The Power Enthusiast

MINERVO 62: Three Persons Remaining

"What's the matter, you say?"

For some reason, all the anger that was suppressed in his deepest feelings, suddenly overflowed very high, like soda water gushing from a bottle, after hearing the explanation from Naomi. Colin did not understand why he became angry at Naomi, but no matter what, he could not stand by to hear of anyone being expelled from his country.

"What's wrong?" Naomi was astonished to see Colin's tense expression. "Did you also disagree on my actions?"

Jeddy and Paul, for a while, just being spectators, they want to hear the conversation between Colin and Naomi, once satisfied, they will go looking for Koko.

"Did Koko have done evil to you, Naomi?" colin asked, trying to make sure, because he should not just spill his anger on Naomi, it could have been the real incident was Koko who was the cause.

Slowly, Naomi shook her head. "No, Koko didn't do anything to me" Naomi replied with a faint smile. "I'm just doing what the Blancas are obligated to do when faced with something they shouldn't, do you understand my words?" Naomi looked into Colin's eyes. "But I don't mind if you, for example, disagree on my actions. Because Eris-Eris is like you, she's always been soft on taboos. Actually from the beginning, I've felt the oddities here. But I try to hide my anxiety by being normal in front of all of you. I kept holding her back, but after hearing Koko's past sounding deviant from her nature, I started to be unable to hold her back anymore, and finally, I solved the problem in this house."

Colin was wide-eyed, finally he knew who the mastermind of the tense situation was, so it turned out that the mastermind was Naomi, even the girl confessed herself for her actions.

Suddenly, the anger in Colin's soul that had been held for a moment, immediately exploded, like a blazing fire in the darkness. Colin's breathing was wheezing, his hands were tightly clenched, and his eyes began to look fierce. Colin is furious at Naomi, the girl, with her insistence on doing such an evil thing to Koko. Koko did nothing to Naomi. And what is Eris? Colin had never heard of the nickname, but he did not care about it, which was obvious, it must have been a mockery of him. Not wrong anymore. Naomi is not a good girl.

"That thought," Colin glared his eyes very sharply at Naomi, like a bull ready to ram its target. "Too narrow, Naomi." Colin walked up to Naomi, then he stopped right in front of Naomi. "I understand now. You have no sense of humanity toward your fellow humans. Your mind, always filled with baseless hatred and hatred. And you hide it with your manners that seem polite and friendly." Colin chuckled for a moment. "It's so stupid of me to be deceived by your gentle nature, when in fact, you are a Cruel Devil who has no mercy!"

Jeddy and Paul were stunned to hear Colin's words that sounded spicy, they did not expect a loser like Colin to be able to say such a sharp thing, they think Colin will just scream and ask Naomi to stop beating Koko, but as it turns out, Colin's actions are not that simple.

"Lantas, what do you want now?" Naomi slowly turned to Paul. "Are you going to force our Mentor to remove my name from the list of heroes?" Naomi smiles. "Just calm. I don't mind that. After all, I'm also already uncomfortable living at home with you guys" Naomi exhaled. "Just pray, hopefully I can return home to Sablo safely, tomorrow."

Naomi glanced at Paul. "Certainly that?" ask Naomi to Paul, trying to make sure. "But it feels like Paul didn't do that to me at all, maybe after I'm out of here, you'll be happy, because people are fanatical about religion like me, have gone from your lives. I'm sure it will happen."

"If you really want to get out of here, you may, Naomi," Paul joins the conversation, leaving Naomi and Colin shocked, and they turn to the mentor. "But I will not be held responsible if those white-robed men come and go after you again, or maybe, go after the people closest to you. Because your scent, to them, is very sharp and can be smelled from miles away. So if your scent has already been smelled by them, then you should prepare yourself to face them," Paul put on a slanted smile. "Are you capable?"

Suddenly, Naomi's face was initially relaxed and calm, so it looked stiff and agitated. "S-I can definitely deal with it! I have God! Not like you guys! I have a Substance that will always protect me wherever I am!"

"If so, I'm relieved" said Paul, looking deeply into Naomi's eyes. "I pray for your safety, Naomi. Now, you can go."

Colin, Jeddy, and Naomi were astonished at Paul's words, why did the Mentor suddenly order the girl out of here? Was Paul that mean to someone?

"Paul! You don't have to overdo it!" Colin walks quickly to Paul, and begins to spout all the annoying scolding on his mentor. "Although Naomi is so, she remains part of the ten heroes! If you let him get out of here! Your job as a mentor will fail! Are you okay with that!? Aren't you going to be punished if you fail to get ten heroes within a month!? Before Naomi really leaves, pull your word! Prevent Naomi! You can't let that girl go!"

"SILENCE!"

Suddenly, troubled by the exclamations, Paul immediately snapped at Colin with a huge voice. Shocked, Colin was silent in the blink of an eye. Jeddy just held back his laughter seeing Colin so silent, it was a funny sight, but unfortunately Jeddy could not laugh in a serious situation like this.

"Jeddy," Suddenly Paul called out Jeddy's name in a relaxed tone. "Bring Koko here! I don't care where he is! Anyway you should be able to find him and bring him here in five minutes!" Jeddy was wide-eyed to hear it, he immediately rushed out to look for the whereabouts of Koko who suddenly disappeared.

Finally in the kitchen, there were only three people left. Paul, Colin, and Naomi. The three of them looked silenced in different expressions. Paul put on an irritated frowning face, Colin displayed an awkward expression, while Naomi revealed her troubled face that looked stiff.