Orbis Online
1. Box and Mail
Since that day—day where he was hit by a black sedan car to protect a small child who was crossing—Deus has been hospitalized for three weeks. His arm and two right ribs were broken, which is what led him to be hospitalized.
“Boring...”.
Complaining that, Deus turned on the tv contained in his room to ward off boredom that hit him. Unfortunately, this is not very effective. Deus was just looking at a boring tv show with a blank expression.
It has been three weeks, but he has not been allowed to return to his apartment by a doctor. He had to rest for an entire month which meant Deus had to spend another week in his boredom prison. No one knows if he can survive or not.
Bad food, uninteresting spectacle, no room out, that's what Deus felt. His friends and lecturers already knew that Deus had an accident so he had to be hospitalized, therefore he was counted sick. Instead, he lost his precious time to study.
“Deus, how are you?”
“Haris?”
“Of course, who else?”
While Deus was enjoying his boredom, Haris suddenly appeared from the entrance carrying a medium-sized box. Haris, a handsome-looking man, dark red-haired, and his black eyes. He was one of the few friends Deus had on campus.
“You think you're the parking guy who usually follows the parker.”
“Hah? How could you think of me that way.”
In response to Deus' words, Haris walked towards a chair beside the patient's mattress used by Deus. They talked about various lessons in the class— because Deus did not absorb anything that smelled of the subjects he took to college. Sometimes they also talk about the girls in their class. Of course, this conversation is mandatory for male learners who are climbing the ladder of maturity just like them.
The girls in their class are indeed 90% beautiful who can invite students from other majors to envy, but dress in reverse with Deus. He was not interested in the girls in his class. He once said ‘what's the point of dating if you finally break up? Just sorry, I better prepare myself for the future’. That's why he's not interested at all.
“By the way, what is that box you brought, Haris?”
“Hm? Ah, these? I was spotted by a beautiful blonde woman at the hospital entrance. He said this is for you.”
Haris put the box in the lap of the sick student. Deus raised his left hand and shook the box several times to confirm its contents. It could be a bomb. But, it seems that this is not possible because there is a fairly tight guard on the hospital at this time.
Out of curiosity, Deus tries to open it using the only hand he can use freely— left hand. Despite the difficulties, he was able to open it with the help of Haris. When it opened, they were both shocked not dumbstruck.
“I-this...”.
“S-solid Gear..?”
Not only Solid Gear, in the box there is a set of supporting equipment to play full-dive VR games that are colonizing this world globally. A small PC that can fit into that medium-sized box. Deus and Haris widened their eyes as wide as possible.
“This... dream, right?”
“I think not, Deus.”
“How do you know?”
“I just pinched my own cheek.”
Ignoring Haris, Deus lifted the Solid Gear helmet and looked at it closely. On the back near the neck, he found an engraving that said ‘Ultimate Edition’. He was even more surprised to find the Solid Gear helmet he currently holds is Solid Gear Ultimate Edition— which is a limited edition Solid Gear that only produced one hundred pieces per country.
Different from other Solid Gear, Ultimate Edition has a backup battery of about 50,000 MAH and its own connection so that it can be used anytime and anywhere. In addition, Solid Gear Ultimate Edition can also access the internet (browser) live in the game or when using it. The price is much more expensive than ordinary Solid Gear, 70,000,000 rupiah for one piece of Solid Gear Ultimate Edition.
Of course this price is a very fantastic price for poor students like Deus. He did not understand, why would anyone give this to him? Goods as expensive as this are not items that are easily given like a leaf of a thousand notes on a beggar.
“Ah, Deus, that woman also left me a letter.”
“Hm?”
Haris gave a letter packed in the envelope to his friend. Deus received the letter and opened it, then read it as thoroughly as possible.
To Rudeus Laendra,
Mr. Rudeus, I send this as a form of my gratitude for what you have done. Do you not remember? You helped a little three-year-old girl from a sedan car that was speeding right at her. That little girl is my daughter. I'm really grateful for what you did. To express my gratitude, I don't think this is enough. Therefore, when you are cured can you call 0854********? I want to thank you in person. Thank you for your attention, may you heal Mr. Rudeus quickly.
Greetings, Rezel Hansilva
“”Must be!!””
Deus and Haris screamed hysterically as soon as they saw the name plastered on the bottom right corner of the letter. Their eyes were wide again knowing the sender of this box was Rezel Hansilva. Of course they were surprised, Rezel Hansilva is the only founder of the Indonesian branch of Deraft Corporation.
Although there are many Solid Gear brands available in various countries, helmet-shaped devices owned by Deraft Corporation are indeed very popular because of their features that are still the most advanced among other Solid Gear. As the company that invented and introduced full-dive Virtual-Reality technology as well as Solid Gear for the first time, of course Deraft Corporation is also the center of production of these devices.
“I-this is a lie, right? Hansilva Rezel? Founder of Deraft Corporation branch of Indonesia? And you saved his son?”
“M-how do I know that what I saved was his son! I just saved a little kid who was in danger in front of me, that's all!”
“But still you saved Rezel Hansilva's son!”
“I also know that, shrimp brain!”
“Hah!? What do you call me!?”
“I call you shrimp brain! Whyyy!? Problem!?”
“Kajar you, sick people!”
“Here if you dare, shrimp brain base!”
“Excuse me..”.
When Haris stood up and gripped Deus's shirt intending to hit him and Deus himself raised his fisted left hand ready to punch his friend, a nun came into the room. The nurse simply smiled wryly looking at the small fight of the patient and the lookout. As a result, the two men ended their quarrel.