Chapter 6

La-La Point of View

Axel pointed his finger to Doctor Zayne. "Oh, you were the blesse-" Axel was about to say. I was so shocked that I immediately covered his mouth and put down his pointing finger.

Why is he about to start babbling?!

"What the hell are you about to say to him?" I whispered to Axel, "MMM-MM," he tried to talk, but couldn't since I covered his mouth.

"Is there any problem?" Zayne asked. I immediately let go of Axel. "No, there isn't. It's just that this man has a foul mouth, you see,-ha-ha" I said nervously.

"Foul mouth? Who are you referring to?" Axel asked. "You," I answered immediately to him looking sternly.

"What?" he asked me in disbelief. But I hold him to his chest "Just shut up, wouldn't ya?" I requested to Axel and looked at Zayne, smiling. He seems to be looking at us seriously.

"Is there something wrong?" I asked Zayne. "Uh- nothing," he said. I was confused for a moment.

"I apologize on how we acted but since he is here, I better – no, I mean, we better say farewell to you, Mr. Zayne," I said to Dr. Zayne. Saying farewell.

Then his phone rang, and he immediately answered it, so I immediately grabbed Axel's wrist. "What now?" he asked.

"Let's go!" I said to him and pulled him out.

A few moments later

I arrived at my apartment, put my ring on the small table beside my bed, and threw my suitcase at the side of my bed. I jumped into my bed out of tiredness. This day is full of happenings, and I'm definitely tired.

I take a deep breath – "Just a little moment, Lala," I comforted myself. Now, I feel the tiredness consuming me as my eyelids close, and everything just goes dark.

The next day

"Where is it?!" I angrily shouted as I tried to find my ring for the job today. I woke up early in the morning to do my work, and after cleaning myself and eating, I tried to get my ring from the side table where I put it, but it was missing. Now, my apartment looked upside down, and all my things were messy. "Where did it go?" I complained as I searched for my ring everywhere. I never removed it from where I put it yesterday, so how could it be lost?

Then suddenly, my phone rang. I immediately picked it up without knowing who was calling, as it was probably Axel calling early in the morning.

"What?" I said as I answered the phone, then suddenly, to my shock, "Good morning, Ms. Lala Love Hunter from Class 32B," the voice on the other end said firmly. Then, I looked at the phone and realized it was our department. Shoot.

"Good m-morning," I greeted back. "As per the requested report we asked of you yesterday, we didn't seem to receive it," he said. Oh, I forgot about that!

"I apologize. I will send it to the email immediately," I apologized. "Then so, I hope to receive it in an hour or so," he said. How can they be this strict? But I have no choice they are the one who will decide if they will subtract my numbers.

"Yes, I will send it later," I agreed. As he was about to end the call, I shouted, "Wait!!" Then it went silent for a moment. Did he end the call? I looked at my phone, and the call wasn't ended.

"Is there any problem?" he asked. "Y-y-eah," I hesitantly answered.

"If it is about the time for your report, I'm sorry it can't be extended; we need it as soon as possible," he said. "No, not that," I denied.

"Then what is the problem about?" he asked coldly.

"It seems that," I hesitantly said. "It seems?" he asked.

"I lost the ring!" I said it fast. Then I heard the keyboard clicking on the other line.

"According to the rules written for the Love Hunter, losing the ring will need at least 6 months to be replaced with a new one. Are you sure that you lost your ring?" he asked. "It's not that I lost it; it just went missing for some reason. As soon as I woke up this morning, I put-"

"Then you lost it," he interrupted. Uh, this rude person. I swore to choke him, geez! If he is just in front of me.

'Just file the report and send it along with the other report; then upon checking your file, your ring will be replaced in six months," he said. Six months? Is it that long?

"Six months, so that means in that six months, I wouldn't be able to work?" I asked. "Yes, obviously," he answered. No, that is too long-

"Can it be shortened?" I asked him. "No," he answered immediately. "But-" as I was about to say.

"Just kindly send the report, and the ring will be delivered to you in six months," he said, then ended the call.

"Gha!!!" I reacted. They are really rude as – ugh!! Geez!!!

A few moments later

Right now, I am in the eatery, sighing deeply as I sit down to eat some food. Axel is reacting strongly as I tell him the story, and he is currently on the phone."It's obviously your fault; how can you lose such an important thing?" Axel scolds me over the phone.

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"My fault? I just remembered that I put it there - in that exact position. Then, as I woke up, it was gone," I explained to him.

"Things don't just go missing without any reason," he insists.

"Yeah I know- Now I need to wait 6 months," I complain. "That's for sure too long," he agrees. Then suddenly, something comes to my mind.

"In that six months, you can finish your job, which means you're going to ascend first. Jeez, this is really so unfair" I said. I heard him chuckle, "Yeah, celebrate while you're ascending; here I am, dying."

"You can't die; you're already dead, you know. And for your information, I can wait for you before I can ascend," he said. "You're lying; I know that you can't," I answer him. "Just go and ascend by yourself," I say to him in a low tone, then the waiter arrives in front of me.

"Here is your food, fried chicken, potato smash, and lemon juice," she said. Suddenly, Axel opens his phone camera. "Are you eating by yourself?!" he shouts. This mother-

The waiter is shocked and seems baffled to see Axel's face. I immediately pick up my phone. "Bruh, what are you shouting at? What’s your problem?" I ask him on the other line. "Problem, you don't know the problem?" he asks, as if picking a fight. I look at the waiter who is confused and tell her, "Thank you." She nods and walks away. But still looking at me for some reason.

"I am eating; I don't see a problem," I tell him. "Yes, you're eating without me!! That is the problem," he insists.

"It's just food, gush," I say to him. "No, no, it's just not about the food-" as he starts to say a lot. "Yeah, bye," I say to him and end the call. Dropping my phone to the side.

Gosh, that guy - his reactions are always so over the top.

The food looked delicious, so I picked up my utensils.

"Senior?" A familiar voice called out to me. I turned around to see Yuna, smiling happily. "Oh, Yuna, your here" I greeted her.

A Few moments later

Yuna sat in front of me and also ordered her food. Despite my initial hesitation to eat alone, I decided to wait for her food, even if mine became cold.

"You can eat your food, senior," she said.

"No, your food will arrive in any minute. I will feel bad to eat alone," I insisted. She smiled happily.

"By the way, senior, isn't today your last day?" she asked, curious. "What do you mean by that?" I inquired.

"You only have one soulmate left to pair up, isn't it, senior?" she asked. Oh, I remembered she saw my number. I smiled subtly, and she seemed to notice it.

"Is there any problem with that, senior? Shouldn't you be happy?" she asked.

"Yes, I am happy about being in rejudgement; however, there is a little problem for me," I admitted. She tilted her head in curiosity.

"What do you mean by that?" she asked.

"Well, I lost my ring," I answered. "You lost your ring?!!" she exclaimed loudly reacting over the top.

I looked around to see people looking at us. "Shh," I signaled her, and she immediately covered her mouth.

"I'm so sorry, senior," she apologized. I smiled at her. "There is no problem here; no need to apologize, just calm down" I reassured her, and she giggled.

"But, senior," she said, adopting a more serious tone, "what will happen to you?" She seemed worried, still naive in this job.

"Well, it is a normal occurrence for us to lose a ring it’s not I lost it once. I will wait six months for it to be replaced with a new one," I explained to her. She looked quite saddened by that.

"Six months, isn't it too long for you, senior? You just needed one to ascend, and yet you need to wait six months for that," she said.

"Well, there is nothing I can do, I lost it and it’s hard to make" I said to her.

"You mean you will wait six months for that?" she asked.

"Yes, I will," I answered, and then her food arrived.

"A curry with rice and apple juice, here please enjoy your meal" the waiter said. "Thanks," Yuna thanked the waiter as she left our table. "Shall we eat?" I asked her, picking up my utensils. She nodded and grabbed her utensils. Just as we were about to dig in, a person arrived next to our table – a man with familiar colored hair. People around us turned their attention to him.

You gotta be kidding me. Just what is wrong with today.

"Senior, isn't he handsome?" Yuna asked me. The man seated and turned around to us, and as expected, "Good afternoon, Doctor Zayne," I greeted him. His pupils enlarged as he saw me, and he gave me a subtle smile.

"I didn't expect you to be here, and eventually, we meet again," he said. "Yeah," I responded. I also told him yesterday would be the last time he would see me; I didn't expect that he would see me this soon.

Unfortunately -

"Senior, do you know him?" Yuna asked me.

"It's not that I know him well -" I hesitantly answered Yuna.

"I had to do something in the hospital, and I bumped into him, that's all, right?" I said to Yuna and looked at Zayne, who nodded. Then, a waiter arrived between our seats and looked at us. We were baffled why.

"Is there any problem?" Zayne asked the waiter. I picked up my utensil once again.

"Our restaurant is unfortunately lacking seats this afternoon; however, we noticed that this table is for four people, and you hmm..." she tried to say something but hesitated, making it awkward with Zayne, who was on our right side. I dropped my utensil again; where would I start eating, jeez?

"Dr. Zayne, it seems that the waiter is saying that it is possible to sit with us since we are sitting at a four-people table, and you too. Since there are a lot of people today in their restaurant," I explained to Zayne. "Y-y- yes, if there isn't any problem with that, is it possible?" she nervously asked Zayne, who gazed at her coldly.

"There is no problem with me, Dr. Zayne, if you're willing to join us here you are welcome we are not stranger after all. It seems that they indeed need a table," I said. Zayne looked at me. "Is it fine?" he asked.

"Yes, it is," I answered.

A few moments later,

Now we are waiting for Zayne's food to arrive before we eat.

"I insist that you should eat; your food will be cold if you wait for the food that I ordered," he said, insisting that we eat our food.

"Are you sure about that?" I asked him. He nodded, and then I grabbed my utensil and looked at Yuna, who also grabbed hers. I can’t really wait I lost my hostility.

Now I can eat and take a bite. It's not that delicious anymore, but at least I can eat.. Thanksss-

As we ate, I could feel awkwardness between us. I looked at Zayne, who was beside me, and inquired, "May I ask what brought you here? The hospital is far from here. How come you eat here?"

"I live nearby; I am on my way to the hospital, but I felt a little hungry, so I dropped by," he explained.

"Well, it's normal to get hungry," I remarked as a joke.

"By the way, something is going on in my mind," he said. All of a sudden? This dude.

"What is it?" I asked him.

"I introduced myself, but you didn't say yours," he pointed out. Oh, did I? Shoot, yes, I did. I didn't tell him my name.

"Well, there is no need for you to know my name, and I am sure that we wouldn't meet again after that," I said, making excuses, but half of it was true.

"Hmm, well, I met you today , and indeed we will in the future. It seems that you also live nearby," he said.

"Yeah," I replied, then dropped my utensil. "So, I'm Lala," I said, introducing myself. "And this is my junior, Yuna," I added, introducing Yuna. Yuna stopped eating and bowed to Zayne.

"Junior, may I inquire, are you a student?" he asked. I immediately denied it, "No, no, no, we are not, we look to old to be a student" I said.

"Senior is my senior at work, sir," Yuna clarified to Zayne. Yuna seemed to be nervous for some reason. Well, just the presence of this man is overwhelming. Just overwhelming.

"Work? If it's not rude, may I inquire what work you two do?" he asked us calmly. "Oh, we are hunters," Yuna answered immediately. My eyes widened because of what she said, and she also looked shocked and nervously at me.

How could she say that?