Chapter 248: chapter 248- Father, Son, And Grandson
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*ARRGHH!*
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But contrary to people's expectations, the one who screamed in pain was not Taufik, but Bjorn, who immediately pulled back his injured fist with his broken fingers as if he had just punched the hardest material in the world.
"... Y- YOU, SON OF A BITCH! WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO!!"
"... I didn't do anything, it's you who punched me, remember?"
"You... I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU!!
*ARGH!*
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Bjorn shouted, and then a burst of Mana came out of Bjorn's body. His already large muscles grew even bigger, and his height increased, making Bjorn's height almost reach the ceiling.
"YOU'LL DIE!"
Bjorn said, and he raised his uninjured hand and wanted to hit Taufik, who was now not even half his height.
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*Sigh*
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Seeing Bjorn's big fist coming towards him, Taufik casually raised his hand, aiming it at Bjorn's fist.
Bjorn's big fist headed towards Taufik at a very fast speed, the Mana that coated Bjorn's fist made his fist a bright red, which seemed to distort the air around Bjorn's hand.
*Boom!*
A shock wave was created after Bjorn's fist hit something; the shock wave created a strong wind, blowing away everything around; it made the furniture break, and even the walls of the Tavern looked cracked.
The Tavern Owner who saw this could do nothing but smile wryly, with a tear forming at the edge of his eye.
A smile of victory was already visible on Bjorn's face, he was sure that victory was completely his.
But Bjorn's smile immediately broke when he felt the same pain in his hand.
"... Only that? I don't even feel anything"
Said Taufik when the ashes created from Bjorn's punch had not yet disappeared. Hearing Taufik's voice, Bjorn clenched his teeth, endured the pain in his hand, and lifted it again.
Bjorn threw punch after punch at Taufik, ignoring the blood that was spilling from the wound on his hand which had not yet fully healed.
The wound that was initially limited to Bjorn's hand spread to his entire arm, but Bjorn didn't seem to show any signs of stopping before he felt that he had hit something like flesh.
Even as Bjorn vomited blood, he still kept raising his fist.
The people around him tried to stop Bjorn, but Bjorn, who was the one with the strongest raw power in Marzuki's crew, made them hesitate to stop Bjorn, who was not in his right mind because if so, they would be the ones who would get hurt.
Even Marzuki himself did not dare to approach Bjorn who was in this condition.
*Bang!*
*Bang!*
*Bang!*
Each of Bjorn's punches created a shock wave that made the cracks in the wall crack even more, a punch that had the same force as Bjorn's second punch again, might have destroyed this Tavern, but because Bjorn's punches were getting weaker with each subsequent punch, that didn't happen, but if it continued, the destruction of this Tavern was inevitable.
Taufik also knows this, even though Taufik has prepared soundproof magic throughout the Tavern building, but if this Tavern is destroyed, the attention of the guards and the people outside cannot be avoided.
Seeing Bjorn who seemed like he wouldn't stop before he lost consciousness, Taufik sighed, then with a pause when Bjorn withdrew his fist, Taufik removed the Barrier that was protecting him.
*Woosh!*
Bjorn, who did not expect that the Barrier protecting Taufik had disappeared, was shocked when he felt that his fist had hit nothing.
*Swoosh*
Coming out of the ash cloud, Taufik moved quickly towards Bjorn, intending to target the part of Bjorn's body that could be hit, namely Bjorn's lower body.
"!!!"
The incident happened so fast that even Bjorn could see the attack was coming, but his body, which was already beyond tired, couldn't react to that attack at all.
Taufik with Katana in hand is ready to separate Bjorn's legs from his body, Taufik doesn't care even if Bjorn is his father's crew, Marzuki,
*Clang!*
However, Taufik's intentions were extinguished when a sound that was definitely not the sound of a sharp object cutting was heard.
"... That's enough, kid"
Said Marzuki, who fended off Taufik's Katana attack with his Viking Sword, he then ordered his other crew members to pull Bjorn's unconscious body, which had returned to his original body size.
"!!!"
Taufik's eyes widened when he heard that. He looked up, looking into his father's eyes, but that was not the look Taufik wanted because Marzuki's gaze when looking at him was still the same as when someone looked at a stranger.
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*Sigh*
Even at this close distance, you still don't recognize me, huh? What did I expect from you?"
"... What do you mean by that? Have we met before?"
"We are, a long-long time ago"
Hearing that, Marzuki looked at Taufik thoughtfully, racked his brain, and played back all the memories he had, but none of his memories had Taufik in them, not in the past, the future, and the present.
"... What's your name?"
"... It's not that easy, old man, you have to defeat me first if you want to hear my name"
"..."
"Boss, this kid is getting arrogant, let me handle him"
Said Ulf who had slightly recovered from his hand wound.
"You? Are you sure you can handle him? When even Bjorn can't?"
Marzuki asked, which made Ulf immediately fall silent. Bjorn's raw strength was the strongest among them, whether he wanted to or not, Ulf had to admit that.
"Ah~ This getting boring, I'm done with this"
Taufik said lazily and then sheathed his Katana.
"What's your name, old man?" Taufik continued.
"You ask that even though you said that we've met?
*Sigh*
Forget that; my name is Marzuki Hidayat, and you?"
"Ahaha~ Nice try, old man"
Hearing this, Marzuki shrugged his shoulders and then said.
"... I just try what I can"
"For now, you can call me Ranjana, about that, I want to ask you some favor"
"... Out of the blue, you want to ask some favor from a person that you try to attack just like that?"
"... I'm never attacking you; it's your subordinate that attacked me first. Can you see that I only tried to approach you before?"
"..."
Hearing this, Marzuki could only remain silent, because what Taufik said did contain a little truth.
"Well, I have never experienced someone wanting to approach me with such an intense gaze and killing intent, but I will overlook that, so what favor do you want from me?"
"Boss, how can you do that even after what he did to Bjorn?"
Ulf said after seeing the exchange that occurred between Taufik and Marzuki.
"... Ulf, my brother, What happened here just now was completely a misunderstanding from both parties. No one was wrong, and no one was right, and for some reason, I feel a little attracted to this child, so once again, can you go along with my selfishness?"
Said Marzuki, who looked at Ulf with a smile that even Ulf, who was the longest person who followed Marzuki, had never seen Marzuki show such an expression; this surprised Ulf a little. Ulf could only click his tongue and then said.
"...
*Tsk*
you're too soft, Brother... You're the Captain; Your will is our absolute command; do whatever you like"
"... Thank you"
Said Marzuki, who then looked back at Taufik.
"So what favor do you want to ask, kid?"
"First of all, I'm not a kid, I already have a wife and son"
"You are?"
"Yes...
Taufik replied, then looked in the direction where Aksara, who was protected by Lembuswana, was.
... Aksa, come here"
After that, the shield that Lembuswana created disappeared, and Aksara then ran toward Taufik, followed by Lembuswana.
"Aksa, introduce yourself to this "Grandpa" Here"
Said Taufik, Aksara then bowed slightly towards Marzuki and said.
"Hallo, Grandpa, My Name is Aksara D'-"
"Opps~ It's enough, Aksa"
Taufik interrupted before Aksara could say his full name.
"D?"
"... It's Nothing, Old Man, for now, "Aksara" Is enough for you, more than that would be a bit problematic for us"
"... Okay?"
Marzuki said with a little confusion, but Taufik didn't care about that and immediately continued speaking.
"About the favor that I want to ask, actually, it has something to do with my son"
"Wait! You don't want to ask me to look after your child, do you?"
"Well~ It's similar to that"
"Hell no! We're not in a position where we can take care of a little kid like him"
Said Marzuki who immediately rejected Taufik's request.
"Wait! Listen to me until the end, and who else wants you to take care of my child? Like hell, I allow that"
"But, you literally just said it a while ago"
"That's why I said you need to hear me first"
"So don't beat around the bush and just get straight to the point, you just make me feel more confused"
"
*Sigh*
So it's like this... "
After that, Taufik explained his intention to follow Marzuki, to show Aksara what the outside world was like, and how he had little time left. Hearing this, Marzuki was initially a little hesitant, but hearing about Taufik who only had a little "time" left, Marzuki immediately agreed to Taufik's request.
But Taufik did not just do that, he also had to show his skills so that Marzuki and his crew could trust his abilities more, that way, Taufik showed his skills by repairing the damage that occurred in the Tavern, Taufik returned all the damage objects to the time when everything was still good using his Imagination magic, this, of course amazed everyone there, including Marzuki, but unfortunately, the Tavern owner could not see this amazing event because he had fainted earlier.
After everything was done, Marzuki left some gold for the Tavern owner who would later wake up and assume that all the events that happened in his Tavern were just a dream.
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