The Superhuman Alliance
Indra and Rayan
Rayan had to raise her head when she saw the figure who took her book, surprised and amazed by the height of the person, even the height of Rayan alone did not reach the man's shoulder when his own height reached 170 more.
"Um... excuse me? I'm sorry but I was the first one who wanted to take the book." Rayan said to the mysterious man in a vedora hat with formal clothes all black, the man's hair along his waist and jet black.
But unfortunately, that is not the figure that Rayan's eyes see. The man was wearing a mask made from the power of a Superhuman. That's the secret for now.
"I took it first. So it's automatically mine." Ketus the man, his expression was flat with a cold look.
"But you haven't paid it yet so it's not yours." Rayan said no.
"I'm the owner of this bookstore"
It was a statement that made Rayan speechless completely, but deep in her heart, she was cursing at the man.
"Damn it! Look at the rich! If this is a shop you should sell it! Don't take it like it's your personal library! No need to open a store if you do not intend to sell it to customers! You shitty guy!" His mind in heart.
Without Rayan knowing, the words sounded very clear in the ears of the man, seen the man showed his grin after a few seconds surprised by Rayan's swearing earlier.
"Interesting!" The mysterious man cried in his heart.
"I'll give you this book for free" said the man.
Rayan raised a scouting gaze. Staring suspiciously at the tall figure before him. "Don't believe! What is free in this world? You're gonna want to ask for payment in another form, right?"
The man breathed.
"You will get nothing if you think too much about risk in the future."
In the end, the man left the bookstore and Rayan did not get the book titled immortality.
*One place...
"What about the search? Has the boy who destroyed the auction that time been found?" Ask a man as soon as he occupies a seat in his car. The man was holding a book called immortality. Yes, it was the book he had brought after a short chat with Rayan earlier.
"Not yet sir. His existence was hard to trace, as if someone was deliberately covering up his identity." Answer the driver of the man. Judging from his appearance, it looks like he also doubles as an assistant.
The man observed the scene outside through the black glass window of his car. "Then the auction goods that had run away?" He saw the figure of Rayan who had just come out of the bookstore, it was very attention grabbing.
"We can get almost the whole thing." Answer the driver.
The master turned his attention while frowning in confusion. "Almost?"
"There was one auction item that could not be found. And it is the most qualified product with high-sale-value"
"So that ice power user girl." The man cut the driver's words.
His expression was no longer interested to hear the continuation of the information, maybe because he could guess with certainty which item had been lost.
"This is just my thinking. But it seems there are some rare humans who created their own shelter. Seek out and attract other rare humans who are confused, frightened, and innocent to join their shelter." The master said with a flat expression. The driver was a good listener there.
"Just imagine if we could find the shelter, how much profit would we get later?" Said the master while opening the sheet by sheet of books on his lap.
The driver did not respond because he knew that the purpose of his master's question was not to expect an answer from him.
The mysterious man smirked, he remembered the figure he had been fighting over the book with.
"Rhea would be happy if I told her her sister's condition." The man said and ended the conversation. The car drove at a moderate speed to leave the bookstore.
"Rescue mission?" Rayan read the message that just entered on her phone, it was clear who the sender was.
In the message also contained Indra's order asking Rayan to meet him personally, of course, the place has also been mentioned in the contents of the message.
Rayan went to meet the meeting requested by Indra as well as asking for more details about her mission with Alex
*Living room at Indra's luxury residence.
"Sorry for asking you to come all of a sudden." Indra said as an opening, her clothing style looks more relaxed. But!
"Either why Indra's brother like a delinquent. I'm not used to seeing her in that shirt" That's what Rayan thinks.
He also responded to the chief's words.
"No problem. So what does Indra want to tell me?" Ask. Sitting on the sofa facing Indra.
"Not convey. But asking."
Rayan stared fixedly at Indra's bead eyes. He was a little confused and curious about his words. A chairman, ask a member?
"Please help me take care of Alex in the future. Whatever he says, please listen. Whatever he feels, please understand. Trust him." Indra spoke with great sincerity.
It made Rayan wonder.
"What's the reason?" he stared intensely at Indra. "Color I don't think Alex needs anything like that."
Indra understood why Rayan thought like that. And because of that also Indra gave a little advice. "The "servant sometimes looks strong on the outside, not necessarily strong on the inside. And vice versa." His words meant to offend Rayan's thinking.
"4 years ago. When Alex was 12 years old, he lost both his parents. And when her custody was established, that was the beginning of hell for her and her sister. A person who was appointed as his guardian turned out to have mental disorders and pedophilia -" said Indra paused forcibly because of the act of Rayan.
"You wouldn't say Alex was once a victim of abuse, would you?" Rayan looked seriously at Indra's face. While Indra only responded with a relaxed face. Honestly, Rayan had experienced culture shock about Indra's personality.
The reason, Indra in school and Indra at home is inversely proportional to 360 degrees. At school, Indra looks like a favorite exemplary student of the teacher. While at home, he is like a delinquent who works to eat, sleep, and brawl.
Rayan had thought Indra had a double personality or maybe it was her twin brother. But he knew that none of the two was right.
As a rule, fellow alliance members should be open to each other. That is the underlying true and not bio data of the members.
Indra sipped her juice drink. Making Rayan upset because of Indra's attitude that is too relaxed when discussing serious and maybe sensitive topics.
After a long wait, Indra answered Rayan's question.
"No! He almost became a victim. But it failed thanks to the power it possessed, the power that engulfed a city in darkness without light. Luckily I was in that city, so I could neutralize the power that almost took a lot of casualties." His word.
Rayan looks a little relieved. "Is that power overflowing because of Alex's fear? Or because to protect the host?" Said asked.
Indra smiled knot. "You're really smart. I feel guilty for putting you in a troubled class."
Rayan simply responded to the words with her composure. Reluctant to reply to a different topic than before.
"Maybe both." Indra said with a face full of doubt. That made his words uncertain to justify.
"Well... It's just natural. Usually if someone was in such a situation, they would stick to fear?" Rayan spoke realistically.
Also by Indra.
"of course. If Alex was the victim. But he was almost a victim. Not the real victim."
It was the last word that always revolved in Rayan's head, he did not have time to ask more clearly about the words because Indra had another busyness that forced him to end the conversation until there.
The only word that disturbs his mind is the presence of the word "only" in Indra's sentence. This made Rayan think whether almost being a victim of abuse was not a big problem?
"Indra never said Alex was a victim. He said he was almost a victim. In other words, there was someone who was the victim and maybe Alex was the eyewitness." Rayan thought on the way home, of course he was escorted by Indra's subordinates because he did not want there to be a kidnapping season 2.
"ah! Whatever!" Gerrutu frustrated. I don't know what it's about considering he's got a lot of problems.
