Elementalists
Chapter 02 - Family Raise

"Please sit down" said Mr. Hartoso with a friendly smile.

Arya was sitting in the chair that had been provided, she sat very politely. Unlike when he was at school, this was because he respected the old man who was smiling kindly from across the desk.

"So why do you want to meet me" asked Arya.

"There is no specific reason, I just want to ask you how you are" replied Mr. Hartoso with a smile.

Arya was silent for a moment hearing the old man's words, he had indeed not been to the main house for long enough, this was not because of his desire. But because there are many things that demand to be done, even though it is not too important things. And also sometimes he feels uncomfortable in the main house.

"So, what about your school?" ask Mr. Hartoso.

Arya's feeling bad, there's probably no report from the school about what she did this morning, the old friggin' old granny thought as she imagined the face of Mother Rust who was laughing happily because she had managed to report it to her guardian. I'll get him back next time.

"Mmm nothing special, you know? Just the school life of an ordinary high school student hahaha" Arya replied as she tried to remain calm.

"Actually I got a call from the school" Mr. Hartoso said.

As Arya's face turned pale, she simply lowered her face and looked at the shoes she was wearing.

"But that's it.." said Mr. Hartoso, but before he finished it, Arya immediately cut his words.

"I'm very sorry Mr. President, it's just that time I was carried away so a little excessive" said Arya while still bowing regretfully.

"Why do you look tense like that Arya? It's okay, I don't mind it" Mr. Hartoso said with a laugh.

"Eh............. So you don't mind that?" arya asked in astonishment as she raised her bowed head and looked at the old man.

"Of course, and again it's not the first time. I've even forgotten this is the call I've received since you were a kid".

Arya breathed a sigh of relief, she began to remember the problems she had done, she had often made trouble since long ago at school. Not a problem with his peers, but his teachers who upset him, like Mother Rust for example. But now that he had grown up and lived alone in Distik Perak, he felt ashamed of Pak Hartoso who he always bothered because of the problems he made.

"I know better than anyone that you're a genius, which is why you always fall asleep in class and corner the teachers who piss you off. Well..even if your mathematical value......."

"I beg you not to talk about it" Arya cut quickly.

"Hahahah that's okay Arya, that math doesn't determine a person's success. But there's no harm in trying......"

"I don't like it, thank you for the way it is" Arya cut again.

Arya returns to her calm and uncaring nature, after she learns that what she did at school did not make Mr. Hartoso nervous.

"Yes yes you have always said that a long time ago, you have a smart brain because you like to read, but math can't just be read lo" said Mr. Hartoso while sighing.

In retrospect there was a point as well, he really liked to read. Because he had a high curiosity for the world outside Elemental City, this was what made him visit the City Library often and even choose to live in the Silver District alone. He had almost read all the books in the Elemental City Library even he asked Pak Hartoso to get permission to access the books that not just anyone could read in the library, books in the Secret section. He just didn't want to touch the books that were in the math section.

"Then what about your martial arts training?" ask Mr. Hartoso.

"I always come for training" Arya replied.

"But I hear you don't want to practice sparring with your fellow students?"

"Ehh......ee....that's because you know, right? I just want to train with the best"

"And that means practicing with the owner of the college itself?" ask Mr. Hartoso astonished.

"Iyaaaa... that's hahahaha" Arya replied with a laugh and scratched her head.

Maybe he does look like a nerd who is always in the library. But make no mistake, he is also very skilled in exercising. Even at school he always scored the highest in this lesson.I don't know why, he felt he could do things that were difficult for most children of his age. So he began to feel bored in exercising because he felt he had no match in exercising.

Then Mr. Hartoso told him to learn martial arts, at first he felt no need because he felt without martial arts no one could fight him, but because he continued to be forced by him. He decided to follow two martial arts namely, Kendo and Taekwondo. He chose to learn Kendo because he often watched anime characters using swords, while Taekwondo was a backup martial arts when he did not carry weapons. It is also the request of Pak Hartoso who asked him to master one martial art with weapons and one martial art with his bare hands. Until now he did not know why Pak Hartoso forced him to practice martial arts.

At the beginning of his martial practice, as he had expected. He learned so quickly that no one dared to go after him. Kendo and Taekwondo, because of this he began to challenge his level brother. But just the same, they were only brave at first, after which he began to challenge the teaching instructors who taught him Kendo and Taekwondo. Again they only lasted a few days serving him, then so bored he did not want to practice Kendo and Taekwondo again.

In the end, the two owners of Kendo and Taekwondo were the ones who intervened to compete with Arya. These two teachers who can match dam and even beat Arya in Kendo and Taekwondo, this is what makes him diligently come to practice martial arts, he said, and these two teachers are one of the few people who are respected by Arya besides Pak Hartoso.

"I heard you used your power again Arya?" ask Mr. Hartoso seriously.

"Ehhhh did you hear that from Mr. Tora?" arya asked back.

"Yeah, you better not use that power too often Arya, you know what kind of side effects your body has?"

"Well Mr. President, I will remember that" Arya replied.

"Good then"

"Is that all you want to ask the President?" ask Arya.

"Yes, but there's actually one more thing I want to ask you" Mr. Hartoso said.

"What's that?"

"Can you not be too formal when talking to me"

Arya was dumbfounded and could not say anything at the words of Pak Hartoso.

"You mean?"

"Stop calling me the President and you, I'm your father"

"You are my guardian" Arya replied briefly.

"I am your foster father Arya"

"Didn't we talk about this often? I will do that if you tell me about my mother" Arya replied as she looked into the old man's eyes.

Mr. Hartoso was silent, Arya had long wanted to know about his mother. But Mr. Hartoso never told him about his birth mother, even to this day. The old man was sad.

"It's not yet time you found out about your mother" said the old man.

"When did that time come?" ask Arya.

"So soon, indeed, the moment will soon arrive" replied Mr. Hartoso confidently

Arya could see the belief in the eyes of her foster father. He decided to give up and take a long breath.

"Well dad, I'll talk as usual from now on" Arya said.

"Hahaha so much better" replied Mr. Hartoso with a smile.

Then suddenly the door of the study was opened, and Arya felt something heavy hanging from her neck, a small body hugging and hanging from Arya's neck.

"Sir.........!!!" his yell.

Then Arya saw it, it turns out that the small figure was none other than the biological child of Pak Hartoso which means adopted brother of Arya.

"Reika?" arya said in shock.

Reika still hugged him tightly, Reika was an energetic daughter. She has black hair tied twintails, she is 2 years younger than Arya. So he was still in the First High School, his height was only up to Arya's shoulder. That is why he often hangs around Arya's neck.

"Sister...sister...why do you rarely visit" he asked while still hugging tightly.

"Hehehe you know a lot of things to do"

"Everything should have come to see Reika" he replied spoiled.

This kid thinks Arya, she's always been like this. This is one of the reasons Arya is sometimes lazy to go to the Main House, there is a foster sister who is very spoiled for him.

"Yosh yosh can you let go of your sister?" arya said while stroking Reika's head.

"No way, then my sister will leave again" he replied, looking up and looking into Arya's eyes.

Her cute thought was Arya, but she directly slapped herself while saying inwardly. Realize that her friend is your sister.

"Why did you slap yourself?"

"Ahh no, just testing the durability of my cheek alone" replied Arya while stroking her cheek that was flushed with pain.

"His name......Reika dad also wants dong hugged" said Mr. Hartoso.

"Remember.

"Ehhh why?"

"Father stinks, never take a bath wekk." said Reika as she stuck out her tongue.

"Ehhh....what? really did? Is that really Arya?" said Mr. Hartoso while kissing his own body.

"E...that I don't know about it well" replied Arya while holding back a laugh.

One of the weaknesses of Pak Hartoso is the only daughter of this puppet, if Reika there must be Pak Hartoso who incidentally is the leader of one country will look ridiculous in front of his son.

"Sister......Arya's sister?" chirps Reika.

"What's wrong?" arya replied with a smile.

"Reika has a difficult task from school, sister helpin dong, yes yes yes"

"Seriously, don't joke Reika. You're one of the smartest kids in your school, aren't you?" arya replied suspiciously.

"Yes seriously, so sister please help Reika huh? Reika begs" he said with a parched face.

"Hahaha, calm down, not math" he replied cheerfully.

Why could he lose to Reika's plea, did he get it from Pak Hartoso huha?.

"Dad I will accompany Reika to do her schoolwork, and maybe I will go straight home"

"Alright, be careful on the road" replied Mr. Hartoso with a smile.

"That's......Father" Reika said as she waved to her father.

Reika takes Arya by the hand and drags her towards her room. Arya who had resigned only followed where her feet took her steps. Reika's room is right next to Pak Hartoso's workspace, probably because he wants to keep an eye on his beloved son.

Arriving at Reika's room. Arya was told to sit at the study table in the middle of the room, Arya looked around her sister's room. Just like Pak Hartoso's workspace, nothing has changed. Just as he remembered.

"Here it's her duty sis" said Reika breaking Arya's daydream.

"Here you see, Ohh this is the easy way it is." said Arya began to explain.

After a long time explaining at length Arya realized that Reika did not pay attention to what he explained.

"Reika.

"Ehh....Well, why? This task is indeed difficult" he replied with an innocent face.

"You asked me to help you just to look at my face up close, right?" arya said annoyed.

"Tehee is yelling? You know" he replied, sticking out his tongue.

"Tehee is your antics" Arya replied as she looked straight at her sister's eyes.

"Why did you see Reika like that? Reika is embarrassed to know"

"Reika.........Brocon huh?"

Reika's reaction was like being struck by lightning hearing the words of her brother, she also pretended to put on a sad face.

"Don't bad brother, say that Reika Brocon when it's brother Reika's adopted brother so it's not Brocon dong tehee." he said while sticking out his tongue again.

"Stop saying tehee while being so cute" said Arya while snapping her sister's head.

"Awww....sick sister" said Reika, holding her head and putting on a pouty face.

"They stopped flirting with your brother's faith"

"This task has been completed even though you know you can certainly do it yourself" said Arya again while thrusting the paper of the task to Reika.

"Ayeye captain, thank you very much" Reika said while saluting.

"Sister go first huh" Arya said as she stood up from her seat.

"EHHH......Why so fast?" tanyanya while pouting.

"There are a lot of things I have to do Reika"

"Reika won't let her brother come home just like that" he said as well as while from his seat.

Not yet had he stood Arya quickly darted towards the door of her room and closed it from the outside. Then Arya quickly froze the hinges on the door so that it can not be opened easily.

"Sister......sister...sister....kak Arya.......why do you always do this at the door?" reika said while banging on the door of her room.

"Isn't it clear? So that you don't prevent me from going home" Arya replied with a laugh.

"Ishhh brother........open...........open the door..........!!!" annoyed screams.

"Hahaha keep trying" Arya said as she stepped away from the door.

"Bye - bye Onii - chan"

Instantly Arya stopped her footsteps, she turned around and returned to the front door of the room. He brought his ears closer to the door of Reika's room, it was not wrong that the voice was Reika's voice. But since when did he speak Japanese?

"Reika's........Reika?" call Arya.

"Did you decide not to go?" enthusiastic follow.

"Keep dreaming my sister, I want to ask you something"

"Ehh......what would you like to ask?" his voice sounded disappointed.

"Do you............ Learn Japanese?" ask Arya

.

"In Japanese? Whatisit? Is it a foreign language? Reika never heard it sister"

"Ohh so yeah..well then"

"Why did you ask that?'

"It's okay, don't think about it. Thas........Reika's"

Arya was sure she had heard Reika calling her with the call "Onii-chan", but why did she seem to not know the language she was using? Was he on purpose? No, it's not the first time this has happened. Sometimes Arya feels like talking to Reika who is completely different than usual. Not his spoiled sister, but someone else with Reika's own body. But yes, do not think too much, maybe it is just another nosy behavior from Reika.

Arya walked out of the Main House, a few servants accompanied her to the gate. They bow to pay respect to him, Arya decided before going home she wanted to buy a drink at one of the Supermarkets near there. He felt thirsty for having to serve his spoiled foster sister.

Arriving at the Supermarket before taking drinks he went to the section that provided the newspaper, he also liked to read the newspaper. Because usually the newspaper contains about the latest news that occurs in the community, especially in his favorite newspaper. Daily Elemental's.

He flipped through the pages of the newspaper quickly, trying to find news that could attract his attention. And in the end he stopped at a page with an article titled "At the Time of the Emergence of the New Elementalists", he read the contents of the article carefully. Elementalist, that's what everyone says they are, of course he knows what an Elementalist is. They are the ten human beings endowed with the ability by God to control the ten elements that exist in the world.

Only that, that was all he knew about them, whereas he had often tried to find out about the Elementalist in the City Library. But the result was nil, he found nothing about the Elementalist. It was as if the existence of the information about the Elementalist was intentionally wiped out from there. Even in the forbidden books.

Why was he interested in Elementalists? Of course because of this power, whether this power had anything to do with the Elementalists. And he also felt confident, if he could solve this Elementalist problem he could answer the mystery about his own mother. The person he most wanted to meet right now.

For a while he turned his gaze toward the outside of the Supermarket storefront, then he saw it, standing waiting at the bus stop near the Supermarket. A beautiful girl with long black hair, with red eyes like apples, she was wearing a female school uniform that Arya had never seen before. Looks like the school uniform of the Golden District. Somehow the woman felt familiar in Arya's eyes, like she had seen her somewhere, but she had forgotten where it was. When Arya was still fascinated by the scenery in front of her, her daydream was broken by the sound of a voice she was very familiar with.

"I can't believe you're interested in news like this, man" the voice said.

Arya was shocked and quickly turned her head towards the source of the voice, there stood the person she really did not want to meet at this time. That was none other than Ryan, he was wearing a t-shirt and jeans. The usual casual clothes he wears.

"Why are you here Wibu shit?" arya asked annoyedly.

"Why? Isn't it obvious, I live near here buddy"

Arya put her hand on her head, she forgot that this bastard Wibu also lives in the Golden District, she let out a long sigh while thinking. Why does he always meet with this Wibu at unexpected times. Then Arya turned her face back to the bus stop where the woman with red eyes was. But he's not there anymore.

"What are you looking at?" ask Ryan.

"It's none of your business, I saw a beautiful daughter, but because you came she disappeared" Arya replied.

"Daughter? The girl in the expensive school uniform?" ryan asked in surprise.

"Why is that so? You saw it too, huh? Do you know him?"

"A girl with black hair and red eyes?" ryan asked still with a surprised look on his face.

"Yeah........why is it? Why do you look so surprised" Arya asked back.

"Mmm nothing at all" he answered mysteriously.

"Hey you know, it seems like I've seen it" Arya said while thinking.

"That woman? Where did you see it?" ask Ryan.

"It's not just..........Ahhhh that's him you knew this morning when I was delirious at school?" arya said enthusiastically.

"Yes, what does this have to do with that woman?" ryan was confused.

"I saw it in my dream"

"In your dreams? Really?"

"Yes and not only that, in my dream the woman threw a fireball through her hand"

As Ryan's face turned pale, he was shocked to hear what Arya had said just now. Arya was surprised to see the behavior of her best friend.

"You why? Why is your face so pale?" arya asked worriedly.

"Mmm nothing, I didn't think you guys could pull each other like magnets" Ryan said with a mysterious smile.

"What do you mean?" arya asked confusedly while tilting her head.

"Don't think about it, it doesn't matter, you want to go home right? Stop by the house sometime" he said, moving away and waving to Arya.

"Keep dreaming" said Arya.

As Ryan walked away, he suddenly stopped and turned to Arya while saying with a serious face.

"And, Arya? You better be careful on your way home. Dah.." she said as she passed leaving Arya confused about what Ryan had said to her.