Embrace the dawn of III

As Isshinna gazed upon the city, he noticed its immense size. His eyes brightened with curiosity, but soon his expression turned serious as he observed something peculiar. "There seems to be something covering the city, like a circle or perhaps a barrier," he mused. Descending the hill, he spotted numerous individuals carrying weapons and various items. With this in mind, he made his way towards the entrance gate.

However, while approaching, he encountered two individuals dressed as knights. It wasn't just a closed gate that stood before him; it was something massive and open. As he neared them, Isshinna pulled his hoodie over his head and attempted to engage in conversation. The female knight inquired, "What is it?" Isshinna replied, "Never mind, just a traveler heading to this new town." Though the way he spoke raised some suspicion, the knights chose to let it pass.

As Isshinna attempted to pass through the barrier, he pondered, "Maybe I can phase through it, right? I don't understand why they would block..." Before he could finish his sentence, he collided with the barrier and fell to the ground. The impact caused a crack to form, which rapidly expanded until it created a huge rupture in the barrier.

Isshinna and the knights found themselves in a state of confusion. The male knight began shouting, "What did you do?! How did you do it?" The female knight stood in shock, her thoughts racing, "How did he break it? He appeared human, but only horrific entities can't phase through the barrier because they are evil. Just three weeks ago, the Farias wolves were attempting to destroy the barrier that protects the city, but we stopped them. Is this guy even human, or is he one of those horrific foes?"

As Isshinna got back on his feet, he apologized, saying, "My bad, my bad. Do I need some kind of pass or authorization?" The male knight raised his spear towards Isshinna and retorted, "You're not even human, so why are you here?"

Meanwhile, within a station in the city, people started panicking and signaling frantically. They exclaimed, "What just happened to the global barrier?! Was it destroyed? It's impossible! Could it be an evil monster surpassing even the power of a Farias Wolf?!" One lady with long black hair and dark brown eyes, dressed in a black suit, raised her hand and reassured the others, saying, "Stop your yapping. We have powerful magic espers to protect us from such threats!"

This brought some relief to the group, but one woman mentioned the possibility of the Crop transmission saving them. A man named Draco Saito raised his hand and began coughing, then looked up and said, "What if the intruder disabled the Crop transmission?" The workers around him started screaming and babbling in panic. The lady grew angry and shouted, "Shut up, all of you!" The commotion subsided, and she continued, "It would be impossible, but if it's true, this intruder could pose a world threat as we speak." Another woman raised her hand, and the lady smirked, saying, "We'll find out the intruder's appearance soon. Just wait."

A man with shoulder-length purple hair and pink eyes, dressed in a black kimono, walked by. The knights turned around, and the man waved at them. However, when he waved, the woman knight screamed out, "Who are you?!" The man responded, "Why am I being screamed at like that? My name is Arlo Voidiroshi Aika Restu Jonan... that's my full name." The woman knight exclaimed, "What the..." Meanwhile, Arlo noticed that Isshinna had a dark aura surrounding him, causing Arlo to smirk.

As Isshinna stated at Arlo, but perhaps turned around towards the man knight who pinned him down, he started to get up quickly and punched the man knight. Even the armor around his head was bypassed by Isshinna's own punch.

As the woman knight saw this, she started sprinting towards a small station right beside the barrier. As she sprinted, she tried to grab the cell phone and answered it. As soon as it was answered, the woman knight tried to pick up and screamed, "There's some kid who appears to be 16-17 years old with black hair, green eyes, wearing a black coat, and has bleak jeans. This kid was able to crack a big hole into the Global barrier, and then another intruder, who must be his friend, appeared right by us. He has purple hair and probably pink eyes. He is wearing a black kimono and looks about the same age as that ki--"

But before she could speak, Arlo was right behind her. As she turned around and jumped back, Arlo started saying, "About the same age as some kid?... In his own thoughts, he started saying, "I'm only just 28... though."

She started screaming out, "What do you want? You monster?!" She started feeling fearful as Arlo started saying, "I was trying to go to the city to find some humans that I can pick. If you don't mind, I was asking if you can help me with it. If you choose to decline, that's fine because I was going to show you the individual that I need to take out."

As she started whispering and stuttering, she asked, "Pick humans? What do you mean by that?" Arlo started touching his head and said something in his thoughts, "I'm just yapping..." But Arlo started saying, "I'm an assassin, and I want to claim a bounty on a guy named... Uh, wait, it has to be in my pocket."

Arlo kept checking his pocket, trying to find the photo of the individuals. As he lifted it up, there were three photos of them. This shocked the woman knight. She lifted her spear to attack Arlo, but Arlo was quick in shock but managed to dodge the attack. He lifted his hand, turned it into a palm, and hit her on the hips. As he did that, his hand passed through the armor, hitting her muscles and causing them to twitch. This resulted in her crashing through the small station and hitting her head on the Global barrier.

Arlo was still standing still, but he came to a stop, put down his hands, put the three photos back into his pocket, and walked off the small station. He whispered, "What was that about?"

As Isshinna was walking inside the Global barrier, he saw multiple people across further blocks away. It amazed him that even though it didn't feel cold inside the barrier, it seemed like the barrier was protecting the temperature inside, leaving the cold temperature unable to reach it. But how would it react when Isshinna breaks it?

Arlo started to saw Isshinna over there and started running towards him. As Isshinna started to turn around, he said, "Huh?" Arlo gave out a gorgeous smile, bowed his head down, and said, "Nice to meet you, and you seem kind of strong. I want to be your only friend... if I can do."

Isshinna was confused about what was going on. He started saying, "Who are you?" Arlo pulled his head up and said, "My name is Arlo Voidiroshi Aika Restu Jonan." Isshinna's thoughts started saying, "That's a long name." Isshinna started to say very nicely, "Nice to meet you... uhhh Arlo, and my name is Isshinna Vacantborne."

Arlo whispered, "Isshinna Vacantborne..." Isshinna started to give off a bothered face and said, "You can just call me Isshinna or maybe Ishina if that's fine with you..." Arlo smiled and said, "Alright, Isshinna." Isshinna started to say with a straight expression, "What happened to the woman with that metal armor?"

Arlo started saying, "I wonder that too. I sent her flying, but I don't know where the gravity had sent her to go?" Isshinna started to lift his hand, and Arlo saw this and shook his hand with Isshinna. Isshinna started saying, "Friends." Arlo started to give off a smirk and said, "Friends."

As the lady from the station in the city starts to talk with the Crop Transmissions, they all don white gakuran outfits and sport white caps. Among them is a girl with long blonde hair, who confidently strides towards the lady, while the other three Crop Transmissions stand behind her. The lady approaches and calmly says, "Yes, my lady?" Though a hint of nervousness tinges her voice, she quickly steels herself to get to the point. Her expression turns serious as she continues, "There is a powerful intruder here who has managed to break open the Global Barrier."

Upon hearing this revelation, the girl in the cap is visibly taken aback. Meanwhile, a voice from the back pipes up, "Quite interesting?" The lady's frustration boils over, and she directs her anger towards the person who uttered those words. "It wasn't just interesting; it was horrifying! The fact that someone of that strength could breach such a formidable barrier is nothing short of alarming," she exclaims, her tone almost incredulous. Inwardly, she can't help but wonder, "Did I just talk back to them like that...?"

Curiosity piqued, the girl with the cap slowly lifts it, unveiling striking features—beautiful purple eyes and long blonde hair—yet her right eye remains concealed behind a black eye patch. This unexpected sight triggers a sense of suspicion within the lady, who now finds herself in a state of mild interrogation. Undeterred, the capless girl introduces herself, saying, "I am Pachinko Kato. It's a pleasure to be of assistance to you." Following suit, the guy wearing the hoodie removes his cap and courteously adds, "Well, it's nice to make your acquaintance. My name is Wataru." Two other girls, also wearing caps, step forward and reveal themselves, saying, "I am Fujiko, and I am Oka."

Feeling a mix of relief and resignation, the lady lets out a sigh and addresses Wataru, noting, "You're the only man among this group, it seems." Wataru, with a hint of amusement, responds, "I'm well aware of that!"