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Chapter 4: I Finally Awakened my Power

I awoke with a start. As I look around at where I am, I seem to be in a nurse room , sleeping at a bed after I collapsed.

I lost, didn't I? 

It vexed me that I just gritted my teeth off. The feeling of wanting to win because I was mocked and belittled turned my head off. I should have just calm my heads down and fight in a serene manner.

"Where am I?" I said, but no one answered. I glance beside my bed and again, it freaked me out. It was another. You already know what it is, I do not need to say so right? Very typical, oh I see. What does God want me to do with all these girls? With tow-colored hair like a drop of gold measuring up to her shoulders, and sparkling green eyes, as if it is a part of nature, her curves is perfect at where it is supposed to be, skin white as clouds engraved at the sky and a light diamond necklace circling around her neck. A golden beauty I might say, but the part that is bothering me is her ears, not that I care though.

Again and again, all the girls here are very alluring. Are they really monsters? Because I do not think so. She was sleeping care freely like she do not care if someone touch her face. So that's exactly what I did. Dude, I felt that I just destroyed my dignity as a man but still I am not a sicko! I just had to, so please don't misjudge me.

She woke up while I was poking her face, and she was shocked as me. Her face was flushed, she's gonna slap me, wouldn't she? 

"I'm sorry!"

I guard my face but she did not do anything, it made me quite confused, truth to say. But I'm kind of glad that she did not do anything though.

"Um, who are you?"

She stand up and brushed her uniform. She then took a look at me and smiled. I am at loss, really.

"Nice to meet you, Master Axel," she answered. What the f-- Master?!  who calls students that way these days? "My name is Etheria, I'm a sister of Zork Lione, the one you had a match with this afternoon. I sincerely apologize," she bow her head down. 

So that's why they have the same ears.

"No, please don't be. I am at fault for being weak anyway. By the way, is there any reasons why you are calling me Master?" I scratched my head in embarrassment.

"I was assigned to be, by my brother directly. We are called The Lost as our terms of power are useless for we do not have any kind of magic circuits that allows us to use some kind of offensive magics or supporting magics that would allow us to participate in battles."

"Does he hate you?"

"Yes, as always, I am inferior to him. I could never catch up to him," her voice suddenly became shaken. "he issued me an order to be your servant for the year so I could not afford to refuse."

"Then can I ask something?"

"What is it, Master?"

"Could you drop the formalities? I think your brother is wrong in some ways, but I think we should treat others as friends, right?"

She shook her hand and looking flustered, I didn't know what to do, "That can't be, I don't have powers after all,"

"Then we're the same," I smiled, "I am a human, creatures who do not have  those kind of magics yet I am here, and we could relate to each other, no?" 

She smiled yet I could see that there are tears, and that made me anxious and nervous at the same time. When a girl cried in front of a guy, there's no doubt that the guy would feel guilty right?