Practice

"Mel, there's no lesson, right? Let's go! Watch, smack, or wherever you want!"

I can't believe this.  Gepeng invites me to go?  Now?  It's only 1 pm!  Did he ask me to ditch?

"Are you asking me to skip school?"  I asked confused.

Currently, we are in Naya and Andi's class.

"I want to spend time alone with you, charge the battery before I finish it for training later!"  Gepeng looked at me expectantly.

Andi, who was sitting right next to me, immediately choked and spurted the water he had just gulped from the bottle.

"Dirty!"  Naya shouted annoyed.

Andi ignored the girl and was still busy wiping his wet uniform.  The class is quiet now, the children must be relaxing in the canteen because there are no lessons right now.

"Fucking squishy! If you want to be stupid, take a look, Boss! Don't be around me, I'll be disgusted!"  spray Andi.

Gepeng immediately laughed out loud.  I don't know what he's laughing at now.  His cardboard remarks or Andi's annoyed face.  Well, whatever it is, thank goodness he can still laugh.

"Eh, by the way, who is Dudung? I still don't understand why we have to obey that person!"  asked Andi which immediately made Gepeng's laughter stop for a moment.  His face is back in serious mode now.

"Bambang's brother!"  said Gepeng flatly.

Andy nodded slowly.

"He's also Angga's friend. In the past, he and his friends also struggled and looked for ways to beat Blackstone, but they stopped because they couldn't find a way. There was no hope at that time. And now he's back because he sees us as hope for him.  revenge! That's the bottom line!"  Naya explained.

Once again, Andi nodded in understanding.

"So, you could say, we are his weapons to attack Blackstone! He wants to sharpen the weapon before it is used to immobilize the opponent!"  Yogo continued, who knows since when he was there.

I could tell that they were really serious about crippling Blackstone.  That art!  They're not kidding!

"Seeing their faces makes me feel weak and small. You bastard! You two saw when they looked down on us, so I wonder how great they are."  Andi scowled in annoyance.

I do not understand why Andi could be so upset.  I've met Dudung a few times, and really, he's very kind, and gentle!

"I want to challenge the bunny tooth who used to order us yesterday! I want to know how great that person is!"  Andi is still on fire.

Yogo just smiled faintly then patted Andi's shoulder lightly.

"Settle it down, Bro!"  Yogo said slowly.

There were four people who came yesterday, the rabbit tooth, the absurd, the eater, the handsome, and the electric pole.  We haven't gotten to know each other yet because Dudung took me home after eating.

What I know for sure is that they are friends of Yogo's brother.

"Wohooo!"  said Paimin suddenly.

Since when is this class filled with Roulette members?

I, and the others, immediately turned to Paimin.

Could he have another vision?

"Why Min? What do you see?"  asked Naya excitedly.

"I have good eyesight!"  Paimin immediately smiled broadly.

We immediately rushed closer and sat around Paimin.

"See we take out Blackstone?"  Yogo asked enthusiastically.

Paimin shook her head with a big smile.

"Did you see Uncle Uyon free the durian again?"  asked Naya.

Once again Paimin shook her head.

"You see I have a fortune?"  I looked at him expectantly.

"Not really!"  Paimin said still with a wide grin.

"Then what?"  said Gepeng.

"I will meet my soul mate at Sego Kobong Triple X! Thank God!"

"Shit!"  Andi cursed annoyed.

Andi and Yogo immediately left Paimin.  I don't know where they want to go.

"Isn't she beautiful, Min?"  asked Naya who honestly looked lazy.

"She's beautiful! But why do I look at her, her face looks familiar, doesn't it?"  Paimin muttered under her breath.

"Do you really see her face this time? Usually, your vision is blurry, Min!"

"This time it's clear Nay! I can even see the shape of her nose!"

"What?"

Paimin smiled broadly, then put his index finger to her lips.

"Shhh, don't be stupid! Just go to the cafeteria! Yogo has a lot of money! This morning I saw that his wallet was all red and blue!"  said Paimin.

"Let's go find him!"  Naya exclaimed as she walked as fast as she could to leave the classroom.

***

@XXX Building, 18.30 WIB.

I don't know why Naya now likes to drag me to participate in every Roulette activity.  Like this time, she took me to see how Roulette practiced.

But, wait!  Isn't that Bambang?  How come he can laugh with Naca?

"What are you daydreaming about? Watching Bambang only like that! Do you have a crush on Bambang?"

I turned and found Paijo standing casually next to me.  The man looked at me very intently.

"What the hell! I'm just surprised, how can they joke like that!"  I said reluctantly.

"There's really no work to take care of people's romance! Just think about yourself!"  snapped Paijo.

Ignore it!  It's nothing new for Paijo to be cynical about me.

I left Paijo and sat down with the other Roulette kids.

"Is this all gathered?" Uncle Uyon slightly raised his voice so that we all could hear his sweet voice.

Oh Gods, his honey voice ...

"Just waiting for the GPS guys, Uncle! They're late because they have a practice exam!"  cried Gepeng.

Uncle Uyon nodded slowly.

"So, first, I want to see how strong you guys are! That way I can assess whether you can fight Blackstone!"

Everyone stared at Uncle Uyon in silence.

"Well, for today, prepare yourselves! I have recorded all your names and put them in this box. The one whose name is chosen goes straight into the ring and is free to choose your opponent! Choose the one you can beat!"

"Don't chase Paijo! Fight Yogo if you can!"  Naya whispered to a man who as far as I know named Gabriel.

Naya was not far from me, so I could hear her words.

"If I can beat Yogo, you must obey one of my requests!"  Gab whispered back.

Seriously, why do they have to whisper so loudly?  I'll find out!

"Whatever it is as long as it doesn't cost me money, I'll try! Old date, please understand!"  replied Naya casually.

Gab chuckled softly, then messed up

"Hellooo, handsome brother is coming!"  someone shouted from the entrance.

Tch!  Handsome from where?

The absurd brother came with Dudung and the other brothers.

Wonder, why are they all handsome?  Why is nothing bad, try?

"Tch! Bams, who is this girl next to you? Your girlfriend?"  said Dudung with a big smile and sparkling eyes.

"Hello, sweet sister!" Dudung gently stroked the top of Naca's hair.

Bad idea!

Naca's left hand reached out slowly to grab Dudung's hand, which was still comfortable stroking her hair.

Then, "Argh!"  shouted Dudung when Naca twisted his hand.

Bambang who witnessed it immediately laughed with satisfaction.

Naca is like that, so I'm not surprised anymore.

"Get rid of it!"  shouted the Electric Pole Brother.

Everyone there was holding back laughter in the silence seeing how red Dudung's face was holding back the pain in his hand.

"What the hell do you think, I'm a girl! Just play with me?! My boyfriend doesn't even touch me!"  snapped Naca.

"Do you have a boyfriend?"  I asked and Bambang was in unison.

"Oops, I don't have one. Forgot!"  said Naca slowly.

I just chuckled softly.

"It's okay to talk about it! Let me let go of this first, girl!" Dudung shouted.

My brother loves, my poor brother.

Naca let go of Dudung's hand with a flat look.

"Can we begin?"  asked Uncle Uyon after he managed to stop his low laughter.

Uncle Uyon then took a paper from the box, he smiled faintly then looked at Naya.

"Go on, Nay!"  shouted Uncle Uyon with a half-smile.

Wow, why is Naya the first?  She's a girl, isn't this dangerous?

Gabriel patted Naya's back lightly and smiled.  The girl walked unsteadily into the ring.

Naya approached her brother with rabbit teeth preparing to become a referee.

"Whom do you want to challenge Nay?"  asked Uncle Uyon.