MEMORIES AND ABU HORMUZ

Episode 21 - Our Presentation to You

I always wondered

what should I say when the time comes ...

I don't know why, as if

they have been close for a long time, but actually their friendship is still a lifetime

corn. Even someone might say that their friendship is new

they were formed, and their meeting was very short.

As if, I feel

it's like understanding yourself .. but I really don't

knowing you.

Haruhiro had thought

that Udin was a good person, approachable, and intelligent. She is

someone who can do anything and a capable leader.

Maybe he was a perfect guy. But Haruhiro is not

realizing his weakness, or perhaps because he keeps covering up his shortcomings.

If only their friendship had been a little longer, it might have been Haruhiro

I can see the other side of the guy.

He wants to know. Haruhiro

want to know his true personality. He wants to spend more

lots of time with him. If only it happened, Haruhiro would

get more experience with him. Maybe they'll be with each other

scolding, maybe they will be swept away in a fight, maybe they

will hate each other, or maybe their friendship will grow.

Maybe also, one day

later……. Alice will express her feelings to him. What else is it?

Haruhiro doesn't want to

believe in the fact that the feelings of the living human are incapable of achieving

those who are dead. He didn't want to believe all his words

now it means nothing. But the more he thought about it, the more

the tightness in his chest was getting heavier.

When it closes

in his eyes, he saw a picture of his friend in the past. That was

a void and everything vanished was devoured by merciless fire. All of them

vanished, nothing more than ashes and bones. The only visible picture

the real thing for Haruhiro at the moment was, Udin was lying under the shadow of a rock

headstone and illuminated by the light of the setting sun.

"We have become

red MooN member," Haruhiro said. On the tombstone where engraved the symbol

the crescent moon, he raised an emblem that resembled a silver coin.

Marco, Barto, Vina, and Alice

also, show their Red MooN Emblem to one of the Party members

which is now gone. Lusi stood at a distance away, while bowing

look and put his hands on his chest.

"actually

raising money doesn't have to be all this time" Haruhiro continued

tightening its grip on the emblem. “But we have some

additional affairs that we must complete first.”

Marco chided. “Actually,

I don't give a shit. You are the one who decided that.”

"Marco's a fool,"

vina said while holding tightly to her hand. “Why do you have to act coke

smart at times like this? It makes everyone hate you.”

“Because I did

clever. I'm a Dark Knight, and I don't care what people

another think.”

"Um, Vina," Alice

lightly pull Vina's robe. “Sok smart, not smart cok .

you don't have to call it that..”

"Really?"

Vina answered confusedly. “Vina always hear ‘cok smart’ ..”

"E-err ..." Barto

he interrupted while looking at Alice. “Shouldn't we continue ... this?”

Alice stepped towards

the tombstone, then crouched down. He reached into his pocket and took out

the emblem is shaped like a coin. He hesitated a little, then he

approaching the gravestone carved crescent moon, as if he was about to clench

the coin was on him.

"Wait, Alice, Alice,

it's not there," Haruhiro said quickly.

Alice turned around, with

face a little red. “M-sorry! Um, I'm confused, where is the best place

to put it down, but ..”

"Well, I mean, in

really different ...”

“Ah, B-right. Youre right.

M-sorry. Not only am I fat, but sometimes I am also clumsy. H-How about

here?” Alice placed the emblem on the ground, next to the tombstone.

"... Udin,"

alice said, “this is your contract emblem. We bought it using

the money you have left behind, and everything is in agreement to cover

the drawback, even Lusi also contributed. Please ... grab this.”

If Udin could

listen, maybe he's already laughing and saying, "You guys don't have to

do this, you know." Maybe also he will say, “This is just

it's a waste of money, and you better use it to buy armor or

weapon. Money is not used in my world now, it is your world

who needs it.” It might sound cool, as usual

he said before.

But, it doesn't matter

what he told them, they wouldn't listen.

Either way, we

can't even hear you now, Udin. If you want us to

listen to your words, then say something we can hear ...

Let us listen to your words again.

But Haruhiro knows that

that can't be happening. And if they die, what will happen to

them? Are they going to some sort of paradise? Will they be

meet Udin there? He doesn't know. There's no way he could know. If they

dead ... but Haruhiro doesn't want to die just because he wants to talk again

with Udin.

Difference between life

and death is vast and deep, as if separated by a canyon and a river

which flows fast. When the river is crossed, no matter what happens

after that, there was no way they could come back. It's a direct journey

without being able to turn around.

No more tears.

But Haruhiro really felt like lingering here, so he sat in

grass, then pulled one of the knees on his chest. Alice put down

his hands on the tombstone with trembling shoulders. Vina crouched down beside Alice,

embrace her, and gently caress the girl's head.

Marco looked into space

placing both hands on the hips. Barto took a deep breath and

slowly exhale. Susi let her hair be caressed by the wind, and she

staring at the distance.

"We really

it's been a good team" whispered Haruhiro to a friend

who would never come back to them again, he whispered while

he turned his eyes to the city. The bells that rang that night showed

six o'clock in the afternoon.

Things that float

a little above the horizon is half a red moon. Right too

... Why is the moon red?

"here"?

He turned towards

tower direction. The towering tower into space was as if looking into

down on them. That tower. There was something strange about him.

Haruhiro

it was as if he had forgotten something. They all came here and

join the Red MooN, but what happened before it all started?

Where did they come from, and what did they do before? She didn't

know. He doesn't remember. And it's not just Haruhiro that the same goes for

they're all.

Before they realize

that, they're here. What place is this? He only remembers the darkness.

The darkness? But he couldn't be sure. Where's this?

Tower. That tower. Sure

something is related to the tower. Butwhat? He doesn't know. Increasingly

he thought about it, then he would get even more confused. Every time he almost

remember, everything just vanished.

Pwp ... What is

we doing here? For what purpose?

Everything is filled with

doubtfulness. Even now, the answer seems not to come.