Chapter 33: Against the hero of justice

(It can’t be, I can’t do this, it can’t happen).

As soon as he was notified of the news, Alexander runs at top speed through the entire high school hallway, apparently such information accelerated his heart.

(No, it must be him, yes I’m sure it’s him).

Alexander showed an excited smile on his face while running, he was really excited.

(But if it’s really him it means he got stronger, I should try it).

[You wear the Emperor’s Hood]

[You wear the Sleeping Lion’s Mask]

After putting on the mask and hood so as not to be recognized, Alexander managed to get out to the backyard of the high school.

-Wow, looks like you’re hurting my boys. -After leaving, the first thing that appears in Alexander’s sight is an equally hooded person.

-Your boys? I thought the leader of this high school would be Marcus Watters or Felix Tyson.

The masked man responds instantly proving he could not be intimidated, under his feet were three high school students and in the distance another could be seen.

-It seems that you have outdated information, I’m currently the boss of this place, I’m called Ròse.

(The nickname is kind of stupid, but it’s the best I could come up with) -Showing an embarrassed face under the mask, Alexander introduced himself.

-Ròse? It’s a pretty cool name, but that’s not why I’m going to lose. -The guy calling himself Hero of Justice pulls out a collapsible baton, apparently that’s his main weapon.

(Well, let’s see how strong you’ve become my friend).

Alexander also got into position and then instantly lunged at the masked man.

[You missed the attack]

But to his surprise, the self-proclaimed hero of justice manages to dodge the attack quickly while preparing his own.

[You blocked the attack]

Alexander without any difficulty manage to block the attack to then hit his enemy straight to the stomach.

-Fuck…

The young hooded man holds his abdomen as he pulls back, it seems that the blow affected him instantly.

-What’s the matter, hero of justice, are you thinking you can beat me with that weakness?

Alexander decides to taunt the boy, who with determination gets up instantly.

-I will not lose.

[Warning]

[Enemy’s constitution is at its highest peak]

(What’s this message? I’ve never seen it before)

Alexander, who was 100% focused on his role as a villain, is stunned to see the system message.

-I don’t plan to lose anymore.

[The opponent’s constitution points are about to be activated]

(Really? You’ve got to be kidding, this is the first time I’ve ever seen constitution points work.)

Frightened by what could be something dangerous, Alexander takes distance from the boy, who instantly attacks him with his staffs.

[You dodged the attack.]

But even though the guy had gotten up he was still just as weak as before, it cost Alexander nothing to dodge the attack and counterattack.

[The opponent’s determination was not strong enough].

[Constitution points will be blocked]

(Now that’s what I call getting excited for nothing).

Alexander showed an expression of disappointment under the mask, affin would have a chance to see the use of constitution points, but in the end it was a false alarm.

-I won’t… I won’t give up. The self-proclaimed hero of justice spoke somewhat resentfully, it seemed that the defeat affected him.

-I can’t lose or I won’t be able to defend the others. -He was trying to get up again to fight, but his body was unable to do so.

-Where did you get all the character from, bro?

Alexander, who was feeling a little tired of the character game, decided to take off the boy’s mask revealing his face.

-I knew it was you Richard. -Behind the mask of the hero of justice was Alexander’s best friend Richard Reid.

-Do you know me? -Young Richard, knowing he has been defeated, opts to ask.

-Really bro? It’s me… -Alexander takes off his mask showing his face to his friend- -It’s me Alexander.

-Alex, is that you? -With a surprised face, Richard sees his friend, he never thought Alexander was so strong.

-We have a lot to talk about, don’t we?

***

-Are you really the boss now?

After calming down a bit Alexander decided to bring Richard up to date, he told him everything that happened after the fight against Marcus and how he is now the leader of a gang.

-Yeah man, I’ve been pretty busy since you left, plus I need your help to study. -Alexander smiled a mischievous smile, his days of suffering for his studies are over.

-Sorry about that, after watching you fight Marcus that day I realized I wanted to be stronger because of that… -Richard lowers his gaze as he remembered all his hard training.

-Come on man, don’t worry, you’re pretty strong. -Putting his hand in his friend’s hair he smiles, even though Richard wasn’t strong enough to fight a Marcus or a Felix, he had improved a lot.

-There you are…

But to end this best friends moment. Sophia Bromck had appeared with a rather annoyed expression.

-Do you think you can run just when we have an important meeting? -Sophia complained to Alexander with an unfriendly face.

-By the way, the meeting, do you want to join us Richard? -Alexander realizing that he could not escape from Sophia decided to invite his best friend.

-Well, hello Richard, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen you. -Sophia notices Richard’s presence and decides to greet him.

-Hello Miss Sophia, I can say the same about you.

-Of course Alex, we can be together again.

[Congratulations]

[Richard Reid has joined your team.]

-Good, then let’s go, the others are waiting for us at the high school gym. -Giving her orders, Sophia took the lead.

(She seems to have taken second in command very seriously).

-Ah, who’s that? -Alexander points to the boy, who was far off in the distance.

-Him? He was a kid who was being picked on, that’s why I helped him. -Richard explains, that reveals the mystery of why he was fighting the other boys earlier.

-Oh, I see, so… -Alexander approaches the boy, who seemed very shy.

-Hey old man, do you want to join us? -Alexander gives him the option instantly, for him it’s better that he followed them than stay and fall prey to the bullies.

-Really? … Thanks, my name is Alan. Alan Grey.

[Congratulations]

[Alan Grey has joined your team]

(Little by little the team is growing)

Alexander flashed a happy smile as he followed Sophia and Richard into the sports hall.

-This must be a joke.

-The same goes for me you bastard.

-Do you want to fight?

They had all arrived at the sports hall to start the meeting, but instead….

-I don’t have a problem with doing it.

-Hey motherfuckers, we’re in a meeting.

Richard and Marcus confront each other as soon as they notice each other.

-Alexander… You didn’t tell me he was on the team, working with him… Eduardo…

Richard clenched his fist in anger, Marcus is the cause of several of the problems and the fact that he and Eduardo could not compete in the science competition.

(I can understand Richard, at first I didn’t want to cooperate with Marcus either, but the system asked me to).

-Hey motherfucker, talk like a man, do you want to fight or not? -Marcus for his part gave no sign of apology and decides to challenge Richard to a confrontation.

-Excuse me, but Richard calm down and you fucking Gorilla. -But Sophia steps in between them and intervenes.

-Who are you calling Gorilla Goldilocks?

-You Gorilla?

-Hahahaha, I call you Gorilla, the nickname fits you. -Felix decides to laugh at Marcus with his classic mocking laugh.

-Shut up clown. -Marcus replies without basilarity.

-Who are you calling a clown you want to fight? -Felix, who didn’t seem very comfortable with the nickname, was ready to fight.

(Is this supposed to be my team, no mistake or anything?)

Alexander had a grim expression never seen before on his face, he thought that teamwork would make everything easier, but his team is a mess.

-Hey, let’s get to the topic of the meeting, I don’t have much time. -Taking the excuse of time, Alexander decides to take the reins of the conversation.

-What did you summon us here for, Sophia?

-Ah, of course the meeting, you see you are all here for two reasons.

-The first, we need names and the second, our first objective.

Everyone in the room is silent as he listens to Sophia.

-I propose the name Bromck Power. -Sophia instantly gave her opinion of the name with a proud smile on her face.

-Noo, I won’t call myself that, let’s call ourselves the Red Bullies. -Marcus, who didn’t like Sophia’s recommended name, complains and gives his own.

-Hey… Why don’t you choose the leader? -Taking some courage to speak, Alan gives his opinion.

[Give your group a name.]

A status window pops up in front of Alexander, this was to be the one to choose the name.

-How about… Imperial?

All of them were analyzing the name of the group.

-I like it, it’s aggressive. Marcus seems happy with the suggested name.

-It has prestige, I like it. -Sophia responds with a proud face.

-I really don’t care what we call ourselves. -Felix shows all his sincerity.

[Congratulations, your team has a name.]

-Now, as for the target, I don’t have anything in mind yet. -Sophia went straight to the second point of the conversation.

[New mission]

Alexander who just wanted to leave, is surprised by a system window.

[Imperial Mission: Turf War]

(Is this the imperial mission the “voice” was talking about?) -Surprised, Alexander saw the notification.

[A king needs a kingdom to reign. Fight against the other gangs for the empty territory of Felixton Rockstar and win]

(Fighting against the other gangs?)