Chapter 39

  { Murder Crime!! }

  At Peter’s house

  His home was an elegant villa on a street paved with elegant villas

  They were all almost the same in shape and design, with slight differences, making it clear it was one large project

  Ian arrived by car in front of the house and got out in a hurry… he did not even call the driver this time

  Inside

  “Surprise” The door opened to Peter’s image, with more than ten young men behind him and many fireworks

  “You—” Ian froze in place for a moment and stared at his friend in shock

  Peter laughed “That’s what I want… welcome to your 23rd year, you sissy”

  Ian cursed and sighed “When will you realize that I don’t like these stupid things!”

  “Just shut up” Peter dragged him inside and hugged him like a bear

  “Happy birthday, boxer”

  “Forget the boxer… he got a distinction and his research earned a major certificate from the minister”

  “How did you come up with that research in astronomy?” others asked, and the party began

  Among everyone, there were two people Ian noticed

  Jina… whom he did not like

  And the other… a beautiful girl with a small face, brown hair with some red strands, eyes like blue sapphire, and a well-proportioned body

  Anina… Peter’s younger sister

  “Hello” Anina approached Ian while the others surrounded him

  They were his friends from the university stage, from Gamma Academy… but the interaction between them had not been much

  “Hello, beautiful,” Ian smiled

  “You didn’t keep your promise this time either ”Anina pulled him aside and handed him a bottle of juice

  Ian took it and began drinking before saying, “Believe me, you don’t want to go there”

  “I wouldn’t ask you if I didn’t want to,” she said again

  Ian changed the subject “Won’t your brother stop his silly actions?”

  “That’s why you love him… but don’t change the subject,” Anina said

  Ian smiled and did not reply

  “Won’t you even promise me?!”

  “Where is the research I asked you for?” Ian asked

  “Here it is” Anina took out a paper written by hand

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  Ian took it and quietly put it into his pocket

  Suddenly, Jina approached him

  “We meet again”

  “And?” Ian replied coldly

  Jina pointed to her side “Do you know who this is?”

  “No” Ian knew who it was, but he denied it

  “He’s last year’s world karate champion… and one of the golden participants in the upcoming world tournament,” Jina said

  The tournament

  As Jina had said before, it was a free global tournament… everyone would fight in it… anyone who wanted to fight… age did not matter… experience… previous championships… or even the type of art you trained in… as long as you did not use a firearm, you could fight… yes, even cold weapons were allowed

  Cold weapons { swords, staffs, … }

  As for the term golden participant, it indicated his potential to win, or at least enter the list of the top fifty

  “And?” Ian replied with the same cold tone

  “Defeat him,” Jina said “Didn’t you say you never lose?”

  “And?” Ian replied in the same tone

  Veins bulged on her forehead and anger appeared on her face

  But she did not speak until she calmed down, and mockery began to show on her face “I know you have a younger sister… beautiful like the moon itself, but she’s been confined in a sterilized room since childhood… and there is no solution… even surgery is certain death… but… in the East there is a rare element, an element extracted from dinosaur marrow… if it is given in a certain way, it will regenerate her heart and bring her back to life”

  Ian did not reply this time

  He stared at her coldly, then stood up and walked toward her

  Jina instinctively felt danger and stepped back

  “My friend, where are you going?” The karate champion stood in front of her and said calmly, smiling

  Boom—

  Before he could realize it, Ian’s fist was in his stomach

  Crack

  The blow was so heavy that it shattered the bones of the rib cage around the abdomen and made the world champion fall to his knees, spitting blood

  The party stopped

  All eyes were on Ian

  Jina’s expression froze

  “You… you… what do you want?” For the first time, she felt fear

  Ian extended his hand like an eagle’s claw and grabbed her by the neck

  The grip was strong and fierce, and with ease he lifted her up

  “Ian!” Peter shouted

  He had been preparing some food, so he did not see the incident from the beginning, especially since the scene was extremely fast

  Even Ian himself was surprised by the extent of his strength

  Peter came beside Ian, but he felt something burning him…There was no fire, yet he felt something powerful burning him

  As if there were real flames beside Ian… or emanating from Ian himself

  “How… how does my sister’s name come from the mouth of a filthy person like you?”

  Jina could not utter a single letter

  Her body turned bluish, pallor appeared on her skin, and she began twisting in his hand like a snake, hoping to escape

  She had seen death before… but this was the first time in her life that death held her in its hand

  It stood directly before her in the form of a young man in his twenties, with an unremarkable face yet overwhelming, deep eyes, the aura of a king from the Middle Ages… and the shadow of a primordial beast

  “Ian… please,” Anina came and pressed on his hand

  Ian’s eyes were still spewing fire at Jina before he dropped her to the ground and left “This stupid party is over”

  …

  On the rooftop

  Ian sat calmly

  What’s wrong with me?

  Why did I lose control as if I truly wanted to kill her?

  That person

  My fist

  Why did my strength increase?

  Or how?

  There was a nearby rock, Ian grabbed it in his hands and tried to crush it

  Nothing

  The rock remained as it was

  How?

  Was I hallucinating?

  Or was it that strange feeling that took hold of me?

  I was only angered by the mention of my sister’s name… but… is what she said true?

  “It is true,” Anina came

  Ian turned his gaze toward Anina

  “What is true?”

  “That world champion won’t leave his hospital bed for three months… there are only 50 days left until the competition, so he won’t participate… true,” Anina said

  “Is there something like that in the East?” Ian asked

  “I’ve heard some rumors, yes, but… that thing is allocated to certain secret entities for research purposes… and don’t ask me again, I don’t know more than what I said”

  “How do I get it?” Ian asked

  “You’re asking the wrong person,” Anina sighed and looked upward “When will you marry me?”

  She was beautiful like the moon, gazing at the moon and stars above, while traces of pain and wounds were drawn on her face

  Ian smiled mockingly at this beautiful scene, then said as he hugged her, startling the girl off guard, “You know my answer… we will not marry”

  “Why?” She did not get angry or feel embarrassed by the embrace

  “My heart died with my sister… so how could I give it to anyone?” Ian smiled, lifted her face, and gazed into her beauty, saying, “Truly beautiful… among the most beautiful women, but… your heart needs a heart that loves it, and I died a long time ago”

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