Creators

Celebration Night (bag 1)

After such a terrible fight, the referee announced the winner of the match. Just then the medical team immediately treated the participants from the injured saint knight faction. “I didn't think the match would be a one-sided massacre.” Raven expressed her opinion by showing a cynical smile towards the academy faction.

“I think they have restrained themselves. With their abilities so terrible, I guess it will be easy to defeat the second gene.”

That's true, because the truth is like that how else. The second gene was too fixed on Iris, if an opponent like this appeared then the result could no longer be doubted. Raven looked at the wounded followers. He thought of how to recover their confidence after being defeated so decisively.

“What has happened let it happen. What matters is what the next step is. I think they themselves will understand what to do afterwards anyway, which is why you should not worry too much about Raven.” Raven valued her subordinates very much, seeing that they had to be hurt like that made her feel uneasy.

“Teacher, you better trust them. A defeat is a good learning for them.” Luna who had just arrived joined the conversation.

“....You're right, I should have trusted them more.”

“In addition, with the fight Iris earlier the ability of one of them was also exposed a lot right? That might just make it easier for gene one to beat them when the two meet.”

“Nona Luna is right commander,”—members of the sacred knight hall one gen have gathered—“some of them have confirmed to her power. But we haven't shown all our ability in previous games. Therefore they will also not be easy to fight us.” They had prepared themselves to face such opponents.

But that never happened, 2 days after that game the government announced to advance its schedule due to the current bad western situation. Only with the troops from the kingdom's holy knight hall were he afraid that he would not be able to withstand the invasion.

**

A place filled with darkness, with no sign of life in it. At that time the girl was in that place, and faced a figure that was there.

“Why would you say such a thing? Who are you really?” The girl asked the person in front of her. “What have I said?” The man asked the girl again.

“What do you mean by not going to let that happen a second time? which incident are you referring to?” The girl shouted asking the man.

“Don't you have forgotten me and the incident? If you have forgotten it, then try to remember it again!”

"Given him.., how?"

"You'll find out soon!"

Those words made Iris so shocked and woke up from her sleep. “Just a dream? A strange dream.” Iris spoke to herself on her bed.

“Wah, you finally realized too.” At that time Luna came to see him.

“Luna..., how long have I been unconscious?”

“Hmm, you've been unconscious for a week. How are you feeling now?”

“Honestly my body still feels weak, and some parts still hurt.”

“Rest first, let me take care of you!” Luna took out a bucket of water and started washing Iris' body there, she also did not forget to change the bandage on her body. “Your body is really good huh Iris, your skin also looks very smooth. Deserve a lot of men out there who idolize you.” Said Luna in a seductive tone.

“What are you talking about.., you have all that too right? Oh.., I forgot that you are too strong that no man wants you,”—Luna exerts Iris bandage ties quite roughly—“Aw...! Luna aren't you being too rude?” Complain Iris.

“Really?” Luna asked as she glanced at Iris with frightening eyes.

“Ah...he is angry!” his inner. “Oh yes Luna, what about other circumstances?” Iris remembered it. “Calm down, they're fine. No one was seriously hurt between them. Except one.” He said while glancing at Iris.

“I've guessed he's angry,”—His words in a small voice—“Luna, am I not allowed to come out at all?”

“Before your wounds are completely healed you are forbidden to go anywhere, understand?” he told Iris.

Iris simply nodded with a pouting face, making her look so spoiled. “Good then. Because soon there will also be a celebration for the inauguration of the top 10 factions that will follow the investigation. By the way you don't know yet if the agenda is advanced?”

“Delivered..why? Then what about the team that has not entered the top 10, what tournament will end just like that?”

“From the prime minister's explanation, the tournament will continue to be conducted until a certain stage. Then the teams in the third level tournament were just waiting for the time to join the investigation team. Rather than that, you should focus on healing yourself.., because soon there will be a celebration, you know what it means right?”

Iris' originally pouting face turned so cheerful. He had guessed that Luna could never be angry with him.

**

It was a desolate and so dark alley in the royal capital of Meeden. At that time there was a girl who was face to face with an uncle-uncle in that place.

“Mr daughter, all preparations have been completed. Of the 13,000 special forces, 5,000 combat-ready men have infiltrated the capital, the rest will join after getting aba-aba.”

The uncles were Ham, one of the princess's three higher-ups.

“Good then, as far as possible we should be able to create that moment in this place. The time is during the festival, after the inauguration of the top 10!”

“Understand princess!”

“Then what about the tool provided by that person?”

“We have set up a magic formation at some point, so just wait for time.”

“Good then. For now keep an eye on the state of the capital, if you need to make changes to the plan. if it makes the opportunity even greater then do it.”.

“Understanding!”

In an instant after confirming a thing, they disappeared in an instant from the place.

**

A fierce match took place in the arena of the Coloseum. There Meiga was looking at the match from the stands of the spectators. After the fight against Iris, his team also had a chance to compete with other great teams. But the schedule of sending reinforcements to the west was brought forward, it made her feel so disappointed that she could not face the participants of the first gene of each faction.

“Orin.., in the end we can never deal with teams from the first gene huh? It made me quite disappointed to follow this tournament.” Complain Meiga.

“Heh... isn't it our goal to enter the tournament to get the right to join the investigation team and eradicate the evil spirit monsters that began to invade it? Is it possible that you also started enjoying the role of a combat maniac like me?”

“Huh, don't equate me with you! I'm just bored after our entire match schedule is over.” Clearly Meiga was lazy.

“Hmm, then how about we head downtown? Soon there will be a festival.., surely there are many traders from outside the royal capital who come here.”

“Woah, of course there are many interesting items they bring!” Meiga, who was excited, immediately invited Orin to go downtown. “Tumben you have a good thought like this Orin?”

“Hah...are you teasing me?”

“Oi, listen as your friend speaks! This guy, why can he be so selfish?” orin, who Meiga left behind.

“Uncle, this magic crystal is there a special effect contained in it?” meiga asked a traveling salesman who was there.

“Oh, that crystal has a reinforcing effect for weapons. I just got it from a girl yesterday. Price Only 3 gold coins.” Answer the merchant uncle.

“3 gold coins... alright, I'll take.” Said Meiga while giving 3 gold coins to the merchant uncle.

“Oi.. The ola! Don't suddenly disappear like this ah’ you're always making people upset.” Orin who had just found her after being left in the crowd started to complain to Meiga.

“Ahaha. I'm looking at such a good item here, so can't help but go here.”

“What good stuff did you get?” Ask the angry Orin. It was a pomegranate-red magic crystal. “Master Orin.., that crystal has immense spiritual power. There must be something sealed in it, and it's also a very powerful creature.” It was the voice of Orin's divine spirit, Ri Gaoithe who was talking to him telepathically.

“Does that mean magic crystals are dangerous?”

“For that I myself can not know sir. But as long as there are no adverse effects on its users, it will probably be fine.”

“Maybe? How can we make sure that it will be okay?”

“We just need to observe it. Looks like what's inside is still not awake.” Obviously Ri Gaoithe.

“Not awakened yet, what does that mean?”

“What's wrong with you Orin? From that moment on. Let's go back to the other place!” Meiga who sees Orin daydreams invites him back to his friends' place.

“Come then.” Answer's short. He continues his conversation with the Spirit.

“It seems that his consciousness has not returned, perhaps a major event ever happened to him that made him lose consciousness.”

“Then do you know when about this creature will wake up?” Orin began to worry, if something bad befell his best friend, it would make him feel so guilty.

“It looks like it's still a long time. He will not be aware anytime soon.” The spirit asserts. It made Orin a little relieved.

**

The two of them arrived where their friends were gathering. “Have you guys been here long?” Orin asked to greet them.

His friends said that only about 2 hours they had gathered there. But Meiga felt there was less. It had been two hours they were there, everyone should have gathered, but Zenin's figure was nowhere to be seen.

“See Zenin is not here, do you know where he is now?” Meiga began to ask them, in order to bring out the thoughts that were blocking her. But none of them saw him that day. It was a strange thing, not usually Zenin went without saying goodbye to his friends.

“Not usually Zenin disappears like this. I will look for him for a moment, afraid that he is currently stuck in a problem.” Meiga feels something is wrong with this and decides to go look for her.

“Then we will also look for it, it will be easier right if more people?” Narta said, willing to help him. Everyone there eventually dispersed all over the place in search of Zenin.

Because Zenin's personality is rather closed, maybe it makes it difficult to overcome a problem, thought all his friends. Moreover, this time the capital was filled with people from outside as well, of course the way they interacted would be a little different from the natives of the capital.

**

After hours of searching, Zenin was never found. They took a break and decided to continue tomorrow because it was evening. But the next day and the luster, the results remain the same. Until nightfall they never found him. On the next day they decided to ask the academy head for help to conduct a search. But since the day was about to be held the festival, a search request could only be accepted afterwards.

Meiga actually did not accept this, but he also could not overcome the rules in this kingdom. So he was forced to accept this. But on the other hand he also kept trying to find it all over the city. Until the night of the festival that day arrives.

No, no, no, no

Just then the sound of someone's footsteps was heard approaching Meiga from behind. He who realized it immediately turned to the direction of the voice. He did not think that the figure in front of him was his friend who had disappeared these few days.

“Zenin...Where the hell have you been? Everyone is worried looking for you. How can you just disappear without telling us?” Meiga said as she approached him. His voice sounded exhausted, but there was also a sense of relief contained within.

“Eh.., I just finished some of my business, Ola. That day I wanted to say goodbye to you, but there was no one in the room. So I had to leave without telling you.” Zenin.

“Ahh, so it seems. But you're okay, right?” meiga asked with a worried tone.

“You're overextending Ola, I'm fine. But I'm also happy that you're worried about me.”

The strange feeling Meiga felt back then, hearing the words from Zenin and her gentle smile made her face feel warm by itself. Without her noticing Meiga's face flushed red with a shy blush.

“Heh, your face is flushed by Ola. Are you okay?” Zenin instead asked him.

“Hah, what did you say my face flushed? I'm fine, so don't think too much!” answer it while misbehaving. Zenin chuckled at Meiga's unusual behavior. It made her so cute in her eyes.

“Hei Ola, have you ever seen a festival like this before?”

“Hmm, I don't think I've ever seen it.”

“Heh..., are you serious? Then I will invite you to see something so interesting in the festival.”

“What is something so interesting at a festival?”

“Fireworks! And I know that's really nice to see it.”

“Fireworks? Show me the place, I want to see it too.” Meiga had never seen it before, but she felt that it was something so exciting.

“Then come on! The festival hasn't started yet.” Zenin took Meiga by the hand and invited her to run to a hill near there. “Here is the place!” They have arrived. It was a hill not far from the city center. There they could see all the sights inside the royal capital.

“That's great.., I didn't think there was a place this beautiful in the capital.” His murmur was full of amazement. “Wah.., already want to start, Ola!”

Just then a visible light shot into the sky and broke into pieces. It was a beautiful moment he had ever seen. But on the other hand, it was also quite sad. As they faded away, a sense of loneliness began to creep in his little heart.

“You must have felt that fireworks were pretty depressing. But Ola... Do you know? Although the fireworks have disappeared, the memory of him will always be there.”

“Zenin?”

That night, while looking at him, in the same place, and under the sparks of fireworks, a truth was finally revealed.