"…SURA…"…
"…A...RA"…
…
Hearing a faint voice calling I woke up. Disoriented and feeling numb I looked around me. Only to find myself inside a metallic looking chamber.
A sound that was ringing in the background confirmed that I was in some sort of transport aircraft.
I sat down trying to remember what happened only to be grabbed tightly by the arm.
A terrified expression was on Osfor-sensei's face…he said
"A-are you alright Young Asura…that was my fault I am sorry for pushing to do that…because of me you almost lost your life…I am truly sorry…"
I answered with a hoarse voice.
"D-don't worry about it…as you can see I am still alive heh."
"…I can't seem to understand you my boy…it's as if your life is not even yours…you don't even flinch at the mention of death even if you are as close to it than anyone else…"
"Well, no need to worry about what you can't change…we just have to live our lives to the fullest. And let future problems for the future."
"…it seems that the death curse was suppressed back…your wrists were beginning to show symptoms of activation it .this curse will start by covering your arm from the wrist till the shoulder then to the rest of the body .with patterned black tattoos that look like veins. If the black veins reach the heart…it is when the curse fully activates. Your body seems to be able to nullify the tracing of the black veins. Normally your wrists would still have the black rings on them but it seems that they were somehow 'deleted'."
Looking at my wrists I remembered that before I lost consciousness I really did have two black rings but now it is just normal colored flesh…and its pale …man I need better food I was eating rations from Osfor and really horrible food lately…
"Where are we now and what happened to the camp?"
"Ah, we are heading back to Albion boarding the school personal transportation ship we need to rearrange 'things'…as for the camp worry not you did a great job suppressing the invasion and bringing back the relics of old to life. I will make sure to drop your name for future recommendations…heheh. Well, a small detachment of monsters headed a bit to the east but the reports from Takeda said that he was able to fully suppress them before they could contaminate the wild life. As for the ones that remained in the camp they were fully eliminated however it seems that the tainted sacred beast was convinced that if he kept bashing its head on the barrier it would break…just let it I hope it dies…that thing should not even be there as the sacred Mountain turtle is last seen on the other side of Alsa near Astora how was it able to traverse all that distance…"
"And the students were there any casualties?"
"No rest assured. Who do you think you are…the worst case was you in fact…others only suffered minor bruises and bumps on the head for not being organized as they were being evacuated…I tell you mass panic is hard to deal with."
"Good to know…"
"Now listen up boy…this was supposed to be a training camp for the tournament…with this complication, it was to be cut-short. So if you need anything to prepare for the upcoming fights…just call me. Our private time together will reach its end and you will have to enroll back in classes with the rest of the students."
"Ugh…that will be a pain…if only…hey, Sensei tell me something how many students know that I was there closing down the portal?"
"None that I know of, why?"
"Well, I was hoping that you could take the credit for it and just say that you ended up saving me…this way I can at least evade being questioned all day long by other classmates…"
"Well I don't understand why you do not want to claim the fame for your deeds but I will make sure it stays this way… however, this incident is on a national scale I will be asked for questionings and I will need to provide truthful information. If it's the student body they will not know of your achievements but as for the council they must know exactly what happened here but don't worry those guys are able to keep a secret better than you could imagine."
"Alright if it is like that then it's Okay."
Knock, Knock.
'Who could that be?'
"Come in," said Osfor with a sullen expression he clearly was not in the mood of seeing anyone.
"Oh, it's Korima Yuna-chan…well, I will leave you two alone I have important matters to attend to…hehe"
Giggling mischievously Osfor stood up and walked away in a faked hurry skipping away as if his mood was never sullied. A strange man.
With a gentle yet well-heard voice as if an angel was speaking she said.
"Excuse me Shirogami-san…can I have a word with you."
Half stunned I answered.
"…Sure".