"I'm sorry sir, it seems that there is a sudden Quest given by Mr. Noah to you, and due to the short time to complete it. I have no choice but to activate 'Auto mode' to complete this mission even if it surprises you," he said in a monotonous and vague tone.
Aldric could only surrender when hearing the system explanation. Although he wanted to express his frustration, Aldric did not have time to do so and could only focus on the opponent in front of him.
"Hey, release me, scoundrel. I don't know who you are and where you come from, but if you still want to live, kneel before me and I may consider letting you go. I don't have time to deal with losers like you," he muttered with anger apparent on his face.
Everyone in the place was immediately shocked to hear this and looked at Aldric with pity.
"Really unfortunate for him for saving that woman from that crazy man."
"You're right, friend, that man is indeed kind for protecting Amelia from that crazy Alwen. But does he not know that Alwen is a karate martial artist. I hope he can withstand Alwen's strong attacks,"
the people murmured while looking sympathetically at Aldric. Although they wanted to help Amelia, they were afraid of facing a big problem if they helped her. They did not want to get into trouble with someone who had a big background.
Meanwhile, at the same place, Amelia was still confused about what had just happened.
She could not believe that someone wanted to protect her in moments like this.
Amelia had actually planned to use her parents' influence if there was a possibility that Alwen would hurt her. But the plan quickly vanished after seeing the man in front of her.
She immediately worried about the presence of the man because she knew that Alwen was a karate martial arts student and had won many karate tournaments, so she would stop her problem and the fight.
"Hey, the man whose name is unknown. Thank you for defending me earlier, but now let me handle this problem and please step back for now," Amelia stepped forward while trying to protect Aldric, but unexpectedly when she looked into Aldric's face, a question popped into her mind.
'Wait, why is he smiling?' she stared in fear. She was surprised by this and Amelia then started to retreat slowly as if there was something that scared her.
And indeed, Aldric, who had been smiling all this time, suddenly kicked one of Alwen's thighs very strongly, causing him to lose his balance. Not wanting to miss the chance, Aldric immediately kicked another one of Alwen's thighs strongly, making him kneel and then aimed at the side of his neck strongly with a cutting technique to make him pass out.
Alwen, who received consecutive and strong attacks from Aldric, immediately passed out and lay in that place.
Everyone in the place immediately fell silent and quiet for a moment.
"What just happened, why is Alwen lying down like that?"
"Instead of worrying about that, can you see the moves that man showed earlier? It was very fast, I could barely keep up with his movements. But who is that man, why have I never heard his name before?"
Opinions were thrown by a group of students who were present at the scene. They did not expect an unknown man to defeat someone who had practiced martial arts for decades. Because of that, they were curious and wanted to find out the identity of that man.
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"Wow, I didn't know you could do martial arts. Why didn't you ever tell me about it?"
"Are you silly, we just became friends. There's no way I would have told you about it."
"Hehehe. By the way, it's just my feeling or is Amelia following us from behind?"
Roy pointed towards Amelia who was walking right behind them.
Aldric, seeing this, could only sigh. Actually, from the beginning after the incident ended, Aldric tried to escape from the place without anyone noticing.
But fate had other plans, he met Amelia again while in the school cafeteria. Aldric tried to avoid her, but it was in vain. She kept following him from the beginning until the incident now.
"Instead of following me like a stalker, now tell me, what do you want from me." He glared sarcastically at Amelia. Amelia, hearing this, could only feel frustrated. She had never received such treatment before, even in her school life, she was experiencing it for the first time. But for the sake of her plan, it seemed she had to lower her dignity.
"Aldric, I want to talk to you about something. And only the two of us" she glanced at Roy. Roy, realizing this, could only smile bitterly and excused himself, leaving the place.
After that, they also left the place to go to the library, which was a good place to discuss their affairs.
"So, what do you want to talk to me about? It better be important, I don't want to waste my time here with you." He stared seriously at Amelia.
Amelia could only sigh facing the treatment of the man in front of her. Then after a few moments, Amelia started to look at Aldric in front of her with mixed feelings.
"Alright, this time I want to say it. Aldric, will you be my b-boyfriend." Amelia said with a red hue appearing on her face. Aldric, hearing this, instantly froze and couldn't process what was actually happening.
"W-wait, c-can you repeat that again. I think I misheard something earlier." stammered Aldric. This was the first time he had received something like this from the opposite sex. Even though he knew there was a reason behind it, it was still too surprising for Aldric, who was a rather inconspicuous student.
"A-and you did not mishear that sentence earlier. Indeed, I want you to be my boyfriend. but there is a reason behind it."
"Oh well, I will listen to it," Aldric said with a smile and a curious look on his face.
"The reason I want you to be my boyfriend is to distance myself from him and gradually end our relationship. You may not know this, but we have been engaged since we were 10 years old. At that time, I didn't question my father and mother's decision. But things changed when I entered the 9th grade. Alwen was often caught playing with other women behind my back every day and we often argued about it. Even though he would apologize and promise not to do it again, it was just empty words because in the end he broke that promise. Because it happened every day and I couldn't take it anymore, I quickly told my parents about it and wanted to end the engagement, but fate had other plans. Alwen's parents immediately denied it, and even said not to end the engagement if there was no clear evidence shown to them."
"Alright, I understand the issues in your story, but what is my role in this heavy matter?" Aldric asked puzzledly.
"As I said, your duty is as a guarantor and protector. If their families are still adamant about not ending our relationship, I still have you as a reason for our families to reject the engagement and for other reasons, you can protect me if Alwen's family plans to hurt me."
"Ok, but is there a reward for a job like this?" Aldric asked curiously. Actually, he didn't want to get involved in other people's problems. But if he could benefit from it, why not give it a try.
"Of course you will get it. Here, give me your bank account number, I will transfer the money now," she said in a flat tone. Aldric immediately gave his account number to Amelia for processing. And as for how he could have a bank account, it was because of a colleague at the supermarket who helped him set up the account.
"Alright, I've sent it. See if it went through or not," she said while looking at Aldric's phone. Aldric, checking his account, was surprised to see the amount of the gift given.
'20 thousand dollars, where did she get that much money from? Is she from a big company or a conglomerate?' he thought as he looked at the amount given once again.
"It seems the transfer went through, judging by your surprised face. And before I go, let's exchange contacts. If there is anything to discuss, we can talk through our phones," Amelia muttered in a flat tone.
After exchanging contact numbers, Amelia quickly bid farewell as she had urgent matters to attend to and left the place.