" Irene, what do you know about me?" I asked her. I don't know why I ask this question. Maybe I want her to know more about me.
Irene tilted her head and put her finger on her head thinking about me. After a few seconds of recalling her memories, she said in a surprised voice, " No, I didn't know anything about you except you are super strong and abnormalities. Besides that, I don't know anything."
She looks at me, and our eyes meet but I don't dare to face her eyes. I evaded her gaze. Irene said in a small voice, " Tell me about your family."
I shake my head and smile, " I will tell you if you tell me yours first."
Irene frowned but nodded. It was a cute expression. I nodded as well. But before she could even speak, I stop her and begin to look for a cigarette.
" What are you finding?"
I don't answer her, I took out the pack of cigarettes from my pocket and pointed at it, " This."
She looked at cigarettes and me before nodding. I light up the cigarette and take a slow breath. Soon the smoke comes out of my mouth, and I carefully blow the smoke. I don't want Irene to breathe the smoke.
She starts speaking, " Well, where should I start? Ohh. My family is poor. I have a little brother, age 12."
" What about your parents?" I asked.
" They are alive but we barely see each other because of their work."
I nodded. She continued, " You see. In middle school, I was a bully target. I was great at academics and fighting so they seem to be jealous of me."
I stopped her with waves, " Hey if you are good at fighting, how did they even bully you."
She sighed, " Money. Of course. If you have the money you can do whatever you want. Our class rich spoiled girls pay money to the upper class senior."
I stay silent. " They throw away my shoes and equipment. Classic bullying. If I fight back, they call seniors and teachers. So I have to swallow my anger."
' Bullying. ' I thought this type of childish act doesn't exist. Humans are truly foolish.
I asked, " So, how did you overcome that situation?"
She laughed, " No, I don't." Seeing her reaction I was left stunned, so I asked her, " Why? I am sure you plan to revenge on them, right?"
She looked at me like I am some kind of creature, " Why should I take revenge?"
I scratched my head that is a really good question. Unfortunately, I don't know why I think like that, " Maybe you will find some pleasure?"
She shakes her head, " I am satisfied with this life. If I enter the union, my family situation will be solved. My family is the most important thing in my life. I will be happy if I see my brother doesn't have to suffer school life as I do."
I took a smoke and the cigarette is about to die. I put down the cigarette and step on it while thinking about Irene's words. ' Family.' A word that doesn't have a meaning for him.
Even hearing that word makes me, sick. I don't know the reason.
I asked, " How did you meet Selena?"
" Oh. I meet her at the awakened school. When I was at the lowest of my life, she takes me into her group."
" Lowest? Can you tell me about it? I'm kind of curious."
She sighed and nodded. " Our class have a tyrant called King. He is very strong. Union favour him quite a bit so he acts like shit. He treats everyone like trash especially me. I don't know why he mainly targets me. Every day is worse the middle school."
She stopped and continued, " One day Selena transferred to our school and saw me bullied. She uses her family network to find a suitable teacher and class. And I meet Wilfrid, Kyla and Reynard."
And she pointed at me, " Finally, you appeared out of thin air and stronger than me. What is your age?"
I laughed, " They told me I am 17."
" What? You don't even know your age?"
I smiled, " We'll, now that your story is finished. I will tell mine."
She nodded, " Obviously."
" I was dropped from the sky."
She nodded. " Ah." With a confused look, she said, " What are you talking about?"
" I am telling you the truth. I don't know how I got here. The government said I just appeared out of the air. They say that dungeon crack or something. I don't know."
I scratched my head and laughed, " I guess, my story is boring right? I am only here for two months."
She looked at me, her expression was difficult to read this time, a bit sad and something else.
She nodded without asking any more questions about my origin. I respect her for that I don't want to talk about it, not yet.
She crossed her hands, " If you don't know about your past, hmmm. Tell me your dream."
" Hmm. My goal?" I scratched my chin showing that I'm thinking hard about it. In truth, I don't have a dream.
" Kill demon king."
She looked disappointed, " That is not a dream. What you are saying is your goal. I want to know your dream."
" If you put it like this I don't know how to say it. I guess I don't have a dream yet."
" Huh. What kind of man doesn't have a dream."
" So what is your dream?"
She pointed at herself, " I want to become Librarian. I love books. I always like a quiet atmosphere where you can enjoy yourself. Nothing beat, reading a good book on a rainy day."
I don't expect her dream to be like this. Nevertheless, I nodded.
She continued, " If only the demon king doesn't appear, our life will be a lot easy. There will be peaceful life on earth. And no more orphanages. You know I have a soft spot for orphans."
" I see. I hope I find that kind of dream as well."
Irene smiled brightly, " Of course."
" Look at the time. I am afraid, we had to stop our conversation. See you tomorrow."
I left.
Irene was sitting beside the camp with a confused face. She doesn't know why Lucian suddenly left, ' Maybe he uses too much energy during hunting. '
I walked inside the boy's camp. There is nobody in here. I sit down.
Guilt.
I murmured with a head down, " I have to kill the demon king. I have to. That is my role. My job. Killing him will make me free from this chain."
I lay down on my bed. It was hard because it is made from solid rock.
Slowly, my consciousness drift away and I fell asleep.