Sinta suddenly called me, telling me to meet her. She looked like she wanted to talk to me about something. And coincidentally, at the same place, Andre intended to watch the semifinals of the N2 tournament playoffs. So, I went with them and met Sinta.
I left Andre, Livia, and Sylvia just for the sake of Sinta who wanted to talk to me. I suddenly just left when they were at the mall to change the clothes that Sylvia was wearing, who was originally wearing a maid uniform. For the sake of Sita, I have left them there.
And in the end, I regret that I had left them only for Sinta.
"Oh, there you are, Mr. Daylon."
I was at the restaurant. Many visitors enjoyed their lunchtime, but I was the only one who put on a slightly annoyed expression when I saw Sinta walking with the man, Evan, the new owner of the Bengawan Club.
Arriving in front of me, he sat there, letting Sinta stand beside him. After a while, the waiter came to ask about the menu that we would order.
I didn't order anything, because I knew that I had to leave here now.
"You didn't order?" He asked, and I responded with silence. "Is that so? Do you have no money? Relax, I will treat you. So, order what you like!"
Evan handed the menu to the waiter and smirked at me.
His words were as if I couldn't afford to buy food at this restaurant. Even so, I responded quietly and looked at Sinta with a questioning expression when the waiter left.
Sinta also knows that I am not comfortable here. She immediately opened up the conversation and the meaning of all this, why I had to be here, and why she didn't tell me that she would take Evan too.
"So it's like this, Mr. Daylon..."
Sinta came to tell me to come here because Evan told me to. She had to comply even though she didn't tell me that Evan would also be here since Evan was the boss. She was forced to do that and became the young woman who lied to me.
They came here to talk to me about something. Sinta explained that Evan intended to invite me again to join the Bengawan Club. But before that, Evan made fun of me, laughing at me for not being able to play the game as a professional anymore.
Also, he asked me about this bandage on my hand, but I chose not to answer that. He doesn't seem to know about the accident one year ago that injured my right palm. It seems that Sinta did not tell him that.
By inviting me, who has experience in the international arena, Evan intends to make Club Bengawan win 2 times in a row at the N2 tournament event. He did it to get money and external sponsors for his company. Therefore, when the Bengawan Club wins the N2 tournament, he will get a lot of benefits. That will make him happy.
Taking me was the right choice for him. I have experience on that stage. I can read the situation and the conditions of the match well. I have instincts and know when to farm. I am the Hyper who many say is the greatest. And he knows that too. Therefore, he chose me to rejoin his club, Club Bengawan.
"How? I'll also double your previous salary, three times. Well, if you want to join us, I will be very happy and you will be able to return to being a professional player again. It's a great opportunity."
He is the one who made me who I am, stopped being a professional player. He is also the one who has made other clubs reject me. Seeing and knowing that alone made me sick. Did he come here to ask me to join his club? That's something ridiculous.
"Besides," He continued, "You will be playing with your former member and my sister when you join."
"...?"
I was wondering when he said that. It sounded like something I recognized had been there.
"What do you mean?" I ask.
He didn't answer that, leaving Sinta to answer that.
Sinta then threw two papers containing biographical data on the table, right in the eye I could see.
I took the two papers, looked at their biodata and photos. It took me by surprise.
Hanna? Mulyadi? What is this?
I glanced at him questioning all this, and he responded.
"Well, the two of them joined Bengawan Club a few days ago. I invited them. Hahaha. You know, it's really easy to get the fat guy to take him to the Bengawan Club. He immediately agreed when he found out that he would be back playing the game as a professional again."
What he meant was Mulyadi.
In this year, I believe Mulyadi will suffer. He liked the game, even more than I did. Although he stays connected to the game and his fans can also see him playing the game through his YouTube channel, he still has the desire to become a professional player in the game. He must have been holding back on it all along and was pretending to be comfortable while running his YouTube channel.
You know, when you are on stage, whether it's a small stage or a big stage, a feeling of pride will flow through you. You will feel proud when you see the audience live watching you compete, maybe you won't even be able to sleep before the match arrives. With their shouts, their support, and the lights that shine on you, you will be the center of their attention. It was the sensation that made Mulyadi and me quite happy. Just standing there made me feel happy and proud.
So maybe that's the reason why Mulyadi wants to be a professional player again instead of having to run his YouTube channel, even though both of those things are related to the Mobile Heroes game.
"..."
I try to be calm in this situation. However, my mind was drawn to a piece of paper that contained a bio of Hanna.
I've been wondering where has she gone, where has she been all this time, why I can't find out where she is, and why did she just disappear. These questions have been on my mind for a year since I separated from them. But now, I see her biodata right in front of me.
It did make me relieved that she was, but why was she there? Why did Evan suddenly have her bio? Is it possible... Wait.
I remembered something about what Evan said earlier.
"You have a sister?" I asked, then focused on Hanna's bio.
It said "Hanna Siregar", it made me glance back at Evan who was grinning in front of me.
"She is my sister. You don't know about that?"
They have the same last name, Siregar. Hanna and Evan both have the last name Siregar, and Evan said that Hanna is his sister, which means the reason why this biodata can be on him, is because Hanna has joined the Bengawan Club as his sister.
"So all this time..."
"Yeah, the reason why she never met you guys, was because she was always in the house. And when I said that she could join Bengawan Club again and that you would also join, she agreed and signed a contract with the club."
Hearing that, I looked into his eyes intently, patted the table hard, grabbed his coat collar, and got angry.
"You lied to her. Even though she is your family, you didn't lie to her."
"Lie to her? No, I didn't do that. After all, that's true, right? You'll join this club too eventually, won't you?"
"..."
I couldn't answer his words, forcing me to sit back down quietly.
Cunning, that's how I feel right now. I haven't agreed to his offer, but he's got Hanna into the club. That is sneaky.
"So how about it, Mr. Daylon? You're going back to the club, aren't you?" He asked as if he managed to make me nurtured curves by him.
Two things are certain, and of those two I must be able to choose one. First, if I refused, Hanna and Mulyadi would be there without me, which they probably expected. Second, when I accept it, it's like swallowing my saliva which I threw away a year ago.
"If you accept, you'll be playing in Singapore with the fat guy and my sister later. It's a good choice for you given that you still want to play the game as a pro," Evan said, seeming to know what would be the best option for me.
When the waiter came and placed the order on the table, I stood up and burned and smoked my cigarette even though it said "No Smoking Area".
"Sorry sir, you can't-"
The waiter intended to reprimand me, but I chose to walk past him.
"Your deadline is until the finals," Evan shouted, and I walked out of the restaurant.
I... I haven't been able to choose both options, accept the offer or reject the offer. It was a difficult choice. This is so annoying.
When outside, I take out my smartphone and open the Mobile Heroes game app. And after a while, my smartphone screen displays the words, "Sorry, the device does not support!" And after that, I walked over and put my smartphone in my pocket.
"Unlucky."