ORION
Knowing and Pretending Not to Realize
Everything he had once thought of suddenly went dark. With no end in sight, everything made his hopes dashed. As if a thread was split into two, Orion was shocked by Enderu's statement that he did not have the blood.
Then, what did Gista Arutala mean to him? Orion remembers very well that Gista once said that what he felt in Orion's body was the same as Enderu's body.
“I'm so confused. Why did Gista say we were the same? Do you know?” orion asked with a confused, anxious and panicked face.
“What do you mean? If the woman says we're the same, then that doesn't mean it's blood. I'm sure it's a different thing,” thought Endaru.
“Ah, this is dead end. I really don't understand why he said that to me?” grumbled Orion while scrambling his own hair.
“Don't be pessimistic that way. I know you're asking me if I have rare blood for sure because I want to know why your body is shrinking, right?” suhut Ender.
“You know?”
“Clearly I know. Blood is also part of the body, and right now it's just an abnormality in your body. But I don't know about that either, sorry.”
“No need to apologize. Ah, nevermind. For this business I'm really not so sure if I should keep looking for the truth? I just want to relax,” Orion chirped.
“I'm not sure you can relax that easily. If you have stepped on the world of NED, it is certain that our fate is the same,”, said Endaru without nonsense. He was very serious when he talked about it.
“You want to say that I can't live like I used to?” he thought with annoyance.
“Depends. Regarding the matter between me and you, who said that woman once told you that we are the same. Maybe my hometown, will help you get the answer,” said Endaru. He wants to help something.
“Why do you want to help me?” orion asked suspiciously.
“No excuses, just think of it as a return. And I'll tell you one thing. That I died twice plus because of you the other day.”
Enderu's statement just sounded very dangerous. Endaru who had died twice, somehow he could live might be with the blood connecting body and soul. But there's no way Orion will ask where he got it, Endaru said nothing but that fact.
“30 years ago, my death repeated twice. Or maybe the hometown where the world of NED first formed, I'm pretty sure the answer you're looking for is right there,” thought Endaru with confidence.
“But of course, I was reluctant to tell it all straight away. It would be better for you to go there, this is what I have to do to return the favor for having made me come back to life with that blood,”.
The glare of his sharp eyes made Orion believe that he was not lying to her. But can it be trusted just like that? What if he's lying?
The things that Orion was worried about were what made the unpleasant premonition reappear.
“Y-karta City. It was my hometown.”
Even though Endaru said it, Orion somehow became disinterested. The instant results he had expected from Endaru were also free.
“Sorry, Enderu. I have no interest in finding trouble. My gut feeling has been bad since I met you again,” Orion said. Then he got up from there and left.
“Before leaving, I want to take you somewhere. It's a place that will make you forget for a moment that you were a parent in the past,” Enderu brought to him.
And the place they went to was Warnet Cafe. A place where children or adults play computer with the internet as well as a cafe that provides food and soft drinks.
The place is very striking, at first glance looks like a room in the office that many computers and employees who work.
“This is a very unsuitable place for me, Endaru,” Orion said.
“Have it, old boy. You're too big for the present. Mumpung still alive, it would be better if we enjoy today,” said Enderu with the spirit of looking for a computer while holding Orion's hand.
“This child is still very unstable. Sometimes angry, sometimes happy, sometimes excited. But his expression almost never changed, it was cold. And his dictatorship is not just a rumor,” muttered Orion who resignedly brought to and fro.
After they managed to find an empty place, soon Enderu took control of the computer. He swiftly searched for the game that was in there and immediately played it with great enthusiasm.
“Isn't it now modern by using a laptop?” thought Orion.
“Laptop for people working, if the computer was just used to play games!” firmly grinned.
For a moment, his face looked terrible. Endaru's fingers did not stop moving, then Orion who was curious finally decided to see the game.
“You brought me here just to make me feel better. And you even cool yourself with a shooting game,” grumbled Orion.
“If I'm done it's your turn,” said Endaru with a serious look at the computer screen.
“I did not ask for a turn,” muttered Orion who felt more confused when facing Endaru.
In between his games that. Ender said something to Orion. And it sounds so sad even though the words do not always lead to a dark past.
“You must be wondering why I'm like this to you, right? I will explain that this is because I feel sympathy for you too,” said Endaru with a downturned eye angle and frowned.
“What do you mean?” orion did not understand.
“Every rare blood enters another person's body, then the person who receives that blood will come back to life. But on the one hand, that person also felt the suffering of the owner of the blood,” explained Endaru flat-faced.
Nah! Nah! His fingers are moving faster, his game will go to the top. At that time, it was not the look of a burning eye but saddened to know what it meant.
“I feel your pain, all the wounds you suffered both physically and mentally as well. The last time I didn't like you was so smart and bravely mentioned 30 years ago.”
“Wah, I just found out about it.”
“But it turns out you're not that old man. Now I know why you always avoid every problem,” said Enderu.
“That problem you don't have to disclose. If you already know, just like you were hoping I wouldn't mention 30 years ago, then I hope you wouldn't mention my dark self,” Orion's pinta.