The Power Enthusiast

MINERVO 18: Confusion

"I'm sorry." Suddenly Colin made a sound, making Paul, Jeddy, and Cherry who were walking beside him shocked to hear that. Colin lowered his head, his face looked withered, even his tears almost dripped.

Paul immediately chimed in on Colin's words in astonishment. "Why are you suddenly apologizing? Who are you going to apologize to, you idiot!" Jeddy and Cherry look Colin in the face, they are also curious about what the blue hair means.

The four of them were now walking on the edge of the highway, still in Poppe City. Many vehicles are driving in the middle of the road, causing noise and deafening. Pedestrians milling around here also make Poppe City so crowded, but despite jostling with people dressed in pink on the sidewalk, Paul, Jeddy, Colin, and others, and Cherry can still chat as usual there, as if the streets were their own. However, it seems like their carefree chatter was paused by Colin's 'shocky' speech because the blue-haired man suddenly said an apology, making his friends so astonished.

"I want to apologize to the three of you," Colin replied in a trembling tone, causing Paul to gasp at her, as did Jeddy and Cherry. "I don't think I'm cut out to be a hero, you see, compared to Jeddy who has the experience and courage to fight, and also with Cherry who shrewdly trick and trap enemies, I am nothing compared to them. I'm such a coward. I'm so cowardly. I'm very weak. Even in the Firm, I looked like a stupid man who could only scream in fear. I'm ashamed of myself."

Paul was silent, Cherry gawked, and Jeddy knitted his brows, the three of them looked shocked to see Colin's tears dripping onto the ground, to the point that the pedestrians who passed by them were also shocked. Then Paul approached Colin and surprisingly, he grabbed the blue hair with his arm.

"Stupid, don't cry. You look like a real coward" Paul said in a low tone. "But what you said is true, you're still very weak. Therefore, I as your mentor have a responsibility to train you to be strong. You don't need to worry, after I gather ten heroes, I will train you along with the other heroes to become a strong and brave true hero! So stop saying that you're not cut out to be a hero! It's wrong! You're a great fit to be a hero! And wipe those tears, you look so ugly, Fucking Colin."

On hearing this, Colin looked Paul in the face with teary eyes and said, "Thank you, Paul. I didn't expect someone like you to be able to say such a gentle thing." Watching Colin smile again makes Paul, Jeddy and Cherry smile. Then the embrace of Paul was released because Colin's condition had improved.

"Haha!" Jeddy immediately broke his laughter after seeing Colin's smile. "Bro, don't be so sad! I know, you have courage in you! You're just too scared to show it! And also, what the fuck is that!? You think of me as a great man, hahaha!" Jeddy ruffled Colin's blue hair when he said it. "Actually I'm not that great, bro! I have fears like you too! It's just that I covered it with my laughing voice! Ahhaha!"

"Yes, that's right" said Paul with eyes glancing at Jeddy. "Even a man like Jeddy can cry like you, because I've seen him." Paul recalled the incident in Groen City, when Jeddy was shaken to see his parents going to jail, until the green-haired man sobbed.

"Oi-oi-oi-oi! Don't divulge that, I'm so embarrassed! Bro Hahahaha!" timpal Jeddy laughed out loud.

"Cherry is the same, too!" Now Cherry is making a sound, with eyes glaring at Colin. "Cherry used to cry a lot when people mocked and laughed at Cherry! But, Cherry rarely cries anymore, because if anyone mocks or laughs at Cherry! Then Cherry will kill and eat it! Hihihi!"

Instead of being entertained, Cherry's talk even makes Colin so horrified to hear it. But, because Jeddy kept making jokes so that the horror of Cherry's words seemed funny, finally the atmosphere became liquid, making Colin and Paul laugh when they heard it. Until finally, when they reached the bus stop, suddenly Cherry's face became sad.

"Cherry was sad" Cherry said innocently, explaining her mood to Paul, Jeddy, and Colin, prompting the three men to turn their eyes on her. "Cherry didn't want to leave Poppe City, because it's Cherry's birthplace. Cherry wants to stay. But because Papa and Mama Cherry are gone because Cherry ate, so Cherry doesn't have anyone else here."

"Eh!?" Colin was surprised to hear that. "W-You ate your own parents!?"

"Yes, because they always tell Cherry that they're ashamed to have a kid like Cherry. Cherry was heartbroken when she heard that. So Cherry killed them and ate them. But, Cherry regretted, because Cherry became like a bad girl who ate her own parents." replied Cherry with pouting lips. Then he looked at Colin. "But seriously! Their meat tastes so good! Ooh! Hihihihi!"

"EEEEEH!?" Colin paled hearing that, then he remembered something. "Cherry, I also want to apologize to you, for telling you that you are an idiot girl in this world. I'm sorry, I was really mad at you back then, so-"

"It's okay, really!" Cherry immediately smiled at Colin beaming. "Cherry wouldn't think of the ridicule of a loser like you, hihihihi!" Innocently, Cherry directly hit Colin's heart with her blunt speech, making the blue-haired man instantly shocked. "Oh yeah, by the way, Cherry was curious, why did you guys save Cherry from Firm? And also why you've always been talking about 'heroes', 'ten heroes', and 'mentors', sorry, but Cherry doesn't understand that! OHO! ONE MORE! Cherry still doesn't know your names! Hihihi!"

Hearing the question, Paul immediately explained it to Cherry from beginning to end, of course, with high intonation, so that the girl could understand immediately. Jeddy just laughed at the explanation, while Colin exhaled, looking tired. After he finished explaining that, Paul immediately fell silent, waiting for a response from Cherry.

"So, how? Do you want to come with us to be a hero, Cherry?" paul asked in a serious tone, his eyes were very sharp. "If you don't want to, it doesn't matter. I can come back here to pick you up if I get ten heroes."

"Yepouuuul! What are you talking about, anyway!?? Cherry's coming, really! Cherry wants to be a hero with Jeddy and Colin! It's gonna be fun! Hihah! Cherry also has no friends! So Cherry is so happy to be able to make friends like you! Hihihi!"

Cherry jumped at the stop so excited, not caring about the people who glanced cynically at her.

"Then, where are we going now? Are we gonna find the next hero?" ask Cherry after the four of them have sat on the bus. The girl looked so carefree that her voice shrill, making the other passengers disturbed. Because of the uncomfortable attitude with Cherry, Paul immediately snapped it.

"WHISPER! GODDAMN SHIT!"

Finally, Cherry was silent until the bus arrived in the city of Swart. After that, for the first time, Cherry set foot on the Swart ground, she looked overjoyed, because all this time she had spent her life just in Poppe City. Cherry was also surprised to see the buildings in this city are colorful, unlike in Poppe City which is only pink, his eyes until shining looking at it.

Not only that, Cherry is also the first time to see green leafy trees that grow around the homes of residents. The girl kept screaming hysterically when she saw something she had just met. Making Paul pat his eel in annoyance, while Jeddy laughed casually, while Colin seemed to have no voice at all while walking with them, he seemed to be very tired.

And when he reached the gate of his house, Paul suddenly thought of something; if his mother saw him bring home a little pink-haired girl, he would definitely be scolded all out, this was terrible. Eventually Paul is forced to find a way for Cherry to live in Swart City without having to live with him. And when a brilliant idea came to Paul's head, he pulled his phone out of his pocket and called someone.

"Paul! I'm coming!"

Just a few minutes ago on the phone with Paul, the man came straight to his house on a bicycle.

"Well! Who her? Bro?" Jeddy began to show his perverted smile when he saw a surging black haired girl appear with a bicycle in front of him. Jeddy kept glancing at the girl's breasts and buttocks with a horrible smile.

"Is he one of the heroes too?" colin asked, looking at the girl's face with his eyebrows up. "But it doesn't seem to."

"Uwaah! There's another girl! Cherry finally has friends! Hayes! Cherry is Cherry! Hihihi!" Cherry seemed happy when she saw the arrival of a foreign girl in front of her.

Paul sighed, upset to hear Jeddy, Colin, and Cherry's reaction. Finally, Paul exclaimed, "He is Olivia! My classmate! He's not a hero! She's just a normal girl! Understand!?"

It turns out that the figure is Olivia, making Colin, Jeddy, and Cherry confused because this is the first time they meet the girl. Similarly, Olivia, it seems she was also surprised to see there were three strangers in front of the gates of Paul's house.

"You said your mother coughed up blood and you were confused about taking care of her!? But why are you with these three people in front of your gate!? You lied to me, huh? Then, what is this really about? I'm confused, Paul!"

Olivia did not understand this confusing situation.