I slept to make it seem even truer that I was depleted of mana. I was seeing a place in black flames, screams were heard. One person carried a child in his arms to the entrance of the forest. The person's eyes were sad, but there was anger in the middle as well.
This is my brother? Alexander's brother?
"Alex, please listen to big brother. I'm going to see Dad and Mom, so run out of town. Go through the forest where the temple is, stay there and wait for me. Take my necklace with you."
The person placed the necklace around the child's neck and placed a kiss on the child's forehead.
"No, brother! Let's go together."
The child held tightly to his brother's hand, who looked as if he wouldn't let go.
"….."
-Slap-
The brother slapped the child across the face.
"Please.…"
With eyes full of tears, the child gathered strength, and ran out of the city without looking back. Arriving at the temple, he hid in a room for 2 days.
"Brother you tricked me, I'm scared. Please don't leave me alone."
I was sad, not for having witnessed this scene of two brothers. But I felt a little guilty, because I was the one who caused the devastation of this city with the SS rank dungeon break. The rest of this film showed all of Alexandre's past.
He emigrated to another country. Living on the streets for 1 year as a beggar. Going to an orphanage. Until then the government came to Alexander, and kept his guard, to use him in bloody wars against demons.
I say that because that's exactly what they do. Because they cannot pay the debts they accumulated with the government, they are forced to go fight the demons to pay off the debts.
I even call these people "first", they are literally the first to be discarded. The name is pretty awful. I woke up on time saying, "Brother!"
I saw Jin peeling an apple. My eyes were on the person who was startled by my words.
"Are you okay?"
""...."
I have a fever? I could solve this problem, but I think it's an opportunity. If I still have a fever tomorrow, I can stay home without going to the Academy.
"Alexander is your name, isn't it? May I call you Alex?" He took a slice of apple and wanted to feed me.
"It is not necessary..."
"Why!"
"Because I don't want to be around you." He looked at me with bright eyes. The technique he uses to gain anyone's favor. But with me it doesn't work.
"No-"
Before I could speak, he put a piece of apple in my mouth. I spit it all out. Jin looked at me in panic.
"I'm sorry, did I use too much force?"
"I dont like..."
"What?"
"I don't like the apple!"
In fact, I just don't want to owe this guy any favors. He looked at me with sad eyes.
"There are bananas."
Banana….?
I went to get up, but my body won't obey me.
"Shit!"
"Let me help you get you to your room."
"There is no necessity."
His eyes looked lifeless, dammit, he had a change of personality. Now it's impossible to stop him.
"I'll take you and that's it."
I didn't say anything, I just agreed with this psycho idiot. It was night and there was no one to see Jin carrying me on his shoulder. If anyone saw this scene, would imagine that I was drunk. Arriving in my room I pushed Jin, entered the room and locked the door.
Seeing through the wall I saw Jin's face which scared me. How can I get close to that? He stayed about 2 minutes behind the door and then left.
If I let him, he would even make me hominy.
Better not go to the Academy tomorrow.
***
Jin's point of view.
Why does he have to keep refusing my help?
I should look into his background. I'm not one to do that, but I can't see his status. Only demons do not show Status, he is suspicious.
Lyu said he's not a demon. Maybe he just has the ability to hide Status. But Lyu also said that this was strange as this skill was supposed to have no effect on him. Jin took out his smartphone and called someone.
"Say?"
"Investigate someone for me."
"Okay, send that person's data."
"Already sent."
"Alexander Adrilia... Tomorrow I'll send an email with all his data."
If he's a demon, he must be dangerous. I must be careful with this Alexander.
***
"I'm happy!"
[You really don't go to the gym? Lazy.]
"Shut up. I'm not lazy!"
This system is very talkative.
[Someone is coming to your room, guess who it is?]
"Jin?"
[Exactly!]
Tock! Tock!
"If you don't open it, I'll break it in!"
"Wouldn't it be better if I called the police?"
An awkward smile formed on Alexander's face.
[Anything, I call the police.]
Once again I was forced to do someone else's will. I opened the door and there was Jin with a serious face.
"What you want?"
I looked at him who was wearing a blue shirt and dark shorts.
"Aren't you going to invite me in?"
"Not welcome."
I spoke in a very strange tone, but he walked in with a smile on his face. He went into the kitchen, I followed.
"Where are the utensils? I hear you can't go to the Academy because you got a fever? Is it true or are you avoiding me."
"Both."
I said where things were and he started to do something. I stayed in the living room reading a book. Jin didn't speak to me anymore.
"Dinner is ready."
He gave that smug smile of his. Jin was wearing an apron with a print of something resembling a rabbit, he looked funny. I secretly laughed so he wouldn't notice. I washed my hands, sat down at the table and began to eat.
Neither of them said anything, just serious looks on each other.
"I finished."
"Let me do the dishes."
I let him wash it, but...
"Help me too."
Again the fake smile. I'm feeling queasy, even though he's handsome I feel uncomfortable around him. He must have dug up all my past by now.
I created a monster...
"Did you have a brother?"
he started to want to know more about me.
I bit my lips.
"Why do you want to know?"
"You keep saying brother. I'm just a little curious."
"Curiosity killed the cat... but satisfaction brought it back."
He stopped washing dishes for a moment, but continued. Perhaps he was left wondering, what is a cat?
"So you're a first."
"Quiet."
He again stood still and continued to wash the dishes. I'm going to ask him a question.
"Jin."
"Yea."
He responded quickly.
"Do you like girls or boys?"
At that moment he stopped. I was drying the dishes, he still didn't answer me.
"It's finally over. Thanks for doing my dishes."
"No problem."
He looked at me with lifeless eyes. Fufufu, he must be confused by the question I asked.
I know him well, that kind of question was what he hated the most.
"I don't know..."
"Oi?"
"The question you asked, I don't know..."
"Okay..."
Wasn't he straight? Now that I remember, I never wrote saying that Jin had a love interest in people. Maybe it's because of "Unwavering" which nullified feelings and other effects.
He always leaves this ability activated to avoid his past traumas that haunt him. But won't he get married in the future? I remember that he will have 4 children.
"Why would you want to know something as trivial as liking someone?"
"Why did I ask? It's simple, you're good looking, you have a good personality? You cook well and do the dishes. The person you marry will be lucky. It was just that. Don't think anything weird about me, okay."
"…."
He had a slight smile on his face, but this one wasn't fake. It was a real smile.
"Okay, I think you should go to your room soon."
I took him to the door.
"Good evening."
"Until never more."
I closed the door in his face. I looked through the wall and his face was scared, he made a sad look. Hahaha! did he think I would be friends with him after that?
Sucker!
The next morning, I avoided Jin and the rest. Nobody bullied me because I was dangerous?
But that didn't affect the sophomores who were looking for me all day so I could join a club. I ignored it.
I said I had a part-time job. The academy allowed students to work outside the academy as long as it did not affect their studies.
I'm feeling lonely. I wanted a boyfriend to protect me from Jin. A dog? A cat? I think a fox? A very cool ferret. These animals are already extinct, but I can create one from scratch or catch a monster from a dungeon to protect myself. If I go out using my power... My abilities, at some point he will find me, I must avoid meeting my original self.
I went to my work that the damage was Mr. Li. He was one of the strongest characters in this world, if they haven't changed anything in his abilities. He owns a library.
***
Summary of meeting with Mr. Li.
There was a strange young man on his knees on the floor begging to work here.
"Go away."
"Please Mr. Li, I can organize the books. I can make tea. I can also make use of my body.
Mr. Li was shocked. Where will the young people of today end up?
"STOP! You're overreacting. I don't want you to do that kind of thing."
"My body is not to your liking? I can even do murder. Tell me who and I'll eliminate him."
Mr. Li hit me and told me not to do that kind of thing.
"I didn't know that Mr. Li was a sadist... but I don't care..."
He got even angrier. Finally, after talking so much shit he accepted me. I had to do it.
Mr. Li hated people who were depraved.
But he saw that my case was serious, if he let me go? What was going to happen to me? I would maybe die a horrible death at the hands of some pervert.
He decided to discipline me to be a righteous man. The same thing happened to Jin, he killed two thieves on impulse. Mr. Li saw it all and decided to educate him to stop doing bad things for no reason. Jin couldn't resist Mr. Li grabbing his ear like he was a chit.
It was humiliating. But I did it in order to improve his bad personality.
***
Now returning to the present.
"Mr. Li I'm excited to see you!"
He was drinking tea and he spat it all out.
"You..."
He looked at me with red eyes.
"Sorry I'm late, I didn't sleep last night because of a classmate."
Again he shuddered.
"What?"
"He keeps pestering me, he's one of those types of people who make friends like they're breathing. I just don't want to be friends with him. So he stalks me almost all the time."
"Oh... so that was it."
"That? Mr. Li, you are old enough to be my great-grandfather. You have a polluted mind."
"You pest."
I run out to the kitchen it's scary. Even though I say he might be my great-grandfather. Mr. Li has the appearance of a man in his early 30s.
Her night-black hair and red eyes make an incredible contrast. He is very high at 5' 11.
Saying dirty things to get a job is the end of the world. But staying here is the safest place in case something happens.
[You caused feelings in two important characters. Jin- curiosity, |unknown feeling|.
Li- anger, disgust, sadness, pity, evil. 300 stat points.]
"More and more the points are decreasing."
[You already have a non-standard Status for your age, I'm just readjusted.]
"How can I earn more points? From 500 and up. I never thought I'd make any effort in my life…"
[Let me analyze... complete an E-rank dungeon alone or arrest a bandit. I suggest a dungeon adventure! I want to see you in action!]
"Pass. I don't like killing things…"
[....]
[His charm increased to 100, cannot be changed by the user.]
"I will! Are you satisfied?"
[Charm at 0.]
"Alexander, come and serve a customer!"
That lazy bastard! I saw a girl with gray hair and a white outfit. Exactly, a student at the White Academy.
"Good afternoon." Smile at her.
She was silent.
"Energy exchange function. A good book, but has very simple errors in some formulas.
It will cost 20 tels."
The girl paid the 20 tels for digital transfer.
"Simple mistakes, you say?"
"Yes, look at this formula. This part here makes it need more mana and a lot of concentration to activate. A lot of mana is lost to activate, and the person has to have about 500 mana just to use this. Whoever did this was either dumb or he thinks everyone has too much mana or he wanted no one to use it."
"Awesome, can you write more about other formulas on this paper here for me to review later?"
I placed my hand on the paper and wrote with writing magic. The girl was a little confused, but returned to normal. I needed to use 100 sheets to write everything for him.
"Thank you, my name is Abeth von bren."
"I'm Alexander Adrilia. Are you from the house of bren? Augustus von bren?."
"Yes, he is my grandfather."
"That's why I thought it strange that the library was surrounded by 30 A-rank people. It must be their security."
"So Alexander, thanks again. Hope to meet you again."
"See you at the White Academy."
The girl who was about to leave and said.
"Do you study there too? What's your class?"
I was a little taken aback by her question.
"The class of the three horses of the apocalypse."
She didn't answer.
"Jin, Alice and Zeki. Class A1."
"But don't you mean the four horses of the apocalypse? Only one left."
"I don't think they found the other one yet."
She laughed as if she already knew who the room was.
***
Abeth's point of view.
It seems that today would be a boring day like any other. But I found someone very strange.
Alexander...
Someone emerged from the shadows behind Abeth to bow to her.
"Miss, do you want us to silence that boy?"
"What?"
"He detected our presence very easily, could it be that he is some spy?"
"Don't be an idiot, he's one of the horses of the apocalypse. And even more so he's from the government. Don't do anything that will get my grandfather in trouble."
"I heard him say it was three horses of the apocalypse. But you put it as one of the horses of the apocalypse."
"He just took him out of that group. It's a pretty offensive name if you think about it. Don't the fourth horses of the apocalypse bring destruction to mankind? I've heard several rumors of them the white one is Alice who uses a bow.
Red is Jin who uses a sword.
Black is Alex who literally wears black, he wears black to school.
Yellow is Zeki as he has yellow hair.
The only one that doesn't fit in this group is Zeki, the others are three monsters."
"Monsters you say?"
Abeth left without saying anything, she thought it best not to say anything. For it would hurt the pride of these A-rank Security Guards.