Black Remnant

'Ugh... My head hurts. That old man really beat me and I thought I could handle my liquor. It should be him who carried me here and...' Scratching his head, Ai looked at himself and realized he's wearing different clothes from last night.

'Yeah, changed my clothes too. It's time to get up now. Hmmm... what's that smell?!' Certainly, the food cooked by Nin caught his sense of smell. Living alone in the forest, she could have as well served her teacher with a good kind of meals.

"I know you're awake. Come now, let's eat." She's still mad about last night but she doesn't want to spend her morning with frustration. As the hungry idiot heard her voice, he stood up as soon as he can and run towards the kitchen.

'Like a married couple. So lucky!' Thinking about something like that, if he only knew.

"Thanks for the meal!" Grabbing a plate and started eating like a hungry bear, the idiot ate to his heart's content.

"Wow! Where did you learn how to cook this way! It tastes something new yet it tastes great!" Nin really did well cooking. Someone who lived in the forest for a long time, she really knows her stuff.

"Just eat. Oh, and your friend visited last night. She seems to be a close friend of yours to barging in without even knocking." The girl sure was surprised by what she saw and Nin being smart, she already knows the thing between them.

"Well, that was probably Sha. She's the daughter of the Head Leader Tanti so that would mean, she's my cou-"

*PFFFFT* Out of nowhere, the food burst out of the princess' mouth and sprayed towards the face of the idiot.

"I'm sorry. Didn't mean to do that." Nin really thought that the girl was a love interest of some sort but with what the idiot said, it looks like it's a forbidden love for Sha.

"You shouldn't waste food! Do you even know how hard it is to earn money?!" It seems like the idiot values food more than the expensive cultivation pills he willingly gave away without second thoughts.

'Really... I can't believe my brother turned out to be an idiot. If he wasn't our clan's successor, I would have left him alone...' Nin still can't understand how he became like this. She remembers her brother when she was five years old to be a role model. She admired him.

*KNOCK KNOCK* A wild unimportant visitor appeared.

"Yesh? What ishit?" Opening the door with his left hand and using his right hand to carry a bowl of rice while his mouth is full, Ai found a guard standing in front of the doorway.

"The Elder of the Black Fist Academy invites you and young miss Kin to attend the opening ceremony. Here are your uniforms and starting today, you will be attending the academy." And so just like that, no questions asked, both Ai and Nin are now a student of the Black Fist Academy.

-Black Fist Academy, 1 Star Class-

A group of youngsters ages 14 and up are gathered together in a small area. Ai and Nin are also here but...

*STARES* Ai seems to be getting a stare of death from someone nearby.

"Hey, who's that guy? He seems to like you a lot for staring you like that." Nin seems to be enjoying how the young Ai is getting too much intimidation aura from the enraged Kiri.

"Jeez, you don't have to tell me. I'm sure he'll kill me soon. You'll save me, right? I'm your roommate after all." He seems to be forgetting that what he really gives to the table is more of troubles.

"Well, if you could pay the groceries and the rent then I think I might be able to help you." Knowing that money here is hard to earn, her abilities might come in handy for not only protecting her brother but also for the daily expenses. Duno doesn't really have the responsibility to give them money and asking for more help from him, she won't like that.

"Fine... but please, don't let him break any more of my bones." Agreeing to her terms. Knowing he won't be able to provide, he prefers to have a complete set of bones.

And so... the deadly stare of Kiri is getting more and more intense and now making both Ai and Nin uncomfortable. Kiri can't take it anymore and started walking to get close to him.

"I told you, you don't deserve to be here. You get out now or else I will kill you." A deadly stare and now a death threat. Kiri sure hates him.

"Dude, why don't you just leave me alone. I mean, can you bully other people-" Ai sensed a killing intent giving him the chance to avoid the incoming danger.

*BAAAAM!* A sound like a thunderclap roared after Ai instinctively blocked Kiri's frontal fist attack with his palm. Everyone didn't expect that something like this would happen on their first day. Not to mention, the one who's causing the trouble is the firstborn of the Head Leader so no one even wants to stop the fight.

Sha, who's trying to hold back from helping, was surprised as well. The last time she saw Ai, he wasn't as strong as this.

'Crap... that was intense. I didn't even expect I could stop Kiri's attack unlike before.' Then he remembered, Kiri's at level 5 disciple, same as him. Now, he thinks that they are now in equal terms but...

Kiri pulled his fist and then swiftly unleashed another attack from the side. Ai eyes could follow Kiri's movement but somehow, his body couldn't catch up to him.

'Shit! And I thought I had the chance to fight him toe to toe!' Kiri was surprised maybe of how Ai managed to block his attack but he already had his breakthrough from level 5 disciple to level 6 just a night ago and he still has the upper hand.

*BAAAAAM!* Another powerful impact caused tremor to the area but this time was different.

"What?!" Kiri looked at what happened and it seems the young lady, everyone knows as the forest dweller, blocked his anger-filled attack using his fist and not only that, she even used a finger to stop it making it more humiliating for Kiri. He knew that the only person who could stop him would be his sister but he didn't know any better.

"I think that's enough. Ai is a friend of mine, anyone crosses his way will have to go through me first." Kiri backed off as soon as he felt a tremendous killing intent on a different level. At such a young age of 15, she already reached level 5 Master Rank and he knew it by just looking at her that the difference between their level is huge.

*SPIT* "Asking for this brute amazon's protection, you're a disgrace." Well... you shouldn't have said that, young Kiri.

"What did you just say?!" There you go... the young girl started to release a powerful black aura with Qi zapping nearby with black energy that even Ai have to get away from her.

"Kin, you need to calm down!" Living alone for a long time in a forest, temper is really not something you needed but hearing Ai's voice, the killing intent, and black aura dispersed.

"Kiri, we don't want trouble. We are here because of your father's order. I know you hate me and I won't stop you from doing so but give me a little bit more time and I will give you a good fight like before. Isn't that what you really want?" Ai, even before, respects Kiri's strength and considered him as his rival as well. To Ai's mind, maybe Kiri's acting this way to motivate him to become stronger... trying to be the villain and to Ai, Kiri is still a friend.

Kiri just turned around and let out a sigh of annoyance. The atmosphere is heavy now after what happened.

Then from afar, they heard footsteps coming towards them.