I woke up and felt slightly groggy from my sleep, before I could feel the sunlight hit my thighs, indicating it was already morning

  Suddenly, I was splashed with a bucket of water, punched in the stomach, dragged off my bed, and thrown against the wall

  "Wy?kh?ye wy?kh?ye, m?th?rph?kkh?r "

  ("Wakey wakey, motherfucker") I heard someone say before my vision fully cleared, as then I could see an officer standing in front of me, smiling wickedly

  I then noticed Rian was not in the cell, but his bed was wet, indicating that he faced similar things way earlier than I did

  "?t'sh t?m? ph?r ye??r 'wy?rm wy?lkh?m?', n?wy g?ye "

  ("It's time for your 'warm welcome', new guy ") He said to me, grinning widely as it reached his ears

  He then walked closer to me and gripped my neck tightly, before lifting me, forcing me to stand up

  "Dh?n't wy?rrye, sh?nk? ye??'r? n?wy h?r?, wy?'ll g? ??shye ?n ye??. Zh?sht v? kh??p?r?t?z? ?ndh th?sh th?ng wy?n't v?kh?m? ye??r dh??lye r??t?n? "

  ("Don't worry, since you're new here, we'll go easy on you. Just be cooperative and this thing won't become your daily routine ") He said in a cold tone, trying to manipulate me using a threat

  But, instead of reacting, I kept my calm expression while staring at him, which tightened his grip on my neck even more as his expression twisted to anger

  "Ye?? m?th?rph?kkh?r. . . Ye?? r??llye wy?nt t? shh?wy ?phph h?h. . .? Ph?n?, wy?'ll sh?? h?wy l?ng ye?? k?n kh??p th?t ph?kkh?ng ?kspr?shsh??n "

  ("You motherfucker. . . You really want to show off huh. . .? Fine, we'll see how long you can keep that fucking expression ")

  . . . Changing emotions from crazy, cold, to anger in such speed. . .

  . . . Weird

  He then dragged me out of the cell and guided me to somewhere else while still keeping his grip on my neck

  "?'m g?nn? m?kh? sh?r? ye?? v?g ph?r ye??r l?ph?, ye?? m?th?rph?kkh?r. . . "

  ("I'm gonna make sure you beg for your life, you motherfucker. . . ") He murmured to himself as he dragged me

  . . . You want to break me huh? Fine, do your worst

  Because if I survive today's morning, you'll lose

  I kept on getting dragged into a dark room, where there was only a magic stone hanging on the wall as the room's source of light

  Before I knew it, I was tackled down by two other officers who had waited for me in that room, before they dragged me into a chair and tied me

  The officer who dragged me here then approached me and punched my face, as his wicked smile was back on his face

  He kept on punching my face until I coughed blood, before he gripped my hair and forced me to look at him

  "H?h, l??kh ?t ye??. ?r? ye?? shk?r?dh n?wy? G?nn? krye? "

  ("Heh, look at you. Are you scared now? Gonna cry? ")

  Before I could say anything, one of them splashed my face with a bucket of cold water before the officer released his grip on my hair and punched my eyes

  "H?wy ?v??t ye?? sht?rt t?lkh?ng, m?th?rph?kkh?r? ?r. . . "

  ("How about you start talking, motherfucker? Or. . . ")

  He then nudged his head at the officer who had splashed my face with the cold water, signaling him to get another bucket

  "?ph ye?? dh?dhn't t?lkh, ?'m g?nn? shpl?shh ye??r ph?k? wy?th v??l?ng wy?t?r "

  ("If you didn't talk, I'm gonna splash your face with boiling water ") He threatened me as his smile became wider

  But once again, I stayed silent and just stared into his eyes, before I noticed his expression slowly turned to anger, as he had now gritted his teeth

  "Ye??'r? trye?ng t? t?sht mye p?t??nk?, ye?? m?th?rph?kkh?r?! "

  ("You're trying to test my patience, you motherfucker?! ")

  He then gave me a powerful punch to my face, before he snatched the bucket of boiling water from the officer's grasp and splashed it into my face

  I gripped my hand and bit my lip until it bled, trying to endure the pain while staring at him painfully

  "Ye?? v?tt?r sht?rt t?lkh?ng, m?th?rph?kkh?r "

  ("You better start talking, motherfucker ")

  ". . . ?. . . R??llye th?nkh. . . Th?sh ?shn't ye??r r??l sh?lph. . . "

  (". . . I. . . Really think. . . This isn't your real self. . . ") I said in a weak voice, forcing myself to speak

  His finger and his eyebrow twitched before he smashed the bucket on my head repeatedly until the bucket dented, making my head bleed

  He then spat at my face, trying to get a reaction from me, but I still managed to keep my calm and stayed silent

  ". . . "

  (". . . ")

  "Tkkh, sht?ll n?t sh?ye?ng ?nyeth?ng h?h? ?lr?ght th?n, wy?'ll sh?? ?v??t t?m?rr?wy "

  ("Tck, still not saying anything huh? Alright then, we'll see about tomorrow ") He said before signalling another officer to heal my injuries

  As I was healed, I kept looking down as I felt a severe headache from how much blood I had lost, and was tired from holding the scalded pain on my face

  Even so, my brain managed to help me conclude today's torture

  . . . Unnatural emotions. . .

  I was lying down in bed, trying to recover after being tortured by them, before I saw that boy being dragged back to the cell

  Those fuckers then slid the cell door open and threw him, and I quickly got up and caught him

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  "Ye??r n?wy k?llm?t? ?sh pr?ttye g??dh. Dh?dhn't ?z?n krye wyh?n wy? shpl?shh?dh h?sh ph?k? wy?th v??l?dh wy?t?r. H?h?h?! "

  ("Your new cellmate is pretty good. Didn't even cry when we splashed his face with boiled water. Hahaha! ") One of them mocked him

  ". . . Ph?kkh ?phph "

  (". . . Fuck off ") I cursed at them while glaring into their eyes

  "H?h?, ?kh, ?kh. Wy?'ll v? g??ng. V?t t?ll h?m n?t t? v? st?vv?rn ?sh ye?? ?h? H?'sh st?ll ye??ng, ?nl?kh? ye?? "

  ("Haha, ok, ok. We'll be going. But tell him not to be stubborn as you eh? He's still young, unlike you ")

  They then sealed the door and walked away laughing at the 'joke' they made, as they were happy to see what happened to both of us

  "??, Dh?n?. Ye?? ?kh? "

  ("Oi, Dani. You ok? ") I shook him as soon as those fuckers were not in sight

  ". . . Dh?dh th?ye ?lr??dhye wy?lkh ?wy?ye. . .? "

  (". . . Did they already walk away. . .? ")

  "Hmm, ye?? ?kh v?ye? "

  ("Hmm, you ok boy? ")

  "Ye??h. . . ?'m ph?n?. . . "

  ("Yeah. . . I'm fine. . . ")

  He then gently pushed me away and steadied himself, as he wanted to stand by himself before he slowly walked to his bed and lay down

  "?r? ye?? sh?r? th?t ye??'r? ph?n?? "

  ("Are you sure that you're fine? ")

  ". . . ? ph?k?dh wy?rsh?. Th?sh ?sh. . . Zh?sht ? shkr?tkh t? m?. Zh?sht n??dh t? r?sht ph?r ? wyh?l?, th?t'sh ?ll. . . "

  (". . . I faced worse. This is. . . Just a scratch to me. Just need to rest for a while, that's all. . . ")

  I then sat back on my bed, before he turned his head and looked at me

  "? g?t sh?m?th?ng "

  ("I got something ") He said calmly to me

  ". . . Wyh?t? "

  (". . . What? ")

  "? n?wy ?nph?. ? m?n?g?dh t? r??kh ?n? dh?dh?mt??m wyh?n ? wy?sh t?rt?r?dh ??rl??r "

  ("A new info. I managed to reach one deduction when I was tortured earlier ")

  ". . . H?wy th? ph?kkh k?n ye?? ?z?n th?nkh ?n th?t m?m?nt? "

  (". . . How the fuck can you even think in that moment? ")

  ". . . ?'m n?t sh?r? h?wy t? p?t ?t ?nt? wy?rdhsh. Mye vr??n zh?sht dh?dh, l?kh? ?t dh?dhn't wy?nt m? t? sh?rz?z? wy?th??t ?nye ?nph?rm?t??n "

  (". . . I'm not sure how to put it into words. My brain just did, like it didn't want me to survive without any information ")

  ". . . ?'m zh?sht g?nn? ?gn?r? th?t shh?t. . . Zh?sht t?ll m? wyh?t ye??r dh?dh?kt??n ?sh "

  (". . . I'm just gonna ignore that shit. . . Just tell me what your deduction is ")

  ". . . ? th?nkh th?t th??r ?m?t??nsh ?r? ph?kh? "

  (". . . I think that their emotions are fake ")

  "Ph?kh?? Kh?dh, ? k?n ?shsh?r? ye?? th?t th?ye r??llye ?nzh?ye sh???ng ?sh sh?phph?r "

  ("Fake? Kid, I can assure you that they really enjoy seeing us suffer ")

  "Th?t'sh n?t wyh?t ? m??nt. ? m??n ?t ?sh ?nn?t?r?l, ph?vr?k?t?dh ?m?t??nsh "

  ("That's not what I meant. I mean it as unnatural, fabricated emotions ")

  ". . . Ph?vr?k?t?dh? Wyh?t m?kh?sh ye?? sh? sh?r? ?v??t ?t? "

  (". . . Fabricated? What makes you so sure about it? ")

  "Wyh?n ? wy?sh t?rt?r?dh ??rl??r, ? n?t?k?dh th? ?phph?k?r'sh ph?ng?r ?ndh ?ye?vr?wy th?t t?rt?r?dh m? wy?r? twy?tkh?ng wyh?n ? m?nt??n?dh h? wy?sh ph?kh? "

  ("When I was tortured earlier, I noticed the officer's finger and eyebrow that tortured me were twitching when I mentioned he was fake ")

  "?kh? ?t k??ldh zh?sht v? th?t h?'sh zh?sht ?nn?ye?dh ye?? k?ll?dh h?m l?kh? th?t. M?yev? ?t'sh zh?sht h?sh sh?vk?nshk???sh ?ngrye ?kt "

  ("Ok? It could just be that he's just annoyed you called him like that. Maybe it's just his subconscious angry act ")

  "Th?t'sh wyh?t ? th?nkh ?t ph?rsht. V?t, wyh?n h? wy?sh ?ngrye ?t m? th? ph?rsht t?n?, h? dh?dhn't shh?wy ?nye sh?gn ?ph twy?tkh?ng. Th?t ?nlye ?pp??r?dh wyh?n ? sh??dh ?t "

  ("That's what I think at first. But, when he was angry at me the first time, he didn't show any sign of twitching. That only appeared when I said it ")

  ". . . Ye?? m??n th?ye g?t k?ntr?ll?dh ?r sh?m?th?ng? "

  (". . . You mean they get controlled or something? ")

  ". . . P?rh?psh. Wyh?n h? wy?kh? m? ?p ??rl??r, h? shm?l?dh wy?kkh?dhlye ?t m?, th?n tr??dh t? m?n?p?l?t? m?, ?ndh g?t ?ngrye ??t ?ph th? sh?dhdh?n. Phr?m th?t, mye ?nsht?nkt t?ldh m? th?t ?t wy?sh z?rye wy??rdh "

  (". . . Perhaps. When he woke me up earlier, he smiled wickedly at me, then tried to manipulate me, and got angry out of the sudden. From that, my instinct told me that it was very weird ")

  ". . . "

  (". . . ")

  "?t th?t m?m?nt, th?r? ?r? 2 p?shsh?v?l?t??sh ?n mye h??dh. Th? ph?rsht ?n? v??ng th?t h? wy?sh zh?sht ? kr?sye g?ye, ?r h? wy?sh k?ntr?ll?dh vye sh?m?th?ng. Th? twy?tkh?sh zh?sht h?lp?dh m? k?nz?nk? th?t ?t wy?sh n?mv?r 2 "

  ("At that moment, there are 2 possibilities in my head. The first one being that he was just a crazy guy, or he was controlled by something. The twitches just helped me convince that it was number 2 ")

  "?k, ?z?n ?ph ?t'sh tr??, h?wy'sh th?t ?nph?rm?t??n sh?pp?sh?dh t? h?lp ?sh? "

  ("Ok, even if it's true, how's that information supposed to help us? ")

  "Wy?ll, p?rh?psh ?t k??ldh h?lp ?sh ?ndh?rsht?ndh m?r? wyh?'r? wy? ph?k?ng. . . ?lth??gh, ? n??dh m?r? ?nph? ?v??t th?sh. . . "

  ("Well, perhaps it could help us understand more who're we facing. . . Although, I need more info about this. . . ")

  The cell door then slid open by itself once again, indicating it was time for lunch

  "T? ?ll th? pr?sh?n?rsh, ?t'sh t?m? ph?r l?nkh. H??dh t? th? k?ph?t?r?? ?mm?dh??t?lye "

  ("To all the prisoners, it's time for lunch. Head to the cafeteria immediately ")

  After the announcement ended, he then got up from his bed and stretched his body, as if he hadn't been tortured earlier

  "Wy?ll, ? k?n th?nkh wyh?t t? dh? ?v??t th? ?nph?rm?t??n l?t?r. Ph?r n?wy, ? h?z? pr?sh?n?rsh t? r?kr??t "

  ("Well, I can think what to do about the information later. For now, I have prisoners to recruit ") He said calmly

  ". . . Ye??'r? r??llye dh?n't k?r? ?v??t th? ph?kt th?t ye?? zh?sht g?tt?ng t?rt?r?dh h?h? "

  (". . . You're really don't care about the fact that you just getting tortured huh? ")

  ". . . N?t r??llye. ?t'sh. . . Kh?ndh? ?rr?l?z?nt t? kh??p ?n krye?ng ?z?r th? p??n "

  (". . . Not really. It's. . . Kinda irrelevant to keep on crying over the pain ")

  ". . . "

  (". . . ")

  ". . . Ye?? k?m?ng? "

  (". . . You coming? ")

  ". . . H?h, wyh?t ? wy??rdh v?ye ye?? ?r?. . . "

  (". . . Heh, what a weird boy you are. . . ") I said, smirking to myself before standing up and walked besides him

  Meanwhile, at Henrik's house

  I was just awake from my sleep and headed to the kitchen before Suraya and Henrik were already eating their own breakfast at the dining table

  "Yo Adam, morning " Henrik greeted me

  "Ah. . . Good morning " I said, rubbing my messy hair as I slowly walked to the table and sat down beside Suraya

  "Your breakfast, Adam " He said to me as he handed me a plate of a sandwich

  "Hmm, thanks. . . Where's your mom? "

  "She went out to the supermarket earlier. Maybe she'll be back this afternoon "

  "Ah. . . Ok then "

  As I was about to eat those sandwiches, I noticed Suraya was writing something in her notebook while eating her own sandwich

  "Oi Suraya "

  "Hmm " She responded without even looking at me

  "What are you writing about? "

  "Analysis about Frost Diamond of course "

  "Analysis? "

  "I thought, while we're waiting for Dani's plan on Frost Diamond work, I'll make a little plan on how to kill him "

  She then slid her notebook to me before I took it and started reading it

  Frost Diamond analysis

  i) Always rely on his robot assistant to do what he wants ---> Prefer simple solution + like to assert dominance

  ii) Always praises himself whenever his name is mentioned on the news ---> High ego + can easily feel humiliated if his ego is challenged

  iii) Always sleep without checking his surroundings ---> Reinforced the 'high ego' fact + overconfident

  iv) Never checked his equipments ---> Reinforce the 'overconfident' fact + Never prepare contingency for the worst

  How to counter him in face to face fight:-

  ? Trap him in a pocket oblivion void ---> 98-99% win rate. He wouldn't expect it, simple as that

  But, in case he somehow counters it:-

  ? Use time stop spell and blast him off ---> 97-98.9% win rate. Unless his armor allows him to resist time manipulation, he's dead

  In case his armor did:-

  ? Use simple magic and destroy his armor before blasting him with one spell ---> 88-95% win rate. Might waste my mana a bit + there's a chance he has contingency armor he can change. But it seems unlikely from what I see

  ". . . Did you write all of this last night? " I asked, partly dumbfounded

  "No, this dawn "

  "This-! You think all of this from a few hours back?! "

  "Well, I spent most of my time observing and connecting the points last night. Those ways are just basic plans, truthfully speaking "

  ". . . You know what? I'm not going to ask how. I'm just gonna accept that you and Dani have a very complex brain. But, you know that-"

  "That I can't kill him? Yeah, I figured. If I do so, there'll be tension between the two countries and it might lead to war. All we can do is to wait for Dani's plan to work "

  I then gave the notebook back to her and took a bite of the sandwich, before I heard Henrik start talking to me

  "Oh yeah, Adam "

  "What is it? "

  "I already told Uncle Reggie about Dani as you told me to "

  "Did he say anything? "

  "Oh man. . . I can tell you that he's worried as hell. When I called him yesterday, he instantly asked about Dani. If I was correct, he should be coming over today "

  ". . . Reggie. . . If I remember correctly, you mentioned him before when you told me about Dani's plan right? " Suraya asked me after swallowing the bite of her sandwich

  "Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you. He's-"

  "-The leader of the rebellion? " She cut my words as she already deduced what I'm about to say next

  "-The leader of-. . . Wait, you already knew?! "

  "It's not that hard to guess you know? You keep mentioning him as an important person after all "

  Just then, the front door was knocked on before Henrik got up from his seat and walked to the door

  "K?m?ng! "

  ("Coming! ") He shouted to the person waiting at the door before opening the door and saw Reggie standing there

  "H?ye, H?nr?kh. G??dh m?rn?ng "

  ("Hey, Henrik. Good morning ") He said gently

  "?nkl? R?gg??, ye?? ?rr?z?! K?m? ?n "

  ("Uncle Reggie, you arrive! Come in ")

  Henrik then stepped aside, allowing Reggie to step inside before he noticed both Suraya and me at the dining table

  "H?ye, H?nr?kh. Wyh?'sh th?t? "

  ("Hey, Henrik. Who's that? ") He asked Henrik gently, as he noticed Suraya beside me

  "?h, shh?'sh-"

  ("Oh, she's-")

  But, before Henrik could introduce Suraya to him, she was already getting up from the chair and walking closer to him

  She then stopped and smiled gently, putting her hand on her chest, near her heart before lightly bowing her head

  "N?k? t? m??t ye??, Sh?r R?gg??. Mye n?m?'sh Sh?r?ye?, th? pr?dh?gye m?g? phr?m ?l??m?sh "

  ("Nice to meet you, Sir Reggie. My name's Suraya, the prodigy mage from Eloimas ")

  "Oh, you're the mage on the news who created the anti-time stop spell! No wonder you look familiar. Sorry for not recognizing you right away "

  "Ah, so you can speak the language I'm from! My respect for you just went higher "

  Suraya then gently shake his hand, still keeping her gentle smile

  "It's an honor to meet you face to face, Sir Reggie. I heard a lot about you from Adam and Henrik "

  "Thank you. And please, don't be too formal with me. I'm not an important person after all "

  "Hehe, for a person that everyone gives recognition for, you surely are a humble person "

  "Haha, you praise me too much "

  He then looked at me before walking slowly and tapping my shoulder

  "Didn't know you knew her, Adam. Is she your girlfriend? " He gently teased me

  "N-No, she's my childhood friend. . . But she's Dani's future wife tho " I whispered the last sentence, ensuring she didn't hear it

  "His future wife? "

  "Haha, it's just a joke, Uncle. By the way, can I ask you something? "

  "Sure. What is it? "

  "Well, my friend, Suraya wants to join us. . . Perhaps you could let her? "

  "That. . . Might be a bit complicated "

  "Complicated? "

  "Unlike you and Dani, her popularity is nearly worldwide. If by any unfortunate chance her identity was exposed-"

  "That wouldn't happen "

  Suraya suddenly cut Reggie's sentence firmly, making both of us turn our attention to her, as she was now staring with fierce determination

  "I would ensure such consequences wouldn't happen. I swear on my name "

  ". . . Fine, but I'll discuss this with others later. For now, I'll bring both of you to the mansion, we need to discuss our next move is "

  "Huh? What is it? " I asked him, dumbfounded before I noticed his smile was back on his face

  "It's the protestors' next big step. The strategy for how to collapse the hero organization "