Episodes 111. Agreement

They all fell silent after hearing the prince's statement.

They couldn't win. They realize it.

That words kept echoing in their ears as if they were haunted by that fact.

Even if they combined their powers, the five of them would still lose and meet a tragic end.

Proof?

Wasn't the pile of unconscious lackeys that was mercenaries around them valid proof?

In less than a minute, they were all down and unable to continue the fight.

"Let's retreat..." With a calm and firm voice, Malik turned around and walked toward his car.

The other teachers, except for Matthew, remained silent in their places. The sweat on their faces was evidence of their doubt about the prince's command and their desire to stay.

Unlike the other teachers, Matthew followed the prince without hesitation.

So that's how it is? No wonder when I checked his data back then, the name Anitya looked familiar. What I meant was their titles.

Guardian of Society's Sorrow and Prince of Sorrow do sound similar. It can be concluded that they are both the prince and his servant.

Wait, are they both trying to run away?!

"Wait?!" My mouth shouted on its own.

The prince and his servant halted their steps.

Without turning around, the prince said, "What's the matter? We are here only to destroy you, but with that woman around (glancing sharply at Haran without turning to see her)... It's impossible for us to win."

After saying that, Malik continued walking without paying attention to the rest and left the hesitant teachers to make their own choices.

Hey, hey, how can you treat this as a small matter? The future of my students is at stake because of all of you...

How can you all leave and act like this never happened?

Unconsciously, both my hands clenched, the veins in my forehead tightened and thickened, showing how terrifying my face was at that moment. My body heated up, not with desire but with anger.

"Hey, hey, hey...." My mouth moved on its own, driven by my instincts.

Both Haran and all my enemies there suddenly jolted and stared at me with open mouths.

"Rasyid?! What's wrong?!" Haran asked loudly.

She looked very worried about me, as if she didn't want me to reveal my true nature to them.

But...

Sometimes, it's okay, right?

"Hehehe(fear grin)..."

Haran sensed danger within me; she slowly stepped back and approached our still-stiff enemies.

"Everyone, this is dangerous! We have to stop him!" (Haran)

"What do you mean 'we have to stop him?!' We would definitely destroy him if you weren't by his side!" (Ami)

"To hell with your words, we are now facing a different problem!" (Haran)

"Ha?! Different?!" (Ami)

"Haran, are you hiding something from us?!" (Candra)

The sweat of doubt began to pour and soak the woman with red eyes. She crossed her arms, quickly trying to find an excuse.

"Of course not, I don't even know what kind of power he is trying to unleash right now!"

Did Haran betray me...?

But, is that true? Ah, whatever... That's not something I need to worry about now.

What matters now is I have to make them pay for daring to challenge me.

JLASS!

A spread of electricity appeared and formed a box that could lock them all inside.

Nurdin, witnessing this terrifying phenomenon, started looking around and questioning me. "W-what is this?! An electric element power?! But isn't Rasyid's element water and earth?! Then why is he-"

But just as he asked, I had already dashed forward, swinging my sword.

Slash!

Right at the elbow of that person's right arm, my sword struck perfectly, slicing through with a very straight and clean cut.

"Gyahhh!!!!"

Nurdin fell to the ground, staring at his severed hand while sweat poured down his face.

"M-monster...!" He continued to crawl backward, trying to get away from me, but I wouldn't allow it.

SLASH!

Now, right at his right knee, I slashed the unfortunate man's leg, splitting it in two.

"Gyah!!!" He screamed once again, hoping for help to come...

But unfortunately, it didn't.

The other teachers could only stand frozen in their places. They were gripped by a fear they never imagined could happen.

But that didn't seem to be entirely true...

Ctank!

An arrow pierced and impaled my palm.

"Rasyid!" (Haran)

But it seemed Haran was the only one brave enough to break free from her fear and attack me.

Her bow was still ready, poised to strike at any moment if I made the slightest move.

"I know what makes you so angry, but if you overreact, then I have no choice but to destroy you!" Haran warned me.

What she said was true, I shouldn't turn into a demon just because of this issue.

However...

Those who ignore the wrongdoings they commit are something I cannot forgive.

I despise that!

I even wanted to eliminate them without a trace, especially that person.

My eyes glanced towards Malik and Matthew, who were still standing by their car, staring at me. Matthew looked at me with fear, while Malik...

His eyes were filled with vengeance and destruction, as if he wanted to bombard me with 100 death blows from hell.

"Not saying anything..." Haran smiled faintly and sneered. "So that's how you operate, in the dark world..."

Among the frightened people, Haran was the only one not showing fear. She now looked more optimistic and seemed to know my weakness.

She reached into her pocket inside her skirt.

"What are you trying, Haran?!" I asked.

But I already knew that my question wouldn't get an answer.

Because...

I am now the villain here.

The roles had suddenly reversed.

Haran displayed her phone screen.

Even from a distance, I could see its contents. "Read this, Rasyid... I'm sure you'll like what's in it." If I read slowly, I could see a number I disliked being dialed on a video call.

"Tch, so you exchanged phone numbers with him?!" I gritted my teeth.

"What, are you jealous?"

"..."

"Oh, silence means you do feel that-"

BANG!

Without thinking, I shot her phone with a stone that flew very fast.

"..." Haran fell silent, her eyes piercing me with a fiery red glare. "I will hold my patience for now, but tomorrow I might not... You know what happens when I call the person you hate so much."

Now I was cornered, helpless, and powerless.

I let go of Nurdin, who was still half-conscious on the floor, and walked away from them.

"Alright, alright, I get it... I seem to have been careless about this..." I raised both hands like someone surrendering.

"No, it didn't happen because of your carelessness, but because you rarely talk to many people..."

That fact hurt my heart, and I couldn't say anything more.

"Everyone, let's make an agreement..." Haran suddenly spoke in the middle of them.

Everyone listened intently and seriously, even Malik and Matthew, who had been near the car, walked back towards the crowd.

"What kind of agreement will you make, Haran?" Malik asked in a calm tone, seemingly unperturbed by the earlier incident.

Even though he looked at me with such vengeance before.

"Let's just assume that what happened here never occurred..."

"What?! How can that be?! Are you asking us to hide the fact that Rasyid is a cold-blooded monster?!" Ami seemed to disagree with this.

"Shut up, Ami! Let Haran finish her sentence." Malik, who was calm, shouted, and with just one shout, a terrifying aura surrounded him, silencing Ami immediately.

"O-okay..." The woman was terrified, staring at the ground with fear.

"May I continue?" (Haran)

"Yes, please continue..." (Malik)

"This agreement is mutualistic, so neither party loses out... So here's the deal: Rasyid will consider your goddamn secret meeting never happened and let you all go without anyone suffering further pain, and all of you (glancing at each of them)... Consider never seeing the terrifying power Rasyid has now. How about it, do you object?" (Haran)

"What if someone tries to reveal it secretly?!" (Candra)

Haran chuckled at that question, as if she knew it would be asked.

The woman then looked at me with a terrifying smile. "Of course, I'm sure he can sense it, every mouth that talks about him..."

She knows, huh?

For a moment, all the teachers there were wide-eyed and gaping, except for the calm Malik.