Ijima Wand

"He might just be joking. Don't get him into your head," Desu advised him, but still, what did Erin say make sense to Juho even though it's impossible. A legendary spherean was born inside the Spherical Academy and he existed in the normal world. He doesn't know anything about magic, but he can't forget what Erin said. Learning danju and kansae in a short period of time might be the basis for his strength. Learning a spell without following an instruction made him feel that maybe he was just one of them. The moment the danju stick was placed in his hand and colors appeared, he knew he wasn't just any ordinary person, but there was still a question in his mind. 'How did he become a spherean if his parents were both ordinary humans?' 

"Juho, you can't finish or do anything just by thinking about it. Maybe Erin was just joking. Come now, we have to go to the sanctum." Desu kept on alluring him. He was sitting in front of his study table and reading some books that he thought could give him an answer. "Juho," she muttered in irritation. Juho still ignored her. He was reading the Book of Spheres, hoping he could find something. "Juho, come on."

"Desu, I just can't ignore Erin. He had a point on everything he said. Legendary or not, maybe I could find something. Come on, I need to feed my curiosity. I don't want to die without getting an answer," he said without looking at her. 

Desu lost her patience and went into the table. She grabbed the book and closed it, the reason why Juho immediately looked at her and stood up. "Give me the book, Desu," he asked.

She shook her head and hid the book behind her back. "No. Let us go aside and practice," she replied. Juho glared at her.

"Give. Me. The. Book," Juho said, emphasizing every word. She still shook her head and slowly stepped backward. Juho was walking slowly in her direction. She gulped. She can see Juho's irritated and furious face. He offered his hand to her, but she was born hardheaded, so she shook her head again. "Desu." His voice was full of authority, and that made her stunned because of the tone. 

A memory flashed back in her head. Because of distraction, Juho took the book from her hand. He thought he had succeeded, but Desu lost her balance.

Juho immediately holds Desu's head as they fall. He was on her top when they hit the ground. They stared and gulped. Desu immediately pushed Juho away, which made him immediately leap. His head hit the surface of the floor, which made him groan in pain. Desu instantly came back to her senses the moment she heard him. She was worried about Juho's feelings.

"I'm sorry. I am really sorry, Juho. I was just shocked. I did not mean to push you," she pleaded. She helped Juho to sit down while holding his head. 

"That was rough," he said while enduring the pain. 

"I was just shocked, okay? Why the hell are you in my top in the first place, hm?" she bluntly said. "Of course, I will get panicked," she defended herself. Juho dropped his jaw in amusement and sarcasm.

"Wow. You're welcome. I just saved your head from smashing the floor," he sarcastically said.

"So, is it really my fault now, huh? Who pushed me in the first place? Your chair?" she mocked.

"I did not. I was just taking the book from you. Yes, your fault," he replied. Desu couldn't do anything when Juho said that. She just shrugged and took a deep breath, then sat back. She was glaring at him nonstop while he was teasingly looking at her. 

"Don't look at me that way!" she complained. Juho laughed.

"I think your real ability is clumsiness," he jokingly said. Desu threw a pillow at him that he immediately caught. "Easy, tiger." 

"Stop it!" she exclaimed. Juho laughed because of satisfaction. In the few months of his stay at the academy, he became close to Desu, which he thought would never happen. They should only be partners. Desu was supposed to be his only guide, but after days of being with each other, he got used to it and considered her a friend.

Desu, on the other hand, blushed while seeing him laugh. It was the first time she had seen him laughing like that. In his few months here, he will just smirk, chuckle, or laugh a little. But right now, he seemed happy. Maybe it's because of the power he slowly discovered.

'All the students are required to gather at the Sphereal right now. There will be an important announcement.'

Juho and Desu went into the sphereal after hearing the announcement. He was perplexed: why did they need to make an announcement in sphereal when they could make it through the speaker?Weird.

"I have taken care of spherical for several years and have never encountered anything so dangerous," Professor Kim said. He was the supreme leader of the school. 

Desu and Juho looked at each other upon hearing it. "The ijima wand disappears inside the sanctum. It will never be gone if no one takes it. I'm apprising whoever took it to surrender the wand now or we'll have an inspection in every room of your dormitory and you will stay here for a week without eating or sleeping," the professor added. 

The sphereal filled with whirling sounds because of the announcement. Juho was confused about it. He didn't understand. "What ijima wand?" he asked.

"That want contains a very strong power that can destroy not just someone but the world. It was made by powerful legendaries, and leaders sacrificed a drop of blood to it. Whoever has it might destroy himself or might use it in a bad way," Desu explained. He nodded. An extremely powerful wand was stolen? But by whom? "It important to find that wand for the safety of everyone." Desu was worried because of the sudden disappearance of the wand. She asked exactly the question that Juho asked to himself.

'Who would dare to steal a prohibited and powerful want inside the academy?'

Juho looked around and everyone was panicking. They keep asking each other about who dared steal the powerful wand. Until suddenly, Juho's eyes were stuck on the person who was sitting near the back door. He was with a girl who was just standing next to him. He was calmly sitting while watching everyone struggle. He smirked as their eyes met.

"Erin..."