Episodes 109. Mask

Both of us ended up trapped by the enemy. They surrounded us, leaving no space for escape. And to make matters worse, I was now with Haran, so I couldn't freely showcase my true powers.

It was embarrassing for a woman who was currently pressed back to back with me, especially considering she was the number one highest-ranking teacher of all, yet she easily fell into the enemy's trap.

But for me, it wasn't embarrassing because anyone could fall into a trap due to a lack of information.

This just proved how important information was. Just a bit of missing information could lead to disastrous results.

From what I heard from Haran, it seemed that the SANGKUNI company could really kill two birds with one stone. They made money by selling half-baked information to Haran and providing protection to their clients.

As expected of them.

Back to the present.

Five people, whom we should have been spying on, were now standing around us with satisfied smiles, having successfully trapped their prey.

"Tch, damn it, even with my strong magic, fighting this many is still not my specialty," Haran complained, staring at the dozens, even hundreds, of people surrounding her.

"Just surrender, Haran... You, even with that Champion, can't defeat all of us!"

The man in a suit revealed his true face after saying that.

Haran remained unfazed. He seemed to have known who he was from the start. "As I suspected, it's you, Candra Emi... Class 2 Physics 2 teacher. You seem to be quite skilled at disguising your face," Haran said, crossing her arms while giving a thin smile and closing her eyes.

But...

"...Or..." She hadn't finished speaking.

Her red eyes glanced at another direction, specifically towards the woman who was dressed like Princess Tyas Anjani.

"...Maybe there's someone experienced enough in their field to create makeup and disguises that can fool anyone who sees them." Haran grinned, her eyes piercing towards the makeup artist.

"Ah~, it seems I don't need to act out the character I'm playing. Well, that's not a problem, after all, I was already exposed from the beginning..."

The woman changed her smiling face to a grinning one, flipping her hair so the wind from under the flyover could blow it.

Haran, having unveiled the woman's mask, now turned to the other three men. Like lightning, she immediately knew who they were.

Her eyes stared at the shaking underside of the flyover, her hands moving behind her head to tie up her long hair into a ponytail, the smirk on her face turning serious and flat.

"Candra Emi from Class 2 Physics 2, Ami Salahudin from Class 2 Physics 3, Matthew Kunto from Class 2 Magic 1, Malik Abimanyu Sang Pencakar Langit, from Class 2 Magic 2, and finally, Nurdin Jiminten from Class 2 Magic 3," Haran named all the people hiding behind the makeup.

"I didn't expect that you could stage such a rebellion, and you even want to eliminate me? Hihi..." Haran grinned again. "Even with SANGKUNI backing you up..."

She began to take a breath and prepare to shout. "...You won't be able to fight against the legal force created by the Grandmother!"

Hearing Haran mention someone with the highest authority in Ningru City, they were startled, but it didn't take long for them to grin again as if they were ready for it.

"Ha? You think we're not prepared?" Malik, who was a prince, suddenly spoke with a mocking smile.

He reached into his pocket and showed us something.

It was...

Seeing what Malik held, Haran's eyes widened, and she stiffened.

What the prince held was a multicolored agate stone, rumored to surpass the detection abilities of Anitya.

One by one, they showed the stone and integrated it into their pageblugs.

This meant that every cut that touched the skin would become permanent and couldn't be healed with Anitya for a long time.

***

I didn't want to faint or die here; it was too absurd. I also hadn't finished my task as myself.

I had to incapacitate them all, but with what? Using my true magic wasn't the right answer. Besides, I also needed information from one of them here. So killing them would be the wrong answer here.

I had to think...

But something suddenly tapped the back of my head.

"Junior— no, Rasyid... I'm asking you to eliminate all those fools and leave only the five of them(the teachers). Can you do it?"

Haran suddenly ordered, seemingly curious about how I worked as a slave of that grandmother. And now was the right time to show it to her, or at least that's what I thought.

"Sorry— but, I can't..."

"Why?!"

I still knew how dangerous it was to expose my power to others.

I already put Erika in danger; I didn't want anyone else to enter that dangerous side again.

"You must have a reason for that!"

Haran turned her head back to the enemies in front of her. "But if you lie about your reason, I won't forgive you!"

Her hand took out a pageblug from the pocket in her skirt and activated it into a chakram.

Don't ask how that short skirt could store that pageblug.

"I'll keep that promise; this time I really can't show it," I said, activating my pageblug.

A single-edged curved sword formed, and I held onto its handle tightly.

"Lo lo lo... Turns out both of you rather be minced meat than slaves? Alright, we'll grant it!"

A rifle aimed at us.

Twin swords tightly gripped by his owners showed his thirst for blood.

A hoverboard was stepped on by a gravedigger of the dark events.

Claws in both hands looked long and ready to scratch anyone who defied his orders.

A flute that could manipulate elements was ready to be blown to strike his opponents.

Honestly, I least expected Nurdin to be one of the masterminds behind this. I thought he was a fair person because he once showed respect to Tasya, who had become his opponent in the Teacher Test back then.

Turns out that the saying that you can't judge a book by its cover is true and valid.

Therefore...

I lifted my sword and gripped it tightly.

I would destroy anyone in front of me, or anyone who blocked my path!

In turn, the five teachers advanced, followed by their lackeys.

This would be quite...

Annoying!