Chapter 3 - Return

"Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Daffa Setyawan. You can call me Daffa," Daffa said, breaking the silence in the classroom.

All the students who were previously chattering fell silent upon hearing Daffa's cold voice.

"What's with that voice?" asked a boy sitting at the back of the class. His name was Yoga Dirgantara.

Daffa remained silent, his gaze piercing through the entire class.

"Is that all?" the female teacher asked.

"Yes," Daffa replied curtly.

"Alright, you can take the empty seat next to those three students over there." The female teacher pointed to three vacant seats.

Daffa glanced at one of the seats, where a girl was sitting. Then he looked at another seat, where a tough-looking boy was seated, giving off a delinquent vibe.

Daffa smiled and chose the last seat, next to a boy who had a nerdy appearance. One could say he was an otaku.

"I thought he would sit with Rudi. Turns out he's sitting with the otaku. He may have a big physique, but he's actually a nerd," Daffa overheard from the seat right behind him.

"So, this school also has bullies. Are bullies present in every school?" Daffa pondered inwardly.

He took out a glasses case from his bag and put on his glasses.

Daffa glanced at the otaku and asked, "What subject do we have today?"

"Mathematics," the boy replied briefly.

"Oh," Daffa nodded and took out his math book.

"What's your name?" Daffa inquired as he reached for the book he wanted to take.

"Bayu," he replied, once again in a short manner.

"Nice to meet you, Bayu." Daffa smiled and placed his book on the desk.

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Lunch break arrived. Yoga walked over to Bayu, the otaku, and handed him some money.

"Buy me some fried noodles. Make it quick," Yoga commanded. He then returned to his seat and fell asleep.

Daffa merely glanced at them, pretending not to notice. He followed suit and left the classroom after Bayu exited.

Upon reaching the cafeteria, Daffa noticed many girls staring at him.

"Have I seen them before?"

"He's so handsome!"

"Is he a celebrity?"

Daffa overheard these comments, but he paid no attention to them and continued to follow Bayu.

Daffa bought a carton of milk and a packet of bread. He waited for Bayu, who was in line to buy noodles.

After a while, Bayu returned to the classroom, holding the noodles in his right hand.

While Daffa enjoyed his milk and bread, he had no choice but to accompany Bayu.

He only followed for one reason: to fulfill a mission given by the system. If it weren't for that, he would probably have stayed in the classroom and completed the unfinished math assignment.

As they made their way back to the classroom, Bayu suddenly got thrown out of the room. Daffa, who was about to enter, was startled and looked at the person who had just thrown Bayu out.

"What's the matter? Do you want to be a hero?" Yoga asked loudly.

Daffa diverted his gaze and approached Bayu.

"Are you hurt?" Daffa asked, extending his hand.

"Well, well, well. Looks like we have a new hero in this class," Yoga said as he walked toward Daffa.

Daffa glanced at Yoga and asked, "What's your problem that caused him to be thrown out?"

"Hmm... let me think," Yoga paused, looking up while stroking his chin.

"Oh, right, he forgot to buy me a drink!" Yoga answered, snapping his fingers.

"How can I eat without any drink?" he continued, chuckling lightly.

"Can't you walk and buy your own drink?" Daffa asked, suppressing his anger.

"Why are you getting involved in this matter? You haven't even been in this school for a day. Do you want to be the next target?" Yoga said, displaying an angry expression.

"What do you mean by 'the next target'?" Daffa inquired.

"Hehehe." Yoga chuckled and then launched a kick towards Daffa.

"Oh, so this is what you meant." Daffa easily dodged the kick and retaliated by striking Yoga's face with his elbow.

Bugh!!!

"Calm down, you won't die just from a punch like that," Daffa taunted upon hearing Yoga groan in pain.

Yoga didn't want to be humiliated, so he attacked Daffa again.

Other students who witnessed the fight became excited and gathered around to watch.

Yoga continued to strike Daffa, but Daffa easily evaded his punches.

Not wanting to be seen by a large crowd, Daffa decided to deliver a single punch that produced a loud sound upon impact.

Thud!!!

Daffa struck Yoga in the solar plexus, rendering him immobile due to the pain.

"Take him to the school clinic," Yoga instructed the students who were observing their brawl.

Daffa walked towards Bayu, who was still at the spot where he was thrown, and lifted him up.

"From today onwards, you're under my protection. If anyone bothers you, just let me know," Daffa said, then lowered Bayu back down.

Bayu simply nodded and entered the classroom.

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News of Yoga getting into a fight with a new student reached the ears of the delinquent students who ruled over SMK 12.

"Do you guys know that Yoga from the Office Administration department in grade 10 got beaten by a new student?" asked a bald-headed boy.

"I heard the new student is quite tall," replied a boy wearing a practice uniform with disheveled hair.

"Grade 10 is still grade 10. What are you afraid of?" continued the blond-haired boy with numerous rings on his fingers.

"You're right," replied the bald-headed boy.

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After school, Daffa headed towards the apartment building not far from his school. He had actually purchased an apartment there.

Over the course of one year, Daffa completed 1,254 missions from the system. He also earned a substantial amount of system coins from the missions he had completed.

The number of coins earned depended on the difficulty level of the missions. Easy missions would yield 300 coins, moderately difficult missions would grant 600 coins, and challenging missions would reward 1,200 coins.

He used the coins he obtained to purchase gold within the system. The price of gold within the system was quite affordable, and he bought a total of 10 kilograms of gold.

The gold coins he had initially amounted to 874,200, but now they became 774,200.

He then sold the gold to a gold shop and received a cash amount of IDR 10,000,000,000 (10 billion Indonesian Rupiah), which he used to purchase an apartment and other necessities.

In addition, he also earned stat points from completing all of his missions. However, only 10% of the missions he completed offered stat point rewards, while the rest were solely system coins.

[Profile]

Name: Daffa Setyawan

Age: 17

Title: Delinquent Hunter

Level: 73

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[Current Stats]

Attack Power: 637

Defense: 635

Agility: 637

Mental Strength: 627

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Daffa opened the door to his apartment and entered.

He placed his bag on the table and sat in a chair facing the window.

"Who is behind all of this?" murmured Daffa as he looked at his [Profile] menu.

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