Prologue
"This will be our last battle, huh?"
"..."
"Huh, don't want to talk? All right, I think this will end so quickly."
On a mountain peak, two people were standing with complete and best fighting gear; one using spears, one using broadsword. The person holding the sword raises his sword which is stuck in the ground and holds it on his shoulder by one hand, while the other hand reaches out to provoke his opponent.
"C'mere!"
"Hyaa!"
The man raised his spear and ran towards the man with the broadsword. He swung his spear diagonally, and his opponent blocked his attack with the broadsword with only one hand.
Their weapons met, sounds of metal clashing against each other as well as sparks from the friction.
"Is this all ya got, Gloofy?" taunted a man armed with a sword.
"This is just the beginning, don't be a big-headed, Emperos," the man with a spear replied.
Emperos gave a little push to his sword and repelled Gloofy a few meters, it was greatly influenced because Emperos had great strength from look of his body. In contrast to Gloofy who has a smaller body than him, because he is someone with a type that relies more on agility and speed than mere strength.
Gloofy stood on his legs, held his spear behind his back, then carried it forward while showing a little spear-play skill.
"Haha! D'ya wanna fight or contest?" Emperos asked with a mocking face.
"Aren't those two things the same?"
"I mean— forget it! I'm come for ya head!" cried Emperos.
Emperos and his sword advanced and attacked Gloofy with brutal force, with just one swing, Emperos could throw Gloofy who managed block his attack with a spear, to the edge.
Gloofy balanced his body so he didn't fall down and lose instantly.
"How was it? Ya surprised?" said Emperos, laughing loudly.
"Not bad, but, you're too slow so I can still block it."
"Heh! All of thing must be balanced, if I focus on strength, surely my speed is very slow. So will ya, who focus on speed 'n' make your attack power so weak!"
"Damn, it's so rare for you to use your brain," sneered Gloofy.
"What did you say?!" Emperos shouted in anger, he attacked Gloofy without thinking.
Gloofy smiled slyly as he watched Emperos move to attack him when provoked by his words.
"The winner has been determined!!" Emperos shouted.
Emperos jumps with a large sword held above his head, ready to swing and slice the opponent in half at any time. But, it's all useless!
"You're right, the winner is determined," Gloofy said with a faint smile.
Gloofy moved to the side and avoided Emperos who jumped at him. Emperos who saw it immediately forced his body to land before falling down to the rear—they were on a steep cliff top.
"I'm the winner," said Gloofy with a broad smile that decorated his face.
"Damn, ya basta—" Before Emperos had finished his sentence, Gloofy kicked Emperos' buttocks to make him fall down and lose the fight.
"God damn ya, GLOOOOFFFFY!" cried Emperos, who was now falling.
[YOU WIN!]
***
In a cramped room, where light only comes from a computer screen. Sitting a man with black eye bags, tired face and pale skin, is stretching his body after done finishing his favorite game. Yes, done, meaning the game will be closed.
"Hoaaahhh."
The man yawned for a long time, until finally he turned off his computer and went to lie down on his bed that was hard as a rock.
"Guhuk!"
He coughed, then rolled his body until his position turned into supine staring at the ceiling of his room, there is a hanging lamp but no light is coming out of the lamp. He pondered for a while until finally, his phone rang and the screen turned on, making the dark room have a new source of light after the computer screen died.
He immediately woke up from his reverie and took his phone, turned it on and looked at the message he received from someone's number, the message says, "Okay, I know I lost because of carelessness but, it was a fun match for a while, haha!"
He replied to the message, "Yes, you are stupid, as usual."
"What does that mean?! Haaa, by the way, I have transferred some money to yer account, as promised... Well, I have business for a while, c'ya later, man!"
He did not reply to the message again, but he immediately rushed up from his sleep position then check his bank account from an app. After seeing it directly with his own eyes, he was so shocked that his heart would want to come off and come out of his mouth, the money in his account which was originally only a few hundred thousand rupiahs, has now turned into hundreds of millions of rupiahs, to be exact 160 million rupiahs.
His body shook violently, his teeth continued to shiver and bump, then he shouted loudly in the small, dark room.
"Woohooo!!!"
He immediately stopped shouting at once and went out of his room after a long time of confined himself in the room—a hikikomori, seen from his current condition, maybe it's about 2 years he didn't come out of his room. He ran down the stairs, standing in the middle of the living room while turning around to look for someone, he didn't dare to scream, so he decided to return to his room with his feeling being down.
When going up the stairs, suddenly there was the sound of the door that was opened and also the soft voice of a girl who was still in her teens.
"I am home." said the soft voice.
The man stopped in his tracks and looked towards the door where there is now a girl wearing her school uniform, their eyes meeting each other then the man immediately hid.
"Brother? Is that you, brother??"
The voice of the girl trembled in every word she said, she slowly walked toward his brother who was hiding.
"D-don't come here," the man said in terror.
"It's really you! Thank God," said the girl.
The girl was in front of the man who she called as brother, she smiling broadly and had teary eyes when she saw her brother, while the man hid his face behind his hands.
"Brother...."
The girl hugged her brother who looked scared, after being hugged, slowly the man's fear disappeared and got the courage to move his mouth and other limbs, he hugged his sister who was now crying in his arms.
"I'm sorry, I have become a bad brother," the man said, stroking his cute little sister's head.
Some time has passed since that, a pair of brothers and sisters are now talking while enjoying a snack in the family room, there are only two of them there. The older brother told about him getting hundreds of millions to treat their mother illness, his little sister was surprised to hear that, she feeling distrustful of his brother's story.
However, after seeing her brother's expression, there was no way that he was lying about that, then she agreed to all the words coming from his brother mouth while she smiling.
"Brother, tomorrow we are going to the hospital, visiting mother, okay? So, prepare yourself!"
The brother nodded several times and it made his sister laugh, the pair of siblings getting their harmony back after two years.
The next day, the siblings were already in the hospital, and were on their way to their mother's room on the third floor. It is the best hospital in the city, has five floors and complete medic equipments and tools.
On their way, the brother kept trying to cover his face even though he was wearing the hood of his jacket, his sister chuckled at his brother's behavior.
"It's okay, brother. Nobody will try to harm you here," said the girl trying to calm her brother.
She then held his brother's hand and finally the brother felt a little calmer. Some time later, they arrived at the room where his mother was being treated. Seeing his mother looking at the window with a calm expression like flowing water, made their hearts heal a little.
"Mother," said the girl.
Hearing a familiar voice in her ear, the woman turned her gaze toward the source of the voice, finding two people who made her smile warmly.
"Ah, Nina, and ..." The woman glanced at the man standing next to the girl named Nina, "Ryuei."
Hearing his name mentioned by the person he loved the most, his heart felt happy, but he could not show his feelings.
"You two, i'm so happy to see my precious daughter and son, to visit this old dying lady," the woman said, then smiled.