Chapter 1 - Prologue

========== Loki ==========

My name is Loki Norgroad, and I am 13 years old. I have red sharp hair style like a shark's fin. Even if I comb my hair, it will come back to its original position, unless I cut it. Maybe it was inherited from my dad.

I was born in another world, Midgard, but I stay at Asva, a small Island in the middle of the black sea around Turk and Greek. Everyone in this island knows about magic. Speaking of magic, the truth is I am a magician. However, magicians should hide their identity in front of other people who don't know about magic or magicians.

My magic level was quite high previously. However, it was sealed because of the accident I had in Asva three months ago. A circle magic mark with dual hexagon on my right shoulder is a mark to seal all my magic that I have already learned so far. Now I need to learn magic from level zero. Hopefully, I can find a way to remove this seal.

I just arrived at Indonesia International Airport, Soekarno Hatta, Jakarta. I need to take an 18 hours flight from Istanbul because I need to transit at Dubai. I wear a brown coat and carry a single luggage with only my clothes inside it. I don't know what to bring because it will be troublesome if I bring too many items on my flight.

The main reason I came here is because I was transferred from my old school. This is also the punishment from my old school in Asva for the sins that I made there. However, even though I am just 13 years old, I am already a first level of Senior High School student. I was one of the genius students there and so, I can graduate faster than normal students.

"So, this is Indonesia… I never imagine that I will go to this Country," I say as I look around.

"Hey Loki!" someone calls my name.

Immediately, I look to the person who is calling me. I see a white skin man with yellow hair, and wearing a white tuxedo matched with a yellow tie. I try to get closer to him to see him closely.

"Awanemp!" I yell.

Awanemp Von Burg, he is my old friend in Asva. I heard he became a teacher, even though he is just 20 years old now. I also heard he is a teacher in my new school here. I still don't understand why he became a teacher in this country. With his qualities, he can be a teacher in other countries with higher salary.

"It's been a long time since I've seen you, Loki. How are you?" he greets me.

"Fine, but not fine enough. They sealed my magic… The last time I saw you was six years ago when I was still a little kid. I can't imagine that you have become a teacher here," I reply.

Even though I am quite sad that I was forced to move out from my old school, I am happy that I can meet him again after so long.

"Okay, we don't have time to talk here. Let's just go to your new school. Your grandfather is waiting there," he says.

"What? Grandpa?!" I exclaim shockingly.

"You didn't know? Your grandfather is the headmaster of your new school, which is located at the south of Bandung City, Midgard High School," he explains.

Why did my grandpa not tell me that he stayed in this country as headmaster of my new high school? I just know about this after Awanemp told me. I need his explanation about this.

"So, it means that my Grandpa is the one who wants me to be transferred here?" I ask curiously.

"Well… Your grandfather is the one who asked your old school's headmaster to transfer you here," he explains.

So… The main reason I transferred here is because my grandpa asked to transfer me here. It surprises me… However, it is good to stay here with my old friend, Awanemp. If not, I will feel bored.

"Okay, let's get going! I want to see my grandpa also!" I say.

"Okay then, follow me!" he grabs my hand and forces me to follow.

We were supposed to leave the airport, but he is taking me to a toilet located far from the airport's main entrance. I don't know what we are doing in a place like this. There are many toilets around airport. Or maybe…

"Okay, let's do teleportation to the school!" he says.

"Huh? Teleportation in a place like this? But how?" I ask.

"This is a teleportation scroll that was given by your grandfather to me to teleport us directly to your new school," he explains while showing me a scroll.

"Any better place than this toilet? You can use the scroll in any place you want?" I ask curiously.

"Nope… Toilets are the best. Not many people come to this toilet and there is no CCTV inside the toilet also. This is the perfect place to use this scroll," he answers.

"Okay, let's go! Teleportation activated!" he says as he activates the teleportation scroll.

A shining light comes out from the scroll and then disappears. A magic circle appears below us and my vision becomes white for a moment. It feels like I am flying when I do teleportation. The speed of teleportation magic is 10,000 km/hours, however the maximum distance of travel is only 500 km.

"Okay… We have arrived in your new school," Awanemp says.

Hmm? Where am l? This place is so dark and tight. I can't breathe… I need to get out of here now!

I open the door to get out of this room. When I get out with Awanemp and look around, I see so many girls changing their clothes here. They seem shocked when they look at us. Could it be that this place is the changing room for girls?

"Hey… Why have we teleported here? Are you saying that this scroll warp point was saved at this room?" I ask shockingly.

"Don't ask me… I was just ordered by your grandfather to take you here using the scroll he gave to me," he answers as he looks at me guiltily.

"Kyaa!" all the girls in the room yell very loudly.

Oh no… This looks so bad…

"Sorry!!" we apologise as we run away from the changing room.

Finally, we get out from that room. My face looks terrible after some girls punched and slapped me. Luckily, no one around the hallway saw me. I didn't expect that the saved warp point was located there.

Not long after that, we arrive at the headmaster room. Awanemp opens the door. Inside the room, I see the long red carpet leading straight to the headmaster's desk. There are also some cupboards filled with books at the right side. At the left side, there is a board with many papers pinned on it. I wonder what it is… I see someone with a very long white beard sitting behind the headmaster's desk while stroking his beard. He is my grandpa, Zigha Norgroad. I believe his age is 70 now. The last time I met him is a year ago in Asva.

"Hohoho… It has been a while since I didn't see my grandchild… By the way, what happened to your face?" he asks while looking at our faces.

"Grandpa! Why in the world would you make a 'Wrap Point' in a place like that!?" I shout madly.

I am really angry because the girls hit my face just now. This must be his doing.

"Hohoho… That was unpredictable… It has been there since we built this school. I just forgot that the room is now being used for the girl's lockers," my grandpa says plainly.

I stare at his face… I don't believe what he just said. It is impossible that he forgot about that. He must be trying to troll me. I really need to be careful.

"I think you better change your clothes to our school uniform now. You need to greet your classmates soon," grandpa says while trying to avoid our conversation.

Ugh… Oh well… It is pointless to fight him in a discussion. He will keep trying to find excuses until another gives up. I just take my uniform that grandpa gave me and change my clothes. It is a set of white shirt, light grey tie, and light grey long pant. After I have changed, I go to the toilet to wash my face and remove the marks from the incident just now. I can't show my face like this to my classmates. It is like I just have a fight with someone.

***

========== Fira ==========

My name is Fira Ragnarok. I am 16 years old now. I don't like the pink color of my hair. I wish I was born with another color. I am tying my hair with two piggyback style because my hair is too long. Maybe it is better for me to cut it, but I am too lazy to go to a salon just to cut my hair. My friend also said my hair is better like this.

Now I am sitting in my class. I am a first-grade high school student at SMA Midgard, class 1-E. I sit at the second table from the right side. My class is located at the third floor of this school building. It is quite tiring to climb up and down the stairs every day.

Today, all of my classmates are so excited. There is a rumor that we will have a new friend joining our class today, and that the transferred student came from overseas. The one who said that the first time is Sakura Muramasa, our class representative. Her hair is yellow color and it is quite long. She sits at the same table as me. Now she is leaning on the board. She is not a local. She came from Japan, but she has been living here for a long time since I was in elementary school. However, she is blind, but she can feel her surroundings even without seeing it. It is like having a sixth sense. I am really impressed with that. It must be hard for her because she was already like that since I met her.

One of the classmates that is really noisy and excited about the incoming new student is Hilda Monalisa. She has dark green hair and wears square shaped specs. She is the leader of the Daily School News club in this school. She always brings her small notes everywhere to write everything she sees. She writes people's secrets and spreads them in the entire school. That is so dangerous. A little silly mistake made, and you will end up being the subject of the entire school's gossip.

One of my friends imagines that the new student is a princess from overseas. Her name is Rosa Valentine. Her skin is a little dark and her hair color is brown. She sits behind me. She always brings some 'manga' to the school and lends it to both of her close friends, Xiao Ling, and Rey Rubylake. Both of them like to read manga also. Xiao also came from overseas, China. Now they are discussing about the new transferred student. I don't know what they are thinking. Maybe they read too much manga. But if the new transferred student is really a princess, it will be a surprise for us.

There is also my friend who really doesn't care about the new transferred student. Her name is Elie. She doesn't have a surname. She is the shortest girl in my class. Her hair color is black, and her hair bangs splits equally. Her eyes and face look expressionless. Her hobby is drinking juice, even during class sessions. Her closest friend who sits beside her is Emmy Liestia. She has short light green hair. Unlike Elie, she is really interested with the new student. She is trying to impress Elie, but it seems that Elie still doesn't care. Yet, both of them are so close.

The one I worry about the most is a girl that sits alone at the right side of me, Nabila Angrbonda. No one wants to sit beside her. She is always being called a 'Bookworm' because she likes to read a lot of books and doesn't really communicate with the others. She has dark blue short hair. The left side of her hair bangs is fully covering her left eyes. She is also my friend from elementary school. However, I never fully saw her full face. Her hair bangs are always like that since I knew her. Her real friends in this class is not many… Just me and Sakura. I am hoping the new student can be close with her.

Not long after that, I hear someone opening the classroom's door. Mr. Awanemp comes in and brings along his attendance book.

"Good morning, guys. Sorry I am a little bit late today because I had an urgent matter," he says while entering the classroom.

"Good morning!" we reply.

Mr. Awanemp is our homeroom teacher. He is a very kind person. When I was a kid, he took care of me and Nabila together, even when he was still studying. Both Nabila and I don't have parents. We don't know where our parents have gone. They probably have already passed away. I owe him a lot of debt.

"Sir, is it true that a new transferred student is coming to our class today?" Hilda asks.

"Transferred student? What do you mean?" he asks cluelessly.

It seems that Mr. Awanemp is keeping it as a secret, or it could be that there is no transferred student coming to our class. Mr. Awanempt and Sakura are staring at each other. However, it seems like Mr. Awanemp is panicking.

"Sreettt!" someone opens the classroom door.

From that door, a red-haired little guy comes inside our classroom. Everyone in the classroom falls silent and stares at him.

"Hi… Hi… My name is Loki… Nice to meet all of you," he introduces himself.

"Whaaattt!?" everyone in the classroom screams, including Mr. Awanemp.

I am shocked also… This is supposed to be a girls' classroom. The girls' classrooms are named from A to E while the boys' classrooms are named from F to J. How can it be? He should not be here. He is a guy. Maybe he entered the wrong classroom.

"Lo… Loki… Why do you come here?" Mr. Awanemp asks.

"Grandpa told me to come to this class," that little guy answers.

"Whoaaa! I don't believe a cute boy like him has come to our class!" Emmy exclaims while being impressed.

"Where do you live? Where do you come from? Why did you come to our classroom? You look so small, how old are you?" Hilda attacks him with a myriad of questions.

"I… I came from Asva… I am 13 years old…" he answers tremblingly.

"Oh, my beloved Loki, I am really glad I can meet you here!" Sakura says as she goes closer to him with a smiling face.

This is out of our prediction. Almost everyone here is so excited and goes closer to see him. Not only is he a guy, but he is also very young. He is only 13 years old, but he has already become a high school student. Mr. Awanemp looks so shocked when he sees all of this. He probably doesn't know about it. All of my friends attack the new guy with so many questions. Poor him… This must be his unlucky day.

"That's enough guys, please go back to your own tables!" Mr. Awanemp says.

"Aaahhh…" everyone looks disappointed.

"Okay, Loki… Please choose where you want to sit," Mr. Awanemp lets him choose.

He looks around the classroom. However, the only chair left is the one on the left side of where Nabila is sitting. He will be at the same table as Nabila. Loki just walks there and sits. I got a bad feeling about this.

"May I sit here?" Loki asks her.

"Of course," she replies without looking at him.

"Ah, thanks… What is your name? Seems like you like to read books so much," Loki asks.

"Yea, I like to read books so much. Ah, my name is Nabila. Nice to meet…" she says as she looks at Loki.

"Hmm? What's wrong?" Loki asks.

Nabila's face looks so pale… This is bad…

"Kyaaa!!" Nabila screams and throws her book to Loki's face.

"Bruk!!" Loki falls from his chair.

As I thought… This is going to happen. Of course, Nabila was so scared when she saw Loki. She is really scared of men that she doesn't know.

"Nabila! What have you done to Loki?" Sakura asks madly.

"I… I'm very sorry… I don't do it on purpose," Nabila apologized.

"Ahaha… It's okay… Maybe she is just surprised. This is your book," Loki says as he returns her the book.

"Kyaa!" she throws it one more time to Loki's face.

"Nabila!" Sakura yells.

"So… Sorry!!" Nabila apologizes as she runs out.

Ah this is bad… Her expression is more than what I expected. It's an overreaction.

"Hey, didn't you yell too much?" Mr. Awanemp asks Sakura.

"Just see later…" she replies.

I don't understand what both of them are talking about. That poor guy… The book flew to his face on the first day of his new school. I should have warned him about that just now. Maybe I should swap seats with him.

"Fira, please look for Nabila and tell her my apologies for being harsh," says Sakura.

"Ah… O… Okay…" I accept.

I run off outside to search for Nabila who ran away. I don't know where she went. I hope she didn't run too far or did something stupid. What a shocking day.

***

========== Nabila ==========

My name is Nabila Angerbonda. I am 15 years old now. My hobby is reading book and playing sports… And also eating. I always have difficulty talking with someone I don't know, especially with men. From elementary school, my friends are only Fira and Sakura. The only guy that I always talk with is only Mr. Awanemp.

Right now, I am sitting at the schoolyard after I ran away from my classroom. I was so shocked to see the new student sitting beside me. I panicked that time and didn't know what to do. I just threw my book on his face. Maybe I should say sorry to him… He seems like he is not a bad guy… I was just shocked and hit him.

"Nabila!... Nabila!.." someone is looking for me.

"Ah… Fira?" I see Fira is coming.

"Where have you been? Sakura asked me to look after you," she says.

"I'm sorry… I just… I just panicked and got so scared when I saw him. You know… I am always afraid if I meet a man that I don't know. That is why I don't have friends…" I apologize.

"Ah… Don't mind it, I am your friend for so long… Same as Sakura," she tries to cheer me.

"Thanks…" I say.

Now I have calmed down already, thanks to Fira. She was always there when I needed help. I should go back now and apologize to Loki. Maybe he can become my friend also, like Fira here. But somehow, I am still a little bit scared… I might throw a book again in his face. I must not hold any book later.

***

========== Fira ==========

Finally, I managed to persuade Nabila to come back. I don't know if she is going to hit him again later or not. I hope that is not happening.

"Hmm?" I see Loki and Mr. Awanemp discussing about something there.

Why are they leaving my classroom and what are they talking about? It makes me curious. I want to know what they are talking about.

"Nabila, over here!" I grab her to hide behind a huge tree in the yard.

"Fi… Fira? What are you doing?" she asks me.

"See there? The new guy is talking with our homeroom teacher. I want to know what they are talking about. Seems that he knows Mr. Awanemp also. Aren't you curious?" I try to make her curious.

"Umm… Maybe…" She is joining me.

I managed to make Nabila curious. Both of us hide behind the tree and listen to what they are talking about. I am so curious.

"Huuuhh… It was so surprising. I didn't think my first day at school end up with many bruises on my face. From those girls at the lockers to the one that threw a book on my face," he grumbled.

"Haha… Maybe not your lucky day. But I was also hit just now," replies Mr. Awaemp.

"Not as much as mine," he is still grumbling.

"Oh, yea… How about your magic? You must have leveled up much now," asks Mr. Awanemp.

"It's bad… My magic power was sealed. My level is also going down after they sealed my magic. I need to learn magic again from the start after that. Now my level is very low… It's like I have lost 30 levels…" he answers.

I can't hear clearly because the distance is quite far. If I am not wrong, seems like they are talking about magic or something. Is it like hypnosis or a magic trick in the show? Could it be that he is a magician that I have seen in television? It makes me more curious about him.

"Hey?! I was looking for both of you. You are missing for quite a long time," Sakura comes from behind us.

"Sa… Sakura!?" we are surprised.

"Hehehe… You guys are eavesdropping on them, aren't you?" she asks with her smiling face.

"No… We are just here coincidentally," I reply.

"Eavesdropping is not good. Let's go back to our class now or I will report to Mr. Awanemp that you two are eavesdropping on them," she threatens us.

Ugh… Oh well… We are going back to our classroom because she forced us to come back. I am really curious about them, especially that little boy. I need to find out who he really is.

***

========== Loki ==========

Finally, I come back to the classroom after talking a lot with Awanemp since we have not met for a very long time. I see that Nabila is already sitting on the chair. I am trying to sit beside her again, but it is quite scary though… I hope she does not throw any of her books again. She is making a little distance from where I sit.

"So… Sorry… I didn't mean to hit you with my book just now… I was just scared of someone that I didn't know," she apologizes.

"It's okay, don't mention it," I reply.

Huuhh… What a relief… I thought she is still going to throw her book at me again. This is the first time I see a person fearing me so much. But it seems that it is okay now. She has already calmed down. However, I feel a massive killing intent coming from my left side. That pink haired girl… I can feel a tremendous aura coming from her side. She keeps staring at me…

"Fira? Fira? Please continue!" Awanemp asks her to continue the reading from where he left off.

"Um… Ah… O… Okay… Which part is it, Sir?" She panics.

"Hahaha!" everyone laughs.

Huuhh… Luckily Awanemp saved me. She keeps staring at me like she wants to kill me.

"Fira, I hope you pay more attention when we are still in the middle of session," warns Awanemp.

"I'm sorry, Sir…" she apologizes.

I thought I was saved… But I was not… That makes her tremendous aura bigger and scarier. She looks so angry to me, even though I didn't do anything to her. Maybe I should get out from here as soon as possible after the class session ends.

***

Few hours later, the class session ended. I just get out of my classroom immediately without looking at anyone. I realize that she is stalking me from behind. I can feel that aura following me. Even if I am not looking at my back, I know she is still following me.

After I get out from the school building, I immediately run to the back of the school building. I can hear someone running to catch up with me. She is really stalking me. I turn to the alley between two buildings and then jump to the third floor. I hold on to the pipe and look at the bottom. She is really there looking for me. She looks confused because I disappeared from her sight. Luckily, she is not looking up. After she goes away from here, I slowly sneak out without making any sound.

"Kyaaa!" I hear someone screamed from behind.

I turn back immediately. That scream must be from her. Oh well, actually I just want to get away from her, but I just can't ignore that scream. I saw burn marks on her left arm.

"Hey, are you okay?!" I am worried.

"So… Something's there shot a fire ball at me," she trembles.

I saw three red creatures like jelly… That must be a Fire 'Slime'… the lowest level monster with range level from 1 to 12… Judging by their size, they could be level 3 to 4 Slimes. I am quite shocked to see a monster like that appearing in this place. I thought that those creatures are supposed to be around the Europe area, which is the closest place to the rift to the other world… Unless there is another rift also appearing in some other places across the world. Damn… What should I do now?

"Zuuunngg!" one of the Slimes is trying to cast a spell on her.

A magic circle creates in front of that slime and it is aiming that pink haired girl. The Fire Ball shoots out from that circle approaching her.

"Kyaa!" she screams.

Without thinking, I jump to cover her, protecting her from that Fire Ball. That fire hit me… Luckily, I have always fought monsters like that in Asva before… However, I feel something strange… It is not as hot as I thought… that fire should be above three hundred degree Celsius. The uniform I wear only has a little burn mark. Could it be that this uniform has magic resistance?

"Hi! Are you all right!?" she is worried.

"It's okay… I'm fine…" I reply.

This is bad… I need to fight those monsters, but as a magician, I should not show my magic to commoners or I will get punished later… However, those Slimes will be hurting us, or even more people around. I have no other choice but to take a question mark shaped key chain from my pocket and hold it.

"Unlock! Arc Wand!" I open my weapon seal.

A shining light comes out from my hand which is holding the key chain. That key chain changes into a long magic wand. This wand helps the user to use the magic faster and more efficiently. Since my level has dropped to zero, I can't take a risk of not using any weapon.

"Lo… Loki… What was that!?" she is surprised.

"No time to explain… You better run away now!" I ordered.

"No! I want to keep staying here!" she defies my order.

Damn… Why doesn't she want to listen to me? Does she know how dangerous they are from that Fire Ball just now?

"Bwoosh!" another Fire Ball is going to my direction.

Ugh… I am distracted by Fira, so I didn't notice that the Slime was casting a magic before… I grab her hand and jump to avoid the fire. Now I need to fight them back. I am trying to cast a spell by creating a magical circle below one of them.

"Ice Block!" I yell.

A diamond shaped Ice appears above the slime. That ice strikes the Slime below it and smashes it.

"One dead… Two more…" I say.

"Wha… What was that!?" she is surprised.

"I will tell you later! Now I need to concentrate!" I reply.

That pink haired girl is so annoying. She is just a burden by standing here and doing nothing. Why can't she just run away, so I can easily beat them all?

"Zuiiing!" another Slime casts a spell.

I need to cast another spell faster to counter that. I am trying to cast a spell on that Slime too.

"Frost Dive!" I yell.

Cold mist surrounds that Slime and then I freeze that Slime instantly. I believe this magic damage is enough to kill it.

"Go! Go! One more!" she is cheering me.

It seems that she is amazed with my skill. Of course! I trained for a long time. Now just one more left… Wait… Where has the last Slime gone?

"Wait… The last slime is gone…" I warn.

"Maybe it has ran away? That monster must be scared," she replies.

Hmm… Could be… But maybe I need to search that Slime or warn Awanemp about it.

"Loki!! Look out!" she screams while pointing to something above me.

That missing Slime jumps and attacks me from that tree! That Slime's body covers all over my face and makes me unable to breathe. Damn… I was careless… I feel like that Slime is sucking my power also… My body is getting weaker and weaker…

"Whoosshhh!" I feel a very strong wind blowing at my direction.

That wind slashes the Slime which sticks onto my face. I also got blown away by that wind. Luckily, I am not wounded. I stand up and look at the direction which the wind came from. I see Awanemp with a weird stance holding a pen reversely like holding a sword reversed.

"Awanemp… Thi… This…" I am shocked as I look at the ground.

That blow was not only blowing me, but it also left a split mark on the ground. What in the world has he just done?

"Loki, Fira… are you okay?" he asks.

"We're fine… Thanks to him, he saved me from those monsters before… What is that magic about?" she asks curiously.

I don't know what I should said to Awanemp… My magic was exposed by her…

"Sorry, Awanemp…" I say.

"Oh well… Since it is already exposed, it is time to return this to you," Awanemp says while giving Fira a key chain.

I see a sword shaped keychain with a four jeweled crown shaped hilt. I think I saw that thing before, but I forgot where.

"Sir, what is this?" she asks.

"Ask Loki, he will tell you how to use it," replies Awanemp.

"Wa… Wait… Am I supposed to teach her how to use magic?" I am shocked.

"Ma… Magic? You mean something that you have done before?" she is surprised.

"Oh yea… One more thing… Here, headmaster gave me your new dormitory address. Fira, please guide him to his new dorm," Awanemp gives me a piece of paper with an address written on it.

"Ah… Okay, Sir," she accepts.

"Okay then… Good luck, Loki!" he says as he is about to leave us.

"Wa… Wait, Awanemp! What is that sword's name? She won't be able to unlock it if she doesn't know the name," I ask.

"Ragnarok," he replies.

Ra… Ragnarok… That name was… A legendary name in the magical world there. How could Awanemp give her the sword like that?

"Loki! You must teach me how to use it okay!" she is staring at me intimidatingly.

"Oh well… Okay… But keep this secret from anyone," I say.

"Really!? Yay!" she exclaims happily.

I should probably get punished if commoners know about my magic. Why did Awanemp just leave me like that, and why did he give her that legendary weapon? Ah… Just forget it for now. I need to go to my new dormitory first. Not a lucky day for the first day in here. Got hit by girls, by book, and those Slimes… And one more problem caused by this pink haired girl…