Episodes 147. Long Awaited Meeting

I don't know what happened after I fainted, but from what my eyes see now, it seems like a lot has happened.

Suddenly, this quiet and messy classroom has become quite crowded. There are many people in this room, making it feel like a tutoring class.

The presence of my brother, who was at the peak of the stack of tables and chairs, has disappeared, leaving only his coffin behind. From what Ryan told me when I woke up, he had his girlfriend, Linda, to take my brother's body away from here.

What Ryan was thinking, I still don't know.

But from his mixed expression, he wanted to say something complicated.

"So, what happened? I'm asking about their reason for being here!"

The "they" I meant were the familiar faces I didn't expect to see right now. Stevent, Erika, and Sophia, were all looking at me with expressions full of anger and questions in their respective positions.

Stevent was sitting on one of the termite-eaten classroom chairs, his face looking sad as he gazed at me. Sophia was sitting on me, showing that angry look, her hands gripping my chest as if wanting to crush it but unable to because they were trembling. And finally, Erika was standing, pacing back and forth with her arms crossed, her face looking angry at me.

"We wanted to meet you… There are many things we want to ask!" Erika answered angrily.

Yes, that was unavoidable. I had killed several teachers who were their friends, and moreover, Dahlia died because of me.

Anger and a desire to kill were natural feelings to arose within them.

I could only grin knowing what would happen to me.

"What do you want to ask me? My past? Who I really am?" I spoke sarcastically.

"No need, because we already know," Stevent answered.

I was a bit surprised because it should have been Erika saying that.

"Mr. Ryan already told us," he continued.

I immediately looked at Ryan, who was standing far behind them.

He answered my gaze with a wave and a typical silly smile.

"The Loser… ahh (sighs)."

"So, what do you want to ask now?" I looked back at them.

My business now was not with Ryan, but with them. With them here, my goal would be hindered.

Erika, who had been pacing, finally changed her path towards me, still wearing that stern face. "What is your goal now?" She asked while pointing an arrow at me.

Seems like I can't lie, huh?

Her eyes were already saying, "Lie and I'll stab this arrow into your neck. This applies to every lie you tell."

I better tell the truth. Showing my masochistic side would be more embarrassing than her threat.

Taking a deep breath, I prepared to say everything I had to say.

I told them about my main goal, which was to meet my eldest brother, Nazrul.

They immediately changed their expressions and began to suspect my actions, but I managed to dispel it by revealing another fact.

That is, Project (Pangeran)Prince...

After briefly explaining what Project (Pangeran)Prince was, they all fell silent, gaping and drenched in cold sweat. They couldn't believe that humans could reach such heights, even considering themselves as God.

.....

"So, your goal is to stop that Project?" (Stevent)

I shook my head and then looked out the window. "No, that Project is already complete…"

They were all shocked and started feeling their own bodies.

"Doesn't that mean we're all being watched?" (Sophia)

"No, I think the project isn't that complicated. It's just like an enhanced CODE Magic. The only difference is, if CODE Magic only works after being spelled, then Project (Pangeran)Prince can realize it just by its will," I explained.

"For example, if you fight me to the death, I would use CODE Magic to kill you directly or torture you by breaking some bones or damaging your organs. Unfortunately, to activate it, I have to mention some CODES like a trigger in game development, but it's different if you fight someone who has Prince. They would destroy you either by killing you directly or torturing you first just with their gaze." I added with an analogy.

They all became scared and anxious.

"Doesn't that mean he's an unbeatable existence?!" Stevent shouted at me.

"What do you think Project Prince means? Prince(Pangeran) in Javanese means God!"

"Then what can we do?! Isn't that something we should stop?" (Erika)

"I don't know, maybe the door in that coffin has the answer." I glanced slowly at the coffin my brother left there.

"I understand now, so you're going there to ask your brother how to stop that Project, right?" (Erika)

"Eh (smiles slightly), I just want to know if that existence deserves to be or not. If it does, then I'll stay silent, and if not, then I…" There was a pause as I said it. "…Maybe I will rebel against that existence."

As I said that, I stood up and walked towards the coffin door.

There was no more time, I didn't want to delay any longer. I just wanted to know and ask him.

But it seems it won't be that easy.

*Tap!

Erika stood in front of the coffin door. She blocked the door from my hand. A sad expression was on her face.

"Before you go, I just want to say… The world is broken, and even if you are broken, we are here for you."

Unexpected words came from that woman's mouth, making my eyes and mouth widen immediately.

"Thank you, Erika…" I smiled after a long time. "…And everyone." I held my chest while showing my smile to those here.

Erika returned the smile with a brighter one. She stepped aside and let me pass.

But before that, I remembered something.

"Oh, Stevent! Can you come here for a moment?"

"Yes?" Stevent walked closer to me.

"Sorry, I forgot this." I handed him a slightly broken phone.

I hoped the thing still worked.

"Oh, my phone! Thank you!"

Better not thank me, that thing might be broken from going through many fights.

Cold sweat drenched my body, but to escape the atmosphere, I immediately turned and went into the coffin.

.....

Finally, the moment I've been waiting for has arrived.

The truth I sought is now in sight.

I walked on a stone staircase floating above the clouds. The staircase led me to a vast place resembling a stone battle arena also floating above the clouds.

Around it were six pillars representing human traits.

The first pillar, full of angry emotion.

The second pillar, full of disgust.

The third pillar, full of fear.

The fourth pillar, full of happiness.

The fifth pillar, full of sadness.

The sixth pillar, full of surprise.

All the pillars were burning like torches blazing in the night.

In the middle, there was a person chained from hands to feet.

"This is like in my dream." I marveled at this place.

However, it all vanished when I saw the person chained there.

"And that must be you, right? MY BIGGEST BROTHER! Nazrul Aji!" My face flattened and my voice echoed in this strange room.

"Finally, you've come, my brother, Rasyid!" He responded to my question with a hoarse and painful voice.

I didn't expect him to be conscious.

"Quite impressive you can adapt in this place without doing anything for several years. Forget what I said earlier, there's something I want to ask you!"

.....

On the other side of the coffin.

Ryan, Erika, Stevent, and Sophia were in one place. But there was no sound there. This was all a feeling of awkwardness. They were not people who often were around each other. Using modern words, this was called 'different circles.'

"A-anyway…" Ryan tried to break the awkwardness. "…By the way, what is your relationship with Rasyid? Even willing to come here despite the danger to your lives."

They were all surprised by this question, but soon they knew the reason behind the question.

"I just wanted to know his goal, because that's what I told him before." (Erika)

"I wanted to ask many things… But it seems I couldn't. What you told us about him made me unable to say more than that." (Sophia)

"I just don't understand… I thought that person just needed to be beaten up, but as Sophia said, all my intentions disappeared after you told us his past." Stevent bit his lip. "Turns out this world is crazy, huh?"

Stevent always thought he knew who that person was, but as Astra said at the Teacher Test back then, 'he is a dangerous person.'

They all had the same reason, wanting clarity. However, all their questions were stopped by the story Ryan had told earlier. They all held back their intentions and asked the world, what really happened in this world?

"Why does the world seem to revolve around him?"

Stevent was confused because every problem was always related to that person. As if, that person was the axis of the world.