412 After Story: Emilys Proposal 2 (2/2)
Unlike in the past when he was still that freshman who was cowering inside his room, he was much better now. Kei's current abilities with the usage of his newfound power were among the top of humanity, not to mention his physical ability had grown from all the training he did in these past two years. His physical abilities and skills could have placed him as a B rank merc back in the old days.
Still even after everything he did, even though he was the one who had worked the hardest among those in the Mercenary Club he was still nowhere close to the others. The weakest next to him would be Evangeline but even her skills were beyond his. Not only was her overall skills better than his, but even her control over her ability was exemplary.
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As Kei continued to feel down he noticed that he was already in another place. The scenery was a familiar one. He looked around and was sure that this was the park where Sir Lyner's statue was placed. Kei's feet had unconsciously led him to this place.
Kei turned around and as he expected there stood the statue of the man who stood proud and tall even as he faced his death. The statue was a very accurate depiction of Lyner's final moments.
”I guess even now I can always rely on you Sir Lyner.” Kei sat on the bench in front of the statue.
”Sorry I didn't bring anything to offer you today. I wasn't expecting to come here... Hey Sir Lyner, I already tried my best, but it doesn't seem like it's enough. What do you think I should do? I feel so inferior to everyone else, and I don't think I can keep up with her if this keeps up.”
Kei smiled wryly as he looked at the statue of his teacher.
”Oh sorry about that, I forgot to tell you I was planning to propose to Emily, but I failed multiple times already. I can't even do something so simple, I feel so ashamed.” At that moment Kei felt like he could hear Sir Lyner's voice talking to him.
”Are you an idiot? If your best isn't good enough then you must go beyond that. If you really are a student of mine you wouldn't give up even if you keep on falling down, you will push yourself to stand. Stop disturbing my sleep and go out there and meet with Emily, don't you dare come back until you propose.”
Kei knew that the voice he was hearing was just his thoughts of SIr Lyner taking form, but even so, just hearing his voice scolding him made Kei feel better.
'Yeah, he would say something like that, I'm sure of it.' As Kei was getting motivated, his face was suddenly covered by a bag, and he was handcuffed with power suppression cuffs. These cuffs were made by Anita and various researchers to stop the super-powered villains from wreaking havoc. This was supposedly only available to the police, but it seems like someone was able to get one under the radar.