ZEPHYRS
The Returned Hero
The Dragoon race who had started to feel the dangerous aura from Kotaro immediately rushed to escape back to the island. But Kotaro who had started to draw his sword and shift it on the ground immediately turned a vast expanse of grass into a beautiful sparkle of ice stone.
He swiftly slid on the footing of his artificial ice and immediately slashed the back of his enemy, not enough until there was a second slash until the seventh hit the body of his enemy. To form a snow emblem that makes his enemy freeze and then explode into pieces without any noise.
The fight was over, and Kotaro headed straight for the injured Elf race, but he did not find it where as far as the eye could see. Shortly after feeling the strangeness happening, it was heard in Kotaro's ear that someone called out to him. A voice that was very far away but felt close told Kotaro to go home because his village was in danger. No need to think long about where the voice came from, he asked Aoyanagi to take him home.
Aoyanagi also agreed with that because the promise between them has been fulfilled which is to make Kotaro to be stronger than before.
The tense atmosphere in the village of Brahm because the battle that occurred between the villagers and the bandits who intend to seize the village of Brahm to be used as its new headquarters turned out to be sad, the defeat of the villagers and the killing of seven people who had opposed them.
But when the bandits drew their swords to kill, the coldness from the forest seemed to repel the attack. Behind the white wind that blows, there is a figure of someone sturdy, blue-haired, wearing a jacket that is familiar to the villagers of Brahm, he is Kotaro, Kotaro, the son of Mako and Kiriyama, who have been missing for entering the forbidden forest, returns and saves his friends.
“Kotaro??”
“Is that Kotaro???”
“Hey is Kotaro, how can he be here??”
“Iya she should have been dead since long”
Various words were thrown at him from the villagers, as if they could not believe what they saw, his friends just fell silent and saw Kotaro finish off and expel the bandits, he said, all that was left was their leader, the rest had fled the village, the leader who was angry that he had been humiliated by a young man alone, started to take out firearms from his pocket
“Bad you young man, you have humiliated me” said the bandit chief.
“Go from this village, never mess up again here” reply Kotaro
“Don't mess with me, I am the strongest bandit in the region young man, don't be arrogant because it has defeated my men”
Intending to threaten Kotaro to surrender, but Kotaro returned with a slight smile, seeing Kotaro's expression, he could not stand it anymore and fired a bullet at Kotaro. As the bullet made its way towards Kotaro, Kotaro was about to dodge at his super speed but did not remember the companions behind him, feeling no choice, Kotaro pointed his finger at the bullet and pulled out one of the dozens of Ice Spells he had, namely Ice Time, at once the bullet that led to him turned into ice and fell.
Seeing this incident, all the people who were there were no exception his friends and the bandit leader was shocked, such a thing could happen in this world, seeing an open opportunity, he said, with his strength Kotaro immediately finish off the bandits with his punch and the bandit leader fled. Thanks to the help from Kotaro, the victory of the villagers was clear, but it was not in accordance with the expectations of Kotaro who hoped the villagers were happy to accept his help, there were no cheers of victory that he heard, he said, but the eyes of hatred embedded for three years received torture from the bandits due to Kotaro's mistakes to his surprise.
Shouts of anger were thrown by the villagers, as if aiming to expel Kotaro from his village, Kotaro who could not say anything could only bow and be silent, in his mind, and still, Kotaro admitted that it was his fault but did not think it would be so far the impact of his actions.
“Keet you basic human carrier disaster”
“Iya just die you, why come here again”
“Do you not know what you did? See this is the result of your worthless deeds”
“Do not pretend to be a hero here, this is all due to your actions”
As if welcoming the screams from the villagers, from behind him came a huge voice, one of his companions shouted with all his might as if telling Kotaro to explain everything.
“KOTAROO…..!!!! Come here!” yell Dantes
“Why shut up? Wh why? Whyaaaaa? Shame on what you did? Or are you proud to be the hero of this village? Haaaaa?!”
“ANSWER KOTAROO..!! don't shut up, we need your answer right now!!”
“Sorry! I'm sorry”
“Haaaah! What did you say??”
“Sorry, everything I'm sorry”
“Sorry you said? Do you understand how we all feel here hey Kotarooo?”
Dantes, whose blood had been boiling ever since he was expelled and neglected by his own king for his actions, forced Kotaro to answer all his questions, but every question he asked him, what came out of Kotaro's mouth was just an apology, furious at the answer, Dantes did not hesitate to hit Kotaro's face many times.
“Oi Dantes, stop it, Kotaro already regrets his actions”
“He has also apologized”
“Oi let me go, my anger has not subsided if it does not get an explanation from him, release me!” shout Dantes.
Julianz and Einz have restrained Dantes from doing anything further, Dantes, who kept on revolting to be released immediately for revenge against Kotaro, fell silent after hearing a shout from Ainz telling everyone to shut up.
“You allaaa sheaaaaam!!! ainz shouted from behind
“It's enough, Dante, enough, no one do anything else”
Ainz, who could not see his friends fighting, shed tears again, Ainz told Dantes that it was not Kotaro's fault, all who are unaware of Kotaro's grief three years ago, result in Kotaro being expelled and entering the forbidden forest.
After hearing Ainz's explanation, everyone finally realized, to be unselfish and could only blame others, however, the villagers have not forgiven Kotaro and cannot allow Kotaro to stay in his village for a while, until they can completely eliminate the pain he has experienced since Kotaro broke the village rules.
Intending to make amends, Kotaro accepts whatever the villagers ask for, Kotaro finally leaves the village and begins to live in a meadow located not far north of the village. Day after day Kotaro passes alone, without any communication from the villagers or his friends, making Kotaro feel even more lonely, but when Kotaro pensively looks around the meadow, he looks at the pasture, seen from behind a small creature that approached him and jumped directly on Kotaro's shoulder, shocked by it, Kotaro turned his head and saw his partner again, Aoyanagi.
“Hey, Kotaro, let's go back to Otherworld, it's not convenient anymore.”
“Hey, Kotaro, answer me, they've kicked you out, don't accept you anymore in this village, come back”
“The place is safer and quieter than your place.”
“Are you going to keep pensive like this?”
“To be right here is your home, where you were born and raised, but everything has changed, let's Kotaro we go back”
Aoyanagi who returned from his house in Otherworld also met Kotaro to invite him to live in Otherworld again, but Kotaro only fell silent as if he had heard nothing, the intention of Aoyanagi invites him back so that Kotaro does not continue to fall into his sadness, seeing the reaction of Kotaro who is just silent, Aoyanagi also continues to persuade him and occasionally try to arouse his spirit, at the same time heard from a distance the voice of a group of people calling his name, they are his seven friends who are looking for Kotaro to invite him back to the village because the atmosphere in the village has begun to improve, and the situation in the village has begun to improve, the villagers have also started forgiving Kotaro. Not having time to hide, Aoyanagi was seen by his seven best friends, all shocked to see a strange creature on Kotaro's shoulders.
“Kotaro? That's what?” Freyla asked the glasses girl, the most mature green-haired of them all.
“Iya what is Kotaro?” Welcome Einz to Freyla's question.
“Ah This Aoyanagi, she is a Zephyr race from another world, a world different from ours”
“World different from us? what do you mean?”
“There is indeed a world other than this world?”
Then Kotaro introduces Aoyanagi to them and explains everything that happened, what is Zephyr, Otherworld and the power he has.
Everyone began to understand Kotaro's position at that time and they all apologized to Kotaro, including Dantes who felt guilty for hitting him. Things began to improve and laughter began to occur again, the atmosphere was like before again as if there had never been any problems between them, Aoyanagi could only smile to see everything.
Sataru who was silent from the beginning finally spoke up, He asked Aoyanagi if he could get the strength that Kotaro had and Aoyanagi welcomed the positive question.
“Hey, how can I get the power that Kotaro currently has? This yellow haired man asked Aoyanagi.
“Eh?”
“You want power also Sataru?” Ask Kotaro to him.
“Of course”
“We too! Everyone wants the power that his best friend has.
“How's Aoyanagi?” Kotaro asked his partner
“Well what can be done, it can not be hidden anymore, this is also okay as long as they can keep all the secrets of the villagers” replied Aoyanagi.
Kotaro and Aoyanagi invite them into Lilian Forest, but before entering the Gate of Sirians, Aoyanagi explains to everyone that the power they will have cannot be chosen, but the power of their hearts and imaginations, not the perfunctory power. Aoyanagi told them to enter the cave located west of the Gate of Sirians, to test the strength of the heart contained in their bodies, by imagining something in the cave, they will get what they think to pass the test Aoyanagi made in the cave.
“It's easy, just like this it turns out”
“Oi Sataru, do not be rash, we do not know what is in the cave it” said Einz who is famous for being pessimistic among others.
“Your body is high and large, it turns out your guts are small as well”
“What did you say?”
“Already, don't fight anymore ah, you guys are like little kids” welcome the girl who always wears her band wherever she goes, she is Delila.
Sataru who did not need to think long immediately entered the cave without hesitation, but not until an hour passed Sataru finally finished the test made by Aoyanagi and came out with a sword, carrying a sword, shocked by the strength of the heart that Sataru has and the sword he carries, Aoyanagi explains to him that it is one of the 7 strongest swords, the Gladius, The Swiftest Sword.