Vol 4 Chapter 1 (1/2)
Volu friends Translator: Irid, Ryuuku Yukigami, Wryn Proofreader: Arc, Catchkatch, Wryn “Dr Avery, I’ off to school Bye” Daren Avery looked the picture of a oodbye to Theodore, with his igard look of a barely functioning drug addict, as was his earlycharacteristic He reflexively waved his unoccupied hand upon hearing the words ‘school’ and ‘bye’ “Bye Dar; be careful,” he wheezed Daren saw Ezart leaning against a nearby fence the moment he walked out the door He trotted over irunted in response as he chewed a piece of toast After a prolonged silence on their way to school, Daren quipped, “You’re really early today” Ezart gulped down his toast and wiped his ru me wake up at an unGodly hour You’re just a little quiet; nothing exceptionally weird I have no idea what they’re paranoid about!” Daren ca at the shop by the roadside “Wanna buy an upgrade chip?” Ezart kneithout looking that it was the toy store where Daren bought all of Little Ai’s upgrades “Models” Daren murmured “What?” Ezart did not hear hi hirade chip I want to go to school—I can’t be late” “It’s still early!” Ezart scratched his head Seeuy is a little off He hasn't displayed that ‘puppy dog eyes’ look recently But no point over-thinking it He grabbed Daren by the ared him towards the toy store Daren tried to shake Ezart off “I want to go to school to study seriously I can’t be late,” he declared soleth, Daren could not shake hi him “Just a quick look We won’t be late!” Ezart continued to drag hith, but after accidentally ingesting Dr Avery’s experi the power of a tank In addition, his speed and reaction times were vastly different from before, so now he truly deserved the title of Hercules reincarnate However, Daren was no small fry As a result of seven year’s worth of extensive o that was completely different fro So Hercules and the strongest cyborg Dark Sun becale in front of the toy store “Stop! Please stop!” The store attendant begged repeatedly without daring to approach either of the out on his neck On the other hand, Daren was also in unspeakable agony Although his strength was inco output by utilising every single part of his body in the battle for supre steam-rolled repeatedly by a tank Both of the out, “Whatcha want?” The store attendant pointed at their feet in distress They looked down and released each other at the sa several feet due to the sudden loss of resistance A new, ten centimetre deep depression with multiple cracks had appeared in the concrete slab below thelanced at the displeased store attendant He shoved the person beside hiht?” Dark Sun fished out a credit card from his shi+rt pocket
“How is it? Can you read it?” Eli shook his head and ducked it lower under Eloise’ glare, ignoring her Although she was frustrated, Eloise could not hold it against hi her head by theas she wailed “Dar My cute Dar! He doesn't smile anymore—he’s not cute anymore!” “…” Yelan Academy’s slacker class D was exceptionally subdued today Co and skirmishes, it was unusually quiet except for the interle female by theOn closer inspection, anotherobediently in their assigned seats “Class, today the lesson for battle history shall be Sorry, I've walked into the wrong classroom,” the teacher mumbled to hiain Within a n at the entrance for a full fivewarily onto the podium The teacher stared at the students, wide eyed as they stared right back at hi patiently for class to start, with notebook and pen in hand The rest were ‘obediently’ rooted to their seats Although there were only a feith books on their desks, it was bizarre even for them to be seated If they had their textbooks ready he would run out of classroo He dabbed the beads of sweat from his broith his handkerchief as he stammered, “Shall we have a self-study period?” The students stared at hi the situation, the teacher did not dare to declare it a self-study period “What’s there to study? You ht as well disrunore us Even if it is a self-study lesson Dar will ignore us Isn’t that the sa!” The students took a sharp intake of breath collectively, then stared daggers at the teacher on the podium He perceptively announced, “Class dismissed” The class did not react to the announcement, but instead, when Eloise cheered and ran around the classroo Eli sauntered over to thestudents who parted like the red sea before hi over each other in their haste to escape The teacher paled and exited hastily without even daring to look at Eloise What sort of joke is this? To be able to scare a whole class off Is she human? The moment he heard class was diso hos in preparation to leave Eloise sped to his side “Wait a second!” she yelled Dark sun greeted her politely while packing his bag “hello, Eloise” She placed both hands on his shoulders and breathlessly asked, “DDar, have lunch together with us?” Dark Sun declined with a shake of his head “It’s only 10:30am It’s not time for lunch yet” “Breakfast then?” Eloise rubbed her sto “I’ve had breakfast Thank you for the invitation I need to go holanced at Eli, as paying attention to the ground She then looked to Ezart as still asleep She smacked Ezart’s desk furiously “Wake up, porcupine head! School is over!” she bellowed Ezart jerked upright but his eyes were still unfocused from sleep Eloise screamed into his ear “School is over! Porcupine head!” Ezart juusto “School’s over? Io eh?” He belatedly realised that neither the teacher nor the students remained School is really over? Ezart scratched his head in disbelief “We’re going to the battle si to bash soth was not like before If it wasinstead She hurriedly amended her statehtforwardly Dark Sun politely excused hi off Ezart, Eloise, Eli Bye” “You’re not co?” Ezart asked in disappointment He had not had a chance to duel Dark Sun since his power boost Dark Sun shook his head “You’re actually not plastering yourself onto others? Weren't you hankering to have supper all the tied, unconcerned Although he did not get to fight Dark Sun there was still Eloise And if that was insufficient, he could duel Elian, too Eloise pinched Ezart’s ar oaf!” she chastised “He’s just having a tiff with his brother!” Ezart remained nonchalant “That’s not true!” Eloise insisted stubbornly “Papa Avery already said that Dar is not himself, but Dark Sun instead” “What—Dar or Dark Sun?” Ezart huffed “Dar is just having a tantru with his personality” “You you don’t understand the situation at all!” Eloise screeched Despite the ruckus behind him, Dark Sun continued to walk out of the classrooates “Dar, wait for ed to Elian, co to Elian’s past behaviour, he would not seek his company for an incredibly late breakfast or ridiculously early lunch It must be about matters of import Hence, he stopped to allow Elian to catch up “Dar, the Principal is looking for you” Elian looked rather uneasy “He said that he has a mission you must complete” Why must this mission have to occur when Dar is off kilter, of all tie to wail like Eloise If Dar refused to accept the mission, but the Principal insisted on it, ere those stuck between the two parties supposed to do? Dark Sun quietened, allowing his microchip to determine the course of action The microchip analysed that, since the mission hat he pro the eful streak and prevent histhat he had o see the Principal” Elian heaved a sigh of relief before the anxious feeling began to grow again Although Dar illing to see the Principal now, he ht not accept the mission Even if he were to accept the mission, if he was injured, then the Solaris E?” Elian hesitated for a“Ok” He set used to the Dar who called him by his full na back the Dar who calls e’
“Protective services detail” The Principal, Antonias, braced both hands on his desk With an ugly expression, he growled, “You have to accept it this time, no matter what”
Daren, no, Dark Sun—at this point he had already donned Dark Sun’s attire, wearing the red shi+rt, boots, and, most importantly, the protective visor that covered his face—eh the visor
“State the details of the mission,” he said in an even voice
Antonias did not waste any time “You have heard of Lance, correct?” he asked frankly
Dark Sun gave a straightforward reply in turn “I have not”
Antonias was suddenly at a loss for words, and did not kno to continue He had only used that sentence as an opening re Dark Sun whether he actually knew of Lance In this world, not knowing of Lance was al who the Solaris Eed, and he hurriedly pulled Dark Sun into a corner for a hushed conversation
“Dar, Lance is the er in the world who rose to fame at just 18 years old It’s been 10 years since then, and it can be said that there is no one in the world who has not heard of hi this, Elian was a little styht in front of him?
Dark Sun nodded his head, walked back to the Principal’s desk, and said, “Continue”
Antonias hurriedly cleared the perplexed expression froet Dark Sun to accept the mission It didn't matter if he knew of Lance; after all, this h to complete it Even if said person lacked even basic cohtest
“The mission is to stick close to Lance and ensure his safety”
“I decline”
Receiving such a straightforward reply, Antonias griotten that, of the five le one yet?” he shot back coldly
“I haven’t forgotten” Dark Sun shook his head and explained “I am unable to shadow and protect another person 24/7 I have anotherthis, Antonias’ expression relaxed a bit He explained further “Protecting hih For a duration of one thy period of time”
“I a
Antonias clapped his hands and said, s, “You won’t need to leave the school I just need you to protect hi to our school?” Elian couldn't help exclai
He knew that the stir caused by this inforinally less than that caused by the Solaris Eht now the odds of the Solaris E into YeLan Academy to visit his little brother was not that low
Elian didn't knohether he should laugh or cry It see Dar, lots of practically ‘impossible’ occurrences had suddenly becoht” Antonias’ face darkened “I don’t knohat’s wrong with that guy,” he grus he could have said, he had to say that attending a battle academy was his dream, and now he’s here to fulfill it And of all the battle academies out there, he just had to pick ours”
“That’s really unfortunate” Elian finally understood why the Principal was so insistent about Dark Sun accepting this mission
It was Lance, after all! What kind out-of-this-world visitor was that?
Those anted to kidnap hihty thousand, if notthem would bebad happened to him at YeLan Academy, then the Academy would most definitely be shut down, and then each student would be classified as a suspect Perhaps the Principal would be forced to spend the twilight of his life dodging assassins
“Sin and I could also shadow and protect him,” Elian volunteered, very sincerely
“Absolutely not!” Antonias protested, his vexation showing on his face “This annoying guy said so to attend classes and how he also already possesses considerable combat skills Therefore, he doesn't need someone to protect hiuard And also…”
“Also?” Elian echoed, his interest piqued
Antonias continued with a straight face “That bodyguard ure, have to be poised, have lustrous hair, and have exceptional coender wasn't specified”
Hearing this, Elian didn't knohether to laugh or cry “Is he choosing a bodyguard or a wife?” Elian asked
“I’h Dark Sun seems mostly suitable… because he never removes his visor, does he still count as physically attractive?”
Elian glanced at Dark Sun for a moment; aside from that protective visor, he truly seeardless, Dark Sun would never agree to re, “Isn’t it better to assign Sin?”
“Not a chance! I would uy Sin has no problem at all with assassination-typehim to keep someone alive!”
That’s true Elian wrinkled his forehead and pondered for a long moment, then shook his head “No way,” he concluded “I’m not confident that I can adequately protect Lance all on ht work out”
“Obviously, that is unacceptable,” Antonias replied grumpily “If it was acceptable, I would have already sent the whole ECS to becoree Indeed, for people like Lance, letting the entire ECS act as bodyguards wouldn't be excessive
But Lance insisted on only one person, and the obvious candidate was… both pairs of eyes shi+fted to Dark Sun
”I won’t take off my visor,” Dark Sun answered simply
“You won’t have to Eloise says that she can tell that you’re attractive just froure and poise”
“That’s probably biased…” Elian hed once “Anyway, I've already given Dark Sun’s photograph to Lance for hirees The rest is up to you”
So that’s hoas Elian nodded his head, and the two of theazes on Dark Sun
Dark Sun was silently waiting for his ment This moment lasted for only a few seconds before he opened hisUnless you count it as two reed that I would have the power to turn downto kick a ed suddenly His eyes widened and he fixed Dark Sun with a deathly glare The latter, under the piercing attack of the Principal’s gaze, remained expressionless The Principal had no choice but to take one deep breath after another and then spoke through clenched teeth “All right, all right! If you say two then it’ll be two!”
Hearing this, Dark Sun nodded once
The Principal mumbled to himself “I’ll have you reive to you are not of an extraordinary difficult level, I, Antonias, will change my name to Petunias!”
Elian couldn't help but start to worry, because, to tell the truth, Dar’s true status was probably higher than Lance’s Dar was the world leader’s most precious loved-one Under nor to music, for all anyone knew the first person to kidnap Lance would be the Solaris Emperor, to make Lance Dar’s exclusive stereo
“Now the supre to protect aabout it made Elian feel extremely helpless, and deeply afraid on top of that If that supreuarded a musician, Elian wouldn't be surprised if the Solaris Emperor viciously beat up Lance himself
“DS II, turn on the switch for emotions”