Episodes 80. Sorrowful Queen of Fighter Pt.2

I entered the factory with Erika.

KRAKK!

The sound of the old door opening was loud.

"So noisy?!"

"It's an old factory... And, also it incident just-" Erika's voice suddenly cut off, she seemed to be hiding something from me.

But it was futile, what she was trying to hide, I had known from the start. She talks about where the kidnappers kidnap some of the students that day.

I would just play dumb as usual.

"What? Why did you stop?"

"I was just thinking, your strangeness... Maybe..." She looked at me sadly and pouted.

She immediately suspected me...

There was no point in hiding anything from her, that's what I thought at the moment.

Seeing her gaze, I raised both of my hands up to indicate that I surrendered.

"Huh (sigh)... When you're like that, I'll just keep quiet then, besides the school's name and the students there remain unknown to the media." (Erika)

"That's enough for me... Seeing you do that, somehow I feel like it's something normal." (Erika)

Without saying anything, my eyes turned to the door and gazed into the factory.

"Let's go in already..."

Erika walked into the factory, followed by my steps behind her.

Inside, I saw someone standing alone by a pillar in the factory, busy looking at 'his/her' phone.

TAK TAK TAK!

The sound of our footsteps diverted the person's attention, like a hibernating bear whose sleep was disturbed, the man quickly turned his eyes towards the both of us.

Seeing the dangerous gaze, Erika raised both of her hands up.

'Maybe I should just do what she's doing?'

Based on that thought, I raised my hands up again.

"Erika Rahmana, who is him...?" his voice was loud but slow.

"Just my bodyguard." Erika gave flat stares to him to indicate that I was not a threat.

Upon hearing that, the person didn't say anything and instead straightened their body.

Slowly and casually, the masked person walked towards Erika and handed her a flash drive.

For some reason, seeing that made me remember something.

"Here (handing over the flash drive)... this object contains the location, characteristics, and data of the person you're looking for."

After handing it over, he walked back and waited for payment from the woman.

While waiting for Erika to take her money, I scrutinized the mask the person was wearing carefully.

'That symbol, it's like something I've seen before...'

Somewhere, I've seen it before.

"Here! As per the agreement, exact payment!" Erika handed over the money in the briefcase she brought.

Taking the briefcase, the masked person opened it to check the amount of money they received.

When it seemed enough, he nodded and closed it again.

"That's enough, it's been a pleasure doing business with both of you." Quickly, the person left the room.

'I won't let it happen...' I said to myself.

Unseen and unheard by Erika's eyes and ears, I secretly captured the suspicious person.

I felt like he shouldn't be here.

"Let's go back, Rasyid!"

"Hmm (nodding)..."

Not seeing anything unusual, Erika led me out of the factory.

.............

Outside.

"Wait a moment, Erika! I think I got a call from someone?!"

I pretended.

There's something I need to find out from that person.

"Alright, but if it's from that person (Nova)... Then I ask you to reject it immediately!" She said that with a blush on her face.

"Alright, Miss Tsundere!"

"W-who are you calling Miss Tsundere, y-you fool!"

I ignored her last word and walked away from there.

Inside the factory, a place where I sealed that person.

"HMMMH! HMMMM!"

The person wanted to say something but their mouth was sealed with ice magic that froze their mouth shut.

BURN!

With fire magic, I melted the ice, but not the ones on their hands and feet.

"What do you want?!"

They seemed scared.

"It's simple, who's your leader?"

"Leader?! I'd rather die than-"

"You can still say that without looking at your condition?!"

I silenced him with 8 element magic ready to shoot toward the man continuously until he made a sound.

"Y-you?! Are you the one?! The one the leader has been looking for?!"

Me... Sought after by him?!

What does this person mean?!

"Ha?!" (Me)

"'He's' been looking for you all this time, but 'he's' never succeeded!" (Strange Man)

"Since you disappeared a few months ago, nothing has made 'him' happy!" (Strange man)

"The death rate is stable due to aging, not because of being killed!" (Strange Man)

"So all this time, he's been seeking information about you!" (Strange man)

"When 'he' knew you are here(grinning), 'he' gonna-" (Strange man)

DOR!

A sharp stone pierced the unfortunate man's body.

The information he provided was of no help.

I'd better let him escape.

With that, I turned around and left the unconscious man there alone.

He could escape anytime if he was smart, the ice clumps binding his hands and feet could easily be broken if he was skilled.

TAK TAK TAK!

He was a subordinate of the information company.

The most feared, even the police dared not take action against them.

SANGKUNI...

.............

Outside the factory, Erika was waiting for my return.

"Oh, you're finally back!"

"Yes..."

"Who called?!"

"Just an old friend..." I lied as easily as breathing.

Hearing my words, Erika was clearly aware of my nonsensical statement.

But she didn't want to dwell on it and chose to continue her business.

"Let's go for a walk!"

"Where to?"

"To my house, where else do you want to go?"

"Heh?!"

Did I hear it wrong? To her house?

Didn't she think about what she just said?

"Don't worry, I invited you to my house because I know you definitely wouldn't do anything bad, right?" Erika gave me a dead fish stare.

"Ha... Yes, probably."

I didn't know what would happen, but I agreed for now.

.............

In front of the house, I looked at the house about the size of a classroom in the school where I teach.

Very small...

That's what I saw from this house.

"Wait here, okay? I'll change clothes first!" Erika went in and left me in front of her house.

For some reason, I felt déjà vu doing this.

But this time the atmosphere became more awkward, there were many neighbors' eyes staring at me.

Can you (the staring eyes) not stare at me like that?

It made me feel like they would misunderstand the purpose of my visit.

.............

KRAK!

The door opened, and Erika with elegant clothes appeared before me.

The white flowing minimalist dress style of her outfit exuded a pure aura from the woman.

Her braided hair thrown over her shoulder also looked beautiful.

Just give her glasses, and then she would look very beautiful.

"Ra-Rasyid, why are you staring at me?"

That word kicked me back to reality, now I could feel the beauty and elegance of a woman.

It seems I have made peace with my past self.

But still, my eyes shouldn't keep staring at her, not only would it look strange to Erika, but the neighbors' eyes would be even more vicious if I continued like this.