
Akira and the others were wide-eyed as their gazes became clearer showing Shiro with a grouchy and angry face staring sharply at the three of them. “Shiro!” yell them happy.
Shiro advanced his horse quickly as if to scatter them. Chio and Ayumi try to run away, but are confused, while Akira looks at Shiro happily. As Shiro got closer he stopped by raising his two front legs like he wanted to step on Akira, but Akira did not budge at all.
“Cih ... You're basic, do you intend to die,” he said as he got off the horse.
“Bro!” akira shouted while hugging him.
“Hey release! I don't want to be hugged by you!”
“Shiro you really want to come with us!” chio also hugged Shiro.
“Cih ... This base of yours, where might I leave you with this weak Aira, may you all die in the middle of the road,” he replied disparagingly.
“A’ahh .. Therefore I want you to come with us, ha ha.. we will trouble you,” Akira replied releasing her embrace and followed by Chio.
“Cih ... You're shameless,” he said annoyed, “what is this, did you guys steal the citizens' horses with Chio's plan, cih … if this fails my plan to ride with Ayumi and let you guys run after us to death,” continued a sly smile.
“You are! do you also want me to slaughter like Arnius!” chio shouted furiously and arrested Akira.
“The second elder and uncle Osama gave it to him. Emm ... By the way why did you change your mind and decide to come?” tanya Ayumi and Shiro fell silent for a moment.
“A’ahh .. well bro why?” sahut Akira's.
“Cih .. You're this, you should ask that too, you should be grateful and silent no need to ask that, I lost it if I didn't come, of course you all would just die in the middle of the road,” he replied arrogantly.
“Hah ... basic! most can not be far from Ayumi.” Chio said as if he didn't care and Shiro just kept quiet and didn't care.
“From discussing that I have something for you guys." Chio took something from his bag, "well because Shiro has come so I will love this for all of you,” he continued while removing items made of iron plates and it was like a pocket watch that had a cover, sure enough this is a sundial in pocket form and is dealt with each one of them.
Akira opened the lid and as soon as a small stick came out from the middle of it, a shadow was formed that was pointing towards the afternoon clock, Akira tried to find the right direction until the shadow now pointed to the number nine written there.
“What is this ..” Akira manatapnya proud.
“True, you remember the time you came to my house to ask about the village, you accidentally saw an object similar to thisikan, I deliberately made this for you, you know, but because we were so busy I stopped making them, until I converted to Islam I continued and made five for us and for Osama as well, I also told him to make more so that it could be shared with the Muslims in the village so that they could guess when it was time to pray,” Chio replied explaining and Akira looked at it haru.
“Thank you all you are my first friends in the world,” said Akira tearfully looking at them.
Seeing Akira like that made Shiro remember the conversation with his father. “Shiro what decided you not to go with them,” asked his father as Shiro was sitting facing the window daydreaming.
Shiro looked astonished. “Why can you know?”
“I've heard everything, and again there's news that they're leaving today, are you afraid that you don't want to leave us, or because you're not part of them and probably won't be able to help?”
“You are wrong Shiro, they need you so much because you are a strong and reliable person, you have to protect your friends, take care of them all, because you are the oldest of them, I'm sure you'll want to be with them,” the father assured.
Shiro stared silently at his father in disbelief. “Shiro, your father was right, you're an adult, you have the right to choose what you want to be like, we know you don't want to go because you don't want to leave us alone without you, but just plantang we will be fine, I know in your heart want to come with them,” said his mother.
“I see all this time you must love Ayumikan, so go after your love before your rival Akira took it!” his father continued to convince.
“You are .. I have grown up no longer need you guys to be like that, if you continue like this I feel like a child,” he said Shiro smiled arrogantly.
"Cih ... basic! it's not like that's your style" replied the father mocked.
“Yeah, how could I say to my parents like that, you guys," he replied.
Shiro smiled. "Just calm down, I will definitely return to this house after successfully helping them,”.
“Yah .. You are still a child of father and mother so you have to come back here,” replied his mother.
Recalling the incident made her want to shed tears, yet she tried to hold it back. “Cih ... basic! not yet anything to cry, you little Aira cengeng!” jeered Shiro while riding his horse.
“Who's crying! after all who is Aira, I am Muhammad Akira!” akira rubbed his eyes with his wrist.
Ayumi and Chio laughed while Shiro smiled. “Alright! We should leave soon before it is too late,” said Chio immediately on his horse and followed by Ayumi.
“A’ahh .. Chio was right,” replied Akira also wanted to ride his horse, but suddenly he gasped to realize something to be silent on the spot.
Shiro who saw Akira speechless made him annoyed. “Cih ... Why are you quiet, hurry up, or maybe you can't ride!”
“Ano ... how to ride a horse huh?” akira answered while scratching her cheek a confused sign.
“Ehh ...” shouted Ayumi and Chio astonished.
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At that time they rode quickly while laughing to see Shiro who looked uncomfortable because he continued to hugged Akira tight, while Akira's horse was tied to Chio's horse.
“Cih ... why should I be with him!” shiro shouted in annoyance while Ayumi and Chio laughed at the behavior of the two of them.
Akira, Chio, Ayumi, and Shiro have now embarked on their journey to Sabbat to find other clues about Islamic civilization in order to find the month of Ramadan. With only a map and a book of relics of Thalib they all set out with full confidence in the heart.
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