In the end, we continued our journey through the fog. Thanks to Zev's eyes, we were able to fight off the monsters that appeared, but our situation remained unchanged. Zev still couldn't be considered our partner, as he himself had announced his withdrawal from the team and attacked me earlier. Honestly, my trust in him was almost gone. But...
He's the only one who's aware of my love cheating skills. Honestly, it would be a shame if I lost him right now. If only I knew what to do. I don't care if he comes with us or not, I just want him to decide.
To be a friend or an enemy. I want him to decide that quickly and not be in between.
''...don't keep looking at me like that,'' said Zev, who realized I kept staring at him.
"I won't kill you now, so don't worry," he continued.
''.... so zev cecap acan kill lia latel? (so zev will still kill lia later?)'' I asked
''... I don't know.. we'll see later'' he replied while turning his face away
''Why? Does Zev hate Lia that much?'' I asked.
''....It is not like that. I just don't like being controlled by you," he replied
"But now Zev is flee (free), right?" I said.
"...yes...but there's no guarantee I won't get caught again after I get out of here. I don't want to take that risk," said Zev.
''Alen't we te same too? (aren't we the same too?)'' I said
.... ''just say what you want to say'' said zev
''...lia wants zev to decide'' I replied
''lekan or mucuh.. decide cekalang (friend or enemy, decide now)'' I said
''I told you that for now we are partners... only until we get out of here,'' he replied.
''ceselah celual. Kau jadi mucuh? (after leaving you became an enemy?)''
....
Why isn't he answering? What does he actually want?
''Phew!..this is the last one'' said Blaze after clearing out the monsters that were blocking us earlier.
"Hey, you didn't do anything while I was attacking the monster, right?" said Blaze, who immediately glared at Zev sharply.
''I didn't even touch her,'' Zev replied.
"Good. At least you kept your word," said Blaze, then pulled me towards him.
"Let's continue the journey, Lia. Are you tired? Should we eat first?" asked Blaze.
''macan?. cini? (eat here?)'' I asked
"I've already exterminated most of the monsters. Besides, there are still some supplies. Recharging your energy is also important," said Blaze, then prepared food for us.
''You also come here and eat,'' Blaze said.
''You gave me food too? You're kind too..'' replied Zev
''Don't misunderstand. I still need your eyes until we get out of here. If you faint from hunger, we'll be in trouble,'' Blaze replied.
''If I eat, my energy can recover and I won't need you anymore. Making such a dangerous decision. You are really naive, Blaze,'' Zev replied.
.....'' then you want me to let you starve like that?'' said Blaze then approached Zev
"You said it yourself that we were partners until we got out of here. I'm trying to give you a chance to make me trust you again. So just shut up and eat," Blaze said as he gave the food to Zev and then returned to my side.
''..... you are really naive'' Zev muttered while eating the food that Blaze gave him.
..... I thought so.. Blaze still hopes that Zev can be our partner again... but Zev's previous behavior makes him doubtful.
...just like me before... hoping that there is still a chance to make up even though I have been betrayed but... I was too naive.. a broken glass that I can't fix anymore and only makes me hurt more when trying to fix it....in this situation it would be better. It would be better to throw it away. But blaze still has a small hope for him... now it only depends on zev to accept it or throw it away...
''Blaze... give me a reason why I should make you trust me again,'' said Zev.
''Huh?.. are you an idiot?. Of course to ensure our safety'' replied Blaze
''is that all?'' asked zev
"... right... is there another reason?" replied Blaze
''...no...I thought you would say because you wanted to be friends with me or something'' replied Zev
''....huh?...you don't even want to be friends with me, why would I say something like that?'' Blaze replied.
...why did zev say that?. !?!... don't tell me he was influenced by my previous statement that said blaze considered him a friend?... is it possible that zev actually wants to be friends with blaze?....no.. or maybe he's just an easily influenced child?.
''....does zev want to be friends with blaze?'' I asked
''Lia, what are you saying? It's clear he doesn't want to. He's weird, so don't think about what he says,'' said Blaze.
"Then..." said Blaze as he got up and stood in front of Zev
''If you want to be my friend, shouldn't he say the most important thing first after what he did?'' said Blaze.
"important thing?" asked Zev
"I'm sorry," Blaze replied.
''Because you betrayed us before. If you really want to be friends with us, apologize first and I will think again about being your friend,'' said Blaze, which made Zev silent without daring to reply.
.... ''see?.he doesn't even want to do it. So don't expect us to be friends'' said blaze then returned to my side
***
Zev
''Apologize'' ''because you betrayed us before. If you really want to be friends with us, apologize first and I will think again about being your friend''
.....it's incomprehensible.. why should I apologize. Being his friend wouldn't bring me any benefit either. There's no reason to do something like that...
"Zev, are you sleeping?" Rosalia asked as she approached me.
"Um? You have a lot of guts, coming to me alone like this. Are you looking to die?" I said.
''...where is your brother?'' I asked
''sleep'' he replied
''Huh?..hmph.. really full of loopholes.. I could kill you guys right now if he lets his guard down like that,'' I said
''Zev nda acan lacucan itu..(zeev wont do that)'' he said then sat next to me
''why not?''
''because, from the start Zev had no intention of doing it''
''Don't get cocky. Killing you guys is very easy for me''
''um...lia knows'' ''calena icu lia biang zev from the start nda had no intention of killing cami （That's why Lia said from the beginning that Zev had no intention of killing us.)''
....*greb! ''You're too confident, kid..'' I said while strangling her little neck
...ah.. so small.. like holding a twig.. I feel like I can break it straight away even without full strength.
.... ''zev cebenalnya pejuli cama cami kan?'' ''cetiap caat cami di celang zev yang celalu melindungi cami... cejak awal..apa lia calah?''( Zev really cares about us, doesn't he? Every time we are attacked, Zev is always there to protect us.)
''It was your hypnosis that made me do it.'' I said.
That's right... it's all because of that hypnosis... otherwise there's no way I would have followed them all the way here...
"lie" she said which made me flinch
'' mesci telpengaluh, pasci ada saat icu nda bekelkerja pada zev, calena level zev lebi becal daliku, hingga cekil ini nda bica betahan lama-lama atau dalam jalak jauh(Even though I was affected, there were definitely times when it didn't work on Zev, because Zev's level was higher than mine, so this skill couldn't last long or work from a distance.) '' she said
!?!...
"This is not as strong as that," she continued.
''no, you just don't realize that this skill is much stronger than you think''
There's no way I would do it on my own...he must have misunderstood.
***
Rosalia
.... I can't be wrong...because I've already confirmed it myself with AI before
(love cheat skill: a skill that makes everyone fall in love with you no matter what. This skill is only active if the conditions are met. The skill only has an effect within a certain range and has a time limit. For a permanent effect, continuous approach is required)
Based on that, Zev doesn't meet that criteria. For a month, we barely saw each other because he was watching us from a distance, and there was no interaction at all during that time. Therefore, he shouldn't have been affected by the skill, but he still chose to follow us. If it wasn't his own will, I don't know.
''So you mean I did that of my own free will, because I care about you guys like that?..''
''Not at all.'' I replied, making him look at me confused.
''(according to Lia, it's because you're lonely)''my reply
He's always been alone, right? He was also the one who said he had no purpose in leaving there. And for the first time after he left, he met someone else. For someone who had been closed off for so long to get attention again, it was like an oasis in the middle of a desert. For the first time, he had someone to talk to, for the first time he interacted with another person. Therefore, I can only conclude... he was probably lonely, that's why he followed us.
''....'' Zev didn't say anything and immediately let go of me
''???''
''.... are you really a child huh? Don't talk carelessly,'' said Zev then raised his hand up and released a powerful magic that created a strong whirlwind.
!?!
''!?!.... what happened!?'' exclaimed Blaze who woke up.
''ZEV!'' Blaze exclaimed then ran towards me and pulled me into his arms.
''YOU REALLY_''
''You just talk like that. You don't even understand how I feel. You don't even understand me...'' Zev muttered.
''huh?... what did you say_''
''Because of that!. DON'T JUST SAY I'M LONELY!. BECAUSE YOU DON'T. POSSIBLY UNDERSTAND!'' shouted Zev, which made the whirlwind even stronger.
''I_''
''AGH!'' *BUAGH! '' shouted Blaze then suddenly hit Zev and when he did that the whirlwind immediately stopped and the fog around us just disappeared
!?!..blaze?...
"I TOLD YOU THAT YOU TALK MUCH!" shouted Blaze.
''We don't understand you?!. OF COURSE WE DON'T UNDERSTAND BECAUSE WE ARE NOT YOU!. AND WHY SHOULD WE UNDERSTAND?!'' he continued while pulling Zev's collar
"Listen... stop saying such ridiculous things. Because basically we will never be able to understand each other. No matter how close someone is, they can never know another person one hundred percent."
"Because they don't understand, that's why they fight. Because they don't understand, that's why they hurt each other. That's human!"
''there are many cases like that... because of that... we can only accept it''
"Get to know him enough. Accept him as he is. That's all..." Blaze continued, then released his grip.
"I'm not at all interested in bringing up your past. Therefore, don't ever say that I don't understand your life because I'm not at all interested in knowing about it," said Blaze.
...
*tes...
"Huh?" said Blaze and I, both surprised to see something we never expected.
''WHY ARE YOU CRYING!?'' shouted Blaze
(MISSION)
(Taming the wild dog that went berserk)
(SUCCEED)
(the eye of truth ,get it !)