man in front of her.

The girl threw her fan. When the fan got close to the man, it exploded and froze the surrounding area. Ordinary people would definitely get frostbite and die if they hit it.

The man just laughed and saw how weak the girl's magic was. He tried to cast the same magic. And released it near the student.

The fan that had just returned was immediately caught by her and wag it to cast wind magic against it. A wind slash appear from it.

Not like Sophia, Fajri has more energy. He can still bring out his magic a few times. Sophia who was starting to run out of energy from releasing wind slashes couldn't help but could only rely on her weapon right now.

Their fight continued with one sided advantage.

Fajri was silent, indicating he was running out of energy. Sophia didn't want to miss the opportunity, she run as fast as she could and slashed at Fajri's neck. Fajri tried to take out the icicles from the ground, but Sophia dodged it easily.

"Die you bastard!"

Sophia approached and slash him, but Fajri block the attack by freezing his hand into ice. Sophia, who was surprised, was immediately got punched and slammed into the wall.

She fainted.

"Until here, my dear, Sophia." Fajri came closer and took Sophia away.

"You are always light as usual Sophia...Hihihihi. The endless pleasure will come to you." Fajri's perverted smile seemed to feel the pleasure of Sophia's incomparable body.

Not long after that a firebolt is being thrown at him. He dodged the firebolt easily and turned his face to the direction where firebolt cast.

"If you want to play around, just find someone else-"(Got stabbed)

People who just gain a victory will lose their alertness. That's how I read Fajri who had been fighting with Sophia so far. I immediately jumped into the wall and ran on it to do a charge attack to him. I stabbed Fajri's body quickly.

I can't kill him yet, I'm a teacher now. Making my student see this would be no good for me. Fajri's body immediately fell with the iron sword is still stabbed in his body. I caught Sophia's light body and put her on the wall.

The echoes of the people signaling that now is twilight. I tried calling Erika, She was surprised and says will immediately come to the location.

I looked at Fajri's lying body. his face reminds me of someone. A face that I hate and hope will never see again.

While staring at the two of them I waited for Erika's arrival.