The Forgotten Creator's
Nena and Clara

"Where are we going?" clara.

"Ah, yes, Iuga." Artex Sahut. "What should we do with this child?"

"Hmm? Why why?"

"It looks like it's better that he's just been tucked away."

Clara tugging Artex's shirt. "Hey! What's wrong with me!?"

Artex looked at Clara then he crouched down and held her shoulder. "Listen, little boy—"

"Don't call me a kid!" snapped Clara.

"Aah—iya, yes." Artex shuddered. "Listen, Clara. Right now we're going somewhere and can't take you."

"Eh? Why?" his face was starting to look sad.

"Just calm. I'll pick you up again when I get home."

"really?"

"Yes, maybe."

"All right!" his face is cheerful.

"But, come to think of it, why take care of you too." Artex.

This time he was outspoken, yes.

Then came a portal that felt familiar to me. I tried to enter out of curiosity. Inside, you see Virie waiting for me to arrive.

"Had the portal felt familiar." My speech. "Then, what is the need?"

"I'm looking for you to tell me something. Yesterday we had deliberated with the other three villages to plan an attack on that 'Demon King." Virie Vocabulary.

"O–ohh...."

"As a result, in the next seven days we will prepare war equipment. Then tomorrow we'll do the assault regularly."

"But do you know where we're going?"

"Not so long ago the investigation team found a place suspected to be the enemy's lair, and there was also a portal that connected it to other places." Evidently

"But aren't we going to attack in large numbers? Then how can we enter and exit the portal in large numbers?"

"Just calm. Arvi village has overcome that. They have technology that can tamper with portals."

"Sophisticated too, yes." My words were amazed

"Den!?" yelled Artex outside the portal.

"Who's out there?" ask Virie to me.

"Only Artex, don't worry." My answer.

Suddenly Clara screamed. "Sister!"

"Who is that girl?" his face immediately became serious.

"Ah, it's just Cla—"

"Enough, let me see it myself." Cut Virie.

Why try.... I tried to follow him but was stopped by him.

"You just wait here!" emphatically.

As per what he said, I waited here with a feeling of worry. I don't know what to worry about but sweat all over my head.

"Den!" virie shouted loudly from outside the portal.

There was nothing to worry about but my heart rate was getting stronger. I ventured to get out.

"Who is this boy!" assertive Virie. "Why are you picking up another girl without my knowledge!?"

I could only raise my hand and shake my head, then point towards Artex.

"lik! You were the one who took Nena with you. This time you want to leave it to me, right!?"

I try to avoid being honest. "I swear I'm not the one. But about leaving it out, unfortunately it's true."

"That's it!"

Suddenly Clara replied. "Nena!? Hey, is that Nena my friend?"

"Eh, do you know him?" virie.

"Yes! Nena is my friend. We often play together. But not long ago she wasn't there every time I played."

I realized right away after hearing Nena was always not home because she had been in one custody with me. "Ah, if that's her—"

"Sst." Cut Virie while looking at me. "Actually, Nena is currently living with me. I took him while he was wandering in the woods. He was in trouble, and a pig chased him until he was frightened. Luckily I was walking around and meeting him."

"Then what about the boar?" ask Clara.

"Of course we left him."

"eeh!? Why don't you just kill him?"

"can't. Wild boars are killed only when hunting. If the boar is killed right then and there, it will just smother and give off a foul odor that is not healthy for the tree."

"If I had saved him, I would have eaten."

Virie just smiled hearing that.

"Then, where's Nena now!?" clara's tone sounded excited.

"Of course he's in the village. Do you want to stop by there?"

"Yes!" answer with passion.

"Then come with me."

"Yes, I'm putting him to you. May he live in the village." My word.

"What are you talking about? Of course you're coming with me." Said Virie with a suspicious smile.

"Why!?"

"Stay in spirit, Den. I'll report a false excuse for you.

Instantly Artex turned his head and displayed a cynical face towards Virie. "Why should I too?"

...~Π~...

"Ah, welcome!" yelled nena from a distance while waving her hands.

Clara who had been excited immediately ran over to Nena. "Milk!"

"There's Naki too!" said Nena

"Milk! I missed you!" sahut Clara in a loud voice. "Hey, why haven't you been in the village since we last met?"

"It's a must." Virie.

"Hmm, what?" sahutku.

"They're both. One of them disappeared somewhere, and the other was lonely without him. Then after a long time they were reunited in good condition."

"M–what's so moving? I don't really understand what you're saying."

"It's okay if you don't understand." Then Virie took a step, "Follow me. There will soon be a meeting of the leaders."

"Regarding that, I want to propose my own opinion." My solute. "To be honest every time I go into a discussion I'm just going to be dumb and be a burden. When I sit down, that's where I become a dick for a moment."

Then Virie stopped her steps. "Ehem, you better not go down like that. There's a need for you to practice your confidence. So, just come along for the first step."

"No ah. I used to be stupid about that. If I have to be honest, every group work I always leave it to others. So for the meeting this time and the next I'm going to ditch. Hehe"

"A–ah's.... Well, then I'll just go with Artex. You take care of the kids." The reply.

"Ready 'eight 'nam." I also spoke to Artex, "After the jump, tell me the point!"

"Yes, yes." Artex Reply.

Just before I turned to approach Nena, she shouted, "–Papa!"

I wonder why he screamed so. "Papa? Has he met his father?" I said to Virie.

Without looking away Virie replied, "E–entahlah. Maybe he's imagining seeing his Papa."

"Oh, so yeah." My answer. "Well, it's only natural that he's lost his parents." Then I approached Nena and tried to comfort her.

But Nena shouted again. "Papa, here–here!"

"Nena, listen carefully." My word. "I know not having parents is pathetic. But if you continue to imagine their figure is beside you, it will disturb you mentally and you will be hurt when you grow up. You will realize that your parents are just illusions that you created yourself to relieve your stress. Now, can you just let them go so they can settle down in nature and not worry about you?"

"What mean? Is papa here?" sahut Nena's.

"That's why, you–"

"Papa–" he held my cheek with both palms. "Here!"

"Miss?!" hysterical kataku. "Who taught you this?"

"Mama!" he said while pointing towards Virie.

Upon hearing that, my wild instincts accidentally escaped. "Oi shit! Why do you teach him gini rich!? Who told you, hey! Why don't you tell me first if you want to pick up people's children!? Then why am I the victim?" my anger was overflowing like soda foam being whipped and then poured into a glass.

Instead of responding to my words, Virie instead sped up her path.

"Oi!"

"Papa–please don't be mad at Mama!" Nena hugged me with her little hands. "Mama has taken care of me and has become like the figure of mama I want. Therefore, just this time I beg Papa not to be angry."

Instantly my anger muffled. "Just calm down, Nena. I'm not that angry with Virie. It's just, why isn't Artex your father's role."

"That's because of–he's creepy face and never smiles. Papa's taking me, too, so I want Papa to be my father."

I can only smile after hearing it. "Yes, then we play. I'll make a toy as his apology."

"Horay!" The gloomy Nena now looked cheerful again.

"Then you're my Papa too!" sahut Clara's.

"Don't dream." I said with a cynical look. "That you are Artex. So I have nothing to do with you."

...~Π~...

While we were playing LEGO, Artex was walking towards us. I suspect good news from him. Though not thinking of specific good news.

"Tex, how's the meeting?" my word.

Artex said, " 'Tex'? What kind of a name is that?" he said with a wrinkled eyebrow.

"Your name is Artex. In the world I've used to call someone with an initial or final syllable name. Rather than that, what did you talk about?"

"Eitherway. I just did what you said. During the talk I was just thinking about the rest of the money I have and how to get it back while we're at school."

"The same thing." My complaint.

"From that, what about that conversation, Dad?"

Instantly I held Artex's mouth back so as not to come out such words again. "Please don't make me embarrassed or angry. I also don't want to take it for granted without a clear statement."

"Yes already."

Virie came with a roll of paper in her hand. "The cup is here. I know you didn't hear the whole meeting. So I came here to explain it to you. Regarding the attack on the enemy area, we have made a possible strategy to control the enemy area. But for its survival we need your strength as a stepping stone for the possibility of success to be greater."

"How do you mean?" my word.

"You got a role in a very important position. But before that I knew that your abilities were far from suitable as initiators."

"Is that bad?" my spoken.

"Especially you, Den. So far you have only used weapons capable of defeating the enemy in one attack. I know it's very profitable. But we don't know how strong our enemy is. So you'd better improve your defensive skills so you'll always be on your guard when the enemy is near you."

"What should be improved for him? Wasn't he indeed a specialist in long-range attacks. So he didn't need to be so wary of enemy attacks." Artex.

"I understand that. But it won't always be like that. Just imagine if he was attacked by people who could move and attack him from behind. Then if—"

"Yes already have it. Get to the point. What do I have to do to improve my fighting ability?" cut me.

Virie unrolled the scroll and showed it to us. "I have made this letter to give to our best magic swordsman. That way you can train with him to improve your fighting skills."

"O–ke." Reply doubt. "Then, when should we train?"

"As soon as this letter was received by him."