Ren and Tobi distributed lunch to the residents who had worked hard today. Meanwhile, Alen and Kim have not yet come to the activity site. Ren and Tobi went up to the roof to enjoy the food while waiting for the two of them.
"It was only a few days after we succeeded in replanting trees, but we have almost reached our target. I am happy to join us," said Ren starting the conversation.
"Will the trees have an impact someday?" asked Tobi while expressing his pessimism about the land that had been planted with trees.
"Certain. You don't have to be afraid to leave your house anymore for fear of being poisoned by the toxic fumes," Ren replied with complete confidence. At a glance, he remembered Aves Village where the air was always fresh in the morning. "Also, the world won't fall apart so easily," he continued gazing backward, as the world shattered time and time again.
Tobi swallowed his food. With a sad face, he said, "Back then, my little sister wanted to see green trees. Her vision is a little worrying because of the insufficient light in our house. she said looking at the green trees made her look better slowly."
"Is that why he went to Aves Village?" Ren asked carefully.
Tobi looked down while nodding. "Yeah! I sent him there out of anger. I didn't think he was there. I can't blame myself after that incident."
Ren spit, then put the food down. Then, he hugged Tobi's neck and the gentle back of the man's back. "It's not your fault."
After hugging Tobi, Ren saw the two people fly and land on the rooftop. he also released his arms from Tobi. "Kim, you finally came too. We need your help with this," Ren said with a big smile at Kim.
However, Kim did not respond at all. he immediately took the paper that Ren was holding and started scribbling a pen on it. After that, he moved away from where Ren was standing now. Alen just sighed resignedly at his behavior.
Alen was confused seeing Ren's eyes. "You don't have to worry. she's just tired," said Alen trying to keep Ren calm. he still can't make Kim smile. In fact, after persuading Kim to return to this tree planting activity.
Ren revealed Alen with a sad expression. "Yesterday, I saw you at Kim's house. What are you guys doing there?" asked Alen thinking without
"Do not try anything with me. We're just as usual," replied Alen with a small laugh. Just as he was about to grab the roof guardrail, he suddenly attacked through the fence and fell from the roof of the building.
"Alen!" Ren shouted reflexively pulling Alen's hand. She managed to prevent the man from falling. "Are you okay?"
Alen just shook his head with shaking hands. He leaked Kim who was watching him from below. There was a clear look of sadness mixed with worry in the woman's eyes. he immediately released it from Ren's grip. Meanwhile, Ren just stood there in surprise.
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"Finally we managed to finish this," Ren said with a big smile to Alen, Kim, and Tobi.
"Thank you to all of you!" Kim shouted to the residents and friends.
"Good job!" added Alen in an equally loud voice.
The residents cheered happily, then hugged each other. They shed their tiredness through the tears of emotion that flowed from their eyes. After a long time, there was not a single tree that they could see in Aves City, now they have planted a thousand trees that will probably grow big in a few years.
"Tobi, now it's your turn to give them something."
Ren and Alen looked at each other with an incomprehensible look. Meanwhile, Tobi quickly adjusted his position and asked the residents to circle. "What would you do? Are you going to report us to Mr. Baron again?"
"Brothers and sisters, don't think badly just yet. Tobi just wants to give gifts to all of you," said Kim to the residents, representing Tobi who looked confused because he was dealing with so many residents.
"Will he give us money? The poor man can't have much money," asked one of the residents, at the same time, uttering a sentence to belittle Tobi.
Tobi did not bother with the ridicule of the residents. he instead puffed out his chest and held his head up confidently. he smiled broadly at the dozens of residents who were surrounding him. "Certainly not. I will give you something more valuable than money, which is Knowledge."
"We are too old to learn magic power. After all, our magic ability is enough for daily life," another resident commented.
Tobi reached into his pocket, then took out a note that he had brought from home. "This money is not genuine," he said, holding up the piece of money. The people didn't believe it. They laughed at Tobi and thought Tobi was ridiculous. "You definitely can't tell the difference, can you? Of course. Because no one told you that money could be counterfeited."
The residents immediately stopped laughing and whispered to each other questioning the truth. Tobi smiled once again. Finally, they began to feel curious and asked more. Without hesitation, Tobi said whatever he knew about real money and counterfeit money.
Kim stepped out of the crowd after figuring that Tobi could handle it on his own. Then, she saw that Alen and Ren seemed to be laughing while they were chatting. However, she just smiled crookedly and muttered, "That girl is really stupid."
Kim went to a table where there was a paper containing a schedule of activities, the names of residents, and others. Subconsciously, Ren walked over to him and touched his shoulder.
"Kim, I don't understand what you're thinking about me. But, it's been more than ten days since you ignored me," said Ren trying to talk to Kim. she had heard from Alen that it was very difficult to persuade Kim. So she knew that Kim would not respond to his remarks. "I realized that I am nothing to you. However, just so you know, I already treat you like my own brother. I don't have a sister. So, I was immediately delighted when I first met you."