Since The Fall Of Maglindo
Chapter 02 part IV: Waiting for the Bell to Sound

“So you really only intend to use me?!”

This time I don't know why, but his face looks upset. Or did he accept my offer to be his friend?

Before finally opening the door, I stopped my steps to convey something clear.

“It's up to you to say what, but if you need anything, don't forget to call me.”

I don't know how she reacted after I said that, but obviously now I'm already outside the classroom.

There's absolutely no one here. Despite looking away at the school hallway that had its end as if it had never been built, not a single sound of footsteps could be heard. To overcome this, I again walked towards the schoolyard that seemed to be the center of the gathering of everyone. And in fact it is like that. Outside is very crowded, more crowded than ever.

While passing through the crowd, someone offered me a recruitment brochure, but unlike before, this time I decided to turn it down. After that I sat on a chair that could hold about 3 to 5 people with shade from a nearby tree.

“What they are not hot huh?” my many.

It was obvious because it was summer, so if it entered daylight, it felt like it was being burned alive.

I don't wonder why the people around me now almost all show happy faces. Although there was sweat on some part of their body, it was as if it had completely preserved them from the increase in temperature due to the sunlight. Other than that, there were also those who rested in the shade just like me, they were obviously exhausted.

But unlike me, when thirsty they have something refreshing to drink. I know they bought it here, but there's a price to get it, so the problem is in that part, the money's not there. Obviously asking for free is not a bad idea, but I'm not even sure there's some kind of drink that's being given away for free as a club promotion.

No, wait a minute. As I recall, there is no rule that prohibits a student from going to his house as long as it is not in an active learning time. Based on that fact, I decided to go home by bike, the goal is to take an Identity Card that can be used for pay-to-pay activities.

Although from its function—Kartu Identity— seems to replace the role of money as a legal means of payment, but the paper money still does not fade from history. After all, to fill the balance, the real money will mostly show its role, I do not know for sure because my balance has never run out since long ago. In addition, my habit of forgetting to bring any items when outside the house, became one of the reasons why until now even the amount of my money has never decreased, but I have long not checked it again.

After I got home and went back to school, I just bought the drink I wanted from the students and sat in the same chair as before.

It was like in heaven, the cold sweetness made the thirst disappear completely. Plus after going back and forth with a distance that takes tens of minutes to take it, increasingly make the pleasure of this drink become-so.

I like moments like now, I mean, sweating is a good thing. Therefore, even though I have no friends to invite, I often exercise by using a bicycle both in the morning and evening. It used to be impossible to do this kind of thing, even if doing it might have been like a miracle, but because there was a reason that pushed me, so it's as if there's a trigger that always prevents me from being lazy so that the past really becomes a past.

Then, yes, the drink ran out because I deliberately drank it quickly. After throwing it away and choosing to sit back in the same place for the umpteenth time, somehow it feels tired. I laid my body on the chair, staring up at the lucky blinding sky covered with leaves.

Without even knowing I was asleep.

When I woke up, I was surprised why I fell asleep. With my eyes still a little tight, I checked the surroundings by just sitting on the chair. Luckily, there were still many people even though it was not as many as before. At least it's still good, can not be imagined if when waking up the surrounding conditions indicate that the time to go home has passed for a long time.

But from the weather that feels not too hot, it is likely now around 1 or 2. I know to go home by myself the school bell will ring when the clock shows exactly at 3 o'clock, in other words it is still not time to go home.

“So you're awake, when I just intended to wake you up, because soon you'll be home.”

“Eh..”

Right as I thought, this has already entered the final part of daylight. In other words, most likely I have slept for more than 1, 2, or 3 hours?

It was a very long time, let alone his sleep at school. Fortunately, not at the time of learning, I can not imagine if it happened.

“This, coffee. I bought it for you intentionally.

“Oh, thank you.”

My hands are getting warm now, slowly it's starting to spread to the rest of my body. The coffee Ryuga gave me seemed to be made from a single pure ingredient, so it was pitch-black.

Since drinking a drink standing up was said to bring certain illnesses, I decided to sit in the nearest chair followed by Ryuga.

“When exactly did you meet me in bed?”

“About ten minutes ago.”

As he answered my question, I drank the coffee he had just given me. True as I thought before, this is purely made of only one ingredient, namely coffee itself, without a mixture of milk, sugar, or other sweeteners. But that does not mean not bad, served a glass of coffee after waking up, it feels like I can not say anything.

“Ryuga, I want to ask.”

“About what?”

“Woman whose gaze is sharp when we discuss in your club room, whose name?”

Asking that question can lead me to many conclusions based on just one answer. Obviously because if he answers his name, then it's definitely the one I'm asking, but if the answer is “AI” then it is necessary to do a re-question about the woman whose face shows absolutely no expression at that time.

“She Sherly. Why?”

“No, there was an incident in my class, so just a little curious.”

Ryuga glanced at me as if interested in entering on the topic I just said. For some reason I don't know, he looks more serious than usual, as if the person beside me is a different existence.