In the Restaurant called Reizenees on the second floor right beside the window inside Training Center, two individual looks like having a warm conversation under the curious gaze around and regretful expression for some who cannot get upstair.
"Why are they so hyped up?"
"Well I am kind of famous you know?"
"...I already heard that part. What I mean is why they make a fuss by us eating here."
"Oh that! It is because the second floor only can be sold to those who have a certain status. Unless you belong to some famous organization, one never allowed to eat here. First floor are for everyone"
Such a rule only happen at the place who like to caste every single thing. It wouldn't be weird if this kind of place actually having a nobility and commoner rule too.
"By the way, how did it go?"
"What is?" please ask properly oh brother of mine.
"Living in the wild" Answer Jalak's brother in a huss.
'...It is quite exciting and I cannot wait to go there again later'
Jalak feel like there might be something going on with the term of 'living outside' so he use communication feature on his system. This feature is really weird because it manage to get where Jalak even though there is no system whatsoever over there but it connected to his smartphone instead. Even when his phone actually out of batteries or there is no signal, the call would still get through no matter what but in exchange, he cannot call back with his phone.
'...Why using phone call?'
'...Why are you using a huss voice?'
"We can talk normally you know?"
'...I like talking in this manner so let's get to the topic. Do you have anything to ask me with?'
'Well cannot be helped. Tell me everything. From how you survive, where are you going to hide in that place, a quirk of monster you fight over there, the posibility the rain can do to your body, plus how and when you die' Ask Jalak's brother with serious expression. Finally getting serious huh- thought Jalak as he tell the brother of his about everything from days one until the days he died.
"That's been hard on you."
"Not at all, actually it kind of...what are you doing?"
In the middle of explaining, he got surprised seeing his brother actually lowering his head until it make a contact on the the table. This gesture even bewildered some of the curious gaze that have been monitoring them from the beginning.
"I am... No, we are very sorry. We mean it!"
"..."
Haha... please stop it brother. I am never bothered by such a thing so could you please...raise your head.-with a wry and strained smile he thought that way.
'Yeah, suck it. Who am I trying to fool anyway?'
"If you all really meant it, you all should rush here once you get my phone. What kind of family you all are exactly? Meeting? Research? Am I really that unimportant to reject my request even though you all ask me to survive in order to get an information from the outside?"
Junnar is still lowering his head so he don't know what kind of expression his brother make but that monotone and liveless voice are enough to tell him everything.
"...An apologize won't cut it" Said Jalak once again in very aggrieved, sighful remark.
Truth be told, the first thing he want to once coming back is just talking to his own family.
'Father, mother, I am surviving in that wilderness you know!'
'Bro listen to this story of mine when I fight that beast...!'
'Wah, We are so proud of you, Jalak! '-That kind of Imagination produced in his mind on its own so he cannot ignore it away just like that.
The cruel fact but slapping him awake with their heartless reply. I want to look for something fun! is there anything I can do? Oh hey, Richard guy refer me to something really interesting so why don't we just check it out first? -That flow of ideas appear on it's own in order to protect the almost breaking mentality of it's host.
Truth be told his brother are the closest one to him and the most bsatard of a person even way before so he can get his careless remark from before, but...
"Can you explain what happened to Father and Mother?"
At least he want to know their well being that forced them to not meet him right away'.
'Yeah who the fuck care about my own health! I can go kill myself and got revived as an healthy one anyway but there is no way I could get by without asking that worryful of a question.'
"They are behind you"
"...?"
He is confused at fir ls but when He is looking back, he saw two person that he miss very much on his painful day.
The some strained of white hair that of a father, that wavy black hair of her mother, even looking only that feature he can guess with absolute certainty that they are his parent as if he will kill whoever said otherwise.
Jalak cannot see their expression, heck he cannot even tell whether they are trully doing it in all honesty by performing a dogeza. Quivering body though so little to be noticed, poor hair grooming...
"...we are very sorry"
...and a bit frail of moaning that of an apology make the before liveless eyes of Jalak gaib some little light.
"Actually...we are regret cannot come right away"
"Don't make excuse dear...You can hate us all you want jalak"
He is not very sure at first but now he understand that they are doing it out full regret for real after hearing the weird vibrating voice of theirs.
"Haha...ha...Haah~" laugh him full of exhaustion and relief.
'Even an amateur like me can understand'
*Drip
He can only bit his lower lips and shake his head helplessly while looking up for no reason whatsoever. He don't dare to talk fearing that what come out might be only an incomprehensible snuffled voice of his. Walking toward the table, palm closing his face, he just sit in the chair with no sound that can be heard from around even though there are a lot of people but his brother who still didn't raise his head.
'I am glad'
Sigh of relief pouring out of his eyes warming not only the face but too his heart and mind.
"...I am truly glad"
-That they are alive and well- said him again with an audible voice.
"Hey who is that dude? They are doing a dogeza you know? Are they a japanese oriented family?"
"Must be their family, but don't know why an entire family doing that"
"Junna, Yuudi, Luisa, all of them are a famous figure within the Revived one but never saw that last dude"
"Hussed, let's just observe them for now"
No matter how much you try to be secretive, that voice actually not that low which make one wonder whether they truly seriously doing it or not.
'Their annoying comment really start to get on my nerve'
***
It is already his 4 plate of dish that Jalak eat right now but they are still annoyingly stay behind even though there are no food left on their table.
Stolen story; please report.
The silent but surrounded with a lot of murmuring around it atmosphere he get really make Jalak feel uncomfortable. Junna already eating with a carferee smile on so he don't want to even bother with that jerk of a brother but his parents really make him helpless.
"..."
They are still doing the dogeza up till now and his brother not even asking or suggesting Jalak to let them raise their head already really qualiffied Junna as unfillial son. Unfortunately, Jalak have no intention to do that anyway for now atleast so he too qualified to be unfilial son.
Eating like someone who starved for 7 days, Jalak decide to forgive them after finishing his fill because he knew that they will say something like asking for some kind of punishment so he will say the punishment are that pose afterward.
That is the kind of plan Jalak have so he ignore the weird gaze that coming from the other 'Choosen One' customer around him.
'Even 3 of them doing dogeza toward that bumpkin, who dare to protest such a trivial thing?' maybe that kind of excuse was made automatically between themselve considering they know each of the 3 status among the revived one.
The sad truth is, an idiot always exist within a sea of people and coincidentaly that block of a head are someone he met before.
*Bang!
The reverberated slamming sound echo around giving the others something going to happen kind of interesting show to watch.
"You bastard, bumpkin like yo...*Guah!"
Thrown that bulky guy rumbling the wall which he colided into.
All of the revived one that manage to eat here really feeling it. A cold supressive aura that make one unable to move forgetting the thug that dare call themselve strongest even to famous party group on the back of their mind.
"Woah."
"*Whistle"
But all of the restaurant staff only look at Jalak with shining interest eyes with the spectacle on their shop having no intention to stop such an event except for that certain Black Suit Girl with black ponytail hair than watching the spectacle with a wry smile.
Continue eating with the slowly retracting feet, he ignore the surprised expression of Junna and their parents confusion with a closed blisful eyes.
*Slurp
*Burp
“...it feels like forever since I eat a vegetable and egg. Very delicious treat”
“Thank you for your compliment dear customer. If you have any problem or need our assistance, do not hesitate to call our waiter or me please”
'Since when has she been there!?' shocked Jalak but still maintain his calmness.
“...Thank you for the service umm”
“You can call me Fany sir, I am the Manager on duty for todays. Nice to meet you.”
“Please for the politness Ms. Fany, your restaurant truly a great place to eat at. Thank you for the food”
Such is the conversation of a nobody with big shot from famous restaurant, leaving a gasp of surprise from every revived one who think themselve as a chosen one and confusion for other who realize her weird sudden appearance.
“Wow Jalak, you become a monster”
“You are the last one I want to hear that from”
“Why?”
“Ask mom and dad for further confirmation please. And you know what? Please get up already. It have been thirty minutes, are you all not tired?”
“...Finally”
“*Sob I miss you son!”
Junnar remark, the serious answer of Dad,and the warm worry that coming from the now hugging her son that of a Mom was a daily conversation that exactly make his lips curled up relaxly.
The reunion really feel out of place when the people around you actually going down from this stair one by one in hurry after the unpleasant condemn gaze the manager's put toward those who just sit for the show, while others who still have money still wanting to stay for a bit longer.
A little pleasantry, few stupid remark, careless answer, negligible scolding, and a repeated hug went by with a blink and they finally went into meeting mode after Junna retell everything about Jalak’s life outside.
“I can only say thanks for the hard work, son.”
“Jalak, you can just live here afterward. Finding a job that not related with figthing actually not that hard”
“It is fine Mom, Dad. I feel worry at first but...( Really!? Can I do that!? ) could you shut up for a moment bro?...I am fine because I need to beat someone I met at the outside”
“””...”””
“Heheh, Jalak, may I know the bastard?” Your smile creeping me out bro. Just what the heck happened ever since the last time we met?
“Tell me the detail Son.”
“Revenge is kind of bad I think? But I want to at least hear what’s going on between you two”
Answer both parents from adults point of few. In the world where killing might be the fastest way to end an argument, the word “Beat someone up” would be a new kind of statement one use to take someone’s life.
They are decided to live in the city because that hotblooded, thrilling way of life already out of their scoope of interest so they think it might not be so bad for their son to do so but it is different for him so he need a reason to go outside again.
“Nothing in particular. Just want to get a bit of revenge to that annoying dude”
Brush Jalak off of their question while proping his back with a relaxed half closed eyes but the now leaned forward and raised eyebrows of his family starting to make Jalak feel like he is being burned by their hot gaze so he clarified his sentence again.
“It is not killing me or rather, it help me to improve so much that I cannot be thankful enough. Beating it up only my way of saying thanks. That’s all”
Propping the chin on his palm, he answer half heartlessly while he is looking at the outside street making the now slumped familiy of his dispirited. Maybe he is still angry-Thought them with a forced laugh.
“Stop it please. I am not making a distance. It is just personal issue so please just let it be”
But Jalak of course deny it strongly in order to not make the now harmonious atmosphere between to be awkward.
“It is quite embarassing anyway”
“””...HM(?)MMM. IT??”””
“You are not into some kind of fetish ar...”
“I AM NOT”
"Explain to me in detail pl..."
"I WON'T"
"SON, WHY DON'T YOU JUST LIVE WITH ME AND..." Ask mom with, he don't whether it is a question or a command, father worryful question, and brother disbelieve gaze altogether.
"I am sorry for interrupting mom but, I am not interested" Jalak still answer her negatively.
'Is there something wrong with me?'
Ask him worriedly in heart for he is actually happy with this new kind of distrust they have toward him.
"Yes, 'it'. I am talking about a beast who actually reshape me into someone who can survive outside. But because of 'It' too that I am revived here. That bastard really piss me off and No. I am not embarassed by something sexual. If you all ever think so even for a moment, then go for a check up already"
The irritated voice of Jalak really made them feel relief for their youngest member actually not corrupted as they feared.
Because the convertation might not get anywhere, Jalak ask their parents about their well being and their plan from now onward. He is planning to hunt outside while he don't bother about his brother considering he will tell Jalak without even being asked so only the parents plan remain.
"We explain to you that each one of us still on the middle of meeting, right?"
Ask dad with confirmation but continuing without waiting for the reply.
"For dad, it is the government meeting. They are confused too but they need make their place here as fast as possible in order to Refrain the revived one to doing something troublesome."
"For mom, I ask for the library commitee to let me join them and this meeting is my first so it is kind of crucial time for me"
Still not getting the important part from there- kind of rude remark that Jalak have toward that explanation but it seems that his thought still quite shallow.
"Both of us position are important information source in order the get the news ahead of time from the perspective of both revived and native one."
That is the true meaning behind their time consuming plan.
"I already ask mother on the way and she said that she can read as much book as long she not neglecting her work"
"With that, I can maybe find some clue to know just what is happening to us, what is this place imply, and any other crucial information. As for dad, please ask him."
"…Our last meeting are the plan to send the first ever qualified party to hunt outside."
"..."
"…"
Their explanation silenced both akan of theirs who still having a confused and curious gaze on.
"What I am qurious out of all, how did you manage to do that within 7 days only? Government are secretive organization, and gaining someone trust are not that simple"-said Jalak asking for information. Junna still looking at his mother with his curious gaze but it seems he is not planniy to say anything at the moments.
"Actually…"
But just when the dad just want to answer, a hurried footstep companied with a few others following it are heard by them especially the somewhat desperate voice some of them make.
Every one on the scene, waiting on still for what who is the people who make a ruckus in this restaurant but when the father and other guest Saw who is communicate, they stood at the same time as if their button have been Pressed.
"Richard?"
Ask father full of confusion toward the RedRoyal with clean and fresh attire but anxiety and alert gaze expression on their face. Looking left and right as if looking for someone, Richard raise his eyebrows and hurried himself toward Jalak's father before grabing both of his shoulder.
"Do you know someone who kick a guy flying and eat here a moment ago?"
"…Why do you ask?"
"Just answer it!!"
*Rattle
Frown Jalak and Junna who stand up at the same time with a half closed eyes looking at Richard that dare commanding their father questioningly.
'Should I tell him?' ask his father toward Jalak but before he could reply.
"That's him! Apprehend him right now!!"
"Yes that's him! Not only he dare to kick big bro, he even threatened to kill us!"
"He said that if not giving extortion money, he will follow us if it's possible!"
'If you all want to make a lie, at least try a little harder trio monkey. Even the monkey outside who mutated are way smarter than you all combined.'
Jalak want retort so much with their nonsense but the now gritting his teeth that of richard are way important.
"You are the one who did that?"
"Yes I*swoosh…did"
"…You can dodge my attack from this distance so it must be true."
Attacking someone from almost pointblank range all of sudden you want to get away just like that? As if his bar meter that rapididly rising become almost reach his peak.
"Wait Richard! Aren't your planning to venture outside? That's our agreement."
"SHUT UP!"
*Bang!
*Crash!
"""…."""
Warning
The individual Richard Raich health meter almost dissapear. If he died because of your attack, penalty will be given accordingly.
Exciteness, eagerness, confusion, then fear. As if a mental rollercoaster, their feeling jumbled upside-down until they realise what happened.
"Someone just kill a person!!"
"Hey just what happened?"
"That dude just attack Richard. Still, it is weird because that kick on the head should not be too much for someone as Richard capabilities."
The only thing Jalak did was kicking his opponent head and there should be no blood whatsoever but how come the people around know that Richard already dying?
"OH MY…JALAK, help your dad to apply health potion on him or else you will be Kicked out of the city!"
"Thanks for the kick bro, I very much want to that before thought I thing you will be alright considering the exiled place you are going to go to are way softer compared with you story"
"Dear, why don't you just let him be? Wait, Jalak Will be given to the punisher so it can't be helped huh?"
"Richard! You bastard! What have you done!?"
"Yuudi Triana, you better explain yourself or we eill report you to the council!"
"Richard! Hang on there I will heal you!"
As if hell break loose, the chaos make this quite peacefull atmosphere became heated at this moments. Shout and cry, desperate command from richards closed one, and sneer from the opposite make it really unbearable place to stay.
The worker and manager became pissed with how rude their conduct are. She look at the guy who she just acquaintance with, shaking her with a low sigh before deciding to butt in again but of course no intention to help.
"…why don't you just let him die? He eill be revived again anyway"
But Jalak remarks silenced all of them again.