After the team got to the castle of Zusian, a lot of the people there looked at them with fear in their eyes, and the team walked past them.
"Hey, Alek. Why are the people looking at us like that?"
Alek turns and looks at Nor.
"Well, that is simple, really. We are the ones that go out and fight for the Lord, but it is what we do that they don't like."
"What do you mean by that, Alek? I am kind of confused."
Alek looked forward and put his left hand on chin.
"Well, to be honest, I really don't know either. All I know is that I do what my Lord tells me to do."
"O, yeah, you're a good dog, and what our Lord says. Who is a good boy now."
Alek turns and looks at Maho with a blank face.
"What did you call me, your sorry excuse for a mage. You can't even cast a fire ball without fucking it up."
Maho grab Alek by the shirt and got in his face.
"Give me on good reason why I shouldn't kick your ass until you respect me."
Alek looks up and slightly to the left, then back at Maho with a smile on his face.
O, let me see here, o yeah. Even if you tried to kick my ass you will fail because you're just that weak. I think a new student at the Magic Academy has a better chance at beating me than you do. You old geezer."
Alek slaps Maho hand off of his shirt and continues to walk with the team, as Maho stands there for a minute.
("O one day I will find a way to hurt you Alek Noblesse, and when I do. It is going to feel so good.")
As Maho lets out a weird laugh, then he starts to feel the team into the castle. After the team walked into the castle, Josei turned and looked back at Maho, who just entered the castle.
"So what the hell was with that laugh back there, Maho?"
"Nothing much, just something off my chest."
"I think the old geezer finally finds out that he is nothing but a 4th grade mage. I am so proud of you."
Maho turns to Alek, who is clapping his hands at Maho.
Maho: "One day I'm going to kill you. You know that."
"I would like to see you try. Do tell me how it goes when you fail every time."
Ranperuji hits Alek on the back of the head.
"That is enough from the both of you. Do I make myself clear?"
Ranperuji looks at Maho and Alek.
"Yeah, yeah, I hear you."
"I hear you load a clear."
"That is good. Now let's get to the meeting hall. Lord Haro should be there waiting for us."
As the team started to walk again, the wall on the left side where Nor was walking next to get busted down, as a large figure tried to punch Nor. but before it could, Alek moved Nor out of the way by using his speed and took the hit from the figure. Sending Alek through the other wall with the figure chasing after Alek.
"What the hell was that about."
Alek coughs up some blood, then stands up and sees the figure come through the wall after him.
"I am down for some fun. What a second, is that you Malos. O man, it has been a while. How have you been?"
As Alek is trying to talk to Malos, he quickly realizes that Malos is not here to talk. Before Alek could react, Malos hits him with the back of his left hand, sending Alek through 2 move walls. Having Alek to take this seriously. Alek quickly stands up and draws him blade.
"Okay, Malos, if you want to play a little. I will play a little."
Malos runs at Alek, as Alek gets ready for Malos' next attack. Maho was going for a quick shot with his right hand as Alek used his blade to block the hit and jump over Malos and kicked him through another wall, as Alek started to smile a little.
"I am having fun tight now. What about you, Malos?
"Fun is not something that I have. I just do what I do."
"Well, are you just a party pooper."
Maho charges at Alek as Alek does the same. Alek goes for a swing with his blade as Malos tries to stop the blade with his fist. Has the blade and Malos fists collided together all you can see is sparks coming off of Alek's blade and Malos fists, as both of them start to move at a rate of speed that all you can see is sparks. As Malos is going all in as he is throwing punches and left and right, and Alek is blocking all he his punches with his blade. The two fought like this for 5 minutes until Malos landed a hard hit and broke Alek's blade in half.
"How does a timeout sound to you, Malos? Or maybe a small and short break?"
"No breaks, just me break, little man."
"O is that so. O look at the time, I have to get going, you know."
As Alek tries to walk away, Malos grabs him by the shoulder, picks him up and through Alek on the ground, and then gets on top of him and starts to unload fist after fist into Alek.
"Malos, that is enough. I think he has learned his lesson."
Malos stopped punching Alek and turned towards Ranperuji, as he sees Nor.
"Who is the kid? Why is he still alive, Ranperuji?"
Ranperuji looked back at Nor than back at Malos.
"See, it is a long story...
"We brought the kid so you can kill him. We figure you were bored.
Ranperuji turns and looks at Maho with a blank face.
"Maho! What do you think you are doing. We both know that is why the kid is still alive."
"O, I know. But Malos doesn't care."
As Maho points to Malos, that is charged at Nor.
"Malos, wait a second."
Ranperuji tries to stop Malos, but Malos easily gets past him. As Malos gets closer to Nor, Alek tries to get up but can't move.
("Why can't I move. I have to get up. Get up body.")
As Alek just watches as Malos is about to kill Nor, hut in a blink of an eye Malos was no longer there, but a girl in all black was in his place instead. As was looks at Nor and gives him a pat on the head.
"I see you find another new member for the team or is he just here because you feel bad. Alek?"
As the woman walked over to Alek and helped him up.
"Thanks, Ash. I owe you one."
"You can owe me a date some time."
"Yeah, sure, whatever, I just want to sleep, that is all..."
Alek passed out on Ash's shoulder.
"O, come on, Alek, why can't you wait until I got you to your bed."
"Is Alek going to be okay, miss?"
As Ash turns and sees Nor, that has come over to check on Alek. Ash gives Nor a smile and spoke.
"Yeah, he will be just fine."
As Nor takes a breath, Ranperuji puts his hand on his shoulder and looked and Nor.
"Okay Nor, it is time to meet our Lord. Lord Haro."
Nor gives Ranperuji a node as he follows Ranperuji and the rest of the team to meet Lord Haro, as Ash slowly gets Alek to his room.
"I swear Alek, you need to lose some weight. or something."
"And how can he do that? I mean the guys is just pure muscle, wait don't tell me. Do you not find your crushes body attractive now, Ash?"
Ash looks up and sees and man standing there with his shirt off and a spear on his back with both of his arms resting on it.
"I see you been training all day again, Hoshiki."
As Ash starts to smile a little.
"Yeah, turning to get stronger, and what are you laughing about?"
"I just think it is fun that even with your shirt off, Alek still has the better body."
"Yeah, I bet you would know that, since you always watch him train every day."
Ash starts to blush from Hoshiki comment.
"I...I only do that to make sure his is turning right, and that is all."
"If you say so. But if I were you, I would get him to bed and get some poisons or something to stop the bleeding because he is kind of making a trial."
As Ash turns and looks back at all the blood that is leading up the stairs to where she is standing at.
"O shit."