The Power Enthusiast

MINERVO 26: The Exile

Just at three in the afternoon, the tense conflict between Paul's side and Nico in the City of Vineas was over, the two sides were already officially at peace, the two sides were already at peace, because the white man had received a symbol of apology from Paul. Roswel, who stood between them, smiled happily to see Nico and Paul had made up, although the atmosphere still seemed awkward, but at least the hatred that had previously been on their minds, was completely extinguished.

"It seems that my business here is over, there is nothing else I have to help," Roswel's voice managed to break the awkward silence, provoking several pairs of eyes to look at his face. "Then, before I leave, I would like to say a word or two to you. The first, for Mr. Paul," Roswel's attention was diverted to Paul's face. "Personally, I'm impressed to see your persistence in finding and getting heroes, believe me, previous mentors can't be as fast as you in getting heroes, they even spent months just to get one hero. While You? In just four days, having four heroes, that's amazing, sir."

Paul was speechless, not responding to anything, just staring at Roswel's face with a flat face. Later, Roswel's gaze was replaced towards Nico, "The second one, for Mr. Nico, in essence, I am very grateful to you for being willing to be part of the ten heroes, he said, may you be a proud hero, sir. And also, you won't be alone and lonely anymore, because Paul and his friends, will be a pleasant friend, sir."

Nico flinched hearing that, he immediately said, "Who is that pitiful figure you mean? I never felt lonely!" Despite saying so, Nico's conscience actually says otherwise. And apparently, Nico still has not opened the gift from Paul, he just hugged the object in his chest, making Cherry annoyed to see it.

Ignoring Nico's words, Roswel turned his attention towards Cherry. With a warm smile, Roswel again said, "Third one, for Miss Cherry, it seems that you still harbor hatred for Mr. Nico, right? I'm quite concerned, I hope you and Mr. Nico can make up, because it's not suitable if fellow heroes fight instead. Shouldn't fellow heroes support each other? Right, guys? Miss Cherry?"

Cherry snorted as she said, "Take it easy, Cherry will definitely be a good friend to Nico." Unfortunately, even though the words sounded sweet, but Cherry's tone and face were very cold when saying it, making Roswel sigh.

Roswel's eyeball shifted to where Jeddy was standing. "Fourth, for Mr. Jeddy, I'm sorry if I said it in front of your friends, but lately, I've seen, you've been crying a lot in the bathroom, so you've been crying a lot, even when you sleep, what makes you cry, Sir? You see, your expression while crying, is really painful."

Jeddy was wide-eyed to hear it, cold sweat instantly soaking through his body as Paul, Colin, Cherry, and Nico looked at him with curious gazes. "Aahaha!" Jeddy's laughter sounded stiff, not as usual. "W-What are you talking about, Bro!? W-Do I cry in the bathroom!? Ahaha! But what the fuck is that! Bro! So all this time you've been peeping at me taking a shower!?"

Roswell chuckled, "It's okay. After all I am not forcing you to explain it, because some things do have to be a secret. I can understand him, sir." Then, just as Colin was about to ask Jeddy, Roswel turned his gaze toward the blue man and said, "And the last one, for Mr. Colin." Hearing his name being mentioned, Colin undoes his intention to ask Jeddy and looks Roswel in the face seriously.

"What do you want to say to me?" colin asked curiously at what Roswel would reveal about him.

"It looks like there's a lot I'm going to say to you" Roswel said calmly. "Because you've been growing lately, sir. The attitude of 'loser' attached to you is a little loose, especially when you managed to silence Mr. Nico, who is a man with a spicy mouth. That is a very proud achievement, because when your friends are overwhelmed to face Mr. Nico's spicy mouth, you with great courage, break everything Mr. Nico says, with controlled emotions, making Mr. Nico difficult to retaliate and choose to run away."

Hearing him, Colin's face flushed in embarrassment, he was rather happy to hear it. "Masa, anyway? I'm not that good, though! I'm still the same as always." Colin replied with a scratch on the back of his head.

Nico looked at Colin in the face with a serious look. "What Roswel said is true" said Nico in a loud voice. "You were the first one who managed to keep me quiet. That's why, I no longer think of you as trash, from now on, I have considered you as a human being, on par with me. Be happy, friend." Nico smiled at Colin.

"EEEEEEEEH!?" Colin was surprised to hear that, he also did not expect an annoying figure like Nico was giving a warm smile to him. This is the most beautiful moment of his life, as Colin is usually yelled at by Paul, laughed at by Jeddy, and ridiculed by Cherry.

"Well, since I've already told you all about it, it's time for me to say goodbye. See you soon." And suddenly a black smoke appeared all over Roswel's body, making his body covered by the smoke. As the puff of smoke began to vanish, Roswel's figure had disappeared from where it stood. Making those who witnessed it, dumbfounded simultaneously.

"WOOOOOOOOW!?" Jeddy to the point of squealing, only this time he saw something as amazing as this. "It's cool, Bro!"

"Forget over that!" Paul began to make a sound, making all eyes immediately look at him. "Now, I want to ask you a question" Paul's gaze fell on Nico. "Do you want to be a hero? Answer it honestly!"

"And now I'm forcing you!" timpal Paul in a stern voice, made Nico flinch at hearing it. "So quickly answer clearly! Goddamn bum!"

"You're such a bitch, yeah," he sighed with his eyes on Paul. Before Nico continued his words, he opened Paul's gift box first, after it opened, there was a new glint of glasses lying in the box. Nico took the glasses and immediately put it on his face, finally his appearance became like before, becoming a man with glasses. The long box package Nico threw into the trash. Then, start to continue his words. "Because you insist, what can you do. Moreover, you've bought me these glasses, well, I'll be a hero, just as you wish."

The glasses that Nico wore, on each trunk covered in shiny white diamonds, made anyone who looked at him from a distance would see a beautiful tiny sparkle. However, when Paul was satisfied to hear Nico's reply, Cherry looked irritated, the girl immediately came to Nico and said, "As a fellow hero, Cherry welcomes you, but if you've done us a little bit of treason," Cherry's voice began to growl. "... Cherry will kill you."

"All right, I'm not afraid." sambar Nico with a knotty smile, irritating Cherry even more. Jeddy and Colin approach Cherry and drag the girl away. "God! You trash girl."

"So, since you're about to become a hero, my duty in Vineas City is done!" sergeant Paul was tough. "And as your mentor, I want to ask you, do you want to come with me to Swart City? Or stay in the City of Vineas? Whatever your choice, I appreciate it! Because even if you want to stay in this city, maybe after I get ten heroes, I'll come back here to invite you to the hero training or something!"

"I'm coming, '" Nico answered quickly. "I'm tired of living here alone. But by the way, is there a library in Swart City?"

"Of course there is! You idiot!" paul snapped at Nico, making Cherry smile seeing her nemesis being snapped, while Nico just sighed. "So you sure you want to come with us to Swart City!? But why are you living here alone? Where's your family!?"

"Right now, I don't have a family. I'm an outcast, my family has dumped me because they're ashamed to have a child like me. Is this information enough?" nico said with a calm face.

Cherry shrieked after hearing Nico's explanation, "They threw you away because they were ashamed of having a child like you!?" Instead of ridiculing or laughing at Nico, Cherry recalled her past that was exactly like that of the white man.

Why did you give birth to a crazy girl like her! Suddenly the voice of his father shouted at Cherry's head, making him close his ears tightly with both hands. It's not my fault! You're the only one who can't educate our son! Now his mother's voice began to squeal in his head. Cherry's tears drip-netes. Look at! He smiled when we fought like this! I've decided! I don't want to live in a house with a crazy girl like her! If you still want to be with me! Throw the kid away! Or if you still love me! Kill the boy! Her father's voice was ringing again in Cherry's head, really, Cherry's heart was broken when she heard all that. I don't want to kill him! You killed him! I don't want to be a murderer! Instead of protecting her daughter, the mother was selfish, making Cherry sobbing to hear her.

"Cherry! Cherry! CHERRY!" And Colin's voice was heard louder and louder, until finally Cherry reawakened from his bad memories in the past. Colin rubbed Cherry's back. "Are you okay? For some reason, you got shaken after Nico explained his family's condition, what's wrong with you?"

Cherry wiped her tears and she hurriedly put on her carefree face. "hihim! There's nothing, really! Cherry only remembers something that Cherry shouldn't remember!" Then, Cherry's eyeballs shifted to Nico. "Niko! From this moment! Cherry will take you as a friend! Cherry won't hold any more grudges against you! Hihihi!"

Hearing him, Nico furrowed his brows, puzzled. "Why did you suddenly change so, you were angry, then crying, and now cheerful? Really an-" girl"

Cherry immediately jumped towards Nico and hugged the white man's body tightly. "Cherry understands your suffering. Don't worry, Cherry will cheer you up so you don't get lonely anymore, Nico." Cherry whispered to Nico's ear, after which, her embrace she let go and the girl began to say with a carefree smile to Nico, "Let's go to Swart City with us! Niko! Hihihihi!"

What the hell does that mean? Nico fell silent, trying to deduce the words that Cherry whispered. However, still, Nico still did not understand. As a result, Nico simply replied, "As far as you are."

And finally they - Paul, Jeddy, Colin, Cherry, and Nico - leave the snowy City of Vineas to return to the noisy City of Swart.