Just An Unnecessary Family For Now

I understand now it was an illusion… is he really Joschwa (???)

Young master Bennett were we all in some kind of time illusion (???)

It seems to be so (Young Master Bennett)

But when did he use it and how could it affect us when we have earth class defensive artifacts that can also cancel out illusions (???)

That I'm not sure but it seems he can use time manipulation as well which only a extremely small number of people can but there not as strong as his which makes me intrigued as to how he got so strong within ten years (Young Master Bennett)

Even I who's Peak S Rank couldn't sense it which makes me wonder what rank he's at. Is he a Master Rank or higher (???)

We would find out sooner or later since I know why he killed Art which I'm actually glad he did since we couldn't (Young Master Bennett)

Yeah the Lyns have been operating secretly for the past two years and I'm sure sooner or later they 'll try to take over our family but I don't know what made them start to act more aggressively recently (???)

You right… trying to marry our two families together won't work so something else is brewing in the Lyns family…. Mirthe lets go no need to stay here any longer (Young Master Bennett)

What about the Tower are you not going to…. (Mirthe)

<Smiling> It's fine we have time for that thing besides I'm waiting for the show to begin and see how they cope with their unknown variable (Young Master Bennett)

You mean that kid why I don't think he will be able to live if they find out about him (Mirthe)

<Short Chuckle> If you think that a kid who could put us two in a time illusion can't cope with the Lyns then we shouldn't be the top rank family in Spring City or one of the top families in the entire continent of Atario since they're not even a top family in the continent just this city but they're really cunning so we have to be careful when dealing with them who knows what they have prepared for us (Young Master Bennett)

I see your point but why do you have so much faith that he can and it seems like you know him (Mirthe)

You know him two don't you remember what happened ten years ago at the Junior Academy (Young Master Bennett)

Yeah I remembered it was a hot topic about a kid who had mysteriously disappeared during a  training outing for first years in a dungeon (Mirthe)

Yeah that one and you should guess why I brought that up Mirthe (Young Master Bennett)

You mean he's that kid but it's been ten years and no one has found any trace of him, for like three years that had a lot of top people searching for him but couldn't find any clue to what happened to him (Mirthe)

Yes but apparently something happened to him that only he knows and it looks like it changed him for the best it seems (Young Master Bennett)

T-that was him but how and why now after all these years even his parents couldn't find them and they're one of he most powerful people in the world even though they prefer being lowkey about it but even they couldn't find him (Mirthe)

Yeah I understand what you mean when I last saw him he wasn't that ruthless or decisive but it seems like not everything has changed as he still regards those close to him as his taboo (Young Master Bennett)

Hmm but why also kill the young master from the Lyns for he seem to not want to pursue the matter at all which is odd for his character (Mirthe)

That's probably because Vale told him not to do anything rash since like you he felt something wasn't quite right but unlike us who wasn't hostile at all to him. They were never going to live after today anyway.. And to answer your question as to why he killed Art it was because of April (Young Master Bennett)

The second young miss why does he know the second miss but how unless… (Mirthe)

Yes the kid we saw with April and the kid who disappeared is him and he has always had a thing for her even now that's why he killed him because he heard about what Art has been doing and knew he was just harassing her which pissed him off plus he's a man haha (Young Master Bennett)

Do you think he already met the second young miss since coming back (Mirthe)

No I don't think so (Young Master Bennett) 

Why do you think he hasn't yet (Mirthe)

Who would you see first after a long separation (Young Master Bennett)

My family if I'm not married or have a girlfriend then my siblings and parents if I have any and if they're still alive (Mirthe)

Precisely and when saving his sister it seems like she didn't know he came back yet plus April hasn't called me yet (Young Master Bennett)

Ah you right she would have called after meeting him since she hasn't forgotten him in these ten years and you are her older brother and you two are close (Mirthe)

<Smiling> Yeah even though little April has grown up she still acts spoiled around me (Young Master Bennett)

Will you tell her about seeing him (Mirthe)

No that's for him to do and for her to find out on her own… let's go we dwindle too long some people are starting to come I it's not time for us to have any major conflict right now (Young Master Bennett)

Yes young master (Mirthe)

As the two left the entrance to the tower, some people in the same clothes as young master Lyn and young master Kru, headed by their respective young masters , the brothers of Robert and Art. There were also some elite members of the guilds that they were members of here too.

Looking around all they saw where people who looked confused and some had terrified expressions which caused them to question why. Young master Lyn, Arts older brother and the first son, walk up to some tower management members or just say Tower Overseers 

What happened here and where's my little brother (First Young Master Lyn)

Ugh.. who are you and who's your little brother (Male Tower Overseer)

My names Carter Lyn of the Lyn family and my little brother is Art Lyn now what happened here (Carter)

<Stuttering> Y-young master L-lyn the thing is…. (Male Tower Overseer)

The thing is the second young master was killed (Female Tower Overseer)

<Stunned> Killed.. That's not possible this is a level 2 tower and I told him not to go past the 8th floor yet not even with Vale as there are still monsters who can kill them undetected even father said he had some trouble with them and he's stronger than Vale (Carter)

No that's not what killed him, a person did, I think, it's complicated (Female Tower Overseer)

<Narrowed eyes> What do you mean someone killed him and how is it complicated… tell me who did it if not (Carter)

If not, what will happen? The first young master of the second rank family in Spring City, the Lyn Family. (???)

<Annoyed look> Colter why is a bastard like you here (Carter)

<Smirk> This is our management team and you have no right to threaten them over something they have no choice over. Even if you are the next head of the Lyn Family (Colter)

<Tsk> the tower association dogs are here but no matter I was told my brother was killed by someone and I want to know who did it so miss (Carter)

It's Maria (Maria)

Miss Maria could you give me information about the person he killed my brother (Carter)

Did he also kill my brother since I don't see him amongst the people or got any call from him plus his life crystal has crumbled from what I was told by my father (First Young Master Kru)

And you are? (Maria)

He's Tralen Kru the Kru family's first young master and a dog of the Lyn's (Colter)

<Gritting teeth> You still have that disrespectful tone don't you Colter but yes I'm Tralen Kru of the Kru Family and Robert Kru is my little brother (Tralen)

Okay… well all I know is that your brother tried to take his sister forcefully and he intervened then your brother wanted to stop him from killing second young master Robert. After it looked as if second young master Art had succeeded in resolving the matter and the guy who looked to be a young man in his late teens left with his sister Elverlyn Walter. (Maria)

Hmph I figure it had something to do with that b**ch afterall he has chased her for years now (Tralen)

What about my brother it seems there was no reason to kill him though (Carter)

That...I don't know you would have to ask him that sorry (Maria)

Haha seems like someone doesn't care about the oh so mighty Lyn Family haha (Colter)

<Glaring> doesn't matter who he is I will find him, kill him and his family and everyone he loves (Carter) 

<Confused face> Why did you say it was complicated though (Tralen)

Saying that everyone thought about it, what was complicated about saying that  but soon they'll know why

Well you see it's because….. (Maria)

Telling them what she saw and heard that had expressions of anger, shock, horror and thinking as Carter said 

So what you all seen was a time illusion where he had supposedly already killed our brohters but put everyone in a time dome which slows time down but it seems as if it was still moving the same and put you all in an illusion of his making right 

But why put them in a time dome when he could have just killed them then put the rest in a short illusion after getting rid of them (Tralen)

Maybe to make it longer for us to react after being informed about their life crystals crumbling and us crossing paths with them as they're leaving from this direction (said an elite member of one of the guilds that Art belongs to )

No Flen wait she told us just seems like someone who wanted them to think he was letting them go in reality there was no one who he had to let go when they were already dead and maybe it's a kind of torture for him that he likes to give people (said the other elite member)

You two are from the Lotus Guild huh well what you say could be a possibility but it's hard to believe someone could do that to an S ranker, you sure it was him and not the three people you said were with him (Tralen)

I'm sure because even the special guards believed it was him as he gave them a more dangerous feeling than the three with him but that all I know (Maria)

But what they don't know is that Maria talked to Joschwa in her illusion and he told her he could say who did and if they asked what his name was she could tell them. She was shocked at first that he specially told her he wanted her to do it because at first she would feign ignorance but he said it wouldn't be easy to do with those types of people. She asked again why her and all he said was

Past___

It's because you were about to take action before I did even if you didn't won't to offend the Lyn family which made me interested in you but don't worry if they try to find fault with you, I'll make sure they drop on their knees in front of you before they die okay miss Maria Helix (Joschwa)

W-wait how do you know my name (Maria)

<Chuckle> It's on your name tag (Joschwa)

Oh sorry I forgot but what about my last name how did you know it (Maria)

<Grinning> Because we met a long time ago (Joschwa)

<Confused> We did when I think I would remember someone like you no matter how long ago it may be (Maria)

Ten years ago there was a boy you met a day before the freshman ceremony at the park and it was just a casual meeting nothing noteworthy but I thought it was. But four months later that boy mysteriously disappeared without a trace in a level 1 dungeon when class 1-C had their monthly training outing. (Joschwa)

She thought for a while then her expression changed from confused to shocked to happy because she knew who he was just couldn't believe he was the same person

Y-you're Joschwa Walter that Josh I thought , I thought 

Yeah I know a lot of people did but yeah it's me I'm here alive and well. It seems that you're doing fine Maria (Joschwa)

She hugged him for a while, shedding some tears as he was the first friend she made after moving to Spring City with her parents. After calming down and letting go of him she blushed a little but recovered and asked

Have you  met April yet you know she had always liked you right (Maria)

<Smile a little> No I haven't I came here because of my sister so I'll see her later for now I just wanted to tell you that okay (Joschwa)

<Downcast sad eyes> Oh okay, will I see you again soon (Maria)

<Smiling at how cute she's being> Of course see you later little Mari (Joschwa)

And after that she that April's brother was here but then left before these people showed up and she knew why and said nothing about it 

Present__

Wait I just remembered did you said Elverlyn's brother came here (Tralen)

Yes why is something wrong (Maria)

Yeah because I just saw him not long before my brother's life crystal crumbled so it's not possible it was him so are you sure it was her brother and not someone who just pretended to be (Tralen)

Yes I'm sure (Maria)

How come you're so sure (Carter)

Because he said his name was Joschwa Walter (Maria)

What, she doesn't have a brother by that name (Tralen)

No you're wrong she does n't you remember her other brother (Carter)

You mean the younger one but I heard he had disappeared from the dungeon ten years ago and they had a three year search for him but they got nothing (Tralen)

Yes but it seems he has come back somehow and now I know why my brother was killed too (Carter)

What do you mean (Tralen)

Because he is a childhood friend of the April Bennett girl from the Bennett family and it looks as if those two had a thing for each other but a couple years ago my brother started pursuing her but was constantly rejected. It made sense though since she still had feelings for that Joschwa kid even after his disappearance. (Carter)

Doesn't that mean he killed him over a girl (Tralen)

Probably not just because of maybe something more (Carter)

How do you know (Tralen)

<Evil Grin> I don't but we'll know once we find him and torture him before killing him and his family then when it's time for that to happened they're next (Carter)

<Achoo> (Joschwa)

Are you okay Josh (Lyn)

Yeah seems like some vermins are talking about me (Joschwa)

What you talking about (Lyn)

Nothing….<Muttering> I see if they got things in motion yet… hehe I'll be visiting you soon,  Lyn family, this is just the beginning and you all just happened to be an unnecessary family (Joschwa)

[Creepy, You Sure You're Not An Undercover Sadistic]

What, no don't say that *Joschwa*

[I Don't Know But You Sounding Kind Of Suspect] 

W-where did you learn that from *Joschwa*

[?.....You]

L-let's just get home before something else happens *Joschwa*

[Hehe Okay Mr. S]

<Muttering> Ignore her Josh, josh ignore her or else it'll be my black history she'll bring up next (Joschwa)