The bead opened slowly with the room dark, the moonlight being the only illumination. he hands held his head, which felt dizzy.
he beady eyes wandered, finding Albert the faithful servant asleep in a sitting position.
"I think I'm dehydrated," Arkanza said, his gaze falling to a tablet on the nightstand.
The slender fingers grabbed the rectangular object and began fiddling with a screen, the face detector being the key to unlocking it.
"Face detection huh, hm let's see what we can find here." he muttered.
His gaze began to trace, from the time to the note icon on the front display.
"Other than the name, there's nothing..., hold on. What is this?"
That's the gallery, Arkanza observed the portrait taken along with the date of the photo.
"Why do I feel something is wrong?" he muttered again.
Because the obsolete tablet had been in use for too long, the back end had overheated and crashed.
"Who can use an obsolete object like this, doesn't he love his life?" he muttered again.
A note opened due to the overhead on the electronic device, and that's where his bead was perfectly aligned.
"Diary... Digital... "
Arkanza blinked, he couldnt digest. his chest felt tight, his stomach was in knots, "What the hell is this!?"
Arkanza painstakingly read each sentence, but the images in he brain became more and more real. Until the note directed his to a small book on the nightstand.
"Sunny weather, October 18, writing made with greater pressure until it penetrates the sheet behind it. And...."
his fingers traced each of the words created there, until his bead was seized by a smudge of smudged ink."Like drops of water, leaking?"
The tone of her voice asked to no one in particular, the head snapped up.
"It's a pretty cozy house, how could it leak. That means there's only one source." Arkanza added in a probing tone.
"This boy, he's crying."
he stared for a long time, each sheet beginning to thin until a voice interrupted his activities.
"Young master, are you awake? I overslept..." Albert half-asked.
Hearing this, Arkanza suddenly put his diary and tablet back in its original place, his eyes closed again, calmly Arkanza watched the faint sound of steps from Albert and not long after that the room was lit up with dazzling lights.
"Ughh, who turned on the lights? So dazzling..." Arkanza whispered.
"Ah I'm sorry sir, I thought you were awake!!! Sorry!"
Arkanza was again shocked by the servant's behavior, why was he so stiff and looked scared of him.
"Did my voice frighten you? I was just a little startled, oh yes! How long have I been asleep?" Arkanza said distractedly.
Hearing the master's words, Albert ventured to approach Arkanza's bed.
"Master, I was so worried when you contacted me! Huhuhu! Especially when I arrived, you were with Miss Lilian. I've never seen you that close to a woman before because of that incident-I mean I'm glad you've come to your senses! Huhuhu!"
Arkanza could only sigh resignedly with Albert's explanation, he could clearly remember if the man was so overprotective of his and seemed excessive. But the last sentence made the 30th soul man interested, 'incident? What does that mean?' he thought.
"So what are you feeling now? Do you need to relieve yourself? Do you want to take a shower? Or do you feel pain in any part of your body? Just tell me sir!" Albert added with no less excitement.
Arkanza paused, "Uhm, I want to eat something."
His hand rubbed his stomach which felt so empty, he just remembered that he hadn't eaten anything since he realized he was in the body of the poor young man he was occupying.
Albert looked changed, which made Arkanza raise one eyebrow.
"What's wrong, are we out of food?" Arkanza asked probingly.
Albert shook his head weakly, "Ladies and gentlemen, they've gone home. I mean, they came home just as the news of your collapse at school reached their ears.
He struggled to keep a sly grin from etched on his face, making Arkanza clear her throat.
"So what? It's not that good, I haven't seen them in a long time. Let me greet them and eat together."Bu-but sir!"
Albert looked worried but Arkanza's next step made Albert more surprised as the man who was still so limp almost fell down due to unsteady balance.
"Are you alright? Did I bring food to the room like usual?" Albert said in a worried tone.
his body already being carried by the servant, Arkanza again babbled. 'As usual, huh?' he thought. his face was covered with bangs due to the dizziness that stopped by her head. Making his expression faint for a moment.
"No, All. I miss them, let me eat with them. You please help me prepare myself..."
Arkanza made his voice sound soft and desperate, making Albert feel that the awkwardness of the past few days had disappeared and returned his young master back, making his heart also broken but there was relief there.
"Yes, sir!" he said firmly and sat Arkanza on the edge of the bed. Meanwhile, he began sorting out clothes, preparing water and washing Arkanza's body with a wet towel.
Albert himself spent half of his life with Arkanza, giving up all his dreams to fulfill his obligations. Well, at first Albert was not willing, he hated Arkanza. But gradually he understood, if being an Arkanza was also not an easy matter. Learning basic manners and other basics, learning medicine, treatment and defense, and that's just to be a servant of a child who is not wanted by his family.
Albert's family had been serving Arkanza's family for decades, but not all.
Albert painstakingly helped Arkanza prepare, "If you look, they are probably still enjoying the meal. That means there is still time, if not then the kitchen boys must have prepared a meal for the master."
It was just a murmur, but Arkanza understood how seriously Albert took it all.
. Dining Room...Silent, there was only the gentle sound of spoons and forks. With several waiters standing behind, a man in his 50s stared down the aisle with fork and spoon in hand, unaware that the woman on the right side of his seat was also looking at him worriedly.
"Honey, what are you looking at? Is the food not good?" said the woman who was adorned with thin wrinkles on her face, while beside the woman was a young couple.
"He won't come out, I heard she fainted at school. What a nuisance." muttered the young man.
"Keep your voice down, he's still our brother. More so papa's legitimate child," said the woman who was quite good at reading the atmosphere.
The woman, the mother of the two, glanced sarcastically and gave the eye code to stop arguing, her bead looking back at the adult man.
"Honey, don't you eat the food? It'll get cold--"
Her words were interrupted by a faint voice.
"You guys ate without waiting for me? No one even looked in my room, hahaha!"
And Arkanza's voice successfully made his father turn to him.
"Good evening daddy, did I interrupt your dinner?" he said, giving Albert the code to release his grip on his arm.
The man called Daddy sighed, not a sigh to hold back emotions, no. A sigh of relief. A sigh of relief.
"Your mouth is the same as before, like an uneducated person."
And as the man looked down at his food and began to fiddle with his cutlery, Albert stepped forward to pull out a chair to make it easier for Arkanza to sit right beside his father's left.
While the three people in front of him grew more and more cynical, Arkanza just blinked innocently.
"You have to pull the chair first, you lowly noble." muttered the young man who looked older than Arkanza.Meanwhile, the two women there no longer said.He recognized the man on his right side. Who would have thought that the body he occupied would be that of the son of his nemesis? The son of Adam Smith, the business partner who betrayed him? What kind of coincidence is this? And he could conclude that Arkanza had been thrown into the world with time advancing. 'That means the old woman is Isabella? Wait, but it doesn't look alike. Has it changed? Then Albert, I don't know if the Smith family has a companion, except from his mother? But this woman looks familiar' Arkanza thought as she waited for his food to be prepared by Albert right in front of him.Norman Sukamta for the umpteenth time chuckled at Albert who cared so much for Arkanza, even Albert's suspicious feelings made Norman look at Arkanza even more with hatred."Did the servant even taste the food first? Does he consider
If it was only sent to a private forum containing the extended family, then the body reaction shown would not be this severe. "Hi guys, it's me again. Can you see what this person is doing? Wait, are you sure it's a living entity?" said Norman in a very cheerful voice. His feet pointed to the young man who was eating his food in silence, in a deep bow. But unfortunately Norman did not stay silent, together with his sister Amber, he continued to disturb Arkanza's peace in enjoying his food. Amber stepped forward and poured a lot of hot sauce into the plate, making Arkanza's food contaminated with the hot sauce. "Come on, eat greedily like livestock, hahaha!" said Amber with her hand pushing Arkanza's head to touch his food with her mouth. Then Norman continued to record the scene, Arkanza was forced to eat his food. The sound of sobs and nausea echoed until the food was gone without a trace. "Good, eat until finished. Don't waste the food that the chef has worked so hard to make, f
"Mom, dad is calling you." A teenage girl looked so careful in calling an older woman. Amber didn't get the answer she wanted, thinking of calling her mother back. "Mom--" "I'll catch up with you later. Is Norman in his room?" Maria rebutted in a low voice. The hand took a small towel that she used to wipe the body of the young man who looked sound asleep, put the object in a small basin filled with water and wrung it out. "He's in the room. Mom, dad--" "Can't you read the situation? Something hurts here." Amber was surprised to hear her mother's words, Maria usually didn't act like this. It felt like Amber was so far away from Maria, and her mother was like another person in a short time. Amber kept thinking, the last time she was scolded because her actions had gone too far in teasing Arkanza that he was punished. So did her younger sibling, not to mention her actions that made the whole school treat Arkanza badly. All of that was done by Amber and Norman, inciting, and so o
"Why did you two take so long to arrive?" asked a woman with two braids to Amber who got out of the car. Followed by Norman who had been greeted by his friends. "Is this the work of that damn brat again?" asked a young man wearing the same uniform as Norman. "Shut up idiot, I don't want to talk about it!" Norman replied curtly. Norman was indeed known to have a bad temper, his friend was seen looking into the car. "You two didn't go together this time?" asked his friend again. "We left him, we haven't even put on the uniform yet." said Amber who was disciplined about time. It was also because today's duty schedule made Amber and Norman rush too lazy to cause trouble, the Killer teacher named Isla was too strong to be defeated. Luckily Adam had gone to work, so they didn't need to cause more trouble for his mother. "I don't care if he walks to school or something." said Norman in a mocking tone. Because Norman and Amber often left Arkan on the road for unclear reasons, and tha
"What's going on!? Who are you!? And you--Mr. Bodgan, why are you wearing casual clothes to class?! Don't you want to go to school here anymore!?" Hearing the interruption of a more mature voice, made Milan release his grip. "Forgive me Sir, I'm the one who caused the commotion. I'm only here to deliver my master's uniform, I apologize profusely for this commotion. But allow me to help Mr. Arkanza change into his uniform." Milan bowed his body respectfully, hearing Milan's explanation made one of the educators straighten his gaze towards Arkanza. "You brought him here, Mr. Bodgan? He hasn't been to school for a long time and then he comes in and acts up? How dare you are, Mr. Bodgan." continued the teacher. With a receding forehead and a bit of hair, the man glared at Arkanza in annoyance, he also helped Anagata who had mocked Arkanza earlier. "Maybe Sir has misunderstood, I say it again--" "I don't care about what a subordinate like you says, I only believe in what I see. You can
Night, hotel xxA grown man was smoking a cigar in his hand, he was staring into the distance with heavy breathing. Arkanza let the wind hit his tired face, today he attended a meeting organized by one of his colleagues.A footstep he could hear clearly, a faint smile graced his handsome face. He knew clearly who it was but what he found next was something he could never have imagined.KRASSHH!The sound of a sharp object sticking into something was so obvious in the quiet atmosphere, him bead darted in surprise, thick liquid seeping out of the wound, a terrible grin on him face, Arkanza was still so shocked by the current situation."Why..." he murmured but instead of an answer he received a blurred vision.Him cigar falling out of him hand followed by mixed feelings, Arkanza gripped tightly the hand of the person who stuck the sharp object into him stomach.'I don't accept...'The body fell down with a loud noise, he could still see the legs that stood tall in front of him before an
his feet treaded across the hallway, several pairs of eyes looked at her with interest and some with wonder. The hustle and bustle turned into a commotion, the people were curious, as was he himself. Her beady eyes wandered in various directions to refract her gaze, before the room with flats 1-7 made her step inside. Again, all pairs of eyes stared at her, as if he was the object of most interest there."Why is there no notice that we have a new student?" a student said to his friend."Wait, that face looks familiar." said another.Arkanza walked towards the table that was covered in graffiti, he checked the entire surface of the object including the chair."Hm, safe. Still usable." he said calmly.As if not considering the people present there, he sat her butt on the seat. Taking out a few books from the desk locker, his began to turn over the sheets that were covered in graffiti."Doesn't he know that the desk belongs to that person?" whispered the children not far from where he wa
'Well, games like this are also played by children huh? No wonder, trying to be a manipulative early on eh.' He thought, he was in the same position for a long time until the rumors were heard again even people outside the classroom also wanted to witness the sight of none other than that."What's all the fuss about!" said a voice that sounded more mature.'This is it.' Arkan thought."You guys, you guys again! What's going on this time--""Uhukk!"Arkan accidentally coughed loudly, he rubbed his nose which happened to be bleeding accidentally saw his fingers back and made the people around him see what was in his hand.The adult man who turned out to be the board of educators looked anxiously at Arkan who still did not move from the spot, "Can you stand up? You guys are too much." he said again, pushing Arkan to stand up.Instantly pieces of the body master's past swirled around, he felt like he was being torn apart in that memory. 'Tsk, none of these people are right!'His elbow nud