Hogo No Yujin (Protective Friend)
Episode 19~ Study tour

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MMMM....

They're still on their way. From Jakarta to Bogor is a bit far away. Takana also still does not know many cities in Indonesia. But Bu April or often he called with Aprilia-sensei, told him that the distance between Jakarta to Bogor was quite far. Takana just believes it.

THE PUK!

Takana. Suddenly Aprilia-sensei patted her head, then her chin was brought closer to her. Takana was just speechless with a slightly trembling body.

"Dylan. What shampoo are you wearing?"

"Eh?! Why did Aprilia-sensei say that?"

Takana was silent for a moment. Not answering. Apparently, Aprilia-sensei still considers that he is really Dylan, his student.

"Dy~lan...?"

His voice called out Dylan's name. He whispered right next to his ear. Instantly, Takana became uncomfortable sitting next to Aprilia-sensei. The teacher kept teasing him.

"How would Dylan-san react if he was in my current position? Will he be angry? Just silence? Or will she move somewhere else and move away from Aprilia-sensei?" inner Takana was trying to think of something so that he could get away from that teacher.

"I–iya?" Takana tried to answer his call earlier.

"Dylan-san, I like your scent!" Aprilia-sensei whispered to her again. Then, after that, he shifted towards Takana. He also attached his body close to Takana until his large chest touched Takana's arm.

Feeling the tenderness of that part of the body made Takana aroused and instantly her cheeks flushed slightly. He just nodded slowly. "I–iya, Mom! Thanks." Thanks."

Not long ago, Takana saw her Sensei acting rather strangely. The last time he saw it was when Sensei was talking to Dylan during the break.

Aprilia-Sensei is very close to Dylan. He always whispers something. Then at the end, Takana saw Aprilia-sensei slightly licking Dylan-san's hair, and instantly her eyes turned yellow.

While there, he begins to feel suspicious of Aprilia-sensei. Therefore, Takana always tries to get close to Dylan to keep an eye on his darling from Aprilia-sensei.

Now, however, Aprilia-sensei was very close to her and the teacher also still considered this Takana to be Dylan. So now, what will Aprilia-sensei do?

While Takana is still here, he will know Aprilia-sensei's movements when he is close to Dylan. He'll be watching Dylan's teacher.

Takana tried not to be afraid of him. Because he had prepared a self-defense weapon to prevent the Oni from attacking him. Tanaka was the one who gave the weapon to her. He also said, to defend himself.

"Well.., but hopefully, everything will be fine. And the trip this time, will run smoothly without any problems."

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Chapter 19: [ Study tour ]

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"Dylan, wake. Oh, Dylan...,"

"Nh?" Takana opened his eyes a little. Blinking her eyes a few times, then glancing towards Aprilia-sensei who was at the side. Instantly, he was surprised.

"Dylan. We've arrived. Until when do you want to sleep? Come on!" take Aprilia-sensei.

"What did I do? Sleep on? Ja. I was asleep apparently. Though I was on an observation mission, but carelessly, I fell asleep." Takana became panicked himself in his mind.

"What did Aprilia-sensei do to me while I was asleep earlier?"

"Dylan, go!" Aprilia-sensei appeared again at the door. He took Takana down again and surprised him.

"I–iya!"

Turns right. Everyone got out of the car except him. Their stuff is still in the car. Then, Takana will also come down, then he walks over to the group of students who are his classmates Dylan who is there.

Takana doesn't know any of Dylan's classmates. In that case, he would approach Irvan with Bell alone. Those are the two people Takana knows best.

"Well, now has everyone gathered?" ask Aprilia-sensei. "Hmm..., try to let you guys know first, huh?"

Before long, someone came over to Aprilia-sensei. The guy brought a book out of class. Aprilia-sensei opens her Absent book, then she starts calling out the names of her children. It starts with the letter A first.

"Daughter Ailani?"

"Given!"

"Alif Mastriawan?"

"Given!"

"Banu Bimonarto?"

"Ha–Hadir!"

Eh, how soon has it reached B? Oh yea. Takana also realized that the number of disciples there was only around twenty. I don't know why it's so little.

"Dylan Leviano?"

Takana is still observing around. Turns out his study tour was exploring in the forest or what? The area looked like a forest in Takana's eyes. The ground he was stepping on also seemed to be smooth.

"Dylan?"

"There's no sign of danger around here yet. But, it's very quiet. Oh, there he is! I can see the building there. Maybe, it's the villa we're going to stay in tonight."

"Hey, Dylan! Your name is–" Bell-chan suddenly patted Takana on the back. The man was shocked. "Ha–hai!"

"Dylan?"

"Get up, Sensei!"

"Huh? Dylan, don't daydream. You're not what you used to be today. Are you all right?" aprilia-sensei asked with a slightly anxious look on her face.

"Yes. I'm fine!" Takana tried to throw his face and keep his expression indifferent.

Aprilia-sensei. Then he opened his mouth again to continue his absence.

Then, when it reaches the letter T, the name Takana begins to be called.

"Takana Utsuki?"

"...."

There's no answer. Then, all of them looked towards Dylan who was actually inside that body was Takana. They must have thought that Dylan and Takana were close friends.

"Dylan? You're not with Takana?" ask Aprilia-sensei.

Takana stared coldly at Aprilia-sensei and replied briefly. "No."

"Do you know why Takana's not coming?" ask Aprilia-sensei again.

"He's sick." That was the answer as well as the reason that Takana told Aprilia-sensei. Aprilia-sensei nodded. Then he went back to his absence.

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After she passed, Aprilia-sensei closed her Absence book. "All right, boys, now you're going with me to that tent over there!"

Aprilia-sensei began to step on her feet followed by the other children. And Takana too. They walked closer to the large tent that Aprilia-sensei said.

"Well, now put your bags in here, huh? After that, let's explore!" Aprilia-sensei.

Fortunately, Takana only brought one bag and he did not know what stuff Dylan put in his bag. The point is, the bag is heavy.

After we all placed her things inside the tent, Aprilia-sensei again invited all the disciples to follow her.

They invited Aprilia-sensei to the front of a suspension bridge. They crossed that bridge. When viewed, below it turns out to be a river that flows fast enough and strong enough to be able to push any living thing if it falls down there.

Aprilia-sensei stopped her steps in the middle of the bridge. He turned around and looked at all his students.

"Well, kids. Here we can see the beautiful view of the river and also, the green trees that look fresh." Aprilia-sensei.

One of the students raised his hand. He asked, "Master! What would happen if we fell down there?"

"Yes, die!" Answer the boy behind Takana.

"Definitely dead, dong! Hahaha...." Then his other friend answered.

"Eitherway. You can get hurt if you fall into the river that is down there. But don't let you fall, okay? Careful." Aprilia-sensei.

Takana looked down there. The river has a strong current. But, actually the river did not look too deep. Because, he himself can still see the bottom of the river. Many stones, all around him.

"There's no fish, huh?"

"Oh yes, then we will venture into the protected forest there. So, I suggest, you guys make a group. Your job is to record what plants and animals are there. One group of 4 people! Okay, now find your respective groups." Aprilia-sensei.

"Eh, you're the same as me, huh?"

"okay!"

"Come here who wants to come with me!"

"Come, here, here!"

"A–aku want same group who, huh?" Takana clingak went wild looking for a friend he could work with. But no one wants to go with him.

"Dylan! Come with us!"

Takana seemed to know that voice. Irvan and Bell. They invited him to enter the group. They're just the two of them. The other child has enough group.

No one wants to be with them anymore. "If only, Dylan-san was here. Maybe this group will be enough 4 people. It's okay, the important thing is I can get a group even if only 3 people."

PLOK!

Aprilia-sensei claps her hands. "Well, you all have your own groups?"

All answered simultaneously. "It's over!"

"OKAY. Now, you can walk on to the next trip. Remember that! Your job is to record the names of the plants and animals you see in the forest. Understood?"

While walking, all the disciples replied, "Yes!"

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Takana, Irvan and Bell started to enter the forest. Bell took out his little book and pen. He will take notes, while Takana and Irvan will observe around and look for plants and animals that are there.

"You guys see something?" bell asked as he ran over to his two friends.

Irvan shook her head. "Yet. Hah, even though there are many plants here. But, there's not a single plant I know and there's no animal I've found here."

"My work is also." Takana rolled her eyes towards the large trees with her lush and dense leaves.

Soon, the wind blew and the leaves from the top of the tree fell. It looks very nice to see the leaves that come down on his head. It feels like rain, maybe. Or it could be like a cherry blossom in Japan.

"Hey, Dylan! Come here!" call Bell.

Takana approached him. It turns out he found something. An insect is like a beetle that is quite large in size. The beetle has 2 horns sticking out of its head.

"A–what is this?" ask Takana.

"Well, if this is what I know her name is. I usually like to see in movies. It's called the Horn Beetle. Write, Bel!"

"Ah, alright!" Bell wrote in the animal table. "Horn Beetle" that's what he wrote.

"just that? We just found one animal. Where else should we look?" Takana was watching around. The other group seemed to have already discovered many objects. While the group is only one object.

He stood beside Irvan. Takana looked at her flat face. While he glanced towards the row of plants in front of him. Then, all of a sudden Irvan's eyes glanced at him. Takana was surprised. He immediately threw away his face.

Irvan, who felt noticed, asked, "What's wrong?"

His face is expressionless. But, the look in his blue eyes looked sinister.

"Ah, no, really!" Takana turned body. Trying not to look at the man whose height exceeded Dylan's.

"Hm.., you're great, aren't you, Takana? Already have Darling's own." Irvan.

Takana was surprised. "Eh? Did he know that the real one in Dylan-san's body was me?"

Takana looked back a little. He was shocked again with Irvan's face close to him. Noticed it. "You must be Takana, right?"

"I have to be honest or not, huh? Hmm.., okay. It's just Irvan-san. He is also an Oniroshi. Then I'll be honest."

"I–iya! How did you know?" tanya Takana hesitates.

"Yes .. because I can feel your aura. That's all." Irvan turned body. He looked back at some of the plants in front of him.

Takana just nodded.

Irvan raised both eyebrows. He saw something. An earthworm that is quite large in size.

"Earthworm, here! Uh, where's Bell?" Irvan stood up again. He's looking for Bell. Oh yes, Takana also just realized that actually, from earlier the girl was invisible. Where'd he go?

While Takana and Irvan were looking for Bell, elsewhere, at Bell's location, he was walking back to the suspension bridge. What's he doing there?

"It's boring there. Then I just want to go around. The bridge was beautiful. L like it. I'll go back there and I'll find other plants and animals. If I find it, I'll just take it down!" Bell muttered to himself.

Finally, he arrived in front of the bridge. There, he saw Aprilia-sensei who was calling someone with a body position facing the end of the bridge there, behind Bell who was at the other end of the bridge.

Bell was silent. He seemed to want to listen to Aprilia-sensei talking on the phone.

"Oh, okay. I-i understand. I'll kill them right now!"

Bell gasped as he heard Aprilia-sensei say that. "Si, who? Who would he kill?!" bell murmured in the heart.

Bell began to think. Then, he glanced back at Aprilia-sensei. But all of a sudden, Aprilia-sensei turned around. Bell was surprised. Likewise, Aprilia-sensei who saw Bell was behind him and heard him talking to someone he called.

"Bell's? You're here? You heard everything, huh?" Aprilia-sensei stepped her feet towards Bell with a sharp look.

"A–what do you want April Bu to do?" panic Bell in my heart. He stepped back to get away from Aprilia-sensei.

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To be Continued