4 months later...
*Clang!*
In a broad daylight, Me and Vlera were doing our daily training using metal swords. Today is an important day because I'll got to fight Kallen once again, after that day when we got to tell our own secrets 4 Months ago, she gave me a deadline to test if I'd ever improve, and that day is today.
"You've been spacing out, Marco."
*Clang!*
"Ugh... You got me there."
"That's why you don't want to lose your focus."
"Sure, I'll get extra focus now."
*Clang!*
Many things have changed. Except for the change of our training from wooden swords, I got to get used in my World Transferring Ability by balancing both my life here on Chime and to Earth. I also got to read a thing or two about this planet thanks to the library inside Kallen's house, one example is that the planet Earth isn't really existent here, I tried my best to come up and find the planet Earth with Kallen's help but we cannot really find the same image as Earth does. Another example is that the planet Chime and planet Earth were almost identical according to the image I saw in a book, that information suddenly boosted my belief about that "Anti-Matter Milky Way Galaxy Theory" that I saw online on planet Earth. In terms of my World Transferring Ability, I'm still clueless of the full details, but as soon as possible, I wanted to discover the mystery behind it.
—
Middle part of the day went by and I got to take a break with Vlera.
"Hah... Time sure flies doesn't?"
"Yeah, you're right, Marco."
"I'm just a stupid guy right there 4 months ago but look at me right now."
"Heh, don't get so full of yourself, you didn't even got to defeat me a single time."
"Alright children, I suppose you're on a break the way you sit on the bench."
As her typical entrance, Kallen suddenly appeared out of nowhere behind me.
!!
"Kallen?!"
"Teacher Kallen!"
But wait... This is different, why am I feeling uneasy?
"Hah... It sure is hot doesn't it, Marco?"
"Y-Yes!(What the fuck is wrong with me?! It's been months since I met this girl, why would this be the time I got to feel nervous?!)"
"Haha...! Just a joke, don't sweat so much there, Marco, you'll get dehydrated by 1.3x much faster if you continue it."
"You... You've conducted another experiment to me am I right?!"
"Yeah... So what? It's not like I didn't asked you about it yesterday."
—
(Yesterday... While on dinner...)
"Marco."
"Yeah?"
"How was your day?"
"Here? It's fine, if it's on Earth, it's chaotic."
"Why?"
"None of your business."
"Whaat?"
"You won't understand it."
"Have you eaten yet?"
"We're literally having our dinner right now..."
"Hmmmph..."
"Im feeling something... You need something am I right?"
*nod* *nod*
"For the 56th time, I'm not your Test Monke-"
"BUT THIS IS MY FIRST TIME PERSONALLY ASKING YOU!!!"
Upon my response, Kallen suddenly acts like a kid and did a tantrum.
"W-What?! Hey Vlera, i think your teacher got some screws loose today!"
"Marco... It's better if you'd allow her. When she's on her 'period', she wouldn't stop until she gets what she want."
"Her period?"
"Yup, even if she looks like a kid, she already suffer periods like me, but unlike a normal person, her 'period' lowers her IQ level by a half, thus, making her act like a kid. If you're asking about that Blood and stuff, nope, she's lucky that she never experience it yet. So once again, please allow her, I'm tired of cleaning her mess like she just did with that vase."
"I NEED SOMEONE TO TEST MY EXPERIMENT!!!"
"What?! After she almost threw me out of a mountain without my consent?!"
"Well, it's not like you've tried to jump off a cliff already. Also, isn't cool that she's asking you out now?"
"Tsk, alright, sure. But only one experiment."
"YAYY!"
"Ugh i hate this..."
—
"Yeah, I allowed you b-b-but atleast give me a warning fir-st-st."
"Hehe, sorry, it's just that it wouldn't work if you know about it so I was forced to sneak in the right time. What are you feeling now?"
"Hmm... I feel very n-nervous, uneasy and scared about everything, what did you do to m-me..?!"
"The Ice-Cold-Killa Potion! Using this, I'll get to debuff my enemy and defeat them easily!"
"Haha... Yes... It worked, now please return me into my normal self or I'll become a slime..."
"Huh? KYAAA! SLIMES! VLERA, HELP!"
—
"Wow, I didn't know you have a fear over slimes."
"Teacher Kallen is allergic to slimes, not afraid."
"But if she's sick, then how could I fight her?"
"Do not get too full of yourself, Marco. I could still fight- ACHOO!"
"I'll tell you once again, Kallen, I do not mind if you're a sick kid or not."
"I know, I know, Marco, I heard the same phrase the 3rd time now..."
...
And so, the fight was about to start.
Me, a Marco who's background was demonic due to the person that was in this body but got nerfed after I stole it from him, versus Kallen, who's somehow can kill a beast even if her body resembles a 7 years old kid, if you're at Vlera's perspective, you could say that this is unfair...
It was unfair, until the fight began.
"(Huff... Huff... Even after giving her an allergy.)"
"(How...? Even after weakening him with my Nervous Potion...)"
The fight ended in a close draw.
"Battle Statistics. Teacher Kallen's allergy got so much of her along with her period that made her as weak that I could kill her right on the spot. To Marco, Teacher's Potion got him a lot as well that I could kill him on the spot. If both of your conditions we're fine, it was Teacher's win by Marco's mistake of stumbling across that small pothole 3 meters behind him."
"*Sniff* Great observation, Vlera."
"What? How can you predict that thing so specific?"
"Marco, you've improved alot I'd say, by your power, I could say that you can now be an assistant to Vlera."
"Wait, what?"
After hearing those words, it gave me a sudden rush that made the effects of the Potion go away.
"As for my conclusion.... Vlera, you're also waiting for this day...
Marco, you can now leave this place with Vlera."
"... What? I don't get it, it's too sudden."
"You've graduated. You've graduated the First out of Three classes to reach Vlera's strength. This place's instrument will help you no more. Vlera, you can now adopt this man and continue your path towards a great Master Traveller."
Out of a sudden, Kallen made an announcement that was so sudden that her allergies fade in seconds. Many questions were lingering in my head; How? How could this place won't support me anymore? Her house literally has anything! What? What does she mean about getting adopted by Vlera?!
Kallen made her exit after a loud sneeze, and Vlera and I kept the silence for a glistering 2 hours.
—
"Marco."
"Yes?"
"It's too sudden."
"I know."
"Do you understand what she just said?"
"It was just 2 hours ago, I heard everything, but I don't understand any of it."
"I'll finally become a Master Traveller under Teacher's command! Do you know what that means?"
"No...?"
"We'd finally got to explore the whole world!!!"
"What? Is that your ambition in life? Why don't you become a regular traveler instead?"
"Why? Well... It was dangerous outside..."
"It's dangerous... Outside?"
"Yes..."
After her joy and excitement, her face went blank after she said those things.
"Branch, the City I love, from where I live right now, from where we are standing right now to the Central Division of Branch, is where I don't originally live."
—
South Division of Branch, on that night when I was 5, the place got so chaotic that fire can be seen everywhere. I was crying of fear after seeing my family got eaten by fire, another kid of the same age came to save me, named,
"Kallen. Nice to meet you!"
She saved me from danger and raised me here on Central Division where her house was built.
—
"I was 5 at the time so my memory was short about that incident, but what's clear is the fact that I originally wanted to become a Traveler, I told Teacher about that... But, because of the dangers outside the Divisions, I was forced to receive trainings under Teacher Kallen before I got to become a Traveler, haha, to think that after years, today's the day I'll finally achieve it."
"Oh, sorry that I made you remember it."
"Heh, it's fine, it was more than 10 years ago so I don't mind it that much anymore."
"If you say so..."
"Don't you like to pack your things up?"
"What?"
"Well, if you get it, we're not welcomed in this household anymore."
"What?!"
"Haha. Nope, it's just that it's the time when we say goodbye in this place. The outside was dangerous, and that danger fits your 2nd class to reach my strength."
"Is that how dangerous Outside is? What even is Outside?"
"Well, to be straight, it was the place outside the borders of each Division that Branch has."
"So you're saying that there's gaps between the Divisions?"
"Yup, they're not attached together. Remember when we got knocked off by a monster when we're going home after you committed suici-"
"I know that day, I know it, don't bring that up again."
"That place where we got ambushed by a monster is the Outside between the borders of Western and Central Division."
"Oh.. so it's that dangerous."
"Yup. So if you'd excuse me, I'll pack my things now, you'd better pack yours as well."
Many things happened, it got so many yet I didn't got to predict even one of it. Just by this single chapter, a huge development occured, but I hope tomorrow, will not be as bad as I can sense...
— End of Chapter 7