203 Chapter 203: Everything but the Rain II (1/2)
Huang Shun Yin tugged the collar of his high school uniform, loosening it a little so that he could breathe. Precisely because he had only just officially started as a first year high school student a few days ago, he still couldn't get used to wearing the weird black straight-collared uniform that somehow resembled a military attire more than a school one. It even had that old Meiji period styled cap.
”Only thing they need is a cape and we might as well return to the Meiji period,” Shun Yin muttered. Except that this wasn't Japan…however, the nation called Japan was now located within the super-entity known as the Global Federation, along with the vast majority of Asia, Europe and North American continent.
At his side was a sword, which normally would have earned him inquisitive looks from the authorities, but he held a mage license. The police in the area already knew of his role, and they gave him a lot of space whenever he was called to perform his duty.
Speaking of duty…
”…it has already been nine years, huh?” he remarked nostalgically as he placed his hand on the embroidered hilt of his sword. he couldn't believe it had been almost a decade since he had started learning magic, and could believe less so that he had somehow managed to make it this far. Even though anyone could theoretically learn magic, few people had the tenacity and determination to withstand the punishing regime and spiritual abuse that the training demanded.
In return for teaching him magic, however, the city council had assigned him to perform missions. He had been doing that throughout the third year of his middle school despite officially being underage. Normally the City Council only allowed second year students of high schools to undertake such dangerous missions.
However, Shun Yin wasn't just any student.
He had shown promising talent and far surpassed any other mage his age, his mastery of fire spells surpassing even the specialized fire mages of the Porter family. He had heard rumors that they sought to adopt him, or perhaps marry one of their daughters to him in an attempt to marry him into their family, but he paid them no attention.
There was only one girl he would ever be interested in, and she was beyond his reach. Furthermore, his goal wasn't to get married or for fame, but to become a hero like his idol, Michael Porter. He wanted to be an ally of justice, and protect civilians who weren't as adept at wielding magic as professional mages.
And his first task as a ”hero” was to save the household in front of him, the poor dudes who were being plagued by monsters.
”I swear, I don't know how they got in!” the owner of the house was complaining to an indifferent-looking policeman, who merely nodded as he recorded the details in his electronic notepad. ”They just showed up one day…!”
”It happens,” the policeman told him in an almost disinterested manner. He most likely wouldn't bother putting charges against the guy because it was too troublesome. Not to mention, the guy was telling the truth. It was unlikely that any random guy could smuggle monsters into the city. He would probably be killed the monster got loose.
”Please! You've got to exterminate them!” the guy was begging. ”If this continues, my wife and kids will be in danger!”
”Relax. We've called in a professional. He'll deal with your problems shortly. Just give him the details regarding your monsters.”
”Like I said, it's not my monsters! They all showed up one day, without warning! I have no idea how they got into my house…”
”Most likely underground,” Shun Yin suggested as he finally reached the frantically gesticulating man. ”They might have burrowed through the ground and exited through your basement. You're just really unlucky.”
The house owner turned and glared at Shun Yin sharply, as if to say this was none of his business. However, the policeman beamed.
”Ah, you're finally here!”
”Yeah. Sorry for being late.”
”No, no. we didn't wait long.” The policeman took a step back and gestured toward the house. ”This is all yours now.”
”Roger that.”
”W...wait!” the house owner blurted out, turning his eyes from the policeman to Shun Yin. ”You don't mean to tell me…”
”Ah, forgive my lack of manners.” The policeman briefly took off his cap to scratch his head. ”This is the pro I'm talking about. He'll exterminate your monsters for you.”
The house owner's jaw dropped. He was so stunned that he didn't correct the policeman this time (regarding who the monsters belonged to). He turned to stare at Shun Yin, unable to form any words despite his mouth flopping open.
”B…but he's just a kid!” the guy finally found his voice and protested hotly.
”So?” the policeman responded. ”He's still a pro magician.”
”Stop joking! Get me a real mage!”
”Why don't you let me in your house and deal with the monster?” Shun Yin asked coolly. ”If I can't defeat it, then I'll call my master. Will that be acceptable?”
”Hell, no.” the policeman paled. He turned to the house owner and shook his head. ”Trust me, you don't want this kid's master to get involved.”
”Huh?” the guy glowered at the policeman, but Shun Yin had enough. He impatiently shoved past the guy and walked straight into the house. Noticing the teenager barging right into his property, the house owner got all flustered. ”Hey, wait!”
”For what?” Shun Yin glanced at him with a raised eyebrow. ”The monster is inside your house, right?”
”No, but what can you do against…?”
Shun Yin placed his hand on the hilt of his sword. The house owner trailed off when he saw that, and he gulped audibly.
”Make yourself feel at home,” he muttered as cold perspiration formed over his face. Shun Yin responded with a smile, and then stepped into the house.
At first, he didn't see anything. The corridor leading to the main hallway was empty, as was the kitchen and living room. Shun Yin proceeded to the basement, and found the hole where the monsters emerged from. Closing his eyes, he muttered an incantation, and then drew his sword. Slashing at the hole, he sealed it with purifying flames, scorching the earth and filling it up with holy fire. The fires cooled down and hardened into rock-like crystals that blocked off the burrow.
There wouldn't be any monsters coming from there again.
Satisfied, Shun Yin sheathed his sword. However, he had yet to find the monsters the house owner was talking about. He doubted they were in the burrowed tunnel when he sealed it, which meant the monsters were still lurking somewhere inside the house.
No matter. He was going to flush them out and save the family from their nightly torments. They had yet to suffer any casualties, but Shun Yin knew that wouldn't last long. The house owner was intelligent enough to quickly evacuate his house and send his family to his parents' place while he struggled to deal with this threat.
”Where could they be?” Shun Yin murmured to himself. He closed his eyes and reached out with his senses, only to stiffen. ”This is bad…”
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There were quite a few monsters, and they were located upstairs, in the bedrooms. However, what concerned Shun Yin wasn't their numbers, but the strange way in which their monstrous auras were expanding.
They were clearly growing stronger. He wasn't how, but they appeared to be feeding on something and converting those raw materials into power. If he left them be, they would only become more terrifying.
No wonder none of the house owner's family had been threatened yet. The monsters were biding their time, feeding on something else, and waiting to grow strong enough so that they could overwhelm the family and devour them all in one go.