Hogo No Yujin (Protective Friend)
Episode 21~ Study tour, part 3

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"Now, so this is the story," A girl named Kiky Titania, begins her horror story. All eyes were on him. Everyone began to listen with their own sitting position.

Takana who was still using Dylan's body sat in front of the big tent hugging the folds of the mattress he called the futon. To his left is Irvan-san and to his right is Kei. He nodded when he saw the man.

"Eh! Really am. Kei-san wasn't next to me. Ah, but yes it is ...."

Go to the horror story of Kiky. But before that, acquaintance first with all the students of class 3-A. Class 3-A has 18 students. Takana will tell them their names after he gets acquainted with all of them.

First, start with the class 3-A. A man named Adrian Martadinata. 18 Years old. Clever Biology and IPS. He is a good boy and has leadership qualities.

Second, the vice-chairman of the class, the 18-year-old girl named Nirmala Putri. Smart Indonesian Language. A strict child with his maturity.

Another student: Lilo Firmansyah, 18. Princess Ailani, 17 years old. Alif Mastriawan, 18. Kristiano Lay, 18. Natasha Meilonia, 17 years old. Zein Altariq, 18. Banu Bimonarto, 19. Dhany Lianta, 18. Diana Nasution, 18. Dian Marshanda, 18. Evan, 18 years old. And finally, Kiky Titania, 17.

It's been. Now, it's time for stories!

Kiky continued. "This is my true story. Really am! I've experienced this. So, you guys take a good look, huh? The horror begins!"

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Chapter 21: [ Study tour, part 3 ]

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"Let's start, Ki!" said his friend Kiky.

Kiky nodded too. "Well, so one day, I was walking alone at midnight. I walk at 11 p.m. Almost 12 o'clock exactly, anyway."

"Well, spooky. It must be dark, huh?" ask Dian.

"Yes.., not really." Kiky. "Lamp helps my eyesight on the dark path." Further.

"Oh..., then what are you going through?" Natasya looks very curious with the continuation of Kiky's story.

"That night, I came home from my grandmother's house. I walk alone. Then I passed by an old abandoned house. Just a fad, I glanced into the house. Then, I accidentally saw a white shadow standing in the corner of his room. At first I was surprised, but I tried not to believe in the existence of the creature. I may have seen it wrong, huh?" Kiky scratched his head while letting out his little laugh.

"Ah, that must be the figure of Kuntilanak. Otherwise, it might be a pocong!" timpal was a man named Lilo.

Then, the class leader also responded. "Maybe it was moonlight that entered through the gap of the roof of a house that had been damaged. Who knows, it's dark inside the house, so chances are we can see the moonlight through the roof."

Lay shakes. "Eeeeh, but the problem is, why is the light standing up? And it's in the corner of the room, anyway!"

Adrian shrugged both of his shoulders while shaking slowly. "Yeah.., that's what I think. But, it's up to your trust."

Everyone looked back at Kiky again. They are curious about the continuation of the story. Especially Dian and Natasya who really like horror stories.

"A–ayo continue your story!"

"Ah, yes!" Kiky opened his mouth again after his friends were satisfied commenting on him. "I don't believe what I saw either. I don't know why I was so scared at the time. I quickly ran away from that place. And finally, I can get home safely."

"Tamat~deh! Aye, right?" Alif suddenly interrupted. Everyone's shocked. And Kiky too.

"Eh, it's not over yet, you know!" kiky toilet.

"Eh, not yet, huh? Yes, just continue."

"Huf! So, after I got home, I immediately got ready to go to sleep. I slept in my room. Comfortably, I closed my eyes as I climbed into bed. But before that, I looked at the window. I'm appalled. Because, in that window, I saw a shadow figure shaped like a human. Frightened, I hid under my blanket. I was so scared at the time."

"Yes, lah. Probably creepy. Especially if you are in the room, no one accompanies." Lay said.

"Yes.., I was alone in my room. Body shaking. Then, I slowly re-opened my blanket and peeked out a bit at the window. Apparently, the shadow figure had already disappeared. I'm glad he's gone. Huh, so.., that's my story. So, whose figure is that?" Kiky continued his story.

"Eitherway. What about you guys?" Adrian shook his head slowly. His eyes glanced towards the friend next to him.

Everything's shaking. Then, before long, they glanced towards Aprilia-sensei. Aprilia-sensei himself was surprised when he saw his students who suddenly looked at him.

"Eh, I don't know either. But, it depends on each of you're beliefs."

"If according to the teacher, what kind of figure is that?" ask Kiky.

"Yeah.., I don't know because I haven't seen her either."

Everyone started whispering. Talk to each other's friends. Talking about the figure in Kiky's story. Apparently, until all of them want to know his figure.

Takana thought, it must be Oni. It would be scary if it was Oni. "If Dylan-san himself were to see that figure, how would he express himself, huh?"

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A lot of people tell strange horror stories. Takana was also a little bored hearing it. Then after being satisfied to tell a story, Aprilia-sensei asked her students to take their mattresses.

Fortunately Takana had already taken it. Because honest. He was a little afraid of one of their horror stories. The beds were under that big tree.

After picking up the mattress, they returned to the campfire. Aprilia-sensei asked everyone to roll out their mattresses, because we would all see stars in the sky. All students can obey.

After everything lay on the bed, they chatted with their friend while gazing up at the sky. Aprilia-sensei also joined.

Above, the sky was indeed full of stars. It looks beautiful according to Takana. Hopefully it doesn't rain tonight. If it goes down, it will be very troublesome.

Everyone looked up at the sky. Aprilia-sensei is reading a story. They are like children. Read a story by the teacher to put them to sleep.

Turns right. At 10 p.m., they all started to close their eyes. The cool night breeze has made comfort and those warm blankets will coat their bodies so as not to get cold.

Takana is like that too. Unknowingly, his eyes closed on themselves.

But before he closed his eyes, he felt a chill in his legs. Then pull his legs up until they are covered. His eyes opened slightly as he opened his eyes, he saw Aprilia-sensei starting to move out of place.

The teacher did not enter the tent, or to any other place not far from his students. Aprilia-sensei walks into the forest. "In this near-midnight hour, what will Aprilia-sensei do, huh?"

"Well...,"

Shortly after his complaint, he was able to open his eyes slightly. Takana saw his hand emit a blue light. Just seconds. Because of his drowsiness, he closed his eyes again and finally fell asleep until morning.

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The next day

Takana is back.

More precisely it wasn't Takana anymore. But it was actually Dylan who had used his body. The man opened his eyes.

As he looked, the ceiling of his room was different. It is orange in color with some clouds that still look blackish. Morning sky. It is like the sky in the morning.

"Eh! Wait up!"

Dylan sat down. Uncovered the blanket and glanced around. Iasat surprised. "Why? What was? And how?" There were a lot of questions that came to his mind. He mentioned them one by one in his heart.

"Why would I be in a place like this? What the hell's been going on? How could I be here? This where is it? As I remember, I was in my room, and.... Oh yea! Takana! That Japanese guy kissed me last night!"

Dylan glanced to his left. There, he saw Takana Utsuki sleeping peacefully. It's not far from its place. In fact, when viewed in more detail, the distance between Takana and him is not up to 1 cm. They're very close.

Takana wore her nightgown last night. Although Dylan. Already changed clothes. She wears her Hoodie jacket who knows who she's wearing.

Then one more question. "Why am I sleeping in a circle and there are some people near me? They were my classmates!"

Dylan. "Eh, wait a minute. What is this, Study tour that Ms April said? But, if it is, why did I not know that I have followed this Study tour. Ah, nevermind. I feel dizzy." His head hurt when he thought about it all.

Dylan got out of the bed he was in. Then, he stepped foot. He will try to get around the place. It was there the bus. From where he stood, Dylan could see the four-wheeled vehicle. He also approached the car.

While there, Dylan could only see his big car from the front. He can't get into it. The car door was still closed and locked. "Well, I want to get into it. If I could, I'd like to steal his car keys, then run this bus all the way back to my house. I want to go home like that." Dylan wanted to take the car to his house. That's also if he has the key.

Dylan stepped back to look behind his car but suddenly his steps snapped when someone called his name. Dylan knew that voice.

"Dylan, what are you doing here?"

The man looked back. It turned out that the soft voice that was heard was the voice of the Guardian of her own class, Ms. April.

"A–aku just want to get a fresh breeze." Dylan replied with a bit of hesitation.

"Oh. Come with mom. We'll take a little walk while we're looking for the wind you want." Take April's Mom. Dylan also said. From behind, he followed in his footsteps.

April's mother took her into the trees. They passed through a patch of road surrounded by lots of greenery. April's mother slowed her pace until she could walk beside Dylan. Dylan glanced at his teacher's face. His expression was like he was happy.

But suddenly there was a bad feeling that bothered him. Dylan stroked my back neck while slightly muttering. "really! What kind of unpleasant feeling did this suddenly appear?" It gets goosebumps. Maybe because of the morning air and wind that made him cold.

They walked up to the suspension bridge under which there was a river with rushing water. They crossed that bridge. But all of a sudden, April stopped her steps. He turned his body against the bridge.

"look, right? The morning wind here is very refreshing. Moreover, when you see the river flowing down there. Not only that, the eyes will also definitely be glued to the natural beauty here." April described what she saw before her eyes.

Dylan could only nod. Then he breathed a long breath and tried to breathe normally like humans in general. He also looked at the natural scenery that could be seen from where he was standing at this moment. Very lovely. Moreover, coupled with the charming view of Sunrise.

"Dylan? Uh, didn't you go to Japan again to see your sister?" April asked Dylan again. The man gasped at once confused by the words of April's Mom.

"What do you mean, huh?" He slightly shakes his head.

"Well, you said, Your brother is dead in Japan. So, do you want to see him again? If so, I can help you."

Dylan frowned at me. He really did not understand the words of his teacher. "What do you mean, anyway?"

April looked at him. Dylan put on a surprised face as he stared at his current expression. His face looks scary. His eyes turned yellow and that sweet smile gave off many pointy teeth.

"Eh?! What happened to my teacher?!"

ZLUUURRS....

Dylan glanced in the other direction. Precisely glancing at the back of Bu April who suddenly let out a black shadow shaped like a tentacle or the like. The point is, like a thick rope that sticks out long and wriggles like a hot worm. Not just one tentacle, but there are many.

Dylan's gonna get out of there. But the road back to her friends has been blocked by April's Mom. He can't go anywhere. His behavior is getting strange and uncontrollable.

The only way is to get into the forest. More deepening his forest. "It's okay, the important thing is that I can get away from that strange creature I called my teacher."

Soon, Dylan turned around and set foot again. He started running away from the creature. Suddenly, his steps stopped.

ZLB!

"ACH! YOE!"

Dylan felt a tremendous pain in his stomach. He lowered his head and glanced down. Blood started to drip from inside his mouth. He saw the black tentacle before him. Apparently, the tentacles were from April Bu who had turned into a monster.

The tentacle caught him and stabbed him in the stomach. Dylan was unable to move, and could only feel the pain of the wounds on his body as a result of the tentacle attack.

Then, unintentionally, Dylan started to let out his screams from feeling pain. "YYESYAH!"

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"HUH?! DYLAN?!"

Takana opened her eyes quickly. Fely and Tanaka who were somewhere were also shocked. It seemed like they heard Dylan's scream.

Dylan could no longer feel his body. The blood from his wound was still flowing. Soon, the tentacles released it and the tentacles that pierced his belly extended back to the back. Instantly, his mouth spewed blood and his body fell on the spot.

"Oh my God, am I going to die at the hands of my teacher who has become that monster?"

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To be Continued