The Guardian: The Elementalist

Vacation

From that day until graduation, Alesse did not find a black dot on the map. News of the Abyss's rift in the world has also begun to subside, as has the end of the pandemic.

After nothing interested him, Alesse returned to the library, studying in silence, and even his three friends could not approach him.

Alesse became a quiet child again, he even rarely fiddled with Jawara and Probe, as if they were left abandoned.

Suddenly one day his father came home with bruises all over his body. "Geez! Sweetheart! What the hell happened to you?" Andin immediately panicked and approached Hendra.

"It's nothing, I just fell on the steps of the office" said Hendra. "I can't say that I was beaten up by the thugs and my payday was taken by them" Hendra thought inwardly.

Alesse who had never shown his expression, now closed his book tightly. He went out to see what had happened to his father.

"Oh, Alesse! You stay small as always well" said Hendra, laughing foolishly. He deliberately did that to calm the mood.

"Dad why?" alesse asked with his flat expression. "It's nothing, just falling on the stairs" said Hendra. He went to the room with his legs limping.

"Dad, I'm asking for money!" alesse said bluntly. So far Alesse continues to refuse the allowance given Hendra, only this time he asked for money.

"Aless! You didn't see your father get battered like that?" andin Tegur. "The father's words fell down the stairs, not my fault dong," Alesse said with a flat expression.

"Stay that you must....."

"It's Andin, it's my fault for not being careful. So, what's up Alesse?" ask Hendra. "Request money" said Alesse.

"Oh? Oh yeah, you never asked for money before at least I should give you...." Hendra also recalled that all the money was taken by the thugs.

"Where's dad? Didn't you just payroll?" ask Alesse. "But son, I want to take something" said Hendra. With a limp, he tried to get out of the house.

"Duh! How's this? If I don't give him the money, it'll be even stranger! All this time he never asked for money, I'd be an evil father if he didn't give it!" thought Hendra.

"So, how much are you asking?" ask Hendra. "I have to stop by the neighbors first to borrow it, I can't say that my money was robbed by thugs" Hendra thought.

"Easy! I don't have any money, do I?" alesse was upset. An expression that had long been buried, this time appeared again, with a bad atmosphere.

"What do you mean Alesse? Your dad just got paid!" andin. "Well, didn't you see how he could be battered like that? It was definitely not a fall from the stairs!" Alesse. His mood got worse as his father insisted on lying.

Hendra could only cry because he did not have any more solutions. "Andin, Alesse! What am I supposed to do?" she said while not being able to stop crying. He knelt before the two of them.

Alesse returned to the room. "Jawara, are you still on my back?" ask Alesse. "Of course" replied Jawara. Instantly the stick attached to Alesse's back was seen.

He got out of the house and put on his shoes. He also slid down the street with a bat that turned into a baseball bat.

"You're still watching dad's movements, right during work?" ask Alesse. "Of course, he suffered physical injuries due to dealing with several unidentifying individuals" Jawara said.

"Children today are immoral! Where are they?" ask Alesse. "It should be in a narrow alley behind the housing. They are counting money" Jawara said.

"Daradly! They woke me up from this long sleep. End them!" Alesse. "You lie, you don't sleep long, you sleep for six hours every day. It was a normal time" Jawara said.

He stopped at the mouth of the alley and found some tattooed men sitting down to split the money. The wheels on his shoes instantly shifted to the side, making him look like an ordinary shoe.

"Eh, bushel! I thought teenagers. It turned out to be just street om-om," said Alesse disappointed. He thought he would meet the dirty-faced children, but he was faced with men with the face of sangar.

The tattooed men stared at Alesse. They immediately stopped their activities after knowing Alesse remained silent watching them.

"But! Are they human or animal? Why are their faces like that?" Alesse was disgusted. "They're not as good as Alex" Jawara said. "Finally, you can finally judge something, Jawara!" Alesse.

"Hey little girl! What are you doing there?" ask one of the men. "The word is incomprehensible. I didn't find any individual women called 'little girls' around here" Jawara said.

"They're calling me!" Alesse. "But, isn't Alesse Jawara a male individual?" ask Jawara. "Humans sometimes mistaken if just look at the face," said Alesse. "Is that so? Means my appraisal ability is superior to them, I feel very proud," said Jawara.

"As far as you are," said Alesse annoyed, he did not understand why Jawara became increasingly noisy.

"Isn't he a bit tomboyish? Look at those roller skates! It looks a bit expensive! That's the latest model! Which can turn into a regular shoe if the button is above his heel," said one.

"Hey tomboy girl! Do you want to play with us?" ask one of the. "Sorry, I smell a new bill. It seems to come from you, ", said Alesse.

"Oh? You mean this?" ask one of them while showing the money sheet. "If you want, play with us! We will give some sheets," said one.

"Hm! It seems that the one holding the money is your leader! All right, I'll start with him!" Alesse. The wheels on his shoes returned to the middle of his feet, making him slide swiftly towards the man who was holding the money sheet.

Alesse directly swung the baseball bat at random, leaving the men unable to stop him.

"Finally my practice is useful too! Time to use the spinning technique!" exclaim Alesse. The wheels in his shoes can turn in all directions. It allowed his body to spin freely while sliding towards them.

As he turned, he kept swinging his baseball bat and ravaging the thugs.

They were all affected because the narrow alley made them unable to avoid.

Alesse immediately snatched the envelope and the money sheet that the thugs had taken. "You better not repeat it again! If I hear you're robbing people's money again, get your legs ready, your knees, your fingers, and your sticks ready!" alesse said while pointing the baseball bat at **************one of them.

After getting the money back, he went straight home. Hendra and Andin seemed to be waiting for him with a feeling of worry.

"Where have you been Alesse? Whose roller skates are those? Since when do you have a baseball bat?" ask Hendra. Alesse did not reply, only handing Hendra an envelope with money.

"Who? Ooh! It's dad's payday envelope! Where'd you get it?" asked Hendra surprised. "I picked it up on the road" Alesse replied briefly, hesitating to explain.

"Did? Total excess!It's more than dad's payday!" Hendra. "Argh! Where do I know! I just took it!" alesse said annoyed and then returned to the room.

"Jawara, you're still watching the thugs, aren't you?" ask Alesse. "Of course, I can show you the cctv footage if you want" Jawara said. "no need. Just tell me they're causing trouble again" Alesse said.

Since then he has a new goal, which is to eradicate the thugs around his house. At least it makes security in the neighborhood of his home to be safe during the holidays.