Purity Online - The World For The Fallens
Day 57: Maximus Potentia Tournament Part One (Part 2)
In the waiting room participants ....
Ryugai, Arai, Genbu, Akiyama, Shiro, and other participants were sitting in their seats, waiting for their turn to be called through speakers located on the ceiling of the room. Some are too excited to seem hyperactive, some are nervous because they are not confident in their fighting abilities, and some are chin-backed with boredom. Well, people's personalities are different.
"The boss ...," Ryugai said, holding his chin up. "When should I wait?"
"Patience a little" said Arai.
"You guys are so good to be relaxed so ...." Shiro said stammering with a trembling body. "While I am, I cannot relax at all!!"
"Oh, because you always lose the first game in this tournament, huh?" akiyama Ejek. Shiro's childhood friend glanced at his best friend with a cynical look. "Just calm. At most this time you will survive EVEN IN A SHORTER TIME THAN THE PREVIOUS YEARS!!! HAHAAHA!!!" The orange-haired young man laughed evilly like an antagonist in a novel.
"Ja-Don't give it all to Ryugai, dong!!" ketus Shiro's. "But it's true ...."
"How long have you managed to stay in the previous match?" ask Ryugai.
"Three seconds ...." Shiro was embarrassed.
"Three seconds?!" Ryugai.
"Y-Yes ..," Shiro said. "The question .. is the only magic technique I can .. this is all ...." The young man moved his hand to form a kind of seal, then he turned into an albino turtle the size of half of an adult human body.
"That's all?!" Ryugai was surprised for the second time.
"Let me test his strength" Genbu said as he stood up from his chair. Black energy coated his right fist. "Dark dragon fist!!!"
"E-E-Eh?! Wait!!! I'm not ready!!!"
*duaarr!!!*
Shiro was hit by the effects of the explosion and thrown into the wall. Luckily, the floor and walls of this waiting room are made of special materials so that they are not easily broken or cracked.
"sickness ...." The tortoise fell to the floor, then returned to human form.
"Sorry, am I overreacting?" genbu.
"No, no, really" Shiro said as he stood up.
Ryugai patted his forehead. "Your speed seems to be on par with that of a snail, yes."
"What can I do." Shiro smiled smirkily. "Maybe I'm not really suited to be among tough fighters like you, huh."
"Because I .. want to get into the security forces .... I want to be a hero ...."
"uh? Meanin?"
"Since I was a child, my father always read me heroic stories before I went to bed. Those stories motivated me to become a hero. I've tried and practiced various magic techniques many times, but the only thing I could do was this turtle transformation magic, which is my family's legacy magic. This weakness of mine makes me always a victim of bullying in the academy. Luckily, I have Akiyama, a childhood friend who always defends and protects me."
"That fight didn't break my spirit to become a hero. Because of that dream, I enrolled myself in the Magical Engineering major of Hunting and Fighting. I keep trying and trying, but the results always fail. Well, after all, I was too stupid to go to Flora and Fauna Magic. Maybe from the beginning I was destined not to be talented in any field, huh?" The white-haired young man looked up at the sky with a sad look and looked desperate. "Maybe from the beginning I wasn't destined to be a protector, but to be a loser."
"Don't be stupid!!!"
"Hm?" The impact made Shiro turn his gaze towards Ryugai.
"Don't be stupid!! No one is destined to be a loser!! There is no such thing as fate!! We can always change our destiny!! Therefore, never say that you are a loser!!!"
"Your turtle transformation course does make you slow, but I'm sure that the technique harbors an enormous hidden power!! Keep trying!! Don't surrender!! Don't despair!!! Keep trying!! Keep fighting!! No matter how many times you fail, keep fighting!!! I believe that you can do it!! All you have to do is keep fighting to the end and believe in your own abilities!!! I believe you're not a loser, Shiro!!!"
"Rijn ... Ryugai ...."
"He's right, Shiro," Genbu said. "You don't have to be the strongest and be in pole position to be a hero. The true hero is not the strong or the victorious, but the unyielding hero and continues to fight to the end."
"You've fought so hard, so you're actually a hero now. You've made the first move. All you have to do now is show them your true potential!! Show me you're not weak, man!!"
Those words made Shiro smile. The burning fire of spirit had returned to his heart. "Well, I'll be the old Shiro again. Shiro who keeps trying tirelessly and without fear of failure."
"To Shiro Airzaleif of the 2-A-class Hunting and Fighting Magic Engineering department, please enter the arena immediately!!!"
The voice rang out from the speakers in the room, echoing through the room, cutting through the 'sermon no jutsu' conducted by Ryugai and Genbu.
(Ryugai: why should his language be preached no jutsu? :v)
"My turn, huh?" Shiro smiled excitedly, then rushed to take his sword.
"Excite, man," Ryugai said as he groped Shiro's shoulder.
"Don't lose again" said Akiyama.
"Yes" said Shiro. "Of course."
To be continued