
Note: In this chapter Akira's memory has been changed into a person named Ken but the author still calls him by the name Akira to make it easier.
The sound of tree insects singing crowded with each other, the hot air during the day made the villagers complain of not being able to stand it. Their conversation was heard from a distance making people who were walking rush to get to the destination.
The smell of food served smelled fragrant in the air, all have been prepared to hold a ceremony. They came from all over the village, be it children or teenagers and adults.
All the gates of the place were wide open, revealing hundreds of neatly arranged and lined statues. The statues are made of various statues with different materials, some are made of clay, iron, wood, even from gold and silver.
Akira and the others had arrived at the gate of the ceremony, but how surprised he was when he saw the neatly arranged row of statues from small to large, and, everything looked so much that it made him speechless wonder what he was witnessing.
"What's up, Ken, why are you silent?" ask Chio.
"Oh no, it's nothing" Akira replies, but Chio seems to be in disbelief.
"It looks like the ceremony is going to be carried out, let's hurry we also have to gather," said Ayumi made them respond to enter and gather.
Seeing that everyone had been many, the elder stood in front of the residents while the elder messengers were behind him.
"My fellow citizens, I thank you in advance for your participation in this sacred ceremony, you who can come here, I hope that you will have peace and prosperity."
"These worship are the ceremonies that we used to perform in our country, so I am very proud of you who never did not participate and are always ready to carry out this ceremony, he said, and I also thank my messengers who have prepared this well and quickly, the statues that are here are the ones that always keep us all from disaster, and, and, we are all ..." said the village elder loudly and a little convoluted.
"Hey Chio, look at the elder, again he spoke at length, it is better that we immediately carry out our usual plans" Akira whispered.
"What ...?" chio replied as if he had forgotten.
"When you're Chio, we pretend to miss something and get out of here" Akira replied.
"Ehh ...! we've reasoned twice with it, find another way," Chio replied making Akira speechless.
"... That way we will become better people, so we will soon offer our prostration to all of them" said the elder grow louder, saying, to make the whole population cheer.
"How did you ask for a way?" ask Chio again.
"Sme .. argh ...!" yelled Akira suddenly felt a headache until he squatted.
"Why Ken, what happened."
"My head suddenly hurts a lot and my stomach feels nauseous" Akira replied while holding back her stomach.
"Aha ha ha .. Good Ken go on, that's a very good plan." Chio laughed and was proud.
"I'm seriously stupid .." retorted Akira, "no I mean, ahh .. sorry Chio I unintentionally said that, forgive me," he continued, looking up at Chio.
"Forget it, it's common, I think it's your plan, let's ask for permission to go home immediately," Chio reached out and greeted Akira, then Chio helped her up, "wait a minute, wait a minute, did you ask ...."
"Cih ..noisy!" suhut Shiro cut off the conversation behind.
Ayumi who was a little away from the three of them also saw Akira who was helped by Chio standing by while holding his head, he walked up to his feet.
"You're just bothering me! don't you see that I'm listening to the speech seriously here" Shiro said, making Akira and Chio look at him at the same time.
"What happened to Ken Chio?" ask Ayumi to cut.
"I also don't know what's going on with him, he says he has headaches and nausea," Chio replied distractedly.
Shiro's face turned upset that he had not been heard. "Chih ...You are why it is always this confusion that you notice," he said annoyed.
Hearing her words, Ayumi was angry. "It's all you do Shiro, so Ken is like this, you have to take responsibility to drive him home."
"Well I didn't say anything about Ken being weak, maybe he couldn't stand the heat."
"Not that, but this is because of your fight, ah you have to take responsibility anyway."
"Shiro!" ayumi's shout made several pairs of eyes look at her.
"There's no need to force him, let me just take Ken," Chio said, "let's have Ken hurry so you can rest" he continued, helping Akira walk, akira seems difficult to talk, because nausea and dizziness disturb him.
"Take Ken to Chio's house" pinta Ayumi, while Shiro seems unconcerned.
Then Chio nodded and smiled as he helped Akira walk towards the elder's envoy to ask for permission.
After until they saw Osama was busy preparing food."Uncle Osama!" call chio make him come.
"Oh so the person who made the announcement was Osama yes," Sahut Akira whispered, and Chio turned his head in astonishment.
"Well why Ken looks sick what happened" Osama replied.
"It looks like he didn't eat breakfast this morning so this is how I came here to ask permission to take Ken home" Chio replied.
"No need, you can put her in sick daycare."
"Uncle ...it's for kids, suggest Ken's grown up," Chio replies.
Osama then looked closely at Akira as if in disbelief, Akira looked back and smiled with his pale face.
"Well, you'd better take her soon, after that you don't have to come back here, just help her at home, and here's food for you two," said the uncle while offering food that had been prepared for the ceremony.
"Thank you so much uncle has allowed us, if that's what we're going to do first."
After getting permission from Osama, they rushed to get home, although Akira was a little difficult to walk because they felt very dizzy, but in the end they arrived. Chio immediately laid Akira in bed so that he could rest.
"I'm sorry I always bother you" said Akira, who had been lying down.
"Calm down, you don't have to apologize, it's my duty as friends to help each other, you better get some sleep, I'll relax in the living room, if you need anything just call me," reply Chio, "oh yes if I may want to spend the night tonight," he said.
"Yes it's up to you, it looks like I'll sleep until morning to recover my very sick head, and the food that Uncle Osama gave me, just eat it."
"Well if you want that, I won't bother you, tonight I'll just sleep in the guest seat."
"Yes, thank you so much Chio, you've helped a lot" Akira replied, smiling and coming out of the room.
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The next day Akira woke up to hear the sound of a crowing chicken, but the sun had not yet risen. The still dark and cold morning atmosphere was really difficult for someone to walk out without any illumination. I don't know what made him get out of bed and into the back well of the house.
At that time he put the lamp he carried near the well, then took the water. After that wash it on the face, hands, and rub the head, to the ears and feet, then raise both hands like a praying person.
*Bruukk!
The container used to take the water suddenly fell, Akira was surprised.
Seems like she is not aware of what she is doing, Akira is like a sleepwalking and delirious person, but, in fact, all he did was a body's reflexes to the habits that are often done.
"Good God what I did, was I delirious," he said, watching the whole body wet, "geez," he saw the deep of that well.
Suddenly the wind blows a little "Woo ... cold .. I better go back home and sleep, something like this I don't need to worry about people doing it often." He seemed unconcerned and thought it was just something that could happen to anyone.
"What's happening to you Ken!, it's not ordinary, it's all the usual actions" said Chio who turned out to be watching Akira from the beginning, starting from waking up and walking backward.
"if anyone sees that maybe they don't care and take things for granted, but in my eyes, everything you did in the first place was something regular, and it was a habit to do." He kept paying attention to what Akira was doing from behind the walls of the house.
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