Yra took Elisa back to Paradise building, after all, she wants to see the state of Mei.

He prays to whatever god this world has, that Alyssa and she doesn’t meet each other.

Thankfully, it seems it work, as they are now inside the apartment of Hana Otsuki, the landlord of paradise building.

“Thanks for helping my dear niece.” – Hana thanks Yra as they are now alone.

Elisa was in Hana’s room talking with Mei, and Nanami, Mei’s younger sister.

“Don’t worry, is my job to take care of the staff of the club.” – Yra said with honesty.

“Yeah… still… I want to thank you… I… sorry for my past behavior to you.”

“No.” – Yra stops her before she continues talking.

Then, he puts his hand on her own hand, and said:

“I… was the one at fault, I was a creepy bastard, and I will not lie… I was not a decent person, but now, that’s different, so, don’t worry about your treatment to me from before, it was actually not so bad, you let a smelly bastard like me live in this wonderful place, and for that, it is I who needs to thank you.”

As they continue talking, someone knocks at the door.

“I’m coming.” – announced Hana as she headed to the door.

Meanwhile, Yra thought about the whole year that had passed since he regained consciousness, and everything that had changed for him in knowing that there were people who used magic in this world.

At first, he thought that this was a modern world like the one in his first life, something more advanced, but calm compared to the others, but he was wrong, because not only was this world very technologically advanced, but there were also people capable of using mana.

With people being capable of using magic, that means that out there, somewhere, there was someone with so much power, that could surely destroy the world if she or he wants it.

Weapons, or better said, technological weapons were devastating, but with magic, someone could neutralize them easily, so, this world was not as peaceful as he wants it to be.

Before continuing with his thoughts, Yra took a very slow and deep breath, his hands moving nervously, and he stood up suddenly from the soft sofa he was sitting on, all this was due to seeing the person who had just arrived.

"Alyssa?" - the woman he was married to.

A marriage that was not the fruit of love, but of an agreement, where he would support her financially, giving her a home, and a better education; and she would give him citizenship, which although it was only third-class citizenship, made him part of the islanders, and he did not have to pay the foreigner tax.

"What are you doing here?" - He asked her with nervousness in his voice, and an incredulous look.

And soon, he heard the reason.

"I called her here."

Yra turned his gaze, seeing Elisa's flirtatious and playful smile, but the woman he was supposed to take care of was not looking at him, but at Alyssa.

Elisa looked carefully at every detail of the wife of her personal bodyguard and was surprised by how beautiful the woman was.

Elisa approached Alyssa, and with a smile, greeted her.

"Hello, I'm Elisa Aldrich, your husband is taking care of me."

Alyssa looked at Elisa's smiling face, well, there was something in her gaze, as it seemed that her eyes were not smiling like the rest of her gaze.

'How strange.' - thought the islander, while giving her a delicate and soft handshake.

“I’m Alyssa Swan Vanris.” – reply, the younger woman.

"You are a lucky girl." - said Elisa, while putting a little strength into the handshake.

"Why do you say that?"

Alyssa tried to get out of the handshake, but Elisa did not allow it.

"Well, you have a very attractive, hard-working, serious, and strong husband, many women would like to have someone like him, oh, and without forgetting that he is young, I am sure that a lady like you must be delighted with someone like him."

"Who knows? Only me and him know if I was lucky or not to marry him, besides, you do not know him as I know him." - said Alyssa who finally using a little magic, increased her strength in her arm, finally managing to free herself.

Taking advantage of the moment, Yra stood between the two women, leaving his back exposed to Elisa, and looking at his wife.

"I thought you'd be at school by now." - he said.

"There are no classes, a teachers' strike started yesterday."

"Really?"

She nodded.

"Thirty-two academic institutions have joined together." - she replied.

"Oh..."

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BAM

Elisa slapped his back, making him turn to look at her.

"So, Yra, she's your wife, not bad, not bad, and to think that was true that you are married."

Yra nodded.

"It must be..."

"By the way." - Alyssa interrupted Elisa, causing the blonde to make a face of annoyance. - "What are you doing here?"

"Oh, I'll tell you, I'll tell you." - Elisa shouted, who took Alyssa's forearm, and led her to the sofa to talk.

As Elisa explained, and Hana prepared tea for everyone, Yra sighed, at little calm as he felt that Lisa was hiding in Alyssa's shadow, and Yara was also hiding in her necklace.

Protecting her at all times.

After explaining, and then having a casual talk with Hana, Mei and Nanami appear, both sisters holding each other hands, as they sat next to Yra, Mei then puts her head on Yra’s shoulder, making Alyssa and Elisa feeling… strange about that.

“We should go to a picnic.” – Nanami said, wanting to let her sister have a nice and calm moment in the company of the nature.

“That would be nice.” – Hana was ok with that.

Then, Elisa excited scream that she also wants to go, making Yra sigh.

Nanami invited Alyssa, and Elisa also told her to go, seeing then the small smile of Mei, Alyssa accepted the invitation, and so, everybody goes ready to go, they would go all inside the expensive black van, while Yra of course would be driving.

Because Elisa wanted to continue talking to Alyssa, the two of them were in the back, and Nanami didn't want to be separated from her sister, so Hana was in the passenger seat.

"Let's go!" - Elisa exclaimed.

Hana let out a light giggle, causing Yra to turn to look at her, and the older woman felt embarrassed to see that Yra heard her laughter, her face turning red.

Because of the woman's mental calm, Yra decided not to say anything, and start driving the vehicle.

It was still very early, on a weekend, so there wasn't much traffic.

He drove for twenty minutes, until he reached a perfect area for a picnic, a park near the forest, green grass, seats, and a playground for the brats full of energy.

The women laid out a tablecloth on the grass, while they arranged things, and Yra inspected the park, feeling that for the time being they were alone.

It was then that he heard Elisa laugh, watching her as she continued chatting with Alyssa, he could feel Alyssa's annoyance from here.

Time passed, and some of the women were eating sandwiches, when, it happened, first it was the sound of the motorcycle, then, it was his aura that Yra felt.

“Let’s go to the van!” – he orders everyone, causing all the women to be confused about what was happening, but both Alyssa and Elisa felt that if something make Yra worry, then something bad was about to happen.

Sadly, the man in the motorcycle arrives, and the with great skill, park the motorcycle and then jump to be close to Yra and the women.

A bald man with tattoos all around his head, arms, and every skin available to look at, he has in his hand a big black, bastard sword.

A weapon that makes Yra feel sick, after feeling the great amount of bloodthirsty that the bastard sword contained. A weapon used to kill countless people.

‘Many people had died by the blade of the sword.’ – thought Yra, as he put himself in front, letting the women behind him, and getting closer to the man who has just arrived.

“Who are you? And what do you want?” – Yra asks him.

“Name’s Gara Wushusu, a mercenary who is here to take you with me, and the woman known as Sonnenblume.”

Mei falls on her knees scare about that.

Nanami, and her aunt Hana then go in front of the girl, like trying to not let Gara seeing her.

After yesterday’s talk, they knew that in her work, Mei was known as Sonnenblume.

“Ha, you’re crazy if you think I would let you do that.” – Said Yra, who actually was getting worried after feeling the amount of mana inside the man.

‘He possesses more mana than even me!!’

Gara Wushusu possess a Mana’s Heart with Two Starts, making him an Expert Mage.

At first, Yra thought that the man in front, was a warrior, but now, he knew that he was a Magical Warrior.

‘Someone of the Division?’

But he shakes that thought, after all, how can be that the government magic division would want a person like Mei who possess little mana inside her body.

‘He said he is a mercenary… maybe… one of those three idiots hired him?’

The man finally talks.

“Is inevitable, you’re not as strong as me, and you will come with me.” – And once Gara said that he starts running straight to Yra, so fast that for normal people would look like he disappears for a moment.

“Yara! Lisa!” – Yra screams, and the Magical Beasts appeared, and take the women far away from this place, letting Yra breath at little at not having to be worried about them being close to the battle.

He evades quickly, and in the place where he was, the bastard sword crushes the floor in pieces.

And using the moment, Yra tries to kick the face of Gara, but Gara jumps in the air, and then kicks Yra on his back, sending him to the playground, destroying part of the infrastructure.

“Yra!” – Hana screams, and Alyssa wants to help, but Yara stops her by biting at her dress.

‘Why?’

Alyssa didn’t like this feeling, or not being able to help.

‘Shit…’ – meanwhile, Yra starts to feel angry.

[Let’s fight!]

[You need to evade quickly.]

[Use magic!!]

[Protect your women.]

[Uses them as bait.]

[Do something!]

[Fight back]

‘Shut up! Shut up!’

Yra stood up and starts running after Gara.

Yra tries to attack him, but the man was faster, and evade each attack of Yra’s.

Gara then attacks once again with his weapon, and Yra has to retreat.

Seeing the situation, Yra decides that the best thing to do was to use Strengthening Magic, improving his physical power, but as he expected it, Gara do the same thing.

Once again be in disadvantage.

Gara starts attacking this time, and Yra has to defend and evade all the time, putting special focus on Gara’s attacks with his weapon.

“Stop this madness! I am not your enemy!” – Yra screams at the tattooed man.

“Maybe, but the money was already paid by my client, and is my work to success on my mission; don’t worry, it soon will be over.” – said Gara, not with arrogance, but with confidence, feeling that Yra was not his rival, but more like a prey.

Then, Yra saw red flames cover the left hand of Gara.

“My Fire, Destroy the Obstacles to My Throne.” – and as Gara finishes talking, a red flame is thrown fast at Yra’s direction.

‘Shit!’

Yra without doubt starts accumulating mana quickly on his right hand, and then make his own magical attack.

“Fireball!”

The two magic attacks collided, and vanish at the same time, then, without rest, Yra felts danger, and sense the bastard sword getting close to his legs.

“Ah!”

Yra jumps and evades the attack of the sword, but soon he receives a kick on his face, then a punch on his liver.

But he responds with a kick, but Gara blocks it with ease.

Then once again receives a kick that makes him get far away from Gara for a moment, and when he gets at the ground, he tries to stand up, but gets on his knees as he sees blood covering the right side of his face.

“Heal.” – Yra has to uses healing magic, and then taking a piece of his suit jacket, he cleans his face.

Gara comes closer, walking slowly and without hurry.

“I expect more from a red stone like you.” – he said.

‘Red stone?’ – Yra didn’t know what he meant by that.

“I believe that you would bring me more challenge, a great fight, a worthy fight.” – he said, but then makes a dissatisfaction and disappointed look as he sticks his bastard sword of the ground. – “But it seems that I and Lady Yatasa overestimate you a lot, you’re not a red stone, you are more like a Yellow Stone… ah, well, it’s time to end with this.”

And with those words, the man got closer, now faster without having to lift the weight of the bastard sword. Yra can’t react of time, and starts receiving attacks, and although he tries to evade and block by instinct, Gara’s physical prowess doesn’t let him.

With a powerful knee on his face, once again Yra falls on his knees, his vision blurry.

“Yra!” – the women scream his name, worry about him.