Halym was running as fast as he could. some people in the street were surprised by his speed. Triggered by his urge to meet his mother, his body enchanted his feet with energy. This was making an improvement in his physical ability.
-whoosh- he's running through the street, passed the alley, he even skipped many stairs to cut the distance that he must pass through.
"mom....how many times I told you.. leave all the delivery works to me...-kkgghh-"
Please be fine, please tell me nothing bad happen. Halym didn't think about anything else. He even didn't realize that he had a different appearance, different body and didn't think about the consequence when he appeared in front of his mother using Arva's body.
Meanwhile in the clinic, Abhin was asking the doctor where was the smile bread shop that Halym went to, so he could take Arva there.
"there, I've sent the address to your SAI"
(*SAI = smart application interface)
"thanks doc. Hey Arva, can you really go with that condition of yours?"
Abhin wanted to confirm it. He was totally sure that Arva condition was still needed to rest.
"hm, I can feel all the pains in my body, but I want to know why I feel this way Abhin"
"-sigh- if that's what you want Arva"
Abhin went to the front of the clinic and prepared his EBW. Meanwhile Arva was trying to control his energy flow, but he kept failing due to rejection of his body.
(must go...mom... this energy curse....)
Arva couldn't concentrate. Many feelings tried to blocking his order to his body. It felt like his body trying to tell him to not thinking about anything else.
"hm, I guess this is what people call panic's feeling. No wonder they can't move their body to the way that they want to"
For the time being, Arva decided to follow his body. He's walking slowly towards Abhin. After they're ready, Abhin sped up his EBW and went to the smile bread shop.
-----++-----
"report, all the preparation for the dinner will be ready in twenty minutes. any futher instruction from you head maid?" one of the android maid was asking for instruction from Nanika.
"...."
"head maid? need further instruction"
"!! forgive me. all of you in this floor can go to the third floor for cleaning and gardening in there"
"understood"
After received Nanika's order, that android maid bowed to Nanika and left her. Nanika stood there for a few seconds.
Androdyne was created for a perfect energy weapon project, because androdyne could receive direct energy transfer and it could control energy flow and output more stable than any regular human. Thus, androdyne was given an advance and more complex part and energy circuit in its "brain".
This "brain" was most likely what was causing Nanika's lagging response when she was asked by the android maid. When she was preparing her sensors to respond with android maid's question, an instruction went to her main circuit and overlapping her priority to answer the question that was given to her. This condition was similar to a "daydream" in human's term.
"it's already 18:20 PM. Young master is not home yet and not calling me either. Is calling young master to remind him necessary?" Nanika having some problem in her master program.
three minutes passed, she finally decided to follow her priority as Arva's maid to always update her young master's information and to remind him.
-diin- Nanika opened her SAI and tried to call her young master. she was waiting for two minutes and still didn't get response from her young master.
"the dinner will be ready in fifteen minutes. i'll try to call young master again later"
Nanika came back to the dining room to give instruction to the buttlers and maids in that room
"appetizer, main, dessert. all section is ready"
Nanika made sure everything in order. she was checking the butlers and maids in the dining room to stand by in their position then Nanika walked out from dining room to the front elevator in the 9th floor.
-niin- the elevator's door opened, she could see Saghi and inna in front of her.
Saghi and Inna came out from the elevator and took their position at Nanika's left and right side. then, all of them did bow gesture to greet Aswara.
"welcome back master" they greeted their master with sync voice and gesture
Aswara came out from the elevator and walked to the dining room. while in the corridor, Aswara looked towards Nanika and asked her about Arva.
"where is he? don't tell me he is still in the lower city?"
"forgive me master. i'm trying to call young master fifteen minutes ago, and didn't get answered" Nanika bowed but with no change in her expression.
"huh, he's really making sure to not do what i want" Aswara is really doesn't know how to change Arva weird principle.
Aswara arrived at the dining room and walked in. this was indicated that dinner would be starting without Arva's presence. all the buttlers and maids in the room started their duty and prepared the appetizer section. Saghi and Inna accompanied Aswara at his table, meanwhile Nanika walked out from the dining room to call her young master again.
-diin- sound was coming from Nanika's SAI, trying to call her young master. Two minutes's passed, when Nanika thought this will be same like last time when she's calling..
-tliing- her SAI got responded and showed her young master's face in the display
"young master, where are you now? when will you go home? is there anything that you need?"
Nanika executed all priority questions that queued in her master program. Her young master showed a confused and mixed expression in her interface's display. She needed to wait for a few minutes before got the answer.
"a...-ehem- i..i will go home now. Please..prepare the training room for tomorow training, a.."
Nanika waited her young master to finish his sentence
"...Na..Nanikha"
"understood young master Arva. leave it to me" Nanika confirmed her young master's order
the call was ended. Nanika went into the dining room to report her young master's situation to Aswara
"Master, i want to report that young master Arva will be home soon and he ordered me to prepare the training room for tomorow training"
"i get it. then go, do your duty" Aswara continued his dinner
Nanika bowed and walked to the training room. on her way, she's wondering about her young master expression when he's on her SAI's display.
"unusual expression detected on young master's face. more over... Nanikha? did my hearing sensor need to be repaired?" Nanika tilted her head and continued her way to the training room.
-----++-----
Halym kept running and running. After three minutes non-stop running, he stood around five meters from his house.
he was seeing a woman around her 20th with her shoulder length red hair, and wore clinic's jacket. with 165 cm height, she's pretty much stand out in the environment of sunra's district. Raninta, she was a regular costumer of his shop, so Halym already knew her familiar face.
"aunty, please slowly take a breath...your heart energy's flow is unstable"
Raninta took a portable breath supporting ACE and used it on Tyan to help her breathing condition. She also held Tyan's hands to calm her down. Even with ACE's support, Tyan still had a breath control problem. That could be showed from her expression, and her body gesture.
"Ha...Halym my son.. is he already back home....?"
"no aunty, he is still not here. Please focus on restoring your heart energy's flow first"
"but....my son never went until this late....without telling me..-cough-"
"you should focus on your condition aunty. That way, when your son is coming home, he won't be worried about your condition" Raninta tried to calm Tyan, when suddenly she was hearing someone voice.
"that's right mom, try to listen Raninta's advice.. geez"
Raninta was looking to the Halym direction and instantly recognize that figure who stood in front of her.
70% people in first tier of sunra's district didn't really care about FATE tournament or its fighters because it wouldn't affect their economy or daily lifes. Also, their lack of talent or energy control strenghthened their reason. But Raninta? she was in the 30% side, even more to the 10% side (maniac).
Silver hair and eyes, even when he used hat, there's no way Raninta couldn't tell who he was
"wha....child of origin?"
Halym kneeled down near his mother. he held her mother hands, of course Raninta already let Tyan's hands go. Halym showed sad expression while smiling. He had a mixed feeling right now, because his mother was in a quite worrying condtion yet not in the worst condition that he could imagine.
"what's the point when i do all that delivery? if you still doesn't want listen to me and end up in this kind of situation mom?"
Tyan was trying two things right now. First, took a breath and controlled her heart energy's flow. Second, tried to remember who was this young man in front of her. She wanted to make sure that she didn't know this young man before she said..
"who..are you young man? pardon me...i try to remember, but i don't know....you"
Halym's eyes were wide open. Now when he knew that his mother condition was not that bad, he totally realized that his presence in this place created a super confusing situation for her mother and Raninta. he let go his mother hands and tried to think a good excuse for this situation.
"a..i'm...."
"you are Arva sahasrara right? the child of origin...why are you here?...and you called me Raninta...how do you know my name sir?"
Despite her excited feeling that child of origin knew her name, she couldn't hide her curiousity too. Arva sahasrara? in the first tier of sunra district? at this late? with worried expression towards an owner of small bread shop? and calling her "mom"? so many questions in Raninta's mind.
"goosh! give me time to think all the answers for those questions!" Halym is starting to panic
"ah..umm okay sir"
"!! i'm sorry, i mean let me answer it one by one"
Just when Halym tried to answer it, her mother was showing a painful expression on her face.
-kkggghh- Tyan closed her eyes and growled in pain. A red glowing dot showed at the middle of breath supporting ACE that wore on her. Raninta realized that Tyan's condition was getting worse.
"this is trouble! aunty heart energy flow is starting to become unstable. Breath supporting ACE is failed to control her breath!"
"mother of origin....Raninta! can you do something?! you're from the clinic aren't you!"
"wait, i'll call doctor to ask his opinion. We don't have proper ACE to solve this situation!"
-diin- Raninta tried to call doctor from her SAI
while waiting, she realized something. wait? why he knew that i worked in the clinic? because my uniform? but that's just...
-tliing- her call got answered by the doctor
"Raninta? what's wrong? you said you can take her here for the treatment?"
"doc! aunty condition is getting worse at the moment! my portable breath supporting ACE can't handle this! what should i do? i don't have enough medic ACE here"
"calm down Raninta... you're a medic. You can't help people if you're panicking. Hmmmm, if breath supporting ACE can't handle that, that's mean she needs someone to redirect her energy flow to make it stable"
"redirect her energy? you know i can't do that doctor... wait a minute"
She was looking to Halym direction with a hopeful feeling.
"excuse me sir...Arva.."
"what? what's the doctor saying?"
"doctor said that aunty needs someone to redirect her energy flow to make it stable. You can do that right? please! with your perfect energy control, you should be able to do that!"
"wha..redirecting energy flow?"
Redirecting energy's flow? Halym totally didn't have any idea about that thing. He was from first tier of sunra district, by mother of origin's name, he didn't understand a single thing about energy. But suddenly, he remembered about what Abhin said to him. He got the strongest S rank fighter's body right now. Maybe...maybe he really could do something to help his mother.
He saw his mother and he could see seven bright lights with different color and place. Huh? this green light was different than the others. It was flickering unstably. Was this the source of the problem? Halym tried to understand the things that he saw.
"err....is this green flickering light that i need to redirect?"
"green....flickering light? ah! you mean heart energy source? wow..you can see it? without ACE's help? oh my...so the rumor that you can see energy with your bare eyes is true?!" Raninta awake her maniac enegy side.
"aa..yes! i mean the heart energy source. So i must redirect energy flow in there?"
"what? of course no sir. there's no way someone can redirect energy flow at the energy source. it will have a slight chance with the newest energy tracking ACE tho....hmm, but it's still only in theory.."
"just....tell me! where i must redirect the energy flow"
"ah! you're right sir. I forget this is an emergency situation. you can redirect the body's energy flow. It should be very easy for you since you can see energy directly"
"body energy.....which one? can you describe it for me?"
"describe? hmm, theoritically..body's energy flow has blue color like common energy and it flows in the entire body like countless water stream"
"blue color...no way! it's filling the entire body! how can i know which one that i should redirect?"
"that's why it's called body's energy flow sir. Which one? well i don't know a single thing about redirecting energy, so....."
"mother of origin....please help me" Halym puts his hands in top of his mother's center body with three centimeters gap between them. He has a chance to save his mother, of course he won't let this chance slip just like that.
-whiiing- an EBW's engine could be heard. Halym and Raninta responded to it and looking to its direction.
"Abhin? oh there you are Halym! aunty is looking for you!"
They got off from Abhin's EBW and approached those three.
"sist!! i mean...Raninta, how's the situation here?"
"aunty's condition is getting worse, so she needs someone to redirect her energy flow. i don't know why. but thanks to sir Arva here we can save aunty now"
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"well..."
Abhin was looking quite nervous. He turned his sight to Halym and saw Arva was already beside him and talking to him.
"hm, judging from her heart's energy flow, this can be fixed by redirecting three point of body energy flow in.."
"you know where to fixed it?! please tell me sir!" Halym cut Arva's word.
"i got it. I want to tell you just now"
"ah, sorry. Ok, so.... where and what's that i must do?"
"there are three points of body's energy flow that is needed to be redirect. one in this upper right arm, and then in this center of her upper chest, and the last is in this place, above her gut"
"wait...ah! so they're not supposed to flow in that direction sir?"
"hm, you're right. You must redirect those three back to their stream"
"i understand! ok...and how will i do that sir?"
"just transfer your energy into those three point. remember, add your energy flow and output slowly. Hm, around 20 lof and 10% would be sufficient"
"lof? 10%? i...."
Arva looked at Halym. He's like asking him "what're you waiting for?"
"sir arva!! please hurry up! aunty heart rate is starting to drop"
"i know! wait....."
just when Halym started to focus to transfer his energy
(must go home...call Nanika....prepare for tomorrow training....never fail father's hope"
"arrggh!! let me concentrate for a while!! my mother is in emergency situation, why would i care about going home?! training?!"
Halym suddenly shouted and made Raninta and Abhin suprised. He realized it and tried to calm himself.
"i'm pretty sure his character is totally different when i saw him on global display. is he your friend Abhin? that's the only reason that i can think of"
(*global display = ACE that can broadcast. like television)
"what? ah, yes! Arva is my friend. i'm the one who suggest him to see how's life in the lower city"
"i see, that's making sense then. tho i'm wondering why he takes so much time to do a simple task like redirecting energy, he's the only one with perfect energy control skill."
"err...you know...he..try to analyze it! you see he was talking to Halym right?! he wants to make sure he is not missing any useful information" Abhin use all of his brain resource to cover Halym's action.
Halym was trying to focus again while Arva looked at him to make sure he did the right thing.
-fuuh- Halym took a breath, tried to feel his energy flow and output.
(late for dinner...call Nanika.... prepare for tomorrow training)
"....keep focus. 20 lof? seriously.... for now I'll try transfer the energy really slow and...."
-diin- a sound was coming from his SAI, adding unnecessary noise for his ears.
"mother of origin.....even when I have a different body...life still won't go easy on me"
"hm, that's most likely a call from Nanika. This is already time for dinner"
Halym snapped out. While redirect her mother energy flow, he turned his sight to Arva.
"what's these voices want sir?!! what's this dinner?! training?! Nanikha?! can they leave me alone for a while?!"
"forgive me young man, I'm always trying not to late for dinner and if I'm late, I'll give information about my situation to Nanika, my personal maid"
"-kkgghh- dinner? personal maid? that's a problem?! my mother's condition is compared to that kind of problem?!"
"hm, forgive me. but your mother's energy flow already fixed, so I don't see any problem here." Arva calmly answer Halym's mumbling.
"wha.... what are you saying sir..."
Halym looked to his mother condition and saw that her body's energy flow was stable. Her green light in the center of her body was not flickering now.
"but...how? I still can't figure how to control the energy flow and output.."
"hm, most likely my body still know how to control the energy. She should be safe for now"
-fiuuh- Halym sighed when he knew that her mother was fine. The red dot was changing into green dot, indicated that breathing support ACE back to its function.
"aunty's condition is now stable, we can take her to the clinic for further treatment"
Raninta made sure everything was under control. Abhin approached those two and whispered to them.
"-psst- hey both of you, come here"
Arva and Halym came to the Abhin direction. He looked to Halym.
"seriously Halym....do you realize what kind of problem that will arise from your impulse action?!"
"I'm sorry.. I've just realized it by now"
"there's no problem Abhin, why you discuss about something that is not happening?"
"mother of origin... Arva please, stay out from this for a while"
"hm, I got it" Arva just followed Abhin's instruction
"-haah- ok Halym. Like I said before, we need to discuss about our temporary plan"
".....ok"
Raninta started her motor type EBW but with some modifications for medic purpose. She modified her EBW by adding a small chair like with extendable back. it easily could carry one person with comfortable position.
"Halym, I'll bring aunty to the clinic now. you can close your shop and come with me"
Halym spontaneously answered Raninta but get interupted by Abhin.
"hoi, Halym. this is why I said we need discuss our temporary plan"
"!! I'm sorry sir Abhin....I'm still not used to this situation"
"wel..i can't blame you Halym. Everyone will do the same..hmm except one person"
Abhin was seeing Arva going into Halym's house and back with en-key and close the shop.
(*en-key = automatic key using energy chip as its system)
"yep, i'm totally lost..Arva? may i know what have you done just now?"
"what do you mean Abhin? i'll go to the clinic so i need to close the shop first" Arva replied with no change in his expression nor his tone (just kidding *lol*)
"...that's exactly what's sist..i mean Raninta said....but Arva... never mind. How do you know where's to find that key?"
"hm, this body just automatically move when i think about closing the shop"
"aahh! so that's why i can see all that light and energy flow! that's sir Arva body's abilities"
"i see..at the very least we know what plus and minus from this switching body condition"
Abhin confirmed the situation. Before Arva would go to the clinic, he stopped him and tell what was in his mind about the temporary plan.
"ok. Arva, for now i need you to stay here and live as Halym, the bread shop owner's son. And Halym, i need you to become the only successor of sahasrara family. We will still get in touch while look for the solution. How do you think guys?"
"hm, got it"
"yeah....i totally don't need to worry about you Arva"
"how about you Halym?"
"i.."
-diin- Halym SAI created sound. He looked at it and saw Nanika's name on display. He casually picked Nanika's call like that's something obvious to do.
-tliing- Nanika's face showed on Halym SAI's display.
"young master, where are you now? when will you go home? is there anything that you need?" Nanika is barraged him with many questions.
Halym was really confused. He tried to get a back up from Abhin and Arva. What? what answer should i give to her?.
"-psst- home..prepare training" Abhin gave him clues after being whispered by Arva, then Halym replies..
""a...-ehem- i..i will go home now. Please..prepare the training room for tomorow training, a.."
Nanika stand still, waited for her young master to finish his sentence.
"...Na..Nanikha"
"understood young master Arva. leave it to me" Nanika confirm her young master's order.
-tliit- Halym ended the call. He really didn't have any clue to face that kind of situation.
"how I can't do that automatic thing like sir Arva does?!"
"even if you ask me....." Abhin looks Arva.
"hm? I just focus on one thing. Beside, he already do that when he did the redirect process earlier"
"indeed...so, I must go to your home now sir Arva?"
"yes, Abhin already told our temporary plan. anything you want to ask about it?"
"ask about....this situation is seriously ridiculous sir Arva! why don't we explain it to our family? beside, I'm worried about my mother condi...."
(finish task first...mother condition is not urgent anymore..prepare for tomorrow's training)
After heard those voices, he was feeling calm and could see several tasks in his mind. His body was telling him to focus and making priority of that tasks.
"I understand..sir Abhin, could you take me back to home? and sir Arva, please take care of my mom"
"hm, I got it" Arva instantly replied
"o..ok Halym. Wow, he become super calm like Arva for a moment. Ah wait Arva! here take my SAI, i need that to call you"
"got it. I'll go to the clinic now"
Arva walked and dissappeared from Abhin's sight. Halym got on Abhin's EBW and they sped up their way to get back home, to the upper city. Night wind gave a calm vibration on their way back home. so many ridiculous things that's happen from this morning. Halym was looking his surrounding. This was gonna be his first time to leave sunra district.
"-sigh- but seriously that Arva, he just go like there's nothing wrong with his life... ahahaha, that's Arva for you. Man, if only i can take a little of Arva's simple mind set, my life surely gonna be easier"
"something's wrong sir Abhin?" Halym want to know why Abhin laugh so suddenly
"ahahaha, nope. Don't mind it Halym! just stay focus so we can avoid any trouble"
"o..ok sir"
-whiing- Abhin speeds up his EBW to the upper city border
-----++-----
Arva was walking on his way to the clinic. He passed through the main street, sometimes through the alley to take a short path. He saw many people gathered, some children play with some en-light ACE, their mother happily talk to each other, some man watched global display and discussed about something.
(*en-light ACE = some saber light toy based on energy bar)
He found something strange with that scenery. He had been in a large party that held by FATE community, or his family with ten times people than people in this street before, yet he was never felt this way.
"no luxury food, no glamorous decoration, no sparkling clothes. Yet they show that....happy expression? hm, my mind is telling me that is a happy expression. I still don't understand why doing such activities make them happy. But if must compare, these people is having more meaning time rather than people in upper city. So, the activity scale doesn't determine the happy feeling? hm, such a complex condition"
When Arva tried to analyze this "happy" condition, -dzeet- some spark like pain was triggered from his left leg. Just like what he said, every 15-20 steps, he would feel pain because strange energy source in his left leg. He stopped for a moment, tried to control energy flow, but it clashed with energy source in his left leg.
(it's hurt....mother of origin.....why i have this curse)
"hm, this body still not fully receive my command. This is the first thing that i need to solve then"
Arva continued his journey. -dzeet- it comes again.
(uggghh...it's hurt....i can't even get a proper walking)
"hm, it is hurt, but you can anticipate it and prepare for the pain. With proper energy control and timing, you can reduce almost 70% of the pain"
Arva talked to himself, luckily no one was around him. He still didn't realize that those voices only could be heard by himself.
Ten minutes walked, he arrived at the clinic. He could see Raninta's EBW near the clinic front door.
In the treatment room, doctor and Raninta were discussing about something meanwhile Tyan was lying down in the patient bed.
"ah origin b....i mean young man! you come into the right time"
"doctor, he's Halym. Don't call him young man just like that"
"huuh, yes Raninta, i know... ok Halym! i have a good news! your mother's condition is stable and you can take her home now. Just let her take a full rest tomorrow ok?"
"hm, i've already knew that when i saw her energy flow, doctor"
"hmm? saw aunty energy flow? what do you mean by that Halym?"
"-psst- hei origin boy, why are you saying that!"
"ah..i mean i knew when i saw her expression on her face, miss"
"miss? Halym, you're actually not forget about me right?" Raninta finds it odd. Why child of origin know her name? while now the boy who knows her calling her miss?
"aah. let him be Raninta. He's actually get in accident this morning, maybe he's tired"
"really?! how's that happen doctor?"
"that reckless boy didn't look his surrounding and give Halym some trouble"
"reckless... you mean Abhin? geez that Abhin. thanks mother of origin nothing serious is happen to you Halym"
"hm, no problem mi... Raninta"
"ok then, you can take my EBW to take you mother home. Remember to bring it back first thing in the morning, i will go for a routine check with some patient"
"got it. ...thank you"
"hm? my pleasure Halym. Hehe, just focus to take care your mother"
This was the first time Arva has a proper "thank you and you're welcome" situation. He thanked Raninta, and she replied him properly. His "thank you" was delivered to someone and got responded so he finally understood what was his mother talking to (poor Nanika still can't give a proper response). Halym's feeling that dwelled inside his body was also adding this situation.
"hm, so you say thank you when someone give you something. It can be item, help, suggestion, etc. I'm understand now"
"Halym, you still mumble by yourself like usual...i'm sure now that you're fine"
Doctor and Raninta helped Arva to put Tyan in Raninta's EBW. Arva took the driver seat, and wanted to turn on the engine. But something funny was happen.
"err, Halym? you can't reach the EBW's handle if you seat that far" Raninta couldn't stop herself to gave a comment to that situation
"you're right. Hm, looks like adapting with this body is my first priority now"
"-psst- origin boy, watch your mouth, geez"
Luckily, Raninta didn't hear that. After saying good bye and thank you to doctor and Raninta, Arva rode Raninta's EBW to get home. On his way home, he heard that Tyan says something to him.
"i'm sorry my son.. i just want to reduce your responsibilty, even for a little....yet i make another for you...your mom is so useless.." Tyan said it with an almost crying voice.
".....i'm pretty sure that taking care their parent is child's duty, beside this body doesn't feel that you are a problem. You're okay now so i don't see any problem here. Hm, that's what i think"
Tyan was suprised by her son reaction. He's not mumbling, not cursing this condition, and she could feel that her son is not blame her for what's happen.
"thank you my son.... for not hating your useless mother. I'm so glad that nothing wrong is happen to you"
"thank you? hmmm, i don't give anything to you, so no need to thank you"
"-smile- no. thank you for keep staying with me my son"
Arva silent for a while. He got a new concept for "thank you" condition, more over he felt a warm feeling in his center body. A night wind gently touched their face, and Arva could feel his tears running down on his face.
-----++-----
"all right, you can go" the officer at the upper city border let Abhin and Halym entered the city
-whoosh- Abhin sped up his EBW to get home sooner. Meanwhile Halym was looking to the upper city scenery and couldn't believe his eyes. So many gigantic building and tower. The structure of the building, street, with so many public ACE facilities that he never saw before made him speechless.
"i can't believe it....what's all those gigantic tower sir Abhin?"
"ahahaha, i totally know your feeling Halym!! lower city people like us will definitely react that way!. Those buildings is home from the seven great family. Their surround this upper city, as the protector of this country."
"seven great family.... if i remember correctly they are Muladhara, Svadhishthana, Manipura, Anahata, Vishuddha, Ajna, and..."
"Sahasrara, your family. well, your family for now. Can you see the gigantic tower in the middle of the city? that's where Sahasrara family mansion are"
"no way...that's the building that i always see from sunra district street"
"yeah, i don't know how to live in a place like that so you only can rely on Arva's body and memory for that....and yourself of course"
-glup-"i remember that voice was talking about dinner and training....i don't even know how to redirect energy flow..."
"yup, that's the normal reaction that i'm waiting for"
"huh? what do you mean sir Abhin?"
"i mean.. good luck Halym, you will need that"
Abhin took a left turn in the crossroad. They were getting further from Sahasrara mansion.
"wait, we're getting further from the mansion"
"ah, don't worry Halym. We go to my house first, You need to take Arva's EBW first, he left it in my garage"
"ah, i see"
Abhin house was located in the southwest of Karsha district, so it didn't take much time to get there. -whiing- Abhin stops his EBW. They arrived at Abhin house.
"the en-key should be in your pocket Halym"
Halym checked his pocket and find the EBW's en-key.
"well then, just turn on the GPS system and it will give you direction to your mansion. remember, call your personal maid first, she is another help that you can get"
"I..I'll try to remember that sir Abhin. Thanks for your help"
"don't worry about that Halym. Seriously, this is 90% my fault and the rest is Arva because he's trying that impossible thing to save you"
Halym said good bye before he closed the EBW's door. Inside the EBW, Halym could feel the difference between his old and new body. His arms and his feet were become longer, his height made his reach and range expanding. Basically, his body now ten or more times better than his old body.
"-sigh- let's see, we press this red button..."
-whiiin- his EBW's engine started, all the interface and indicator were on and making many variant colors of light. Halym tried Abhin's suggestion about the GPS and touched the GPS interface. He set the destination to Sahasrara mansion.
-tliing- "your destination is set. ETA is 10 minutes. choose your driving mode" the GPS system needed further instruction
(*ETA = estimate time arrival)
"mode.... I think this auto mode can help me"
-piip- "auto driving mode on"
His EBW was starting to move and sped up it's way to the destination. On his way, Halym still couldn't believe with the upper city scenery.
"man...the time i get in here, this city is totally different than lower city. Even my life time income from the shop won't be enough to move here"
There were two district in upper city : Karsha and Bharna, and Sahasrara mansion was located right between them, the center of the city. Halym surely knew by now that Arva's family was a super important family in this country.
"haah, the pressure from people in that mansion must be really hard..i don't know single thing about energy, yet must live as one of the seven great family? why sir Arva can access my memory meanwhile i can't? aarrghhh"
Halym would always be Halym, mumbling was his best friend in this life. While he was starting to curse this condition, He remembered must call Arva's personal maid.
-piip- he opened his SAI. "let me see....this is her. Nanika? crap, i've got her name wrong back there. I hope she wasn't noticing that"
Halym touched Nanika contact and waited for her to answer his call.
-tliing- "yes young master, what can i help you with?" Nanika calm voice kinda relaxing Halym nervous feeling
"a..em... i'm on my way home...so...."
"...understood young master. i'll stand by at the basement elevator to pick you up." Nanika did the bow gesture, even though they were talking from SAI's display
"anything else that i need to know young master?"
"no..no. That's all, thank you...Nanika"
"my pleasure young master" Nanika already remembered how to reply when someone said thank you
The call ended. Halym felt a little relaxed because he thought that Nanika was a reliable ally.
Halym looked to the front and he knew his EBW already arrived at the destination. He was driven to the parking lot at the basement and the door was opened the moment his EBW stop.
-ngiing- he got off from his EBW, and stood for a while. He was looking around to find the elevator and he saw a maid with green hair standing in the front of elevator's door.
"that's must be Nanika. Well, she is exactly look like in the SAI's display"
Halym walked toward her. He had so many doubts that the temporary plan will work....at least for him. He was busy thinking about himself when he realized that Nanika was already in front of him. A beautiful maid with lovely uniform was staring at him, without a doubt, it was adding his nervous feeling.
"take me..to my room, please"
"young master, your will is my order. You don't need to say please to me, or should i save that in my master program?" Nanika tilted her head and waiting for the answer
"no, you don't need to save that. Just..take me to my room"
"understood. please, this way young master"
Nanika bowed to Halym and pressed the button on the elevator's interface. -niin- the elevator was opened and Nanika stood on the right side of the door. She's waiting her young master to go first.
Both of them was in the elevator, waiting their way to 9th floor. It's kinda awkward for Halym, so he's trying to open conversation.
"er...i'm sorry i'm late for dinner Nanika..there are a lot of things happen in the lower city today"
".....i don't understand young master. Why are you apologizing to me? my duty is to assist and remind you"
"well...i mean, won't you be in trouble if i'm late for dinner?"
"trouble?.....there's no punishment for that and master said nothing about it. Why would i be in trouble young master?" Nanika can't get the point of this conversation
"is that so..... well, never mind then"
"do i need to analyze further this conversation young master? forgive me for my slow thinking capability" Nanika said with her flat expression and tone
"analyze?! no...you don't need to..." Halym totally don't understand what's happening here
"understood" Nanika do the bow gesture
-niiin- the elevator's door opened. Halym could see a large hall room with a majestic stair in the middle. Nanika came out first to lead her young master to his room. Halym followed her while try to remember his way to his room.
"-sigh- this floor is almost like the entire neighbourhood at my house. I hope i wouldn't get lost"
After walking through the corridor, they arrived at the room in the end of the corridor. Nanika stopped and turned back to her young master direction.
"we arrive at your room young master. Anything else that you need? let me know it" Nanika stand by, waiting for her young master order.
"ah, no. that's for today. Thank...." Halym want to said it, but he didn't want any complicated situation happen again
"understood. Please call me whenever you need something young master. I'll be stand by in head maid room" Nanika bows and leaves Halym
Even when Nanika said head maid room, there were three people in that room, three androdynes more exactly. Nanika, Saghi, and Inna were in that room. They didn't need to rest as long as their energy full, But talking with other androdyne was really good for improving their "brain".
-biip- Halym pressed the button on the door and went into his room. He already saw how big this mansion, so he wouldn't surprise by his room size by now.
"haaah...." -brugh-
he threw his body on the bed. So many things happen this day, he was super tired right now.
"sir Arva..this man mind is really calm...even now I don't feel any worry feeling about my mother's condition..I don't know that human can think this way"
Halym fell asleep. He was really tired. Thus, he ended his day at his new home.
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-whiiing- Arva stopped the EBW in front of the shop. He opened the door with the en-key and turned on lamp in the living room. After made sure his mother's room was ready, he got his mother slowly into the room.
"please lie slowly here..mother"
Tyan was lying on her bed and tried to focus on resting.
"thank you my son....are you okay?"
"hm, there's no serious wound or condition right now, so I'm okay. Why are you asking that question mother?"
"no, I mean.. you usually call me mom, and you're talking really polite to me"
"I see. I'll try to adapt with the way his talking"
Tyan didn't understand what was her son talking about, but she would take that as Arva's tired condition.
"I'm okay now my son. You should get yourself some rest too, your mother will do all the job for tomorrow"
"your condition is worse than me mother. You should get rest tomorrow and let me do the job"
"my..if my son really that worry about me, then I must do what he say"
"hm, that would be the best decision"
Arva turned down his mother lamp brightness level, so his mother could take a rest.
"good night my son, thank you for today"
"....good night mother"
Arva went to his room in the second floor. This house was not as big as his family mansion, so it's pretty easy to find his room.
-brugh- he threw his body on the bed. He took a deep breath while looking the ceiling.
"so many interactions can be done within people. This is the first time I say good night to someone before sleeping. I don't know human can communicate in many ways like this. Mother was right...there's lot of things that is needed to learn about human relationship"
Arva drowned in his mind and closed his eyes. He ended his day by learning so many new things in his new environment.
-----(chapter 3 "whispering, listening)-----