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how?
She spoke weakly: "Don't leave me, Kenny. I want to live!"
Kenny screamed toward Takemura, who was fleeing: "Help me, Mr. Takemura, Raya's here! Ms. Raya's here, you damn fool!"
But when Kenny looked into Ms. Raya's eyes again, her gaze stopped, and she no longer breathed. She had passed away.
In a fit of rage, the soldier Kenny had pushed shouted loudly: "You pushed me, you bastard! You'll pay for this!"
The soldier struck Kenny with a powerful blow, but Kenny dodged it. "He's faster than me by miles."
The soldier struck again, and this time Kenny managed to block the blow with his hand for only a second. But after that second, the soldier cut off Kenny's right arm halfway. Blood poured out rapidly.
Kenny screamed in intense pain: "Argh! Damn... it's time. I just wanted to eat, sleep, and live until thirty."
Memories of the past flooded his mind. Suddenly, his thoughts drifted back to his school days, when he tried to protect Naomi from another boy.
It was like any other day at school, with students wandering the courtyard after class hours. Kenny was in the corner, watching events calmly, trying to avoid trouble. But suddenly, he noticed something strange.
A boy was approaching Naomi, trying to touch her hand inappropriately. Naomi was trying to back away, but the boy insisted on getting closer.
Naomi whispered: "Get away from me."
But the boy laughed sarcastically and said: "I'm not backing off, I just want to talk to you."
But before the boy could get closer, Kenny rushed forward. Without hesitation, he kicked the boy with all his might, sending him crashing to the ground.
Kenny shouted: "You bastard, stop bothering the girls!"
The boy began to rise quickly from the ground.
"Argh! I'm sorry! Really sorry!" he said, rubbing his twisted body.
But Kenny didn't believe his apology. "Stay away from Naomi, you fool."
Then, Kenny moved towards the boy, but suddenly the boy attacked him, trying to punch him in the face with a quick jab. Kenny was faster. He dodged the punch swiftly, grabbed the boy's wrist, and kicked him again in the stomach.
Kenny said as the boy collapsed on the ground, exhausted: "You don't know who I am."
At that moment, Kenny noticed that Naomi seemed relieved.
"Hmm... I wonder if she likes me?"
Kenny: "Alright, Naomi, I think you're safe now."
Naomi, shyly: "Thank you, Kenny."
She left while Kenny watched her.
Kenny: "Stay put, you bastard."
After finishing school, Kenny went back to work, but he witnessed an attack by a monster on a man's cart.
Don't be surprised. Sometimes monsters leak out from the gates. Our job as Balancers isn't just about the gates, but also protecting the streets if attacked by monsters.
Good, this is an E-ranked monster, Kenny activated his ability.
He summoned his small dagger and magical outfit: black pants, a white shirt, and a mask so no one could recognize him.
Kenny: "Alright, come at me, you bastard."
Suddenly, a huge monster appeared, its body covered in dark scales like rocks, its eyes glowing with yellow flames. The monster was E-ranked, but its size was already massive.
Kenny looked at the monster, his fingers gripping the small dagger in his wrist. He knew this monster wouldn't be easy to deal with.
He whispered to himself: "Well, looks like we're in for some trouble."
The monster roared deeply and rushed towards him, slithering quickly on the ground. Kenny quickly analyzed the monster's movements and unleashed his full speed, dodging the first violent blows from the monster.
He moved with agility, drawing his dagger swiftly while observing the monster.
Suddenly, the monster leaped towards Kenny, attempting to crush him with its heavy tail. Kenny dodged the strike, but the monster didn't stop. It tried to grab him with its sharp fangs.
"Damn!" Kenny thought to himself, his heart racing as the monster's scales nearly struck him.
Kenny moved forward in an invisible motion and threw his dagger with perfect precision toward the heart of the monster. The dagger pierced the heart, and the monster exploded in a whirlwind of orange light, collapsing to the ground in an instant.
Kenny carefully retrieved his dagger and took a small blue crystal from the fallen monster, smiling: "Money."
The people on the street stared at him in awe of his power.
"I don't like revealing my identity to anyone, despite my talent. I prefer a quiet life after all."
Kenny returned to the present.
Yes, it's my time to die. There's nothing after that last stab the soldier will deal to me, just rest. I only wanted to live a normal life. I always dreamed of buying a small house in Denmark, on a mountain, with a small farm.
As Kenny was about to close his eyes, accepting his fate, he felt something strange. It was as though time had suddenly stopped, or his mind ceased thinking.
Ding! Welcome to the system.
Kenny asked in disbelief: "What?"