Towards the Unbeatable

Act 14: Old Friends

Meanwhile in the Western Kingdom, the situation was quite peaceful, yet they were still overwhelmed with grief due to the death of one of their knights.

Arthur, Thor, Jessica, Worther and Hellen were best friends since childhood, they grew up in the Western Kingdom Because of their intelligence and abilities, they became the best magic academy students in the Western Kingdom.

At first they just walk each to be the best but over time they can get to know each other and spend time and practice together.

They were about twenty-two years old, although they were young but their abilities were above average, the senior soldiers of the western kingdom paid their respects.

The attitude of the five of them is diverse, but nothing bad all have a good attitude so their reputation in the Kingdom is very good.

Not infrequently when they are walking around the city many people who give a lot of souvenirs such as fruits, vegetables, and fighting equipment.

They gladly accepted the gift of the community.

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Arthur is a handsome young man, his charisma shining throughout the Western Kingdom impossible people do not know the figure of Arthur.

Despite his attractive appearance, Arthur is not so concerned with the noblewomen who approach him, his goal is not focused on finding a partner but he aims to become stronger in order to protect the Western Kingdom.

On an afternoon in the Western Kingdom, the breeze blew gently shaking branches and branches of trees, wild but beautiful flowers growing around the side of the path next to the river that reflected the light of the sun.

Arthur's footsteps lead him away to meet his old friend at his final resting place, during his journey to the western city's graveyard he recalls his memories with Thor

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The magic academy was a series of magic education organized by the western kingdom, and it was a five-year educational program started since one was fifteen years old. Not only magic is learned but a wide variety of sword techniques, martial arts, deceptive all taught here is called the Magic Academy because most of what is learned there is magic, magic, the students are free to develop further abilities or talents that are possessed outside of witchcraft.

The children of the western kingdom were not forced to attend the magic education, but some children born with extraordinary magic talent they were recommended to attend the education.

Arthur is one of them he is talented in sword arts even when he was five years old he was able to perform various kinds of wooden sword movements. So he decided to hone and improve his abilities in the magic academy.

He achieved various achievements while in his studies at the Magic Academy, becoming the smartest student and student with the best swordmanship in the entire Western Kingdom Magic Academy.

In his second year studying at the Magic Academy he met a man named Thor. He met while there was an annual wooden sword race in the magic academy.

When he is fighting Thor, Arthur alone continues to launch attacks, he does not retaliate but the attack based on him can be tackled and avoided easily.

Being his first opponent does not make Arthur tremble slowly but surely Arthur's strength increases with the fight and Thor also does not want to lose in defense until finally Arthur exerts all his strength to thwart Thor from arena match.

He did not fall but his body crashed out of the arena and made him have to lose to Arthur.

Arthur called the man a holy defense, because among all his opponents only he did not faint, fall, or admit defeat to him.

Thor begins to approach Arthur, but Arthur only thinks Thor is interfering with his activities.

He does it every day, he continues to try to attract the attention of Arthur so that he can be a friend. Even during the academy holidays he continued to visit Arthur's house.

As time goes on Arthur finally begins to open up to Thor, they do more activities together.

Even when in the Magic Academy Thor sometimes envied because female students often swarmed Arthur.

Because his appearance is ordinary, but in matters of determination he never gave up.

Sometimes Thor talks more than Arthur, but slowly Arthur eventually followed by entrusting all things to Thor.

Thor is thrilled to have such a great friend.

The talented Magic Academy students had great potential to possess great strength as well, even surpassing the person who had spent many years cultivating such magic.

The Western Kingdom entrusted more royal missions to talented youth than those who did not.

Thor is often involved in missions with Arthur, and his role is on the front lines to protect his friends behind him. Arthur took care of the rest for the attack.

The missions that are carried out also vary from hunting royal fugitives, saving the village from wild animals and various other missions.

They became such a great knightly couple that the people of the Western Kingdom dubbed them the "Two Strands"

But it all ends when Thor has to sacrifice himself so that the other friends can survive.

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The cold wind began to blow softly sign that the afternoon would be over, Arthur crouched beside his best friend's grave.

"Thor..."

"You are my first and best friend..."

"I used to rely on myself..."

"You're changing my view of Thor..."

"With your humble attitude..."

"As if you're bothering me..."

"But it's not..."

"It was you who turned me Thor..."

Arthur tried to express his heart in front of the tomb of his best friend because this he could not convey when Thor was alive.

It was getting dark and raindrops accompanied the darkness that came.

Someone's been poking around for Arthur

"..."

"You can't keep sinking Arthur..."

"?"

"Hellen?"

Arthur saw Hellen's tears fall slowly

"Haha, you said so..when you yourself also can not accept this reality right?..."

Hellen fell silent in those tears, her beautiful face started to be eroded by the deep sadness.

"Hellen's..."

"..."

"You don't know yet?..."

"Know about what?"

"Actually Thor has liked you for a long time..."

Hellen was not surprised

"..."

"Didn't you like Thor?"

Hellen began to explain

"It's not like that..."

"I really love and respect Thor as my best friend..."

"Although sometimes he is careless, rash, pretentious can..."

"But I kept paying attention to him because I liked his nature..."

"I never thought I'd come where she said she liked me..."

Hellen smiled gently in that cry.

Arthur understood the meaning of Hellen's words

"Oh so..."

The rain grew heavier and darkness enveloped them

"Hellen let's go home"

Arthur and Hellen then leave the grave of his best friend.

"Hope you calm down there Thor"

"I'm Arthur going to try to protect the friends and people of the western kingdom"

"You rest in peace my best friend..."

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