At 15.00, After School, in Class 11-D.

Anindya's three friends smiled and waved at Anindya.

"We'll go first, Anindya" Desy said.

"See you, Ninin~" Wulan said.

"See you~" Delima said.

Anindya waved back. Then, the three of them left Anindya and Sagara alone.

"Okay, I'll leave this mission to you" Anindya said to Sagara.

"Leave it to me, Lady Anindya. I'll complete this mission as my apology!" Sagara replied enthusiastically.

"Good, remember, don't tell Papa I went to Julian's house. If you do, I'll punish you again!" Anindya said with a sneer at Sagara.

"Y-YES, LADY ANINDYA!" Sagara shouted enthusiastically.

"Okay, then I'll be going!" Anindya said, picking up her backpack from the table.

"Okay, Lady!" Sagara replied.

Anindya started walking out of class. Outside the school building, the weather looked sunny—but the sun was obscured by many white clouds. Anindya, seeing this, ignored it and continued on her way. On her way, she stopped by Indomarket—which wasn't far from the school. Upon entering, she saw a wide variety of Food and beverage ingredients—as it was a modern market.

"Hmm... I wonder what I'll cook?" Anindya muttered as she looked at the vegetables on the vegetables display rack.

"Ah! Come to think of it, I'm just like his wife, Kya!" Anindya thought to herself, smiling shyly and holding her cheeks with both hands.

Anindya's behavior drew glances from passersby. After finishing her shopping, Anindya paid the cashier.

"The total comes to Rp. 350,000, sis" the cashier said politely.

"Can I use a card, sis?" Anindya asked.

"Of course" the cashier replied.

The cashier took the Android EDC Machine—located below the monitor—and held it towards Anindya. Anindya took her Gold Card from her backpack and tapped it on the Android EDC machine. After tapping, the cashier said

"Okay, wait a moment, sis" the cashier said while processing Anindya's payment at the Android EDC machine.

"Okay" Anindya replied.

"Wow, young people these days all carry credit cards, especially since this is a Gold Card" the cashier thought to herself as she processed Anindya's payment.

"If I keep using the Black Card, Papa will definitely get suspicious. But if I use the Gold Card, it won't be noticed, because it's my own card" Anindya said to herself with a smile.

After finishing, the Android EDC machine began to issue a receipt. The cashier tore the receipt and handed it to Anindya, saying:

"Here's your receipt. Thank you for shopping~" the cashier said politely and with a smile.

"You're welcome. Thank you too, sis~" Anindya replied with a smile and accepted the receipt.

Afterward, Anindya walked out of Indomarket. Outside, she attracted many stares from customers, because she was carrying four fairly large grocery bags. Standing at the entrance

"I'll cook delicious food so Julian gets better soon!" Anindya muttered, standing at the entrance with an enthusiastic smile.

While walking, Anindya felt as if someone was following her. Because of this feeling, she chose a quiet path and pretended not to notice. She continued walking until she arrived at a wide, deserted alley. On her left, many shops were closed because their occupants had left, and on her right, a construction project was underway. When the street became deserted, Anindya quickly pulled a dagger from the left pocket of her alma mater jacket, turned around, and threw it.

Even though she was carrying four grocery bags, Anindya was able to throw the dagger with ease. The dagger swiftly aimed directly at the person following her—specifically, behind a utility pole about 20 meters behind her. When the dagger struck the shadow of the person following Anindya, it immediately turned into smoke.

"Tch! Did I miss!?," Anindya said with an annoyed expression and tone.

"Thank goodness I didn't buy eggs" Anindya continued, her gaze still fixed firmly ahead.

Suddenly, a mysterious voice came from someone.

"Hahahaha, too bad you missed, Crimson Rose!" said the mysterious person, whose voice echoed and whose location was unknown.

"A guy's voice?" Anindya wondered as she looked around.

"Who are you?!" Anindya asked, annoyed, and looked around.

"You ask who I am? Well, let's just say I'm the one who will remove you from the first position—among the Juniors" the mysterious person replied in an echoing voice.

Anindya, without further ado, put all her grocery bags and satchel on the ground, then stood up straight, and began to regulate her breathing while closing her eyes.

"Clear your mind, then relax your ears and skin" Anindya thought to herself as she closed her eyes.

"Hm? What's she doing?," the mysterious person muttered.

"Hmph, she thinks she can find me if she closes her eyes" the mysterious person continued.

A mysterious person immediately emerged from behind a 130cm-high wall separating one shop from another. He immediately ran toward Anindya.

"This is my chance! I'll attack her from her blind spot!" the mysterious person thought to himself, grinning and pulling out a keris from under his cloak.

The mysterious person immediately jumped and lunged, wielding the keris at Anindya—who still had her eyes closed. But before it could hit her, Anindya's left ear twitched, having heard someone jump—and she quickly dodged to the left.

"W-what?!" the mysterious person said, shocked that Anindya had managed to dodge his attack.

The mysterious person landed directly in front of Anindya, and Anindya began to open her eyes.

"Tch, he's wearing a brown cloak and a red kelana mask, huh?!" Anindya muttered with an annoyed expression and tone as she stared at the mysterious person.

"So you're still skilled, huh?" the mysterious person said mockingly.

"Looks like you're not going to tell me your identity, are you?" Anindya asked, pulling two daggers from the pockets of her alma mater jacket.

The atmosphere immediately became silent and tense, the two stared at each other. Before long, Anindya took the initiative to attack the mysterious person, stabbing him with the dagger she held in her left hand.

"WHOOSH!"

Unfortunately, the mysterious person managed to jump to his right side—avoiding Anindya's attack. After jumping, he landed and immediately launched a Flying Kick—aimed at Anindya's left upper arm.

The attack struck Anindya's left upper arm.

"UGHH!!" Anindya exclaimed, blocking the kick from the mysterious person.

The kick pushed Anindya slightly to her right side—even though he had blocked it.

"Hmph! Looks like you've become a bit soft, Crimson Rose!," the mysterious person said sarcastically.

"Could it be because you have a boyfriend?" the mysterious person continued.

Anindya simply glared at the mysterious person while holding her left arm with her right hand. The mysterious person, seeing Anindya's expression, laughed and began mocking her again.

"Hahaha, looks like my guess was right. If I'm not mistaken, his name is Julian, right?," the mysterious person asked mockingly.

"Should I target him first? So you can get serious—" the mysterious person continued.

Suddenly, the atmosphere became silent and tense. Anindya slowly lowered her head, released her right hand from her left arm, and then straightened up.

"What's going on? I feel a murderous aura fro—" the mysterious person thought to himself.

Before he could finish speaking, Anindya suddenly appeared in front of him with a terrifying expression, her eyes clearly filled with murderous intent. The mysterious man was instantly startled. He quickly leaped backward, but Anindya's dagger still managed to slash the right side of his mask and even graze his right cheek.

The mysterious person managed to dodge backward, but with a cut on his right cheek.

"Tch, damn—" the mysterious person said with an annoyed expression and tone.

Before he could finish speaking, Anindya quickly attacked the mysterious person again, stabbing him in the head, but the attack was avoided because the mysterious person turned his head to the left.

Anindya had no intention of stopping and quickly attacked the mysterious person repeatedly, aiming for his entire body. The mysterious person, feeling pressured, quickly did ten backflips to get away from Anindya.

The mysterious person managed to get away, but in quite serious condition, with holes all over his robe from Anindya's stabs. Without a chance to think, Anindya immediately ran towards the mysterious person.

"Tch!" the mysterious person screeched.

Before Anindya could get close, smoke suddenly emerged from the mysterious person's cloak. The smoke slowly flowed out of both hands. He directed it towards her, and—

"WHOOOOSSHHH!!!" The smoke suddenly erupted rapidly from both hands.

As the smoke engulfed Anindya, but she didn't stop running. She continued to move forward, moving both hands—already holding daggers—and continued to charge forward, slashing furiously with both daggers.

But unfortunately, as she reached the edge of the fog, she lost sight of the mysterious person.

"Hahahaha! So this is your true ability, but it's a shame you couldn't hit me!" the mysterious person said, whose voice echoed.

Anindya stood upright and looked around, the smoke gradually dissipating.

"I may have lost this time, but in the next meeting, I will defeat you and become number one!" the mysterious person said, whose voice echoed.

The atmosphere immediately fell silent.

~To be continued~

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