Gen then asked, 'A good heart?'
And Dehji said, 'Yes, but I prefer to call it a butter heart.'
'What?!'
'You, even though you don't mean to, end up putting other people's safety ahead of your own. That's very nice of you, but at the same time, it's very stupid.'
'What do you mean? Is that supposed to be a good or a bad thing?'
'Well, it depends. In most cases, it's bad, but in some cases it's good.'
'What do you mean? You're not making any sense.'
'It's simple. At the end of the day, Gen, it all comes down to one thing. Can you imagine what that is?'
'Money?'
'Well, you're not wrong, but you're not right either.'
'Strength?'
'Again, you're not wrong, but that's not it either.'
'I don't know what it could be then, Dehji.'
'It's simple, Gen, at the end of the day, it all comes down to how much power you have.'
'Power?'
'Yes, power. The more powerful you are, the easier it is to protect what you consider important, and on the other hand, the less power you have, the harder it is.'
'But what do you mean by power, Dehji?'
'Well, there are many forms of power, Gen. A person with a lot of money can be considered powerful, at the same time, a very influential person can be more powerful than a rich person. There is also power through strength and various other types. None is superior to the other, and in the end, they all lead to the same place.'
'So what you are trying to tell me is that I need power.'
'Well, yes. That is, of course, if you want to make sure you never die or lose someone helplessly.'
'I'll never lose anyone again!'
'Well, then, you know what you have to do.'
'Yes. Tomorrow, we're going to Tólis, and no matter what happens, I'm going to pass the challenge and get your sister's essence!'
'That's the spirit, Gen.'
'And after I get her essence, I'm going to go back home and save my brother!'
'That's it, Gen ... no, calm down!'
'What?'
'You won't be able to save your brother after this challenge.'
'What?! What do you mean?'
'Did you forget what I said? I have two sisters. If you want to save your brother, you'll need the essence of both of them.'
'What?! Really?'
'Yes.'
The two then remained silent, and Dehji said, 'Don't worry, Gen. After you get the essence of one of them, getting the other one will be easy.'
Gen then stood up and said, 'You're right. It will take longer than I expected, but that's okay. I won't give up.'
'Yeah, after all, nothing good comes easy.'
'Yeah. Well, that's enough showering. I'm going to rest. Tomorrow, we leave early for Tólis.'
Gen then left the bathroom and, after putting on his clothes, started towards his room. He then came in, took a drink of water, and thought, 'It's time for bed.'
He then laid down, covered himself up, and after a little stretch, he thought, 'Tomorrow begins a new stage of my journey ... I promise that I will get through the challenge as quickly as possible so I can save my brother and Light as soon as possible.'
Gen then closed his eyes and stayed like that for a few minutes, but just as he was about to sleep, something fell on him.
He then got scared and said, "What was that?", Gen then realized that someone had jumped on top of him and said, "What are you doing, Raja? I know you must have drunk yourself to death after I left, but that doesn't mean you can sleep in my bed. I bought some blankets and a pillow for you to set up your bed on the floor. They are over there in the corner."
The person then advanced on Gen and laid him down on the bed.
Gen then said, "What are you doing?! Get off of me!"
Gen then reached out to push the person away, but as he touched the person's chest, he felt something strange.
Gen then thought, 'What is this feeling?'
He then pressed the person's chest again, and then he thought, 'I-It can't be.', and pulled back his hand, which caused the person to fall flat on his chest.
Gen then stood with his face in front of the person and said, "Lina! What are you doing here?"
And Lina said, "Don't you know? Then why did you take the initiative?"
"I didn't take any initiative. I thought it was Raja."
"Gen ... I didn't know that you and Raja had that kind of relationship."
"Hm? ... No! It's not what you think."
"Relax, Gen, I know how to keep a secret."
"There's no secret you got it wrong, but it doesn't matter. How did you get in here?! I'm sure I locked the door before I came down."
"Pfft, hahahaha."
"What's so funny?"
"Gen, do you really think a lock like that could hold me?"
"Well, obviously not, but .... Hold on! Did you break my door?"
"No, I just broke the lock. Your door is just a little cracked."
"What?! How could you do that, Lina?! What if someone comes in here while I'm gone?"
"Hahaha, don't worry, Gen. Tomorrow I'll let my mom know, and she'll make sure no one comes anywhere near here."
"Great .... wait, what do you mean tomorrow?"
"Hahaha, do I need to explain everything to you, Gen? Obviously, I'm going to sleep here tonight."
"What?! No, you can't."
"I can't? Why not?"
"Why? ... You heard what I said. Raja is coming to sleep here, and I only bought enough blankets to make his bed."
"No problem, after all. I will sleep in the bed with you."
"What?! Are you crazy, Lina?! You can't do that!"
"Why can't I, Gen? Don't you want to sleep together?"
"I-It's not that, it's just that .... ah, Raja will be home later, and if he sees us sleeping in the same bed, how are we going to explain it to him? He might spread new rumors about us. You remember everything you've been this past week.", and Gen then thought, 'I'm sorry, Raja.'
Lina then said, "You're right."
And Gen said, "Right? Now hurry up, get out-", but Lina interrupted him and said, "You're right, we'd better end this quickly then."
"What do you mean, Lina? End what qui-", but was interrupted again by Lina, who kissed him.
Gen then pulled her away and said, "What are you doing, Lina?"
And Lina said, "Didn't you hear me? We have to finish before Raja gets here."
She then kissed him again, but Gen pulled her away again and said, "Lina! That's not the point! Look what you're doing! The first time you kissed me, it was for revenge, and the second time, it was to drink the wine, but what about now? Why are you doing this?"
"What do you mean why Gen? You started it when you kissed me in front of everyone in the restaurant."
"I know, but I had my reason."
"Stop lying, Gen. You just wanted to kiss me."
"No! I was proving a point to you!"
"Hahaha, and what point is that, Gen? That when you look at me, you lose control? Hahaha."
Gen then spun around and switched places with Lina on the bed, putting her underneath him. He then put one hand on either side of her face and then said, "No! You know very well that what I was proving is that while you always treat me like a little boy, even though you are only a few months older, I am a man."
"Oh, so that was it? I couldn't tell with that lousy kiss you gave me."
"Yes, you could. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been so angry."
"Unfortunately not, Gen. I was only angry because of the kiss."
"You're lying, and you know it!"
"No, I'm not. To me, you're still just a little boy who cries every time I go overboard and hit you a little too hard. Hahaha."
"Oh yeah? So I'll prove to you that I'm not just a whiny little boy!"
Mist then started coming off Gen, and just as he was about to say something, Lina said, "You're going to prove it to me? And how are you going to do that?"
Gen then looked at her and realized the situation he was in. He then started to pull the mist back into his body and started to move away from her.
He then said, "Wait, that's not what I-", but was interrupted by Lina, who put her arms around his neck and said, "Hey, come on, don't be afraid now. Weren't you going to prove to me that you're already a man?"
Gen then looked into her eyes and then said, "That's true ...", and then he started to approach her.
The two faces were getting closer and closer, to the point where they were so close to each other that they could feel each other's breath on their faces.
Lina then closed her eyes, and Gen closed them, too. He then drew his lips closer to hers, but just as they were about to touch, a noise startled them, and they stopped.
Raja then entered through the door and said, "Hey, Gen! I'm home! Are you in bed yet?"
Raja then turned on the light and looked at Gen's bed, but when he saw what was happening there, he briefly went into shock and then turned off the light, saying, "I didn't see anything! Go on!", and then left the house.