Water Element Swordsman

Chapter 18 [Fireworks]

"Haihhhh!!!"

Hito sneezed while eating candied apples that had been processed into broth at the Caliburn City Bar, thus attracting the attention of Uncle Erio to ask about Hito's condition. 

"Hitto. Why yourself? Is the apple less hot?" 

Hito responds to Uncle Erio by raising his hand. 

"No Uncle. Hito felt like someone was talking about Hito," 

Uncle Erio furrowed his brows listening to Hito say. 

"Who dares to talk about you, Hito." 

"When you're a home child, yes, there's a talker about you" thought Uncle Erio staring at Hito blowing his gravy. 

Hito only sighed, that all this time Uncle Erio did not know the rotten nature of people in the palace rather than outside the palace. 

"Hufftt .. This uncle, as if he did not know what kind of palace people,"

Uncle Erio listened to what Hito said with a faint tone, then he fell silent. Because he knew about Hito's suffering during this time, only he could not dwell because it was not the power of Uncle Erio in the palace. 

After eating the apple sauce at the restaurant, Uncle Erio invited Hito back out to play what he could do at this cold event as a comforting taste in the break. Uncle Erio knew that all Hito needed was the courage to adapt outside and interact with others. 

Initially embarrassed, Hito instead became bold to talk to others. Without thinking any more about the obstacles he had, Uncle Erio only felt Hito standing strong with his confidence without leaning his body on others. Being firm and confident is something everyone must hold to not fall into the shadow of others who say to themselves. Even if it's ugly and good, we know it ourselves. 

"Uncle. Look what Hito got." 

Uncle Erio who was leaning on the pole of the tent playing dumbfounded to see Hito get so many dolls when playing throwing bracelets into the cup. 

"Hito! Are you sure you bought all this!"

Hito answered Uncle Erio who was excited to see him. 

"Yes. Wh why? It's pure Uncle, Hito's playing throwing bracelets,"

"Step, it shouldn't be on the wholesale. Hito." Said Uncle Erio patting his eel. 

"Well, stop. This doll we donate to the orphanage of Caliburn City, Hito look around many small children threshing Hito get a lot of dolls, Uncle." 

Hito unknowingly knew around the mob of small children who want a doll that Hito got. 

"Good, if so. We go to the orphanage to give bone–"

"Hito! You said you wanted to give the doll to the orphanage? Why sell it!" 

"Uncle. It's a good opportunity to ground gold coins with gini, we don't have to worry about our spending,"

Hito did not think what he said before, there he saw a small child thrusting 1 gold coin to Hito to buy a doll that Hito got himself. As a result Hito thought the doll he got could be sold rather than give it to the Orphanage of children. 

"Thank you for the gold coins,"

"Same brother." The little boy picked up the doll. 

Then the little boy returned to his parents with a feeling of pleasure to show the doll he bought, Hito looked at him from afar feeling happy with what he did could have a good impact on others. 

On the other hand, Uncle Erio did not think through with Hito's behavior which is still mysterious what Hito actually did. 

"How many gold coins do you get today?" asked Uncle Erio glanced at Hito seriously. 

"Lumayan, is to Hito tube for urgent purposes later." Hito kept a lot of gold coins in his bag that he carried. 

Uncle Erio smiled slightly at Hito's behavior thinking about the financial planning he faced, even though Hito was very brave to make sales cheaply. But Hito did not think of himself prestige or think of anything else, of course it was purely what was done. 

Uncle Erio just sided with Hito what he did, if right and good he did. So Uncle Erio does not need to move or do preventive movements, and vice versa as a second parent. Uncle Erio should have the right to be in charge of taking care of Hito. 

"Hitto. Come with Uncle, we go to the riverbank to see the fireworks" said Uncle Erio pulled Hito's hand. 

Hito who knew nothing, only followed Uncle Erio pulled his hand. At that time Hito was putting his stuff in a bag. 

"Uncle. Wait a minute, what time is it?"

Uncle Erio just walked on without looking at Hito for a bit. 

"It has. Just follow Uncle's hand, it'll be midnight. If we miss it, it means that we are not following the core of this event" Uncle Erio explained. 

Hito fell silent, following Uncle Erio on his way to the riverbank of Caliburn City. From passing through Caliburn City Park to the square they pass for the sake of a firework. Hito had no idea what was going on with Uncle Erio until he was excited to take him to the edge of the river. 

When he arrived, Hito was surprised to see a crowd of people who had gathered on the edge of the river with some people preparing a flying lantern and matches. Hito looked at the face of Uncle Erio who was happy to pay attention to the crowd there, then his eyes were back on Hito. 

"Why Hito, do you feel awkward in a crowded place?" 

Hito shook his head, as he had already adapted to the circumstances around. Hito began to be open to the surrounding public, although only temporarily, but his cold attitude can still be seen and felt by others. Only certain people can know Hito more deeply. 

"Hitto. You know, every night at the end of the year.  Residents outside Caliburn City will come to the Hannam River to see fireworks and fly lanterns to pray, so that in the coming year will provide sustenance, fate, and hope, and the sincerity is better than ever" Uncle Erio looked up at the ship that wanted to turn on the fireworks. 

So Hito looked at what Uncle Erio saw, when Hito looked at him, Hito was reminded of his past where he played this game when winter and new year events echoed in the game he played. 

Hito recalled the history of tradition in the City of Caliburn, this tradition has been carried out from the time of the first ancestors of the Kingdom of Helium. That's why there's a saying from the game that's remembered in Hito's mind saying. 'The past is the best memory that brings you victory, because the past does not only give you memories. But also introduce you to the meaning of life.' So that this saying becomes the key to the history of the tradition going on from so long Hito can feel in this real time. 

Hito just daydreamed to see the Hannam River full of ships passing by carrying lanterns that he wanted to fly, so Uncle Erio reprimanded Hito to realize it. 

"Hitto. Aware." Sapa Uncle Erio thrust his hand before the eyes of Hito who did not blink once in a while. 

Hito was aware of his daydream, he realized during this wishful thinking can be real. Although only remembering the memory on earth a little, but can have an impact on the mind of Hito. So Hito closed his eyes to return to the reality he was facing now, at a different time. 

"Sorry Uncle. Hito seems to be distracted with Hito's mind all this time" said Hito. 

"Hitto. Uncle doesn't mind your mind, just your circumstances that bring Uncle more worry about you," said Uncle Erio staring at Hito. 

When Uncle Erio said what he was worried about, Hito began to realize what he was doing himself. Until Hito lowered his head to say the truth. 

"Uncle. Hito in–"

Teng! 

Teng! 

Teng! 

The sound of the clock bells ringing in every city of Caliburn signifies the turn of the new year's night begins to come, without being sensed by Hito his nonsense that he wanted to express to his Uncle was cut off by the sound of a large clock tower in Caliburn City. 

Some residents around him had shouted loudly waiting for the arrival of fireworks, until the end of the night. The ship's entourage on the Hannam River had already waved its hand over giving the code. And that's when the fireworks are turned on simultaneously. 

Hito did not think, that tonight Hito's eighth birthday, just as the fireworks were lit above. Hito's age has moved to eight years, not seven years.