Elemental Gen - Z

Chapter 43's

[Mars Mission Arc - #6)

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"A-ano, can I borrow your jacket?" with a doubt on her face, Araya tries to ask permission first.

The man in front of him immediately turned his hands back and said, "just take it."

Immediately and before he knew it, Araya immediately took off the red-gray jacket worn by Zaaryan. Luckily the front is not zipped, so it is easier to remove it.

After he finished removing it, Araya immediately put on the jacket as soon as possible so as not to be immediately realized by Zaaryan.

"Thank you," did not forget to thank, Araya said while raising the zipper to the top.

"Eh, that voice." said Zaaryan Iirih who could not be heard Araya. He turned around, and saw Araya who was already wearing her jacket.

"the araya? You're doing okay, right? Is anyone hurt?" asked Zaaryan in succession who sounded possessive, he immediately stood up as he held onto Araya's two shoulders.

Araya nodded in response. Zaaryan heaved a sigh of relief while walking a step back from Araya.

"I'm sorry to make you anxious, hehehe." said Araya accompanied by a small puckering while rubbing her nape.

"Hehe.. Hehe.. Nothing funny." mimicking Araya's ruddy voice, Zaaryan spoke while shuffling Araya's short hair.

"Yes-yes, sorry." repeated his apology, Araya also did not feel good for making her partner anxious and afraid.

"Eh Araya," this time, Zaaryan said while putting on a serious facial expression. He just realized this. The Araya body from top to bottom. Different from the previous, now Araya only wears his jacket, and shoes are still intact.

"Where's your uniform?" he continued asking Araya, the article at that time Araya only wore a jacket that looks great for Araya.

The part of his arm that is too long, can be bent several times if Araya who wears it. And with the oversized jacket, able to cover half of his thighs previously exposed.

"My uniform was destroyed because I was almost eaten by a giant scorpion earlier." honestly Araya while looking down.

"D-on the plane there's still backup, right?" venturing to raise his face, Araya asked who was replied to a small nod by Zaaryan.

"If the backup problem is of course there, but what to think about, how do we get back?"

The question again made them pause to think. That's not a trivial question. But for them, that one question wastes a considerable amount of time and energy, and almost cost them lives.

"Ehem! How did you two get here?" clearing a short thump, one of two different types of people stood behind them. Araya and Zaaryan immediately turned around.

"Dae-vin's? Hanny?" said they were compact after seeing their two other colleagues.

"After we've searched, you two are here?" pulling Araya's wrist away from Zaaryan, Hanny said in a slightly slender tone.

"How is.. How did you get here?" with a little guts, Araya tried to ask. He thought that the long-winded answer he would receive right now.

"You still ask? Do you know how long you've been missing?" while shaking her waist, Hanny asked to eliminate the worry and curiosity she had felt for several days.

"Ehm may be one-" Araya has not yet finished his words, but just say one more word, namely 'day'.

"One week." Dae-vin. Araya and Zaaryan widened their eyes in disbelief.

"What's true for a week?" asked Zaaryan while frowning slightly in wonder.

"Here we go, now it's better to get back on the plane" Hanny said. "Come," he continued, holding Araya's right hand.

"I can teleport across dimensions." he replied casually. Then it started activating the somewhat orange yellow-colored portal with a diameter of about three and a half meters.

"But what about the elemental stone?"

"Don't worry, we've found it."

Dae-Vin realizes that something unnatural has happened to Araya. He looked at her with a flat gaze, then pulled the shoulder of Zaaryan who was already walking in front of him.

"What did you do to Araya?" he asked with a cold expression and sharp eyes that he used to show others.

"I-I didn't do anything" shaking slowly, Zaaryan replied with a slight stammer. He also felt a chill that made his hair start to stand up.

"Why didn't Araya wear her uniform?" this time, Dae-Vin clutches Zaaryan's uniform collar, still with his possessive attitude that might have been overdue if observed from Zaaryan's point of view.

"Ehm.. We should go to the plane first, just discussed -" Zaaryan had not had time to finish his sentence, Hanny's shrill-sounding cry managed to distract the two of them.

"Hey you two! You guys want to come back or not?!" from a distance of about fifty meters, he shouted to resuscitate the two male colleagues.

"This time I let you, but.don't forget the consequences if you do bad things to Araya." eyeing her, Dae-Vin glanced at Zaaryan with a cynical look of dislike.

"Well.. I told you I didn't do anything. Why don't you trust me?"

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"Araya," call Dae-Vin right behind Araya. Just as Araya was about to enter her room, she had to turn around first.

"Yes?" his reply was short while turning his body face back.

"What really happened to you?" taking a step forward, Dae-Vin asks interrogating. Araya stepped back.

"Ehm not much happened anyway," trying to answer calmly, Araya put on a faint smile. The person in front of him had not changed his expression at all.

"Jawab Araya, there's no need to hide anything. If it's a secret, I won't divulge it." Dae-Vin said as he stuck out his left hand touching the wall right beside Araya's shoulder.

"Nothing I keep secret. If you really want to know, I can tell you without subtracting or adding."

"All right, tell me."

"I was almost eaten by a giant scorpion." turned his face away, Araya certainly felt a bit uneasy after he was stared at by his colleague.

"Before, I had a chance to get into his mouth and as a result, my uniform was torn all. Fortunately before I was digested, I forced the teleportation out." Araya explained. Dae-Vin sighed softly, then rubbed his nape.

"Your uniform ripped all?" ask again. The unexpected question made Araya instantly speechless and changed her expression.

"Yeah. Only the shoes are intact." replied Araya while pointing down at the same shoes as the last time she wore.

"What before, has anyone seen you?"

"Look at that ap-Oooh, no one saw it. Zaaryan was unaware of my circumstances when I borrowed his jacket. Why why?"

At first Dae-Vin was a little relieved to hear Araya's explanation, but after being asked why, he was confused as to what to answer.

To be continued..