"Ah, I want to sleep."
The afternoon breeze of late spring greeted her gently like a loving mother's embraces. The weather are nice today. As if it trying to say nothing will go wrong for the entire day and she should not have to worry about anything else.
Well, almost.
A tired yawned escaped her lips as her feet move swiftly towards a face with full force.
"ARKH-"
The impact of the sound itself will make anyone flinched. One could tell that a broken nose is not all from that force. Maybe a few broken teeth along the way too.
The man that have his nose bend to an awkward angle scream in pain. The agonizing sharp cries feels like a bullet to her ears.
She sighed once.
She was about to go to her favorite pastry shop while using the usual alleyway. It was the shortest path she often used so she could grabbed the freshest bread on sale. Who have thought something like this will happened so suddenly?
It's annoying.
The man even shouted to his subordinates to come after her but none of his remaining three subordinates at the end of the alley seems to be confident enough.
Of course, they don't even have the chance to digest what just happened to their boss. The counterattack happened in a mere second. One second, they thought their boss got their victim under control and the next second they witness their boss screaming in pain with a bleeding crooked nose.
"You're the one attacking an innocent people but then when you get beaten up by your victim you cry the loudest?"
Celeste Pierce felt like shoving her shoes into the man's mouth with loose teeth. This group of brainless people who tried to rob her in broad daylight are nothing but brawn.
Celeste have both her hands on her waist, waiting patiently for the 'loyal' subordinates to seek revenge for their fallen leader. She even thought that maybe there's a chance that this group of people have some common sense and just give up but-
"AAAHHH-!"
One of them strike her with a small dagger. His run are sloppy, like someone with an injured legs. The dagger randomly swayed with full force with an intention to hurt her. Probably enough to immobilize her and and flee away. The other, being a loyal follower as they are, followed suit.
"WOW WAIT-"
This was maybe the effect of adrenaline one have experience. The fight of flight reactions. Celeste didn't prepared herself enough.
The man with a scar on his eyebrow was the fastest of others. His strike are swift and his movement are full with force but there's nothing special about them that could make her struggle to defend herself.
It's easy.
Three of the bandit, two man and one woman around their early twenties fall unconscious beside their leader in just 5 seconds. That would make them 4 bandit that have been robbing people in broad daylight.
"Now...I need a chair."
.....
"How many people have you rob?"
Celeste turn to the leader and his subordinates who was eating some bread that she brought from the shop. It's not long before they woke up and take the bread to have a nice talk.
Her sudden voice nearly made him flinched.
"N-not even one..." The leader take a mouthful bite of the fresh baked bread.
She blinked once.
"... How long have you been doing this?"
"J..just today-"
She blinked twice.
Celeste didn't know if she should pity this group of people.
"That's...sad."
Now she didn't know if she should laugh too.
"P-please, let us go... We have learned our lesson, please don't call the guard, we will make do of our living!"
The woman of the group clasped her hand while begging. There's still a piece of bread at the corner of her lips. Her eyes shine sincerely. Her actions was repeated by the other, including the leader.
"We...we are actually brothers and sister from the same orphanage. We got kicked out from the house after our foster parents involved in debt!"
The leader of the group quickly added with a half crying face. If anyone come to see this man's face, they would believe this man have some extra chromosome in his chromosome 21.
"I see..." Celeste nodded before a smile carved on her lips.
' Such beautiful smile! '
They were awed by the angelic smile.
"Would you like me to help you?"
The question was delivered in such graceful manner. As if the sunlight just graced her with heavenly light, she look even more like an angle that descend to help those in need. Or, is she the noble lady...or perhaps the royalty herself?!
' A chance?! '
They nodded.
Celeste smiled and giggled. She took out something from her pocket before showed it to them.
Their expression instantly fell. The angelic light that surrounded her just now was switched with some abyssal light.
The demonic prodigy made her appearance!
The angelic smile turn to a devilish grin. Her giggle now sounded like a creepy doll in the middle of the night.
Celeste playfully swayed the Official Badge in front of them.
"Unfortunately, not guards that will handle a criminals like you guys~"
They know the badge. The golden stars in the middle of a white diamond. The symbol of the highest authority in Caelum.
"AN OFFICIAL!"
They tried to run but their feet wobble like a jelly. Unable to escape, they turned to Celeste.
"Four of you have involved yourself in some national crime. You are under arrest."
Celeste grin to her ears. Satisfied to see the terrified expression of those poor people. She put some poison in the bread to help her control their movement. Sure enough, it does help her.
Not long after the reinforcement was called.
A blue screen appeared in front of her.
It was a medium of communication between the Chosen One and the artifact that closely linked to the system.
[ Celeste Pierce, you are required in the court for a report ]
"What? But I just arrested them."
[ You are required for a report ]
[ Someone have been reporting you for misused of artifact ]
"Pardon?!"