'Alfi.'

'Alfi...'

'Alfi!'

Alfi opened his eyes. He saw a boy standing next to his bed.

'Andos? What are you doing here?' The little Alfi said.

'Let's play! We are still on holiday season, right?!' The little Andos exclaimed excitedly.

'Nah, still sleepy.' Alfi pulled his blanket.

'Aw, come on, Alfi. It's not good if you sleep all day long.' Andos tugged Alfi's body.

'No way! My father does every sunday!'

'But, you are not your dad.'

'Don't... Wanna play.'

'Come one, Alfi.' Andos hopped slamming Alfi's body.

'Ouch!'

'Come on!'

'No way!'

Both of them were having a fight on the bed while screaming aloud. Hearing that, Alfi's mother rushed to Alfi's bedroom and got shocked by what she saw.

'KYAAA! DAD! OUR SON IS A GAY!' She screamed.

'NO!!' Alfi exclaimed irritated.

After explaining what really happened before, his mom seemed to soothe up and asked him to play with Andos. Andos is one of Alfi's childhood friend beside Bunga and Anto. He comes from Medan, and his family went to Bandung for working. Because of Alfi's family' hospitality, Andos didn't feel awkward with his new neighborhood. On the terrace, Bunga and Anto were taking a seat there waiting for both of them.

'We are back!' Andos exclaimed tugging that sleepy Alfi.

'What a sleepyhead.' Anto said.

'You came so early, huh?' Alfi sighed.

'It's 11 O'clock already.' Anto said.

'Oh, well... Aku.. Zzz... Zz...' Alfi slept on his feet.

'What a sleepyhead.' Anto sighed.

'Let's wake him up!' Andos clenched his hand.

'Let's!' Anto clenched his hand too.

'Hey, don't wake him like that! Have you no a decency?' Bunga reprimanded them.

Bunga let him laying and put his head on her lap. Bunga smiled and started to stroke his head gently.

'How lucky he is.' Anto and Andos envied him.

SO DO I!

Alfi opened his eyes and he saw Bunga smiling at him

'Ah, finally you wake up.' She said gently.

Alfi face was getting red and he got up. No, not that one.

'Why is your face getting red?' She asked straightforward.

Her innocent face was really cute that Alfi got blushed even more.

'Guys, let's play then.' Alfi tried to find a reason so she would stop showing that face to him.

Well, Bunga is his first love anyway. But, kids will always be kids, they are always reluctant if they face such a case, so are adults. That's why I am still single and choosing Mitsuha to be my wife instead of a real woman.

Anto and Andos somehow understood why Bunga did that instead of beating him up that he couldn't sleep anymore. It was because Alfi loved her and it seemed she loved him too.

'What are we going to play?' Andos asked.

'How about Tea Party?' Bunga suggested.

'No way!' Alfi, Anto, and Andos exclaimed.

It was because not only boring, but Bunga would always asked Anto and Andos to do weird errands like gathering leaf or anything for her to "cook" and asking them to eat that, while Alfi would be asked to sleep on her lap. It was normal for Anto and Andos to refuse her suggestion, but what about Alfi? Well, isn't it too awkward for kids their age?

'Mom! I'm going to play!' Alfi exclaimed.

'Okay! Be careful out there, son.' She answered from the living room.

The four of them walked to their bicycles and rode them. Alfi saw something on Bunga's bicycle basket, it was Bunga's brown teddy bear. Alfi took it and dusted it out a few times until it cleaned.

He put it back to the basket and said, 'Here. Tedi was full of dust, so I dusted it out. Keep it clean, okay?'

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'Thank you, Alfi!' She said excitedly.

His face went blushed and he rode his bicycle immediately. They pedaled their bicycles enjoying their time riding together nevertheless, they just went around the block.

They did enjoy it till the day turned to dusk.

'It's getting dark already. I'm going! Let's play again tomorrow.' Anto exclaimed pedaling his bicycles to his house.

'Me too. Bye Alfi. Bye Andos.' Bunga said pedaling her bicycle to her house.

'Let's go home.' Alfi said.

'Nah, there's a place I would like to show you.' Andos said.

'Why didn't you show me while we were playing back then?' Alfi asked.

'I don't want to show them. It's just a secret between you and me!' Andos twined his arm to Alfi's neck.

'Alright, but make it quick. It's getting dark already.' Alfi said anxiously.

'Alright!' Andos exclaimed pedaling his bicycle followed by Alfi.

Both of them kept pedaling their bicycle passing the road that Alfi never used before. Alfi got anxious yet he kept following Andos because he was sure he would be safe as long as he was with him. They then stopped at an old shack made of rusty zinc. They parked their bicycles and opened that rusty door. They saw a lot of men in tattoos with eerie looks.

'Andos, where are we? Who are they?' Alfi asked anxiously.

'Don't worry, they are good guys actually.' Andos said.

Both of them approached a smoking fat guy in Fedora. He gave them a cynical gaze and said, 'Oh, so it's you, Andos. What do you want?'

'1 random number, please.' Andos said giving an Rp. 10.000,- bill ($0,72.)

'Here you go.' The guy gave him a sheet of paper.

'What is that?' Alfi asked.

'Lottery.' Andos said.

'Lottery? What is that?' Alfi asked.

'Well, to make it short, it's a way to get money real quick. You just need luck wishing that the number you have appears. If it does, you will get a lot of money.' Andos explained.

'I don't get it.' Alfi felt confused.

'Do you have Rp. 10.000,-?' Andos asked.

'Yup, what for?' Alfi asked.

'Try to give it to that guy and say, "6D number". Take the number before he announces the prize number.' Andos said.

Alfi just obeyed him.

"What a moron. There's no way he will win as he picks 6D lottery (A short of "6 digits". The odds is 1:999999.) And I will win as I have an SS luck." Andos said in his mind.

What a jerk.

Both of them then waited for the bookie announcing the prize number. Surprisingly, it was Alfi's number. Andos couldn't believe to what he saw. That day, he discovered his hidden skill: SSS luck. On the day after that, Alfi got visited by the people asking him for a lucky lottery number and shared the prize fairly. A year later after he started such a business, his family became rich that his wealth was higher than Bill Gates because of his SSS luck on the lottery. And ever since that event, Andos started to loathe him as he thought that Alfi had absorbed his SS luck. He then vowed to himself to kill Alfi someday.

This is the reason why Alfi lets Andos bully him every time. It's because Alfi feels guilty over his SSS luck that Andos loathes him very much. Alfi does appreciate Andos as his friend making him reluctant to fight back. Andos is his precious friend, even though he hates Alfi so much. Alfi does have a pure heart that he doesn't want to hurt his friend, regardless he is a jerk.

What the hell the story I just wrote anyway?!

Alright, let's go back to the main plot.

Kartika and Herman launch a barrage to Andos with all of their might. Andos doesn't guard nor dodge. He just takes it and launches a heavy smash to them that they get shoved crashing bar nearby.

'WEAKLING!' Andos exclaimed.

Andos advances and strangles both of them. His strangulation is really strong that both of them are hard to breathe. Herman heats his body making Andos lets off him. Herman shoots fire to Andos body that he lets off her.

'Are you alright, Kartika?' Herman is panting.

Kartika pants and says, 'Yeah, I'm alright.'

'If he does absorb damage, then there's no way we can win.' Cakra is agitated.

'What do we do?' Kartika is agitated.

'Shut the fuck up and die!' Andos advances.

Cakra advances blocking Andos's fist with his Fist. Herman keeps shooting fire nails to Andos. That unbalanced fight somehow turns into a tense battle. Andos and Cakra are launching fists to each other while Herman is backing up from afar. The key to defeat Andos is actually simple, they just need to launch an attack that he can't hold, yet Kartika and Herman are just not enough. With such a condition, they don't stand a chance to win. It's just a mere death wish. Even so, both of them refuse to retreat regardless that they can't win to Andos in the first place.

Alfi opens his eyes. He sees Kartika and Herman encountering Andos with all their might. He sees both of them are being beaten up by Andos. Guilty is still remained in his heart making him feel that he doesn't deserve to fight Andos, his childhood friend back.

"It's my fault that he loathes me."

"It's normal that he loathes me."

"I don't deserve to fight back. I'm the one who hurt him in the very first place."

Those thoughts are haunting him. Alfi keeps blaming himself that he ends up becoming a defenseless victim.

'Alfi! Just stop blaming yourself already!' Koji exclaimed.

'It's not your fault! It's just your luck, not your fault!' Rian exclaimed.

Alfi knows that both of them, just want him to stop blaming himself and rise to face and surpass his own fear, but still, it's just not enough.

"Is that OK for you to let them be?" Alfi hears Pukan's voice.

"Letting them fight on the fight that they can never win? Can you be more apathetic?"

"I do want to save them, but I just can't." Alfi said.

"Do you think if he kills them, he will forgive you? Will you give your friends' lives for his forgiveness? Never! You will just find yourself in the eternal regret." Pukan said.

Alfi remains silent.

"Human is superior, yet stupid. They tend to follow any judgment that they believe even though it's wrong. And, what will happen? They just get a mere regret. If a stupid ambition like ruining your life is his own judgment, then you can have a judgment to ruin his ambition. The judgment I'm talking about is the one that benefits the one holds it, and everyone must have it. Am I wrong?" Pukan said.

Alfi rises his head.

"Will you let him kill them?"

"No."

"Do you deserve to be called as the world protector while you can't surpass your own fear?"

"No."

"Will you protect this world for everyone's sake?"

"No! Because it's a pain in the ass!"

Pukan bursts out laughing and says, "Are you ready? Your Highness?"

Alfi smiles and nods.

"Pretty please! Pukan!"

Kartika and Herman are out of Iru and they can't fight any longer. Andos takes a leap and launches a heavy fist to both of them, but suddenly a thousand black needles fly through to Andos shoving him a few meters away. The magic curtain flies through passing Kartika, Herman, Varz, Koji, and Rian. It flies back to Alfi's bracelet.

Alfi stands right there giving him a cold gaze,

Andos feels an intimidating power in Alfi. His mere gaze is just enough to intimidate him. It's the first time for him to be hesitant to fight him and to be intimidated by him. Andos pulls Kartika hair and he put his palm near her face.

'Back off or I'll finish this bitch!' The frightening Andos threatened him.

Alfi suddenly appears before Andos and sends him flying.

'That's for everything you have done to me!' Alfi exclaimed.

Alfi appears right in front of him and gives him a heavy kick.

'That's for my friends!' Alfi exclaimed.

Alfi appears right in front of him smashing him downwards crashing the sand really hard and kicks his head really hard that he gets caromed really hard.

'That's for Kartika!' He enraged.

Andos gets up with a smirk on his face.

'Tsk, not bad. Let's settle it once and for all!' Andos puts a stance.

'You are my best friend, but I think you will never become my best friend like you used to be. Andos, I'm sorry.' Alfi said.