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Chapter 2 - The Youngest Protector.

Hamesh: I was expecting someone to be left out. Well, you have a partner, Yuki.

Yuki: WHAT? No way, I got a bad feeling about this. Who is it, sir? 

Hamesh: It's the new student, Mika.

Yuki: (speechless) Wait, what?

Hamesh: Come and see me after class with her.

Yuki goes back to his desk and sits down.

Yuki: Should I tell her now... 

He turns to take a glance at her.

Yuki: Maybe not, I'm not in a rush.

Finally, class came to an end, and now it was first break. 

Yuki: …Hey, you?

Mika: You don't know my name? Do you?

Yuki: Ahh, I'm cooked. But I heard something like ... It's Rika, right?

Mika: No, it's Mika. (sighs) I knew it. And who are you?

Yuki: I messed it up. I could've said I don't know. You did it—that's not gonna change, anyway. I'm Yuki.

Mika: So, yeah. What's it?

Yuki: He told us to see him after class

Mika: I see. Mostly about my group project, and I guess he is my partner.

Yuki: No questions?

Mika: Isn't it obvious?

Yuki: Maybe, yeah. 

Yuki goes to the staff room first. 

Hamesh: What about her?

Yuki: She is coming, but why can't we both have individual projects? Yeah, that's not possible. But I don't want to waste even the slightest possibility.

Hamesh: You know my answer, Yuki.

Mika entered the room, and hamesh didn't notice her.

Yuki: I can't think of anything else.

Hamesh: You've no choice, Yuki. This would be a great chance to overcome your shyness.

Mika came to the room. Hamesh notices her.

Hamesh: Great timing, Mika.

Yuki: I'm not shy. I'm not the same person as I was.

Hamesh: Well, team up with Mika.

Yuki:It seems like a trap, but is there a way? No. So accept it. Fine, sir.

Mr Hamesh's phone starts ringing.

Hamesh: Just a sec, I'll be back.

Mika: His characteristics and negative chakra are suspicious. I should check it first. This is the right time. I'll enable it when he goes out.

He walks out of the room.

Mika: (Whispers) Activate TFZ.

The time on the clock stopped. They entered the Time Free Zone. Both of their eyes start glowing yellow.

Mika:WHAT? He's a protector?? You're a protector? 

Yuki: Wha... What do you mean? And what's in your eyes?

Mika: Draw 'P' in the air with your finger. Please, don't ask any questions now…

Yuki: Not gonna happen. I need a reason.

He noticed that the clock had stopped. He lifted his left hand to look at his watch, and it had stopped too.

Yuki: What's happening? Why did the clock and my watch stop? I'm not gonna do anything unless I get an answer.

Mika: He's too stubborn. Your eyes turned yellow. Which is sign you're a protector.

Yuki: What? My eyes?

Yuki: So you mean, you're a protector?

Mika: Yeah, I'm a protector, level 3

He raises his right hand and draws the letter P in the air with his index finger.

Yuki: I don't know what this protector thing is, but I know what happens next.

A screen popped up, titled About. It said "Level 1 Protector".

Mika: (Surprised) How do you know?

Yuki: I watch a lot of fantasy anime. It shows my level is 1.

Hamesh walk back to the room. Both turn towards his footsteps.

Hamesh: Now that's settled it. Right? Mika, or may I call you "The Youngest Protector"?

Yuki: The Youngest Protector?

Hamesh: She was one to become a level 3 protector at the age of 16. You are not so good at maintaining the radius of TFZ.

Yuki: What is TFZ?

Hamesh: It's useless; you'll forget what happened here once it's deactivated.

Yuki: It's fine, she agreed to answer.

Hamesh: Fine, then. I will tell you—TFZ is a specific space of this world where we stop time.

Yuki: So you mean there is no relative change in this specific space.

Hamesh: Close, but you may get the wrong idea.

Yuki: (Confused.) What do you mean?

Hamesh: You can't say there is no change, but changes that occur in this specific space will be reverted to how it was before activating it.

Yuki: So it's like travelling back to where it started?

Hamesh: You got that right—So can you deactivate the TFZ now, Mika?

Scene cuts to when she activated TFZ; they both are standing in the room waiting for Hamesh. After a few minutes, he came back 

Hamesh: Mika, you have today to think about it.

Mika: Okay,

Yuki: There is no way I can do it alone this time. Even if she doesn't want to, I will be paired with someone else. And he said I am shy, am I? I'll have to find out. 

Krishna: Interesting, (grins) we'll see about it.

Hamesh: Okay, you can go, Yuki.

Yuki walks out of the room, leaving Mika and Hamesh in the room.

Hamesh: He may seem mysterious, but he is a good guy. I can assure you that.

Mika: (whispers) Mysterious, huh?

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