Chapter 9 (English)

< "We escaped, but we need to quickly move on to the next island, since we're probably being chased by the ninja village now," > I said to the group.

Shiro looked confused and said < "No, actually we already have our peace now. Everyone in the ninja village is strictly forbidden to leave the island. Anyone who should leave the island and thus endanger the village will be punished by death.">

< "Perfect, but why is everything punishable by death in your village" >, I said with a slightly annoyed face.

< "So our next destination is Lubai, but that's all I know. Have you looked into it, Ake?" >, I asked him.

< "Of course! Sailing off without a plan wouldn't be very smart. So, we live on a globe that has a huge tree at the very top in the north that is an unknown size. We come from the north and our first stop was Loss Island. Loss Island is a small island, there are countless of them and not even all have been discovered. Our next destination is Lubai as further south. Lubai is one of the Bermudian islands. They are called so because they are the 3 largest islands on earth. Lubai is the largest of the Bermudian Islands. Since our destination is somewhere towards the South Pole, we will only be crossing Lubai on the way and since Lubai is so big, there is a lot to do there. We definitely need to prepare so that we don't always lose time somewhere and possibly run into problems like we have so far. That means we have to get money somehow. That's a task I would turn over to you Jun. Next, we would need an apartment, I would take care of that, since there are many possibilities to find something online. Then we would need information about Lubai and information for Luceli, because for some reason Luceli is nowhere to be found on the map. That's what I would ask you to do, Shiro. You do have those secret ninja technique moves. I'm counting on you guys," >, Ake said.

< "No problem" >, we agreed with him, but I had one more question < "What's online?" >

< "Um. Online is hard to explain, but imagine if I put the thoughts from my head into your head, only it's done with objects" >, Ake tried to explain to me.

< "I didn't understand that, but it's like magic isn't it?" >, I inquired.

< "Yes Jun, it's kind of like magic, except it doesn't happen in a magical way, it happens in a logical way" >, Ake said in desperation.

Then Nima jumped in and asked < "Why did everyone get a task except me? What do you want me to do? I want to get a task too. I'm old enough for that." >, she said in a huff.

< "Oh that's right, how could I forget. You'll have to go with Kami, since he's ... ummm ... too kind-hearted. Right. You have to seem serious and mysterious if you want a job, because people want to have employees they can count on, and nice people are usually weak." >, Ake improvised.

< "Hmm, I'll take your word for it Ake. SUUPPPPEERRR! JUN HAVE YOU HEARD THAT, WE ARE GOING OUT TOGETHER!" >, Nima rejoiced and hugged me.

< "I'm glad too Nima, then I trust in your help" >, I said to Nima and stroked her head.

< "Lubai is a city with cultural diversity, which is because it is ruled by 4 different families. The leaders themselves are not very well known, but the family names are known to everyone: Wallace, Vulaj, Mubae and Tosa. They share Lubai and at the same time they are the indirect legislators. Normally, the government is responsible for this, but since the rulers do the government's dirty work, in return they have the freedom to do whatever they want. So our job will be to not stand out and not cause problems so they don't get on our backs. So about me I'm not worried, but about you guys I'm not so sure," > Ake added.

Then Nima called out <"Look up ahead! Is that the city where we're going? it?">, she added.

< "Seems like we've arrived and in the evening the city looks really nice" >, Ake said.

< "The city that never sleeps. That's what I would call this city with the first sight, don't you think that fits Shiro" >, I asked Shiro intrigued.

She nodded at me in agreement.

< "This part of the island belongs to the Tosa family. They are a kind of mafia gang and attach a lot of importance to modern cities, because modern cities also as you said "don't sleep" and so they can do their dirty work anywhere at any time and no one notices, because there is no time of rest here, unless they want it that way. But at first glance, I agree with you. It looks very beautiful. Tall buildings reaching up into the clouds, everything bright so you almost forget it's night. In addition, there are so many people on the streets and everything looks so beautiful and noble. If you don't know about the bad parts, you would fall in love with this city, but as they say, it's the inside that counts, because the outside can be deceiving" >, Ake described it.

Ake described it pretty accurately.

< "Ey Ake" >, I addressed him.

< "Yeah Jun?" >,he replied.

< "What are you doing an analysis or what? You need to learn to enjoy the moment. We're seeing something like this for the first time and you never know when it's the last time, so just be quiet and let this moment happen" >,I explained to him annoyed.

We watched the city and admired how big and new everything was, until we tied our boat at the harbor and then stood in the middle of the city and noticed that we stood out from the first moment.

Not only that we had a rather peasant style of dress, but also that next to me was a completely veiled woman who looked like a black ghost from the storybooks, with a blanket on her head and my 20-year-old brother on my back who had no wheelchair because we had to get off the island so quickly.

There we were, the 4 of us, standing in the middle of town, more conspicuous than anyone else.

Shiro didn't seem to like it, which was understandable since she usually always operated in the background.

People thought either we were street performers or homeless, as a man walked past us and without looking, flipped a coin into Nima's hands.

So we all agreed to have something to eat first, then to get Ake a wheelchair and then to buy clothes.

While looking for a restaurant, we experienced situations where people treated us condescendingly.

For example, we wanted to go to the first place we could eat and when we went in, they stopped us and asked what we wanted here.

When we said we were new here and just wanted something to eat, everyone really told us <"We don't accept people like you here. Go back to where came from, but get out." Or even "Are serious? Look at the way guys look. You have no business here!">

We had hardly any strength left and just wanted to eat something, but everyone refused us just because of our appearance.

Then we saw a snack bar in the middle of the street and went to the stand with our heads down and asked for something to eat.

<"Of course, what can I prepare for you?">, he asked us directly.

< "What, you would sell us food?" >, I asked in surprise.

< "Of course, why wouldn't I? After all, you want to eat something and I want to make money" >, he said laughing.

< "Then please recommend us something" >, I said with tears in my eyes.

< "I can recommend you a Dürüm, trust me, with me you will find the best Dürüm in town" >, he said with a smile and winked.

< "Four please" >, I said and we sat down on the rickety chairs in front of the store.

When the food was ready, we paid and we all took our Dürüm and a drink.

When I bit into it, my taste buds exploded.

I had never eaten anything so delicious.

We all ate it in no time and ordered another portion to take home.

< "It seems you enjoyed it, I'm glad to hear that," > the man said.

< "Can I ask you your name?" >, I asked him.

< "Of course, my name is Mehmet" >, he replied.

< "Pleased to meet you, Mehmet. My name is Jun. I appreciate that very much that you gave us food despite our appearance. I will definitely come back," >, I assured him.

<"I'm glad, I'll wait for you till then">, he said and shook my hand.

After that, we got Ake a wheelchair and us clothes.

However, there was not much money on board from our boat, so we could only get the cheapest and after that we had very little to rent an apartment, if we could find one at all.

After a long search, we found a place, but this place had only one room, which was quite small and the bathroom was public and had to be shared with the others.

It was a shock, since the area where we had our apartment was just the piece of dirt on the side of the road compared to the big and beautiful city.

< "That's what I meant. Everything looks nice from the outside, but like I said. It's not just the outside that matters " >, Ake had to smartass.

I hit him on the head and said < "Really? I didn't even notice that" >

Then we went to sleep to gather strength for the next day.