A moment before...
Susan, who had entered the room, did not immediately meet her daughter who would be picked up by her. She went to the school administration room to settle a number of payments including semester fees that would be held within the next three months.
After a while...
All administrative matters have been completed. Susan immediately rushed to her daughter's classroom where she would pick her up.
When she arrived, she was surprised that there was no one in the classroom, not even the homeroom teacher.
Immediately She walked to the teacher's room in a hurry. after arriving at the teacher's room, she asked where the homeroom teacher 1-A was. she finally found her child's homeroom teacher in the SM room because she was not feeling well.
In the School Medical Room, Susan saw a middle-aged woman who was also her child's homeroom teacher and also her former guardian when she was a child, now lying weakly.
"Miss Sherly, sorry to interrupt your rest..."
Susan broke through the curtain partition, where her daughter's homeroom teacher was lying.
Sherly who heard the arrival of this uninvited guest, began to open her eyes and see who came. then she began to say.
"Oh.. Miss Susan, please sit down!" Sherly leaned her back against the patient's bed, and invited Susan to sit on the bench next to the bed.
"Thank you, Miss Sherly, but I am in a hurry and would like to inquire about my daughter's whereabouts." Susan looked very agitated as she twiddled her fingers.
"Novia Lynette.. right? As I recall, she said that she would be waiting for you in front of the Administration room."
"When Novia found out I wasn't feeling well, she took me to the SMR and would wait for you in front of the staff room. She said her mother would come to pay the semester fee."
"She also assured me not to worry about her, and assured me that she wouldn't go home before her mother came. I who was already feeling very dizzy and wanted to faint, was made calm by her."
Hearing this, Susan was even more worried, because she had gone to the Administration room a few moments ago to pay the semester fee and class promotion fee, but did not find Novia there.
Sherly then asked Susan, "Have you not been to the Administration room yet?"
Susan was pensive and thought about the bad possibilities that happened to Novia, she then said.
"I will be there soon to see her. thank you for your time Miss. Sherly I wish you a speedy recovery. See you soon!" Susan bowed and turned around and left.
"Is she really not in the staff room yet or did something happen?" Sherly, who had been feeling better earlier, now felt the painful dizziness again.
Susan who knew Novia was waiting for her in the staff room, she headed there again to make sure.
After several rounds of checking the entire staff room and under the desks, she still couldn't find Novia.
Susan's behavior made the teachers who still had work, being surprised. sometimes uncomfortable, but also amused.
Susan finally gave up looking in the staff room, she then searched the entire school building starting from the canteen, Lab room, library, upto the boys' toilet and the teacher's toilet.
After not finding Novia's whereabouts at all, her tears began to flow as she walked towards the school gate. She began to daydream with a blank stare...ignoring the greetings from the teachers...but her mind continued to struggle about her child, Novia.
...
After the treatment by Vitalis a few moments later, the little girl woke up. the first thing she saw was a rocking head accessory with Action Figure "Cecilia" which is a character in the animated movie "Cecilia's Flower" attached to the dashboard of the car.
"Cecilia...!"
The little girl immediately got up from the backrest and touched the head of the rocking toy with her finger, exclaiming happily.
"Are you feeling better now?" I asked in a low tone so as not to startle her. The little girl turned to me like she wasn't afraid of anything and said.
"Yes, I'm fine. Thank you for saving me!" the little girl smiled at me.
At first I didn't want her to be surprised, but after seeing her attitude, I was the one who was stunned by her.
'This child...why does she know that I saved her?' Out of curiosity, I asked her.
"May I know, how you know that I saved you?" I asked, returning smile.
"I saw uncle saving me in my dream, when I fell asleep before." The little girl explained honestly while playing Cecilia, she also continued.
"Uncle is so great! you was able to move me and that evil uncle into mom's car... and eliminate that evil uncle.. and.. and... in my dream, good uncle, also healed my wounds." The girl gave two thumbs up to me with a cute smile on her face.
I, who naturally should have been surprised, blushed instead and couldn't help, but feel the damage of cuteness emanating from this little girl.
"A.. ha.. haha... I see. So you already know everything.. huh..." I laughed bitterly with mixed embarrassment and wonder.
Feeling something was wrong with this little girl, I asked Luna.
"Luna, do you know if there's anything wrong with this little girl?"
[There's nothing wrong, Master. it's just her natural talent.]
"Natural talent? Can you be more specific?"
[The girl has a Unique Skill: {Dream Viewer} where she has the ability to move freely through the space around her. Controlling the subconscious, so that her consciousness can blend with reality. Also she can enter the subconscious of others, when she is asleep.]
"So, that's why she could see everything I did while she was unconscious earlier?"
[Not everything, she can only see what she sees in front of her. Not necessarily a 360 degree view.]
"Oh I see, that's why she only said that I 'eliminated' the old kidnapper, not transferred/sent the middle-aged man back to the kidnappers car. Is that right?"
[Exactly, Master.]
"Okay, thanks for the explanation, Luna."
[No big deal, Master~]
"....."
'Where the heck did she learn that slang words? It doesn't.. you... Ah, forget it!'
'What's more important right now is, why did Susan stay inside the school building for so long?'
'Wait, I seem to have missed something'. I forgot that I was still curious about who this little girl was to Susan...
"Dearest, can I ask you something?" I asked with a smile to the little girl.
"Just ask uncle! but..." the girl invited but then she stroked her throat.
"Does your neck still hurt?" I asked a little worried.
'Vitalis couldn't have missed something, could she?" The little girl shook her head and said.
"No, my neck doesn't hurt anymore because uncle healed it."
"Then why were you holding your neck just now?" I asked with a frown.
"Is uncle really this insensitive?" The little girl scolded me with pouty lips.
'What does she mean? Why is this child's nature so familiar to someone? "Like Mother like Daughter" huh?!' I sighed inwardly.
"Alright, tell me. What do you need?" I asked kindly.
"I'm thirsty... want a drink! How can my mom have an insensitive friend like uncle?"
'Stab!'
'Friend...? Insensitive...? Ah I felt my mentality melted by this little girl...'
"Sweety little girl, why are you so mean to me? Can't you be a little soft with me?" I teased her with a sad face.
"F-forgive me uncle...! please don't cry...! I.. I'm afraid I won't be able to explain to my mom if she finds out I made you cry...!!!" The girl critically attacked me back until K.O.
"Alright I give up! You're so smart like your mom! Let's go out of car and buy some drinks over there." I raised both hands in surrender, and pointed towards the drink machine.
"Really? nice! Thanks uncle." She opened the raised car door, got out and closed it.
Naturally, I caught up with her and took her hand and walked towards the drink machine.
I got a soda, while the little girl asked for a strawberry-flavored fruit juice. as I opened the lid of the juice, I asked her with my eyes at her level.
"What's your name?" I asked, handing her the juice drink with the lid open and ready to drink.
"My name is Novia Lynette. thank you uncle!" she took the juice drink and drank it.
"Alright Novia, let's look for your mom inside the school." I stood up and held one of her hands, while the other held the drink.
"Okay uncle."
.....
When the two of us arrived at the gate, I was surprised to see Susan with tears on her cheeks and a blank stare.
"Susan! What's wrong with you?" I called out and rushed over to her. but Susan didn't respond to my call.
Another voice also came to Susan's ears and this time the voice said.
"Mom.. Mommy, I'm here!" It was Novia who called her mother.
Instantly Susan's gaze recovered and realized. she saw her daughter was with someone.
"Nine! Where did you find this child?" Susan suddenly asked me while wiping her tears.
"Ah.. um... I saw her in front of the gate just now when I wanted to buy a drink, so I bought him one too." I gave the code by thrusting my drink into the one held by Novia.
"Yes mom, I was thirsty earlier because I waited too long for mom. Then I saw that uncle approaching the drink machine. Then that uncle bought me this..." Novia supported me by thrusting her juice towards Susan.
'This girl.. Is so smart!'
Hearing her daughter's statement, she approached Novia and squatted down, then said to her.
"Honey, how many times have I told you, don't accept invitations or things from people you don't know!" Susan reminded in a gentle tone and stroked Novia's hair.
"But.. mom, Uncle is really nice. he's save..." Novia, who wanted to tell me about the kidnapping scene, immediately cut me off.
"Aha.. haha.. yes! I 'save' her from thirst, made me buy some drink for her. so it was my fault! hehe..." I laughed falsely then approached the two of them.
Susan looked at me so seriously, that it made me drenched in sweat. in order to save myself from the lioness's pounce, I then changed the topic.
"Well, since we've all gathered, how about we go home now?" I said, looking away from Susan's intimidating gaze.
"Alright, let's go home. You must be hungry?" Susan asked Novia as she stood up and led her.
"Yes, I'm very hungry...vlet's go home... let's go home... together~" Novia said and sang a sayonara song.
In the end, the three of us were in front of the parked Red Ferrari 448 Pista, then I asked Susan.
"Who will drive?" I asked her carefully.
"You, let Novia take my lap." Susan walked to the passenger seat side
with Novia.
"Alright, then..."
The three of us finally drove away from Integration Primary School towards Apartment Boulevard on the east side of Tienji city center.
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