
Walking in the middle of a quiet residential street at night felt different than I remembered. I never felt that walking at this time is very making my hair stand up.
It's not because I'm scared, but it's because I feel pierced by the cold night wind that I hear he said is not good.
Although I'm used to being in between these winds, but to enjoy it. This is the first time.
"Gwagh(vaporizing)..."
While looking at the surrounding housing, I walked with Tesi who was beside me.
"You sleepy?" (Tesi)
"More or less like that..." How not to get sleepy, I was fighting Jainal this morning, and was immediately pulled by Erika to look for her mother afterwards.
It was brought to his house, and I was the eye meal of his neighbor. Then brought down the overpass in the middle of the city to see it against the person who is currently beside me.
This kind of time density had never happened before. Yes, although I used to work under Nova's orders, but I never worked a full 24 hours.
"It must have been a hard day for you" somehow the person walking beside me could see my facial expression while I had hidden it well.
"So you saw it, huh?"
"You might be able to act in front of that woman, but not in front of me. I can see it well, sadness on your face... Are you grieving?"
My lips take off the air in my mouth and make a vapour out of it.
"Much more like that" my gaze looked at the moon and was not afraid of the possibility of being hit by a car.
"You may be able to tell me, even though listening to other people's stories sounds like keeping their disgrace, but actually I don't even care about that story."
Her chatter suddenly reminded me of what I said to that woman back then. What I said was more or less the same.
"No... I'd better keep this to myself, because..." I returned my gaze to the dark road and there was no sign of vehicles going through.
"Are you sure?"
"Of course, this happened because of my mistake and the one who had to accept the punishment was me."
"If you don't want to, yes. But at least I can remind you once again, you have someone you can back your life with."
Hearing the advice of the burly and scarred man, I immediately stopped my steps. My left leg that wanted to touch the asphalt of the road as if it was interrupted by something.
"I wonder, did you say those sweet words to Erika's mother?"
Hearing my question, he immediately stopped and turned to one of the houses nearby.
"Yes, why? It's all for the sake of..." The sentence is not perfect.
It was as if he could not tell the truth, but to me that was enough information.
The reason that man I've already noted, more or less he's doing this is because of love. Just like my prediction this afternoon.
Tesi loves her mother Erika, but she ends up being taken by someone else. Upon seeing that the woman was already a widow, Tesi instantly came to be the female rescue knight. He didn't care if the woman was happy. As long as he was with her that was enough. He keeps the woman leaning on him.
"Like a broken pole that continues to stand because it is supported by the pole next to it." I said softly.
I can't say it clearly, I will obviously end up getting hit by his raw bogem.
"By..." He still insisted on saying it.
"No, you don't need to explain any further! I already understand..." I who was cold suddenly came back to be seen on my face.
"Thank God you've understood without me telling you..."
"As you know, I'm a cunning champion. Reading the mood is my forte..." Might as well.
"Well it looks like someone is bragging here, hahahaha!"
His laughter made his back vibrate, his son who he carried from earlier with him immediately voiced ~Ugh...~ because his sleep was disturbed.
We are now at the end of the residential road.
"It looks like we've reached the end, let's go back!"
"Hmm(nodden)..."
It's just a walk to heat up in the cold of the night. So what's the reason I want to talk to him?
When looking at the housing that stood lined up and neat, my memory seemed to give me a warning of something.
"Oh yes, if I may ask? Are there any teachers from Podoagung School living here?"
When I heard my question, the man's seran face turned into a cowardly face. He who had looked reliable in the fight was now like a man who would run around like a woman.
Why her?
Is that a scare?
"Why are you quiet?"
"Bu-nothing?!"
"If you don't want to say it, it's okay..."
"Then why are you asking?!"
"Just fill the silence."
"Woyah-woyah, is Rashid the one who is afraid of the dark?"
"Yes, I'm so scared... I can't even sleep without a light."
"You can do it."
"Damor..."
But I wasn't entirely joking.
......................
We both got to the front of the man's house. Erika who was sitting in front of the terrace greeted us with a faint look.
"Did it not go well?" Ask Tesi.
"No, it went well... It's just..." Erika looked at me with that look.
"-It's nothing," his voice seemed to be diverted to something else.
There's something strange, but I can't guess. Family relationships are complicated, I can't analyze them properly.
"In that case, you better rest here..." It's already midnight.
"No, we'll just walk!"
"Then, what can you do. But if you are sleepy you should immediately rest do not force driving! You may not be able to die, but the price of the car is still expensive!"
"Calm uncle, or what I should call father. I can handle this!" His white teeth he showed off to the person he initially thought to be the opponent.
Hearing Erika's 'father's' words made the muscular man's cheeks flushed red and revealed a different aura than before.
I better not see it. Seeing the burly man blush disgusts me...
Not demeaning, just unsightly.
"Well, good-bye!"
"Yes, and thank you!" The woman's hand was directed to her stepfather.
I also said good-bye before leaving, but it didn't seem like a big deal to him.
We who were in the car are now getting away from the house. The silhouette of the father and son he carried on his back was seen to shrink and not be seen again because we turned in the T-junction.
......................
Shortly after the two of them left, someone in all-white and cowboy-hat clothes came up to the man and his son.
"Your stepson is growing well" he said with a smile and crossed his arms towards the car.
"Hmm(subject to smiling)... I'm not the one who matures his attitude, but he did it himself!"
"But still, you as a father who, despite not being connected to blood, look very happy..."
Tesi could only be silent with a smile, she then raised her head and said: "Thank you, for wanting to fulfill my wife's request!"
The man in the cowboy hat was just shaking his waist while slightly smiling. "That's nothing, anyway..." Voice shrinks. "I have another mission than that..."
......................
I'm the one sitting next to Erika who feels overwhelmed by what she's talking to her mother, but privacy is privacy.
"Are you relieved?" I asked to melt the night mood.
"Maybe, at least right now I know... If she was a normal mother."
"Did you love him, now?"
"I can't, that past pain... It's not lost yet."
I was silent and did not dare to risk speaking wrong. Just leave their relationship like this, no relationship comes back instantly. Moreover, the relationship that has been broken.
"Erika about the pay..." I tried changing the topic.
"So, what do you want?" Without moving his focus on the road.
"We're here (Take a map that's plastered on my phone screen)!"
"understand!"
While on the way, I tried to fill the empty atmosphere.
"What happened to your uncle?"
It was a forgotten matter, when it had just happened this morning.
"I don't know, I hope he's not in trouble right now."
......................
The Ningru City regent building.
THE HUT!
A person with a frozen body was thrown to the floor right in front of the man.
"Mr Doni, do we throw him in there without melting him?"
"Of course, it would even be troublesome if he yelled when he was put there!"
"All right!" The person with the grapling hook went while carrying the frozen body to the place the man was referring to.
"The Prince project, it's already running 50%..."