The Prince Charming System
(Season 2) Brother Ash

[Other acquisitions]

"Aiden release! I have to meet them!"

Aiden was silent unmoved he still did not release his grip, As the dark purple netra glanced at the dark forest that had been foggy since when. Then he cupped the two cheeks of the girl while looking inside.

"Chloe, listen to me. Can you think about how your sisters got here? Aren't you and Ian the only ones who got into this dimension?" Aiden said softly that made Chloe slowly not rebel anymore, The girl was silent for a moment to realize the awkwardness in her.

The ruby-like red sliced Netra looked back at the forest and the two figures of her sisters were gone. Aiden turned his hand away after feeling Chloe was no longer rebelling.

Right, Chloe didn't think there. He just felt like his younger siblings were there and called out to him, but in reality only he and Ian were getting into this dimension.

"I...Nor do I understand why I was so stubborn about going there, as if the call had become a magnet for me to go there,"

"It's an illusion from this place, Some places in the tree of this dimension sometimes do not accept people who are not holy-spirited. Maybe because all the members of the Dormitory they consider 'Dirty',"

"Dirty?" Chloe slightly tilted her head, not understanding Aiden's explanation.

Aiden looked towards the lake. "We before your arrival to the Dormitory, we killed a lot of people. Justin, Ezra, Felix, Ian, Devian, Raizel, Me, and Rion. We've killed a lot of people out there, whether it's mission or not we're doing it anyway,"

Aiden turned his gaze to look at both of his hands. "That's the color that this place sometimes doesn't accept 'Dirty' people like us,"

"So, yes" Chloe looked at Aiden's hand. "If so, maybe we'll never be here again. They don't accept us either,"

"I want it to be, too, but I can't do it because I'm still hanging on to this tree. I absorbed half the life of this tree, so I still need it. So instead I'm trying to keep this tree from the people out there except for the dorm members,"

Aiden stepped off the side of the lake followed by Chloe.

"That's why you weren't affected by the illusion of this tree? Are you indebted to this tree and vice versa?"

"It could be, they won't bother me as long as I'm looking after her,"

"Pulse...But why did I get the illusion?"

"See, we better find Ezra and Ian. I think they're also illusory because this place would be more dangerous if it got separated,"

"I understand,"

Aiden and Chloe begin to explore the forest area looking for the whereabouts of Ezra and Ian who disappeared, As they enter the forest foggy smoke has sprung up around them to block the view of Chloe and Aiden.

Kkraak!

A moment when the girl was a little jolted when she accidentally stepped on the tree branch below, Chloe soon felt a cold hand clasping her hand.

"This place is foggy, I'll lead you so that we don't get separated,"

"Ah, yes,"

During the long journey a silence was created between the two, Only the sounds of wild animals were heard around them.

Vaguely Chloe unintentionally caught the shadowy figure lying on the ground, Her index finger pointing at the figure for Aiden to see it as well.

"Hey, Aiden. Lookie! There's someone there,"

Aiden stared at Chloe's index finger, pulling the girl's hand slowly toward the shadow. After being approached, the figure is clearly visible.

"Sir Ezra?!" Chloe patted the young man's cheeks to wake up.

"It turns out this place is worse than I thought," Aiden exhaled a small breath and took something in his pocket, A small vial of purple liquid was seen there.

"What's that?" Chloe looked at the bottle Aiden was holding.

"Therapeutic aroma, It can reduce the acquired illusion. But can't get rid of it before we get out of here,"

Aiden smeared a little of that therapeutic scent on Ezra's nose and kept it back. It didn't take long for Ezra to finally realize, The expression of the young man with the emerland green net looked dazed.

"Ughs...My head hurts a lot" complained Ezra as he held her head and slowly stood up with Chloe's help.

"Slow down sir,"

Ezra pinched his forehead for a moment to reduce the dizziness in his head, Feeling better his gaze was on Chloe and Aiden.

"Where have you been?! I lost track of Ian and was haunted by the whispers, I thought I was being chased by a shadowy figure, too" Ezra furrowed his brows unhappily.

"Chloe was also illusory about not just you and Ian, so I had to resuscitate you one by one first," Aiden's dark purple Netra glanced at an unobstructed path of fog. "Do you know where Ian went?"

"No, when it entered the forest the fog had blocked my view so I lost track of it," Ezra shuddered his shoulder not knowing.

Chloe who heard it felt anxious and worried about the condition of her best friend. "Come, let's go find Ian. I'm afraid she's okay. I hope he's not too far from here yet,"

Aiden momentarily stared at Chloe's anxious and worried expression. He became envious and upset, but Aiden chose to keep him alone. He stepped first as an expressionless road guide.

"Through here, I think the fog has started to wane,"

Chloe nodded obediently following Aiden with Ezra beside her. And Ezra hopes Ian will be found soon enough to get them home before Justin realizes they're not in the dorm.

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[Other crisis]

"Son Ian, I'm here, son,"

"Mother!"

Ian continued to search for the origin of the sound, for how long he had been there, continuing to look tirelessly even though he had only heard the voice without being.

Kkrruusa!

Ian's reflex stopped his steps when he realized he was about to fall into the abyss, and that's where the sound came from just inside the abyss whose depth was unknown.

For a moment Ian stared at the abyss below him while frowning in wonder. "Double huh?! He wants me to jump into the abyss?"

Ian chose to retreat away from the ravine area even though his mother's voice kept calling from down there, as he twitched his dizzy forehead.

"Ughs...Mother's voice kept calling me, Dizziness," Ian thought.

He was still standing there for a few minutes until a familiar voice called out to him with a strong pull right on his shoulder.

"Dian!"

Grep's!

Ian almost fell backwards as a result of the pull but it did not happen because someone's hand held his body. Chloe who was holding Ian's body still looks anxious there, followed shortly by Aiden and Ezra who just came.

"Chloe?" Ian turned to look at the girl, himself dazed and dizzy trying to process what was happening around him.

"Ian, you're okay, right? Is anyone hurt?" Chloe slowly leaned Ian's body against a tree trunk.

"No, it's just that I feel so dizzy. I'm confused as to why I'm here, I remember I'm still with you guys" said Ian, holding his head.

"That's because of the illusion," Aiden said as he handed over the therapeutic fragrance in his hand to Chloe.

"I'm the same as Ian, and suddenly I'm in the woods. Though I was chasing you back then," Chirps Ezra said.

"What am I really doing?" Her scarlet netra looked at Aiden, Chloe, and Ezra's faces one by one.

"You call your mother's name continuously, you say because you heard her voice so you have to go there to save her" Ezra replied calmly.

Ian pensively after a while listening to Ezra's words. Chloe handed over the therapeutic scent in her hands.

"Here, put it on your nose. It can reduce the illusion, we have to get out of here before the illusion comes back again" Chloe explained.

Ian just nodded slowly and accepted the scent of therapy, As he applied it to his nose and returned the bottle to Chloe.

"There's nothing else here, the fog has also begun to diminish. Come on," Aiden goes first, followed by Ezra.

While Chloe helps Ian stand up and they soon catch up with Aiden before far away.

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In an instant they were already on the front page of the Dormitory by passing through the portal. Chloe yawned slowly indicating she was tired and wanted to rest.

"Hm, Sleepy. I'm going to rest first. Bye," With a careless move Chloe goes into the dormitory, unaware Ezra is secretly watching her disappearance.

"His soul went back to his previous body, It's really strange," thought Ezra still watching Chloe's departure.

"There's more you want to prove to Ezra?" Ian snorted small.

"No!"

"I hope it's the last time you make a request like this, the Tree can't take people carelessly, It's dangerous in there," Aiden looked at Ezra and Ian, his purple Netra staring intently.

"Our members are getting fewer and fewer, Don't create problems that will endanger us all later" Aiden advised with a serious expression.

"Yes, yeah. I-i understand. I'm just curious anyway" replied Ezra indifferently.

"Your curiosity almost wretched us all!" Ian glared sharply at Ezra.

Ezra looked upset and did not want to lose, he looked back at Ian. "You mean all my fault?! Remember that being exposed to illusions isn't just you!"

"But if you hadn't taken Chloe and gone to that tree, maybe we wouldn't be!"

Aiden exhaled tired of hearing the debate between Ezra and Ian, He pinched his forehead while feeling a little dizzy.

"One is an emotional angler and the other is emotional. God, it's like keeping two bad boys here. Exhausting,"

Really Aiden was really tired of hearing the debate of the two who he thought were not qualified, He just wanted to rest in peace without having to hear the commotion at night. And again Rest all members including Justin can be disturbed because of the voices of Ezra and Ian.

"Enough! It's late, your voice can interrupt Mr. Justin's rest and the rest of the members. Leave it here, go back to each other's rooms,"

Aiden's resolute and gripping voice made Ezra and Ian stop their debate, The two chose to be silent for a moment while staring at Aiden's face.

Aiden exhaled again and walked away from there leaving Ezra and Ian. For a moment Ezra glared at Ian as he caught up with Aiden, Ian simply stared flatly speechlessly as he went into the dormitory.

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[The next morning]

A bright morning on campus, as an exemplary student Chloe comes in earlier than usual. Obviously because he got his picket ration that morning. After putting down his backpack he immediately did his job, Some students came but they went back to go somewhere after putting the backpack. Chloe was alone in the room.

Nah!

"Done!" Chloe smiled with satisfaction after finishing her work.

At the same time someone called out to her from the doorway, knocking on the door once for Chloe to notice her presence.

Geck!

"Chloe,"

"Sister Ash, what's wrong?" Chloe smiling kindly approached Ash who was standing in the doorway.

"Are you free? Can we talk to you for a second?"

"Yes, I just happened to finish the picket. Where'd you talk?"

"Ah, what a coincidence. How about we go to the park near there? Let the chat be more rilex,"

"May," Chloe nodded in agreement with her cheerful smile.

Ash and Chloe walk together to a park not far from their campus.

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"This, as a sign of gratitude for taking the time to talk to me," Ash came up with two cans of soda and handed one of them to Chloe.

Chloe who was engrossed in the sight before her turned her head when she heard Ash's voice, Her gaze fixed on the soda can in Ash's hand.

"But Ash didn't have to bother buying drinks for me,"

"Nothing, Take it,"

Slowly Chloe picks up the soda, Ash sits down next to Chloe and drinks the soda in her hand. Chloe came for a drink after opening the lid. For a moment they were silent.

"So...Brother Ash wants to talk about what?"

Ash looked down small without looking at Chloe. "Do you remember Raizel Freymon?"

"Raizel? Remember, why is it, brother?"

"Have he not been training this week, do you know where he is?"

Chloe felt her body hot coldly hearing Ash's question, Especially when Ash's gaze was on her which looked like an intimidating look.

"Ukhs...Ash's question was so sudden. Oh yeah, he didn't know I was in a hostel with Raizel. He should have asked the idol members who were close to Raizel, Ian for example. Brother Ash seems to be suspecting me right now," Chloe thought involuntarily in a cold sweat.

"Pulse...Why did Ash ask me? I never saw Raizel again after the last meeting at J. G. Entertainment's office" Lying Chloe with a bland smile, her tone sounded a little nervous.

"Ah, Sorry. I thought you'd see him a lot after the J.G Entertainment incident. After that you look very familiar at that time," Ash smiled awkwardly as he rubbed his nape that did not itch. She thinks Chloe's close to Raizel.

"No, you're busy as idols including Raizel. There is no time to be free, right?"

"Yes you're right," Ash let out a small breath. "So you don't know where Raizel is?"

"No, try brother asked Ian Maxwell maybe he knew,"

"You know Ian?"

"Pulse...We used to be one school and we both attended the Olympics at that time with Raizel as well. So I know them a little,"

"Ah right, Ian's at the Olympics with Raizel too. No wonder you know them both. Well, maybe I should ask Ian later, "Ash chuckles a little while Chloe just smiles.

Ash sighed again looking at the fountain pool before them. "You know, after Raizel doesn't practice for a week. Mr. Director suddenly gave his position to his secretary,"

"Sir Director?" Chloe tilted her head slightly not understanding.

"Justin Garfield, If in J.G Entertainment he gave his position as CEO to his Bodyguard, Ezra Miracle. So at the Agency he gave his position as Head Manager to his Secretary, Willy Herflilia," Ash explained.

"Ah, I get it," Chloe mustache understood.

"The reason Mr. Director did that he said he only wanted to work behind the scenes without having to bother coming to the Agency or Office. So the task of overseeing the new CEO's office Ezra Miracle and overseeing the new Head Manager idols Willy Herflilia," Ash snorted slightly. "Although the Agency building still belongs to Mr. Director but I prefer if the Head Manager remains Mr. Director because the way to train him is better than Mr. Willy,"

"Pulse...Despite changing Head Manager suddenly, but you're still excited about training and becoming a famous idol?"

"Yes, to be honest our group is famous but I want the whole world to know us. Although any obstacle I will face, Karna being an idol is my dream since childhood,"

Whether this is just the feeling of Chloe or not, Chloe briefly saw the figure of Ash who was so excited and optimistic when discussing his ideals. Unknowingly the corner of Chloe's lips was attracted to form a smile.

KKKRRIIINNG!

Without feeling the bell rang loudly signifying the time for the lesson to begin, Students and Students who passed by around them were seen rushing towards their respective classes before the teacher who taught came.

Ash climbed up from his seat while patting his pants for a moment. And turned to the girl with a charming smile like a prince.

"Thank you for taking the time to talk to me, it was enough to make my mind more relaxed. See you later," Ash steps back to Chloe while waving quietly before Chloe even answers Ash's words.

The girl's net gaze only looked at Ash's back which was getting away, After which she breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's a good thing that Ash didn't ask any deeper, but I was also confused. Did Raizel really go to Paris to help his mother?" Chloe scratched her non-itchy cheek with her index finger, showing a confused expression.

Before long he shakes his shoulders and spends the rest of the soda. After throwing the trash into place, Chloe rushed back to her class.

TB