101 Avatars
38. Adrian's Injured Self-Esteem
Adrian vented his anger as soon as the figure considered as a substitute for his brother, Faridh, it harassed his pride by saying that the training he had been doing in order to stand on par with him was futile. Adrian felt that it was as if his mentor had said that at any time, he would never be like her.
“It's not so, Adrian. I mean, it's better if I'm focused on beating Freeze than you.”
“What the fuck?! Brother want to show off that Brother is much more powerful than me?!”
Kaiser tries to explain Adrian's misunderstanding, but it makes Adrian go up.
“Not so. Well, if you want to practice, then practice at the level you should. What's the point of fighting a Freeze simulation controlled by another player? He obviously came out through your sister's capsule, which means he used the Avatar Freeze controlled by your brother as his base data.”
However, Adrian's ears had been covered in anger. He no longer thought clearly to listen to his mentor.
Disappointed Adrian, then just bowed resigned while saying, “Already. A cold brother couldn't possibly understand my feelings. It may be true, Judith said, that the attention Kaiser had shown me all along was a falsity. Or maybe, this cold Brother is actually also an avatar monster?”
“Adrian, what are you saying?”
“Is that wrong? Brother himself who said that the avatar monsters have a tendency to target strong bodies so most of them out of the capsule game someone who holds the ranker?”
“Adrian, didn't I say that on the night of the disaster, I wasn't using a gaming capsule because I was dating Andina.”
“Lantas why Bomber himself could approach Kak Andina that night?!”
“Adrian.”
“Release!”
Adrian, who no longer cared about what his mentor said, immediately left the training room. Kaiser tries to hold her back, but is soon pushed aside by Adrian.
Kaiser was left in the room alone, no, precisely if we also consider AI5203 as someone, then it is more appropriate to say that they were left alone in the room.
“Ah..haaaah….You finally said it. Something that should not be touched on one's heart.” AI5203 also commented on the attitude of the Kaiser.
“What do you mean? Do you understand the human heart?” Kaiser also chimed in on the pretentious AI who acted like a human.
“Kaiser, listen, humans can't just rely on the knowledge of microsains to live in this world. You should learn more about socializing so you can better understand someone.”
In his heart, Kaiser cursed, “How can I understand all that because I am also a virtual being?!”
But it only held him in his heart, no, it might be more appropriate to say in a program containing hidden data. Kaiser said, instead,
“Lantas, why do you think Adrian is angry?”
“Answers self-esteem, Kaiser. Sometimes, many people are willing to lose their lives because their pride is trampled. Sometimes you have to be observant to see your own students. Don't you see that how much he wants to be praised by you, his highly valued mentor?”
Hearing the words of AI5203, Kaiser only fell silent for a moment while frowning his forehead. He then looked back at AI5203 through the appearance of a virtual eye from the big computer screen.
“Lantas what later if he gets big head and becomes reckless in the fight?! His life can float. I am the one who brought him into this fight so that I am the one who must always look after him. For the sake of his brother, Syifa, and also for the sake of Nafisah, the one who loves him, and of course for his own sake, Adrian must survive this battle.”
Kaiser steps closer to the big computer screen where the AI5203 virtual eye is visible. Kaiser then spoke again,
“We must not give him false hope that he has become strong when you just let him fight a cheap Freeze-made croco-croco. So please, AI5203, don't do that again to Adrian. Be honest with her about getting to where her true limits are.”
AI5203 was silent for a moment before finally saying, “I just realized that you are a very overprotective person yes, Kaiser.”
***
To me, Kaiser's sister I've considered as my brother Faridh's replacement. He was my mentor. He has a very strong spirit of justice like my brother Faridh, who was even willing to give up his talents in order to pursue his goal of protecting the country by entering the State Taxation Institution.
If you don't know, the State Taxation Society is a secret entrance to access state intelligence agencies. Yes, my brother aspires to be a state intelligence agent to eradicate crime in this country. Unfortunately, fate said something else and he had to die when he had not achieved his dream.
It was there when I met the figure of the Red Blood Hero who saved people from the threat of a monstrous avatar monster. I either consciously or unconsciously thought of it as the incarnation of my brother Faridh. But apparently I was wrong, Kak Kaiser's character was completely different from my brother Faridh.
In fact, you could say, their attitude is very opposite. Kaiser never trusted his partner at all and tried to endure it alone. If it was Brother Faridh, I think he would train me with spartans to the point of throwing me directly into the crowd of monsters.
I don't know why I feel, our distance keeps getting further and further away. Or from the beginning, I was just a pawn for him that he guarded well.
***
The next day, Kaiser, whose strange wounds finally healed after fighting Saber, then returned to the campus. Unbeknownst to him, apparently there has been a figure lurking around the campus since three days ago for the sake of meeting him. It's Rina.
The walking Kaiser was then able to feel the typical air of the avatar as a fellow avatar monster came from behind him. A new form of telepathy can be felt if both parties agree to connect. Of course Kaiser didn't pick up on that signal because he was undercover. He still wanted to keep his identity secret to whoever the avatar was standing behind him.
He just pretended to keep walking to an empty place. In that empty place, Rina finally ventured to greet Kaiser.
Their eyes finally looked at each other. Kaiser is the one who starts the conversation.
“Sorry, who are you?”
Hearing that, Rina also showed a frown in her expression as a sign that she was aware of a lie. He then said,
“Sorry, I have known that you are a Hero of Red Blood.”
Kaiser's eyes instantly sharpened. However, he remained silent to wait for the continuation of what Rina would say.
“You know that I am Crusader, a knight of light. The illusion of the host's dream won't affect me. Therefore, I saw you myself run away from the place of the fight and then changed into your current form.”
Rina seemed hesitant to continue her words, but finally said.
“I saw for myself you changed into that human form. But there is something strange because the injury caused by Rara to you did not bleed at all. Then what are you? You are clearly not human, but you are also not part of us because with human form, we are able to mimic perfectly human form including their morphology and physiology.”
The long-silent Kaiser finally commented.
“Lantas, what do you want by saying all that?”
His sharp and cruel eyes saw the figure of Rina. But Rina kept looking straight at Kaiser's eyes as if she wasn't intimidated by the cruel glare.
“I didn't mean to reveal your secret. I'm not interested either. However, I already know about the danger of repulsion if our kind is not immediately annihilated. If so, then all the smiles that have made my life meaningful during these five years will vanish with us. I don't want that. So I just hope that you are willing to exterminate me before the arrival of the gaia.” resistance deadline
Lina bowed then fell silent for a moment. He held his chest tightly while clenching his hands tightly.
“But before that, I hope you are willing to help me to kill Thief with my own two hands. Because I don't want to have any regrets before I die. I must avenge the death of my brother and sister for Thief.”'s engineering Rina said solemnly while looking at Kaiser with a face full of determination.
“Alright, I agree. It seems that it is interesting.” Kaiser replied with a gripping expression.