The Journey of the Genius Failed
2. How the genius is treated by others

At this moment, Rouzen, Heiren and one of his friends Rouzen were at the dining venue and ordering food there. And the three of them had also gotten a table to eat at that place.

"Heiren, what do you want?." Rouzen stood up and asked. Because he's gonna order the food.

"I ordered as you ordered" Heiren said with a cheerful smile.

"Well, you're always following along."

Rouzen asked his friend.

"Hey Hervy, what do you want?."

Rouzen's friend was named Hervy.

"I'll just order liwet."

"All right then."

Rouzen walked to the seller's place and ordered the food he would order.

"Uncle, order lead 2 and liwet 1." Rouzen spoke to the seller.

"okay." The seller replied while looking down as he was preparing the food.

Timbel is rice wrapped with banana leaves in which there is meat, chili and vegetables. While Liwet is the same as timbel, but the rice is sprinkled with a little salt when cooking it, so it tastes more savory.

As the seller looked ahead, he was a little surprised that it turned out that Rouzen had ordered it.

"Eh Rouzen it turns out, sorry I'm focusing on preparing food." The seller smiles guilty.

"It's okay, uncle, it's supposed to be."

"But you're different, you're a village genius, how can I ignore that." The seller spoke in a friendly manner.

However Rouzen, he became unhappy because of the seller's treatment, because he didn't want to be treated any differently to anyone else.

"Well, then I don't eat here, because I'm a genius, how can I eat in a place like this" Rouzen said.

Hearing Rouzen's words, the Seller panicked because he didn't want to cause trouble with Rouzen.

"Eh, Rouzen? why is it like that? I'll act like this because I respect you as a genius."

Rouzen explained the reason.

"Uncle, if you really want to appreciate me, please just take it easy on me, and treat me like any other customer, I don't want to make others jealous."

"But, is that okay for you?."

"of course. I'm more comfortable being treated like everyone else, than being treated like someone special, because if too many people privileged me, I'm afraid of being arrogant. And one more important thing, all that I have and have achieved until now, it is all but a deposit from the Lord given to me, so it does not rule out the possibility that later everything I get will disappear from me."

Hearing Rouzen's words, the seller was very impressed with him.

"Well, you want to be treated like an ordinary person, but your words make me even more amazed. It is not nonsense if you are called a Village Genius, because your thoughts and actions are not like people of the same age as you."

But at this time, Rouzen did not blame the words of the seller, but rather he disputed the food he ordered, because it was still not prepared by the seller.

"Ehm Um. So, how's my order?." Rouzen pretended to cough because the seller was even cool with talking to him.

Feeling insinuated by Rouzen, the seller finally realized that Rouzen had previously ordered food.

"Oh. I forgot, sorry sorry, I'll be ready soon." The seller immediately rushed to prepare the food Rouzen ordered.

Moments later, Rouzen's order was finally completed.

"This is son, sorry I was too cool to talk to you before" said the seller while giving food orders Rouzen and also with an expression of a guilty smile

"It's okay, but if uncle does something like that again, it's likely that I'll be stuck here starving" Rouzen said, taking his order.

"Hehehe.!. You are yes." said the seller while holding the back of the head.

Rouzen then returns to Heiren and Hervy.

"Sister, why so long?" said Heiren who was impatient to eat.

"Yes, why so long? and I think I saw you and the salesman talking, am I right?." Hervy, like Heiren, couldn't wait to eat.

Yet Rouzen only sighed hearing the words of the two of them.

"Huh.he was too cool to talk to me, so the order was too late."

Hearing that, Hervy tried to tease Rouzen.

"Hehehe. After all you are a special person in this village, so who is not cool when talking to you."

As for Heiren, he became a little envious of Rouzen.

"Boy yes if like a big brother, treated with special by others."

However Rouzen sighed again hearing the words of the two of them.

"Well.what are you guys talking about. Actually, I don't really like being treated that way, because I don't want to make other people jealous, and also I see them as being forced to act like that to me. So why would they do such a troublesome thing?." Rouzen was a little confused.

Hervy finally explained his opinion.

"Maybe they think you're a rarity in this village, so they behave that way."

"so yeah. Forget it, let's eat our food." Rouzen said as he opened the food he ordered.

They also eat together.

After finishing eating, Hervy again asked Rouzen, about what she meant to Rouzen.

"Hey, back to the previous question. What do you mean 'Si Concerned' that you said to me earlier?." Hervy spoke seriously.

"Oh that. You are easily concerned, right? for example, during the first week I entered the academy, when you were bullied by some people, you immediately expressed like a concerned person, you almost had tears, even your face was pitiful." Recky spoke casually.

Hearing that, Hervy felt embarrassed, while Heiren felt that Hervy was not concerned, but was whiny.

"Sister, isn't that a crybaby?."

"Oh, you crybaby?." Rouzen pretended to be guilty, but from the beginning Rouzen did want to tease Hervy.

Hervy who heard that became unacceptable.

"Currently, you are very good at bragging. That was then, now I'm not like that anymore."

"Is that so? too bad, when I was so amazed by you who easily touched his heart." Rouzen spoke with a dramatic feign.

"It's not because my heart was touched" Hervy said with a face flushed with embarrassment.

After that, the three of them laughed together.

"Haha...."

Then Hervy continued the conversation.

"But to be honest, I thought you wouldn't be like you now, because at that time, I only considered you a student from outside the village, but it turns out you can be a genius, really not expecting. And what makes me not think anymore is that you are a good person and care for your friends, even you care about me when I am just a stupid student." Hervy with a slightly embarrassed expression because she was a fool.

Seeing Hervy's expression, Rouzen did not want to let it go either.

"What are you talking about? everyone does have their own advantages and disadvantages, so do not feel like you are inferior to others, because it could be your potential is still not awake. And also, I don't consider everyone to be under me, let alone my friend. So don't act like you're inferior to me, because you and I are both human beings in the same place, there are times when you'll be superior and needed than me." Rouzen said honestly with a smile.

"Is that so? thank you." thank you, thank you." Hervy was very happy to be friends with Rouzen.

But Heiren became curious about what Rouzen did when he was new to the academy.

"What do you often do when you enter the academy? and also how can you be familiar like this?" Heiren said with a curious face.