"Welcome to Ceviro train station! We guarantee you will get to your place in the fastest time possible!" - J arrives at Ceviro right after leaving his place. He walks silently toward the ticket booth with his eye aiming for Loran.
"1 ticket to Loran, please. I want the fastest train to it." - J talks to the staff.
"That will be 10000 Soreni, Sir!" - The staff responds.
"Here you go." - J hands the money and gets the ticket. He then quickly gets to the train to Loran without paying much attention to the surroundings. Seat 36-A is the seat shown on his ticket. When he gets to the seat there was another young man around J's age sitting in front of him.
"Hello there, I guess you are 36-A?" - The man breaks the silence.
"Hello, and yes my seat is 36-A. You must be 36-B. Nice to meet you." - J put his belongings away and sit down facing the man.
"Since we will stay together until the train arrives to Loran. My name is J. May I ask what your reason to go there?" - J starts the conversation.
"This is a little bit embarrassing to say, but I am going to teach at the Loran Magic School. My name is Dylan. This is my first time at Loran so I am pretty nervous, to be honest." - Dylan laughs
"Loran Magic School? Focus Speech!" - J thinks in his head and immediately cast a spell silently. He wants to confirm whether or not whatever Dylan said is true. When Focus Speech is activated, the result can be seen by the aura of the opposite person. If he/she speaks the truth then a green aura will appear, otherwise, a red aura will indicate that he/she is lying. A green aura lingers around Dylan meaning he is speaking the truth.
"Interesting! This is my first seeing a teacher coming to Loran. Unlike you, I come to Loran just for sightseeing as I myself do not have a chance to come to the city up till now." - J deactivates Focus Speech and continues with the conversation.
"How come your name is only a letter?" - Dylan curious.
"I do not personally know myself, but I lost my parents when I was really little. J is the name people around call me, so I use it as my official name ever since." - J explains.
The two continue their conversation until the train almost reaches Loran. Thankfully, the conversation keeps them busy and they forget about the long staying time on the train.
"Dear customers! Thank you for using Ceviro train services. We will arrive at Loran shortly. Please get your belongings ready. When you hear...."
"BANG! BANG! BANG!" - As the staff are announcing through the radar, several loud noises from outside can be heard from inside the train. Several bullets start to hit the train vigorously, leaving everyone surprised and do not know what is going on. The train is being stop forcefully by some kinds of magic.
"What's happening?" - Several customers rush out from their booth and look outside the window.
"Please evacuate! Hide from the bullet! We are under attack from strangers. We need back up, please!" - The staff quickly hit the emergency button and try to call the police.
From the booth, J heads to check the situation. Some bullets break the glass and enter the train. J picks up and takes a look at them.
"Explosive mana bullets? Are they trying to kill everyone here? Who is their target?" - J examines the bullets and tries to trace back the mana.
"They are coming. We won't have enough time to evacuate everyone. I need to step in somehow. Mana Link - Sleep!" - J quickly cast a spell that connects every single person on the train to fall asleep. In just several seconds, the lousy crowd starts to become silent as everyone is now deep in their sleep. J then
"I cannot link to Dylan? Does he have some anti spell on him?" - J realizes that he cannot use Sleep on Dylan. Realizing something strange about this incident, J decides to investigate this matter from the shadow. J casts Invisibility and hides himself in a corner, waiting for the terrorist to come.
The train door is slowly opened, and a bunch of gangsters coming in. They look left and right, and check every booth they go through. They then come to J's booth, where he is waiting for them.
"Who do we need to kill, Boss?" - One guy from the gang starts talking.
"You will kill every single person here, but switch between gun and knife so they will not know who actually attacked the train, or whether there is more than one group attacking." - Dylan from the booth heads out with a glare and an evil laugh showing on his face.
"Remember, DO NOT leave anyone behind." - Dylan reminds the gang.
"No worry, Boss!" - The gangs start pulling out their weapons. They aim for the head of the passengers, ready to pull the trigger.
"..."
"From the shadow...Mana link - Burning Parasite" - J slowly unveil himself from the corner, and releases a spell that quickly targets every gang member on the train.
"Wh...Wha..What is this? KILL HIM NOW!!!" - The gangs panic and charge at J. However, the moment they are about the reach him their bodies start to explode. In a matter of seconds, several corpses and blood splatter everywhere. The entire gang is being wiped out by a single spell from J. This scene heavily scares Dylan. He cannot help but fall down and beg for his life.
"Who...who are you? I do not know who you are, but please spare me... I...I will give you anything you want. Money? Power? I have tons of connections around the places. So please.." - Dylan stressed himself out and looks for a way to run away from J.
"Who are your targets? Are they on this train?" - J goes straight to the point.
"There are no targets, but we are supposed to create a scene. That is our mission. Other than that, I really do not know anything." - Dylan mumbles.
"He is speaking the truth, again. Is this related to Loran somehow? Is this why Dad give me this mission?" - J had his Focus Speech on to check Dylan one more time.
"May...May I have the honor to know you, sir? If you are from other Families then we do not have anything to do with each other. I do not know that you are also on Loran. I will report back to the higher-ups so that you can carry on with your jobs." - Dylan bows down.
"Hmm..So other Families that this guy mentioned also look at Loran? Who are they? Does Dad know anything about this?"
"Lava Spear" - A fire spear flies toward Dylan. It pierces his body in half and slowly burns the body away.
"AHHHHHHHH!!!!" - Dylan screams out loud with every bit of energy he has in his body.
"You are not worth living, so go to Hell and send Hades this message: S.P says hi..." - J's eyes start glowing red. Dylan, at that point, knows who he is facing.
"The...Silent...Phantom...." - His body is burnt to a crisp, leaving nothing behind.
"Dylan - Professor at Loran. Maybe I can use this card to my advantage in the future. Right now, let's clean up this mess before the police come." - J takes Dylan's card, and removes Sleep spell from everyone. The rest were removed using his Mana Recall ability. J stays true to his name: he leaves no traces of him behind. Later on, police appear at the scene and start questioning everyone.
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"Sir, there are bullets around and inside the train. However, it seems like they left before we came." - a police officer reports.
"A terrorist attempt without no casualty? Something does not add up here? Start checking everyone for identification. Maybe we will get some clues." - The investigator talks.
"Hello, sir. My name is Mandy. I am from the police group. Can I ask for your ID?" - a woman appears in front of J.
"What is this situation? All I have is my ticket. What ID are they talking about?" - J looks at Mandy.
"Look, all I have is my ticket to Loran. I do not have ID or whatsoever. You can check my belongings if needed as well." - J talks back.
Mandy looks at J suspiciously. She then asks him to wait for a moment before her investigator shows up. Suddenly, she notices Dylan's card in his left pocket. That is the professor card J took earlier. Apparently, this type of card is really well-known to people in Loran as only professors are the ones who have that card. As long as you have the card, it can replace the normal ID and can be used to move around Loran.
"Professor Dylan? Oh my god, I did not know you are a professor. Then you are good, sir. Please have some rest until we arrive at Loran." - Mandy looks at the card and politely responds to J. The train starts moving again, and at the end of the day, it finally stops at Loran.
"Professor Dylan, welcome to Loran. I hope you will enjoy your stay here. Please stay safe and best of luck to you. My daughter is currently studying at school. If you meet her, please take good care of her." - The investigator shows great respect to J with the impression that J is the new professor at Loran Magic School.
"Haha, I apologize Professor. He is just excited to see someone from the school. Please pay no attention to us and head back." - Mandy smiles hurriedly and pull the investigator away from J.
"Ugh...what is this situation? How am I supposed to be that bastard? And professor? Professor of WHAT? Right now, let's leave the place before things get complicated." - J says goodbye and quickly leaves.
J moves away from the downtown, heads to a quiet place, and uses his energy to create a quick dimension that only he gets access to. He decided to rest for the rest of the day, and analyze the incidence one at a time.
"Ok. Let's take a look again. The Ceviro attack; The Families; Being a professor; The mission. No matter how I look at it. Simply patrolling around Loran will not help me much. I need a better source of information.
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Code name - J. Calling for Colonel" - J contacted Devin.
"Son? Did you arrive at Loran? How's the mission so far?" - Devin asks.
"I just arrived at Loran. There was an attack earlier. It seems like they also target Loran." - J starts to explain everything to Devin from the beginning.
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"Hmm...This is complicated, huh? Then why don't you go on with that fake identity? Getting the information from inside Loran School is better than getting nothing. We need more reports about the city and the school anyway." - Devin suggests being a professor to J.
"But why do I have to protect the entire school? What does that have to do with us as an organization?" - J asks.
"...My son, listen to me this one time. I took you in ever since you were a little kid. I knew what your parents wanted you to be. However, I myself did not know why they went to that extent to protect you from the Empire." - Devin looks at J.
"Weren't parents passed away from an accident? What are you talking about?" - J confused
Just like J, Devin decides to tell him everything he knows about his parents. After listening to the story, J cannot help but feel frustrated. After some time, he decided to take Devin's suggestion.
"I want to know what and who the Empire is, and why they are so important to the point that cost my parents lives. Thank you, Dad... for telling me everything." - J responds.
"After you knew the truth about your parents?" - Devin looks back at J.
"No matter what, the one that took me and grew me up was you. You are also my Dad, no matter what. Without you, there will be no J standing here today. Besides my parents, you are the only relatives I have left. So...please stay safe. Anyway, Codename J - Out." - J bows in front of Devin, and quickly ended the channel. He wants to spend some time alone, thinking about what to do now that he knows the truth.
"My son, please stay strong. When you get to Loran School, you will understand more. For now, I will continue and support you as usual." - Devin laughs faintly, and goes back to his normal job.
Episode 2 - End.