The Day

After locking the dueling field, Io and Alet went to Ms. Claire’s office to return the key and ask Ms. Claire how to sign up for the Lion Cage. Ms. Claire said that they can sign up from the university’s bulletin board located in the center field near the first sports building. They head there and they are surprised.

“Wow, look how many students already signed up for this tournament.” Said Alet as she reads the name list.

“Yeah, there are so many of them. But they consist only of Caplas and Manushas couples. I think we are the only ones.” Said Io as he types his name and ID information through the hologram.

“Gosh, there are mainly E-1 to E-3 classes. This is not going to be easy.”.

“You are right, are you finished entering your data?”.

“Wait a minute, here and… Done.”.

“Okay press submit in 3… 2… 1…”.

After they pressed submit, a team creation menu appeared. They decided to name their team Angkaras. This name has the meaning of cruelty. They chose this name because they are full of anger and tired of all the people that hated the Silumas. Pressing the sign up button, their phone received a text. Inside it is all the information about when they will start their first match. They are going to start in three days, each team will fight with the same level first. On each bracket the opponent’s level will increase until they face the leader of every race.

Sun right above their head, they headed home and had some lunch on the way. This time Io will not run away, his aura changes and every one is afraid to face him. Alet also has the same aura, their aura feels huge and dominant making everyone only care about their own business. Once the waiter sends their food, they start to discuss the tournament.

“Look, we are going to fight against a beginner team called Goro. They are from the university inside Manusha’s City.” Said Io while scrolling through his phone.

“I see, once again it is Caplas and Manushas couple. Oh I’m so done with this kind of pair and can’t wait to defeat them.” Alet’s voice is full of spirit.

“Calm down, be patient. That’s the key, tomorrow we will train harder until the day we fight. I think this is the best time to show you some of my favorite moves.”.

“I can’t wait to learn that. I also prepared some intermediate magics that you can use.”.

“Oh by the way, we only get to choose one weapon on every bracket. Hmmm… This is going to be hard.”.

“Well, that is unfortunate for you. How many weapons can you use?”

“Let see… First I got the sword, second a pair of claws, third is a dual scythes which can be attached to a rope making it like a hook, and the last one is a fist.”.

“Wow, you master all that? Heh you really are as good as your legend says.”.

“Well that is true. But I’m not remember what my main weapon is. The legend said that I fought with a giant mechanic glove on my right hand but for some reason I can’t even lift it while I was in high school.”.

“Haha… maybe you have already changed from your old self. But your strength has never changed.”.

“Thank you for the compliment. Oh, there are also fight recap videos.” Io was surprised that they got to know their opponents in detail.

“You right, Ehhh… their already participate last year…” Alet sounds worried.

“Hey! Remember what I said, I believed in my partner whatever the situation is. So, if you do the same, I’ll always be there no matter what happens.” Io reach for Alet’s hand.

Alet’s face begin to blush, she can’t even speak a single word. Io that she knows is already far behind “Is this the real Dione Ruba? H-He is so charming.” She just sat there with no muscle moved.

“Hey are you sick? Your face is all red. Come on, let's get home now. We are going to see their fight recap at home.” Io grabs her hand and drives them home.

After they got home, they took turns showering. Alet went first meanwhile Io started to watch the Goro’s fight recap. He watches the match and notices that the fight can be simulated for once inside the dueling field in his university.

“This is great, we can prepare more. I can’t wait until tomorrow.” He is full of anticipation for their training.

Meanwhile the bathroom is full of fog created from Alet’s warm water. Now, her attention is distracted from their tournament. She still imagined what happened at their lunch.

“What is this feeling? I never felt something like this. All he does is speak one word and all of a sudden I want to do anything together with him.” She speaks with herself as the warm water covers her body. After she finished taking a shower, she walked outside.

“Ah Alet you have done… It’s my turn now.” Io walks toward the bathroom.

“Alet? Are you okay?” Io is confused because Alet is staring at the wall.

“Huh? Oh! Yeah, I’m fine.” She snaps from her imagination.

“Hey… it’s okay, take it easy. I know you are worried about winning the tournament. Just get some sleep okay? We are going to discuss our strategy at night.” After asking Alet to get some rest, Io walks inside the bathroom.

“Ughh I feel like I’m about to faint. Come on Alet focus! If you want to live with him and make this relationship official, we have to win this tournament.” Alet slap his cheeks with both of his hands. She tucks herself into the bed and closes her eyes.

“What happened to Alet? She doesn’t act like usual. Is there something bothering her? Ahh… I should ask her. Now let’s take a bath! Hmmm… Vanilla scented soap is the best!” Io worries about Alet’s strange behavior but he wants to deal with that later.

He walks out from the bathroom. “Oh, she's already asleep. Better not wake her up.” Io sat next to her and pulled out his sketchbook. He started to draw, once again he drew Alet’s face. Some people said that if an artist likes somebody, the person they like will live forever inside the artist’s canvas. Io agreed with that word since he can’t stop thinking and draws her face all day.

A text from Flyn ringing his phone. The text said:

Hey! We got notified that a new team signed up for the Lion Cage and turns out it was you guys! I just want to remind you that you guys will face us if you can reach the ‘boss level’. Make sure to train properly because no one is holding back here and the wound is a real thing. But don’t worry, the medical team in this event is no doubt. They can regenerate any kind of wounds very quickly and you won't feel any pain during the process. Oh, and make sure you didn’t slashed into two pieces hahaha…

“Damn Flyn, I know you are the master of the blade and that was a very bad joke. Heheh finally I get to fight these guys again. I wonder how Reine has been. Yup it is time to say hello to her.” Io texted back saying that they will fight until the end and won the tournament. Suddenly, Alet flipped her body facing Io.

“Io… Please… Don’t leave…”. She was delirious in her sleep.

“What the- Hmmp… She must be really tired.” Io was shocked and he started to yawn. He tucked his body on the bed and went to sleep.