Courage And Self - Esteem
Episode 17's
“Gue had a good offer before you decided to lose to me.”
Aris waited for Rian to continue.
“If you want to join my members to form a large group, you will not be ashamed to look weak in front of your men. How?”
Aris laughed again, this time jolting more than before to the point that tears appeared in the corner of her big eyes.
“Where? Lo prefer shy in the presence of lo or—“ men
“Gue reject!”
Silent. Neither Rian nor Yosi had any more voices in the last few seconds. Their eyes returned to look.
“One against one,” said Rian open his voice while putting up the horses. “Three of you back off. If anything happens to me, then you guys act.”
Soon Rico, Putra and Ikhsan step back, giving room for Rian's fight with Aris.
Not long after, the two ran to grip each other. Rian jumps up and tries to punch Aris in the head, he succeeds despite not making the blond man collapse. Aris doesn't want to lose. It floated a barrage of kicks, but was deflected by Rian.
This fight is actually said to be balanced in terms of physical because Rian and Aris are both large. However, either for the matter of experience and fighting ability. Even so, since a few minutes of fighting took place, Aris has not been able to strike back. There, Rian can always fend off fists and kicks, even avoiding the lunge of his opponent.
Rian grabbed Aris' uniform collar with both hands, then slammed it towards the large trash tub made of iron. The body of the blond man who hit the trash produced quite a loud bang. He felt dizzy because his head hit. When Aris tried to get up, Rian had first pounced on him so that then launched a pretty powerful lunge.
Rian's strike was right about Aris' chest. Back blond guy slammed in the garbage. His body collapsed with a prone position on top of a pungent-smelling garbage.
Witnessing an unbalanced fight from the ability factor, the subordinates of Aris turned their backs. The unexpected feeling was present in their minds knowing Rian was a Junior High School boy, while they were High School teenagers.
“Gue knows you all didn't think I could beat your boss. But there are people stronger than me. Do not let that person come here and force you to accept my offer,” said Rian while stepping on the head of Aris that has been filled with sweat and blood.
“Gue Rian the Auman Lion. In the past, I was the head of the village at SMP Nusantara. But, that position was already taken by someone stronger than me. You understand, right, as a result refuse my offer? I give you time to think. Want to join or not?”
While burning a cigarette, Rian did not want to lower his leg from Aris' head.
“If the person I mean intervenes, lo, all of you, will be burned alive here.”
“Gue wants to join,” cetus one of the members headed plontos while raising his hands hesitantly.
“Gue also.”
“Gue also join.”
“Gue.”
“Gue want to join.”
Finally, there was no longer any subordinate of Aris who did not raise his hand. All had decided to join in because of hearing Rian's explanation of a person who was more terrible and cruel than him. However, Aris has not yet opened her voice. He was still gasping for fatigue and pain all over his body. But soon he was trying to say something.
“G-gue .. j-also ... mau—"
“OK, enough.” Rian lowered his foot from Aris' head. He stepped towards where Rico, Putra and Ikhsan were standing with a proud face.
“Tomorrow. I wait for your arrival in front of the gate of SMP Bina Bangsa.”
Rian stepped away followed by Rico, Son and Ikhsan.