Episodes 120. New Style

The existence of the royal family in this Nusantara is due to a new policy from the president. The difference between the conglomerates and the common people became apparent as soon as Anitya appeared. Therefore, President Manalagi created a caste-like tier. Although it seems discriminatory, this is the best way. With this regulation, the government will more easily distinguish between important people and those who are not, and between troublemakers and those who are not.

Initially, this policy was considered unfair by the public, but over time, they began to realize how important this policy was. The good and bad reputations of officials will be easily known just by their family names. Therefore, every royal or conglomerate family must have a surname and maintain the good name of their family.

Point of View: Earl Stevent Xander

How long have I been tied to this pole?

An hour? Two hours? Or almost all night?

The teacher hasn't come yet.

Does he still hate me? Or can't he find me?

Well, I think the second possibility is the most reasonable.

This mountain has terrible magical power, once you daydream just for a second, you'll be thrown back.

I myself don't know the direction; I'm here thanks to my brother who brought me somehow.

"(How much longer?)"

I'm scared...

The glasses I usually wear are gone, lost somewhere, or broken in some place.

Gah, so long...

"Mr. Rasyid, please help me..."

With a heavy heart, I prayed for a miracle from my teacher.

"YOU!"

Immediately after praying, I heard my big bro shouting from afar.

He stared far upwards with his eyes wide open. He seemed to see something he couldn't believe he would see.

Mr. Rasyid?!

I hoped.

.......

Point of View: Rasyid Londerik

Just after finding Stevent's phone lying on the floor, I tried to pick it up.

I have no clue what is happening right now.

But now my student needs me, so I have to help him, I don't want that to happen again.

I once failed to save them, I won't repeat it again.

But, where?

I don't know at all.

My hand tightly grasped Stevent's phone. Sweat on my hand began to fall from the trembling of my body.

"Huh?"

That soft hand again, brought me back to reality.

I turned to the owner of that soft hand.

There, Dahlia with her weak smiling face gave me strength.

"Let's fly up, we'll find him more easily, right?"

How stupid of me, why didn't I think of that at all? Even though it's still a prototype, I have this thing, and the search will be easier.

.......

Back to the current time, Dahlia and I were floating in the air and saw a wide area at the top of the mountain, there was a pole and a small fire to light up the night.

My student Stevent was tied miserably to that pole and looked at me with pleading eyes while shedding tears.

On the other side, there was someone I should respect looking at me from below with wide eyes and an open mouth. His body seemed to freeze after seeing something unexpected in his eyes.

"Flying?" He commented.

I didn't want to answer that trivial question, there were more important and primary questions that should be asked.

"Xander... Why?" I looked at him sadly.

He is someone I respect, but why...

Why does he have such a miserable and desperate face?

"Mr. Xander, you're disgusting..." Without any warning, Dahlia who was flying next to me spoke with an empty and hateful tone.

"Shut up..." Xander whispered to himself.

"What?"

I couldn't hear him, his voice was too sudden and had no connotation.

"Shut up, whore!"

A harsh nickname stabbed the girl's heart.

Dahlia fell silent without a word, her eyes which had been looking disgustedly at the teacher turned anxious and trembling.

"Calling me disgusting when you yourself are more than that!" Now the man's emotions were uncontrollable and started to lash out at anyone here. "Look at yourself before mocking!"

After insulting my girl, the man's eyes turned to me. His face was still as terrifying as before.

"You already stole my place! Do you want to lecture me, now?!"

I hadn't said anything yet, but this person already said nonsense.

He had lost control, I'd better finish this quickly.

Quickly, I took my pageblug out of my pocket and activated my sword. I wouldn't make the same mistake as the first time I met the teachers back then, I would always carry my pageblug wherever and whenever.

"You want to take me down?" Xander responded to my hand movement which activated my weapon.

He followed my hand movement, doing the same and pointing his rapier at me.

Fighting in the air might be a bit risky, moreover, I'm not skilled yet and there's even a chance of malfunction in the middle of the fight.

But sometimes seeking a new atmosphere is good, I'll try to bet on myself. If I succeed in defeating my opponent without falling to the ground, then I'll finish all of this, and if I fail, I'll try to muster the courage to talk to him.

I gripped my sword tightly while thinking about the bet I made myself. I don't know if the result will yield success or failure, but still, it made me tremble.

Is this the feeling of nervousness about a choice?

Maybe...

While thinking about that, I looked around again. Stevent who was still tied to a pole was looking at the three of us with hopeful eyes, Dahlia who was flying next to me remained silent but soon moved away because she realized my desire to duel one on one against that man, while Xander himself still raised his rapier upwards right at my flying spot.

Hopefully, nothing bad happens, I really don't want to do it if it has to be done.

Slash!

However, just before I finished thinking, a beam of light shot toward me and slashed my stomach, causing blood to spurt out.

"Ah...!" Almost half of my stomach was slashed by that beam of light.

"I'll show you that I should be in the sixth position!"

While shouting, Xander jumped quite high, even enough to surprise me.

He was now at the same height as me.

Like a slow-motion video, I saw a glimpse of Xander's scary face now at the same level as mine.

In a flash, he spun and kicked my wounded stomach at the speed of light.

"Ugh!"

Attacking the wounded part is a strategy often used by fighters. If a beginner were hit by this, they might immediately faint and lose.

"Rasyid!" Dahlia who had landed near a tree was now worried about me.

But I had no time to answer, this was a battle between winning and losing. Just a slight pause and the winner and loser would be immediately determined.

"Is this all the power of the Champion from the Teacher Test?!" Xander mocked me right after he landed after kicking me.

I, who was still in the air, could only hold my wound which didn't actually hurt much. But I had to act as best as I could, after all, deceiving the opponent is my expertise.

By raising my sword while holding the wound, I looked like someone who ran out of ideas and chose to fight emotionally.

"What?! Have you tried using your final attack?!"

Alright, he was deceived.

Now is the time, success or failure is a matter for later...

I strengthened the jet power in my hover shoes and prepared to dash forward.

... The most important thing now is how I can save my students.

Jlass!

At full speed, I dashed forward and pointed my sword like a rocket.

"I won't let you!" Responding to my attack, Xander released black smoke around him and slowed my movement.

Something surprising happened...

Slash!

I stabbed Xander's stomach without any hindrance.

"Huh?!"

I, Dahlia, Stevent, and Xander were surprised by what was happening.

The Hover Shoes I was wearing were not affected by the dark magic used by Xander. There was not even any sign that the thing would be damaged by the black smoke from that magic.

"What is that...? Why do you have it...? Why are you always special...?" Asking in a weak tone, Xander slowly fell and dropped to the ground.

My sword that stabbed the man's stomach was pulled out as he stepped back and lay there.

"What did that woman actually make?"

I stared at my sword that now drenched in blood, in the reflection of the sword, I saw my face split into two between the steel reflection and the blood.

"Rasyid... You did it..." Dahlia walked closer to me surrounded by a feeling of joy. "But what actually happened?"

"I don't know, I don't know either?"

I have a different strategy than this one, but it seems they are unused due to how hover shoes work. I actually just want to end it with a small attack by sacrificing the bigger blow.

Will a new era of fighters begin?

Anyway, I won the bet, so I will try to end all of this. According to my words, I will surely do it.