Another hopes? Part 1

After deciding to move to the West, looking for Yoka's door and done with stuffing the foods and other necessities into their backpack, Jio looks around carefully as he still tries to recognise this place.

"Still trying?" Hui Go sat beside Jio, handling him a bottle of fresh mineral water.

"Mn...I feel so close yet I couldn't bring it up" Jio drank the water, his eyes is empty staring at the bottle lid.

Comparing Jio's aura from back then with the recent one, Hui Go can senses Jio's aura is now calmer and stronger than before, yet Jio looks exhausted.

"Let's rest here and leave tomorrow, you guys need it" Hui Go announced his self-made decision

"Why? Isn't better if we leave early?" Mikan turn around from tidying his bag, checking on Hui Go and Jio who sat next to each other.

"Is anything okay?" Yoka asks from across the table which placed in the middle of this room. Gazing secretly to observe at Jio's condition, the person he observed looks totally gloomy as he just blankly plays with the bottle lid.

"..." Jio still staring down at the bottle and the lid in his hand, seems like he didn't hear the questions

"..." Hui Go was expecting Jio to answer the last question

Till some time, Nor Jio or Hui Go answering the questions.

Unsatisfied Mikan walked fast and stop in front of Jio, taking the bottle and the lid suddenly from him.

"What's wrong with you?" standing tall in front of Jio, with fiercely eyes Mikan's asking.

Slowly Jio look up to Mikan, gulping the saliva ready to speak but then he just lower his head again. He knows that one or two exchanging words with Mikan might cause more arguing.

"I think I'm tired..." short answer but enough to stop other worrying about him. Taking the heavy loaded backpack, Jio chooses one comfortable spot near the corner to lay down and rest.

"Mikan... You should get some sleep as well" Yoka is already in comfortable position to sleep.

Have no choice, Mikan murmuring unknown words out of annoyance but obediently preparing a spot near the drawer to rest.

For the two guardians, they're stay alert and wide awake in case something discovered their hideout meanwhile the other three are asleep.

Two hours later, Jio opened his eyes spiritless, then once again realised that he is in a strange world call Trapped World.

Without raising fuss, he observed this small room like someone amnesiac.

A soft touch on his shoulder awaking his consciousness back to himself.

"Jio..." this is Hui Go who had been staying near Jio all the time

"Hi...Did I showings strange symptoms again in my sleep?"Remembering those moments when he under the possession, he sometimes felt like he just fell asleep and then waking up, founding people staring at him in alert.

"No... Everything is fine, you just had a good sleep" Hui Go recognised that Jio's must feel insecure obtaining strange power all of sudden

Jio sits next to Hui Go

"It's been days since we last met those monsters...Aren't they looking for us? Are they losing track of us?" Wondering any possibilities which causing those monsters haven't shown in long time, Jio eyes tenderly looking at Yoka then shifts to Mikan.

Jio forgot about how many days he spent since he arrived here. All he knows is, maybe it's been more or less than a month.

"You miss someone? something bothered you." politely Hui Go is guessing

"I'm not sure...but I kept thinking of my father lately, I hope he is fine" with low voice he tells the matter

"He must be thinking of you as well..."

"I know... that's why I feel worry about him, I wish I can send something to him so he can...at least feel relieved to know that his only son still wandering strongly" Jio throws a light punch onto Hui Go shoulder "What's wrong with your expression ha ha ha...relax, will you? Why so tense?"

"I'm sorry..." Hui Go tries to put some smile but with stiff awkward eyes, he expression looks ridiculous.

Lokian is giggling from his side, in silence he was following Jio and Hui Go conversation.

"See! Even Lokian found it funny."

Reacting to Lokian's giggle, Hui Go back to his cool mode and Lokian apologize at once.

Thirty minutes later,

Yoka and Mikan also awake, and they're ready to continue their walk and change their direction to the West for Yoka's door.

Right before they leave the room, Jio one more time carefully looking around inside the room, keep it in his mind and if one day he finally remembers where and who own such a place in Real World, he'll definitely coming back here again and he tore the sketch from its frame, fold it and stuff it into his bag.

Moving toward the West side of the city, leaving this side where they supposed to find Mikan's door and send him home.

This time they're moving faster than before, through the tall buildings, ordinary looking residence or just some dry untidy grass field.

"Wait!" Mikan pausing his steps, searching around this dry grass field with his eyes.

"Something is coming?" summoning out his sword, Yoka is in alert.

"What is this?" Jio is half laughing when he sensed this funny aura not far from their position.

"Should we check it out?" Hui Go confirms to Jio

"Check what? Can you guys please let me know what's happening now?" Desperately wanted to know, Yoka grumping.

Lokian walking and stands next to Yoka. He about to open his mouth to tell Yoka the aura they just sensed.

But a lighting strike from above, not far from where they're standing.

"Damn! What was that?" Yoka got startled

The sounds it made was pretty loud and ear-splitting, in unison everyone look at each other.

"Let's go check it together" Jio heading to that lighting strike but Hui Go immediately holding him on the arm, act unusual counts as warning so Jio obediently stops.

And right after a while in silence, They're able to hear some laughs.

It's sound so human!

Could it be a person? Another human from Real World?

As everyone still guessing whose voice could possibly that be, a hundred meters from a small alley in front of them is now walking a fine man.

"A human?" Jio murmuring

No human ever walking this calm in the Trapped World, not even Uncle Ho who have been spending years in here.

Who could it be?

Everyone got nervous as he approached.