10 minutes before the fight.

In Class 11-D, cool air flowed from the two air conditioners installed on the right and left sides, making the classroom cool. It was very quiet—the students had already left the classroom, leaving their uniforms neatly arranged on their desks. At the lockers in the back row, Anindya was looking for something in the bag she had placed in hers.

"Geez, where’s that?! I’m sure I already brought it!" Anindya asked irritably, searching for something in her bag.

Anindya stopped searching.

"Ah! I just remembered!" she said.

Anindya neatly put her belongings back, closed her bag, closed her locker, and locked it with her fingerprint. Once secure, she ran out and headed to the bathroom on the first floor, entering the first stall on the left.

"I forgot I put it in here" Anindya muttered.

Anindya began to open the toilet tank lid. Inside, she saw a medium-sized chain, about 1,8 meter long, and silver. She smiled and then grabbed the base of the chain—it looked as thick and sharp as a knife. She pulled the chain until the chain hit the floor.

It didn’t take long for Anindya to finally reach the end of the chain. The tip was shaped like a 3 kg iron spike ball.

"Ehehehe, this reminds me of the past~" Anindya said happily, looking at the spike ball part of the chain.

After that, Anindya placed the chain on the floor and washed her hands in the jet shower. After that, she took the jet shower to rinse the chain.

"The moment I’ve been waiting for has finally arrived. I prepared this just in case the Bounty Hunters discovered my identity, and I intended for Julian to use it to protect me," Anindya said, spraying the shower head.

"But, I never thought Lateral Root would cause such a mess..." Anindya continued.

Anindya closed her eyes.

"Sigh~"

Then she opened them.

"Hey, Wait a minute..." Anindya said with a surprised expression.

"Isn’t this a good thing? Thanks to them, I can see the old Julian, ehehehe," Anindya continued, chuckling.

Once finished, she put the jet shower back in its place, then lifted the chain, holding the base and end of the chain.

"Come on... show me your true self, Julian~" Anindya said, smiling as she looked at the chain.

As Anindya exited the main building, she held the rolled-up chain in her right hand. The chain appeared to be dry, because before leaving, she had dried it in the dryer in the restroom.

But her steps stopped in front of the entrance. This was because the students had gathered there to watch the Julian vs. Kazora fight.

"Moo! Why are they all gathered here? It’s making it hard for me to get to Julian’s!" Anindya said with a sullen expression and an annoyed tone.

Not long after, Anto passed by, being carried on a stretcher by four people from the health club. Anto appeared unconscious from a sedative injection. They were heading to the school’s infirmary. Delima was also there, but because her gaze was focused on Anto, she didn’t notice Anindya’s presence. After they passed Anindya, Anindya muttered.

"Looks like they’re going to the infirmary, and Delima... her expression looks really worried" Anindya muttered with a worried expression.

Whispers began to ring out, and Anindya turned around and looked back ahead.

"This is crazy, Kazora can defeat 50 students alone!?"

"This is a lie, right!? How could the seniors and teachers be defeated..."

"So it’s Julian..."

"He’s really strong, he managed to punch Kazora and send him flying!"

"Ahahaha, this is definitely going to go viral on social media!"

"Wahaaa~, Julian’s the subject of gossip, and they’re all praising him~" Anindya thought to herself, her eyes sparkling, smiled proudly as she held her cheeks with both hands.

"Lady Anindya!" Lia called.

Anindya looked behind her and saw Lia, with a relaxed expression, walking towards her.

"What’s wrong? I told you not to call me Lady at school!" Anindya said with an annoyed expression.

Lia was already in front of Anindya.

"I’m sorry—I forgot," Lia said politely.

"Sigh... Okay" Anindya said resignedly.

Anindya straightened up.

"Now tell me the situation" Anindya said.

Before Lia could answer, a loud crash was suddenly heard.

"THUD!!!"

They were both startled and started to head to the front row. Once they reached the front, they saw Julian and Kazora fighting—sometimes using a ball as their weapon.

Anindya’s eyes immediately sparkled at the sight of the fight. With her right hand, Anindya shook Lia’s left shoulder and said

"Ahhh~... Lia, look at that! Julian, Julian... He’s fighting fiercely~!" Anindya said happily, her gaze remaining focused on Julian.

"Y-you right... Lady" Lia replied with an awkward expression.

Anindya removed her hand from her shoulder.

"BAM!" A hard punch landed on Julian’s right cheek.

But he quickly countered with a right punch to Kazora’s left cheek.

"BAM!"

The two of them launched their attacks quickly, so that some people couldn’t see them.

"Fu-fuck!... I can’t see their movements, and this is the first time I’ve seen anyone match Julian’s!" Wiro thought to himself with a worried expression.

The two of them looked like they were having fun, not in the usual sense—more like two people who had finally found a worthy opponent. Every movement felt precise, every attack had a purpose—to hit one of their opponent’s limbs.

"KEHEHEHEHE!!! SO YOU’RE NOT ONLY STRONG—BUT ALSO FAST!!!" Kazora said with a grin.

Kazora launched a right fist, but Julian managed to block it.

"HMPH!, OF COURSE, I CAN BE EVEN FASTER THAN YOU!" Julian said with a grin.

"DON’T DREAM, YOU’RE JUST A REGULAR HUMAN—I’LL SHOW YOU THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US!" Kazora said.

Kazora immediately jumped back, maintaining a distance of 15 meters from Julian. Julian was a little confused, but it didn’t take long for Kazora to charge at him. Julian was immediately shocked, he looked down and saw Kazora already bent down to Julian’s waist. He saw that Kazora had already pulled his right fist back.

Before he could react, Kazora punched Julian hard in the stomach.

"BAAAMMM!!!"

A hard blow struck Julian in the stomach.

"UKHHHH!!!"

Julian’s eyes widened—the air in his lungs seemed to be forced out in one brutal thrust.

"BUGH-BWAH!!!"

Kazora pushed Julian in the stomach, sending him flying 15 meters, sending dust flying across the field and creating a cloud of smoke.

"JULIAN!" Silica and Wiro shouted.

Anindya glanced sharply at Silica—who was to Anindya’s left, about 5 meters away.

"What the hell is wrong with you?!" Anindya asked with an annoyed expression.

Silica angrily faced Anindya and walked towards her.

"What’s wrong with me?!," Silica asked quietly.

"The one who’s at fault here is YOU!... Can’t you see Julian just got punched hard in the stomach?! Are you blind!?" Silica continued angrily, pointing her right index finger at Anindya

Anindya smiled and slapped Silica’s hand with her left.

"OUCH!" Silica said in pain.

The back of her hand immediately turned red. Anindya walked past Silica, saying,

"Just shut up—I know him better than you do" Anindya said arrogantly.

"You crazy girl! She knows her boyfriend’s fighting, but instead of worrying, she’s smiling... and why is she carrying a chain?!" Silica grumbled irritably, rubbing her right hand with her left.

Julian lay on the field, staring at the evening sky slowly turning orange, as if the day was fading with him. The remaining sunlight dazzled his eyes, but he was too weak to even look away.

His body and breathing felt heavy.

"Ahh... it hurts... so much..." Julian thought to himself, staring blankly at the evening sky.

The clouds drifted slowly across the sky, moving calmly as if unconcerned by the pain he was experiencing.

"What am I actually... doing?" Julian asked.

"Have I caused trouble again?... I hope my mom won’t be angry about this" Julian continued.

The evening breeze blew gently, its coolness touching his skin, providing a momentary respite from the unbearable pain. Julian closed his eyes and felt the breeze touch his skin.

"Ahh... the breeze feels so gentle~" Julian thought to himself.

Julian heard footsteps.

"Maybe I... Will die here..." Julian thought to himself.

Suddenly, he remembered Anindya.

"Ahahah... I even remember her at the moment of my death... It seems I really loved her—"

Suddenly, Anindya appeared from the right side. Kazora stopped walking, while Julian felt a shadow covering the afternoon sun.

"Julian~" Anindya said softly.

Hearing the voice, Julian slowly opened his eyes, and his eyes widened—he saw Anindya above him, blocking the light.

~To be continued~