What Games Do You Play?

Although Alya says Aditya is taking a shower, Aditya is actually in the pool now. After taking a shower in the morning, Aditya chooses to swim.

The location of the swimming pool is quite far from the waiting room, where Victor is now patiently waiting. Victor hesitated to enjoy the drink at first, but he still tried. His two bodyguards also joined the tasting. Apparently what was served by Alya was tea. However, it has a completely different taste than the tea Victor used to drink at Angkringan.

Besides Aditya, in the swimming pool there is also Mario. The man just walked out of the swimming pool and sat on a lounge chair by the pool. He put on a kimono towel and closed his eyes.

At the moment when Mario is wearing a kimono, Aditya comes out of the pool and sits next to Mario.

"Have you figured out how to get rid of the creature?" Mario asked in his deep voice. Although his eyes were closed, he could feel the arrival of Aditya who was already sitting on another lounge chair. It was only half a meter away from him.

"That creature? You mean Zi?"

"I'm not talking about other creatures," Mario said in an increasingly haughty tone.

Aditya grinned.

"I guess you want to take a vacation. But still thinking about it?"

Mario woke up suddenly. He doesn't like Aditya looking down on him.

"You know I regret hooking up with him," Mario says, his eyeballs threatening Aditya to work faster.

Aditya snorted.

"I've asked other underworld creatures. They said there was no benefit in distancing yourself from the Black Skull Phantom. It's better to keep in touch with him. Anyway, it won't be easy to kill him. If you want to kill him, you have to find his real body first," said Aditya. He then crossed his legs.

"Real body?"

Aditya nodded, "Yes. The figure of Zi that we meet today, in this dimension, is not the real Zi. He just used the young man's body."

"Then who is that young man?"

"How did you meet him the first time?"

Mario remembers that moment. The meeting took place while still in college.

"What does my first meeting have to do with him?" asked Mario.

"Has he used this young man's body?"

Mario nodded.

"I'm just curious, how did you meet him? The creatures of the underworld said, Black Skull Phantom would not come to a person if he was not interested. He is a picky demon. He did not give wealth to just anyone. Generally the descendants of conglomerates or the descendants of kings."

Mario thought of Aditya's explanation.

"If the Black Skull Phantom breaks the relationship, that person's wealth will be exhausted instantly. The secret will soon be exposed and known to the public. That person will end up in two possibilities. The first possibility of suicide is because can't afford to lose everything or become poor. The second possibility, turning into a murderer."

Mario sighed. "When I met him, it was the moment where my father announced the company was bankrupt and most likely would not be able to repay the business loan. Zi offered me some money to save the company. I didn't want to fall into poverty, so I accepted it. From then on, I continued to listen to his words. I didn't expect it to come this far."

"Isn't it better to just keep it?"

"I don't know," Mario said, sounding desperate.

Aditya does not respond. He was silent as Mario was also silent for a while.

"That's why I need a rainbow dragon. The bringer of luck," Mario said.

"Didn't you find out about this rainbow dragon also from Zi?"

Mario snorted irritably. Everything feels round and round. He doesn't know when his life centered on Zi. "Damn!"

"He knows the power of the rainbow dragon as well as your strength. Rainbow dragons and Unicorns are like an eternal couple. The two will reach peak strength if they live together. Zi seemed to help you reach that peak power. If you break away from Zi, this sounds like you're going to betray him," Aditya said. His thinking is very rational and that's what Mario likes about Aditya.

While Mario is thinking about Aditya's words, Alya appears and tells him that Victor and his staff have arrived.

"They are waiting in the room you designated," Alya told Aditya.

"Ok. Thanks. I'll be there soon. Let them wait a moment," Aditya replied.

Alya nodded in understanding. Then she left.

Aditya looks at Mario. The young man who was an adult looked like a nervous late teenager.

"You know it's not the right time to meet him, right?" said Aditya to calm Mario down and for him to restrain himself.

Mario sighed in disappointment. Then he slept again on the recliner.

"Meet him and let him know that I told you to do it," Mario said.

Aditya chuckles at the sight of Mario sulking.

"Of course your majesty," Aditya said, treating Mario like a prince. "We have to make him fall in love with the company first. After all, you don't plan to make him a partner for life, do you?"

Mario did not respond.

After a few seconds of only the wind blowing between them, Aditya leaves Mario alone.

Aditya returns to his dressing room first. He wears a T-shirt and sweatpants. His appearance looks very relaxed.

***

Victor is enjoying the view from his seat when the conversation between Mario and Aditya takes place. He began to imagine if one day he could become the owner of a magnificent house with such a beautiful environment. He believes his life will be special.

Victor imagines himself as the host. Walk around the waiting room and find the beauty of the manicured garden. There are some bonsai plants with some rose plants that have not yet bloomed.

"I'm sorry to keep you waiting."

Someone's voice made Victor aghast. He turned his head quickly. As his body turns, he can see Aditya and time seems to freeze when their meeting takes place.

Quickly, Aditya's appearance reminds Victor of Mario, but upon another look there are many differences between the two. But which part reminds Victor of Mario? Victor himself was not sure of it.

Victor nervously walked over. He shook hands with Aditya. When his eyes met Aditya's, Victor felt like he was looking at a crow's eyeball. Then Aditya's overall look is like a dashing and handsome crow.

Victor blinked his eyes quickly. Why can I think like that? What makes me think that way? Victor became busy with his thoughts.

Is it because Aditya's hair is dark black or is it because Aditya's body skin is dark brown? The first impression of the meeting was, somehow, Aditya's overall appearance made Victor automatically think of the crows he had seen in Japanese horror films that gave rise to crows as icons.

"Is the morning tea good?" asked Aditya, breaking the awkward atmosphere.

"Oh yes, it's really delicious. Thank you for the welcome. This is more than enough," Victor said with a stiff tongue.

Victor is happy and at the same time awkward to meet someone who is considered to have saved his life. His tongue became stiff.

"Let's talk while sitting," Aditya said. He also saw that the two staff who were bodyguards from Falcon Face Mall were standing formally carrying suitcases.

Aditya knows their uniforms well. Aditya also knows the suitcase and its contents well. How could it not? She is the chief secretary of the company. He is also a corporate lawyer. So he knew almost all the details of Falcon Face. But for now, because of a special mission, he pretends not to recognize all of it.

Victor moistened his throat with his own spit. Then he takes a formal stance to help himself become more confident talking to Aditya.

"First of all I came here to present your gift as Top Buyers. Thank you for your loyalty to us," Victor said. Then he handed the three suitcases containing gold and diamonds to Aditya.

"Oh, thank you."

"Please check," Victor said. His calmness allows him to remember Rami's messages on how to deliver gifts to Top Buyers. After all, Aditya is a rare and valuable figure for the company, so Victor tries his best.

Aditya smiles. A reaction that made Victor's heart warm and feel safe.

"No need. I believe in you," said Aditya. "Isn't there a document I need to sign?"

"Oh right," Victor said. Then he hurried to open his bag and took a transparent folder and a special ink pen. Rami gave it to him.

"Please, sign here," Victor said. His heart beat quickly with nervousness. He even hoped that cold sweat would not come out.

Aditya signs quickly. He didn't even check the content of the document. Victor was happy with the quick process.

When Aditya is done, Victor checks on him for a while. And according to Rami's order, Victor handed a document with a pink paper clip to Aditya.

"This is for you," he said as softly and calmly as possible.

Aditya graciously accepts it.

After putting the documents back in the bag, Victor couldn't help being curious.

"Excuse me, may I ask you something?"

"Yes, please."

Victor moistened his lips first.

"Where did you get my ID? We haven't met before."

Aditya shows a question mark with his gaze.

"I'm sorry, but... I think I also need to personally thank someone who gave you my ID."

"Oh, I see. You are a good person."

Victor squeezed his hand that was getting cold.

"Mario gave it to me," Aditya said bluntly.

"Mario?!" Victor didn't expect to hear the name from Aditya. He guessed Yoshi was the one who had given his business card to Aditya.

Aditya nodded.

"I work as his secretary. I helped him order the items to give to his investors as an expression of gratitude and also some as souvenirs. So actually indirectly, this gift is his," Aditya said calmly and ended with a smile on his face.

Aditya's calmness contrasts sharply with Victor's thunderous feelings. Because he has branded Mario as a liar. He thought Mario was just sweet-mouthed, promised him something but then disappeared. The reality is not like that.

What game do you play, Mario? Victor wondered silently in his heart.