Tiger woke up from his bed and stretched.
"It's a holiday today and tomorrow… I can finally rest. Maybe I'll go outside for a walk."
He washed his face, brushed his teeth, and changed into fresh clothes.
As he was about to leave, he suddenly stopped.
"I'm hungry…"
He walked toward the shared kitchen area.
Tiger checked the drawers and took out:
A knife
Garlic
Rice and pulses
He calmly started preparing food:
Peeled garlic
Washed everything carefully
Cooked rice and pulses together
After cooking, he served the food in a bowl and sat down.
He ate quietly with his hands.
After finishing:
Washed everything
Cleaned up
Put everything back properly
He stretched again and left the building.
Tiger walked through the street casually.
Soon, he stopped.
In front of him stood a blossom tree.He slowly stepped closer, raising his hand to touch it—
But suddenly…
A card floated in the air toward him.
Tiger stopped.
In the next second, the card's speed increased sharply and aimed for his leg.
Tiger quickly dodged.
The card flew past him—
And instantly—
Scar appeared right beside him.
Holding a card near Tiger's neck.
Only 2–3 cm away.
Scar said calmly,
"Hands up."
Tiger replied,
"What if I don't… Scar?"
Scar moved the card even closer.
"Do what I said."
Tiger slowly raised his hands…
Then suddenly grabbed Scar's wrist.
"Honestly… I know moves like this. It won't work."
Scar smirked.
"Oh?"
In the next instant—
Scar threw Tiger into a wall.
The wall cracked as Tiger crashed through it.
But—
Tiger stood up from the debris and walked forward.
"Did you really think that would kill me?"
Scar looked surprised for a moment, then smiled.
"Good… I'm glad you're fine."
Scar threw multiple cards.
Tiger dodged them.
Suddenly—
Scar teleported using a card and appeared behind Tiger.
He tried to kick him—
But Tiger grabbed his leg and threw him into the blossom tree.
The entire tree shook.
Petals fell everywhere.
Scar hit the ground.
He stood up slowly… smiling.
Then—
He healed himself.
Tiger thought,
"He can heal… but it won't matter. You're going down, Scar."
Tiger rushed forward to attack—
But Scar dodged.
Tiger accidentally struck the tree instead.
Scar laughed.
"Give it up, Tiger… you can't kill me."
This time—
Scar attacked again and threw Tiger into another wall.
But this time, Tiger didn't fall.
He stuck to the wall and stabilized himself.
Tiger analyzed,
"He mainly attacks using cards… his hand-to-hand combat is weaker. But his long-range is strong… I understand now."
Suddenly—
Tiger felt something strange in his chest.
In the next moment—
Scar was gone.
Tiger was no longer on the wall.
Everything returned to normal.
The wall wasn't broken.
The street was peaceful.
The blossom tree stood untouched.
Tiger looked confused.
"What… just happened?"
"I was just fighting him… but nothing is damaged…"
He looked around.
Everything was exactly the same as before.
"No… something is wrong. But I know… nothing happened to me."
He looked at his hand.
"Is this… my Swiga?"
Then—
A strange voice echoed from behind him.
Repeating softly:
"I want that thing from you…"
Tiger quickly turned around—
No one was there.
Tiger whispered,
"That voice… was it Scar?"
He touched his right hand slightly.
"It felt like someone touched my Swiga…"
Silence.