False Hero

"Is my order done?"

she asked. She was a girl with short black hair, hair that was around neck length. Her more noticeable feature was her sharp pointy ears.

Sharp pointy ears.... she was an elf. According to what I was able to see, she had a huge amount of mana. That only means that she is a high elf. 

"Your order? yes, it's done. Wait for a second, I will bring it for you." saying this the shop woman went towards the storage room, or at least it looked like some sort of storage room. 

There was a mirror near one of the shelves. Standing in front of the mirror I checked whether the armor looked good on me or not. 

It was pretty good. I liked the fact that it wasn't bulky and I also liked the fact that it wasn't much shiny. Overall it was pretty damn good armor. 

"I must say it looks very good." said a feminine voice. The voice belonged to the elf girl that entered the shop earlier. 

"It does right? I will buy it." I casually took part in her conversation.

"I actually wanted an armor just like this but I wanted a white armor so I asked her to make a custom one for me and also I wanted a breastplate since it would be troublesome for my breast. I would have actually bought this black armor but it didn't match my body size. I am somewhat smaller than you." 

I turned to look at her. Scanning her from head to toe, I shook my head as I said "Yeah you are smaller than me."

"aren't you scared of me?"

"Huh? why would I be?" I asked.

"People usually vary of elf's since people tend to believe that we have too much pride and superiority complex and over that, I am a high elf. In the academy, I am pretty infamous since in my first year I have nearly killed three of my classmates. Well, they did try to bully me but that's a different thing entirely." 

I chuckled as I looked at her "You didn't kill them right?"

"No."

"Then I have nothing to fear about well even if you had killed them it would still be none of my business and I would have still casually talked to you here."

Letting out a snicker she said, "You sure are a strange character."

"you think so?" 

"Yes."

Before I could realize the girl was already standing pretty close to me. Her shoulder was nearly touching mine. 

"By the way.... are you buying this armor for tomorrow's fight against me? well buying any kind of armor won't change the result. I will win tomorrow, I have a score to settle with Eira Hoffmann and his little cousin brother, which is you are in my way, So, this is the plan------"

Getting closer to my ear she whispered, " The plan is that, tomorrow I will beat you and probably beat you too much since I have to make Eira angry, I want her to go all out against me in the finals and I will use your body for that. So I will have to apologize to you in advance. I have never lost ever in my life and your sister was the first time I ever lost."

Grabbing my arm she got even closer to me, to the point that I was able to feel her warm breath. "You see, I will have to win or it will hurt my pride really bad. To be honest, it's not even about pride, I have never been this excited in my life and I don't want you to ruin it."

After whispering these things she backed off. 

The place where we were standing was in the corner of the shop surrounded by shelves which made it harder for others to see. 

Kylie Idun.... that's her name. I have heard that the person I was going to fight was a high elf and she was pretty "Dangerous." at least that's what people were talking about him. This girl who was standing in front of me is most probably Kylie Idun.

She knows that I am Grey Hoffmann, when did I get so popular?

"Ah, sorry about. I had to do it since you didn't look afraid of me that's why I had to remind you of who I am. But I quite like you so I might not go rough on you."

She said with an apologetic look but towards the end of the sentence, her expression turned quite sadistic. Somewhat sadistic but I don't think that sadistic is the right word for it.

I looked at her for a good second before stepping closer to her. I was still wearing the armor and both of my hands were in my pocket.

"How was she ----- Eira, was she strong?" I asked.

Looking at my eyes she replied "Yes, she was incredibly strong. Of course, she is strong since I lost to her. But I was nowhere near beating her. The frustrating part was that she didn't even struggle for a second when she fought me."

"How does she look now? is she beautiful?" I continued to ask as I stepped closer to her.

"Eh? I have noticed that much but she is beautiful."

Stepping closer to her I asked, "As beautiful as you?"

"Huh? huh? me? beautiful? no, I think she ------ she is a different kind of beautiful. But I am beautiful?" 

I stepped even closer, now to the point where I was closer to her face. "I think you are pretty beautiful. By the way, you can go rough all you want ----" 

As I got closer, she stepped back and with each step back, I stepped closer to her. "You think beating me will be that easy?" 

I stepped closer to her as I said "It won't be easy but I am hoping for a good match so good luck." She stepped back.

I stepped closer and she stepped back, she couldn't step more back as her back hit against the wall. 

I chuckled as I asked "Aren't you supposed to be prideful? why are you stepping back? are you going to let a guy have his way with you?"

As we were talking, the shop woman came out with a set of white armor. Probably the armor that Kylie ordered. 

I smiled as I stepped back. She still didn't say anything, she was standing still in that same place. I left that place as I walked towards the shop woman.

Handing out one silver coin to her, I said "I will have this armor, it is very cool armor."

Taking the coin she spoke "By the way, if you ever want to customize your armor, come to me. I have great ideas that will look damn cool on you." 

"Sure thing," I said as I walked towards the exit. I didn't take off the armor since I will be teleporting back anyways. 

As I was going to walk out of the exit, Kylie stood in front of me to block the way. She appeared somewhat furious.

Grabbing my collar she got damn closer to my face, to the point that I thought that she would kiss me. 

"I will beat you tommorow!!! and I won't leave you alone even after beating you tommorow, I --- I ---- I!!! I will humiliate you like the way you did to me!! I will push you against the wall!!!"

Her face was pretty red. I am not sure anymore whether is furious or she is just feeling humiliated.

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(Kylie's POV)

He looked unfazed when I got closer to him, he didn't look intimidated. But now he looks intimidated, good!! good!! He will be scared of me just like everyone else so before he gets scared of me, I will scare him myself! at least that's what I thought.

I have never been so humiliated in my life!!! everyone is scared of me!!! but why is he not scared of me!! No one has ever approached me this way so I didn't know how to react. I didn't expect him to approach me this way. I was not prepared for it!!!!

It's so humiliating!!! Why did he approach me like that? how dare he get so close to me!!!!! I was pushed against the wall!!!

I, Kylie Idun was pushed against the wall!!! I ---- I was never treated like this, that's why I wasn't prepared!!

And what does he mean by beautiful? no ---- no one has called me that!! not even my family!! I have black hair!! I shouldn't be beautiful. 

An elf with black hair shouldn't be beautiful. First of all, an elf without blond hair shouldn't exist. I am not beautiful, no---- no one has called me that!!

I wasn't prepared okay?!! no one has approached me this way and no one has called me beautiful. He must be blind!! an elf with black hair is never beautiful.

I will show him!! I will humiliate him back!!