ZINLESTER'S POV

Two years after Jue Viole Grace first appeared...

29th Floor: Test Area

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"What are you doing during the Test?" Ran complained and deadpanned at Dan who is playing with a stupid little toy.

"Emily." Dan simply replied.

"Find the enemy's location you're a Scout."

"Wait a second. I'll find their location with this."

We're now having a Test. I'm with Ran and Dan, and Dan is not doing his job as a Scout. Instead, he's playing, the hell?

Dan's wearing an orange vest over his brown shirt with regular black pants and his usual sneakers. Ran wore a dark blue t-shirt that's topped over by long sleeve shirt, for the bottom is black pants. Me on the other hand, wore a sleeveless white hoodie with cotton wrist bands on my wrists. For the bottom I wore brown adventure shorts and my never-getting-old red high cut shoes.

I clicked my tongue and snapped my head towards Dan. "Hey. Stop playing with that toy, it won't be any help."

Dan snickered. "Don't underestimate this. It's way better than you think!" He reassured enthusiastically.

I released an exasperated and defeated sigh. 'Why do I feel like something bad is going to happen?'

Then, Dan suddenly stood surprising me and Ran. He then sprinted towards the right. "Go right! Follow me!" He leaded.

"What?!" Both Ran and I exclaimed.

Giving in, Ran and I just followed Dan since he's already ahead of us, we can't let him go alone.

And once we reached.

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"Oh...so that's why you can't trust machine. Emily had it right the other time tho..." Dan mumbled the last part.

An irk mark appeared on my forehead. I swear, if Dan wasn't a good asset to the team, I already erased him from the Tower years ago.

"Damn it. Aguero's gonna beat us." I muttered.

Just then, Ran got pissed and decided to erase Dan from this land! I won't stop him since I wanted that to happen years ago because he did nothing but to tease me and Aguero whenever we're in his dirty sight.

Dan backed away and crawled backwards with his hands raised. "R-Ran?! What's wrong?! Even though I made a slight mistake, we're still a team!"

"Team my ass." I fired.

"C'mon Zin!!!!" Dan whined back. He then again faced Ran and laughed nervously. "L-Let's not do this during the Test, huh?"

"Who was the one playing with a toy during a Test, huh?" Ran taunted which I only snickered. "Well...that's...." the Speedster Scout trailed off.

An irk mark then appeared on Dan's forehead. "Don't snicker at me, Zin!" he pointed.

"You were the one playing with a stupid toy!"

"You use Emily, too!"

"I only use her to entertain myself and get updates about the Chocolate Milk Fest!"

"WHAT THE HELL IS A 'Chocolate Milk Fest'??!?!?"

Just then, as if on cue to save Dan from getting murdered by Ran, the rock wall that Dan was leaning on cracked and blow up making Dan screech in shock and terror. "What...? What..?!" he shrieked. Dan quickly avoided the upcoming outburst and located himself in between Ran and I.

A cough lingered in our ears and then soon an unfamiliar voice. "My nails are gonna crack...I should finish soon and head to a Nail Shop...." The person-I mean Mole, halted on his (or maybe her?) sentence once he realized our presences.

Dan grinned, proud that he got it right. Ran deadpanned in stating that it was just a coincidence, and me? Oh, I'm just in my own little world.

I then raised a hand, catching the Mole's attention. "I can recommend you a good Nail Shop if you're interested."

"Now's not the time, Zin." Ran deadpanned with a drop of sweat.

"Y-You!!" Mr. Mole yelled in terror. "How did you know that I'll pop up here?! It would've been impossible to track me down by the sound of bombing!"

Dan snickered with pride as he spread out his arms. "Teehee. It's thanks to Emily!"

"E-Emily?!"

"It's a coincidence, I said."

"Let's not argue now, Ran."

"There's no time to talk," Dan taunted as he began to crack his knuckles. "You're dead, Mr. Mole."

I then scooted closer to Dan and whispered lowly in his ear. "You're the one who's dead once Aguero finds out that you used a toy in the middle of the Test."

"D-Damn..."

Yet again, another surprise gift was given to Dan which was a blue Needle that came out from the hole of the wall where the Mole came out from. Dan and I swiftly took a step backwards.

'Wooowwww....is that Fourarms from Ben 10?????'

A man with four eyes and four arms stood behind the Mole, acting high and mighty. He's huge. Carrying two blue Needles on his upper pair of arms and the rest are carrying knives.

Mr. Mole snickered and smirked, cocky Mole. "Hehe. Did you think that I would just be by myself?" he asked sarcastically.

"I think you're the ones who are dead!"

Me and my teammates stood quietly and stared at the two morons with bored expressions.

"..."

Then, Dan glanced at Ran and me with a look of approval. "Mole or Baldy?" he asked.

"I want the Fourarms-"

"No, that's mine. You take the Mole, Zin. Dan, run."

I pouted my lips. 'Unfair...'

Fourarms then attacked and at the same time, Dan ran with a reply 'Ok!' and headed to the opponent's cannon's in order to hit the button.

I then created a crystal platform and rode it to reach the Mr. Mole's back. Ran on the other hand is battling with the Fourarms. Mr. Mole noticed my presence and immediately faced me with a fierce look. I welcomed him with a smug look with a playful smirk.

"Do you still want to know the Nail Shop I'm gonna recommend you?" I kept the offer. Mr. Mole scoffed at my remark. "Don't fool me!" he then began to charge me but was soon stopped when I began to crystalize his body.

"Hmph. Idiot." I commented as I stuffed my left hand inside my pocket with a straight look.

"W-What--?!"

Sticking out my right palm with a magical circle floating in front of it, I continued on crystalizing the Mole's body and its surroundings. "A-Argh!! My body--!!" he cried out in fright.

And with that ladies and gentlemen, I defeated Mr. Mole!! What an accomplishment!!

'I'm getting more weird aren't I? It's all that douchebag's (Aguero) fault.'

My eyes then landed on Ran who shot Fourarms. With a single attack, he was able to defeat the Fourarms. "Troublesome." The younger Khun commented before knocking out Fourarms.

Fourarms landed on his back with streak of lightning flashing around his body. Mr. Mole looked shocked at the fact that Ran was able to defeat his human shield with just one hit.

Mr. Mole shrieked and called for the Fourarms. "Oh...my god!!" he was shocked. "Jaaskel...with one shot..."

Then I snapped my head towards the mole. "I'm offended. I defeated you in less than a minute and you weren't as stunned as Ran defeating Fourarms." I frowned and deadpanned.

He ignored me though. 'Ouch.'

"D-Darn!! A-Anyway, we won this Test!!" Mr. Mole declared, assumingly, causing Ran to turn his head to the opponent with an unfazed look. "Heh! There's another mole man on our team!! Unfortunately, we were caught by you, but my other teammates must be near your cannons! As soon as we hit your button, the game is over!!"

"I'm not worried. He'll get there first." Ran suddenly butted in the mole's monologue making him confused. "That hole is connected to your cannons, right?" Ran asked which was confirmed by Mr. Mole.

I then leaned backwards a little and shoved in my hands inside my shorts' pockets before closing my eyes, seeking for peace and calm in this noisy Test. "Well, you see Mr. Mole. Our beloved Scout went into that hole already. And soon, he'll get to your cannons." Lazily and feeling sleepy, I stated.

Our opponent huffed mockingly, seeming to not believe what we're saying. "That's nonsense!! Even though it's just a straight line, he just left!! He can't get there before we get to you!!"

"Nope." I taunted with a glint of tease. "H-Huh?-" he was bewildered and wondered until Ran decided to butt in once again.

Ran summoned his Pocket and checked the timer. "He's got plenty of time."

"W-What?!" Mr. Mole screeched.

"You see Mr. Mole..." I began to speak once again catching the two's attention. "Our Scout sucks at everything....."

".....except being fast."

As if on cue, right after I said that last statement, the alarm went on as a loud 'BEEEEEEEEEP!' lingered our ears, indicating that the Test has finally ended. It was then announced by the announcer that A Team's cannon, who is our opponent, have been seized. B Team, which is us, has won the Test. Mr. Mole on the other hand hung his head low as he whimpered in devastation and disappointment.

'Hmph. I guess Dan won't get his ass totally whooped by Aguero after all.'

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'I thought wrong.'

Dan just came out walking with a long face here in the dining room. Me, Ran, and Novick are just here chilling since the Test is over and we deserve a break.

"Did you get your ass whooped?" I asked, taking a sip of my chocolate milk.

Dan sighed and sat across me. Ran was sitting beside me while Novick sat beside Dan. "Kind of, but it wasn't really bad. I gave him my phone though."

"That sucks." A frown formed on my face as I completely drank my chocolate milk, making it empty. Squeezing it before throwing the carton to the trash bin on my left which was a success.

My eyes then wandered around looking for a certain chick. "Where's Gyetang?"

"Oh? He caught a bird flu, so Michael's taking care of him." Novick answered and ate his sandwich. Haven't I mentioned that we're having a little snack here? Well, I made some ham and cheese sandwich because we deserve it. Ran ate quietly and Dan began to eat some too. Apple is probably doing some research like always.

I awed. "Oohh. I see..." taking a sandwich as well, I answered.

"....You know, Rachel's weird." Dan began, resulting me to snap me head to him. "Why?" I questioned.

"She said that she would love me to become her legs, something like that." He revealed as he took a bite of his sandwich.

Grumbling, I looked onto my side and let out a sigh. "I'm getting worried of what that girl might do."

"We all are." Ran butted in and leaned back. "I'm more worried on what A.A. might do to her though."

"Yeah, that guy's harsh, especially on girls! One time, he yeeted a girl when she was about to flirt with him!" Dan laughed at the end of his statement.

Letting out a laugh as well, I mentally mocked the girl. 'Serves her right.'

"The only girl he's soft for is Zin." Ran the Fisherman added making my cheeks turn pink.

Novick the Spear Bearer nodded in agreement. "They knew each other since the Floor of Tests after all."

"But I still don't understand," abruptly, Dan whined making us focus on him. "Why is Khun so obsessed with what happened to him back at the Floor of Tests? I get that he first met Zin and his best friend there, but.....I just don't understand. Is it his first time, having friends?" he deadpanned.

Lowering my head, I stared at my palms as I folded them. Dan's words made me wonder, why is Aguero so obsessed with what happened? I mean, me too, I'm affected by Bam's death but if you ask me, Aguero was the one who is in pain the most despite looking perfectly fine.

Maybe it's about Maria? But I think everyone already knows that Aguero's branch was exiled because his sister wasn't chosen, and he was kicked out because he helped Maria to become the chosen.

Ran sighed and took another piece of sandwich before biting on it. He then spoke. "A.A.'s mom was obsessed with power," he started.

Perking up my interest, my head quickly turned to the side where Ran is. I can feel the other the do the same.

The younger Khun continued. "I'm not sure what happened back at Floor of Tests but Zin can answer that." They all looked at me.

Waving my hands in front of my face, I denied. Rubbing my nape in a troubled way. "Honestly, I don't think I should say anything right now. Although, I can assure you that we.....were all very happy back then." A bitter smile made its way to my face.

"We have evidence that Rachel is lying to us, but we don't know why. Why would she do that. What's her reason. We don't know. Everything happened so unexpectedly and suddenly back at the Floor Of Tests, none of us could get over it. So, I don't really know how to answer your questions....."

Ran only nodded and began to continued his own side of Aguero's story. He must've have sensed that I'm not really comfortable in talking about the past. "So what I said, A.A.'s mom was obsessed with power. So A.A. has always been aware of family politics,"

"His mom had high expectations for him to make his older sister become a Princess of Jahad. It was a burden. A.A. may look okay, but he was really suffocating inside. So he ruined everything with his own will, put dirt on his name in the Khun family, got kicked out, and ran away to the Tower." He ended, biting another piece of his sandwich.

Swallowing the piece of sandwich, he began to talk again. "I don't exactly know, but you guys were the ones he met on the 2nd Floor," Ran turned to me and gave me a meaningful look. "You guys are......."

".....the most happiest moment that ever happened, in his life."

My eyes widened. 'We....were his most happiest moment?...' It feels nice, warm, and fuzzy. Vulnerable. I, Bam, Rak, and the others....we were all the happiest things that happened in Aguero's life. Just thinking about makes me feel like I'm in the clouds, I feel so honored for some reason. It's annoying, honestly. I feel like I should thank him or whatever, but I guess really have too. After all....

......he is the happiest moment of my life too.

".....No wonder Khun's moody." Dan again deadpanned and all of us laughed.

Nodding my head, I agreed. "He is moody!! That pretty face of his is such a waste because of his nasty personality!!"

"Who's pretty?" Aguero suddenly appeared behind Dan making us all jump in surprise.

'Eeek-'

He looked genuinely confused as he placed a hand on his hip. "What?" arrogantly, he questioned. Raising a brow.

"Stop popping out of nowhere." I growled and sat straight again. "What brings you here?"

Rolling his eyes, the son of Khun complied and sat on a vacant chair beside me. "I found the 'Devil's Right Arm'." Whispered that in my ear with a cocky tone, I flushed as his low and husky tone sent shivers down to my spine. But I couldn't focus about me getting flustered. Aguero found the 'Devil's Right Arm'???? How?!

Facing him, bewildered and flabbergasted, I spoke. "The Devil's Right Arm? How???"

"Apple."

"Ah. I see." I grumbled under my breath.

Soon, the other three males joined in our conversation. "The Devil's Right Arm?! You really found that guy, Khun?!" Dan asked in admiration.

"Mhm~!" Aguero hummed, teasingly. An irk mark popped up on my forehead.

"That's great." Novick complimented.

"So, what are we going to do?" Questioned Ran.

"Obviously," Aguero took a sandwich from its plate and placed it in front of his lips with a wide smug smirk plastered. "We'll catch him." As if on cue, he took a bite of the sandwich. I bet he did that on purpose to look cool. Ugh.

Rolling my eyes, I shot back at him as I took a bite of my own sandwich. "Catch him? What are we, Animal Control?"

Aguero shot a glare towards me. "Shut up. I'm still annoyed on what kind of Test we had back at the 15th Floor."

'I'm annoyed at the fact that we almost kissed on that Floor!'

"Whatever, damn it." I hid my blush behind my hair as I lowered my head. It's freaking annoying that I can't help but remember it!!!!!

The older Khun on my left then started on his announcement. "And so, since we are going to catch him, we're all going after him."

"Where?" Novick.

"The Hand of Arlen." Aguero answered.

I stopped on taking a bit of my sandwich.

'The Hand of-what now??!'

Sh*t. The Hand of Arlen. Arlen Grace. There was such a thing as that? But isn't that supposed to be gone since Jahad doesn't want