The World We Do Not Know - 180 Duality?

“I’m actually planning to make a new squad by recruiting new people. So we need five new elemental stones without the air (green) or explosive (red) element.” Faust’s lips form a small curve that turns into a smirk.

Fab is surprised at how far his thinking is. While Tsumugi is regretting for not thinking the way that Faust is thinking.

“You heard him, Mr Robert! Other than air and explosive elements, please give me five different attributes.” As soon as Tsumugi turns back to face Robert, his face goes back to the kind old person who looks like he is ready to do a favor for anyone at any time.

“Ahhh, let me… take a quick look here.” Robert takes out each elemental stone out of the pouch. His quivering hands show the signs of his ageing. He chooses a white stone, which enhances the physical properties.

A yellow stone (Light element), a blue stone (Ice element), purple stone (Lightning element) and last but considered most rare an orange stone (Healing element).

“So you only need five stones, if I eliminate four air element ones and one explosive. You get a white one, light element, ice element, lightning and a healing one.” Robert divide the 10 stones into only five and five with each different attribute other than Red and Green stones since Rachel, Fab and Jonathan already have their elemental stones.

“I guess it will be… Hmm, let me count, 120,000kani for a red stone and 200,000kani for one green stone. In total for four green and one red you get 920,000kani.” Robert does his calculations in front of Tsumugi and her squad.

“9-9-920,000kanissss.” Fab loses his sanity hearing the number, his eyes widen and the mouth opens in awe.

*”With this money, we can renovate and repair our house. We will still have some money left with us.”* Tsumugi goes through her plans she has in her mind.

“Pretty good, we would like to tra-”

“Auntie-” Before Tsumugi says that she likes the offer and going to take the money. Faust intervenes again with his innocent call.

“Youngins these days stick their noses where they do not belong.” As soon as Tsumugi turns her head around to face Faust, Robert utters words of insolence. He looks at Faust as nothing but a mere commoner, and when Faust is interrupting the talk between two nobles, it is hurting his pride.

Tsumugi’s ears catch the words expressed by Robert, she stifles the words which almost escaped her mouth and turned towards Faust again to ask him. “What happened again, Faust?”

“Well…” With a pause, Faust turns his eyes to look at Robert for a brief moment. He then turns his eyes back to Tsumugi to add. “Let’s not sell the stones. I want to recruit more soldiers so let’s save them.”

“Huh? Tsumugi takes a step forward bending her upper body to hear him again. “Yes, I want to recruit more.”

“But Faust, we need the money to repair our house and to expand it, let’s recruit only four for now and we can recruit the remaining later.” Tsumugi says with a concerning tone and pleading face, she is praying inside that Faust is not plotting something inside. He never went against her till now, and she is hoping he wouldn’t in this matter as well.

“Trust me, auntie, I want to recruit more. Trust me on this and come with me.” Faust too speaks in the same desperation. He looks at both Fab who is shocked by his behaviour and Tsumugi who is confused.

With a heavy sigh, Tsumugi turns towards Robert. She took a large gulp of air. “Mr Robert, I guess I will come tomorrow to trade the stones. Please forgive our rudeness.” Tsumugi bows her head while Fab and Faust bow their upper bodies in respect.

Robert is a noble of the main building and an elder. Of course, you need to show respect for petty old nobles. Robert did not need to reply to Tsumugi. His eyes said it all. He is furious and pissed off because of Faust.

“Faust! Why did you behave like that in there? What are we going to do without money!” After coming out of the Trade block, Tsumugi started asking questions and the reason why Faust did not let her sell the stones.

“I felt like he is paying us less for the stones.” Faust says while holding his chin.

“HUH? WHAT? You felt that he is giving you less money? Is that why you brought us outside?” Tsumugi and Fab yells in the face of Faust. He has no plans to recruit people, but he just brought them back because he thought Robert is giving less price for the stones.

“Eh, Don’t worry, I will explain to you both once we reach home.”

“You better!”

“You better Fausto! That is 920k we refused.”

All three of them returns to the main building to meet with the rest of their squad and later leaves to their home.

–

“So, do you care to explain why you refused the trade?” After returning home, Tsumugi obstructs Faust from entering his room to ask him as she crosses her arms while questioning him.

“I told you, auntie, he is cheating you people. We get more than 920k for five stones.” Faust explains to them how he felt that the deal is wrong.

“I’m going back to the lower city for a few days. I need to visit the school and while I’m there, I will sell these five stones for you guys at a higher price and will send the money your way.” Faust opens his altered space to his left to take out his luggage bag and starts packing his clothes.

“W-wait, you are leaving? But you are the captain here. Also, you can go to school in the upper city. All the kids of nobles and houses study in that school. There might also be kids from other families in there.” Tsumugi advises to him.

“Ahhh, you see, I promised my principal that I will participate in the coming school festival. So I need to go and finish one year of my high school there and then I can transfer to the upper city one.”

“Huh? Which stupid school principal asked you to participate in the school festival?” Tsumugi asks in an annoying voice.

“Ehh, don’t call him stupid auntie, he is the one who gave me the black stone for free. He’s a good guy, principal of the Medellin High school.”

Tsumugi dumbstruck hears the words, she does not talk or move for a while. “Auntie? Are you okay?” Faust with gives a jerk on Tsumugi’s shoulder to snap her back to reality.

“H-he gave you the black stone?” Tsumugi asks one more time as if she’s trying to confirm something.

“Yes.”

*”Then it is the same black stone? He wouldn’t give it to anyone that easily.”* Tsumugi looks at Faust while reminiscing her memories with the old principal of Faust’s school.

“*Do you believe that he is the one? Uncle Shizu.”* Tsumugi utters the name of the old principal. Shizu.

After taking a leave from Tsumugi and his branch, Faust appoints Fab, the new captain to serve the house. He takes the five elemental stones and heads towards the lower city.

In every security point, the soldiers from the Ashura house recognized him and praised him for his fights in the purge.

*Knock knock*

“Coming! Please hold on.” Faust reaches his apartment and knocks on the door.

“F-FAUST!” Neith comes to open the door and gets surprised after seeing Faust. Even though her initial emotions are happy, she stares at his captain’s cloak with pride.

“Finally, I get to see you in captain clothes.” Neith walks closer, sliding her hand on Faust’ shoulder. “Oh, did you use the two sword style that I taught you? Did it help you win? Oh, silly me. Come in first, did you eat anything? Let me prepare your breakfast.” One of the two swords that Faust is using belongs to Neith.

For the two years that Faust spent with her, she taught him her two-sword style and gave him one of her swords to use it in place of Fukitsuna Masamune.

“No, Auntie, I did not get to use your sword Arts.”

“Oh, you used unholy sword arts? I thought we both decided not to expose that sword arts in public.” Neith asks in a surprise.

“No, I did not use that too. I used basic slash’s and cuts and won somehow.” Faust replies, and as he said, he did not use any of the sword arts in the purge than his unmatchable speed and strength.

“Wow Faust, I did expect it. You did not even use the sword arts and won every match. Talk about handicapped without spiritual power. It does not stop you, Faust.” Neith praises Faust for his win.

“But that is not all Auntie.” Faust sits on the dining table in front of the kitchen that Neith is cooking. He pauses in between the lines and holds his knuckles.

“He appeared again, took over my body while I’m unconscious. My team members told me I did not hurt him badly, but I know he would have done something horrible.” Faust addresses that he lost his body to red-eyed Faust.

Neith is taking the ingredients from the cupboard and she freezes as she hears about the red-eyed. “Him, huh? Again?” She looks down in distress. *”I thought I got rid of him, What triggered this again?”* She thinks to herself. Her face displays concern and guilt.

“*How do I tell him? That it’s not someone else. It is you, Faust. It’s no dark magic or ghosts. But how do I tell you that it’s your own personality? That you are suffering from a personality disorder.”* The reason that Neith’s face is also displaying guilty is because she is hiding from Faust about his illness.

The red-eyed Faust that keeps appearing is none other than his other personality. It is due to his anger, his feeling of uselessness and powerless gave birth to the other Faust that is ruthless and fearless. He fulfills the tasks that are left incomplete by Faust.

*”Two years ago when you approached with guilt and sadness. I had no other way but to tell you that what happened to your village is not your fault, but the one who is living in your body, a monster.”*

“*But how do I tell you, you are that animal.”* Neith is filled with remorse and fear. Faust is ok after coming to Neith, His personality is stabilized and Neith thought she cured him, but listening to this is filling her with nothing but regret.

She is stuck in between telling Faust about his disorder and leave him be, hoping he wouldn’t go crazy with his other personality. If she tells him about the disorder, it would mess up his head where he could completely isolate himself from everyone.

“By the Auntie!” The words of Faust woke up Neith with a jerk, it’s almost like a jump scare for her as she is deeply lost in her thinking.

“A-are you okay aunt?” Faust asks with while worrying about Neith.

“Ah, it’s okay, I’m just” Neith turns back and the back of her elbow pushes a jar of flour behind her.

Before the jar hit the floor and break, it disappears. Neith who almost had a mini heart attack due to the jar is now settled and looks at Faust. The jar is safe on the table.

“*His teleportation speed increased. He must’ve gone beyond limits again. This makes sense now. His personality changes when he exerts his eyes.”* Neith observes Faust’s skills and tries to depict what has happened at the purge.

*”I shouldn’t have sent him to the purge.”*

“What happened auntie? Why do you look worried and bothered?” Faust couldn’t help but wonder and asks Neith.

“Nothing at all, don’t I look normal?” Neith tries to act normal, but her hands are shaking out of anxiety and her breathing increases.

“Anyway, auntie, I need a favor from you. I have some elemental stones and I want you to come with me to sell them at a high price.” Faust asks Neith.

“I can spare a few of my working hours for you, but remember we can only go there in daylight. There will be lots of powerful guys trying to rob people at nights.” Neith replies while adding a pinch of salt to the flour before her.

“We shall go in the coming Saturday then. I will go to school tomorrow and inform my principal that I have come back.” Faust tells her.

–

“Yo! Aion.” Faust waves at Aion, while waiting near the gates of the school which his back leaning against the wall.

“Faust, you are back already?” Aion casually asks as he approaches Faust and with his arm raised with his fist balled, travelling at Faust.

Both of them are gone for a fist bump. “Tsk, at least smile for my return you heartless bastard.” Faust says in an annoying tone.

“Oh, look at this, captain’s cloak but senpou class? They only gave you Senpou class? ” Aion asks in a surprise.

“Huh? Then what? Am I a general or what?” Faust asks back.

“If they knew that you are my friend then would have given you Ten (Heaven Class).” Aion displays a smirk on his face and starts running while Faust runs after him.

As Faust takes a few steps inside the school, he is stopped by the appearance of a tall figure before him. “So you have come back?” Awarnach, the senior and one of the strongest few in the school appears before him.

“Uh, wait! I know you from before don’t I?” Faust asks.