Part 8: conversation over the roof -last part-
"But … how did you come from there and that place has been destroyed for more than fifty years?"
"I… I don't know … I still don't know what my late master meant by that … but that strange feeling that has come to me lately ... the sense of belonging ... as if I was really there before ... I want to know its truth"
Then koja said that with himself … it was something about that dark memory that always comes to his dreams....
Suddenly Koja remembered that memory which he had in his dream….
But … it was with some new details…
* Slow Orchestral *
"You finally woke up … bakemono!"
Suddenly the young Koja screamed a very loud scream … it looked so aggressive that made grown Koja back to his senses!
He even pushed his head back ... as if he had been shot in the front of his head!
Deep breaths…
*Inhale … exhale … inhale … exhale *
"Dayjobu?"
"A-Ah… it's nothing!"
After a silence … Maya raised her hand high into the sky … and she smiled again … and with the reflection of the moonlight on her face, her eyes were brightened with the color of the honey ... and her face became as bright as the moon … that made her look so cute … then she tried to hide the moon with her palm … as if she was playing the peek-a-boo with it.
Then she said:
"Everyone in this continent ... belongs to another republic ... but the mysterious land remains the place where we built our memories … where we built our relations … isn't it? It doesn't matter if you do not have a name to get called by others ... What matters is to sculpt your existence in their souls and hearts ... by serving and protecting them and spreading happiness in their hearts … and It doesn't matter if you do not have a past that you have lived and buried in your depths ... What matters is that you live a present where there are friends you can share your pain and joy with them ... friends give you a reason to continue living … this is how I see things around me"
"Friends? T-This is weird … I never looked at my acquaintance as friends … I never thought of them like that way before ... All that was in our minds me and the deadly characters after we moved to the organization is to serve this continent in secret … so we did not have time to care about such things"
The silence fell in the place again … but this time Koja seems no longer disturbed by Maya as he was ... yes, he is not seeing her as a stalker as before … and this time … he broke the silence by himself when he said:
"Ah … about the martial art that you were using during our fight … it seemed inspired by several martial arts ... and all of them seemed Asian … when you were evading my gun's shots … you were moving like a ninja or something like that … When we collided physically ... you were using techniques similar to the Kung Fu techniques … even the way you were carrying that wooden bar it was similar to the samurais … Judging by the features of your face ... you seem to be from the Polar Bear republic ... so the martial art you use must be a new Asian martial art … right?"
With wondering:
"Hmm? Did you say that I'm from the polar bear republic? - with a smile - no no … actually, I'm not … my origins belong to one of the independent republics … it's Japan … Japan is my homeland … my grandfather was obsessed with this continent when it suddenly appeared .... he was a researcher in archeology .... so he wanted to discover this continent and explore it by himself … I had to move with him to the mysterious land after my parents died following a work accident … from that time my grandfather took care of me until that moment arrived … the moment when he became very sick ... and he could not resist the disease ... so he died because of it ... I had to join the mysterious land military at that time because I could not find anyone to take care of me..."
Then she continued:
"At that time I was greeted by a professional martial arts commander ... and he was also an Asian who did not see me as a strange to him ... and he taught me this new martial art that he invented by himself ... It is a martial art that combines techniques from many other martial arts ... He named it ( koa ) my former Sensei wanted to unite the hearts of the peoples of the conflicting lands, from where the sun rises... After suffering from the fires of wars and racism between them ... This is why my sensei invented this martial art … just to unite the hearts of Asian fighters … huhu and I'm his first student … isn't this cool?"
"Sō ka? You were in the mysterious land military"
With a bored tone:
"H-He just ignored what I said! Hmm?"
Suddenly Koja turned his face to the other side and said with hesitantly:
"A-Ah … I'm sorry … because I made you remember your sad past!"
…
…!!
Maya's eyes widened for a moment...
As if she didn't believe her ears what just heard…
as if she were perplexed ... or maybe….
because she did not expect a cold person like Koja to have that side….
So … with a large and childish smile … Maya answered:
"Daijobu! … that happened before a long time ago! and … if we talk about my past … the first thing I can remember is … those beautiful moments I spent in my homeland … When I was attending the hanami celebrations … when we were celebrating the beauty of the sakura flowers … I was a small child at that time but … that makes me happy whenever I remember it … as if I still living there! so thank you for reminding me of those precious memories"
Then Maya stood up ... continue saying:
"I'm going down to my room … It became so cooooold here hufufu"
With panic:
"NANI!? since when you had a room in my house?"
"Hihi from the first moment I decided to take care of you! Ah, I forgot to tell you! I will go to the neighboring town tomorrow for shopping ... the fridge is completely empty ... It was full this morning, I do not know where the food suddenly disappeared"
"THIS IS BECAUSE YOU ARE EATING MACHINE, AHO~~ and I will come with you … You don't know the shopping malls that I usually go to … and on top of that … I can't leave you alone in my house … because I still don't know what....."
Interrupted his words:
"Honto!! Okey it's decided … we will go together … I hope to find you awake in the early morning…"
"The same for you… Idiot"
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When you are lost ... with time, you will go astray more and more.
Only if you found the right path…
Or rather, only if you found someone to guide you...
(That one who's born without a name ... he must live in the hearts of people, if he wants to get a name)