《Parallel Life Online》


 Prologue

    Year 2xxx


    "Stay here for a while okay?Mom needs to buy for dinner''s tonight."


    Said a woman in business suit toward her own son,On otherhand


    his son didn''t reply,instead only silently staring at her own mother who leave him in a minutes.The boy then proceed to sit at nearby bench and then wait for her mother,or so he hoped.But after an hour,2 hour,the boy knew that her mother would never come back,he then proceed to stand up from the bench and said.


    "...I was abandoned didn''t I?No one wanted failure like me."


    The boy are not surprised,he already heard it since 2 weeks ago. He knows his day is numbered,so the only thing he could do is to prepare himself.Even thought he was like that he was still crying.


    "No,I mustn''t cry.I already cry enough for these past 2 week."


    He said that to comfort himself,but he still could only cry.He know it was his fault.After all He can''t fufill his parent expectation,he failed to enter grade school he was chosen while his sister who was younger than him able to enter a year early because she was genius.Not just that,while her sister is pride of their parent,but him are just trash. He is not prodigy,he never win in any kind of contest.He realized is just trash that''s why he understood why his parent abandoned him. It was lucky of him able to hear his parent discussions at late of night.


    "..Even so,I don''t want to die."


    He then went toward train station and then rode the train to unknown place,a place where no one knew about him.


    10 years later.


    "Xia,can you answer this?"


    "Yes."


    The male student called shiro already move toward the white board and solve the math problem on whiteboard,after he finished the teacher then clicked his tongue and he returned to his desk that is full of graffiti.But he didn''t care about or rather he was used to it. It have been 10 years since everything happened and he abandoned his previous name and changed his name to Luxia with random family name. Everyone called him Xia and was target of bullying.Mainly one reason ,because he was poorest among them all and only enter because scholarship. Even thought he was in scholarship,the school where he was at the very bottom of ranking and he was only accepted because he enter top 1000.If not it''s impossible for him to go to school like others.The other reason because after school is over he go to nearby restaurant and work as dish washer,work as cleaning service and such. once at night he goes jogging and exercise then study for 2 hour then go to sleep for 4 hour.he do this everyday except on weekend,where he wash his own clothes and goes to study for the remaining day.


    Until one day a week after exam.


    "PLO?"


    "You didn''t know?"


    "No."


    One of student talk toward him and request him something,It was common for Luxia to be requested this by other student,but this was the first time anyone asked him for playing game.The student that requested him then begin to explain his request. But after hearing it ,Luxia only said.


    "I am sorry,But I can''t do it. I am a beginner after all."


    PLO or Parallel Live Online,are virtual that released 9 years ago and was massive hit since day 1 ,mainly because It was the only one kind of game that exist.The reason Luxia never heard of it because he have no friends or rather he never intended to get 1,since the day he abandoned he never believed in anyone else . If you expect something from others then you could only be dissapointed,to him this is just another request.But the guy then begin beg at him.


    "Please,beside you there is no one else that I could ask for help."


    ...Luxia only thinking it was strange,it was impossible for him to no have others to ask for help. Most likely was because he was hiding something,but there was no need for him to ask about it.


    "I understand,please tell me more about your request."


    The guy then proceed to jump in happiness and begin to proceed to explain his request.To sum it up,his request are to be a meat shield,and even level 1 are enough. Since it was like that ,Luxia have no reason to refuse and accept the request.He was lacking money,so a big job like this was blessing for him. Of course the guy pay in front and then ask to meet him in front of certain address at sunday.Once luxia finished his part time job he begin to research basic about the game.


    "I see,no wonder he didn''t mind if I am beginner."


    It was because there is no system of hp.It was a game that mirror reality so hp system didn''t exist.Sure item durability still exist,but as long your vital safe then you could still fight.There is calculation for attack,defense and such.But it was too complicated for him to understand it right away,for now he keep that aside and then go watch a video of that game.he murmured to himself..


    "It will be long night."


    By the time he noticed a day already passed,he quickly prepared himself and went toward the designated location.While running,he come across a girl around his age was standing while comforting a girl around 5 or 4 years old crying.It was obviously the girl who was trying helping was at lost to do...Luxia could only sighed and then begin to approach them.The girl around his age was alert,but luxia chose to ignore her and instead show the little girl a magic.It was a simple magic to make a flower appear on his hands and make it dissapear but it''s enough to stop little girl from crying.Luxia ignore her and then tell the little girl.


    "Don''t cry okay?After all this big sister will help you."


    The girl around her age face cramp but she quickly changed her face to smile and asked the little.


    "Yes ,Big sister will help you.Can you tell big sister everything?"


    Once Luxia heard that,he immediately turn around and blend into the crowd.But after 5 minutes he was come across the girl from before.She was just walking toward the designated building he needs to enter.The girl obviously didn''t notice him yet,so he pretend didn''t know.But the girl notice someone is look at her and turn around. She immediately noticed it was the boy from before and approach him.She wanted to say thank you for helping her before..


    "Thank you for help-"


    "No need.I only help you because it was too noisy.."


    As luxia replied,the girl in front of him was confused. But then lux continued to say and make her understand what he means.


    "That stupid child cry huts my ear after all."


    When she heard that,the girl face changed and clearly was displeased with such an attitude.Luxia of course have no reason to explain any further.But the girl only said.


    "What an hypocrite,after all for someone who hate child you sure learn a lot to please them."


    "I was just used to it,so can you please stop blocking me?"


    Luxia said that as he looked toward girl who keep blocking him.But the girl didn''t budge instead put her hand on her waist and said with justified tone.


    "This is my suggestion,I hope you turn around and go home.This is not a place you supposed to enter."


    "Oh."


    "Good if -"


    Luxia immediately slipped and enter the building,after all he have no reason to believe girl in front of her nor do as her suggestion.Luxia heard gnashing teeth but he didn''t care and continued to walk on.After a minutes the girl took out luxia''s wallet out..


    "Even thought I wanted to retun this."


    She honestly forgot about it,so she instead turn around and took out her phone.She starting calling someone..


    "Could you check something from me?This is urgent."


    On otherhand luxia was already registered himself in game and entering the PLO.Unlike others game,this game have no tutorial at all which make luxia''s frowned,but he decided there was no point angry over small matters and decided to move toward designated coordinate.It was supposed a 2 floor cafe or so he told,but when he arrived it was already mass of rubble.Did his client give him wrong coordinate?Luxia wasn''t sure..but then he noticed the rubble moving and luxia immediately go toward the middle of rubble ,he then moved it away slowly and found the metal door moving.There was someone inside and the handle was broke ,it was obvius that someone was locked because of it.Luxia immediately try to open it but then a sword right beside his neckThe author''s narrative has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon.


    "You traitor!!Even thought I believe in you!!"


    "?What were you talking about?"


    Luxia turn around his face and saw his client was completey injured ,he obviously would die soon if he was going to let be.


    "Don''t lie!!!It was you right?After all this place wa-"


    It was no use,the guy in front of him was panicking.He won''t listen to anything he said,should he fight back?While he was thinking about that,the client already attacking him.He immediately dodge it to the side and then punch his stomach ,then sweep his leg and pinned him to the ground.


    "Cought,you Bastard.I would never forgive your betrayal."


    A set up?was what luxia though but then he noticed someone approached him. It was a girl in black uniform and have 2 sword at her waist.after further examination he remembered it was the girl he mets a minutes ago.The girl notice about him but decided to ignore him for now and looked toward the client and said.


    "Name: Kenji,17 years old this year. Vice-Leader of Vice Grip group,as today agenda selling some ''''Product'''' To some buyer,then going hunt together with guild member and enjoy the rest of night drinking.Were there any mistake in what I was saying ?Mister Criminal."


    Luxia didn''t understand what she means by criminal,but nor he intend to find about it.As lux held him,he felt strange force and knocked him away.Was this magic?he wondered,at the same time the black uniform girl already went and cut one of his arm.But the client ignored it and choose to open the metal door with single hand. In there was a little girl covered in ragged clothes and wounds.


    "Hostage!?"


    The girl stopped was stopped in her track but someone attacked her in the middle of thinking.It was luxia with sword that dropped by the client.Then luxia opened his mouth and said.


    "5 minutes.I would buy you 5 minutes..Now Go."


    "Eh?"


    Both of the girl and the client was shocked but luxia didn''t say anything instead he give a glance toward the client.The Client notice the meaning of his glance and then said.


    "Thank you..and Sorry."


    As he said that,he carried the little girl with him and run away from the spot.The girl clad in black uniform on otherhand only looked at luxia with serious eyes and asked him.


    "Did you know what are you doing?"


    "I just do as I was requested.Nothing more."


    "As expected,you have other reason didn''t you?"


    The girl said that,but Luxia didn''t answer.The girl then sighed and then said.


    "You didn''t know much about him,yet why you helped him?"


    "He requested me,that''s all."


    "...Requested?Even if it will implicate you further in your life?Won''t you regret it?"


    Luxia have no reason to tell her everything,but this would buy him more times.So he needs to answer her.


    "I just believe my own judgement.I would rather believe my client rather than some stranger."


    The girl only then replied.


    "I see,I guess you were not the same as rumors say."


    The girl said that as she appear in front of him and slash him .Luxia parried with his sword or so he thought since the sword went through and injured him greatly. It was a deep wound and he knows his internal organ was damaged since there was notice in front of him .It reduced his minimum stat greatly...but luxia didn''t care and thrust broken hilt of sword toward her neck.Just before it reach her neck ,the girl said.


    "It was not bad decision ."


    Luxia right''s arm was slice apart and fly in the air .He could see the trajectory of his sword but he couldn''t react fast enough.It was what girl thinking about the guy in front of him,it was a pity the difference level was too great.But then suddenly a sand was spread over her face.


    "A status effect were not something could be blocked by level after all."


    "...A pity,Equipment solves that as well.It was just a beginners trick after all."


    She said that as she stabbed through his chest with her sword,but luxia only said.


    "I know,I never said it was blindness.See you later."


    Luxia died,but then she noticed something strange.Her body feel so sluggish,she immeiately check her stat and immediately notice what''s wrong,but then someone with a sniper rifle approaching her.She was a bit shorter than her and wore a jacket on top of her black uniform.She speak while close one of her eyes toward her.


    "President,Shall I chase over the rabbit?"


    "No need,It was too late already.Our best option was retreating."


    "oKay."


    "But before that..was this your work?"


    She spoke while pointing on the rubbles around her.


    "Of course not,I wouldn''t do something risky."


    The girl holding sniper rifle shaking her head.She then said toward her president about the culprit.


    "Obviously,It was Justice Member''s doing."


    The president closed her eyes in displeasure.But then she opened her eyes and then requested her to do something for her.The girl who holding sniper rifle was shocked,but she do as she asked.Once no one left,the girl open the metal door slowly and saw many child heavily injured inside.


    "I see...Now I understand why that guy do as his requested.I should leave the rest to the Order Member''s."


    She said that as she begin to call someone.Then once she called someone she decided something in her hearth,she finally found a candidate .3 Days passed since this accident,right now he was on local hospital and was brought by his own client to visit someone .After visiting the patient,right now they were sitting on bench of hospital garden.The client,then said..


    "I was really grateful about your help for 3 days ago.."


    "There was no need to thank me,after all I was just do as requested. Beside the extra reward you gave was already enough."


    "No,what you do was breach of contract and it was reasonable for you to cancel it.But you still did it for my sister sake and I could never thank you enough for it."


    Luxia didn''t deny it ,since what he said was the truth.He have reason to refuse it since they it wasn''t as contract said.The client of course didn''t know and didn''t mind if luxia didn''t teld about it.Then luxia immediately said.


    "Althought now I understand why you have different temperament compared to others student. You enter our school to be a spy after all."


    "Yes,as you said. After all I have no other choices,police couldn''t handle it."


    Luxia after returned home that day,he immediately research after it.He think it was easy to search since it enter news ,and was relatively small Accident.The reason why this happen was because the game itself .PLO was a game where avatar mirror your real appearance,because of that they used the game itself as method of transaction. Although this was not the first time it was happening and it was pretty common.Since this accident was run by relatively small group so the damage was small as well.All of the kid was safe and returned to their parents.


    "You see luxia,What I did was really unreasonable.But I just couldn''t stand it,after all my sister was hurt a lot mentally."


    ..Luxia didn''t talk and only listened after all because there was no need to fear damage on real world,when they do transaction or showcase they often mistreated.Some of victim even have trauma and such.So he understand why his client risk himself ,although thanks to his cooperations the group was captured and put in jail. Just slight mistake could cause himself to enter the jail itself.Well that wasn''t his concern,since it was already success already and he come from well off family.There was no need to fear further implication.


    "Even thought it was only 3 days earlier.But it was you who helped me saving my sister earlier and avoid any further implication and interrogation. Thanks luxia."


    "Was that all?If you were done ,I need to go right now.I need to find a school that would accept me."


    Althought his client was safe,but luxia was implicated and was involved in accident.He was interrogated and school found about this and decided to expels him. Well,it was mainly because he go againts principal''s wish and make his grandson enter jail for mainly commiting crime.The client hear this could only grit his teeth in anger.


    "Society was really unreasonable,even though it was thanks to you we coul capture the main culprit. Yet beside me you didn''t get any reward."


    "They would gain publicity if it was you since you were son of police inspector.Beside It was me who refuse it."


    It was hush money.he didn''t want my so called family to catch on about him.So he use his own reward to shut down media,but in exchang he Iwas kicked out of school.Since no one could protect him


    "Luxia,did you know some of student went protest again school?Most of them are student you helped."


    "It didn''t matter,I couldn''t remain after all."


    There was no way he could stay with what he done especially with he could be backstabbed by principal or teacher at any moment.


    "Luxia,you are good guy.you see I was going to transfer back to my old school,why didn''t we transfer together."


    "I can''t.I didn''t have enough money.Beside I didn''t trust you myself."


    The client couldn''t say anything,and could only said.He then stand up from bench.He felt it was meaningless to continue to talk.The client then said as luxia left .


    "Regardless what you said,I would always think you as my friend and would gladly help you."


    Luxia ignored that and part with him.Once he was out of hospital .It was a cheap phone that given by school and could only do message and call.There was a lot of cheering message ,but he immediately turn of the phone.Friendship was meaningless for him and waste of his time.He only helped because he couldn''t stand suffering in front of him and was bullied by bully because he keep protecting others after all.He just didn''t want to be like his parents who looks away from him.He dislike it and would sever it without hesitation. He tossed his phone to trashbin since he was afraid of traced by that so called friends.


    "What a stupid thing."


    "No,It wasn''t."


    A girl appeared in front of him stop him in road ,it was the girl he fight and met.He wondering why she appears in front of him again.The girl ignored him and then go pick the phone from trashbin,ignoring how it would dirty her uniform.She then wipe it clean with her handkerchief and then pass it to him.


    "This was the proof of your life.That''s why please don''t say It was stupid thing."


    "...Who are you?Why you keep stalking me?"


    "Stalking!?That''s rude!!"


    Luxia ignore her cry and could only stare at her stupidly. The girl couldn''t stand how he looked toward her,it was infuriating but different from how guy sees him normaly so she swallow her anger and then coughed a little. She then introduce herself.


    "My name is Luna,Luna waltzein.The student of Saint Elicia Academy."


    ...A rich person.It was what he though,but then her next work make him thought she dumb.


    "Would you attend my Academy as scholarship student,Luxia Shiro?"


    "No."


    "Pardon?"


    Hearing his reply ,Luna was baffled after all she was sure he would accept it with his current condition. But luxia explanation makes her rather infuriated.


    "Because there was you .I would consider it ,if you transfer over."


    "YOU BASTARD!!!"


    For the first time in her life ,Luna said profanity.All because guy in front of her.On otherhand luxia was really annoyed how this girl keep following him and wish she go away from him.He immediately toss his phone back toward her and quickly run away from her.Luna was trembling with anger,then started laughing.


    "I would catch you luxia!!!I WOULD TAUGHT YOU LESSON FOR SURE!!!"


    ..Luxia hear that far away and shivered.He didn''t know why he said that since there was no in for him. But he was sure,he would never reject her politely either.Since he dislike that kind of people.At this moment he never realized,this was the turn around of his life.

 Chapter 1

    A week after their separation,Luna was at cafe and was talking to the girl in front of her.She was a girl taller than luna and was luna best friend. Her identify was a princess of certain company and was said stake holder of Their own school ,Saint Elicia Academy.Her name was Elena Bright,the daughter of Bright Company.RIght now they were talking at the cafe .


    "So that''s everything what I know.How about you Elena ?Have you found any hint about Luxia where about?"


    "Calm down ,luna.There was no need to rush."


    "Easy going as always,You do realize it was already a week since we lost his trace."


    Luna never expected that Luxia able to erase trace easily.In fact no matter what she do she never found his tail or anything like that.She wonder if Luxia already run to another country or change his identify.


    "Relax,you worry too much.Let us have tea and talk about it."


    "Sight,I understand. Waiter!!."


    "Ye.May I took your order now?"


    A waiter come and then begin taking their order.Luna felt something strange,while Elena just smiling toward her friend.Regardless of that,they begin to talk about little importance than waiter come and bring them 2 tea .


    "Here was your order. 2 Milk tea."


    "Thank you as always."


    "Your welcome."


    Luna then noticed something more strange,after all this was the first time she drink a tea that not made by herself.She then tried to taste it and notice the tea was indeed very good.Elena then said..


    "It was good right?"


    "Yeah,this was unexpected."


    "It just wasn''t tea,the coffee also was very good. In fact it was just recently they serve this kind of tea and coffee."


    "I see.As expected of tea lovers."


    "Thank you for compliment."


    Luna then begin notice something was very wrong.But she just couldn''t understand what of it.Then Elena said to luna with very big smile.


    "I found this cafe 6 days ago,Then I go every day after that.Not just the new tea and coffee that was good. The new waiter service itself was amazing.He did everything quickly,orderly without mistake."


    "Was the new waiter that amazing?But I guess he was indeed good...."


    Luna finally noticed what is wrong.Her body froze and look toward Elena. She was giggling as she couldn''t stand how cute was luna to not notice it.Well enough with her tease,she need to ensure the target itself not run away.


    "Finally noticed?".


    "You really enjoyed it ,didn''t you?Elena."


    "I didn''t know what you were talking about???"


    After some commotions,Luxia who was found out was sit accross Luna and Elena. While Luna was staring at Luxia,Elena just drinking her tea ignoring their conversation.After a 10 minutes,Elena finish her tea then turn around and saw Luxia just ignored most of what luna were saying and studying in front of her.She thought this guy was really amazing,not many people could act like this toward Luna.Rather,something strange. For a random guy,he handled luna too well.


    "Were you listening?"


    "I was listening."


    Elena noticed his book was not highschool,but rather was middle school book.Luna also noticed that,she then stopped explaining.She wanted to know why Luxia always reject what she offered.Luxia then close his book and said.


    "Done?"


    "Why you reject my offer?Can you tell me your reason?"


    "Didn''t you done your research on me?Or this was the limit of your ability?"


    Elena stopped drinking her tea and stare at the guy in front of her.She was sure,he never done anything beside studying and do his job and was monitored so closely.Did he just predicted everything?How he unerstand what Luna done ?Luna was silent for a moment,but then Luxia said.


    "From the looks of it,you understand nothing about me yet why you tried to make a deal with me?Do you intend use me for your own games?"


    "I see,you didn''t trust me at all."


    "No,you were wrong.It was not matter of trust. It just was impossible for me to accept your deal.What you requested was impossible for me.I was not almighty god as you thought."


    Elena who heard that want to laugh at him,if he was not almighty god as solver for request than that what he was?But did she agree that Luna request was unr easonable. He was not genius understand everything rather he was person who learn everything with he have but to expect him to follow behind her?.Luna also know about this but is next sentence made her understand.


    "Not just that,I would never accept any deal from you.I won''t accept request people I hate."


    Luxia won''t draw any criminal act nor help people who he hates. Even if they kowtow againts him,he won''t move a single inch to help them.


    "I didn''t understand. Just what I did to make you hate me so much?"


    "Heh?I guess you were really forgot. After all to you it was just simple bullying."


    Luna eyes changed,but then Elena drop her teacup to the floor and spilled the floor with it.


    "Ah,I am sorry."


    Luxia knows Elena do that on purpose but he didn''t mind changing the topic. Since Elena obviously do that to helped luna and calmed her down.As luxia cleaning the spilled Tea,Luna was trying to talk to him.She obviously didn''t remember much about the bullying she did. After all because of her,his was expelled from the school and his life become much harder.She indeed changed a lot ,but it didn''t matter to him.Since he didn''t intend to help her right now.


    "Luxia,I am sorry. I didn''t remember much..after all I-."


    "Of course,I was just meaningless poor boy at that time.There was no need for you to remember about me,that''s why please stop bothering me. I don''t have time to deal with your antic."


    Luxia said that as he resumed his job ,while Elena only watched both of them from the side.She didn''t know what happened between them,but she knew that Luna did a great mistake on boy who helping her.By the time she realized,it was already to late.She tried to found that boy,but he vanished without trace. Elena now understand why she want to recruit him so badly.


    "No,What I wanted was.."


    "I already know the truth,so there was no need of explanation."


    Luxia shuts her down,but luna didn''t give up and grab his right hand then tell him what she wanted.This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere.


    "I ..I JUST WANTED US TO BE FRIEND!!!"


    "That was too late,you already ended it before it started."


    Luxia emotions didn''t change in slightest and released himself from her grip. He then continued cleaning like nothing happened.Luna was bitting her own lips,she then picked up her staff and exit the cafe with tears in her eyes.Elena also leave and run to chase her before saying.


    "You went too far."


    "It was her fault to kept budging me,beside I just stated simple truth that''s all."


    Elena ignored him and then chase after Luna. Luxia on otherhand begin to study as there was nothing happened. Today there was no other customer was coming ,by the time the cafe closed, Elena was returned and then asked him.


    "Do mind if I come in?"


    He glance toward her,then observe her immediately. He noticed she change her clothes and wear a jacket on top of her previous clothes which clearly means she hide something.It was probaby her phone and was used for informing someone.So their relationship was this close?Luxia thought,Luna was really indeed changed person.


    "Was there need for that?This place was yours to begin with.Also,I don''t mind you take out your phone out from your pocket. I didn''t care if another person was listening or not."


    Elena noticed this guy was really abnormal.While Elena think how to proceed from here on,Luxia just silently make some tea for her and then sit in front of her.She then said.


    "Luxia,have you any interest playing PLO?"


    "No,I have no reason to enter that world again."


    That world?Elena was thinking this guy instinct was pretty good,since PLO indeed was not normal game at all.Still she have no reason to tell him and beside she need to recruit him at all cost.Mainly because he have certain talent that was so rare that people would go all out to recruit him.Luxia then suddenly picked something from his side and then said .


    "A Garbage."


    "?What did you say?"


    "Nothing,it just what people said about me in the past."


    "??????"


    Elena was really confused,but then luxia said nothing silently standing up and pick a bag that he prepared before hand.Then he only said .


    "Thank for your hospitality,But I decided to move to the academy dorm that was accepted today."


    "Eh?"


    "There was no need to surprise,after all I have no reason to refuse invintation from Saint Elicia."


    Rather it was the only academy that would accept him,so he had no choice .On otherhand ,Luna who was listening to that was smiling ear to ear,but then she remembered his feeling didn''t change and there was no way she could recruit him.While Elena was stressed with current condition,she totally didn''t expect that Luxia was able to accepted this easily. It was now made her recruitment much harder.While she was thinking ,luxia then said.


    "State your request."


    "?What did you say?"


    "I said state your request Luna."


    Luna was surprised,but before she said what she wanted. She asked him a question from her own smarthphone.


    "Why?Why you suddenly change your mind?"


    "It was a promise.I will fufill it,a promise was there to keep."


    Luxia vividly remembered a memories in the past.It was memories of him talking with his grandfather,to protect her friend''s granddaughter .It was his first and last promise that ever made.Even now,he is still regretting about how naive he was.Luxia knows past couldn''t be changed and he would fufill his traitor grand father promise.Since he didn''t want to be like them,he would never be liar like them.He just know


    On otherhand Elena was thinking that they guy in front of him amazing.It was easy for someone to break a promise,but she never met someone who would fufill it even he hated so much.She respected him more right now.Luna was bitting her lips as she finally understood what she need to do..


    "Please,become my-."


    At the same time,Luxia heard knocked sound from the phone and from outside of the cafe.He immediately dashed outside of the cafe and notice some deliquent group cornered her,he immediately punched the deliquent who hold her hand and then stand in front of her.The deliquent who was punched by luxia immediately retaliated.


    "Didn''t you know us?We ar-"


    "Do you want to die?"


    As soon Luxia said that,the temperature around him immediately go down.The deliquent immediately ran in fear,on otherhand Luxia was angry at the girl in front of him.


    "Are you a fool?A girl by herself was wandering outside empty road,didn''t you realize what you did basically asking for trouble?Did you hear me?"


    "..I ,I was sorry. I just think you didn''t want to see me.So I.."


    "Truly a fools,nows come in and stop making trouble for me.."


    Luxia grab her right hands without thinking,while Luna was embarassed because of this. Elena who was watching this was wondering about their relationship.She then wondered why Luxia suddenly have great change of mind.While she was wondering about that she noticed a worn out diary on top of his bag,she took it and then opened it.It was a strange that the diary only have first page which was written.


    "I would protect grandpa friend''s granddaughter ,so I will be like grandpa!!IThat''s why teach me grandpa how to be like you!!!! I will never be liar like you,I would fufill our promise until the end of my life."


    "...."


    Elena noticed only the sentence before question mark was written a long time ago,while the next sentence afterward was just written probably an hour ago at max.She then understood what kind of person Luxia was,then smiled bitterly at him.


    "Just what happened to him?"


    After 5 minutes luxia given first aid on Luna who get some scratch from deliquent before.He then said.


    "Next time be careful.You just get hurt because of nothing."


    "Now now,calm down. It was partially your fault you know luxia."


    "I know,anyway state your request Luna."


    Luxia need to heard about her request,but Luna only smiled toward him which made him wondered what she was thinking,but then she took out something from her pocket and pass it to him.Luxia was confused because her action,Still,he checked the notebook and it is basically empty.


    "I want you to fill this notebook."


    "What are you planning?"


    Luxia didn''t understand her at all,why she asked for this bizzare things.But Luna just replied like it, was normal thing.


    "To do some fixing."


    "Hah?"


    "There was no need to look at me like that,I don''t plan anything that will harm you."


    "I understand,Can you explain in detail?"


    Luna then explain that she needed for Luxia to write anything daily,it doesn''t matter how long and how short is it.Each week,Luna will come and take it at morning then return it back to him at night. Luxia allowed to refuse,if he doesn''t want her to read it,but he must absolutely write it each day once.


    "Isn''t this just a diary?What is the in for you?"


    Luxia replied as he plain never heard this kind of request in his life.But then Luna stand up and then said.


    "It was time for me time to go home,let''s meet again tomorrow."


    "Ah ,Luna wait for me!!!Also luxia feel free to stay here,after all this place was empty."


    Both of them then gone and left luxia alone. He didn''t understand what they were planning,but then he immediately leave the cafe and then proceed to lock the cafe.


    "Promise,still a promise. I would forget every hatred againts her,since I don''t want my emotion to hinder me.Also,I need to make sure I am able to help her in time of need."


    To enter that world again,he honestly dislike it. But since luna played it and he need to protect her for promise,he will enter that world again for fufilling the promise at the same time he remembered old promise that he failed to fufill.


    "I won''t fail again,I will fufill my promise this time."


    He then leave the cafe then run after where luna left and followed her in certain distance just to make sure she was safe.Once they arrived home safely,luxia return to the cafe since it was already in middle of the night and then begin to browse info more about PLO then go to sleep.


    The next day,It was time for him to go to his new academy. While Elena and Luna who rode a car to the academy were talking to each other.Elena sighed as she found no info at all about luxia even with the diary info,Luna also found this was very weird,it was like luxia appeared out of thin air.Luna then said toward elena who sit beside her.


    "How about asking your father Elena?After all I didn''t think we could find him with just private eye.."


    "I guess,I could asked for my father to find info about him.Still luna you go to same school as luxia,it should be easy for you to find his origin."


    "Luxia was already orphan at that time,because of that he was often bullied by other kid,it was a school for a rich children after all."


    "?Wasn''t that weird?Then, why he was able to enter that kind of school in the first place?"


    "I didn''t know either,the principal also tightlipped about that matter.Regardless of that his life was too mysterious that made me wonder if he ever stayed at this nation at all."


    "As usual luna,your preference is weird as usual."


    "I don''t want to hear that from gun maniac like you."


    It then become iddle chatter,since it was rarely for both of them to going together.Luxia who arrived at the at the entrace attracted people attention.He was treated like a panda in the zoo,for being transfer student.He just keep quiet and go to faculty office where he was directed to his future home room teacher.It was a woman in the middle of twenty.


    "Nice to meet you,Little Luxia. You can call me Ms.Sophie,from now I will be your homeroom teacher."


    Luxia nodded and said nothing,the teacher in front of him just giggled then guide him to the classroom.It was a very big classroom filled with 120 students,both luna and Elena were there and they waved their hand respectively.He noticed something weird since their gaze was so focused at him.The teacher''s tone changed then immediately sit on teacher desk while smiling toward him and handed him microphone.


    "Now Little Luxia please introduce yourself."


    "My name is Luxia,nice too meet you all."


    "Not that boring introduction,I want you to tell everyone here your level,nickname and finally your job at PLO."


    ....?Luxia looked as he didn''t understand and take a peek on Luna and elena who just give him a sign to tell her the truth.Luxia then only said..


    "Level 1,nickname Luxia and for job it was undecided."


    "Ah?Then can you tell me how long you have been playing this game?"


    Luxia can see everyone life reaction as their life sucked except Luna and Elena.Luxia could also see that Ms.Sophie trying her best to smile,but then his replied denied the last hope in everyone eyes.


    "30 Minutes."


    .....


    No one said anything for 5 minutes,but then the Ms.Sophie said as no hope left.


    "We were fucked."


    Luxia right now really considering was it right choice to enter this academy to begin with.

 Chapter 2

    "...I expect a big shot that could carry us,but I never expected for us to get a baby chick."


    Luxia only look around when he heard that,as he were more curious about the class. He noticed the whole class wear 3 kind of uniform,one which black,second which is white and third is blue. He wanted to ask the teacher,but from the looks of it.It is impossible to get any clear answer from her. While others were in dissaray,someone raise their hand and it someone who wear black uniform.He then said..


    "Ms.Sophie,I believe ms sophie made a mistake about Luxia."


    Ms.Sophie eyes immediately filled with hope then asked the student who raised his hand.


    "Explain."


    He then stand up and luxia have clear look of his face,immediately felt that this world is small place.It is kenji who he helped just recently.Ken then clearly explained.


    "Maybe he is completely newbie,but Luxia was able to create a Level 2 paralyze potion without any tool or anyone help in span of 15 minutes,not just that for a beginner he able to hold one of our ace Luna for 5 whole minutes.Which clearly explain his potential as future ace for our class."


    Everyone eyes beside Luna and Elena immediately moved toward him ,it wasn''t uncomfortable as before and Ms sophie regained her spirit then asked toward Luna who sit in back.


    "Luna,could you testify this?"


    "Yes,What Kenji said was true. If it was not for fact that luxia are completely beginner,There was a chance that he able to hold off much longer."


    "I see,I understand why both of you of recommended him.But we didn''t have simply time to raise him."


    "There was no need to worry.I could train by myself and I didn''t need anyone help."


    The atmosphere turn into gloomy and Ms.sophie realize she just did a great mistake. after all the boy in front of her was recommended by their ace and was told that he was bullied a lot by others because his background.Now she just make his growth slower,truly a stupid mistake.


    "Ms.sophie,could you told me where my seat is?"


    "Ye,Yes.You could sit beside Luna."


    "Thank you."


    Luxia then sit beside luna ,while luna whisper him in a small voice.


    "There was no need to be that angry. Ms.Sophie was just concerned about other students."


    "I just stated a fact,to begin with I didn''t have any intention to be helped by anyone.I would manage everything by myself."


    Elena who were on luna rightside just sighed.She believe luxia problems were not something that could be solved in a mere week.Luna on otherhand never consider using luxia for next week competition in the first place. He was a complete beginner when they first met ,a mere week wouldn''t help him.Luxia on the side just skirmish the student guidebook that given by luna this morning with his uniform.He then decided to ignore the home room,since no one cared about him.


    After reading some skirmish,he understand that the class have 120 students because first year,second year and finally third year was put in the class for grouping.There was 4 group in this school which made total 480 students.Every month the student would compete with each other for resources and divided by ranking.The main source of the competition is PLO.Since PLO was online games that mirror a real live it was often used as simulation for real thing.For example last month they made competition of business,the 2 months before was buidling competion,etc.Of course,they were not allowed to do dirty trick. If they were found out the person who initiated it would get penalty and whole class would get a punishment as well.Beside that,it wasn''t much difference from normal school.It just they were given more freedom and competition.While he read student book,the teacher called for his name since he wasn''t listening.


    "Are you listening luxia?"


    "No."


    "Was our lesson that boring to you?"


    Ms.Sophie was really angry.She changed her plan greatly for luxia sakes,but the person didn''t even listen to it,still she hold back her anger because he was clearly studied the student guidebook and try to understand her current predicament.But his reply,make them realize something different.


    "It wasn''t boring,it just meaningless.Even if you explain it to me,does it would change my current situation?If it does,then could you tell me?"


    Elena who watched on sideline pretty much agrees with luxia,it didn''t matter how Ms.sophie explain it. Luxia won''t benefit anything from listening to her.She explain about good spot for leveling,but does luxia know about that place begin with?The answer is no,Not just that,but there was many mistake as well.To be honest Elena was surprised that Ms.Sophie made this kind of beginner mistake.Luxia were waiting for her answer,but since she couldn''t replied then luxia said.


    "A Use-."


    A useless teacher,what he wanted to say.But Luna slammed his head to the table and made him passed out on the spot.Everyone eyes become a dot,but then luna words breaks the silence.


    "Geez,sorry Ms.Sophie looks like Luxia was to tired researching by himself yesterday.Please forgive him for my sake."


    "I,I understand."


    Then the lesson goes as on normal,then once it was break time luxia lifted his head. There was some scratch on his forehead,but luna immediately wipe it with her handkerchief.He didn''t stop her,because he was afraid of her surprise attack.Everyone eyes was on them but both of them ignored everyone stares and talk normally.


    "Why did you stop me?"


    Luna then put her handkerchief back to her pocket and then said in small voice only luxia himself could hear.


    "There was no need antagonize the whole class because of teacher mistakes."


    "I understand."


    After that,Luna took out lunchbox and handed it toward Elena .Elena who saw this immediately take it quickly then devour the content of lunchbox,while Luna handed another one to luxia.Luxia snorted and took out a thermos then pour 3 cup of tea for them.They begin to have lunch like it was normal thing in the world,but soon someone approach luxia then passed him a bread.


    "Looks like my help isn''t needed."


    "What do you want?Muscle guy."


    "MUSCLE GUY!?C''mon I was your only friend kenji!!!"


    "I didn''t remember being your friend and sharing you my food."


    Luxia slapped kenji hands that want to pick something from his lunchbox,he is grumbled then said.


    "So luxia,was this our princess''s request?To attend the this academy ."


    "It was not request,it was a promise. Althought now I understand why Luna chase over you,it was because your sudden drop out."


    "That''s right,it just a week since I came back to be exact."


    A week?Yet everyone treated him as he didn''t exist beside Ms.sophie.He guessed his current situation right now and then looked toward luna.Luna then send message to his phone.This story is posted elsewhere by the author. Help them out by reading the authentic version.


    "Let''s talk about it later at cave."


    It was her message,but then luxia talked to kenji to extract more information from him.After school,at the cafe where luxia worked.Three of them then sit on the nearby table with the cafe closed sign.


    "Was it fine for me to close the cafe?"


    "It''s fine,The competition next week was more important."


    "Then,let''s begin our first discussions.Elena please hand it over."


    "Understood."


    A stack of thick paper was presented in front of luxia,Luxia pick it up and then read everything in a mere 5 minutes. Once he done,he said.


    "A traitor huh?No wonder ,everyone eyes were like that.So,Luna do you wanted me to uncover the traitor for you?"


    "No,That''s my job Xia Xia."


    "Xia,xia?"


    "That how I would call you from now on.I already catched him in act,but because of it I couldn''t participate in next competition."


    "I see,so what was the plan?Luna?"


    Luna who were silence for a moment then asked luxia.


    "Luxia,next competition is fighting competition.A elimination match and our opponent were class C,the one who specialized in poison.We could easily beat them,but regardless of the result we would still be at the bottom."


    "What did you mean?"


    "The winner of this competition is,the one with less casualty.Class C who specialized in poison was the worst possible opponent to face."


    He understand that this competition were divided in tournament style or point style.Based on her information,the competition would be point based competition.It was rotated between tournament style to point style for each fight.The point style is competition that judge based on who had the most point which in this case was the survivor.It was pity someone luck messed up and pick the worst possible opponent,Luxia never think the situation was this bad.After some thinking,Luxia realized what she did want from him.


    "You asked me to be a doctor huh?"


    "A doctor,a healer was the rarest type of job in PLO.There was one reason for it,because scarcity of the element needed."


    "Element?"


    "It was kind of innate talent ,for example I have element of Water and Light,while Elena have element of Earth and Fire.Wait a minute,you didn''t know?


    "If I knew,would I ask you?"


    .....Luna immediately pick her bag and then said toward Elena.


    "Elena ,go research about class C.Luxia,I should guide you to the temple."


    "Fine,But stop dragging me. It''s annoying."


    Luxia release himself and both of them went to find nearby capsule ,left Elena alone.Elena after 5 minutes realized that she was alone and it was already dinner''s time with no chef around her.


    "Wait,this wasn''t I hoped!!!"


    Elena comes because she wanted to enjoy the perfect combination of food and drink,with both of them were gone.How she were able to enjoy dinner,she tried to ensure that they wouldn''t go that long,until luna message her.


    "Order an take out."


    Elena faces immediately despaired.After junk foods were the nemesis food for her diet,but not for luna and luxia.


    "I woul learn cooking,even if it kills me!!!"


    While someone was learning cooking,Luxia already in a room that have simple set of table and chair.He noticed last time,he didn''t bother to look at it and decided to move quickly because he didn''t have a lot time.After further examining he noticed that this room is similar to his previous room at childhood. A wooden table with a wooden chair,This world as expected are not a game,luxia then proceeded to open the door and teleported to outside.He was right outside of the tower and he proceed to examine the the tower,a white tower with no entrance with no end at the sky itself.


    "White tower,was the name given by the first player who enter this world.There was a lot of name as well,but people just call it White tower. Each Town have it since it was the only place where we could go back to reality.There was many myth around this tower,but that wasn''t important right now."


    "Luna."


    He looked at her who dressed like before ,she was leaning on wall with some random corpse on the floor.But since they were not dead there was nothing


    "Call me Moon,also you use your real name as nickname.You were not afraid to be found out?"


    "It didn''t matter,it wasn''t even my real name to begin with.It just a name that I used."


    "I understand,then let me guide you."


    Luxia closely follow luna,where they finally stopped in front of temple,the temple was so packed with people.It was at this this moment luna guide him to the back the temple with VIP written.At the entrance ,there was a cleaning robot that said.


    "Entrance money."


    Luna didn''t talk much and just handed a stack of paper bill.Even if Luxia was new,he understood that it wasn''t that cheap and no wonder no one comes at back entrance. SInce the front was free after all.


    "Here."


    "Thank you for patronage."


    Both of them then entered without trouble soon a priestess was coming and then said.


    "May I help you?"


    "Please guide us to the private''s room please."


    "Understood."


    Luxia heard that whispered to luna since he didn''t understand why luna did this.


    "Why private''s room?"


    "To protect you."


    Protect him?Luxia didn''t understand at all,He tried to asked her,but they already arrived at the private''s room.But there was someone was kneeling and praying in the middle''s of room.The girl was so beautiful that he was taken a back,a true priestess that what luxia though.Her silverhair remind him someone''s ,then at the same time the girl opened her mouth and then said.


    "I am sorry,I lost myself in praying."


    She then stand up and slowly opened her eyes.Her eyes wasn''t normal,it was like she see the deepest part of themself.No one knows what she were thinking,but luxia knows moon was nervous at her.Suddenly she arrived in front of luxia and held his cheek with both of her hand.


    "Pardon me.."


    Luxia was sweating like crazy,he never felt this kind of pressure,but he didn''t dare to move. Luna on otherside was chained by strange chain.After a minute,she released him and Luna.


    "I am sorry for my rude action,princess."


    "No,It was my mistake.After all I intrude your highness prayer."


    The priestess giggled but then she said.


    "I didn''t mind,after all I able to meet him.Princess your action today truly commendable."


    "Thank you for the praise your highness."


    The priestess then said while looking at luxia.She was laughing at him,after all seeing him scared againts her is new thing for her,she said.


    "There was no need to be afraid,I mean no harm."


    "Who are you?"


    "Ah,big sister feel sad.Little brother didn''t believe big sister at all."


    .....Luxia in reflect attacked her,but then suddenly a shield come over and blocked his fist.A voice then come from behind.


    "There no rush,big sister wouldn''t hurt you."


    "You..What do you want?"


    She giggled and then said with a sweet smile.


    "There was no need rush little brother,We will meet again."


    She then turn around and then said toward luna before she leave.


    "Be careful little girl,a mistake could cost you a life-long regret."


    She then left,at the same time luna fells on her knee.Luxia understand that luna felt the same pressure as he did,he then helped luna stand up.Luna then said.


    "That scares meh,i wonder what she was doing here?"


    "Luna,Who is she?"


    Luna don''t bother to correct him and then she explained it to him .


    "Ranked 9 in the world,Hana the Executor."


    "i see,then why she do that?"


    Luxia never met her,nor anyone similar to her,but luna also confused as this wents again her normal behaviour.Rather it was the first time for her to be interested in any other human being. Also the word she left kept budging her. Looks like she underestimated luxia''s talent to much.Still just what make her interested in luxia in the first places?Luna was thinking from every possibility but nothing fit and decided to discuss it with her friend later.


    "Let''s talk about later.Luxia could you pray like her in the place where she prayed before?"


    "Yes?But what is the relation with element?"


    "You will understand,just do it."


    Luxia just do as he said and then proceed to pray like the girl from before,at the same time the girl were just outside of temple after closed the temple for a day. She did luxia a favor as apology for scaring him.As she were in good mood,someone called for her name just as she step outside.It was a guy in early 20 ,with heavy armor and shield and emblem of dragon at his shield.


    "Your highness,I have been waiting for you."


    "I didn''t remember I need someone to wait for me."


    "Your higness,The ki-."


    He then felt pain in his chest,at the same time he looked at her like he had been wronged.But then the girl were only said.


    "I have no intention to be under the fake king.A true king would never send sacrificial pawn like you."


    At the same time she gave final glance at the temple and smiled sweetly,and then a light pillar begin to appear in the middle of temple.She then envelop the whole temple with illussion so that no one could see it just in case,after all he is just a baby chick.


    "Which kind of path he will take?Entertain me,dear little brother."


    While luna was surprised.The Pillar of Light.It''s rare phenomenon where a player was called by the god of the game and granted an unique ability.Each people start with 1 talent and 5 empty talent and gain one empty talent each time they level up.It was said the base talent was just nice bonus and made a little difference unlike element.People were thinking that element was most important,until someone reach the top with his unique talent.His unique talent is called dimensional storage and become undisputed rank 1 even though he only have 1 element.It was that kind of achievement made people give different light about talent.It was at that moment the pillar light subsided and 2 color appear beside him.There is 6 color known for attribute.For Normal Attribute it''s red for fire,brown for earth,green for wind,blue for water,white for light,black for darkness.Luxia''s element was something that never appear in history.


    "Light and Darkness?"


    There was never known people who had 2 the rarest element in the history of PLO. At the same time they couldn''t co-exist together.Was this his Unique ability?Luxia then immediately turn back and then said toward luna.


    "It''s over,Let''s go back."


    "Yes,just to be safe let''s use teleportation item. that phenomenon must attrack a lot of people."


    "..Yes."


    Luxia was in state of denial,since he dislikely his talent so much.To him his talent is denying his whole existence.It was a talent that given by a god to mock him for surviving by himself.


    ""Don''t mest with me.I would never accept this kind of talent."


    Talent:Connector.Able to make a connection with trusted Ally.It allows both of party to share talent and element for temporarily up to the user.Talent''s penalty are ignored.


    A talent that he could never used,after all he trusted no one and will never trust anyone.When he regain his sense,he already returned to reality just in front of the cafe door.