"What the fuck do you think you're doing??"
His veins can be seen on his forehead, indicating that he's very upset.
"Let go of the kid..."
"Are you serious right now??"
The man suddenly raised his fist and punched forward.
Evading the punch, Kim Jaesuk then kicked the guy's feet and put a little strength on the arm holding the man which is dragging the kid.
The guy then fell down.
"Arghhhh"
"You fucker!!"
When the other guy tried to hit Kim Jaesuk, I threw an empty cup on his head, which knocked him out immediately.
'Whoa, this is fun...'
Is what I thought.
"You bastard... do you know who you're messing with?"
The guy that got kicked by Kim Jaesuk suddenly started threatening us.
"We're from the Syndicate group! Give us that kid back and we'll let this go"
Kim Jaesuk was about to say something before the bulky man from the table earlier started walking towards the fallen guy.
When the fallen guy noticed the bulky man heading towards him, he looked delighted and started shouting.
"Boss! They're dis-"
Just before he finished his sentence, the bulky man suddenly kicked the fallen man toward the front door and he flew all the way to the middle of the street.
Even Kim Jaesuk looked flabbergasted by the sudden development.
"What the..."
"Why are you showing off our group's name, you fool..."
Lighting up a cigarette, the bulky man asked Kim Jaesuk.
"Now boy, do you know what you're doing right now?"
"You're dragging a kid like this and you want me to just watch?"
'No Jaesuk... that kid is...'
"Hoo... can't you see the collar hanging around his neck?"
"?"
'That kid is a slave...'
"He's a slave that belong to us"
Kim Jaesuk looks shocked before checking that collar indeed is on the kid's neck.
"Since you're ignorant, give that kid back and let's forget this happen shall we?"
"N-"
Just as Kim Jaesuk is about to answer, I put my hand on his shoulder.
"Give him back..."
"What?"
"He doesn't have anything to do with us..."
"But!"
"Jaesuk!!"
"?!"
"Let's not act rashly and give him back..."
I said slowly.
Gritting his teeth, Kim Jaesuk then said while looking determined.
"No, I'm saving him..."
"You!!"
Just as I was about to scold him again, the bulky man finally said something.
"Okay that's enough... since you have no intention to give him back, I'll take him myself"
"Then try it!"
"Okay,"
After saying that, he disappeared and by the time he appeared again at the same spot, he's holding a kid over his shoulder, which was next to me and Kim Jaesuk earlier.
"Wha- what?!"
'It was too fast... I can't see his movement'
"You bastard..."
Kim Jaesuk then got angry and dashed towards the bulky man.
Puffing out a mouthful of smoke, the bulky man muttered something.
"What a hassle..."
(boom!!)
Kim Jaesuk got thrown outside the restaurant as well.
"JAESUKK!!"
Adrian shouted and ran over outside to check on Kim Jaesuk, whilst I uses body strengthening straight away.
'Fuck, Jaesuk got done in one hit...'
"Hooh, body strengthening? Who are you?"
He asked with one of his hand still inside his pocket while the other one holding a cigarette.
Smirking, I replied,
"I don't think you'll want to know who we are..."
"Naughty, aren't you?"
"Hey, wait!"
He started walking outside as well, then I chased after him.
"Cough, cough..."
Kim Jaesuk is currently pressing his hand on his chest while coughing up blood.
While Adrian next to him is chanting a spell, which is probably a healing spell.
'Does he not bring his potions?'
I thought to myself.
"What are you waiting for? come here so I can beat you like your friend there"
The bulky man suddenly provoked me.
"Sure thing!"
I dashed forward and starts exchanging blows with him.
Or rather, he dodged all of my blows with ease which surprised me.
'How the heck is he doing it...'
I then tried to land a kick on him, but he catches my leg and threw me to the ground.
"Arghh..."
"Weak, and you wants to act like a hero"
I tried to get up, but the impact brought back the pain from yesterday.
The bulky man walked away with the kid still hanging over his shoulder.
"WAIT!"
Kim Jaesuk called him out.
"Let the kid go!"
Shouting that, he started to shine and his surrounding starts to glow.
"!"
The bulky man looks surprised before putting the kid down on the ground and stretched his arm.
"You're dangerous... you'll grow up to be strong just based on your mana quality alone..."
His eyes then changed and I can feel my instinct screaming in fear.
'What! he's dangerous!'
"Therefore, I need to kill you"
The bulky man then disappeared.
"JAESUK!!"
He appeared in front of Kim Jaesuk and punched his arm forward.
Kim Jaesuk tried to block the incoming attack, but before the attack reached him, a barrier appeared between them.
"This is..."
The bulky man looked surprised before turning his head over.
I followed his direction and saw instructor Alex there, our physical fitness teacher.
"Keep your hand away from my student"
"..."
After that, the bulky man didn't say anything and grab the kid before disappearing from our view.
"Wa- wait!"
Kim Jaesuk's about to step forward when he got put down by instructor Alex's barrier which is pressing on him.
"Stop right there... that's enough"
After saying that, he walked away before saying.
"Come back to the academy with me..."
"..."
Unable to protests, I just comply and helped Kim Jaesuk up.
We then walked back to the academy, just an hour after we go out.
At the academy, instructor Alex brought us to the infirmary again.
But this time, there's a female teacher inside which is apparently the nurse.
She started healing both Kim Jaesuk and my wounds.
"How is it, Lilian?"
"Just a few fracture on Alex, but surprisingly no wounds on Kim Jaesuk's part..."
"Hmmm, it's probably the effect of his unique trait"
'It's because Adrian healed him earlier...'
Is what I wanna say, but I kept quiet.
"Now, the time you guys enrolled into the academy hasn't been a week yet, but you created so many problems already.
The duel with noble representative, and now fighting over a slave which you don't even own..."
"..."
"Tell me why?"
"Does that look okay to you?"
"What?"
"The way they're dragging the kid! That's not how you treat other human being!"
Kim Jaesuk started shouting.
"You're strong, why don't you helped the kid?"
Just as Kim Jaesuk is protesting, the female teacher, Lilian cut him off.
"Does the kid have a collar around his neck?"
"? Yes..."
"Then that's pointless..."
"What? Why?"
Sighing, instructor Alex continued the explanation.
"It's called slave's collar... the moment that's on your neck, you can't disobey the owner, otherwise you neck's gonna explode..."
"No way..."
"And do you even know who you were up against earlier? That's Argus, one of the leader within a criminal organisation called Syndicate..."
"Syndicate?"
"Yep, do you know the 4 great powers of the continent?"
"The church, empire, academy, and merchant?"
"Yep, and Syndicate is the only organisation that have the same amount of manpower out there..."
Three of us exchanges glances and are able to see surprises in each of our eyes.
Grandpa didn't tell us anything about this back when we were at the village.
"That guy from earlier, had I decided to fought him, I'm not sure if I can come back here alive..."
"He's that strong?!"
"Yes, you both should be glad you haven't died yet..."
"..."
I almost died unknowingly.
"Anyway, you guys are not allowed to step outside the academy until further notice. I'll tell the headmistress about it"
Instructor Alex then walked out after giving us a warning, followed by teacher Lilian.
"Sigh, what the fuck..."
I cursed out loud.
"I thought we're strong enough already, but turns out there are so many dangerous people out there that are way stronger than the teacher from this academy..."
Kim Jaesuk just stayed quiet as it seemed like he's in deep thought right now.
"It- it's okay... we're gonna be as strong too, someday..."
Adrian encouraged us, which I nodded to him.
"I'm gonna get some fresh air..."
Kim Jaesuk suddenly stood up and left.
Adrian is about to follow him, but I hold him back.
"Don't follow him, he needed some time alone..."
'And so do I...'
After that, I left the room as well, but to the opposite direction of where Kim Jaesuk went.