Moonlight After Sunset's
[S2E28] Korp Guard

"Indeed, sometimes we find it hard to accept reality, but it's better than continuing to pretend."

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"It's very satisfied to see that face" Maya exclaimed after they exited the magic building.

"But isn't that too much?"

"Of course not, you have to do it often so he doesn't dare to approach you anymore."

"I understand."

Dusk is very fond of how Maya pranks Kira. Of course it is not a good thing if we throw away food given by others, but if the intention of the food to hurt us, then doing it is entertainment in itself.

"I was amused by the incident,"

"Where will we gather?" ask Dusk when they have passed the park where they usually spend time eating lunch together.

"Hmmm..."

Maya seemed to be thinking, she looked confused but there was a little mischievous smile behind her lips. Dusk only saw that smile at a glance but he was very sure if Maya had just smiled mischievously.

"... You'll find out later."

Maya said nothing more after that. He continued to walk without caring about the look of the face of Dusk who looked confused.

"There's a strange, "inner Twilight yet he still follows Maya from the side.

Moments after they passed the defense building. Now they arrived in a forest, where rarely students or students come to the area.

"Stop your step," Maya whispered suddenly as she stretched out her arms so that Dusk would not pass her.

"Why May..."

Not yet had Dusk finish his sentence, Maya had stopped him by putting her finger to the lips of Dusk.

"Shutt. shut up, don't be noisy."

Dusk just nodded his head in a sign of understanding. He did not ask again because Maya seemed reluctant to answer him.

Afterwards Maya removed her finger from the lips of Dusk and then she held the wrist of Dusk and pulled it into the forest.

"Please watch your steps" Maya said as she glanced to the right and left to confirm the surroundings.

Now they look like stalkers who are watching something or rather like a thief who wants to steal things from others.

"What's this?" dusk as he was already deep in the forest. Somehow Dusk felt a strange energy spreading so widely, yet it was still under control.

The energy that Dusk felt was not too strong but also not weak. It was an energy that could make a person afraid but also curious about what was happening there.

"Don't push."

Twilight Sayups can hear the voice of a woman he thinks is familiar. The voice was not very strong and it seemed that the owner of the voice was upset.

"I want to ask but I'm sure Maya won't answer it," the inner twilight indifferently.

After they got further and further into the forest, the previously felt energy grew stronger. It felt extremely uncomfortable and the air around him slowly began to thin out.

This energy is like absorbing all the oxygen in the area, making some trees that are unable to survive dry and die.

"What's that?" ask him without realizing it.

"That's called a corp, a magic ball used to seal things."

"Huh, what? The corp isn't a small thing?"

"It is only natural, but it has been further developed to protect the Academy."

"meaning?"

"Did you see that fucking dome," cried Maya as she pointed towards the sky with her face aggrieved.

"And that's his energy source. This place was supposed to be protected, but there was a time when they freed this forest for some unknown reason."

Maya explains what happened in this forest as they walked closer and closer to the energy.

"So so," Inner Dusk while listening to Maya's explanation.

"You guys just arrived?" ask a voice that makes Dusk a little surprised.

"Hi baby, here!"

One of them pointed to his right side with a big smile on his lips.

"Sit here, next to me," he continued with his big smile.

"You guys!"

Dusk did not expect it turned out that his other best friend was already there first. They look so relaxed with food and snacks on each side of their bodies.

"We're a little bit hampered by someone, but it's done."

Maya did not explain what happened to them in the previous magic class. Honestly, Maya knew exactly what her best friends would do if they heard the news about it.

"Who is that?" muna asked coldly.

"Forget it, it's all done" Maya replies as she approaches her sister.

"Why are you sitting here? This is where Dusk knows!"

Maya only saw her sister with an innocent flat face. He was indifferent to Zakila's protests while continuing to eat the snacks that were there.

"Huh," Zakila could only sigh in annoyance before resuming her activities.

The twilight that looked at the two unconsciously smiled wryly. He then walked up to Muna and sat down next to her.

"What are we doing here?" ask Dusk while observing the witches and some guards who are justifying something in the bright light.

"We're just watching them, after all, here seems to be comfortable with this kind of energy spreading."

Luna casually explained the purpose and purpose of them coming to that place. He also waved his hand to shake the energy released from the Corps.

"So they gather here just for a prank," murmured Dusk did not believe the explanation of his best friend.

"Wait first! How do you know this place?"

A moment of Dusk thought of a strange speculation regarding his friend. How could Academy students know of a forbidden area like this. Although this forest is not a forbidden forest, but this area is very rarely used by anyone.

"Where do they know that?" batin Dusk curious.

"Oh that..."

They were all now glancing towards Zakila who looked stiff but their eyes explained everything.

The curious twilight then looked towards Zakila who was now turning her face away. He seemed embarrassed to tell the truth, it was known from his reddened face and ears.

"Actually.., that..."

Zakila looked troubled, she without cause scratched her head that did not even feel itchy. His face lowered to the ground with his fingers interlocked.

"That's because she's running away from her duties" exclaimed Maya who couldn't stand the behavior of her twin sister.

"That's not true!" zakila shouted which made Maya and Luna panic.

"Slow down your voice" said Muna while covering Zakila's wide-open lips.

"Huh, it's not that."

Zakila looked annoyed with the lips raised, she looked like a child whose candy was being snatched away.

"To be honest at the time I was..."

Zakila then recounted all the things that happened to her a few days ago. At that time, Zakila was the same as usual. He often escapes from his duties in making defensive formations.

He did it to eliminate the boredom of always seeing confusing magic patterns.

In reality the magic patterns were much different and more complicated than the magic patterns used by magicians in general. The guards used rune magic more often than not to depict a more complex symbol.

Although it looks simple, but the pattern is very difficult to do so that makes it spend days, and for that reason Zakila often disappeared from her class.

"Hehehe, I was actually bored when I saw those annoying patterns," the inner Zakila who was holding back a laugh recalled her mischief.

"So then, I chose to flee to this area. As you know, this area is very rarely visited by other students. It's for that reason that I chose this place as a hideout."

"So if I choose to come to your place, then my fellow demons will soon find out, and I will be tormented because of that," Zakila's inner self she did not reveal to them.

"But who would have thought it turned out that my colleague had managed to find my trail and come here. Panicked, I entered the forest and ran on without knowing if I had gone too deep."

The look on Zakila's face explained everything, she looked honest as she told them everything. Well honestly they know that Zakila escaped into this forest because she was lazy to be hired like a horse by her partner.

"If he manages to find me, then I will be forced to work until all my energy is exhausted" Zakila muttered in the middle of the story.

"Just like now, the forest was in a state of lost control so that I could easily enter and hide in it. When I felt that my partner was gone, I decided to go back."

Instantly Zakila's face changed drastically, she looked shocked as well as annoyed with her sharp eyes.

"Who would have thought that when I was about to leave, the damn Corps was instead active and made a defense shield, so that I was restrained in it."

"..."

"I've tried to destroy the shield, but unfortunately my strength is not enough. Every time I hit him, my hand was always held tight."

"So the shield had the element of lightning in it," the twilight of Dusk cut through Zakila's story.

"You're right, and that's why I called Maya. But when he gets here Maya brings Muna and..."

"I was worried because Maya looked so panicked back then and she left the training room without saying goodbye first, so I caught up with her."

Muna forcefully cut off Zakila's words, appearing to defend herself against baseless accusations from Zakila.

"Well it's up to you, but that's for sure when the two of them come and try to destroy the shield. Yet again they failed and strangely the shield was not even scratched in the slightest."

"And that's when we decided to call Luna" cried Maya who connected the words of Zakila.

"Oh so because of Lu..."

"No, I can't destroy the shield at all."

Luna quickly cut through the words of Dusk which unconsciously made Dusk flabbergasted and completely clueless with the situation at that time.

"True, neither we nor Luna, no one managed to break through the shield" Muna continued, confirming Luna's words.

"Then, how..."

"The story is not finished yet" said Zakila cutting the word Dusk.

"After the incident, Luna decided to return to the palace and ask her brother for help."

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"After that the Crown Prince handed the secret object to Luna and miraculously the object given by the Crown Prince was able to unlock this place," continued Zakila with a sad look on her face.

"Unfortunately it can only be used for one-time use, so we can't use it a second time, because it was..."

"The window immediately broke," continued Luna while removing a shapeless metal fragment.

"Wait a minute, why are you asking the Crown Prince for help instead of the Academy's teacher?"

"Are you crazy? If we ask the Academy teacher for help, then this matter will be even more complicated later."

"I see, I understand."

Dusk just nodded in understanding with their explanation.

"But wait, if the key is already broken why are we now able to get into this area?"

"It happened because the guards in this area were going somewhere so we could freely enter. But after the Korp began to be activated, then we will immediately come out," said Maya while lightly hitting the head of the twilight who from earlier just kept asking about this place.

"Oh, yes, yes."

Twilight held the light of his head that hurt, while his other friend just laughed at his funny behavior.