Ms. Celsi [5]

Celsi stood in the field while looking at the sky, which was pouring rain.

"I'm sorry, Rui!... You must be disappointed in your sister! This sister of yours is really foolish, isn't she?! If only I could hear you just once, I would do anything for you!!" Celsi looked lost in thought about her brother's death amid the heavy nighttime rain.

On the other side, Aswa appeared to have regained consciousness; he was holding Celsi's leg. "You still don't know your limits! Giving up is the best thing you can do!" Celsi spoke without looking at Aswa.

"If I wanted to give up now! I would have done it a long time ago!." Aswa seemed to smile.

Suddenly, Aswa's words made Celsi look surprised; now she looked at Aswa.

"You're very stubborn, aren't you? A strong resolve cannot defeat someone! Just having determination isn't enough!" Celsi retorted.

"Really?! How would you know if you haven't tried?! Just so you know, mistakes are meant to be learned from, not regretted!" Aswa said, struggling to stand.

Celsi fell silent for a moment after hearing Aswa's words. "What if your mistake was killing someone?! Then you should know that you're evil, right?!" Celsi questioned Aswa.

"Come on, Miss!! Don't compare me to a criminal! Good people will remain good even when hurt, while the weak will become evil!!"

*WHACK*

Aswa landed a slow punch on Celsi's face, so slow that it had no effect on her.

It seemed that Aswa no longer had any strength left.

At that moment, Celsi was looking seriously at Aswa with widened pupils.

"If you still don't understand... Just wait for me to get back up! After that, I'll hit you so that you understand! This is a promise of a man." Aswa said confidently.

For a moment, Celsi saw her brother's spirit in Aswa now; his red eyes began to shine brightly.

Meanwhile, Aswa slowly began to collapse.

Then he fell completely, unconscious.

This time, Celsi won the fight again.

Celsi remained silent in the same spot, but unlike before, this time she wasn't looking at the sky. Instead, she was looking at Aswa.

Could it be that Aswa could defeat Celsi? Or was it just empty talk!

"Huhh... I wonder how long he will take to get back up? I'm bored of waiting." Celsi sighed.

Arca then opened his eyes; it seemed he had regained consciousness. He found himself trapped under debris from collapsed buildings. "Aghh.. Just a nuisance."

*CRACK - CRACK* Arca cleared the rubble that was pinning him down.

Then he stood up, still a bit wobbly, and walked over to Celsi. "Huh?... It seems Aswa has lost, so it's my turn to attack, right?" Arca said excitedly.

"Wait!" Celsi pointed her palm at Arca as a sign to stop.

"What's the matter? Don't tell me you're already tired?! If so, it's all right, I'll give you time to rest… I can defeat you at any time!" Arca smugly boasted.

"Not that... The problem is you both can't defeat me! What more you alone!" Celsi replied.

"Fine, I'll take that as an excuse." Arca then began to undress, even in the pouring rain.

"???" Celsi looked confused.

After that, Arca raised both of his hands halfway, up to his shoulders. Then, unexpectedly... he began to run around as if he were...

Playing in the rain.

"Ugh... What is this kid doing?" Celsi shook her head.

Celsi took a chair from one of the classrooms and placed it in the open field as the rain fell.

After a while, about 20 minutes later.

"Ow... " Aswa finally opened his eyes. He sat up for a moment to gather his concentration, and then he stood up.

He saw Arca playing in the rain, "What is that person doing?… Oh, right. Aren't we supposed to be fighting Celsi?" Aswa then took a deep breath, and...

"Celsiiiiiiii!!... Where are you??" Aswa shouted loudly.

Upon hearing the shout, Arca stopped playing and turned to Aswa. "Oh... You're awake! Took you long enough!" Arca said.

"… What are you doing? Do you like playing in the rain?" Aswa asked Arca.

"Yeah, you could say that... oh right, that person is waiting! How about we give her a lesson this time?" Arca said while pointing to Celsi, who was sitting in the chair.

Aswa looked towards Celsi, who seemed to be waiting. Celsi was emanating a little aura that could instill fear in anyone, but not for Aswa and Arca.

Instead, they seemed even more excited and ready to fight again.

"Let's start!... Round 3!" Aswa proclaimed.

-TO BE CONTINUED-