Episode 53. Prince in the Cage pt.7

They all looked at me with questioning faces. Actually, they already understand what I said, but it seems they still don't want to admit it.

"Once I again, I will say... This battle is about the team! You must help each other, not just with a friend you already know, but also those who are you all think still as a stranger!" My eyes started to turn from Sophia to Stevent to Astra, and ended to Maul.

Silence still came to this place.

"Then what should we do?!" Stevent asked me.

I glared back at him. He looks like he really wants to finish this.

"You must find out by yourself!" I looked down at them.

Hollowness is wandering around them. They still don't understand what I mean at this point.

'Should I make them even hollow?' Grin in my heart.

Making silent things become furious is a good thing, but if the person who burned it didn't do it smartly, then the fire will also burn the burner.

But if I didn't, then they would be at the bottom of the world and never try to climb.

Like my brother used to do to me.

I was forced to climb from the abyss to the top of the cliff just by myself.

"Then, just stand and do nothing! Let's stay poor like useless trash at the side of the road! The one who will get into trouble is was you all, not me!" I said something inappropriate as a teacher.

"RASYID! What the hell with your mouth?!" Even Vicky who had been hiding all this time came out of his shield and scold me.

This is just a provocation. It is clear that there will be those who are furious and who are not, and it may even burn the wrong target.

'What a troublemaker...' I clenched my fists.

Can only sigh, I tried to look at Vicky with a low gaze.

I have to change my character. The me that usually turns into characters like in a superhero series. My face has to look convincing.

I started off by trying to make a slightly sly smile. I narrowed my eyes and pointed my hand at that teacher.

"Ha...?! Why?! Am I wrong?! Don't you understand that, Vic?! People who can't cooperate with people other than they are friends are failures. And failure will only fall into deep of abyss in Nusantara's law!" I glared at Vicky.

Even so, I'm still not used to this. The hand I made to point seemed to be shaking. But luckily, the students and Vicky at the same time could not see the shake.

Seeing my attitude that suddenly changed made Vicky look angry. "What the hell are trying to do... Rasyid Londerik?!" He shouted at me.

Instead of being scared, I tried to widen my eyes and make them even scarier.

"You know...? It's like making an egg... Ah... Forget it...!" I can't tell my plans.

But as a very smart and wise Podoagung teacher. Vicky realized what I meant and stepped back.

"Whatever you gonna do... Be careful, if you keep doing that... Then you will end up alone!" Vicky's steps back were heard along with his words.

"Calm down..." I slowly closed my eyes.

I'm not afraid to be alone, because it's been my food for the past 6 years. Even if I'm alone, I don't mind about it.

KRAKKKK!

Suddenly inside of my heart, I felt something bothering me.

I realized something while touching this feeling. It's the same feeling as back then.

'Am I going back to 0? Even though at that time, I already felt like I didn't want to be lonely. But again... I am not afraid of being lonely anymore.' I held my forehead.

I wanted to scream, but this wasn't the time. There are some students who ask to be taught. At least I have to finish this first.

I took a deep breath. Time seemed to move slowly around me. I tried to analyze every student in this battle.

From those who are bad at giving an order, to those who find it difficult to make friends. All types are gathered in one place.

When I had enough, I let go and time went back to normal.

My eyes locked on Moka and Hakam.

"Come on, did you guys just stay silent after hearing that?!" I looked at them with a mocking face.

They still didn't move. Is this also from the law of their origin place?

Neither Hakam nor Moka is not giving a sign that will take a step move. Maybe this is what is called, old habits are difficult to break.

Then if that's the case, I'll have to destroy it too.

"How long are you two going to follow the rules of your stupid village?! Don't you know, if you continue to follow it, then you all just destroy yourself with slowly?! Sometimes in this Nusantara, you have to be smart against the law, not become prisoners of the law!" I said something that made them all furious.

But the most offended were the two of them. Because this is what I originally did to make the fire inside them burn and smolder.

"No answer?! Just a silence?! You two are nothing more than loyal slaves then!" I keep burning them.

They still haven't moved. It's time to sow oil.

"Come on...! Would you two feel the same sadness if the same thing happened back then? The Summer of Fire Incident, where everything turned to ashes and no one survived from that. What do you think? It is not because of that incident that causes it, but it's due to human weakness! They died for nothing—" My voice was cut off.

TING!!!

A halberd swiftly aimed at me.

Luckily I quickly made a shield from earth magic.

Hakam's gaze was terrifying but he also wanted to cry. He seemed to suffer from my words.

Damn, I overdid it.

Not long after, there was another attack that came at me from the left side.

Her eyes were sharp and her killing intention was clear.

Moka slashed one of her knives at me.

SLEB!

The thing managed to stab me, but as usual.

This actually makes me happy. It's rare for a blunt object to cut me deep.

But I quickly came to my senses and blocked Moka's second attack using my other hand.

CRACK!

My hand and the knife collided and bounced off.

"You bastard!" Moka tried to pull back the knife that was stabbed in my stomach and released wind magic on the knife.

"I told you. You can't win against me if you only rely on the same person or yourself!" I looked at Moka and Hakam who were close to me.

Of all of them, again only Gita and Maul had the initiative to attack.

WUSHH!

Two fireballs shot toward me side by side.

I who saw the attack coming only had to shift my head slightly and the two fireballs passed me right between my heads.

"All of you! Try one more time, try to do as Gita and Maul did!" I said that while raising both my hands up.

Very thick earth magic will be cast by me.

"W-what is that?!" Sophia looked confused.

'I have to be able to deal with this, otherwise, my teacher's efforts will be in vain!' Stevent realized this was all because of his wish.

He was going to make himself through this. This is the test, not the other thing. But he seems to think that I did it for the other students too.

"Get ready! This will all mess up your formation!" Gita quickly shouted because he saw sand that started to gather in my hand.

He didn't know what was going on, but he knew what my intentions were.

Sandstorm will be released and hit the whole place. At least this magic won't hit the other people in the school.

This magic will separate them all, and they will be forced to fight alongside people they are less familiar with.

This battle, I will call the Player Unknown Sandstorm Battle!

Come, my students, dance in it.

"What are you doing, Syid!" Vicky walked towards me covering his face with both hands.

"Relax, it won't be dangerous," I say with a smile.

Meanwhile, inside the sandstorm.

"Where is this?!" Stevent walked around.

A sandstorm blocks his view.

"Oh?" A girl's voice was heard nearby.

"Who are you?!" Stevent tried to get closer to the source of the sound.

As the silhouette drew closer, a girl with hair tied like two balls in the head came up to him.

"Dahlia?!"

"Stevent?"

The battle to steal the flag from me is just about to begin.

They must be able to get along, even with people they don't really know.