El-Fighter: The Brave New Fighter (Book I)
68. Overthinking
While wanting to return to Shinjitsu city, while paying attention to their preparations to go back on a search mission, the, Oxtoroo came to see Sampson who was helping Mr. Louss to ask Swift Polly's condition from earlier did not come out of his room and he also said if they could not return to the city if he had not appeared from his room
“ Sorry Mr. Louss “
“ Uwaaa ! Ouuu ! Aaaaaaaaaaah~ Oxtoroo.iiiissh there-there you are this ! You can surprise me like that haaah ! “ Grumpy Mr. Louss with his high tone irritated because Oxtoroo surprised him
“ Ah ! I'm sorry Sir ! But I am here to ask Sampson to get ready because soon we will go to Shinjitsu city to continue our mission “ Oxtoroo explained
“ Then ? Isn't it still long ?! Why the hurry ?! “
“ Something I want to ask Sampson for a minute “, said Oxtoroo
“ Hmm...Sampson ! “ Call Mr. Louss
“ Ah ! Yes sir ! “
“ Junior called you ! He said there was something he wanted to talk to you about ! “ Obviously Mr. Sampson while showing Oxtoroo
“ Oooh ! “
“ HEY ! don't say “Oooh !” with your stupid face ! Hurry up and go ! Junior is a person who doesn't like to wait long ! “ Tweet Mr. Louss who thinks Sampson is slow to catch the meaning of his words
“ Aaah Yes ! “
Oxtoroo invites Sampson to go to the robot storage room to check on Mag-Ni5. There, Oxtoro said that he was worried about Swift Polly who had not come out of her room and Sampson thought if she was still upset about the failure of their mission for the umpteenth time
“ Mag-Ni5 not activated yet ? “ Ask Sampson
“ Yaaaa...it should be her job to activate Mag-Ni5 as I prepare the weaponry for the next charge ! Let's do it ! “
“ Iyaaaa~ “
“ Hmmm...Did you see Polly-chan around here ? “ Ask Oxtoroo who is worried about Swift Polly
“ Don't ask me ! When reporting I went straight to Mr. Louss' place and helped him ! So I don't know where he is now ! “ Sampson said
“ He has lately been uninspired and said almost nothing during reporting the failure of our mission..and it makes me rather anxious with him “ Oxtoroo explained shyly.
“ Hoooo~ is so yaa~ judging by the way you say about him..I can see if you really have a crush with Captain Polly “ Sampson explained.
“ Akh ! Ituu..eerr yaaaah.just a crush ! But I doubt if Polly-chan likes me too “ Oxtoroo complained
“ If you have a crush on him why don't you just find him in his room ? Yes, if he still does not answer you just go in there to comfort him if he is sad there “ Sampson gives a proposal to Oxtoroo
“ You told me to go into her room ? “
“ I-iyaaa~ if Just to cheer him up and ask about his readiness no problem ‘kan ? Not for why also ‘kan ? We should also be quick to prepare and find another way to persuade the Young Master to come back with us ! “ Sampson replied rashly as Oxtoroo approached his face while asking about what he said just now
“ Actually what you said has a point ! There is no harm if you just want to ask her readiness ! Alright..I'll be there to see him “
“ Naaah~ so dong ! “
“ And please don't forget to do what I told you here ! Okay ! “ Oxtoro warned Sampson of what he told the robots to store
“ Hu’ ! “
Oxtoroo went to Swift Polly's room. The Thetoid youth was silent for a moment and let out a long sigh before he knocked on the door of the room and called out to the military engineer Captain Theta from outside
“ Polly-chan ! Polly-chan ! You there ?! “
(the atmosphere of instant silence because Swift Polly did not answer )
“ Polly-chan ? Can I ma-“
(The door to Swift Polly's room suddenly opened)
“ Ah ? “
Oxtoroo enters Swift Polly's dark room and is still in a tidy state. As he turned on his lamp, he was surprised to see Rough Polly there turning the chair in the room. Seeing the arrival of his ex-girlfriend made him ask the whereabouts of his co-worker
“ Polly-chan ? “
(Click )
“ Hey ! Oxtoro-kun ! You like my new look ? “ Welcome Rough Polly with a calm and charming expression
“ Ah ! R-Rough ?! “ Asked Oxtoroo who was shocked by his confused tone
“ What ? Kok surprised me sih~ I'm a girl and it's natural that I have one room with my sister here ! “ Grunts Rough Polly
“ Hoooo ! If so, can I ask where Swift is now ?! “ Oxtoroo directly asked Rough in a firm and curtailed tone to the elite soldier
“ Didn't he help you in the storage room of the robots ? “
“ Don't pretend to be stupid ! I can see Swift was completely uninspired while harboring the failure of our mission ! So I suspect you must have talked to him before we did our mission ! “ Obviously Oxtoro who is slowly approaching Rough Polly and instantly takes her uniform collar
“ A-what ? “
“ You still want to lie ! I am not afraid of your status ! We are balanced because I am the imperial advisor ! Now tell me where Swift is ?! “ Ask Oxtoroo firmly
Feeling that Oxtoroo knows his secret, Rough Polly starts to chuckle and instantly praises his ex-girlfriend's cleverness while letting go of her stranglehold from her uniform's collar
“ Ehehe ! Oxtoroo-kun~ I'm really amazed you're no longer a stupid guy ! Not only did you feel something was wrong with His Majesty's death, but you could also tell my secret during the mission ! “ Clear Rough while releasing the grip of Oxtoroo in his uniform collar
“ You..”
“ Swift actually deserves a penalty because basically he can't work well in the search for Young Master ! Either he's a fool or he's too soft with the enemy ! “ Continue Rough while casually walking to corner Oxtoroo
“ So you believe you can beat them ? Looks like you forgot they were the construction of the Beta Prisman and one of them had Kazenoid blood ! “ Said Oxtoroo
“ They are indeed strong! Unfortunately they were all not smart and still lacked experience in fighting or knowing the enemy's movements ! If the fight is not their teacher to get better and stronger.then suffering is the only one to teach them a valuable lesson “ Rough Polly explained.
“...”
“So you're still continuing this ?Or trust us ?! “ Tanya Rough Polly who cornered Oxtoroo while looking at him sharply
“...”
“I assume that you agree with question number 2 ! “ Said Rough Polly with a smile
“ Kkkh ! “
“ Well ! Looks like there are some things you should do with Sampson ! Then go to the city with him and Mag-Ni5 while I will continue the discussion with the other elite soldiers ! Daaaaah~ “
Oxtoroo was still speechless and just glanced at Rough Polly with an upset expression while clenching both of his steps. He realized that he had to find a way of peace for Dullart to bring him back to save them all from Morsdantaque's intention to seize the imperial throne and rule the Theta galaxy by the terror of his fear
“ That damn woman !!! “ Grunts Oxtoroo
At Rigel's house, Dullart is seen training alone in the training area along with the Holonemy installed by FAIS.He has been sitting alone for 3 hours since morning and accidentally forgot his breakfast hours.When he began to fatigue, he was tired, Rigel approached her and asked her to take a short break
“ Haaaah! Haaah! Haaah! Haaaah! Still not yet ! This is! Not enough yet ! Haaah! Haaah! Haaah! Why can't I be a Fighter yet ?! “ Dullart told himself while watching his palm
“ Mr Dullart...do you still want to continue your training ? “Tanya FAIS
“ Stop first ! “ Said Rigel who suddenly came to the training room
“ AH ! Ri-rigel-san ! “
“ I've seen it ! You've been practicing very well ! And it seems you forgot your breakfast too ! “ Clear Rigel while sitting beside Dullart
“ I...still be able to last ! “ Say Dullart
“ Yaaaa...I know ! “
“...”
“ But there is no harm if a short break ! You've forced yourself to practice alone ! Yaaa you are not a lazy person.Just that time you can not throw your fear with Morsdantaque ! “ Clearly Rigel with its soft tone while offering bottles of orange juice and Melonpan bread to Dullart
“ It...”
“ Eat first and rest ! “ Rigel said while giving a smile to Dullart
“ U-for me ? Thank ye...Rigel-san ! “ Dullart finally took a bottle of juice and Melonpan from Rigel's hand
“ To be honest you reminded me of myself when I first became a Fighter and tried to be free from my responsibilities as a Prisman super soldier ! When I felt there was nothing to be afraid of anymore.it made me determined to be stronger and be open like normal people in general “ said Rigel who remembered himself as a teenager.
“ Can you tell me a little what they are like ? “ Ask Dullart
“ Them ? I mean Nigulas and the others ? “
“ Hu’ ! “
“ Feelings I've told it a few days ago~ are you still not satisfied wondering what they are like ? “ Ask Rigel
“ Yaaa just tell me about your experience while training with them ! I wonder what kind of way you guys practice each other “ Dullart said
“ Okeee~ I'll tell you what they're all like to you “
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During the break, Tazuya and Inuya are seen having lunch with a group of other 1-LA-A students on the roof of the Language building. They talk about their school activities and also realize that they will soon face their midterms in mid-May
“ Wah waaah~ I did not expect soon to want May yes ! “ Said Danmari Kosugi
“ And soon we will enter the month of July and can summer vacation togetheraa~ Let's think where to go during the holidays ! “ Kiko told the others
“ May is not yet in but you are already thinking of July ! Are you ready for your role on the stage of our drama ? “ Ask Vladimir
“ Eeeeeh..la-lagian it is also not the main role cok ! “ Kiko Words
“ Hey ! So you didn't know you got a supporting role instead of a side role huh ? “ Tanya Alessander who sat behind him while showing her bored face and pouting to Kiko
“ Knows how ! Uweee~ I was just too excited about the holidays to the point that I forgot the difference in supporting roles and side war stories ! “ Said Kiko who tried not to admit if she did not know what the difference was
“ Okeee~ if you feel smart I hope you don't get the lowest rank among all of us “ Tweet Alessander
“ Hah ! That's easy ! “ Said Kiko in her trifling tone
“ If you can beat Ryuga...Haku's...Vladimir and Evelyn Zhao from IPA class.I will come to my knees with you and acknowledge your ingenuity ! “ Word Tazuya
“ Okay ! “ Kiko accepts Alessander and Tazuya challenges
“ Haaaaa~ turned out to be in language class is difficult as well yaa~ I think the lesson is not as heavy as what is in IPA class ! Honestly, I entered a Language class because I wanted to avoid things that smelled of counting ! “ Complaints Kenneth
“ There is nothing in this world whose name is “ very easy” ! Even something that is considered easy it can be something difficult “ said Inuya
“ Actually will not be difficult if we can enjoy or live it “ Shan-Lee said
“ True too ! “ Ataru agrees with what Shan-Lee said
(Inuya's smartphone reads)
“ Papa ? “
Inuya suddenly gets a call from his father, Toshi Namidashi, and he goes to the other side of the school roof because he feels that his father has an important call to him. Not until 5 minutes, Inuya immediately rushed to pull the hand of Tazuya who was engrossed in telling stories with other students while saying that he should accompany him to Amai Bakery right now
“ Tazuya ! Come with me ! “
“ Uwaaaa ! Hey slowly where are we going ! “
The two of them passed Jubei who had just come along with Vlada and Haku. As he watched Tazuya and Inuya rush down in haste, Ataru immediately waved and gave a telepathic contact message if there were no enemies they had to face
“ Ta-Tazuya ? Inu-“
“ Jubei-chan ! “ Call Ataru
“ Uh ? “
“ No threat ! Trust me ! They left because there was another affair” Ataru said from his telepathic contact while waving his hand
“ Oouuh “ Jubei nodded indicating that he understood what Ataru said
Tazuya and Inuya exited the back gate of the school gate as the main gate was heavily guarded by Mr. Torikage at the guard post. While getting out of school from going to the bus stop, Tazuya asks Inuya what made him rush back to his house
“ Oi oi oi ! W-why did you suddenly pull me out of school ?! Is there a problem ? Were your parents attacked by enemies ? Haaaaa..why don't they already know our identity ? And finally attacked by Alien apara ?! “ Tanya Tazuya with her panic tone
“ A-a-I don't know either ! But when Papa called me I felt there was no serious noise there “ Inuya said with a tone of diversity
“ Hah ?! So we-“
“ Actually Papa is asking me to come here now because Mama “ Obviously Inuya who is still hesitant about the reason why he was told to come to his house
“ Hng ? “ Tazuya can only put his raunya face to Inuya who is also doubtful of his parents' request to come to their house now
Tazuya and Inuya reached the Amai Bakery. There they were immediately greeted by Toshi along with Ringo who was trembling sitting next to the cashier table which made Inuya immediately ask what was going on
“ I'm home ! “
“ How are Mr and Mrs Namidashi “ Sapa Tazuya
“ Aaaah~ Inuyari ! And Nak Tazuya~ has not come here for a long time yaa~ you are still immoral as usual “ Sapa Toshi cheerfully
“ Inuyariiiiii~ “ Shouts the hysterical Ringo while hugging him
“ Ah ! What's wrong Ma? “ Ask Inuya with confusion
“ What was...you were just attacked by...someone ? “ Tazuya asked hesitantly to Toshi and Ringo
“ Attacked ? Aahahaha not-not-not ! Thisiiiii more rush than attacked seseoraaaang~ “ Ringo explained while approaching Tazuya
“ Uh ? “
Not long after, they hear police car sirens coming to a building inhabited by Shouko Bu. After that, Ringo finally said that he felt very disturbed when he saw Shouko's mother fighting with her son who missed school and was caught drunk with his friends
“ Do you already know what made me call you here son ? “ Ask Toshu
“ Uh ? Is there a robbery ?! “ Ask Tazuya
“ Bu Shouko's son why was he arrested by the police ? “ Inuya
“ Oooooh~ ehehehe~ here's the story! While we were serving the buyers we accidentally heard the commotion between Bu Shouko and his mischievous son~ I know you must remember his son was the drunkard's bad boy right ? Yaaa...when I saw them fight it made me a little afraid of your current condition~ “ Ringo explained while trying to calm himself
“ Hoo~ so so so “ Tazuya said that he understood the meaning of Ringo
“ This is your dear tea “ Toshi just returned from the kitchen while giving him warm tea
“ Okeee~ looks like mom still believes in the stupid drama that is on TV about the child of the ungodly with her parents who are stupid and helpless again ! “ Complaints Inuya
“ Stupid drama ?! Hey it can happen in the real world looh ! You've seen it happening ‘kan ?! So do not be underestimated, young man ! “ Grutu Ringo while chewing the sweet bread Toshi provided to calm him down
“ Yaa~ but that doesn't mean it happened with me Ma ! Mama herself also knows all my friends have no bad influence for me ‘kan ? “ Said Inuya who was a little annoyed with his paranoia Ringo who was bad at his friendship
“ Eeeeh~ yesyaaa~ aaaah you are right too ya naaak~ Sorry Nak Tazuya because I thought like that~ I was just a little scared by what happened with our son while in the hostel hehehe~ “ Clear Ringo to Tazuya
“ No problem Lady Namidashi “
“ Aaaaah nice nice ! You guys are resting hours, right ? How about I give you orange juice, donburi and salted bread for a lunch snack ?! “ Ringo said with his cheerful tone
“ Can Ma ! “
“ Baiklaaaah~ Let's dine on the floor ataaas~ Darling please take care of cashier table yaa~“ Ringo with her cherry pull Tazuya and Inuya to go to Namidashi family home dining room
At the same time that Tazuya and Inuya were taken to the dining room on the upper floor, Oxtoroo came undercover to buy bread and took back the Spidaro robot that he installed around the bakery
“ Aaah~ welcome to Amai Bakery young master ! Please choose the bread you want here “ Welcome Toshi with friendly and polite
“ Yaaaa “ Said Oxtoro who took the bread while taking Spidaro and keeping it in his jacket pocket
“ This is it ? Okeee total 600 Yen “
“ Here he is “ Oxtoroo thrust money to Toshi
“ Alright ! Thank you for coming to our bakery ! “
In the dining room, Tazuya asked Inuya about Ringo who very quickly changed his mood from being restless and finally returned to his cherry normal mood. But Inuya only answered if it was not a serious problem and Ringo was always in the habit of worrying about everything related to him
“ Inuya..it's the first time I've seen your Mama act like this “ Whisper Tazuya.
“ Mama is actually always like that.just she tries not to show it in front of people “ explained Inuya with his leisure.
“ So he's like that in front of your other family too ? “
“ It...to be honest..I never met our other family ! that's because Papa said both of his parents died in an accident.With Mama.he doesn't want to talk about his family ! I know he has an older sister and a brother-in-law...Mama said if they also died in military mission 15 years ago “ explained Inuya
“ Hmmm maybe your Mama's family is a military man ? “
“ I don't know ! My mom is not the one who likes to talk about her family ! And about the change of nature.it has existed for a long time.Even always overcome by drinking alcoholic wine.because we are worried about his health it makes Mama try not to drink it ! All I know from Papa before I was born.he had a miscarriage “ Obviously Inuya who thought the reason for Ringo's rapid change in nature that he thought came from the trauma of his miscarriage.
“ So “
“ Mama sometimes sucks.but she is really loving ! So I have no serious problems with him and also Papa “ Inuya continued while smiling gently and paying attention to his orange juice
“ Aaah~ thank goodness if you say so Inuya ! I'm glad to hear it “ Tazuya said
“ Hmmm “
“ And I guess. I can see the reason you often reject the girl who shot you because you are afraid Madam Namidashi is thinking strangely yes “ Tazuya said
“ Not also sih~ not only because Mama..but I'm not interested ! “ Gerutu Inuya
“ Tadaaaaaaa~ food has been siaaaap~ now quickly spend or later you will be late to the next subject hour “ Ringo said while warning Tazuya and Inuya to spend their food
“ Thank you Mrs Namidashi ! M-sorry already troublesome you “
“ Okeee! Happy eating ! “
“ Happy eating ! “
Tazuya and Inuya ate Donburi and the salted bread provided by Ringo for their lunch. As they cleaned the dishes they had eaten, Inuya glanced at Ringo who was watching the drama on television for a moment while thinking about what her mother had been hiding
“ Mom..” Inuya said in a small tone as she sighed and went to the sink to help Tazuya wash their old dishes
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