The Winter Promise

Chapter 20: I'm Stuck In A Ridiculous Game.

After clearing up the misunderstanding with Rina. I went back to the inn to get ready for the event later that night, and also it seemed like I had to make Maul cheerful again. I'm sure he's saddened by Miyuki's rejection.

When I got to the apartment, I saw Maul who was pensive in the living room. He looked sad and looked very lethargic. Now I understand why Lina feels sorry for rejecting someone.

“Already Mul, Miyuki is indeed very difficult to get. Even Takeshi has known him for a long time

with him alone can't date him.”

Riki encouraged Maul to come back cheerful.

I guess I should do the same thing. But what should I tell him? I'm not good at this kind of thing.

“Say something Mar?”

“If you come back cheerful again, I'll give you my fish parts later tonight.”

Is what I said right?

“Why would you say such a thing.”

“I don't know what to do, the last time I tried to make people become excited, there I even make him depressed.”

“What did you say then?”

Riki looked at me with a face of astonishment and a little fear.

“It looks like I am indeed destined to be single for life.”

Maul breathed a very long breath. He was like a man who had lost his life purpose.

“Isn't it better like that?”

“What do you mean?”

“Don't you get to approach any woman without worrying about anything, doing anything without limiting yourself to your attitude, and more.”

“You are right Mar, but it still feels different if you have a special person.”

It seems like my encouragement is completely useless.

“You've just been rejected once Mul, there are still many opportunities for you in the future.”

Hey Rik, don't give her hope that she can't possibly get. If your original goal still gets

Miyuki to be a girlfriend, then that goal is just a hope that never materialized.

“I've given up Rik. It seems that Miyuki is indeed a person I cannot reach. I don't know that in time

how long.”

Woah. But it was a very wise decision. Leaving Miyuki and looking for another woman was the only way to treat this wound.

“Then just calm down Mul.. A lot of Miyuki's friends are no less beautiful with her. You can

starting to approach them, at least the difficulty level is easier than Miyuki.”

“You're right Mul, I can't be sad like this keep.”

Maul also looks cheerful again. It turns out Riki is great at this as well. Next time maybe I'll ask him to teach me too.

“That's new my friend.”

And we also spent some time having fun before the bonfire that was held later that night. Tonight is our last night on the island. So at least the bonfire will be a little festive compared to last night.

Even the night has arrived. After the prayer, we went to the beach to gather with our friends

othersmore. There were gathered all my friends from my school and Miyuki's school. They've all been sitting around the campfire.

Riki stood up and became the center of attention of everyone who was there. All eyes were on him at the moment

these.

“Good friends, because it's our last night here, I want to say thank you that

for your participation in this event. If there are some mistakes that occur during the event, I personally as the chairman of the event apologized profusely.”

It was great that Riki could talk like that in front of a crowd. If I had done that, maybe my legs would have been shaking and I couldn't say the word surfing. When you enter SMK later, I will recommend him to be an OSIS manager like him.

“Just relax Rik, fun event.”

“True, next time have another one like this.”

“When we hold a reunion event like this.”

“We invite others as well, so that this event is more crowded and lively.”

All my friends who participated in the event were satisfied and happy. They look so happy.

“Thank you friends.. And also for Miyuki and her friends, thank you for joining this event, so the event is getting crowded and exciting.”

“It's so much fun kok.”

“We also get new friends here.”

The friends from Miyuki also felt the same way. It seems their response made Riki happy.

“Alright, without further ado we will play a game I just created.”

Riki took out a plastic cup from his pants pocket and some paper sheets inside.

“Mul, can help me for a moment.”

“What help?”

“Please help me divide this paper into small pieces according to the number of people who are here.”

Riki gave the paper to Maul and Maul began to divide it according to the orders from Riki.

“What game is it?”

A girl from Miyuki school asked Riki.

“It's a game to add familiarity. Each of you will write the name of the person who is

here and later it will be put in this plastic glass. Then later I will randomly pick up the paper and the name of the person written on the paper must answer one question honestly from the first one who raised his hand first...Easy right?”.

Ah it's a stupid game, I better not go to this game.

“Sounds interesting.”

“Yes, I'm so impatient.”

“It looks like it's my time to dig deeper information about someone.”

All those who were there were very enthusiastic about the game made by Riki, and when viewed it seems everyone has different intentions to follow this game.

“This time I didn't come first.”

“Why Ar?”

“Yes, why don't you join this game? Isn't this game interesting.”

Rina and Miyuki forced me to follow this game.

“Hee... Are you afraid that your secret will be exposed?”

“Hass secret? I'm where there's an interesting secret for you to know.”

“Contact..”.

Rina and Miyuki looked at me with eyes filled with hope. It seems like they both have questions

what they want to ask me. Actually I really want to reject this, but the gazes of the men from my school and Miyuki school at this time are very painful. What's more Takeshi's gaze, it's very disturbing. Instead of me being stared at like that, I better follow them.

“Alright, this time I'll come.”

“Yeay.. Asik!”

“Yosha!”

“Then it has been decided yes.”

The game began, everyone who was there began to fill in the paper that was distributed using

one pen used together in turns.

“Whose name do you write?”

Miyuki tried to peek at the paper that was in my hand.

“Hey, you can't see the contents. It's cheating his name.”

I covered my paper with my hand.

“A little bit doesn't seem to matter Ar.”

Turns out Rina also wanted to see the contents of my paper.

“Cannot.”

And I gave my paper to Riki and then he put it in a plastic cup.

Everyone who was there had finished writing down all the names on their respective papers and

give it to Riki. After everything was collected, Riki also shuffled the plastic glass so that the paper inside became scrambled.

“Alright, I'll take the first paper.”

Riki also took one of the paper that had been rolled from the plastic cup.

I'm not really worried that my name will come out of that plastic cup. Who else

who will write my name and put it in that glass. Oh yeah, I forgot something. Maybe Rina and Miyuki wrote it.

“Takeshi please stand.”

It turns out that the paper contains the name Takeshi, Riki also showed us the contents of his coffin. But it is a useless thing because the writing is not seen in the slightest by us.

“Alright, who among you all would like to ask Takeshi.”

Riska pointed at her hand and then she stood up.

“What is the question Riska?”

“WOAHHH!!”

The atmosphere became crowded, all my friends and friends Miyuki cheered when they heard the question from

Risks.

Takeshi just smiled a little and he immediately looked at Miyuki who was talking to Rina.

“Miyuki!”

He called Miyuki very firmly.

“..Yes?”

“For a long time actually I have liked you, will you be my girlfriend?”

Takeshi knelt down right in front of Miyuki. All eyes were now on them.

“WOAHHH!!!”

The atmosphere became noisy again, all emotions mixed into one. I saw Miyuki was confused by the sudden question. I also occasionally looked towards Maul who seemed surprised to hear that as well.

“Come answer it Miyuki!”

“Jawab... Answer.. Answer..”.

The whole person who was there urged Miyuki to give her answer immediately. Takeshi is still

kneel down to wait for Miyuki's reply. It seemed like he was also impatient and curious as to what answer would come out of Miyuki's mouth.

It's so great for her, as I expected from Takeshi. He did not hesitate to say that in front of everyone

people. He seems to be someone who always wants to be seen by others. But unfortunately this time you will only bear the shame of Takeshi, because I already know what he will answer.

Miyuki stood up and immediately stepped closer to Takeshi. When he got close enough to Takeshi, suddenly Miyuki bowed a little.

“I'm sorry, but right now I'm wanting to be alone first.”

Takeshi became limp after hearing that. Miyuki sat back to her place.

“Hahahaha... Look at him, funny once.”.

Maul laughed once when she saw that.

“Hahaha.. Stop it Mul, you can't be like that.”

Riki tried to hold back his laughter but he could not.

“Hahahahaha.. Stupid.”.

As I said just now, Miyuki must have rejected it straight away. There's no way he'll accept

someone after rejecting someone, what else is the person he rejected being here.

I saw Takeshi who returned to where he was sitting and then his friends comforted him like

what Riki did to Maul when she was rejected by Miyuki.

“I am very sorry for the incident.. Hehehe..”.

Riki still could not forget that incident.

“We go to the next paper.”

Riki took one of the papers in the glass and opened it.

“Amar! Please stand.”

Ah shit, why of all the papers that are there, must the paper containing my name first come out.

I stood and waited for someone to ask me.

“Who wants to ask Amar?”

So many people want to ask me, from men to women and they are not from

my school alone, there is even one from Miyuki's school.

“Ya... Women who are there!”

Riki pointed at the girl from Miyuki's school who pointed the first time. The woman stood up, she was embarrassed to ask me.

“...Is there a woman you like right now?”

“No.”

I answered him briefly, concisely, and clearly.

“Good.”

The woman sat back with me. He seemed very happy with the answer I gave him.

Is this a sign that he likes me? Looks like my debut has already begun.

“The game is more interesting, we will continue this game.”

Riki took out another paper from inside the plastic cup.

“Amar please stand again.”

“Why should my name be called twice?”

I don't accept this. It's so troublesome, what wrote my name on that paper instead of just Rina and Miyuki?

I stood and waited for someone to ask me. I saw clearly Riki was laughing

enjoying my suffering, I think he planned this. Just look at Riki, one day I will definitely repay you.

“Ya... Mas the one there.”

Riki points at the male from Miyuki's school again. I wonder why he is so happy to point at the person from Miyuki school.

“What is your relationship with Miyuki? I see you two are so familiar, I never even saw

Miyuki behaved like that to others. What exactly is your relationship?”

Ah troublesome questions finally came out. This is the main reason I don't want to follow this game. This stupid question will come out.

“We are just people who accidentally met him. The reason he behaved like that was because he was so happy to tease me, that's all.”

Yeah, that seems like the most appropriate answer to that.

“Is that true? You're not lying, are you?”

“For what am I lying? After all it has no benefit at all to me.”

“You are evil once Mar.”

Miyuki didn't accept everything I said just now.

And the game continues. Almost all the questions asked were related to

love's. Only Riki can ask questions as well as offers from a group of men who come from Miyuki's school. Rina also gets a question about the person she likes as well from a man who is from Miyuki's school. At the end of the day, we get to the last paper.

“This is the last paper..”.

Riki picked up the last piece of paper and started reading it.

“This time is someone who might be eagerly awaited. Miyuki please stand!”

Miyuki also stood up happily, it seemed like she was ready with the question that would be thrown later.

And a man from my school stood up to ask Miyuki.

“What kind of men do you like?”

The man asked Miyuki timidly, I can see she was nervous when saying that.

“Hmmm..”

Miyuki thought seriously. All the men who were there were waiting for an answer from him.

“...I don't really care about his appearance, his nature is interesting and different from most people, has a solid idealism, moreover he never treated me as a special person.”

Wait. I know what he meant to say.

“There can't be a guy who treats you normally, surely he will pay more attention to you?”

The man denied it.

“Ada.”

“Who?”

Without answering anything Miyuki just pointed at me. Of course it makes all the eyes of the man

to me and turned into a look of jealousy and selflessness. Especially Takeshi whom he had just rejected.

I already knew that his purpose was only to taunt me. He was very happy to make other people bother.

The game ends, and the next event is a meal together. When we eat together, all the men

the one who followed the show on came up to me to ask back about my relationship with Miyuki. They all couldn't believe that I didn't have anything to do with him.

While I was in such a troublesome situation, Riki came to me to explain everything to them, and I was free from troublesome questions.

Thanks buddy, I don't seem to be retaliating for what you just did.

“Oh yes Mar, earlier Miyuki told me to call you she said there was something she wanted to say.”

Riki said that right after the situation became peaceful in front of the men who were there that made them ask again and again.

Looks like I'll really repay you that next time.

"I'm the only one who doesn't have his name on the paper... I'm not a famous person!"

Maul looks moody while eating the food in front of her.

And I think Riki and I should cheer him up again. Yep... Why my holiday this time is so troublesome.

the End Chapter 20