Dawn at the Wild Rift (Book IV)

Chapter 37

Harley's attention is caught by the three men fighting against this one woman with another two pairs of hands behind her. Though the appearance changed, he still manages to recognize that it is Hanabi.

"Lylia, go with Harith and the others. I'll go and help that stupid leader," he states before disappearing from everyone's sight.

As he leaves them, Harith stares at Lylia with a puzzled look.

"Is he your boyfriend? I never saw him before," he states.

Normally, Lylia would suddenly blush at that kind of comment. However, she feels like something is off so she narrowed her sight at him.

"No, he is a friend of ours. Don't go acting like you do not know him."

"But I really do not know him."

Lylia sighs and wonders how long will the other mage be pretending not to know Harley.

"You know, he is Land of Dawn's genius mage. He is the sole son of the Vance couple."

"I do not really know. But let's go. We still have another war to win over."

"Why are you acting like you do not know him? Harith, this is no time and place to joke on something." Lylia is now a bit pissed off because this is no time for jokes.

"I ain't joking though."

While Lylia continues to worry about that matter, the person she is worried about reconciled with the other three men.

Stepping into another fight, Harley releases his ring of fire right at Rakshesha. Despite knowing that she is Hanabi, the spearhead of their squad, he just has this feeling that she is not that Hanabi he used to know.

"Oi, stupid leader, what happened to Hanabi?" he asks in the midst of the fight.

Gusion, who is still confused about who he is, is pulled deeper into confusion. No matter how hard he tries to comprehend it, he just could not get how this little kid got his armor, knows about his leadership, and the fact that the one they are fighting is Hanabi.

However, since he seems to be on their side, he brushes off the insult and responded, "She absorbed the curse cast in Runeterra and it has greatly taken a toll on her."

Clicking his tongue, Harley could not help but get mad.

"You really are a stupid leader! The reason why I did not go with you to that so-called Runettera is because I trust you. Yet you failed to save her!"

This time, Gusion is ticked off. He already knows that he failed big time as a leader. However, did this little kid really have to rub it right on his face?

"And you there with the silver hair! You are a part of this as well! If you did not kidnap her, then she would not end up like these! Men like you two just sucks!"

Hanzo, who is listening, is thankful enough that Harley did not know of his past mistakes. Or else, he might also be receiving a straight backlash from Harley.

Rakshesha just absorbed the fire and made no damage to her. Thus, Harley comes to the conclusion that he is not needed in that combat.

He turns his back and mumbles, "You guys take care of her. I hope you'd get a good beating from the person you sinned against with."

When he left, Rakshesha's eyes suddenly turn back into their original color—ocean blue. As if she is back to herself, Hanabi holds her head since it feels like it is being cracked open.

Getting her foot back on the ground, she asks, "What just happened?"

Those three words from her shock the three men. Her voice becomes normal again and when she lifts her gaze, she sees three familiar faces. Then, she looks around the vicinity and notices the wreckage.