New friends
1470 Words
After realizing there are someone following him, so suddenly it made Alex get out of bed, then he walked to the balcony of his room to see who was on the roof of his house. And while doing that, not to forget he also take off his bracelet so that his sword appears, then Alex holds the sword tightly so he can be prepared in case if there are any enemy figure.
But when Alex looked up at the roof of his house, he didn't feel surprised at all, his face only showed a flat expression, because what he saw there was Ryuji, who was sitting on his roof.
"Yo." Ryuji said.
Then because it was quite cold outside and Ryuji was sneezing, Alex immediately asked him to come into the room, and it seem he could stay the night at Alex's room.
"Why did you follow me all the way here?" Ask Alex.
"To protect you, of course."
"Listen, I don't want to get involved in all of this, I have a private life oke." said Alex.
"Okay, so it looks like you've made up your decision?"
"Y- yes, I guess so, I've decided… I don't want to get involved."
"Okay then, that means i can leaving noe, and we won't be interfering with your life anymore ... But it's different with the Sword of Freedom group, they will continue to chasing for you, then when they have found you, it's not only your life that will be in danger, but the safety of the people you care a lot will also be in danger, and since you still don't have the ability to protect them or yourself, then your chances of surviving is zero... So, is that your choice??" Ryuji asked.
Then Ryuji's question suddenly made Alex flabbergasted and he couldn't say anything, so nervously, he started to change his mind.
"I- i didn't think that far."
"Hmm, life doesn't last just for one day pal. You have to grow up and keep getting stronger so you can face all kinds of challenges in your life." Ryuji said.
"H- how can you be this wise?"
"I'm not wise, I got those words from Billy." Ryuji replied with a smile.
"O- okay then, I guess I should accept your offer to join the group, what's it called?"
"Wind faction."
"Yeah, That is."
"Very good, tomorrow after school, you will start training."
"O- okay." Alex replied.
"Oh yeah, by the way, where do I sleep now?"
"On the floor."
"Hmm, fine."
After that, Alex immediately walk into wardrobe and he grab an extra floor bed for Ryuji, so his new companion can sleep well, and of course that makes Ryuji feel happy in an instant.
Long story short, at midnight, when all the lights were off. Alex was still awake in his bed because he wasn't sleepy at all. While Ryuji was seen sleeping soundly, even though he had to sleep on the floor. Then at that time, Alex idly asked Ryuji.
"Hey, Ryuji."
"Y- yes." And Ryuji answered even though he was half asleep.
"If I may ask, what do you do for living?"
"I don't have a job." Ryuji replied.
"So you're unemployed?"
"Yeah, I'm an unemployed demon exterminator... It's sound Cool right?"
"Hahaha, yeah, i like sounds of it."
"Anything else you want to ask? I'm really sleepy now."
"Hmm, there's one more."
"What is it?"
"What's your relationship with Ren and Ara?"
"We're just friends... The three of us are new members who have just joined since the Wind Faction suffered a crushing defeat to the Sword of Freedom group, a few years ago."
"Huh? The wind faction has lost once? ...Tell me about it." Alex asking again.
"That incident happened several years ago, when i, Ren, and Ara still hadn't joined… In the past, the head of the Wind Faction was a sword race named 'Shinfu Lyoto', while Billy and Miran were still the leader's confidants at that time, and there was one more person, who became the leader's confidant, his name was Shekai... Billy, Miran, and Shekai were three shield race person who had above average abilities. At that time, the Wind Faction had a large number of members. However, the feud that has occurred for centuries between the Wind Faction against the Sword of Freedom group, requires that the two groups always experience a fierce battle. Until at its peak, a great war broke out between the two sides, causing so many casualties, then Surprisingly, Shekai betrayed the Wind Faction, and he even killed the leader, Shinfu Lyoto, so that the Relic Pagoda that had been safely guarded since time immemorial, has now fallen into the hands of Jefirros, the present master of the Sword of Freedom."
"Hah?"
"According to legend, in the Relic pagoda resides a shadow demon king who has tremendous destructive power. And to free him from within the Relic, it must takes the life of a Holy Knight, which there is only 1 person in a period of 100 years."
"That, that means, before me there were also many other Holy Knights?" Ask Alex.
"Yes, of course... But their whereabouts are hard to find, for various reasons. But in this period, we finally found him, which is you."
"O-ouh, so I'm the current-period Holy Knight who was forced to get involved."
"Yes, your existence is very important. But don't worry, because we will definitely protect you."
"Oh my God." Alex rubbed his face. And while Alex was lamenting his fate, Ryuji went back to sleep and snored.
On the next day, or rather in the morning. Alex went to school as usual, but this time he was accompanied by Ryuji wherever he went, so Alex felt that he was no longer alone. For the first time since a long time ago, Along the way to his school, Alex chatted with with friend, namely Ryuji, and they talked about many things.
"So Ara is a sword race?" Ask Alex
"Yeah, she and her brother (Ren) are the sword race... Ara is still a beginner just like you, and I think she and her brother have the same elements." Ryuji replied.
"Element??"
"Hmm, you'll know about that later... After school you'll go straight to the gym to get an explanation about the power of the sword race and shield race."
"Wow, there's still a lot I don't know."
"That's right, pal."
Then accidentally, apparently the two of them met Henry, who was also on his way to school. When they meet each other, Henry is surprised because he sees Alex walking with someone.
"Alex?"
"Oh, hey Henry."
"Wh- who is he?" Henry asked.
"Introducing, he is my friend. His name is Ryuji."
"F- friend??"
"Hey, nice to meet you." Ryuji said while shaking Henry's hand.
"Let's go first." Said Alex. Then he and Ryuji continued their journey to school. The two of them left Henry alone there who could only stare dumbfounded.
Then while walking, Ryuji asked. "Hey, why did you leave your friend? Shouldn't we walk together?"
"It's fine... He forbade me to speak to him in public anyway."
"Huh?? Why is that?"
"Never mind, let's not talk about it... Oh yeah, you want a corn dog?"
"I want it, as long as it's free."
"Of course."
"Ahahahahahaha." They both laugh together.
Meanwhile, Henry, who saw it from a distance, was furious, because he didn't like the closeness between Alex and Ryuji. Even at school, Henry is not happy because Alex doesn't look as gloomy as usual, even though he is ostracized by everyone at his school. Because apparently the presence of one sincere friend, made Alex not care about 1000 other people who ignored him, so that now the world feels better for Alex.
Long story short, even when it was time to go home from school, Henry still watched and followed Alex from a distance. He who was usually followed and called by Alex, now turned around, he wasn't even approached at all, because Alex preferred to go home with Ryuji who had been waiting for him outside school.
Then out of curiosity about their relationship, Henry secretly followed Alex and Ryuji from behind, while continuing to watch the two people who were walking while chatting, Henry seemed to be filled with anger, so he felt uneasy.
Not long after, Henry even saw Alex and Ryuji being approached by a beautiful girl, namely Ara. He brought food for Alex and the others. From a distance They looked very close, which made Henry even more furious, then when Alex and his friends had entered a place that was a boxing gym, Henry decided not to continue his activities following Alex, because he couldn't do anything about the business that was going to be done by Alex in the Gym.
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