Almost everyone was wide awake at midnight, especially after the loud balloon pop that just happened. They were knocked out for the whole day because of the voices, but now they were fine. They couldn't go back to sleep. "Should we go for a normal day? It's been a while," Rena suggested. She hadn't shown her potion collection to the girls anyway.
"I'm going to sleep, guys. Good night," Ara went to her bed immediately. It was a really tiring day for her.
"I… Did you guys knock out Add?" Rose asked with a worried look. Her boyfriend had a habit of locking his lab door. Rose had the spare key, but she was unconscious the whole day. What if he went insane, even though he already was?
"He didn't even make a sound. I don't know," Lu shrugged. She found it weird, but that one guy was usually quiet anyway. Rose decided to check on him and left the room.
"What happened today? What did we miss?" Elesis asked in curiosity. She didn't have plans, but she knew some people were awake.
Lu sighed, recalling the moment Chung almost shot her. Thinking about it again, it was a bit funny. "Chung lost it, but Elsword kept him sane."
Rose came back with a sigh. "He already went upstairs. I swear he was sleeping the whole day!"
And as usual, it turned into gossip talk.
While on the second floor, the boys were praising their own work; a Jelangkung doll. Except Chung, who already fell asleep like a dead body. There were a lot of snacks and food too.
"Why did you buy this many coconuts?" Raven asked and stared at Noah. He helped him to carry everything. For some reason, Noah bought a lot of coconuts, even though they only needed one to make the doll.
"I thought we could play multiple dolls at one time," Noah answered with a sad look, staring at the doll. He gripped it tightly, hoping for something. "...Will I be able to talk to Clamor one more time? And Harque too…"
"You won't. Spirits that died in peace don't linger in this world anymore," Ain answered and patted Noah's head.
Add walked upstairs to join the group. He noticed the new doll that was made in Noah's hand. Elsword waved his hand to greet him. "What were you doing today, Add? Sleeping?"
"I woke up at 6 in the evening and knocked myself out with Dynamo," Add sighed and sat next to Noah. He counted everyone and noticed the missing person. "Where's Chung?"
"Dying," Ciel answered with a shrug. He pointed at the doll, feeling curious. "So how do we play this?"
"Can't we just find a real haunted house for once? I'm wide awake!" Add suddenly yelled in frustration and grabbed the doll from Noah's hand. He never liked ghosts because it scared him. The idea of 'something that shouldn't exist yet it's here' was never his liking. But he used the Ouija board several times, so he believed that ghosts actually exist.
"Aren't you scared of ghosts?" Raven asked with a smile. "It's raining anyway. We can find one next time."
Add yelled even more until Noah grabbed the handle of the doll along with Add's hand. The kid started singing the mantra to call the spirit, which successfully scared Add. "Let me go—!"
"Jelangkung jelangsat, datang tidak diundang, pulang tidak diantar~"
The doll started moving with its own power. Add's grip was loosening, he didn't like this one bit. He closed his eyes and looked away from it. On the other hand, Noah smiled and gripped the doll tightly to prevent it from attacking people. "What's your name?" Noah asked. The doll moved to the paper on the floor and wrote its name.
"Helputt"
The boys turned to silence… but they've been in silence since Noah sang the mantra. They didn't expect to hear a familiar name. But some people, including Noah, didn't know about the name, so he kept asking normal questions. "How old are you?"
"47"
Add slowly opened his eyes, reading the ghost's writing on the paper. Realizing the familiar name along with the age, he tightened the grip and asked a question. He didn't have to ask how it died… when he could already guess. "Who killed you?"
"Demons"
Noah casted his healing skill, even though the ghost wouldn't be affected by it. He felt bad for someone to be murdered. Whether they were good or bad, they were forced to die so suddenly. "How long have you been dead?"
"2 years"
Add narrowed his eyes at the doll. He was still scared, but this certain spirit might not come again. "Do you have a message for us?"
"Protect him"
Noah was confused with the answer. He wanted to ask more, but Add already responded to it. "We will. You can trust us."
"Can we talk again someday?" Noah asked, tilting his head a bit.
"No"
"Goodbye," Noah waved his hand to part ways with the ghost. It left the doll, making the doll go back as it should be; a dead item.
Add sighed heavily, moving his hand away from the doll when Noah loosened the grip. He faced Noah to explain it. "That's Chung's dad."
Ciel was startled. He didn't know about it either. The spirit had been dead for 2 years, so maybe… "Did he suffer while we're busy with the girls' potions?"
"He already died before that," Raven answered, folding his arms to think about everything that just happened. For their first time playing Jelangkung, it was a bit heavy to turn out this way. "Let's keep it a secret from Chung. What do you think?"
"I'm with Raven. He's dumb at this, he won't find out," Elsword nodded in agreement. Most of the El Gang knew the father figure for Chung was so important. The reason he joined the gang was to find his father again.
Noah blinked his eyes several times. He wasn't sure what to do. Wouldn't it be the best for Chung to know this, so he didn't have to think about what happened to his father anymore? Why did the spirit come now, when he was sleeping? He had the right to know.
"Noah, don't think about it," Ain said to surprise Noah from his thought.
"May I tell the girls?" Noah asked with the hope the girls would have a different opinion.
Ain was opposing this, but Elsword interrupted them. "Go ahead! I'll try calling another ghost."
Noah left quickly and approached the girls' bedroom. Who should he call to get someone on his side, out of all the girls? Maybe Nisha because he knew her the most? But he had spent time with Rose ever since he joined the gang, so maybe she would have the same opinion as him? How about Aisha, the person that seemed to know Chung very well?
In the end, he went back upstairs without telling anyone. He had a troubled expression when Elsword asked him how it went. "I… can't explain why we're playing with Jelangkung…" he muttered and hung his head. Helputt's death was shocking news to the boys, but they got that information by playing with a doll.
"Ah, you're right. We can't let the girls know about these toys," Add said with a sudden realization. They almost lost their favorite toys. Even the new one.
"Add, you made them angry by saying that!" Ciel shouted, holding the doll tightly as it shook heavily.
Ain sighed and grabbed the doll by its head. "Begone, in the name of sacred light!"
In a few seconds, the spirit left the doll. Elsword and Ciel sighed in relief as they put the doll back to the floor.
"Huh, seriously. It's fine."
Lu stared at the single girls with a smile. They also got food and drinks in the bedroom, but Lu only ate the cookies. "You guys can take Ciel if you find him attractive. He's easy to read, to be honest."
Rena giggled and smiled back at Lu. "Why? Are you more comfortable with Chung now? You're in… love?"
Lu sighed and folded her arms. "No. It's only a few days, Rena. Love at first sight is a myth!" she said with a confused look and took a cookie from its jar. Sometimes she wondered if her friends were actually loving their boyfriend or not. "Anyway… Ciel needs his happiness too. As for the second question… No, but I told you, he's quite interesting."
Eve giggled, not expecting Lu to take an interest in one person this much. "Tell us more. What do you find quite interesting?"
Lu raised her one eyebrow. "He's… um… he's so weird, I don't understand him. He can be cold-blooded, but he acts like a kid. He can be stoic, but he does stupid stuff. He's… I don't know, he's so confusing."
Nisha nodded her head in agreement. "He's so random. What did you like from him anyway, Aisha?"
Aisha was startled at the question. Her face flushed red when she imagined him. "He's cute!"
"Cute and cold-blooded can't be combined into one," Rose commented, feeling confused with everything. The girls didn't seem to point it out, maybe because they already saw him like that before she joined the gang. So she uttered the question. "How is Chung cold-blooded?"
Lu forced herself to laugh. "Just on several occasions though," she smiled wryly and looked away from the girls. The moment Chung shot her was a permanent mental scar in her heart. She knew he didn't mean it and apologized afterwards, but it still surprised her.
Eve hid half of her face with her pillow. She didn't remember any of this. Maybe it happened when they skipped the time with class advancement potion?
"But I agree with Aisha. He's cute, he's easily flustered," Lu grinned, trying to change the cold-blooded topic. "Just pat his head. He likes it."
Rena squealed and covered her mouth immediately. She remembered she patted his head before. "But he tried to dodge! He's so cute when I finally patted him, though!"
"He'll run away if you fangirl like that!" Aisha scolded Rena and pinched her cheeks. "I would dodge too if you're trying to pat me with that creepy smile!"
"Aw, what do you mean?! Come here," Rena laughed and hugged Aisha tightly, patting her head with her left hand.
"By the way, Nisha," Elesis poked Nisha's cheek to get her attention. "You haven't hung out with Raven lately."
"Yeah, I was busy in their lover's quarrel," she giggled and pointed at Aisha, who was still receiving a lot of affections from Rena.
"Glad you guys made up, though. What was that all about?" Rose asked in curiosity. None of them ever asked about it. They had plenty of time tonight, so they could ask a bunch of questions to each other.
Nisha turned to silence, wondering if she should tell them about why she picked a fight with Aisha a few days ago. It was supposed to be personal problems, after all. She just decided to butt in. Chung wouldn't mind if she told the girls, but she didn't want to do it. "I'm not telling. You guys are a bunch of gossipers, maybe spreading weird rumors in a few minutes after hearing juicy info."
"It's just for fun, come on," Rose teased and looked at Nisha's eyes.
Nisha folded her arms and narrowed her eyes. "No. If you guys are collecting boyfriends, why don't any of you approach Ciel?"
"I did say you guys can have him, but he's not interesting, to be honest. I don't even know what to say to you guys," Lu said with a bored look. She lied down on the carpet and stared at the ceilings. Ciel was the most important person in her life, but she had to admit that he couldn't impress the girls. All he did was bake cakes and cookies for her.
"Even his partner said that. He's dead," Nisha said bluntly, staring at Elesis. "So how about you? Are you trying to collect Chung?"
"Collect isn't the right word, but no," Elesis smiled and shook her head. "I think he's more like a little brother."
"You said that but you wanted to grab his thighs," Nisha sighed and looked away. Sometimes she couldn't understand the girls.
Early morning was livelier than usual. It was still raining, making the weather colder than usual. Ciel woke up to prepare breakfast and he could hear the girls in the bedroom. He didn't hear Lu's voice, though.
Click!
Elesis came out of the room and approached him. "Can I help with something? I'm bored."
Ciel looked at Elesis, wondering why she wanted to spend her time in the kitchen. A little help would be nice, so he nodded his head. "Help me clean the ingredients."
"Of course! I can do that," Elesis smiled and approached the sink to clean the spinach. She never did this before, she actually feared she would ruin the food. She cleaned them really carefully with full concentration.
"You should wear those cute dresses again."
"Huh?!" Elesis jumped a bit, almost dropping the spinach to the floor. Her face flushed red from imagining herself with a cute dress. "N-No, no… It doesn't fit me. I grew up as a warrior."
Ciel raised his one eyebrow. "So? Your clone wore them before. You look nice."
Elesis sighed, trying to not shout as she was putting the spinach very carefully to the table. "Ciel! That's my clone with her personality!"
"That doesn't mean you can't be cute. Let's go to the mall tomorrow," Ciel replied with a smile. After the Alter Ego potion, Ciel saw Elesis as a cute warrior. It was mostly his imagination, but he believed she could actually be one.
"What's with you all of a sudden?" Elesis muttered and cleaned the other spinach. Ciel's behavior was weird to her. Then again, she suddenly helped him to prepare breakfast, so they're being weird to each other.
The boys were playing chess while waiting for the morning to come. Elsword already went to sleep and Ciel was busy with breakfast. Ain didn't manage to remember the chess rules, so he only watched the game.
Add sighed, moving his bishop to attack the enemy's king. "Checkmate, Noah. You can't be defensive all the time."
Noah pouted and ate his chips. Raven chuckled, patting the kid's head. "Don't get disappointed. I never win against Add either."
Click!
"Good morning," Chung greeted them as he rubbed his eyes. He was going to the bathroom, preparing himself to work right away.
Noah stood up, seeing his opportunity to tell Chung about his father. "Chung—"
"Don't even try," Ain grabbed Noah's shoulders from the back with a threatening tone. Chung looked at Noah for a while, but then he walked away to the bathroom.
Ara was already awake, greeting Ciel and Elesis in the kitchen and lookong at them together. Chung walked downstairs and greeted them as well, standing next to Ara. Ain followed from the back to check on his crush. "I'm fine, don't worry!" Ara smiled and looked at Chung. "Are you okay now, Chung? You went insane yesterday," she giggled and patted his head.
But Chung grabbed her hand before she patted him. "I'm okay," he replied with a straight face, letting go of Ara's hand.
"Oh, do you not like headpats?" Ara asked with an apologetic look. The girls said he liked it, but his action said otherwise.
"He does," Ain answered and moved his hand to pat Chung.
Slap!
"Just don't do it," Chung said with a flustered face and walked away from them. He took a seat in the dining room and read the novel he left a week ago.
Ain sighed and rubbed his slapped hand. He didn't expect Chung to deny that, even though he actually liked it. "What about you, Ara? Do you like headpats?" he asked and looked at Ara's face, patting her head.
"Do you?" Ara grinned and raised her hand. She tiptoed to reach his head and patted him. The angel didn't say anything, feeling no benefits in getting a headpat. Now he wondered why people did it a lot.
"Good morning!"
Lu came out of the bedroom and waved her hands to her friends. But she didn't get any reply; Ciel was teaching Elesis to cook, Ain and Ara were talking about something, and Chung was reading a novel. She smiled at this, especially when Ciel was finally talking to a girl that wasn't her. She walked to the dining room and sat next to Chung. "You're feeling better now?"
"Much better," Chung replied, looking away from his novel to face Lu. "Sorry about yesterday—"
"I told you it's fine. You were hearing too many things," Lu giggled and patted Chung's head to fluster him. He did get flustered, moving her hand away and going back to read his novel.
After an hour, Elesis brought the breakfast Ciel and she prepared. An omelet with spinach. It looked… normal. "I tried making it with Ciel's help!" she smiled proudly, taking a seat and looking at her own cooking.
"Let's eat!"
Lu picked up the spoon to taste it. "Oh, nice. So why did you two suddenly cook together?" she asked with a smile, staring at Ciel and Elesis.
"I was bored," Elesis answered before she ate her omelet. She was proud of it, even though it didn't taste as good as Ciel's. She felt like she should help him more often. Maybe she was actually good at this.
"Bored, I see. Sure, sure," Lu giggled and shrugged it off.
Elesis wanted to say something about her response, but Ciel spoke first. "I can always get some help, Elesis. Help me more tomorrow."
Seeing Elesis' face flushed red made Lu laugh. She almost choked her food, but she quickly drank the water to swallow it up. Elesis smiled wryly, narrowing her eyes at the demon. "Then what about you? You've been with Chung a lot lately."
"What about it? I wanna hangout with him, that's all," Lu giggled and moved her chair closer to Chung. Seeing her, Chung also moved his chair closer to Lu.
Tap!
"Nice! We have good teamwork here," Lu leaned her body to Chung's arm, staring at her servant being jealous at this sight while Chung was eating like nothing happened.
Ciel folded his arms, staring at Chung. Lu had no feelings for him, but as her servant, he felt jealous. He didn't want Lu to get close to anyone else, even though he wanted it at the same time. "Don't get carried away now. Finish your breakfast and go to work!"
"If I don't have work, I'll play with Lu all day. Think about it," Chung answered without looking away from his breakfast and finishing it quickly.
Ara couldn't help but giggle at them. Lu and Ciel to be separated was extremely rare, it was quite enticing. She rested her chin on her hands, watching them teasing each other. "They could be a thing in no time. What do you think, Ain?"
Ain looked at Lu and Chung for a while. He didn't have any comment on them, so he looked back at Ara. "We can be a thing. I'll prepare something."
"A-Ain!" Ara's face flushed red as she slammed the table in surprise. How hard was it to say "I love you"? Or did it not exist in Ain's brain?
Cobo Cafe was almost empty because of the rain that went heavier in the afternoon. They couldn't advertise outside too, so it was a bit relaxing. The hot drinks were popular for the day, though.
Ring!
"Welcome back, little prince!" Ara greeted the familiar guest with a smile. She guided the guest to the seat and gave the menu. "Why are you here alone, Noah?"
Ring!
"Welcome back, little princess!" Chung curtsied as he held his skirt and smiled at the guest, which was Nisha.
Nisha nodded her head and smiled back. "Laby said you look cute," she giggled at Chung and approached Noah. She already knew about Helputt and Noah's plan, so she asked Ara to bring another menu for her.
Noah waved his hand to call Chung. He wanted to tell about Helputt, even though the ghost worked hard to appear secretly. It would take a short time for Ara to take the menu, so he had to go straight to the point. "Chung, your—"
"The customers over there want to order more, but I can't explain the menu. Help me. I'll handle our friends," Ain said as he grabbed Chung's shoulders from the back and pointed at the customers on the table in the corner. He glared at Noah, staring straight into his eyes. Chung excused himself and went away from them.
"Here's the menu," Ara came back with the menu for Nisha and put it on the table. She blinked her eyes several times, staring at Ain's serious expression. Then she glanced at Noah, who looked away from him with a terrified look. "What were you guys doing?"
"Ain is being callous," Nisha sighed and leaned her back on the chair. She folded her arms, feeling unhappy with the interruption.
Noah glanced at Chung, who was busy serving the other customers. "N-Nisha, it's fine—"
"It's not. You guys are hiding it from him," Nisha cut Noah's words, ignoring Ara and opening the menu with anger.
"Um… I'll go back to my place. Call me if you need anything," Ara smiled slightly and walked away from them to the cashier. Ain was handling the cashier, so the money wasn't put neatly.
"There was not a single day he didn't think about him. He lived his entire life with him, without friends. Until he met you guys and joined the gang. Are you going to stay silent if you know something happened to Ara's brother?" Nisha yelled, trying to keep her voice down to not disturb the other customers. She sighed heavily, but she smiled. "These pronunciations are confusing, but I'm sure he understands me. He can hear us anyway."
"Is that so? Then let's tell him after work."
Both Noah and Nisha were surprised to hear Ain's response. After what he had done, they definitely didn't expect him to cooperate with them. Even if he did, it shouldn't be this easy.
"You care for him a lot," Noah commented as he opened the menu. There were too many things he wanted to eat and drink, he couldn't pick one.
Nisha frowned a bit, hiding her face from Noah with the menu. "Laby didn't have anyone but me. The same goes for him, but that guy got corrupted. If Laby disappeared, I would think of her every day too."
"You're a good friend, Nisha," Noah chuckled and closed the menu. He gave the menu to Ain's hands. "I want everything on the menu. Everything!"
"I'll… get chamomile tea. I'm still full," Nisha ordered as she closed the menu.
Noah and Nisha stayed until the cafe was closed. Noah literally spent the rest of the open hours eating everything on the menu. Nisha was just there to talk with him and the others… and had dinner because he was still eating until night. They were waiting outside the cafe for their friends to change clothes. It was still raining, the wind was chilling, and the village looked like it was going to drown. It didn't flood, though.
After a few minutes, their friends came out of the cafe to walk home. Ain held Ara's hand while holding his umbrella, walking away from them as quickly as he could. Ara smiled at them awkwardly, following Ain's speed and walked further away.
"Chung, your father died," Noah said bluntly. He didn't want Ain to suddenly change his mind or something else interrupting him. It was already nice enough for Ain to take Ara away from hearing the news. "We used Jelangkung last night. He came."
Chung looked away from them. "Yeah, I heard you guys..."
Nisha smiled sadly and hugged him tightly. Even her mirror stayed close to him. "My condolences…"
Noah also did the same, hugging Chung tightly from the other side. "I'm sorry for your loss. Stay strong, you have us."
"Thank you. I-It's fine, I… expected him to die anyway," Chung gripped his umbrella, accepting the hugs from his friends. Tears started rolling down to his cheeks, even though he knew his father would die after the corruption.
"We're home!" Ara entered the house with a smile while Ain put his umbrella down.
"Welcome home!" Lu approached them and turned on the lights in the living room. "Ciel already prepared the dinner for you guys—" she stopped her words and took a peek behind them. "—Where are the others?"
"Hm?" Ara turned around, only to see Ain alone. She shrieked and looked outside the house to find her friends. "W-We left them!" she shouted and grabbed Ain's arms.
"They'll be fine. They're not kids," Ain said calmly and walked into the house like nothing happened.
Ara sighed, still looking outside the house, trying to find a glimpse of them. "Ain and Nisha had an argument before. I wonder what happened…" she muttered and looked at the house. "Why is it so quiet?"
"Everyone went to sleep early. We can use a potion with Nisha later," Lu winked and closed the door. She pushed Ara from the back to the dining room. "It's better when most people don't know the effect!"
"That would be fun! What about Elsword? Isn't he awake?" Ara asked as she took a seat in the dining room.
"He's upstairs doing something. Anyway… I only see one umbrella," Lu narrowed her eyes with a smile, moving her face closer to Ara. "How was it, walking together really close to each other?"
Ara forced herself to laugh and shook her head. "We don't talk about that!"
"I'll see you tomorrow, Ara. We're going out," Ain said with a straight face before going upstairs to check on Elsword, leaving Ara in surprise because she didn't even get any invitation. He literally made a plan without Ara's consent.
They went to the dining room. Ara was eating her dinner while Lu was enjoying her strawberry cake. Ara spaced out a bit, thinking of the fight between Ain and Nisha. She didn't understand what they were talking about, but she was worried about it. Did Ain make enemies again? Did Nisha start a fight again? Or was it a normal argument?
"Did something happen?"
Ara faced Lu, who noticed she had something on her mind. It was written all over her face. She sighed, putting down her spoon on the plate and looking at the front door. She told Lu what had happened in the cafe, even though it was for a few minutes.
Lu just nodded, having an idea what Ain and Nisha might be talking about. Ciel already provided information to her anyway. "Are you that worried? I might have an idea where they are right now."
Ara quickly chowed down her dinner and drank her water to swallow the meal. Lu was even more worried about Ara, but she wasn't sure what to do. So she just ate her cake and pretended like nothing happened. "Alright, Lu. Let's go!"
A beach existed in Sander Village. It was empty because of the rain, but the lights from the street were bright enough to give them vision. Three people were there, putting flowers at the sea. "Is this fine? Your father might not even be in the sea," Nisha said with a confused look, still holding a lot of random flowers in her hands. Chung didn't even bother to find a better flower.
"It's alright. We did this often for my mother back then," Chung replied, staring at the flowers that slowly went to the middle of the sea.
Noah felt a bit concerned with this. He didn't even do anything when Clamor died, but this didn't seem right either. "I don't think you do it with any flowers, though."
A strong wind blew away their flowers, making the flowers go straight to the middle of the sea while they were holding their umbrellas. "Maybe we should've just gone home," Nisha sighed and looked at all the flowers. She didn't see any good points in this.
"Guys!"
Lu and Ara came toward them. Ara smiled, feeling relieved that she found the people she left before. Her eyes widened, staring at Chung with a worried look. "Were you crying…?" she asked as she gripped her umbrella.
Chung looked away and moved his umbrella so Ara couldn't see his face anymore. "We… found out that his father was already dead," Nisha informed them. She moved closer to Chung, poking his arm. "Let's go home. It's cold out here."
Ara and Lu hugged him when they heard that, showing their sympathy for the death. Chung smiled sadly, letting the two of them hug him. "I-I'll be fine. Thank you…"
Ara broke the hug with a smile. "Come on, let's go home. You guys made us worried!" she smiled as she led the way home. She turned around, looking at her friends as she walked backwards. "How did you find out about your dad? We didn't hear anything."
Noah got startled, his mind was blank. He couldn't think of any excuses or make up a story. Lu didn't have any nonsense to say either. And of course, Nisha didn't know either.
"I heard his voice in my head yesterday. Elsword told me they're voices of dead people," Chung muttered, luckily looking sad and sullen. He ran out of ideas to trick Ara too, just like everyone else.
But luckily for him, Ara was buying it. "Is that why you stayed awake for the whole day? Poor you," she said as she patted Chung's head. Surprisingly to her, he let her pat his head this time.
Lu grabbed Nisha and Noah's shoulders from the back. "Are you guys free tomorrow? Let's hang out!"
"Ah, sorry, I have plans," Nisha declined with a smile. Her plan was to be with Aisha. The thoughts of spending a whole day with the magician excited her. Even her mirror floated around her, possibly expressing happiness for her.
Noah got startled with the sudden invitation. He spent his time with the gang for a while now, but he felt weird to be included. He considered himself a nuisance, since they were usually spending their time together without him. "I… I'll go to the clinic instead to get us money. Don't mind me–Ah!"
Nisha pinched Noah's cheek, feeling dissatisfied with his reply. "Everyone matters, including you. Stop saying those things."
Noah turned silent for a while. He didn't care about himself, he only wanted to see people smile. It would be better for him to be productive while the others were having fun. That's what he thought until he looked at Lu's face. The demon looked sad and disappointed by his response. "Um… I… Yes, let's hang out!"
Lu smiled brightly, feeling happy with it. "Nice! We're going to go as 5 people tomorrow!"
Nisha glanced at the happy Lu before looking forward to the road. She was eavesdropping on the conversation between Aisha and Chung a few days ago in the backyard. She heard Chung had plans, but she thought he was going out with Lu. Now that Lu mentioned "5 people", maybe something bad would actually happen.
Potion suggestion is always accepted! I have a lot from everyone, I'm just losing imagination as I grow older I guess-
Thanks for reading!