Chapter 2: The mysterious slave girl
Inside the [White Polar Academy] someone is watch a practice duel between two top students.
Those two are last year students in this school. One is using a fire sword and the other is using an ice sword.
Since the introduction of magic, many sword schools are embracing the idea of combining magic with sword. It was a huge success. Not only it boost the popularity of the sword back to the original status it also become more effective against Nestars.
The student with the flame sword use[Flame Cross Slash] after his legs get frozen by the other student. The [Flame Cross Slash] hits the student with the ice sword, he lose his balance and fall backwards.
"Rudy Goldenstein is the winner of this duel." one of the teachers said
"Hehe, It's a pity that your student losing against mine, André" said Paul while
(Only at this level. They are pathetic weak.) thought André
"You student is not necesasary strong. It's just that mine is weak."
"You dare to insult my student? It's a long time ago that we have a duel. How about fighting me now?"
"Sure! Why not?" responded André angrily
"Let's see If my water dragon is stronger then you stinky fire phoenix!"
"Calm down you two!" a voice interrupted
"Headteacher Vermillion!" they both called him out
"Why argueing with each other in front of the students?"
The three teachers talking in the specator seats are the academy strongest people.
André Hunt, Paul Laken and Louis Vermillion.
André and Paul feared Louis for two reasons. The first one it's his relation with the principal.
The other reason is because he is much stronger than them.
"André You think our top students are getting weaker?" asked Louis
"That's right. They are making to many sloppy mistakes and their sword techniques are non-existent."
"Bullshit! I don't see anything wrong with my students. Maybe something is wrong with your eyes!" said Paul
"Sword techniques huh?" said Louis in a dreamlike state
They both saw that he is in deep thought. Eighteen years ago, he loses to Xiles in a one sword move.
It was the most humiliating moment in his life. The following years later he trained extremely hard. He wants rematch against Xiles but he never found him. The last news he heard from him is that he manage to kill an S-Class Nestar. This news shocked him greatly since nobody in this world can solo a B-Class Nestar let alone an S-class.
(Where are you now Xiles?) thought Louis
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Sifrith is yawning from the boredom. He is on a journey for three days and he hasn't met any people yet. He is only walking and doesn't want to run. He wants to enjoy the outside world but now he is getting bored. He starts to run and a half hour later he reached a town. The town is small but it's lively. Children are running around the town. Housewives are busily chatting with each other and men are working or drinking in pubs.
(Finally a town!)
He is hungry and went to a restaurant. He orders swine meat, some bread and white beer.
After finishing his meal, he heard someone shouting outside.
(What is this?)
He sees a girl is arguing with two men outside. The girl is around the age of seventeen.
She got a beautiful face and smooth long black hair. She is wearing slave clothing.
(Is she a slave?) Sifrith knows she is wearing slave clothing because he read a book about it.
"Let me go!" shouted the girl
"You come back with us!" said one of the man
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"Don't damage her face!" said the other man
One of the men punched her in the stomach.
People outside all watched this but they don't attempt to help her.
The man keeps assaulting her until Sifrith had enough.
He breaks the man wrist and kicks the other guy man away. Of course, he doesn't use full power. The man flew about 20 meter backward coughing blood and died instantly.
(I killed him so easily.) This is the first time he killed a human. He feels a little guilty now.
(I don't think he deserves to die. He is just doing his work. Why am I even interfering them? Because she is beautiful?)
The man with the broken wrist is scared of Sifrith and runs away. The crowd that watched them already dispersed when they saw sifrith killing the man.
The beautiful slave girl looks at Sifrith with gratitude on her face.
"Thank you for saving me," said the girl
"No need to thanks me."
"You are a escaped slave?" asked Sifrith
"I escaped from the nearby city when I got the chance. But they keep chasing after me."
Looking at her thin clothes, he said "I buy some new clothes for you. You are hungry right?"
"You don't have too! You already helped me so much."
"Come let's eat first then I going search some clothes for you."
"But..."
"Don't worry it's not bothering me so much."
They went back to the restaurant and Sifrith order some meal for her. After that, they went to buy some new clothes.
She chooses to wear a black dress with a gothic skirt.
"Can I ask something?" said the girl
"What do you want to ask?"
"Why... are you helping me so much?"
"I don't know. I got angry when they hit you."
"I need to go." the girl said suddenly
"Why?"
(Aren't you a slave?) he wants to say this but he stopped.
The girl smiled lightly and said, "You are only good to me because my face right?"
"You are right, I am attracted to you."
"Men are all the same, when they see a beautiful girl in danger they all want to help. But if I got an ugly face you would never have interfered right?"
(What is going on here? She went on thanking me to this."
"I would have interfered regardless the gender. Whetever you believe or not, miss."
"Miss, since you don't trust me and think I rescue you because of your beauty. Let's part here then.
He takes ten gold coins from his purse and hand it over to her.
"I still got some money left please accept it as my goodbye gift."
She takes the money and left him without saying a word.
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She went outside the town and meets two people with a silver mask.
"Lady Vern, master is worried about you. Why are you acting as a slave girl?" one of the masked men asked
"My father is worried about me? Don't let me laugh."
"But it's the truth!"
"Who is that boy with you?"
"He is just a pervert! He pretends to be righteous and friendly to me"
"I don't think so miss. He is the only one in the crowd who wants to help you."
"And why aren't you two helping me?"
"This boy already acted before we can do anything."
(I forget asking his name!)
"You two! Follow and protect him if needed. If he is wounded or death the two of your will bear the responsibility."
The two of them gasped and both responded "Yes of course, my lady!"
(She is gone.)
(Why would she suddenly acts aggressive to me?)
Sifrith departed from the town in the afternoon.