Continuing.
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Rio went after Lay, who had nowhere to go?
Rio searched the school library, but Lay wasn't there. It seems like?
"Where did Lay go? Didn't he say he was going to the library to borrow a book? But where is he now? Why isn't he here?"
Rio said so. In his mind he wondered if what Lay said was a lie? He didn't really come to the Library? If that's true, then where did he go?
Rio searched all corners of the Library, but still he didn't find the slightest smell of Lay. Where is he going?
"I've looked for him everywhere, but still can't find him? I've asked the Librarian. The guard said he didn't see Lay enter the library… If not the library then where did he go?"
Thinking out loud. Rio trying to guess where his best friend will go?
He didn't suspect Lay in the slightest, but he just couldn't understand that his friend would lie like this.
Rio left the Library. He wanted to try to find Lay again, maybe Lay had already left the Library and gone elsewhere. Rio thought so.
Rio ran back. He will not give up until here. If one place he couldn't find Lay, maybe in another place he would meet his classmate.
May be?
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Chasing all the way to the school's backyard. Judging by Rio's watch in his left hand, the time is at 08:45 local time. That's a sign that there are 15 minutes left before the school bell rings.
Rio was standing in the middle of the clearing of the former classroom building that had been torn down.
While rubbing his forehead Rio said, "Where else should I look for you? I have visited all the places, only this backyard that I haven't searched for. But, it seems you are not here either. Then, where else should I look for you? "
His head started to feel dizzy. Fatigue is getting stronger after 30 minutes of searching. Running after someone who is not sure where the Jungle is.
"Where are you? In 15 minutes the bell will ring, but I can't find you yet, Lay… Should I search you all the way to the Moon just to find you? Where are you, my friend?"
The feeling of despair is getting worse. His tiredness mixed with anxiety made Rio unable to think clearly.
He felt guilty for letting Lay go alone.
"What should I do now? Shall I go back to class? Maybe he's already there?"
Rio couldn't deny that thought. This is true too. The possibility that Lay had returned to class without him knowing?
"Okay. I better get back to class. Class is about to start anyway. I have to hurry, or I'll be late."
Rio rushed off, but before he could go any further.
From a different direction. Something has come to Rio, in the form of a flying object that is shaped like a ball but not too big in size. The ball of light is golden-orange glaring.
boom….
Things came so fast. Rio stared at him silently, "Watch out!"
Someone has come. He jumped up and pounced on Rio. The two of them fell together, and rolled on the ground.
Dwarf….
The ball exploded loudly as it hit a large tree growing there.
The tree had a hole in the middle, then it fell very quickly. The sound of the boom was so loud that anyone could hear it.
"You're all right, aren't you?" That person asked Rio, after he managed to save Rio from the Ball of Light.
"Yeah, I'm fine," said Rio.
Rio showed an unusual reaction. His face turned pale, as the Ball of Light he had seen just now exploded like that.
The tree immediately fell when hit by the Ball of Light. Rio thought that if at that time he became the tree, maybe he would fall just like the tree there.
"Thank God."
But at least Rio could breathe a sigh of relief, because the Ball of Light didn't manage to hit him and instead hit the Tree, it was thanks to someone who had bravely saved him.
"Thank you, Sis Sanca."
Rio said it happily. From both his eyes, he looked teary. Rio couldn't contain his emotions, how lucky he was to have escaped death.
"Rio!"
Lay also came from a different direction. He immediately hugged Rio who was still sitting down.
The person who had just saved Rio was pulled over. He was pushed aside by Lay to stay away from Rio.
"You're all right, aren't you?"
Lay hugged him so tightly. He looked scared.
"Yeah, I'm fine."
Rio returned Lay's hug by embracing him so tightly. Rio was a little happy that Lay had returned.
"I heard explosions from a distance from the area around here. I was afraid there was a Bomb explosion here so I just ran here, and it turns out you are in this place too."
Lay let go and said so worriedly. He looked at Rio's face full of emotion, and he also checked if his friend was hurt.
"Hey you! You must have done this! You purposely wanted to hurt Rio, didn't you?"
Lay stood up quickly and instead accused the teenager who had saved Rio.
"Say it quickly! You're the one who made the attack! You wanted Rio dead right? Say it quickly!"
Rio growled the "Collar" part of the teenager. And those who are blamed can only be silent, while holding back their emotions not to reply to Lay's treatment.
Lay was so emotional. He blamed the Teenager for what happened here. Lay made accusations that it was this teenage boy who had attacked Rio.
"Lay stop!"
Rio stood up immediately, "Let her go!" Rio pulled Lay's hand, in order to release the collar of the person who had saved his life.
"What do you mean Rio? This man has been attacking you secretly! And he must have an evil plan to hurt you, Rio. So don't defend him!"
Lay instead turned to yell at Rio. He assumed this person was the mastermind behind the big explosion earlier. So he blamed her.
In fact, this assumption is unfounded. Lay, can't blame him without solid evidence. Because Lay did not see with his own eyes that the teenager was the culprit.
"That's not what happened, Lay. You can't blame him like this, Lay," Rio pleaded.
"Why not? He's worth watching out for!"
Cling….
Both of Lay's eyes glowed red, and his eyes were also very sharp.
He looked emotional at the man, "Hee!" Instead of turning against, the man smirked with a fake smile.
In this way, Lay is increasingly convinced that this person is the culprit.
"No Lay. Let him go!"
Rio asked forcibly. He pulled Lay's hands with all his might, so that Lay would release his growl.
"Lay, calm down!"
Rio snapped, "Lay let him go!" He shouted right in Lay's ear.
Rio continued to pull Lay's wrist, but this effort had not yielded any results. Lay still pulled the collar of the teenager's shirt.
"Lay calm down! Brother Sanca is innocent, and instead he saved me!"
Lay was stunned for a moment. He no longer pulled the teenager's clothes, and slowly he began to lower his emotions.
This juvenile clothing ape is released by Lay. He was still silent and didn't say anything.
He looked Sook when he heard Rio's words, which said that "He was innocent, and instead he was the one who saved his life."
Lay had misjudged this person who had attacked Rio, but apparently not. Because of the overflowing emotions that have made Lay misunderstand the teenager.