Satoyu

Chapter 1

Inside a bar, Satoyu is drinking alcohol. His loose clothes hide his muscular body, he wraps his face from chin to nose with a mask. His skin is white with a little bit of tan, his black hair is neat, and his eyes lack pupils, appearing narrow as if he's smiling behind the mask. The bar is an old fashioned mediaeval bar made out of wood. The atmosphere of the bar is quiet and calm as it's still daytime.

"Satoyu, what are you doing here all by yourself?" Avolksh Avalon approached Satoyu. He glances at him for a moment, then resumes drinking. Avolksh seemed cheerful, with neat blonde hair and fair skin.

"It's not odd seeing you like this!" Said Avolksh while taking his seat besides Satoyu. "One glass of Lager!" Avolksh ordered"One glass of Lager coming right up!' Said the Bartender.

"What are you doing here? You have a lot of work." Said Satoyu with a hint of depression in his voice. "That can wait!" Said Avolksh.

The bartender served the glass of lager. The man lifted it, flipping it with a practiced move. But the beer clung to the glass, defying gravity. Satoyu watches the trick and returns to his drink, Avolksh looks at Satoyu's face, his expression unchanged.

"It sure is Boring these days" said Avolksh while chugging down the glass of Lager, Satoyu nodes as a sign of agreement of what the newcomer said. "I missed the good old days when I didn't have to be stuck behind a desk, I just wanted to have fun in the fields! But you know, it's a family business!"

"Do you know that you have said that for the hundredth time this year after a week of your promotion?" Said Satoyu with the same depressing tone.

"Well, just to let you know," said Avolksh while looking at the front entrance of the bar. "you got something you need to handle real soon!" Avolksh's words lingered in the air as he hinted at something Satoyu needed to handle. Little did they know, a threat was already at the bar's doorstep.

BANG!

The bar's peace shattered with a resounding BANG! The door swung open, revealing a menacing figure — a bandit brandishing a flaming dagger. "NOBODY MOVE, THIS IS A FUCKING ROBBERY!!!" Everyone was terrified at what was about to happen, but Satoyu and Avolksh remained calm and continued their drink.

While everyone else was being afraid, a man forced himself to fight, he needed to stand up and fight for himself and others. The man bravely stepped forward bringing a bottle of alcohol in his hand.

His body isn't too muscular but he looked like he's in good shape. "You're brave for even thinking you stand a chance against me!" Said the bandit.

The man charged towards the bandit with his bottle of alcohol, the bandit launched a punch but the man dodged it to the side. He slammed the bottle to the bandit's head thus breaking the bottle, this caused the water to spill all over the bandit's body. The man flicks his finger but nothing happens.

The man flicked his finger, trying to summon electricity through magic, relying on water's conductivity. Yet, a crucial detail eluded him: Liquor, much like most alcoholic beverages, is a poor conductor of electricity.

JLEBB

The man was soon stabbed by the bandit, leaving a burned wound. Satoyu and Avolksh maintained a detached calmness, their attention seemingly more absorbed in their conversation than the chaos unraveling nearby. Yet, a flicker of concern crossed Satoyu's eyes as the violence escalated.

Satoyu's gaze remained steady, his calm demeanor belying the familiar thought that lingered in his mind. A thought he had carried with him through countless moments like this.

YAAAWWWN!

A collective gasp filled the bar as Avolksh let out an enormous yawn. The bandit's face twisted in anger at the perceived disrespect. He glared at Avolksh, expecting remorse, but met only a bored look in return.

Avolksh rises from his seat, heading towards the bar's gender-neutral bathroom. "Hey! Where do you think you're going, idiot?' Screamed the Bandit as Avolksh is walking to the restroom.

"Satoyu," said Avolksh. Satoyu turned to face Avolksh and nodded his head. "Please take care of him. I really need to use the toilet!"

The bandit, Enraged by the disrespect they're giving him, exploded in anger "FUCK! HOW DARE YOU INSULT ME!?!?!"

"Why not?" Said Avolksh calmly as he walked towards the restroom.

"Y- you..." The amount of disrespect coming from Avolksh had caused him to notice that what he was facing wasn't an average person.

As Satoyu stands up, he stares at the bandit, his expression unchanged. Everything that happened has caused the bandit to wonder "Who are these people? Why are they so calm? Am I the one in danger now? Did I choose the wrong place at the wrong time?" This had been haunting the bandit for approximately 0,8 seconds.

Until...

"I was trained by the greatest and strongest bandits alive, Silver and Bern! They had taught me many things, one of which is to defeat 10 people with just one arm. I will not lose, no matter who these people are!" The thought of being better and stronger faded away faster than the speed of light

"President of the ranks of magic, you can use the restroom in peace. I, Satoyu, am at your service."

Left speechless, the bandit realized he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

The jovial atmosphere in the bar suddenly turned tense. Satoyu's expression remained unchanged, but an air of seriousness settled over the room. Satoyu clenched his fist and put them together. "Element Shadow, shadow inventory!" From his hands, Satoyu drew a sword from thin air. The sword was pitch black, absorbing the surrounding light.

Fear gripped the bandit as he summoned every ounce of energy for one purpose.

To run.

To flee as fast and far as possible. As he was fleeing, he felt like he tripped, he tried to move his right leg to stop the fall, but he couldn't feel his leg, he couldn't feel anything, for him, it was the longest fall he has ever felt.

THUMP!!!

As his face collided with the bar's floor, his vision spun wildly until it settled on a gruesome sight—

his body,

his headless body.

Satoyu, who was 5 Meters away from the bandit had somehow beheaded him with his sword.

Chapter 1 end.