When I was born as a god Chapter 13: The Masked S-Rank

Just as Ayal was about to deliver the final blow, soone suddenly called his na.

"Ayal!"

The masked man slowly turned around.

Standing there... was Reinhard.

"You gain nothing from fighting him," Reinhard said calmly.

The masked man chuckled.

"Are you here to fight instead?"

He tilted his head slightly.

"I don’t really rember why I ca here. But fighting him was... quite entertaining. So I’ll take my leave for now."

With those words, he stepped back into the black darkness—and vanished.

After he disappeared, Reinhard finally looked around.

The area was nearly destroyed.

Broken ground. Cracked walls. Burn marks everywhere.

It was clear a fierce battle

had taken place.

Then he saw Ayal.

Blood was dripping from his body. His shirt was torn apart. Yet... Ayal was smiling faintly.

Soon after, Ayal was carried to the God Academy’s dical room.

It was the first ti in history that God

Academy had ever been attacked.

In the dical Room

Although Ayal’s injuries were severe, the academy’s treatnt magic restored his body.

After so ti...

His eyes slowly opened.

"Where... am I...?"

His voice was weak.

"Ayal... you’re finally awake."

Hearing his na, Ayal slowly sat up.

"Where am I?"

"You’re safe now," Reinhard replied calmly.

Suddenly, Ayal rembered everything.

"That person...! Where is he?!"

Reinhard smiled faintly.

"You did well."

"I... did well?" Ayal asked, confused.

"The one you fought... was an S-Rank."

Ayal’s eyes widened.

"S-S-Rank Hunter?!"

"Yes."

"You know him?"

"I do."

"How?"

Reinhard sighed.

"That’s a long story."

"Just tell a little."

After a short pause, Reinhard nodded.

"The one who attacked you... isn’t alone. He belongs to a large organization."

"A large organization...?"

"Yes. A group that works for money. If soone pays them enough—or offers sothing valuable—they will do any job."

"How do you know they’re a group?"

"Because of the mask

. They all wear masks. It’s their rule."

Reinhard looked at Ayal seriously.

"What surprises is... you were able to fight soone ranked fifth in their organization."

"Fifth...?"

"Yes. He was number five."

Ayal fell silent.

Number five... and he almost died.

Suddenly, a sharp pain struck his head. He held it tightly.

"Are you alright?" Reinhard asked.

"I’m fine," Ayal replied, though sothing felt strange... like a missing mory.

"Are they demons?" Ayal asked.

Reinhard shook his head.

"No. They’re sothing else."

"What?"

Reinhard only smiled.

"That’s another long story."

Before leaving, Reinhard looked at him one last ti.

"You’re progressing... just as I expected."

Then he walked away.

Ayal was left confused.

Visitors

Suddenly, soone rushed into the room.

"Ayal!"

It was Aira, followed by Hinata and Alya.

"Ayal! Are you okay? I heard you were attacked!"

Aira grabbed him tightly.

Hinata, blushing, asked softly, "Are you... really alright?"

Alya crossed her arms.

"Hmph! I didn’t even want to co. They dragged here."

"We told you to co yourself!" Aira protested.

"Y-Yes!" Hinata agreed.

Alya turned red. "W-What are you saying?!"

Their argunt was interrupted when Aira suddenly lowered her head.

"The one who attacked you... wasn’t caught. But the one who hired him was captured."

Then she bowed deeply.

"This happened because of . If you weren’t with ... you wouldn’t have been attacked."

Ayal was shocked.

"No, it’s not your fault. Sothing like this would’ve happened sooner or later."

Hearing that, Aira began to cry and hugged him tightly.

Ayal froze.

Hinata turned her face away, cheeks red.

Alya shouted, "W-What are you two doing?!"

Koji’s Arrival

A few hours earlier—

Koji couldn’t sleep.

For the first ti, soone had called him a friend.

He kept thinking about it.

The next morning, he noticed the academy grounds were almost destroyed.

He overheard two students talking.

"Did you hear? There was a fight yesterday."

"Really? I didn’t notice."

"They say it was an S-Rank... and the one fighting him was a student from our academy."

"What?!"

"I heard his na is... Ayal."

Koji’s eyes widened.

"S-Rank...?"

"He’s alive though. He’s in the dical room."

Without another word, Koji ran.

He burst into the room.

"Ayal!"

Seeing him safe... Koji felt relieved.

But when he noticed the girls standing around him... sothing felt strange in his chest.

"Are you okay?" Koji asked, breathing heavily.

"I’m fine. You didn’t have to rush like that," Ayal said with a smile.

Aira looked at Koji.

"Is he your friend?"

"Yes," Ayal replied.

The three girls looked surprised.

"You had another friend besides us?" Aira asked.

Koji introduced himself.

When he said his na, the girls exchanged glances—they seed to recognize it.

Suddenly, the door opened again.

A voice echoed in the room.

"What are all of you doing here?"

To be continued...