Alfi is gone. Six of them are still standing before the trio. Six of them are about to attack them, but suddenly Delu-delu appears with 6 Iru orbs before him.

'Don't you dare!' He threatens them.

'There's no point for fighting each other right now.' The black-cloaked guy said. 'We just finished what we want and there's nothing to do here. Then, I bid you farewell, folks.' They disappear in a jiffy.

He vanishes those orbs and turns around facing the trio.

'Are you alright?' He asked.

'That old pervert!' Kartika exclaimed.

Varz and Herman put a stance and give him a disgusted look.

'Who you called "Old pervert"?!' He yelled at them. ''I am Delu-delu, the sage in charge of watching the balance of Doki-doki in this world. You don't need to worry, I've brought him to a safe place, a place that no one can ever find.' He explained.

'Then, please take us there.' Kartika asked.

'I understand your worry, lady Kartika, but I'm afraid that I can't take you there.' He said.

'Why?' Varz asked.

'The Alfa is at unstable condition right now. I suggest you, do not see him for now.' He said.

'We are his friends. We ought to see him ASAP!' Varz exclaimed.

'Do you know what he really wants?' He asked.

'What do you mean?' Varz asked.

'He has protected you all this time. What have you done for him?' He asked. 'He has fought alone that he went broken down. No one of you even tries to match his pace nor understand him. I suggest you stay away from him till the time has come.' He added.

'What do you mean by "till the time has come."?' She asked.

'Till the three of you can consider him as your friend.' He disappears in a jiffy.

They feel gloomy. Pinto descends and the trio enters him. It's been a long time for them to relax and hang out together, but it feels different without Alfi.

Quiet.

Silent.

Empty.

They feel something is off. If Alfi were here, Alfi would lay down on the carpet playing Mobage, then Kartika would smack him while Herman would laugh at them. But, everything has changed. No one will do stupid stuff so they can burst out a laugh. Varz who sees them in blue understand how tough it is for both of them. He just knows Alfi, but he has considered him as his priceless best friend.

Kartika then runs to the hall in front of them. Herman and Varz wonder why she is running out of the blue, and decide to follow her. Kartika then stops at Alfi's room and knocks the door.

'Alfi! Open the door, Alfi! I know you are still asleep!' She sobs.

Herman and Varz feel bad seeing her knocking the door with tears rolling on her face. She keeps knocking the door really hard that it goes broken.

Empty. It's empty. No one there. Kartika doesn't see his jacket hung on the wall.

'It's a lie, right? He must be here, right?' She sobbed. 'ALFI!!!' She screamed.

Varz walks to in front of her.

'Kartika.' He said. 'Alfi isn't here!' He said.

She sends him flying by a single blow and runs to her room. She locks the door and they can hear her jeremiad clearly. It's getting awkward. Herman doesn't know why Varz did that out of the blue. He then helps Varz get up.

'Why did you do that?' Herman asked.

'It is insane to say such a thing on such a condition, isn't it? Yet, crying over it and mourning it won,t change anything, right?' Varz said.

'Then what do we do?' Herman asked.

'Did you remember what he said?' Varz asked.

'No one of you even tries to match his pace nor understand him. Right?'

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'Yes. And I think he got some points.'

Herman is getting uneasy.

'Are we not strong enough?' He is sulking.

'Not only that I guess. We always give up when everything turns worse.'

'What do you mean?'

'Didn't you see what happened before? We encountered Awan, Rian, Andos, and those polka dot cloak folks, right? We did join the fray, but did we do that as persistently as him? I am sure that he had reached his limit and ended up dead, yet he kept getting up that he put his life on the line to master Pukan and Harasa. What about us? What did we do?'

'I don't wanna answer it.' Herman said awkwardly.

'I hate to admit it, but even I can't be as strong as him. No matter how persistent I am trying, I don't feel I can keep up with him.' Varz sighed.

Varz then sits next to Herman.

'Sucks.' Herman sighed.

'Indeed. What do you think about him?' Varz asked.

'He is a good guy, a very good guy. He does look like an asshole, but he is a nice guy. He always encourages me to believe in my power. That's why I always train myself so I can be dependable for him. I want to protect him even for once.' Herman said. 'I feel sorry for myself. I let my friend barely dies just for protecting me. If only I have such bravery like his, it wouldn't happen for sure

.' Herman starts crying.

'There, there, don't cry. You look disgusting.' Varz tries to console him.

'Asshole!' Herman smacks Varz's head.

Varz laughs and says, 'I understand your sorrow. He is also my friend.'

Herman is still sulking. He doesn't say a thing.

'If I killed him before, I would end up kept hating myself and my life. He even asked me to be his friend, regardless he knew that I almost took his life.'

'What an asshole.'

'Fuck you. He made me befriend with Doraduo and master my own power. He is the one who changes my thought about this world. He is the one who saved me from the abyss of darkness. He considers me as his friend with no reason and he protects me because he wants to.' Varz clenches his hand.

'Say, we are here not for just slacking around by laughing and goofing around. We are here to assist him to protect this world. We must encounter even stronger people than them. That moron will put his life on the line for this world's sake for sure, and what are we supposed to do?' Varz asked.

'Protect him?' Herman said.

'Exactly! Does a protector need protecting? Of course, he does! He will be bust protecting people while he accidentally lets his guard open and his opponent attacks him. That's why we are there for him! We are here to protect him! We do that not only because it is our task as his assistants, but also he is our precious friend, right?' Varz explained.

'You are right! If he says that he protects us because we are his friends, so we can do the same as he is our friend too!' Herman is getting worked up.

'Then...' Herman gets up and walk to Kartika's room.

'We need to console her.' Herman breaks the door by kicking it.

And...

They see Kartika hugging wet Alfi dakimakura. Tears are still rolling from her eyes wetting the dakimakura. I won't tell you what she is touching right now, so I just leave it to your imagination. Kartika realizes that she is being watched right now. She sees Herman and Varz watching her while panting as they cannot contain their urge. Not to mention they are staring at that wet triangle white cloth that is lying on the floor. Her face is getting red, and she summons Cakra.

*TUUUUUUUUTTTTTTTT~*

Dang! Guess it's kinda NSFW, eh? Well, I'll give you a short montage of the scene.

'ANJING! SETAN! LAKI-LAKI BRENGSEK! PAEHAN SIA KU AING! ANJING!'

Done. I'm sorry for not translating it as it is, well, kinda extreme rants. To put it simply, both of them are being beaten up by Kartika that is powered up that makes her stronger than Awan, Rian, Andos or the Fatal 6.

Kartika kicks them out of her room and a moment later, she gets out of her room

'We thought you were still crying. We didn't expect that you were mas-'

She clenches her hand and blue Iru is gushing from her body. She gazes at them with a cold-blooded gaze.

'Alright. alright, I'm sorry. I still wanna live.' Herman pleaded.

Their faces are black and blue right now. Thanks to Kartika's fury.

"The ancestors' messenger is sure strong. Does she always smack Alfi and Herman every single day?" Varz wondered.

'We just want to stop mourning and start doing something.' Varz said. 'I know that it is painful, but crying and mourning over it won't get us anywhere. We have gotta see him ASAP.' He added.

'I know. I've soothed up already.' She said.

'Do you really love him, Kartika?' Herman asked.

Her face reddens, and she nods slowly.

'Do you think any woman besides me will fall for him?' She asked blushed.

'Tidak. Itu tidak mungkin.' Ucap mereka berdua.

'Tunggu, jika kau mencintai Alfi, maka...' Ucap Varz.

Kartika hanya menganggukan kepalanya.

'He is the true Alfa. You know, I used to be a feminist who always underestimated men and enslaved them as I wanted. But, when I saw him for the first time, I felt a warmth in my heart. The ancestors have told me that I would find the Alfa by falling for him, at first sight, no matter how ugly he is, an unbreakable pure love. What a proof.' She said. 'His smile, his laugh, his stupid face, I love everything he has. Even he can smile after I beat him up.' She is blushing.

'Do you consider him the Alfa?' Varz asked.

'What do you mean?' She asked.

'We never consider him as the Alfa.' Herman said.

'He is more than that.' Varz said.

'He is our friend.' They said.

Kartika is surprised by hearing it. They are right, even she never consider him as the Alfa. Such an apathetic and ignorant guy doesn't deserve to be a great figure like the world protector. But, regardless of his treats, Alfi is a good friend of theirs. Alfi has done many things for all of them, and that's what makes him a precious friend of them.

'He always does anything recklessly just for us.' She said.

'We know, but why does he do that. It sounds naive if he just does that to protect us.' Varz said.

'You got a point. But, in any cases, we have to see him immediately.' Herman said.

'All this time, it looks like we depend on him too much, but he needs us right now. And we just have to go and save him, right?' She said.

'But, we don't know his whereabouts.' Herman said.

'Pinto! The next stop: Bromo Mountain!' Kartika exclaimed.

'Right!' Pinto flies through the sky to Bromo Mountain at high speed.

'Kartika... Don't tell me...' Varz looks shocked.

'The time has come.' She said.

"What a jerk sage! Why the message came out from my panty. I'll beat him black and blue if I meet him again!" Kartika is irritated as she found a message in white Iru on her panty from Delu-delu asking them to go to Bromo Mountain immediately.

"Alfi, wait for us."