X-Loves: From Another World
Chapter 31: The Red Rage

The corridor of the arena looked deserted during the day. Almost all visitors were watching the most prestigious magic competition tournament in the Nusantara Empire. There were only a few people who were cleaning the floor and picking up some trash near the wall.

The silent voice seemed to be split apart by the sound of footsteps of two people who were walking there. There was a long blonde girl with a short-haired man behind her. The student, Anna Sahilatua, seemed very upset by what her partner, Dwi Septianto, would prefer to give up rather than fight until he ran out of nowhere.

“Dwi, why did you do that?” Anna stopped her footsteps, but she refused to turn towards the man.

“What do you mean, Anna?”

“You still don't understand? You promised to fight seriously. But all of a sudden you're acting like this. Surrender like a loser, why are you doing this?”

A look of annoyance was clearly heard from the girl's voice. And in stammering, the man answered with great concern.

 “I..”

“...I want to end all this. My feelings are also not because if I continue to be in this place,”

Hearing that made Anna even more upset.

“What? So you mean you want to run away from this place, and let us be stuck in this world forever, so?”

“Bu... It's not like that, i.”.

Anna's anger was already at its peak. The blonde-haired girl immediately turned around and pulled the collar of Dwi's uniform.

“Ughh..”.

“Why are you doing this? You told beta that this isn't on earth, right? We have to behave like everyone else here, right? And that way we'll get out of this place right?” Anna expressed her frustration at Dwi, so she did not realize that the original ‘logat’ came out again.

“An...na?”

“Lantas why did you give up like this? Why would you prefer your feelings to that obscure earth? Why?”

“…”

Slowly Anna's tears started to come out. He looks very disappointed with what Dwi did this time. He thinks this is very contrary to what they have promised before, behave like other people and find ways to get them out of the alternative world. But the man reneged on his promise, choosing instead to submit to feelings that might not be clear where it came from.

But it seems like it's useless, Anna thought. Dwi was unable to explain what he was thinking until he acted that way. The girl also let go of her grasp.

“Alright if that's what you want. I'll also take my own path,”

The girl smashed her left shoulder at the man and left him alone there. Dwi is still not moving there, with the condition of the heart that is really worried.

“Anna,”

…

It did not feel the round of 8 of the magic match tournament had entered the third match. That means there are 2 more games left before this semi-final round takes place. The match pitted Anna Sahilatua of the Jailolo National Magic Academy against Rebecca Coal of the Tapanuli National Magic Academy.

The two are facing each other on the field. Rebecca looked confident with a grinning smile, while Anna just bowed without a smile. The Tapanuli girl seemed to know what had happened to her so acted like that.

“Hah, your lover the Dwi has given up huh? Cih, it's a pity that the loser has fallen with contempt,” said Rebecca while ridiculing her partner.

“…”

Anna didn't answer. Seeing that, Rebecca seemed to think that the girl was saddened by Dwi's decision to give up the previous fight. But apparently that's not what he thought.

“How about you just give up and follow your lover's path, Anna Sahilatua?”

Rebecca came back to insult him. But the words that the girl made turned out to make her upset. Anna clenched her hands, and it seemed like she really wanted to beat up that pretentious Tapanuli girl.

“Silence. First, he's not my girlfriend. Second, I'm not Dwi who would rather give up like a loser. You will feel the consequences of that mouth of yours,” Anna said in a threatening tone.

Hearing that, Rebecca's expression slightly changed. He seemed surprised from the words thrown by the girl, but on the other hand he was still very confident that he would win the match. The referee raised his hand to start the match.

“Baik”

“Available”

“Siap”

“Start!!”

With a burning zeal to crush her opponent, Rebecca directly mounted the horses and pointed both her hands at Anna, then recited a spell.

“BURNING TO DUST! MANTRA CIPTA, BARA, MULTI ULTIMA BOLLA RENTAKA”

The Tapanuli girl threw a hundred super-powerful fireballs at the bowed Anna. He gave her no chance to escape the attack. The spectators were shocked by Rebecca's extremely fast fire magic attack.

“Quickly,”

But unlike the rest of the audience, Licia immediately panicked to see that unexpected quick attack. Especially after seeing Anna who did not move even a little from her position when hit by the attack.

“ANNA”

Just like the rest of the audience, Aldy who was beside Dwi was also surprised by the magic technique released by Rebecca.

“Multi Ultima, that spell made his magic attacks become multiplied and stronger right? As a junior-grade mage she could cast the spell quickly and precisely. Excellent ability,” praise Aldy.

“What? She's that strong? So Anna...” Licia who heard it immediately turned to Aldy.

“Huh... But it seems like that way will not be able to beat your compatriot, especially in conditions like this,” continued Aldy with a smile.

“Call brother meant?”

“You look at yourself,”

Aldy pointed to the position Anna was standing in. His body was invisible in the slightest because of the dust from the fireball from the attack. Both Licia and Dwi beside him, both of them watched closely. Nothing strange happened there, until the wind blew away the dust.

“What? This?”

They're shocked. No, maybe almost all the spectators there are the same. The blonde-haired girl could survive the attack of the hundred super-powerful fireballs by using the wind shield that circled her. At first glance this technique is almost the same as the technique used by Dwi when fighting Henrick, only it uses wind magic, not darkness.

“Mu.. Impossible,”.

Rebecca who saw it was also shocked by what Anna was doing to withstand her magic attack. Hardly any spell heard, the girl protected herself with wind magic.

But if they knew and understood, maybe they would understand a little, especially Rebecca who was directly dealing with him. Anna's feelings were completely uncertain. Disappointment, that's how he feels right now. The pain of his heart led him to this situation. And fighting Rebecca, the girl who was acting so pretentious and provoking him, he made a mistake.

“AAAAAAAAAAAA.

With anger running over her, Anna shouted loudly. No doubt the event made everyone shocked, let alone the shout produced a strong wind gust.

“Anna?”

Rebecca who was facing him was also shocked, not expecting that his screams would produce enough wind to disturb him.

“Cih, fuck. He controls his use of mana using emotions?” thought.

Not long after, he was again surprised. Anna's position that was supposed to be in front of her suddenly disappeared without a trace.

“Hah? Where is he?”

WUSH WUSH WUSH.. Not disappearing or escaping, it turns out Anna moves here and there very quickly while using her wind magic. His movement rate of about 40 knots was barely visible to the naked eye. Rebecca could only look back and forth with the occasional twist of her body that was quite contained, turning her head in various directions like a confused person without being able to move a single bit.

Until just in time, the girl appeared suddenly in front of Rebecca, making her surprised instead of dumbass. While looking at her sharply, Anna landed a wind magic-coated punch on Rebecca.

“Sial, Paris..”

Because of the rapid attack, Rebecca did not have time to create a shield perfectly. As a result his protective magic broke into pieces exposed to the blow. He was also thrown into the air very strongly.

“Still not yet. Ultima Gerudi Puyuh”

As if not enough with the surprise attack, Anna again released a series of attacks on him. This time the blonde girl used wind drill magic. The attack he launched a row on Rebecca who was circling in the air due to the previous attack.

BAK BAK. The attack left part of Rebecca's uniform torn apart and many strands of her hair severed. Even so, slowly the Tapanuli girl began to be able to balance her body in the air and survive Anna's attack. And right at the last two wind drill attacks, Rebecca was able to fend it off with a shield.

“Cih..”.

Along with the loss of her artificial shield, Rebecca opened her eyes and prepared to strike back. But again, the Parachi girl disappeared from her hands.

“Sials. Where else is he?”

Rebecca looked in various directions, looking for Anna's whereabouts. And just as he looked up, he saw the girl holding a wind sword and smashing it at him.

BRUKK.., there was no time for Rebecca to fend off that swift attack with her shield. He again crashed and hit the ground very hard until his body sank up to half a meter.

“Ughh..”.

The Tapanuli girl grimaced in pain. He could barely move his body as a result of the violent attack. And it was time for Anna to finish her fight.

“HAAAAAAAA.

“Ti..”

BRUKK…. With her wind sword, Anna lunged at the lying Rebecca very quickly. The impact produced an explosion and ejected the surrounding rocks tens of meters away.

The mood seems quiet. The spectators watching the match were suddenly silent by a thousand languages, shocked to see that extremely fast attack that was barely visible to their eyes.

The dust slowly began to disappear in the arena. The two girls were now clearly visible to the eyes. Anna, who was standing still, was helpless, while her opponent Rebecca, who was lying helplessly, was immersed in the ground by a meter. The winner was also determined.

“Good. The winner of this match is Anna Sahilatua from Jailolo National Magic Academy!!!”

The audience whispered before cheering the girl. Their reaction seemed to still not believe in the lightning match.

“Ke... Cool,” said Licia stammered, her compatriot also seemed to not believe what she saw.

“Beating his opponent in just 1 minute? Justjust wonderful. Totally beyond my expectations,” praise Aldy next to him.

Anna was able to defeat Rebecca in just 1 minute. That means he managed to break the record for the fastest match in the tournament.

Parisha disappeared and rushed back to the stands. Just as he passed by Dwi sitting beside him, the man immediately praised him and gave him a thumbs up.

“Good Job, Anna,”

Even so, it seemed like Anna was still very upset at the man. He paid no heed to it and immediately sat down next to Licia.

“Eh, Anna? You all right? What happened to you with Dwi?” ask Licia curious.

“Huff..

Anna answered him simply, but her expression of annoyance could not be hidden. Seeing that, Mother Rara's daughter even teased her.

“Ah... Surely your relationship has problems huh? Hehe..”.

Hearing that, Anna's emotions re-peaked. He looked at Licia and snapped at her.

“I TOLD YOU I HAVE NO RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM!!!”

The look on Licia's face changed immediately. He was surprised by Anna's response. It was the first time that Licia had been yelled at by that fellow.

Seeing Licia's frightened reaction, Anna's expression changed and tried to calm her down.

“Eh, Licia..”.

“Ah... I meddled too much in your affairs, huh? I'm sorry,” said Licia in a soft voice.

“Eh.. No really, Licia. You're not wrong anything. It's just..”

Anna turned her face down before continuing her words.

“...I am indeed upset at him,”

Lia was silent for a moment hearing that.

“Ah alright, I understand. I won't interfere with your problems until it's too far. After all it is not polite to interfere with the life problems of a Parachi,”

Both Licia and Anna, both returned to normal as usual, although the blonde-haired girl was still upset with Dwi. Meanwhile, Aldy beside them just looked at him with a cold gaze, thinking that something unpleasant had happened to them. Until the last game of the last 8 round is ready to start, the two Parachis are still unable to reconcile.