“Hello, Mister Bin.”
Once the gates opened, Hyue, the maid, came and welcomed the unexpected visit. It has been a while since the two of them met but there was only silence flowing between the two of them.
“A-actually, I’ve come to meet you… to discuss something.”
The maid tilted her head in confusion then intently looking back at him, her face failed to showcase her true emotions. She focused especially on his silver arm then slightly bowed again and calmly responded,
“I’m busy, mister Bin. Do follow me, the miss is waiti-”
Before she could finish, Bin grabbed her wrist and, against her will, dragged h
“Am I supposed to believe that?”Hyue curled her lips as she looked back at him, her voice sounding less angrier than before. She turned her whole body toward him, her hands lowered, resting on top of each other and clenching the maid dress in a subtle manner.“I thought you would want to hear that. You were the first person who encouraged me to lead a normal life so it’s only right to tell you first.”“Is that right?” She harrumphed and squinted at him as if she still did not believe everything he had said, “I doubt you’ll stop everything and live quietly. You will still go after Queen and the Psychic Facility.”“Yes. I will. But, that doesn’t
“Why did you not wait till everything was done?”Bin grunted and shrugged his shoulders, nonchalantly saying,” What if I die?”“Don’t say that. You will not die. And confessing to her once you’re done would be more advantageous. I think she rejected you cause she didn’t want to get a boyfriend who’s constantly in danger of death every day.”“That’s an erroneous and a ludicrously hypocritical theory.”“Erro- what?”“Erroneous.” He rolled his eyes at the dumb look she was giving him, let out a sigh and briefly explained.
The horrific sight rendered everyone paralyzed, their eyes locked onto the half-crouching Bin. The ominous black smoke didn’t creep closer to them, however, it made them petrified, incapable of stepping forth and lending a helping hand. Even Emilia, who was more experienced than girls and Chan Wu in Mana Control and Magic overall, could not resist the darkness’ aura. They could only motionlessly stand there and, more surprised than ever, witnessed how Bin was letting out soft growls as he clutched onto the black smoke. Alas, his attempts were in vain as the mass of darkness, which resembled very dense black smoke, was unaffected by his touch. Time seemed to slow down as small pieces of the now-gone silver prosthetic arm fell on the ground, resulting in an abnormally loud echoing, shortly followed by a truly astonishing sigh
“Again?”With a threatening gaze, Julia glared at Bin, her eyes glowing with a blue glow as they focused on his left arm.“How come each time I don’t see you for a couple days, you show up with something new. Oh! Before you throw your unnecessary remarks, let me remind you that it was not a compliment.”Bin smiled back at the teacher and got into the passenger seat and responded,“A compliment or a reproach, I’ll be accepting it nonetheless. It’s good to see you dressed fancy and in a good mood, teacher.”The bespectacled woman snorted and slammed the door at his face. She briefly conversed with Emilia bef
“Alright. I think we have a good grasp of what your arm can do.”“It’s basically a magical amplifier.”The young student shrugged his shoulders and walked back to the center of the battling stage, finally ready to spar against his teacher.They had been conducting tests for the last two hours, some were trivial and fruitless and others gave them hints from which they started speculating. All in all, Bin’s new right arm boosted any type of magic unleashed from it. It did not drastically change the spell, however, it seemed to significantly enhance the potency and range of Black Magic abilities, such as the Death Energy, the Death Claw, and the Black Vortex.In addition, when
“Ugh.. what is it again?”That night, Bin could not rest even for a minute. Everyone living in his apartment was constantly bothering him, some bashing the door and others rudely entering without as much as a knock.But, the most obnoxious person had got to be Iris, Abyss’ agent and a 4-star commander, with a rank equal to Marshall Don Lunar. This sadistic woman was annoyingly childish and would complain about almost everything, and what made things worse was her abnormally loud voice, which seemed to get louder tonight, especially.For the first three times she barged into Bin’s room, she incessantly whined about Bert and how he was hiding the TV remote and stealing her favourite spot. It got to the point where Bin had to lock his door, but eve
“Me? Do you think I like him?”Jasmine averted her gaze and lowered her head, seemingly embarrassed, but after a couple of breaths, she shook her head, purging her silent thoughts, and explained herself,“I do like him, but not in a romantic way. He’s a close friend… that’s it.”Hyue eyed her in total silence, though it was clear that she didn’t completely believe everything Jasmine had said.“Forgive my bluntness, miss, but I don’t think it’s the case. It’s just that you have not realized your true feelings yet.”Surprisingly, Jasmine did not deny that or burst in anger. S
“So, what’s the plan?”Lexander barely got any time to glance at the papers before Bert pushed them to the side and carefully put his second cup of coffee on the short table.“It’s going to take a long time so why don’t you sit, kind sir Lexander?”Bert sounded sarcastic but the assassin team leader didn’t seem to pay any heed to him. Nevertheless, Lexander did grab a random chair and sit on it, finally making himself comfortable.None of the three wanted to waste time chitchatting about random stuff so they immediately proceeded to converse about the plan and the target of the up-coming assassination. The discussion was relatively long and filled with a handful of deb