The Destined Seeker's

CHAPTER 4: Toward Punishment

Luna was lying on the sidewalk with her bicycle. Luna opened her closed eyes. He saw a tall female figure in his 40s. He had straight hair that was as long as his waist was jet black. His face was flat and he was a bit pale white. Again he was a familiar stranger.

Luna narrowed slightly looking at that figure who was hit by the sunlight.

“You disturb the comfort of others” the woman then stares ahead and walks away. He didn't help Luna stand up not even apologizing. There he even said ketus and acted jutek.

Luna was still in a lying position and did not move in the slightest. He looked at the woman who kept walking forward. Luna continued to stare at him until his figure disappeared. Pretty long. About 2-3 minutes.

The next minute he felt like he had fainted. He realized that he was lying on the sidewalk. He was so fixated on the woman that he didn't know what was going on.

I don't know why time stops. Then immediately walked again and Luna was already in a position like this. I don't know... The aura of the woman is very strong. Making the person who is facing him forget everything.

Passers-by quickly gathered to help Luna. They helped him stand up and ride his bike.

“Dik, are you okay?” ask one of the people.

“A-Ah yes. I'm fine” replied Luna nervously. Although it was a little sick, but his attention was distracted by the woman.

“Dik sure you're okay? We saw you fall and continue here” said one of the other residents.

“Iya sure. Thank you so much for the help”

After the citizens made sure Luna was fine, the crowd slowly dispersed. Luna then sat down quietly. He remembered the incident.

If it was true that person was just passing by, why did he push Luna? Couldn't it be that Luna just stood up and she saw him there she still hit him?

It's like it was done intentionally. Yeah, intentionally. That lady. The woman seemed to deliberately push Luna so that her attention was diverted from the person she saw. The man in black.

Ah, true! Where's the guy dressed?

Luna looked around. He looked around. There was no sign of the black-clothed man. It no longer exists. He must have left.

Well, even though Luna had intended to follow him.

Luna had not seen his face either. Again and again this is strange. Today is completely different. Totally different. First, the magazine does not sell well, there is no traffic jam that becomes routine, meets two mysterious people, and lastly gets hit (as in being pushed on purpose) by a mysterious and familiar person as well. Then the disappearance of the three.

What exactly happened today. What's up until it all becomes like this?

In the busyness of Luna who was thinking, she realized something.

The magazine! The magazine!

Luna saw her magazine was not on the bike. The rope must have come off! He looked around for where the magazine was.

Oh no!

His magazine fell right in the puddle. Before Luna went to the park, it was raining. The rain is not so heavy, but it is enough to make a puddle in some places.

“How is this?” The panicked Luna then took all the piles of magazines scattered about. There are some that fall. There is also a separate one from the pile.

All the magazines are wet. All his writing has been exposed to water. The paper also withered. The pile of books no longer became solid.

“All magazines... Oh no”

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“ARGH LUNA! You're this... I can-can't you get the whole magazine wet! Look it! There is nothing to read. No one wants to buy it!” Mr. Pear blew the wet magazine off. He sat in his chair and was furious at Luna's carelessness.

Luna who was being angered could only quietly bow while sitting in the front seat of Mr. Pear's desk.

“Luna, Luna...” Mr. Pear pinched his head. “ You know how much money was spent on printing that magazine”

Mr. Pear was disappointed by this incident. He has printed this magazine quite a lot and in a big way. Not to mention the fact that these magazines all do not sell well. Although only a few are broken

“Ta-But Mr Pear is just a few kan broken”

“You are how?! Even if it is a little in vain. I don't know how many, dozens, tens, hundreds, thousands, if you still lose!” Mr. Pear rubbed his face.

“Ta-“

“Enough! This slipperyness of yours could ruin this shop. It was only the thirty that were broken. But what if one day you're given more than that? If you were given hundreds? And your attitude is still like this? You won't keep this store”

Actually Mr. Pear doesn't want to be this hard on a teenager like Luna. But he tried to teach him how to take responsibility for what he was given. To him, Luna was a great boy. He is willing to work here at his current age. But lately it has become more and more. Starting from his delusion and now his dejection is detrimental.

“Sorry Mr. Pear” Luma's face is getting down.

“Huh... Anyway you have to replace it. You have to pay this loss”

“A-what a-but Mr. Pear, I don't have that much money to replace it”

Luna could have asked her parents for money. But he knew that if he asked him to pay for the magazine, his parents would forbid him from working again. All this time, Luna has promised this work will not harm and burden anyone. And if he were to violate it his parents would definitely not let him work here. Especially father. And Luna was completely unwilling to part with this work. And most of all he did not want to not interact and see the monotonous routine of Broside City residents. No. gabe. Not want!!

“Ah, continue now how do you compensate for the entire loss?!”

“Maybe there's another way. Please just. I'll do anything as long as I don't have to compensate Mr. Pear. My parents will definitely be angry and I can't work here” Luna pleaded.

“Hmm.. well” Mr. Pear seems to think. “There is one way another”

Luna's face instantly turned bright. “Iya. Whatever it is I'll do”

“Good. You have to overtime and print all the magazines you've broken. You can't stop and go home before you finish. And your salary will be used to print the magazine. Deal?”

Luna's confused. Will his parents allow him to overtime?

But how else. Rather than he compensate and be forbidden to work again? Better he overtime and his salary in use to print magazines that are damaged by his own actions.

“Mmm alright. But give me a minute. I'll ask permission with my parents”

After Mr. Pear allowed (with just a nod) Luna then stood up from the chair and went to the corner of the room.

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hello.this time the update is faster. Actually want to update Monday but because of some updates it becomes Saturday only. But Monday is still updated so be calm. Okay well? And one more thing, from now on the story is a bit depressing so gapapa ya