Finding the Sacred Tree

Insects Part 1

I woke up in a place where the ceiling I didn't recognize. I don't know where I am, but the ceiling I'm looking at right now looks really ugly. Not like my old house or Uncle Tapoc's.

Then I heard the sound of hasty footsteps, approaching towards me. I looked at the side and there were 1 door that looked really ugly. The door was already on the termite feeding and the hinges looked rusty. Not only that, the door was also no door leaf like most houses. Even so, I don't really care about that door, all I care about is who will enter through that door.

Shortly after, the door opened so hard that it made a strong wind towards me. Seen there if the one who opened the door was Vivi. He looked worried and worried to see me. Then he ran towards me and hugged me tightly which was still lying limp.

"Thank God, sir, thank God you're alive." Vivi is seen to be shedding her tears.

Because I'm still not fully conscious and I still look limp. So I spoke very slowly too.

"Vivi? what the hell's going on?and where am I?"

"You're in my house." The voice did not belong to Vivi, but belonged to an old geezer who had suddenly entered into the room.

The old man's hair had turned white and his path had bent, but even though he had bent down, he did not use a cane.

"Who's grandfather?"

The old man smiled at me and walked up to me.

"Call me Grandpa Bari."

"He saved you, sir."

"Save me? Of what?

Vivi and Grandpa Bari looked at each other in confusion.

"You don't remember sir?"

"Remember what...?" All of a sudden my memory came back and it was traumatizing to come back too.

"I remember.i.e.had killed Uncle Tapoc's entire family and that Detective." I was traumatized back.

Seeing me so, Vivi immediately grabbed both of my arms and said.

"It's not you who killed them."

"No. It wasn't me, but I was the other one who did it and it was still me who did it."

I held my head with a depressed face. Then suddenly Vivi slapped me hard which made me fall silent.

"Listen to me sir, it wasn't you who killed him, but there was someone who had framed you."

"But the detective said.."

"He was wrong. It's true that all the evidence points to you, but I found other evidence that makes you innocent."

"Evidence?"

"Yes sir." Vivi reached into her pocket and took out a small pebble.

"Here is the proof, sir. This pebble I found at the Kindergarten" Vivi showed me the little pebble.

With a gloomy-looking face, I stared at the small pebble intently. I thought there was something stuck in the pebble, but even though I looked at it for a long time, I still found nothing in it.

"What's with this pebble? He looks the same as the pebbles I saw on the street?"

"Yes, what's with the pebble?" Grandpa asked.

"It's not an ordinary pebble sir, but it's a shard of magic stone."

"Magic stone?"

"Yes sir. This stone is the basic material of making magic tools and arguably this is a fragment of a high-level magic stone that cannot exist in a random place like the Tapoc taun Room."

"What do you mean?"

"Gini sir. A high-tier magic stone like this was extremely hard to obtain and if only someone were to obtain it, it would definitely be bought or forcibly taken. This stone is very valuable to this kingdom sir, because with this stone we can make very powerful magic tools like the barrier that protects the kingdom to date."

"So..what do you mean? it's possible that it's a fragment of a magic tool in Uncle Tapoc's room. Well, if it's not wrong, the detective said that Uncle Tapoc's entire house contained a magic device and that maybe the pebble was one of the fragments."

"That can't be sir. Because the magic tools made from magic stones of this level there are only 3 and it's only the barrier that protects this kingdom, the elemental sword that the kingdom keeps, and the other is still a secret that is also kept in the kingdom."

"secured?"

"Yes sir. I don't know why it's a secret, but from the rumors I've heard, the magic tool that's made has powers that can shake this world and it'll be dangerous if the bad guys find out."

"True sir."

"But how do you know that I don't carry a high-level magic tool? how about I take her and hide her somewhere?"

"But the master did not bring him. After all, you can't use magic tools."

"Why do you know that?" I gasped in surprise because, how could Vivi know that I couldn't use a magic tool, even though I never told anyone about it.

"I know everything about you, sir, and therefore I know that you can't possibly kill Mr. Tapoc's family." Vivi smiled at me and stroked my cheek.

From here I felt something strange about Vivi because I felt something like nostalgia when she gently stroked my cheek. I seem to have known her for a long time, as well as Vivi, but I don't remember when or where to meet her.

"Vivi.."

"What master?"

"Have we met before, I mean before Uncle Tapoc's house."

"Hmm. I don't think so."

"That's it."

"What's asking that?"

"It's okay, it's just..."

"just anyone?"

"There's nothing. We better get back to the previous topic. You said someone killed Uncle Tapoc, right?"

"True sir."

"But who is that guy? Do you know the guy."

Vivi looks smiling as if she already knows the person. Then he looked at Grandpa and said.

"Sir.."

"OK.nona."

The grandfather walked to the exit and then shouted loudly enough to call someone.

"the..!"

Shortly thereafter, a voice answered him.

"Yes grandpa!" That voice was the voice of a young woman.

"Can you bring a pile of paper on Grandpa's desk."

"Well...!"

Then Grandpa came back to the bed. Shortly after that came a young woman who looked familiar to me. He brought some papers and then gave them to Vivi.

"Thank you." Say Vivi while taking the paper given.

The woman did not smile or frown, she simply nodded with her flat face.

"Wait first. Aren't you the woman who gave me food that night."

"Hello. although a little late a few days, but the important thing is that I have kept my promise, right."

[Promise?]

I immediately remembered that he had promised to tell me who told him and from there I could immediately tell who told him.

"You're my parents' man to take care of me."

Rika took the paper in Vivi's hand, rolled it into a tube and then she hit me hard on the head.

"Not stupid! He's the one who told me to." Rika returned the paper to Vivi.

"Vivi."