Chapter 7

• Palm's Point Of View
• After the event earlier, I decided to bring Zenith home. It will not be good for everyone if her condition is still the same.
• "I already told you... you need a long and firm patience when you're at the Academy, see what happened!" I don't know where I get the strength to preach to her but she seems to calm down again so I'm sure it won't be her reason to end me.
• "Get me a lollipop…" she said lazily, aish!
• "Huh ?! I'm not kidding here, Zenith," I stubbornly said.
• "Lollipop…" She pointed the kitchen, I was surprised she looked and went to what she was pointing to.
• What are they?!
• "Zenith, where did you get all of these?! Why do you have so much? It's not healthy!" I'm referring to jars of candy and junk foods.
• "Hand me a lollipop…" I heard her say, I didn't do anything and obeyed her, I gave it to her and she took it and then kicked it.
• "What now? You almost killed your opponent before, it's a good thing you were stopped by the Warriors Ten" When I returned to the conversation, she shot me an indifferent look.
• "Tch, are those the Warriors in your Rank 10? They didn't stop me, I just let them do what they want," she said softly, she seemed to have come to her senses.
• "Don't under estimated them, haven't we already understood about what happened against you? One of you just has to give up so you don't have to kill…" I reminded her.
• "Ah, is that so? All right .. I'm the one giving up." I was shocked.
• "What ?! After you tried to take that person's life, you're the one who gives up ?!" I whispered to her.
• "Actually, it's like the fight is over. I have no plans to continue that and I really don't want to win in the beginning, the one I fought against… he has potential so I have no intention of ending him and as you traded when I did? I'm the loser so I'm giving up. " she calmly explained, unbelievable! This child continues to impress me.
• "Hayst, go ahead. You just came in tomorrow but you'll have class first while waiting for the results of the match… That's good too, congrats! You haven't been killed for a few days!" she looked stunned at the last thing I said and smiled slightly.
• "Tss, it's just work but I can still kill if I want to." I was shaken.
• And nodded. "I understand.."
• "Aren't you leaving yet? You've already delivered me so you can come back don," I was a little surprised at what she said, that's when she drove me away again.
• I could do nothing but stand up. "Psh. Oh yeah, all right... I'll spear. Take care of yourself," I said goodbye but I haven't heard anything from her yet.
• That one... I really like sweets but it's like an ice that conceived in extreme cold. Tch! She's really different at any time...
• Vior's Point Of View
• When I made sure that Kindred's condition was okay again, I decided to go home because our training and exam were over.
• Until now, the match between the two is still a brand for everyone because this is the first time this has happened in the history of the Academy…
• Suddenly what Zenith said when I electrified her earlier came to my mind,
• "...but not because I can endure it no longer hurts."
• How is she? She seems to have lost herself earlier so she almost killed her opponent, let's add she comes from the Aspen Family. Murder is a famous assassin and field so Zenith was not far from being influenced before, she was just like her grandfather…
• Exactly, I can pass the house where she is staying here in town because I live close to her, if I visit, will I be sorry? Aish! I'm stupid to think that she will talk to me after what happened, she can't forgive me maybe at these times she thinks that we are an opponent who is a big obstacle.
• F*ck! What the hell I'm thinking these thing?
• "Oh, Vior?" I was stunned when she called me, I knew who it was... Achery.
• "Achery .. Uhm, hi," I whispered
• She approached. "Are you going home?"
• "Ah, yes .. Are you?"
• “Hmm, going home too,” she said, in City W she lives.
• "Is that so? Let's go together then..." she didn't seem to expect me to say that.
• "Thank you. Actually, I was waiting for Velocity… because he was with me," she said.
• I also remember, "Yeah by the way, all right. You two be careful."
• "You too, we're both fast, not really slow and just a long time when it comes to waiting like this…" I laughed at her response.
• "Is it Velocity yet? Pfft! Alright, I gotta go. Bye." And then I got in the car and turned it on.
• They look good together…
• When I got home, a message arrived at the door. I picked it up and opened it, a letter and money from Zenith's grandfather.
• I opened the letter and read.
• Vior ..
• You're the only one I can trust inside the Academy. Maybe you know that my grand daughter Zenith is there, she can handle herself but please be careful because my grand daughter has been through too much that's why she's been too cold to everyone. Postpone the one I'm asking you to do, my priority is the safety of our top assassin. She can't be hurt or die, but if that happens… I'll make sure none of you survive. Zenith is our treasure and if anything happens to her, I will give the priority to your entire Academy.
• –Zilver Aspen.
• Tsk! Even if he doesn't order me to do that, I will still do it. I also know that her grand daughter is too hasty like him so I will secretly watch over her.
• I immediately remembered Dad, he was like this when he came to me before but he changed. He made me his subject on their experiment so the result was I had the power that can produce electricity. He's not sorry for what he have done that's why I was the one who stop their Laboratory and I decided to kill him. That's the only good thing so that they don't have to fall prey to his fellow scientists.
• I just put the money aside and thought of taking a bath. I'm too lazy to cook so I'll just buy food…
• "Manong, a pancit bihon sisig…" I said to the salesman.
• I am now in the Underground of Warrior's City, this place is called the Forbidden City. A small town that is private from the Academy, here some warrior's where they buy and eat so there are really very few people who behave in this area.
• "Oh! It's you, Uno? All right, a pancit bihon sisig.. coming up," Manong said with a smile.
• I'm a customer here so almost all salesmen and saleswomen know me as Uno. Why Uno? Ever since I became Rank 1 as a Class S Warrior, they decided to call me that nickname but I still prefer Vior.
• "Manong, how are you?" I asked as it cooked.
• "As long as we're protected by people like you, it's okay. The sales are still the same but they also survive because of the amount you pay hahaha." I'm a little ugly there.
• "We can't leave you alone and we also don't want to hurt you because of our status," I said bitterly, sadly because they had to be hidden here just for their safety.
• "Oh, it's not there. We all understand what the reason was, we're really thankful because you're there so as long as you want to eat something or buy food we'll offer you wholeheartedly..." I smiled, there were still a few who understood and acceptable as we are.
• That's one of my inspirations why I want to save people, "Thank you, Manong."
• "Oh yes, Uno. Why aren't you with the beautiful woman you were with last night? That child… she's weird but elegant." I was stunned.
• I passed by her house earlier but she seems to be resting…
• "Ah, she's resting," I replied.
• "Hmm, I noticed that her body had scars earlier. You must have taken the exam, right?"
• "That's right, but she came here earlier?" alas, I didn't catch up ..
• "Yes, she bought medicine for the wounds she got and then eat here too.. very greedy for a woman…" I was happy to think of the things she bought last night, Tsk.
• "I'm paying attention…" is not in my own language.
• "Gloria was really happy with that girl because she really didn't give back and then paid ten thousand to Gloria even though she only bought five hundred. Oh hey, here's the pancit bihon sisig you ordered… get full." I didn't say a word and ate Manong's new dish.
• I immediately remembered when she bought last night and paid a hundred thousand just for candy and junk food. Psh! It's no wonder what Manong said, maybe it's just like that and they're just coins for her. She thinks that for every item, the price is a thousand.
• "Oh, sister? You came back .. is it still the same as before?" I heard Manong's introduction to the new customer.
• "Yes please, Old man…" I was shocked to hear those voice, when she sat next to me .. I confirmed that she was! It's Zenith.
• "Sit down first and wait for a while, I thought you wouldn't come back because you were resting, said Uno…" I felt like I was a stone when Manong said that, I'm dead!
• I feel her turn to me. "I'm suddenly hungry."
• "How are your wounds and scars?" Manong asked, because I didn't look at Zenith.
• Fortunately, when Manong was cooking, she was watching, her arm was full of bandages and then there was band aid for others…
• "It's still painful but I can handle," I suddenly felt guilt in her answer, I know she blamed Kindred but we didn't even think about what she had gained earlier against them.
• "It's good then, Gloria's medications helped… she's very grateful because of the amount you paid," Manong said.
• "That's okay, Old man. For me, what I'm paying you is just right..." it was her direct response.
• "Oh, you're young, is it right for you to pay us a huge amount even if your change is even bigger than what you should have paid? Maybe later, you'll be poor. Just don't pay for what I'm cooking because I'm still short of half of your million… " I can almost hear what I heard, what? half a million?!
• It looks like there are only a thousand more than what Manong cooks ah? Why the size?!
• "There's no need, Old man. I don't have any other expenses of my money so it's okay and it's impossible for me to be poor just because of half a million. I just paid the right amount for what you fed me before, it's just the first time I've eaten like that," Zenith explained.
• She hasn't eaten like this before?
• "What kind of food does your family feed you, huh? There's nothing special about what I cook, even if you ask Uno… I only know ordinary food." I was stunned by the food as they both looked at me, why was I touched?
• "I'm used to different vegetables and fruits so everything you call ordinary food is just new to me…" Manong was shocked, and so was I.
• I don't know but suddenly I heard her voice became sad, maybe Manong noticed that too.
• "I-Is that so? Oh hey, go ahead… Eat all that and be full sister… I'll always cook for you if you want," Manong said smiling and served everything he cooked in front of Zenith.
• Seems like my pancit bihin sisig is embarrassed? Zenith immediately left. Manong is right… this one is really greedy and it's obvious that she only tasted it now.