BOOK 1 | Start the War

Arc 1 | Ch. 8: Are You Protecting That Girl From Me?

Start the War

Chapter 008

Days and weeks have passed and everything went exactly as they promised to each other. Lorenzo gave peace to Cheska and acted like they're no existing in each other's eyes. And just like before, hindi sila masyadong pumapasok sa Lee University not unless they want to. Kaya kung ano man ang kanilang napagkasunduan, it's just like nothing to him.

Whenever their eyes met, Cheska is always the first one to look away. Mabuti na rin iyon dahil kung hindi niya iyon gagawin, he would only be tempted to talk to her. He has a lot of things to talk to her about. He wants to know more about her. Pero hindi maari. He might be arrogant in her eyes, marunong pa rin naman siyang tumupad sa pangako. He's a man of his words.

He thought a normal girl would never pique his interest. He never sees someone from the Outside world as interesting. They don't do something different. They don't do things they do. They're boring. They're normal.

But Cheska is different. He underestimated her toughness. He thought it was baseless at makikita niya na hindi talaga siya kasing tapang katulad ng kaniyang pinapakita once she saw a real fight. What he saw that night is completely the opposite. She's tough inside and out. He still couldn't forget how her eyes sparkled as she saw them fight. Is she that stupid to think that a fight like that is for entertainment? He can't tell.

She watched them as if they're some entertainers. She watched them as if she's only watching a movie, na hindi talaga iyon nangyayari sa kaniyang harapan. Normally, an outsider would be shaking.

But on top of that, he's satisfied with the outcome. He doesn't care if they win because their opponent lost their focus because of Cheska. After all, it's not the title he's after. Just like studying at Lee University, he's not studying there because of the name. He's studying there to gather any information about Lees.

And winning that game is the same. If he wins, he would be one step closer to his objective. Kailangan niya ng maraming source at kapag maraming source, baka anumang oras ay makahanap na siya ng paraan to meet the Lees face to face and make them pay for what they did.

So what's the game all about?

As said before, Underground World is an open world which anyone can enter with that notice, of course, of its leader. And in order to be on top, you should beat whoever is up there. So who is up there? Of course, it's the leader of the Underground World—the strongest gangster.

However, he doesn't know who they are. Ang tanging alam lang nila ay iyon ang kailangan nilang matalo para makuha ang Underground World. Normally, people from the Underground World hides their identity by covering their faces for their safety kaya hindi na siya nageffort pa na alamin iyon. He even doubts that will happen.

And since the leader has beaten, they have to take his place. A master can't rule two worlds so he asked Ralph to be the leader of the Underground World. Katulad ng nabanggit kanina, he's only after the title's advantage and not the title itself. He believes that if they will lead the Underground World, the chance to meet Lees would increase.

Now, Black Phoenix, his group is leading the Underground World. Red Phoenix, Cj's group is defeated. They thought of it on the spot. Alex's the one who came up with that name. Since no one disagreed, it became the official name of their group. And leading the Underground means they're classified as gangsters too.

"I hope we'll get something by defeating those guys."

Nakapangalumbaba lang ngayon si Alex habang nakikipaglaro ng baraha kay Kenneth at Ralph. Xander is in front of his laptop while listening to music and Lorenzo, he's just sitting on his swivel chair. Pinapagewang gewang niya pa iyon habang nakaturo ang hintuturo sa sentido, nagiisip.