Humanity Return

Ch. 78 - Green-Haired Youth and Actual Purpose

The arena's repairs were finally completed and the audience cheered again when they realized the next fight was about to begin.

Their expectations were already very high after seeing the previous fight and given the rumors spread, it should have been that the black-haired young man would have the same ability.

One thing that most of the spectators there were unfortunate about was the possibility that they could not see the full strength of the young man, as his opponent this time did not show any outstanding ability.

Other than his still-mysterious Contracted Beast, the green-haired young man had always fought on balance with his previous opponents and had managed to reach this position with great difficulty.

Their expectations eroded quite a lot for this reason.

“Hehe..”.

“...?”

Aura looked at Leinn's facial expression, the expression she showed when she saw something interesting.

He followed the direction of his gaze and found the green-haired young man who was walking up to the arena.

Before he could ask anything, Leinn had already walked away leaving them while waving his hands.

“Wish me luck”

Roland simply shook his head, Adeline threw her face away without answering and Aura actually began to pray for her.

From above the snake head that was lying beside Roland, his transparent hat began to shake and then jumped to the side and then onto Leinn's head.

“Oh! You want to come this time too?”

“Kyuu!”

A transparent water blob, Clear replied with a trembling of his body.

The two of them continued walking regardless of the reaction of the new audience in the stadium who saw Coreless Slime above the black-haired young man's head.

“Hum hum~”

Leinn finally reached the side of the arena and jumped onto it casually, finding his opponent waiting for him far enough ahead of him.

Two young men stood face to face on two sides of the arena, showing different expressions on their respective faces.

The green-haired youth only looked at his opponent with a sharp gaze, showing his incredible concentration. Both of his hands were already grasping the two short blades tightly.

The black-haired youth in front of him just stood leisurely without reaching for his weapon and showed a relaxed expression. The smile on his face plus the transparent hat on his head made the atmosphere in the arena strange.

“Bet ready!”

A portion of the new audience, especially some higher-ups from the Guild could be seen showing a mocking expression.

They did not believe the young man in dirty clothes and his Slime had high abilities. He must have only been able to get here by luck and the rumors have been exaggerated.

Of course the other spectators who heard that could only hold back their laughter, impatient to see the faces of those people after the fight had begun.

A few teachers in the special area looked towards the black-haired youth with serious expressions, precisely at the transparent wisp on his head.

They already had a bad feeling when they saw that Slime was split and reunited the previous day.

That feeling came from their memories decades before, one of the times where the city of Red Dawn almost disappeared from the map of the continent.

“Kyuu~”

But the target of that anxious gaze only trembled without the slightest care.

“-Start!”

Silence filled the stadium for a while, then whispers began to appear among the spectators.

In front of them was a pair of fighters who just stood staring at each other without moving a single bit.

The green-haired young man had already grasped both of his knives and took a standby position, whereas his opponent simply folded his hands and looked at him with a small smile.

The staring rattles lasted for a full five minutes, with some people questioning whether they were both still awake or asleep.

“So? You're not going to be honest?”

The first sound came out from the black-haired young man's mouth and broke the silence between them.

The first reaction of his opponent was -

Clang

The short blade struck the tentacle that suddenly blocked the path of the green-haired young man, stopping his escape.

He could not enter within 20 meters of the young man, as any movements made by him would be blocked by tentacles that suddenly appeared in front of his face.

Clangs!

The final clash knocked the green-haired young man five meters away and forced him to stop his attack. His serious gaze was inseparable from Leinn for a second, showing a very high level of vigilance.

“Alright then..”

Leinn stopped folding his hands and pointed towards the podium beside the arena, towards Aura's seat.

The audience at the stadium was confused by the unclear movement, until suddenly...

For the first time, emotions disappeared from the black-haired young man's face.

“I will not give an antidote for the poison that the girl drank”

“...”

One sentence made the entire audience at the stadium forget to breathe, they immediately turned their attention towards the podium where the girl was sitting.

“...Huh?”

The visible aura could not yet process that new information, only dumbfounded.

Adeline who was sitting next to him opened her eyes wide after that and began to examine the body of the girl beside him. A panicked expression could be clearly seen on his face.

The only person who was still watching the black-haired young man above the arena was the blond-haired young man who was sitting while folding his hands.

Roland did not give any reaction and just looked at Leinn's flat face.

“...how dare you..”.

For the first time, an expression appeared on the green-haired young man's face.

Both of his eyebrows were wrinkled and anger could be seen in his eyes staring at his opponent.

Receiving that obvious hatred, Leinn simply placed her right hand on her waist and smiled broadly.

“So, what are you going to do?”

The young man looked very worried for a while, he turned to the podium for a moment and looked back at Leinn.

“Baik”

He sheathed the knife in his right hand and covered his face with it. Flakes of light began to float around the young man's face and with one last ray, all of it was gone.

The green-haired young man lowered his hand and showed his face.

“What is this satisfying you?”

“Yap”

The face that appeared from behind that hand was already different from before.

The wide green eyes made the young man look much younger than before, along with some other details made a very different atmosphere from that young man.

One thing that stands out the most is the black ‘21’ number on his right cheek, which looks like a tattoo. Some people who have broad insight begin to feel like they have seen such tattoos elsewhere.

The green-haired young man finally let out a short sigh when he realized he had to unlock his identity here. Seeing that his opponent was in a position more favorable to him, he could only follow his instructions while looking at the situation.

“I am Tenma Makage, head of the ninth team unit of the Lifesaver Shadow Force”

The Shadow Force of the Lifesaver, a name that shocked the entire stadium.

Most of the audience was immediately frightened while looking at the people around him in panic, even some people with high positions were surrounded by subordinates who looked very alert as well.

The group that had already spread their name across the five major cities as the most terrifying group of assassins, who had almost never failed to complete their mission and had members reaching hundreds of people.

The only reason no one from outside the arena had tried to capture Tenma was the change that had already occurred within the group a few years ago.

The change of chairman and the change of the workings of the group, added to the fact that the new chairman was well known to the top of five major cities.

They eventually stopped targeting important people in government circles and began to be known as secret forces who only moved following the orders of their new chairman.

“My mission this time is to protect Princess Aura Flameheart during this new student admission test time walk”