RISE OF CHIMERA: The Beginning Of This Story
~SEARCHING TRUTHS~
Summer holidays are over, now they will undergo another learning activity at school. The holiday left a lot of impressions, especially when they were on vacation to the island offered by Takao.
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Two students were walking on the sidewalk. Gender-different, the one walking on the right is male and the one walking on the left is female. They walk with a very clear purpose, when viewed from the school uniform they wear.
“Hahaha, I laughed when I saw the expressions of the kidnappers. Most disciples instantly gave a terrible impression before the five of them were brought to the authorities.”
That student was Yoki and the one who became his interlocutor was Gaia. Yoki kept talking while walking, with the laughter he made. While Gaia, set her sights on seeing Yoki who was beside her.
“Aaa, yes. I think they're gonna be stuck right now. Moreover, the punishment we give really torments them.”
Gaia replied to Yoki's words while turning her eyes forward.
“Rather than taking it as a punishment I would rather call it a prank.”
“Yes too anyway, tickle, put their heads into the toilet hole, haaah is a bit less human anyway I think.”
Hearing her, it had made Yoki instantly turn to look at her.
“But I wasn't involved, the ones who did it were all Terasaka's friends as well as Kenichi.”
“Which is there, as a spectator we are also engaged.”
“Haaah, all right. Gaia, the bus is already there.”
They both boarded the bus to get to their next destination.
While Yoki and Gaia were still on the way, Kenichi was already in school early. This is already a common thing that happens every day, whether because of habits or sudden affairs, Kenichi always comes to school early.
In the hallway of the school, Kenichi walks. Combing through the street, passing through the crowd, was about to go where he wanted to go. Moreover, the time now has not become his restraint, because the school lesson hours have not begun.
“I think I should return this book before the deadline. If you can't be serious, I could be punished with a fine or told to clean one of the places in this school.”
Kenichi was still speeding at a walking pace, but without him noticing someone was coming towards him from behind.
“Kenichi, can I talk to you for a minute?”
An unexpected figure, he thought. The figure really made him gasp in awe, not popular or any other reason. But, because the figure was known to not be close to him all this time.
“What do you want Terasaka?”
“Ehmm, if we can talk somewhere else.”
“Good.”
Kenichi agreed. Terasaka thoughtlessly led him into a room, leading the way through several rooms.
“Actually what is your intention?”
Kenichi asked as he walked.
“Actually, still secret.”
“Why aren't you with your other friends. They didn't go to school?”
“No, they went to school. I walk with you, for wanting to tell you something. Well, at least you'll understand my feelings.”
Kenichi did not want to ask again, he chose to follow the plot that Terasaka was designing. Hence, the atmosphere between the two of them became silent. Only the sound of feet was heard.
Taking a little time, taking a turn, the two of them finally arrived at a room. A room that holds various school documents, student documents, and other letters.
When entering, the shelves were lined up neatly, about to show themselves from this room. The papers were even sometimes splattered on the floor. Unwilling to take a long look at the atmosphere inside, Kenichi and Terasaka immediately went to the table from the guard of this room. Near, the table was already on the right near the entrance.
“BU! Can I borrow my documents and Mariko's?”
“Jeez, by the way do not insist dong. Mother's ear is a budek.”
“Please ma'am, please.”
His voice really disturbs the old mother's ears. In order for the mother not to become deaf, she immediately retrieved the documents Terasaka requested. Well, with a swivel chair brought to the storage drawer.
Meanwhile, Kenichi, just quietly pay attention to the movements of the old mother.
“Nih.”
The old mother immediately gave the document, taking a chair with her. He took quite a long time to retrieve the document, the age factor is indeed indisputable.
Actually, the document is privacy. But, it seemed like the mother had only let the two of them borrow the documents. However, the documents cannot be taken home. This was not a library that could lend books whenever he wanted.
After being handed over, the mother went to another room. He does not need to be afraid, because CCTV is always ready to monitor all the movements in this room.
Terasaka took his documents first. Then show it to Kenichi. Kenichi carefully watched the document. He doesn't know what Terasaka means. Wanting to show achievement, Kenichi threw away the murmur after flipping through the clean white sheet after sheet with no writing on it.
“Heee, what do you mean? Empty people jump like this. Only contains biodata about you.”
Kenichi was still holding the open document, replaced by a lazy eye that turned to Terasaka.
“Then see documents courtesy of bu Mariko.”
Kenichi put the documents in Terasaka's possession and retrieved the documents from Mariko's mother. He again had to flip through the yard, until a piece of paper fell onto the floor of the room. Not wanting to be left behind, Kenichi also picked up the paper.
Only a few are read and Kenichi seems to already know the meaning of Terasaka. Even so, it was still a murmur, not yet a conclusion that he would have uttered.
“This is the paper that once told about Mariko bu theft right?”
“Iya, try you back.”
“Ahh, at that time he did not want to show the contents from behind this side of the paper. Now, maybe my awkwardness at that time will pay off.”
Kenichi muttered while flipping the paper. When it was read the writing on the paper, Kenichi immediately gasped in shock.
“You .…”
“Well, that writing is the content of my true self. It really gives me hope to live even better.”
“So, what do you do after knowing this?”
“First .…”
Flashbacks*
After returning home from a holiday on an artificial island, Terasaka immediately rushed to go to school. He wanted to search for something and could be seen from his hurried expression.
When he reached the front of the school, Terasaka came to the guard post located just to the left of the school entrance gate. Fortunately there were people, so Terasaka immediately approached the guard post. If not, perhaps Terasaka's efforts will be in vain.
Terasaka urged that it be allowed to enter the archive room located inside the school. First this school guard guards forbid, this is still a holiday so it is impossible for him to allow anyone to enter so easily.
“What should I do?”
Terasaka thought hard in his mutterings, after a few minutes had passed then he knew the reason he could use to enter.
“Pak sorry sir, I just took a moment to the archive room.”
“Make what?”
“I want to see my documents for a moment. If you want, you can accompany me.”
The security guard slightly agreed to his suggestion. He can keep an eye on Terasaka's movements, so he can do his job and Terasaka is also not disappointed after coming to this school. Especially if it's still a holiday.
“Good.”
Starting from here, the security guard will be the guide Terasaka go to the archive room. Along the way, the school atmosphere was completely deserted. No people, no boisterous commotion that signifies life at school.
After arriving at the door of the archive room and opening the door, then the security guard invited Terasaka in, while he just waited outside the room.
“Then, I want to see the biodata bu Mariko and I.”
Terasaka muttered while carrying out his plan. He walked to and fro, looking for documents that lay among the hundreds and even thousands of papers that were here. At first he was still confused to begin his search, until he found the writing on one of the small shelves, The writing contained the name of his class.
He opened the bookshelf, then checked one by one the documents neatly and thoroughly. After all, the name on the left of the documents has helped Terasaka a lot.
“Nah this.”
Terasaka took out a document that read his name. It was the first thing he was looking for, the next he wanted to find documents about Mariko's mom. Stay with a careful look, Terasaka started by looking for a shelf containing the documents of teachers in this school.
Well, although a bit long but finally met too. Without further ado he immediately opened and searched for documents belonging to Ms. Mariko. Once he was able to, then he checked both documents. Getting the perfect result, Terasaka found surprising facts.
“Am I his son? No, I have to solve this problem. It should be over soon, I can't bear to express my happiness.”
“Hey boy, has it not been his business?”
While Terasaka was thinking, the security guard cut him off. Actually he's not wrong, he's just doing his job. So, Terasaka understood the words of the security guard.
Terasaka put the two documents back into place, then left the archive room and school.
His efforts were still not stopped, he wanted to go to a place. A place listed in Mariko's bu biodata earlier, it is the place of origin of Mariko bu. Located in Oita City, on the island of Beppu City.
He did not want to stop first, rest or go home. He still wants to continue his journey, until he gets the answer.
“If so, it's still noon. I want to get there by bus.”
That was his decision. After taking a long journey, Terasaka finally arrived in Oita City.
After disembarking, Terasaka wants to go directly to the address listed in Mariko's bu biodata. Wearing feet along the journey, finally Terasaka to the place you want to go.
It was Mariko's old house, the house where she lived as a child. The shape of the house is very simple. Made of wood with sliding doors as its characteristic. You could say, the house is similar to houses in Japan in general. The house on his left and right.
“Excuse me mom, is this the home of the Mariko bu family?”
“You who is yah?”
“I'm his friend bu Mariko, I came here to ask you a few things.”
“Uhm, alright.”
The one who spoke to Terasaka was an old mother. The mother let Terasaka into her house, she ordered Terasaka to sit on the sofa chair located in the living room.
After Terasaka sat down, the old woman gave permission first to make warm tea on the Terasaka.
In just a moment, the old mother had already returned with a cup of warm tea that was ready to be enjoyed.
“So why did you come here?”
Ask while sitting the bottom slowly. Understandably, he was old so his movements were a little stiff. As for the gaze, he locked onto Terasaka's face.
“I want to ask about a woman named Mariko Mai.”
The old mother nodded slowly, changing her gaze downward.
“I want to ask about a child from him.”
“She's dead.”
That answer made Terasaka flinch. So tart, even if it just came out of his lips that were already wrinkled.
“Means?”
“Sixteen years ago, Mai was rumored to be pregnant young.”
With just a simple sentence, Terasaka's heart was already racing. On the one hand she was so surprised by the pregnancy of Mariko who was very young. If calculated, then Miss Mariko got pregnant at the age of about 13 years.
But on the other hand, Terasaka was so happy when he heard it. The reason is, if 29 years is reduced by 14 years then it is equal to the current age of Terasaka.
Well, the pregnancy has taken about nine months because, So Terasaka concluded that Miss Mariko gave birth one year later. Moreover, he was born in September.
“It really makes the whole family very angry. Moreover, his brother, Takashi who is very not accepting of his sister's pregnancy. Long story short, his brother is planning a murder on a man who has impregnated his sister. It happened when Mai had given birth to her child. At first everything went well, but Mai knew her brother's plans. Fortunately, this plan worked. Although ... his brother had to spend a long time in prison.”
“La-lu how to de-ngan his son?”
This stuttering tone of question is not due to the shock or confusion that Terasaka is experiencing. But, this was because he was controlling his anger. Don't let his fist drift into the old woman's face, Terasaka thought in every single speech.
His teeth rattled, but were not heard into the ears of his interlocutor. After all, the old mother was not looking at him, just looking straight ahead.
“The child was thrown by his uncle into the streets. So I don't know his fate now.”
“She was taken and lived in an orphanage.”
The old woman gasped, behind her old face. Now he looked directly at Terasaka's face. He immediately knew Terasaka's anger which was clearly drawn from his facial pattern.
“Why do you know?”
The question had not been answered, but Terasaka had already stood up and went out of the house. The old woman kept following him because of unanswered questions.
“Because I'm his son.”
When Terasaka was at the door, he answered her questions.
“Wait ... wait a minute ..”
The old mother forced a step and ran towards Terasaka. But all was too late, before he could catch up with Terasaka, Terasaka had shifted the door of his house very hard.
Therefore, he immediately sat down with a body that hit the floor very hard. He did not show an expression of anger, only an expression of sadness that was gushed from his face.
Flashback off*
“Ja-so like that.”
“Means I just want to confide in you. Besides, if there's time I want to go again to finish my business. After everything is done .. then I will go to Mariko's mom and hug her. Ahh no, maybe I should call her mother.”
Kenichi was still staring at Terasaka, he wanted to make a conclusion. But there is less information.
“When did you do it?”
“At the school festival later anyway, but I don't know if it could be more than that.”
Kenichi looked the other way, like he was looking for another question.
“Later absentee how?”
“Haaah, just let the important thing I can get my mom back.”
Along with the end of his words, the school bell had already been heard. That indicates that the learning time will begin soon.
“Kenichi, don't tell anyone well and please, take care of my mother for me.”
“Yah, I promise.”