Chapter 216 - SIDE STORY: Siji Lost Control! (1/2)

Nataya grinned as she successfully blocked his attack. He didn't use his spiritual power to attack her, but he used it to block them from the others. That way, her friends wouldn't be able to interfere with their fight. Not even that advisor of hers.

He watched as her gaze turned sharper and serious. There was no fear or hesitant like she used to have in her eyes. She was ready to take on his challenge, but Nataya couldn't predict anything about her.

”You've grown up.” He said while grinning excitedly.

”Thanks.” She shrugged her shoulders but Nataya could sense that she had not lowered her guard even just for a bit.

”Do you still have any strength to fight with me? Surely that human over there couldn't possibly tire you out, right?” Nataya took a glance at the young man and his advisor who were watching at them with bewildered eyes.

”Actually, I'm a bit sleepy and I was just about to head home for a nap. I even thought of a way for my advisor to go away so that I could take my time sleeping peacefully. But, thanks to you… I can't do it now.” She smiled and said it through her gritted teeth.

Her eyes flashed with annoyance when she looked at him. They were really similar, Nataya thought. When Ajeng was deprived of the thing she liked the most too, she would bare her fangs at him with annoyance clear on her face.

The memories of their small banter made his heart warm and his excited eyes turned soft.

With the same expression in front of him, he couldn't help but reminiscence about the old days. He found Jane more pleasing to his eyes and his initial displeasure towards her because of her age and incapability to lead the army was changed into something familiar.

As Nataya was still drowning in his memories, outside the barrier were three hopping mad men. Sanji and Tom were yelling curse at him, shouting at him to break the barrier. Siji, on the other hand, had anxious look on his face. He tried to feel the barrier to break it and save Jane. However, no matter how much power he used to break it, it didn't budge at all.

The memories when he would always fail to protect the previous Master of White Army triggered his trauma. His fear that he would bring bad luck to the Master overwhelmed him bit by bit. Slowly, he lost his composure, especially when Nataya started attacking Jane with ferocious attacks.

”STOP IT!” Siji poured his power towards the barrier, trying hard to break it. The ground was shaking as the impact of him using his full power against the barrier created by the Devil.

He didn't want to see another Master died in front of him again. The last time it happened, he thought he had got used to the feeling and that he wouldn't feel frustrated by his incapability to protect the Master. He thought because of his bad luck that the masters died.

Then, Jane came. He thought she would be another victim to his bad luck. But, Jane persisted and Siji thought that he could protect her, help her to be a great Master.

However, she was snatched right in front of his nose. Anger, frustration, and fear gnawed at his hearts. He didn't want anything happen to Jane. He wanted to prove that he was not a bad luck.

While Siji was lost in his fear, Sanji and Tom put all of their power to help breaking the barrier. Helplessness was clear in their faces. How could they let anyone take Jane in front of their eyes? They were failure at protecting the one they loved the most.

Obviously, these three men were drowning deep in their own thoughts and fear that they failed to see the fight carefully.

If only they could put more trust in her and watch her closely, they would notice that Nataya didn't have any intention to hurt her.

Instead, Nataya was giving her some pointers while they were engaging in an epic fight. The amount of spiritual power display was not as grand as when Jane attacked Rasha, but it was even denser than and as exhausting as the one before.

Jane's movement turned even more smoothly without any unnecessary moves in it and every hit would carry powerful effect if it landed on someone's soul. Nataya's eyes flickered in astonishment at how fast she could grasp his teaching.

As the result, he attacked even more fiercely. He wanted to know how far she could hold on. Even when his barrier was under attack, it didn't hinder him at all. He kept moving faster and fiercer.

Every second passed and he thought that Jane was an awesome human. She could really endure his attacks for this long. Even though her expression had changed and showed some difficulties when she fended off his attacks, she still refused to stop or beg for mercy.

Until one moment where Nataya's punch brushed her cheek and created a cut on her fair cheek, they finally stopped moving. Jane's breathing turned labor and she maintained her body to stay in the same pose for several second. Her hand that had touched Nataya's abdomen was still buzzing with her spiritual power.