My Beginning 2

My name is Senna Kagui. I am the last remaining child and the heir of the Moondrop guild. The guild may not be famous but I'm also the successor to my family's martial art guide.

I was always timid, my older brothers died protecting the city as a hero. They were brave and strong unlike me.

Nonetheless I'm easily picked on even until he, who reminds me of my older brother, came in.

His name is Damian Vogue.

And right now, he's fighting some upperclassmen, named Fermund. The whole campus knows him.

He's a troublemaker and a son of a rich mafia member making him feared. No one wants to mess with the mafia, so a lot of them bend to Fermund, feeding his ego.

And now Damian is fighting him.

"Why don't you hold a weapon?"

"I don't need one facing you"

The whole crowd became silent, Damian's smiling face was quite the sight.

His smile was devilishly terrifying.

Fermund visibly flinched when he saw this.

"After all, you fainted in front of me yesterday?"

Fainted? Did he faint yesterday? Fermund who's being the talk right now screamed.

"I didn't faint! You punched me!"

"So you admit I knocked you out?"

"Wha- no!"

If Damian is provoking Fermund he was being successful. As of now Fermund had bloodshot eyes and gritty teeth.

"What are you just going to stand there? Like a coward?"

"Know your place!"

Fermund dashed forward, for an upperclassman it was impressive. But for Damian who's Expression didn't change wasn't even fazed at all.

"Die!"

–Gk-krack!

The sound of bones cracking under the flesh resounded the whole arena they were on.

The look on Miss Johnson's face was more than surprising.

As Fermund came flying back to his starting position laying down.

"predictable… "

Damian walked up to Fermund and with his cold gaze looked down on him

"Utterly predictable."

As he fixed his glasses up. And left the arena, his punch was so fast it wasn't questioned till he left the arena.

***

Fermund was too keen on putting me in place, down to his hierarchy. I'm not too keen on that though, no. He only got one punched.

The whole academy houses students from ranked G to F. That's something I know, some people used their wealth, some used their influence and others are just talented.

I can just graduate here since my assessment is B rank. I could just make a proper living. But first things first, contact with my relatives, obstruct Nexus bit by bit and then live peacefully.

When I mean Bit by bit is to take away everything that would help them in the future, one that they don't know or unaware of.

Like Elizian who's supposed to be taken by Nexus is no more.

I could help with the protagonist but no thank you, I'm already enough with too much work.

And I could only raise my rank up to B rank. There are items that completely destroy that ceiling.

For example, going to Planet Xnopyt, as it contains herbs so rare it only grows once a year and only in sunlight.

But to get there you need to travel another planet, thankfully gates are connected to those said planets.

But the gates only connect to the biome where monsters were abundant. Nonetheless if you escaped that biome then you can actually travel the planet.

As I was walking off I saw a girl in a green blazer just like me, walking towards the dummy puppets.

"What kind of punch was that..?"

I can hear her mumbling from this far away, I saw her name get called before, if I'm not wrong then

"Qian Xin?"

She quickly snapped her head towards my direction as soon I spoke her name.

My face remained enigmatic as she saw me. She never made an appearance in my novel, she probably appeared within the hero rankings but how come I don't even remember…

"You… "

I pointed at myself. As we are the only ones there yet.

"How did you reach such a degree of punching?"

I let out a chuckle, she seems serious, her tone was arrogant I can clearly tell.

"I was trained without punches being pulled"

I rolled my sleeves a bit and showed it to her.

"touch my arm, you'll see what I meant"

Though hesitant, Qian Xin caressed my arm. She felt how rough it is, unbelievable for a 12 year old.

"Who was your instructor…?"

"Dookin Mills, the guy who managed to survive a Gate overflow on his own 30 years ago"

Her eyes were filled with Envy. It's understandable that I got to be trained by a vet but you don't have to look at me like that.

"You lucky bastard… but why are you at that rank?"

"As I said earlier, I didn't finish any Physical tests"

She looked at me like I'm stupid. Sorry but I'm not standing out more than this, I'm angry with what happened today.

But it's sure that I pulled a villain for myself.

"So it was fine for you to get insulted? Are you… an M?"

"I will punch the shit out of you, no. No I am not. It's just that my lucky charm is 1234."

She stared at me like I'm stupid again. 'Out of all charms, you chose 1234?' That's what she is probably thinking right now.

I sighed again

"It's because it's harder"

"Harder???"

"If you and I fought right now, who do you think would win?"

"..."

"My kicks are faster, you know?"

"..."

Her expression is still and she starts to form sweat in her forehead, I sighed. Is it that hard to answer?

"All I'm saying is, maintaining rank 1234 is harder, therefore giving me a challenge, I don't need rank 1 anyways."

She's completely baffled, a challenge? Why? With that I said with a sigh.

"All you need to know about me is, I am consistent."

"Consistent… huh.. "

She fell on her thoughts for a bit, it is easy for someone her level to take the rank one, but for him it would be easier. Is that why he's giving himself a challenge? Bit by bit she understood Damian.

"I see.. Damian"

"Yea?"

"Spar with me"

"Huh?"

"You'll be a good acquaintance, be honore–"

"Continue that sentence and there's going to be a brawl"

"Anyways, I want to spar with you! It doesn't matter if I lose, after all for a martial artist losing is just a trivial matter for the sake of getting stronger."

She gave a smile, similar to a battle junkie.

All I could do was sigh. I took out the Academy registered gun. It's enough.

…

Classes went on normally for a week. The only one who would consistently challenge me is Qian Xin.

Senna on the other hand.

"D-damian?"

"yes?"

I didn't make any expression, no- I didn't show any for the past week. And I did that with indifference.

If Qian Xin would challenge me in a fight, Senna would try and talk to me about a certain topic.

"I can't seem to understand this"

She would need help like these sometimes. For a week I also observed her, as I wrote her backstory, I knew what her post persona personality was like.

She was timid, afraid of the pain. She practiced throwing spears too. Her spear is an artifact with a Return to owner type effect.

She made her own throwing technique with the spear so she could just avoid the feeling of pain.

"Senna… "

"Y-yes?"

With a solemn face I asked.

"Why don't you embrace your family Spearmanship?"

Senna flinched and clenched her hands.

"I… no.. I-i can't yet"

If I asked more it would seem like I'm bullying her. I know she's good at studying and over all I know Senna ain't stupid, after all she's ranked 14th.

She can fight Qian Xin toe to toe if she just removes her fear of pain. We live in a world full of violence, it's unavoidable.

In the end I couldn't help but sigh, Senna seeing this has a sad look in her eyes.

"if… if I talk to you more, would you tell me more?"

I looked at Senna straight in the eyes, this is the best way to avoid such a thing. I already told myself I won't get involved with her yet…

"R-really? T-then sure, okay!"

She then seemed cheerful, I still remember when you're getting taken advantaged near the cafeteria vending machines.

She bowed her head, she does this too often. I just waved my hand to shoo her away.

I started reading my book again. Reading something is good when I'm eating fried chicken.

Thank goodness I did my research on this part of the city, there's a chicken vendor near here.

I'll go there as a good measure.

Now that reminded me, I used to eat them with those two little critters, how are those two?

A subtle smile appeared on my face.

If I'm not wrong this time they would be training on the training grounds.

So any moments now–

"Is Damian Vogue here?!"

All I could do was sigh. This happens everytime, we're at the library. What am I thinking that she would be quiet in this place?

"There you are!"

I placed my book down and took a deep breath. I walked towards her.

"Okay okay, lead me the way Milady"

"Hah?!"

Her usual arrogant tune ringed within my ears.

"If I'm the milady aren't you supposed to lead the way?"

"Ah, yes a lady with full grown abs and muscles should be led."

Her eyes narrowed to slits as she looked at me. It's like she's saying 'How dare he'.

"Who's the one who requested to spar? It ain't me"

"Tsk, fine"

She held my hand and she started pulling me towards the training grounds, I would get dragged anyways so I made it a little spicy, as I blushed a bit looking down in the ground as Qian Xin held my hand walking to the training grounds.

The reaction from the passing people is priceless, this is my humor. Tomorrow let there be rumors.

I laughed inwardly.

As the day finished I made sure to go to the fried chicken vendor within the city. As I was walking out the gates Senna was there too.

"What the."

I don't have any business with her anyways, so I walked past her but she called me out anyway.

"H-hey!"

I clenched my lips and returned to my usual blank face.

"Yeah?"

"U-uhm I'm going to an arcade today so if you want.. W-we can go…"

Why is she so—never mind. I don't understand why she talks to me so much, though I have to decline her offer.

But her damn face. Her damn face makes it hard to do so.

I sighed, well it's only arcade right? I could always go to the chicken vendor. Besides, I also need to know the ins and outs of this city. I have never traveled here. I only hiked.

"Okay, okay Well I'm going to have some fried chicken, you want to go there after playing in the arcade?"

"Sure!"

She was very delighted, I sighed inwardly. I wanted to avoid her yet here I am, constantly back at her.

I was about to walk off when she dropped a bombshell.

"I also Invited Qian Xin, she seems excited about arcade when I mentioned you"

I looked at her with my brows knit. Qian Xin huh, she's a junkie of course she would be, she'll get competitive with the games.

"Oh~"

Speak of the devil.

She's here, I wanted to run but I got held by the shoulder. Is this what it feels like to be held at gunpoint?

I looked behind me and my eyes widened.

Qian Xin is wearing something so luxurious it would make people's eye cry gold.

I couldn't help but start laughing. As i point at her

"Ahahahahaha!"

"Damian?"

Senna asked in a worry, I mean that's understandable.

"We're going on a trip and you're dressed like it's a banquet hahaha!"

"t-this are my only clothes!"

I stopped laughing and recovered myself.

"For real?"

"Yes!"

"Hah"

"Don't laugh! I… I never get to go outside… my parents are strict"

"Yeah, that's not really my problem is it?"

"Damian!"

I got yelled at, as I covered my ears.

"fine fine.. " I grabbed Qian Xin's hand and started dragging her.

"Senna, come with us if you want."

"u-uh okay!"

I let Qian Xin borrow my jacket as she is just too standing out in an arcade where fun should be the only thing existing.

I also urged Senna and Qian Xin to shop together because Qian Xin just stands out too much.

In the end, we all ate at the chicken vendor, Qian Xin was so expressive at that place that Senna and I had fun.