Sword Rankers
Interrogation

The bib... The bib... The bib...

What is that sound? Damnit damnit! Dark once.

Ran's consciousness rose when he heard a strange voice nearby. He forced himself to wake up.

“Ukhh..... Where's this?”

Ran opened his eyes, he looked around limply.

The room where it is located, is pure white without any stains. That place, smelling of drugs that make anyone nauseous.

Around Ran, there is an electrocardiogram that calculates his heartbeat, there are also many tubes that supply intravenous and blood to Ran. An Ran also noticed, a ventilator that pumps oxygen into Ran's mouth.

This it? The hospital, right? Looks like I was brought here after fainting huh?

Tep... Tep... Tep...

The sound of slow footsteps, from his voice, the person headed towards Ran.

As she gets closer, Ran can see who that person is, she is a nurse.

“Now the schedule changes the infusion, eh loh? You awake yet? Wow this is good! I'll call the doctor as soon as I can.”

“Eh? Wait a minute...”

Ran had not had time to finish his sentence, The Sister had already gone first to call the doctor.

So rushed

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Not long after.

There were more footsteps, but this time it sounded louder, like someone in a hurry.

That person was a Doctor, his countenance looked extremely hurried and agitated.

“Wah. Haha! Finally, I had a panic because he did not get up.” The doctor looked very relieved when he saw Ran's state.

Ran tried to ask something in a weak voice.

“Dok....Ter...”

“It's been, don't be forced, now I'll do a little test. Just answer by blinking 2 times only.”

The doctor took a note and flipped through it to find the page he was looking for.

“So..your name is Ran Corbin, you are Hyper who originally attended Pusara Junior High School, then moved to Hyper number 04 special school in grade 3 Junior High. Is that true?”

Ran blinked his eyes 2 times to respond.

“Good, means no problem with your memory, now taste tests. I'll hold your right hand, blink 2 times if it feels vague, and blink 3 times if it feels obvious"

The doctor held Ran's right hand. Ran faintly felt a warm feeling from the Doctor's hand.

“How? Do my hands feel?”

Ran blinks 2 times to respond.

“Blinked 2 times, meaning it feels vague, it seems like this effect because it just woke up. Your senses are still not fully awakened. I know if you have a lot of questions, but keep all of them in mind when you're back to health. For now, rest again.”

The doctor stood up and left Ran.

Ran just pondered over the incident before he ended up in the hospital.

While fighting the Monster, for some reason, Ran felt so energized, his Mana seemed to overflow until he was able to make a powerful weapon, stronger than all the weapons he had ever made.

But at this time he was still very tired, so he decided to go back to sleep.

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It took all day until Ran could get out of his bed.

Although his condition is still not excellent, he can already talk back smoothly.

Right now, Ran was dealing back with the Doctor who examined him. He intended to ask questions when he fainted.

“Doctor, I want to ask.”

“About what?”

“How long have I fainted?”

“Less than a month. You made me very worried to know, come with such a dying state, we immediately did emergency surgery to save you.”

“Hah!? A month? That long? As I recall, I was seriously injured, but it didn't seem that bad.”

“Well actually I don't understand, but the main problem is related to Mana yours.”

“What's the connection?”

“I told you that if I don't understand, better just ask the Rankers who brought you, tomorrow they will come to ask a few things.”

“About what? I'm just a regular Hyper, what do they want to ask.”

“Now, I'm not a Specialist for Hyper's, so I wasn't told much by them, but from what I heard anyway, it seems to be related to the Monster you defeated.”

“Eh!?” Ran was stunned for a while, he only remembered if he had defeated a powerful Monster by himself, it was not strange if there was a Ranker who was interested in him.

“Yah! His job is to get here, the Hyper affair is not mine. Good luck son.”

“Ah, yes, thank you Doctor.”

“Yes! Equally.”

The doctor stepped away from Ran's room.

Brakes.

The door closed slowly.

Bruk!

Ran threw his tired body back on the mattress, he realized that he had done something amazing.

Hmmmm.. I don't know what will happen to me next, but at least, I managed to prove my own worth.

Ran looked at the ceiling that was brightly decorated with lights. He raised his hand until he was hit by the light.

Orange color is created by this phenomenon.

Ran recalled his fight with the Pterosaur Monster again, trying to recall the sensation he felt at that time.

Back then, somehow, I felt my Mana was multiplying. Don't-don't you? I experienced Level Up?

Level Up, a condition in which, A Hyper Stat is both drastic, it covers almost all aspects, and of course, the main one is the Mana reserve.

Ran immediately got up, he sat down in a precept position to do [Meditation]

This is done to check the amount of Natural Mana owned by the Hyper. This is learned by Ran, through an old book found in his home.

Actually, this is an old-fashioned way, now there is a technology to directly check the amount of Mana that a Hyper has.

But Ran was already impatient and wanted to check it out right away.

Focus......

Ran closed his eyes, he took a deep breath and focused his mind to be able to see the inside of his body.

His brain naturally responds.

In his mind, Ran gained an image of his body structure from within. The muscles of his body, the structure of his bones, even to the blood vessels that flowed on his body.

Ran towards the main point of his body, he saw a container filled with formless energy like the wind that filled the container.

Ran started his tally, he calculated the large range of Mana he had then compared it to his previous count.

And result....

“Same it turns out.”

Ran's focus immediately collapsed, his vision returned to normal. He was upset that his hopes were shattered.

Bruk!

Ran pouted and went back to sleep.

Hmh! Though at that time, it felt like the number of Manaku increased, why remain the same? What's wrong exactly?

Ran finally fell asleep after getting tired of thinking.

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Tomorrow morning.

Ran is having breakfast, he is not alone, he is accompanied by the Doctor who treated him.

The doctor told me a lot, while Ran ate his breakfast.

Thanks to the story of the Doctor, Ran so know the name of the Doctor. His name is Dr. Kukai Bankanan.

Dr. Kupai has been a doctor for 10 years. He told a lot about the achievements he got, various unique cases he had experienced, and so forth.

Ran looked serious hearing it, however.

Yuck.... Hospital food is very bad. They can't afford salt or what?

And so Ran's morning activities, he was busy eating while complaining about the taste of his food in his heart, while Doctor Kupai was busy telling stories even though Ran did not care.

Not long after, the sound of musical tones broke that atmosphere.

“who tuned this music?”

“This is my phone ringtone, unique right?”

“From unique, more in a strange direction anyway, what kind of om-om put a girlband song as the ringtone?”

“Om-om what? I am not yet 30 kok”

“Please stop that om call, that call makes me a little sad.”

Doctor Kupai put on a limp face while picking up the phone. From her face, she seemed to be heartbroken after being called with the call “om”. It seems, even though he is old, he still does not want to be considered old.

Ran only chuckled mischievously when he saw Doctor Kupai's sad face.

“It's Doctor kupai, what? Alright, it just so happens that the person is awake and can speak well.”

Hm? Who is meant? Ran was a little confused by the conversation on the phone.

Without hesitation, Ran asked him directly.

“Who is om?”

“I told you, don't call me om, just call brother.”

“Dih. Very amused to hear it, already, who called?”

“So the phone from the receptionist, there are 2 Rankers from the government who want to meet you.”

Glug. Ran gulped due to sudden nervousness, being interrogated by 2 powerful Rankers was not a pleasant experience according to Ran.

“Ummmmm... Doctor, could not so that the Doctor said that I still have not healed completely.”

“If you want you call me ‘kak’, but unfortunately can not, I already said you are healthy.”

“Aw!!! How the hell Om, why the hell do I talk without my consent anyway?”

“Sorry well son, but during my time as a Doctor, I never lied about the patient's condition. Instead of an unclear panic, you better get ready to meet them, in 10 minutes they will be here. I stay first well, there are other patients to check.”

“Woi Om! Wait, don't leave me woi, Om! Brother! Don't go dong.”

“Sorry, and see you.” Kupai doctor left Ran while waving his hand with his back to Ran.

Buk up!

“Ah shit! How's this?” Ran cursed while hitting the mattress.

He lay down and thought about how he was going ahead.

10 Minutes later.

Time is quite short, but very thrilling for Ran.

He continued to wait anxiously.

With every sound of footsteps, Ran always reflexively held his breath out of fear.

Shit, 10 minutes is up, they'll be here any minute.

Tok Tok Tok Tok Tok's.

“Hiiii!” Ran let out a small scream when he heard the knocking of the door.

“Halo, is this really Ran Corbin's room? We are government agents who have reported previous visits, can we enter?”

Ba-how's this? Let in? Or not need?

Ran was silent for quite a while because he couldn't decide anything.

“Sorry, if there is no answer, we will force entry.”

A rowdy? Even more this danger. Hmh! Never mind, whatever happens happens happens.

“If there is no answer, we will force entry, 1... 2...”

“Ah! Si-please enter.”

“Thanks for the permission.”

Dreekkk.

Sliding doors open, 2 people appear in neat black suits, as well as sunglasses that match the color of the suit.

“First of all, we want to apologize.”

“Eh why?”

“First, because we visited you suddenly, please forgive our visit because there are important things that need to be ascertained. And the second, we apologize for our negligence, there is one monster that escaped so you are seriously injured.”

“Ya-yahhh, it's okay kok.”

“Once again we apologize sincerely.” Both men bowed as apologies.

Ran felt a little panicked and embarrassed to see her.

“Ti-it's okay, please get back up again”

“Alright, thanks for your understanding. And now I will explain the meaning of our arrival. So Mr. Ran, do you know what monsters you beat.”

“Yes, I know, it's a flying-type monster named after a dinosaur named 'Pterosaurus' right?”

“That's right, the Monster also has several classes that are adjusted to his Mana level as well as his endurance, do you know, what class is the Monster?”

“If take into account its strength, in my opinion only class C.”

“Salah, the Monster you faced was class A.”

“A-what? If it's Class A I should be dead, right? After all, the Monster was too weak for an A.”-class Monster

“Indeed, after fighting with several Rankers, the Monster was injured quite badly, so its danger class decreased to the level of B+. Although it decreased, but its durability remained very strong, he only lost his attacking power, whereas in terms of endurance, the Monster remained very strong.”

Ran was very surprised to hear this, he just knew if he was a high-class Monster, this made him a little scared and grateful to still survive.

“And now is the main question, The monster was found in a head to brain state that was destroyed by being slashed. So Mr Ran, what kind of weapon did you use to be able to slash the Monster's head? Although his head is not as strong as the rest of his body, but still need a high-class weapon to be able to slash it with a very neat piece?”

Deg. Ran's heart immediately throbbed with shock.

Ran panicked and confused how to answer. Ran was silent because of the confusion.

“Sorry if we are a little rough, but from our search results, it is known that you are a Low-class Hyper, with Projection and Creation capabilities, capable of making weapons according to the imagination, he said, but you have limits in making weapons, so your weapons, always have very low durability. This is just our guess, did you experience Level Up?”

“Ti-Not” Ran replied with a quiver, this is not a lie because Ran has checked it himself, but in an interrogation like this, making Ran very scared.

“Really? Even so, allow us to check it out ourselves. Please wear this bracelet, we will check your Mana amount.” One of the agents, handed a silver bracelet similar to a watch to Ran.

Ran timidly accepted it and wore it on one of his arms.

After Ran wears it, one of the government agents who interrogates Ran, advances slightly towards Ran.

“Excuse me, let me turn it on.”

Bibs. A sound appeared when the bracelet was activated.

Random number appears from the middle of the bracelet, until finally stopped at the number 70.

“70, the average value should be 120, meaning below average, it seems true if you do not experience Level Up, then, is it really you who beat the Monster? Has anyone else helped you?”

“E-Entah, my memory is a little vague.” Ran replied with a trembling voice, it was obvious that ja was panicking and frightened.

The two agents looked slightly glared as Ran replied.

“So, it seems you are still tired, at least we know that you did not kill the Monster. We beg you excuse.”

Tap Tap Tap

The two agents leave Ran alone.

Ran immediately returned to lying down because he felt relieved.

“Hahhhhh, finally being able to breathe properly, I was very scared when I was interrogated. It seems like the sword I made back then, disappeared again well, yahhh, that's okay, thanks to which I was able to escape.” Ran closed his eyes and went to sleep.

Meanwhile.

2 Government agents who have met Ran, walk slowly in the hospital hallway.

Then, the agent who was standing at the very front, gave a kind of gesture using his finger to the agent behind him.

The agent behind him instantly understood with the cue given, without giving any answer, he immediately flicked his finger.

Then the entire hospital hallway turned into an endless black passageway.

And those 2 Agents kept walking around leisurely.

The agent in front of him took out cigarettes and matches, then smoked in relief.

“Senior Quill, you didn't tell me to use me just for smoking, did you?”

“Of course not Peter, I'm not the one who misused authority. So, what do you think of that kid?”

“Obviously he lied.”

“True, when it was clear that the traces of the sword grip in his hand when he was found, but he lied, I can't believe if he said he didn't remember, the doctor said that his memory is fine, absolutely no damage to his memory.”

"But he didn't experience Level Up at all, did he have the ability to hide his Mana level?"

"That's impossible, after we've been cheated by some Hyper hiding his ability, the government is trying hard to create a technology that can detect the power of a Hyper even though he has the ability to hide his ability."

"Then?"

"There is only one, the possibility of its power being unstable, it can go up or down depending on a factor."

"There really is a Hyper like that?"

"There's."

"What's? Wh-Who is he?"

"Class S rank 2 ranker, Taylor Walter"

“So, what should we do? Should we hold the kid?”

“No need, for a while we just keep an eye on him, it just so happens, there is one of our agents in his school. Give him the command to watch the child's movements.”

“Good Senior.”

“It looks like until here first, the rest we will discuss with other members. Fuhhh”

Agent Quill exhaled cigarette smoke and ended the conversation, and simultaneously, the end of the dark passageway they passed through was already visible.

When they got out, they reached the hospital parking lot.

“Oh yes senior, do I have to tell the chairman about the child?”

“No need.”

“Why? Do you intend to cover this case from the chairman?”

“No, because I already told the chairman about the boy.” Quill thrust his Handphone to show a Chat between him and the person called 'Chairman'

“.....”