Gate Guardian - Song Of The Frozen Soul

I caught the wrist of the student with my right hand to prevent him from stabbing my teacher! As I was about to remove the knife from that student, he used his other hand to punch my nose!

I was knocked out in an instant. I felt dizzy as my vision was blurred due to shock! The man was about to attack me once again when suddenly, there was a one-punch blow!

Bam! It was Tiara! She made a clean right hook straight to the student"s jaw! The offender went flying until he crashed onto the floor, completely unconscious!

"Are you okay, Mister Alaric?" She offered her hand and pushed her face towards mine.

"Mooof mcourse mnot!" I held my bleeding nose while talking. Seriously, can I have an episode where my nose won"t get broken!?

I saw the golden cross sigil on Tiara"s eyes glow. She scanned the surroundings.

"An Eidolon of Wrath is here!"

All of a sudden, she ran outside the scene, through the corridors as if she"s chasing the unseen.

She was about to hit her eight-meter mark when suddenly, a cla.s.sroom door opened. The school bell is ringing, so some other cla.s.s must just have dismissed. Tiara didn"t have the time to brake, and her forehead collided with the wooden door!

"Kyah!" The impact was so powerful that the clumsy girl falls unto her knees and proceeded to cover her aching forehead. Then the whole corridor was polluted by her j.a.panese schoolgirl cries. "...Auuuu…."

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Thanks to Tiara and me, (I have to get some credit!) the fighting students were pacified. Macho Steel… errr Mr. Kent dragged those delinquents to the Guidance Center and also to the Princ.i.p.al"s Office.

But the Eidolon who caused that chaos escaped.

I went to the infirmary, together with this annoying girl. The school nurse treated my broken nose and Tiara"s reddish forehead. After having first aid, Macho Steel called our attention and we proceeded to the cafeteria.

Right now, we are sitting on the table, with Hungarian hotdog and pineapple juice on our trays.

Macho Steel smiled as he scratched his head. "I...Uh...I wanted to thank you for helping me restrain the students… Especially you, Mister Eisenhower. If it wasn"t for you, I would have died by a stab wound from the back. And Tiara, you got that fabulous right hook!"

"You"re welcome." I had my right arm lift my lazy face. "But is this cheap meal the only reward? I mean, is this the price for your life?"

Suddenly dark aura formed around the beautiful girl beside me. She has these demonic eyes and her black hair are slowly standing upwards! Is she going super Saiyan!?

"Stop being arrogant, will you!" Then a quick jab went straight to my nose! That"s strike two for this day! My fragile handsome face will be ruined if this keeps going on!

"I-I-I"m sorry, Mr. Kent~" Tiara made a shy, oblivious and innocent smile to our teacher. It"s accompanied by her rosy blus.h.i.+ng cheeks. "M-My friend said that he g-greatly appreciates the m-meal…"

How come that she"s able to switch moods so easily? Am I the only person that can trigger her s.a.d.i.s.tic personality!? What the heck!

Macho Steel forced a laugh, but I think he"s a little bit scared of this new girl. "Ahahaha. I see you guys are already getting along…"

We"re not.

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After having that cheap meal, Macho Steel waved goodbye at us. The j.a.panese schoolgirl and I forgot our backpacks in our room (again), so we went up there (again) to fetch it (again).

This day is so tiring. I had to walk an idiot cla.s.smate around the school, stop some childish fight, run around the building up and down, and have my nose bleed two times. What"s more is that 80% of my day involves talking with this girl. I want to go home and play Counter-Strife so that I can relieve stress.

I was about to go home when this girl pestered me with her annoying soft voice.

"M-Mister Alaric…" There was a gentle pinch on my left arm. When I turned around, Tiara is having her puppy eyes glitter. And her cheeks are quite pinkish. "T-Thank you for accompanying me on this day. I-It was fun being with you! Y-You"re a great friend~"

"What"s so fun in breaking my nasal cavities?" I coldly said.

"I-I"m so sorry about that!" Tiara cried. And then she caressed my nose with her warm glowing hands. With her , she was able to make all the injuries and the pain go away.

After healing me, there was a bright light bulb on her head. "Oh!" She muttered as she reached a phone from her bag. "S-Since we"re now friends….L-Let"s exchange numbers!"

Normally, I would reject a girl"s offer to get my number since there"s a lot of stalkers pestering me these days. But I realized that I really need to get in touch with her in case that I got attacked by an Eidolon again.

I agreed with a nod. I gave my phone, and she gave hers. I noticed that her phone is a brand new model. After I saved my contact info, I noticed that there are no other names on her contacts. All her emails are from her network provider! It"s as if she just bought the phone yesterday! This girl is so lonely that I want to weep!

I looked at my new "friend" and noticed that her face is on full red alert. I peeked from the side and saw that she"s browsing my waifu gallery! I immediately s.n.a.t.c.hed my phone from her hands and replaced it with her own phone!

"M-M-Mister Alaric… Y-You have a lot of l-l-lewd anime pics-"

"Don"t go looking at my private H collection!" I screamed.

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We are already walking side by side in the hallway, now going home. It"s been five minutes and the air is dead silent. I don"t want to start a conversation if the atmosphere is awkward.

Suddenly she burst a topic out of nowhere. "M-Mister Alaric… Are you a weirdo?"

"Asked by the weirdo herself," I said, oozing with a sarcastic tone. "Wow, just wow."

"W-Well, I-I see that you don"t have many friends yourself. And I hear a lot of murmurs telling bad things about your personality. Are you antisocial?"

"I"m not!" I exclaimed as blood went up to my cheeks. "I have a lot of friends! They are just skipping cla.s.ses all the time, playing computer games!"

"Oh…" Tiara muttered. At least she looks convinced.

"How about you? Are you anti-social? I don"t see you getting along with the girls too." I returned her question.

"U-Ummm…. I-I dunno... N-No one dares to talk to me since my first day here…" Tiara stared at me once again but now her eyes are on the verge of crying. "...Am I a scary person? D-Do I look like an evil witch?"

I scratched my head, thinking of what should I tell her. Those puppy eyes melt my frozen heart, so I"m not in the mood to make an insult. I kind of want to do the opposite; to cheer her up.

"W-Well, you look cute and beautiful. The girls may be intimidated by your appearance, and they fear that they won"t get popular if they are always beside you. That"s why they don"t bother to talk to you..."

Tiara stopped walking and covered her mouth. She was completely fl.u.s.tered by those poor words. "Y-You s-said it again… Y-You"re the only guy who"s telling me that I-I"m c-cute…"

"Am I the only guy who talks to you?"

She bowed and murmured. "Y-Yes.."

That explains why. "Anyway, I"ll help you get more friends so that you can stop pestering me- I mean so that you won"t be lonely. I"ll introduce you to my guys one day, if they come to cla.s.s, that is…"

"Y-You really are a good person, Mister Alaric!!" She made an adorable bright smile. Her face sparkled, br.i.m.m.i.n.g with hope.

"Don"t mention it."

Suddenly, I realized that I have been caressing her head! Her black hair is so smooth and s.h.i.+ny as a high-grade silk. That soft texture makes me want to smell it. I guess it smells fragrant.. let"s see… Mmmm… Cherry blossoms...

I"m quite impressed that she let me do it, but moreover, I should stop!

Luckily, we"re already at the school exit. I immediately waved goodbye at her while looking away to hide my embarra.s.sing red cheeks. Then I ran away with full speed! That girl… She"s dangerous!