Sorry for the wait~ (There is someone waiting?)
anyway, here is the chapter 3~
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Chapter 3
Fruit Village.
After Consult his worry to Uncle Bolman, Yuwan didn’t go home immediately but going around to one stall after another greeting every one of villagers on the way.
“Good Morning Elder”
“Oh~ Morning Uncle Peter”
“Morning Auntie Nana”
“Hoy Kids, don’t run around in the middle of the street!”
He doesn’t want to be called as shameless men who only come to greet someone when he needs help. Of course he didn’t buy anything.
“I’m sorry auntie buyan, I’m not buying anything” said Yuwan while feeling dejected.
He doesn’t have any money!
It is a good thing the food that Uncle Bolman brought to his house still has some left. Or else he would starve to death for sure. That is what he is doing now, after he greets someone, he would go to the next without viewing any goods villager sell without buying anything.
“Oh my, don’t be so awkward Yuwan. Your grandfather were very kind person to every single one of us villager. Even though your grandpa cultivation base somewhat weak considering his 95+ years old and only reach level 5 condensation rank, he was a great help in the past. It is a pity that your grandpa has…”
Yuwan feel proud when someone praising his grandpa. After all, he can only live until now because his grandpa took care of him. If not for their great disparity in age, he wouldn’t mind calling Syubi as father.
But after hearing auntie Buyan last word, the dejected feeling he has changed into sadness. A little bit of tear start to appear on the very corner of his eyes. His grandpa was everything to him. Grandpa was his protector, father, teacher, and best friend altogether. But when he heard that his grandpa died out of the blue when he goes shopping 4 years ago, he starts to cry while running all the way from fruit village to home.
Cry very loudly to the point that the entire villager who heard his cry desperately closed their ears. Knowing the situation that Yuwan will become an orphan after Syubi Reizem death, kind person one after another start to offer their helps by trying adopt him as their son.
Of course Yuwan rudely refuse.
After all, he is but a mere 9 years old kid who just lost his precious grandpa. For him, the one and only parents he has was Syubi Reizem and no one else qualified. Trying to adopt him and asking him to call them as parents when his “real” parents just died in front of him only taken as insult instead.
“You dare trying to make me call you parents!? When my grandpa was dead in front of me!? Don’t joke with me!! Syubi Reizem is my and only parent! If he is dead, than it means that I’m an orphan! ” Said Yuwan at that time while shouting with tears, snot, and saliva flew all over the place.
The one who try to adopt him didn’t get angry, instead pity took over their feeling. It seems like Yuwan life will be a hard one is what appeared on their thought.
“I-I’m sorry Yuwan, how inconsiderate of me! P-please don’t cry okay! H-here! I will give you one Durio fruit as apologize”
She felt like hitting herself, after all every villager knew how loud Yuwan cry at that time. That’s why auntie Buyan feel rather guilty for bringing it up.
“It is fine auntie Buyan, I’m not a kid anymore. Even though I feel sad about grandpa, it won’t enough make me cry again. As your apologize, I should accept it gratefully then~”
Even though how Yuwan behave feels like tricking her, Buyan didn’t angry in the slightest. After all she know that it’s not an acting and how Yuwan talk was the usual him so she feel relieve. By the way, Durio fruit is a round fruit as big as adult head with hard yellow spike covering it. It had very peculiar and strong smell which may ones vomit if he/she didn’t like it, but excited if he/she likes it. It won’t hurt if you hold it normally, but if it hit you, it hurt very much so Yuwan hold it carefully.
After parting with auntie buyan, Yuwan continue to greet villagers. While he greets every single villager he met, he forgot that he didn’t visit his friend yet for the past few days.
His name is Esrad. He is auntie Dira’s only son.
Esrad house were not that far from where Yuwan standing right now so he walk away from another villager he greet to Esrad house. His house work as a shop too, they sell various vegetables they got from their own garden. There is not much of variation, but it is enough to make a living.
In front of Esrad house, stood middle-age woman with long and wavy unique purple hair. Her skin was as white as snow, with perfect shape nose, mature looking golden eyes, and gentle aura surrounding her. It seems like she just starting to prepare her shop.
“Good morning auntie Dira”
She is Grandpa Patient in the past.
“Oh my, good morning Yuwan. Do you want to buy something?”
“It is not like that, I just want to greet Esrad while on my way home”
“What a considerate friend you are. He must be happy to see you in the morning”
Hearing Yuwan answer, Auntie Dira feel happy for her son.
“Esrad~ your friend is here wanting to see you~”
There is no answer. After a brief moment pass, a youngster with the same age and same height as Yuwan appear from the house. He looked exactly like her mother purple wavy hair and golden eyes. The only thing that different is only his tan skin.
“There is a friend wanting to see me? Early in the morning? Since when did I have such considerate friend? ”
Of course Esrad would feel puzzled. After all, the only one who could be called as a friend by his mother is Yuwan.
And that is unlikely for that guy to be considerate of others. But after seeing Yuwan smiling face in front of his mother.
“Why are you making such somber face Esrad?”
Ask Yuwan, after all, he is even trouble himself to greet his friend and yet he received somber face instead. Of course it is questionable why greeting a friend considered as “trouble” for Yuwan.
“Just go straight to the point Yuwan, how much of vegetables do you need?”
“Just what kind of person do you think I am!? Just what kind of person villagers think of me!? Tell me truth Esrad! Tell me!”
“Shameless?”
“Guhah!!”
Shameless!
That is the last things Yuwan ever thinks of himself. He always thought of himself as righteous, kind, friendly, and considerate fellow. How the heck such good person became “shameless” in another person point view?
Hearing his friend answer made him cough blood and red faced out of shame. But he cannot deny Esrad retort. After all, that is what he had been doing after his grandpa’s dead. Of course he didn’t realize it at all after being told to.
“I-I-I’m sorry for being such a person. Forgive me for being shameless.”
Said Yuwan weakly, while crouching on the very corner of the Esrad house while drawing circle.
“Haha… no need to worry, I befriend you up till now and never complaint to you right?”
Then why you made such somber face just now? That is what Yuwan didn’t ask for more afraid he would hear another hurting word.
“So why are you visit me? Just for greeting? If so, then something surely bad going to happen”
Yuwan cannot deny Esrad statement again. After all something is indeed going to happen. Thinking that warn Esrad wouldn’t be a bad idea either, so he ask mother-son pair to have serious talk and let him get inside.
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Yuwan began to told him what about “little girl warning”. He know that telling inappropriate person for example a youngster wouldn’t help that much. After all, youngster word didn’t have enough persuasion power, so Yuwan told Uncle Bolman instead. But as a friend, he couldn’t help but telling his friend as a warning and the result didn’t matter as long as his friend knows.
During The friends talk, Auntie Dira heard it too. So she heard about serious matter Yuwan brought that end up made her going into deep silence. No one knows what she is thinking.
“Yuwan, it is not something to joke about. I know you really like joking, so I will remind you jus incase that this is not funny at all.”
“Esrad, you know exactly when I’m joking and when I’m not considering we’ve been friend since childhood.”
Silence
Like Yuwan said, they had been friend since child so Esrad knew exactly when Yuwan joking, when he is serious.
After a brief moment pass, the until now silent Auntie Dira start to talk again.
“Okay Yuwan, thanks for the remainder. If there is anything you need, you can tell us okay”
“Thank you for your kindness Auntie. In that case, may I have flask of water with water inside?”
“Okay, wait a moment okay?”
Auntie and Esrad didn’t say anything anymore after Yuwan get his flask of water. After saying his good bye, Yuwan didn’t greet the villagers again and go straight to home.
Inside Esrad House.
“Mom, what do you think about this matter?”
“…”
“Mom?”
At first there is no answer. Her mother keeps silence for a few breath of time but after Esrad ask again his mother start to make serious face.
“This is serious matter. We will close the shop today and tell the elder”
“But what about Yuwan Durio fruit?”
Now that he mentions it, the two start to realize that Yuwan forgot to bring his fruit back. So they split up. Esrad bring the fruit back, and Auntie Dira go to the elder house.
But just when the pair goes out of their house
BOOM!
There is a loud sound came from Bolman House which attract people nearby including mother-son pair. When the onlookers start to pile up, two figures came out of the house. They are Bolman, and Lutia. Seeing that a lot of people gathering in front of his house, Bolman made a helpless smile shaking his head while Lutia press her temple as if get an headache.
“I’m sorry everyone for the disturbance, please don’t mind me. We have something to do outside the village but we can’t get out if you all surrounding us”
The onlookers keep their silence while making ways to the two. They didn’t disperse until Bolman and Lutia off to distance. Including the mother-son pair but afterward they continue their purpose.
On the grassy plain outside of the village, Yuwan running through at high speed.
‘I need to go home first and prepare, there is not much that I can do but at least it is enough to protect me’
When Yuwan immersed in deep thought, he suddenly spot three figures standing on his way. He didn’t go around them but stop his track instead. That is because even though he trouble himself going around them, he know they wouldn’t let him pass that easily.
In the center, a youngster around14 year old with brown shoulder hair length, white skin, with height 155 cm stood arrogantly. On his left and right, cold looking youngster with black shoulder length that seems to be a twin stood as if they just a mere servant.
“What do you want Goh Murash? If you were got lost at this time and age, what would Murash clan end up to in the future? This village is Murago clan territory if you don’t know, oh your highness Mr.Goh Murash.”
Goh Murash didn’t say anything but a 2 words with very casual tone as if saying it is a good day.
“Beat Him.”
Hearing this, the twin suddenly rushes forward. Yuwan face suddenly change, he circulate level 3 elementary rank profound qi within his body desperately while throwing a punch to one on them. But his opponent blocks his punch with both hands while the other person throw a powerful punch toward Yuwan face.
Bam!
He had been thrown for 5 meter with a little blood trail.
“Stop”
Goh casually order his “Servant” to stop while walking toward Yuwan unmoving body with sneer on his face. The things that Goh didn’t realize is Yuwan mouth actually move at high speed while opening his flask of water silently.
“Oh Yuwan~ it is been a long time. Where is it again the last time I beat you up? 1 week ago?”
That is why Yuwan very sure that Goh wouldn’t let him pass just like that, so he stopped his track while mocking Goh. It doesn’t matter for Yuwan to be beaten up, but he doesn’t want to run away and instead stop to fight. Even though he always ended up losing.
“Well~ it is you grandpa fault. We can start cultivate at age 8, but you still ended up in level 3 elementary rank profound Qi. What have you been doing the past 5 years? Crying for your grandpa? HAHAHA”
He laugh maniacally while walking to Yuwan slowly step by step.
*Tap Tap Tap
When he is already in front of Yuwan laying body, he crouches while looking mockingly at Yuwan bloody face.
“Well it is your fault for not born as one of Big Clan Family such as Murash family. With our family resort… Splash “
*Spurt!
Not even let Goh finishing his sentence, Yuwan lips suddenly stop moving while drinking some water and spurt it right on Goh face. On Goh rather handsome stunned face, now filled with don’t know if it water or Yuwan’s saliva.
When Goh stunned with Yuwan action, somewhat unhurried lazy voice appear from below him.
“Could you please to not show your face too close to me oh your highness Mr. Goh Murash. It makes almost vomit, and end up spurting the water I intend to drink.”
*Kacha
Vein pop up on Goh red face forehead, said with shaking voice.
“Bas…Tard…”