The Black Swan Behind (Beauty of Fire)

Chapter 49: One Girl, Five Men

Brumm!!

Emma’s motorbike sped away on the asphalt towards the main road. Emma must get away from the campus area as fast as possible.

Emma looked in the rearview mirror of her motorbike. But no one followed her. No one heard her voice. No one saw her face. Nobody recognized her. Today’s mission was a success!

Along the way, Emma couldn’t stop smiling until she arrived in front of the house and parked her motorbike in the garage. After wiping the remaining snow on her motorbike, Emma went into the house. She took off her helmet, jacket, and lastly, black gloves which had a little blood on them that made her wince in disgust, “Ewhhh..”

“Huh.. Why do I feel so happy?” Emma muttered happily as she stretched her arms up. Her excitement was the same as when she took her first ballet class.

As Emma stepped into the kitchen to get a glass of water, her attention was drawn to the door next to the refrigerator. She stared at the door for a moment. There was a tingling feeling in her chest. Then she went into the room to change clothes into a tight pink suit that showed her beautiful curves.

Emma looked at herself reflected in the mirror of the empty room. She had put on her proud pair of shoes, then slowly raised her right foot into the air until the beautiful shoe was at the same height as her waist, forming a straight line. Then, she took a deep breath and closed her eyes, spreading her arms out like a baby bird ready to fly for the first time.

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Emma stayed in that position. Then, she opened her beautiful eyes slowly and looked at the big mirror in front of her. She saw a ballerina girl who was posing very beautifully. But she knew, the girl was not just an ordinary ballet dancer.

“Emma Hilland. You are Emma Hilland. You’ve found yourself now.” Emma said with sparkling eyes.

***

Was that Calvin Lee? No. He was a midget man who moved like a little ghost.

“He moves quickly because his body is light.”

Eddy Norman, the man compressed the bruises on his face with several ice cubes wrapped in a cloth. He was in the branch basecamp filled with the level three holders.

There were seven of them. Level three was the lowest level in the group. Those who head the entire subordinate group. Those who collected deposits processed them into money, and deposited them again to Level Twos. They also managed and ensured the needs of all subordinates were met. Made sure they do their job properly and did not mess up.

“If the higher-ups find out you were defeated by that person, your fate will fall apart. You will definitely be kicked out of here.” Said Tony Lin, his partner. “Was he that strong?”

Eddy nodded, “His strength was not as big as the strong men I know. That’s because he is a dwarf. But for such a small and skinny body, one hit he made was very painful. It seems he also mastered some martial arts. He.. defeated the four of us in just a few minutes.” He explained as looked down. He had a large bandage wrapped around his nose, to keep the bones from shifting after the surgery.

“It seems your pride has been badly tarnished.” His level mate named Gaston Morez Laughed.

Eddy immediately threw the drink can on the coffee table beside him at the man with full force. But Gaston quickly caught it just before the unopened drink can hit his face. Then a second later, he squeezed the can until the contents splattered out and made the can completely destroyed, “Let’s go find him.”

***

When your heart is feeling happy, even the trash can looks very beautiful in your eyes.

Emma stepped into the campus corridor with a fluttering heart. Yesterday’s events made her unable to stop smiling happily. Even when the main source of her enthusiasm for going to college which was ballet class was not available, she still felt excited to spend the day on campus.

The passionate spirit made Emma go to campus too early. Therefore, the location where she studied still looked very quiet.

“Oh, right.. I forgot to return the files to the administration room. Are they open or not?” Emma thought in a mumble.

Then Emma gave up on going into the classroom but instead went to the third floor where the administration room was located.

Emma pushed the door of the administration room several times, but the door wouldn’t open. She peered into the inside of the blurry glass door, putting her eyes close to the glass and placing her palms on the outer sides of her face.

‘Looks like the room is still empty.’ Emma thought as she stepped back.

Emma looked at the brown envelope filled the file in her hand and sighed lazily. Looked like she would have to return to this place after the second class was over.

Emma stepped back into the elevator that she had used to go up to the always deserted third floor. As she walked, she remembered how she had first met Calvin Lee. Emma never thought that that stranger would become her best friend now.

When Emma had to turn left to get to the front of the elevator, her steps slowed as her gaze caught sight of a staircase leading to the fourth floor. Emma remembered the time on her first day, Calvin went up the stairs in a hurry when he had finished escorting Emma to the administration room.

Come to think of it, in the few months Emma was studying at Jardin University, she had never gone to the fourth floor of the building. Actually, there were still quite a few places that Emma had never been to. She never went around campus because she felt lazy and thought it was unnecessary.

But since it was still very early, Emma decided to go up to the fourth floor to see what was there. He had done all her coursework at home. Therefore, it must be very boring if you have to wait in class alone without any activities. And the most disgusting thing was when the men started to approach her.

It turned out that the fourth floor was almost the same as the third floor. The place was very quiet because it was a floor where lab rooms at. They were usually used only during the day.

Emma stepped lightly while looking left and right. Walking on that floor gave off a sensation like walking down a deserted hospital hallway. It made her think, why did Calvin go up to this floor at that time?

As she walked further away, Emma realized she was not alone on the floor. Her sharp ears heard very faint voices that came from nowhere. Emma stopped in her steps, as the voice grew smaller. She frowned and took three steps back. Then, the faint voice was heard again.

Emma immediately turned to the side and realized the sound was coming from the room to her right. She looked up to see the nameplate of the room which was a bit old.

“Radio Room? Isn’t that on the first floor?” She muttered.

Then the sound like several people chatting was continued. Emma became curious and put her ear on the door. Suddenly, the door opened from the inside. Then, Emma quickly pulled herself back and stepped back.

A guy looked at her with a surprised face,e “Emma? Why are you here?”

Emma was pensive. It was Tobias Ian. Then, even before Emma answered, from behind his back, another guy appeared. That was Calvin Lee.

“I.. I was just walking around campus because I came too early. I was going to the administration room, but it was still closed.” She explained by trying to make up the expression on her face while showing the brown envelope she was still carrying in her hand.

“You shouldn’t be hanging around on this floor, Emma. It’s too deserted in here. It would be dangerous for a girl.” Calvin stepped closer to her.

Emma frowned and peeked inside, not responding to Calvin’s worried words. But it turned out there were Troy Roner, Nicko Coffey, and Martin Brafo too. What were they doing?

“What room is this? Shouldn’t the radio room on the first floor?” asked Emma.

“This is the old radio room. It’s never been used anymore.” Ian replied.

“Who’s that, Ian?” A voice called from within.

Ian looked back, “Emma Hilland.”

“Huh? Emma?” Troy repeated in disbelief, “Why did she get here?”

“What are you doing?” Emma asked curiously. She saw the faces of the five men looked very serious.

“Um..” They paused to answer.

Unlike his four friends, Martin grinned widely and waved his hands. “Come in Emma. You have a curious look on your face.”

The four guys immediately looked at Martin with exasperation. That crazy boy, whether stupid or brainless, they didn’t know which one was right.

Actually, Emma was a little hesitant to go inside. Since a kid, the middle-aged woman who used to take care of Emma daily needs, often told her not to trust men easily. Because maybe, behind their sweet words and smiles, there was a monster hiding and ready to pounce on her if they have the opportunity.

Emma’s life had always been surrounded by men who were her father’s people. Therefore, the nanny who had a motherly heart always felt worried for the girl. She thought Emma the life lessons a mother should teach her daughter.

In her mind, Emma was contemplating on going into that abandoned room on this very quiet floor. Inside, there were five men whom she had only known for a few months and had only met a few times. Even though they never showed a bad attitude and were always polite to her, that didn’t mean Emma could let her guard down.

Emma was doubtful because she knew that the five men were not ordinary men. She had seen for herself that they were very strong fighters. It was unlikely that Emma would win if she was beaten up by them. Even if she won, she would at least suffer serious injuries.

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