The Ancient Genes

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"Take care then, and win the competition.." Max smiled as he looked at Axel. The guy had come to drop him off. After all, Max was leaving today. Eren was also here with him.

The rest of the guys had just bid him farewell when he got out of the Dorms.

"Well, I will try my best." Axel nodded. He knew that this was an important responsibility, and he had to shoulder it.

"I heard you had a person travelling with you? Why don't I see him?" Axel suddenly asked as he looked around. Max had told him that Naze would be moving along with him for a while, but he sure couldn't see the guy around.

"I don't know." Max gave out a bitter smile. That guy sure was trying to hide from Axel. If not, he should have shown up by now.

Axel sighed, and didn't say anything to Max.

"Well, it's time," Max said as he looked at the clock on the station. He then waved his hand, and got into the express car.

'That guy still isn't here..' Max muttered inwardly as he looked at the empty seat beside him.

A few minutes later, the express car began to move and when it edged towards the border of Trinity. A guy finally came from another unit of the express car.

It was Naze.

"I guess I am safe now.." He muttered in relief before taking his seat.

"You could have said goodbye at least." Max looked at him with a calm face.

"I fulfilled our promise. Don't expect me to do anymore than that," He replied to Max.

"Well, that is true." Max couldn't retort to it. He should have been very specific about the bet. He sure would have been if he knew this guy would act like this.

"So, why did you decide to follow me around?" Max asked curiously, "I am sure that your job was done. I mean you guys got the alliance."

"Well, the alliance is with you. So, it would succeed or fail with you. So, you are an important person for us. And, I am here to make sure this important person doesn't die," Naze replied with a smile.

"Body guard?" Max asked with an amused look on his face. "Does that mean, I can use you at my convenience?"

"Well, I am straight so that kind of service isn't available.." Naze calmly replied.

"Well, that's reassuring.." Max only smiled at him. "At least I know that I can use you as a body double to fake my death in time of need."

Naze's face twitched.

How the hell was someone supposed to be a body double of a dead person?

Well, it was obvious. You had to die as well.

Wasn't this guy blatantly telling him that he would kill him if needed to be?

"I think we should make our employment contract in detail." Naze forced a smile on his face.

"Well, I didn't ask you to follow me. But, now that you are doing it, be ready for what is about to come." Max smiled, and then closed his eyes.

'Maybe I should have volunteered for another job..' Naze frowned. It seemed he had hopped onto the wrong boat.

….

"Did you see the match today?" Riser asked with a smile as he looked at Axel and Eren, who had just returned after dropping Max off.

"Why? Did something interesting happen?" Axel asked with a calm look on his face.

"Well, it was much more than that." August, who was in the room, laughed.

"Guess what…Ethera lost to Trinity.."

Axel was definitely taken back a bit.

Mr. Cool was actually participating in the fight as a melee. So, he was surprised they lost to Trinity.

"Their face was actually lured out by a girl, and shot down. You should see the replay. That was hilarious.."

Axle really was speechless after hearing that.

But, he wasn't surprised for some reason. It really sounded like a thing that could happen to that guy. He was an idiot after all.

'He most likely had another motive behind it..' Axel muttered when he realised that the guy had some kind of spatial ability. There was no way that he would be hit so easily.

If he gave it a logical thought, his ability would make him one of the strongest in this competition.

"Anway, we just have to wait and watch now. We have already secured ourselves a place in the finals. The team who comes as the winner from lower bracket will face off with Trinity, and then we will have our opponent," Eren said in a carefree manner as he sat on the couch.

…

Max and Naze were calmly laid on their seats. The journey would be long and they knew it. And, Max knew that it was better to relax as much as he could. After all, he had a bad history with express cars.

Just thinking about it makes his face twitch.

'Let's hope it will be peaceful this time around..' He prayed inwardly.

"Excuse me, it's my seat in the corner.." A voice suddenly entered Max's ear.

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"Take care then, and win the competition.." Max smiled as he looked at Axel. The guy had come to drop him off. After all, Max was leaving today. Eren was also here with him.

The rest of the guys had just bid him farewell when he got out of the Dorms.

"Well, I will try my best." Axel nodded. He knew that this was an important responsibility, and he had to shoulder it.

"I heard you had a person travelling with you? Why don't I see him?" Axel suddenly asked as he looked around. Max had told him that Naze would be moving along with him for a while, but he sure couldn't see the guy around.

"I don't know." Max gave out a bitter smile. That guy sure was trying to hide from Axel. If not, he should have shown up by now.

Axel sighed, and didn't say anything to Max.

"Well, it's time," Max said as he looked at the clock on the station. He then waved his hand, and got into the express car.

'That guy still isn't here..' Max muttered inwardly as he looked at the empty seat beside him.

A few minutes later, the express car began to move and when it edged towards the border of Trinity. A guy finally came from another unit of the express car.

It was Naze.

"I guess I am safe now.." He muttered in relief before taking his seat.

"You could have said goodbye at least." Max looked at him with a calm face.

"I fulfilled our promise. Don't expect me to do anymore than that," He replied to Max.

"Well, that is true." Max couldn't retort to it. He should have been very specific about the bet. He sure would have been if he knew this guy would act like this.

"So, why did you decide to follow me around?" Max asked curiously, "I am sure that your job was done. I mean you guys got the alliance."

"Well, the alliance is with you. So, it would succeed or fail with you. So, you are an important person for us. And, I am here to make sure this important person doesn't die," Naze replied with a smile.

"Body guard?" Max asked with an amused look on his face. "Does that mean, I can use you at my convenience?"

"Well, I am straight so that kind of service isn't available.." Naze calmly replied.

"Well, that's reassuring.." Max only smiled at him. "At least I know that I can use you as a body double to fake my death in time of need."

Naze's face twitched.

How the hell was someone supposed to be a body double of a dead person?

Well, it was obvious. You had to die as well.

Wasn't this guy blatantly telling him that he would kill him if needed to be?

"I think we should make our employment contract in detail." Naze forced a smile on his face.

"Well, I didn't ask you to follow me. But, now that you are doing it, be ready for what is about to come." Max smiled, and then closed his eyes.

'Maybe I should have volunteered for another job..' Naze frowned. It seemed he had hopped onto the wrong boat.

….

"Did you see the match today?" Riser asked with a smile as he looked at Axel and Eren, who had just returned after dropping Max off.

"Why? Did something interesting happen?" Axel asked with a calm look on his face.

"Well, it was much more than that." August, who was in the room, laughed.

"Guess what…Ethera lost to Trinity.."

Axel was definitely taken back a bit.

Mr. Cool was actually participating in the fight as a melee. So, he was surprised they lost to Trinity.

"Their face was actually lured out by a girl, and shot down. You should see the replay. That was hilarious.."

Axle really was speechless after hearing that.