The Forgotten Creator's
Remind Me to Pay My Debt

The next day we resumed the daily activities that we should have done. I know that truant in the first days is not natural for new students, but how else, when we finish with the events on the previous earth along with the time to go home to school in Zharan.

On the road, we talked. "Why are you even coming?" I was upset with Rain.

"It's okay, right?" answer Rain. "I want to meet my teacher, not go to class with you. I want to be a little bit bragging about her.

And also, you should be proud to walk into this school with a reputable person like myself ⁰⁰⁰ini."

"What's the point of trying? Can you make a million dollars if you go with you?"

"Easy, done. You're still a beginner about this. Just follow the plot and let myself be looked up to by people."

Artex has only spoken a thousand languages. Please help keep her up, my mind says.

...~Π~...

We have been separated since we passed the main door. Fortunately, both of our new friends intercepted us at the entrance.

As the two of them did not look at us, I whispered to Artex. "Who is their name? Forgot me."

"If not wrong, their name is very similar to—Rea and also Rena." His whisper.

"Oh, okay-okay." My answer. "But which one is Rea, which one is Rena?"

"I don't know either. I don't remember it."

Then they turned around. "So, what's the reason you guys skipped yesterday?" said the guy Rea... Maybe?

"Ah, it—anu.." I turned to Artex, "What is the answer?"

"Don't ask me." The reply.

"Ehh. anu, that's..." I was looking for a way to get away from him. "Call to brother. Well, yes! Yesterday we were called by a brother at home to see him. He suddenly wanted to be looked at without any reason for refusal."

Rea stroked his chin. "It doesn't sound convincing."

Then the Rena girl cut in, "Oh, yes. Speaking of brothers, which family are you from? I remember you guys just saying your last names."

"meaning?" my many.

"That's a loh, the name mentioned at the beginning is like my name—Hoshizora Rea, with Hoshizora being my surname."

Instantly I said, "Oh!" It was not that I was surprised to hear the information conveyed by him, but realized that I had mistaken their names.

"But isn't that a little sensitive to discuss?" the real Rena.

"Oh, yeah? Why could that be?" sahut Rea's.

"Zharan is known for his privacy. Often when local news shows a person's name, the person is only shown with his nickname. It is done so that people who read or hear it do not prejudge the surname of the published person.

Often also circulating rumors about their surname if there is someone in his family doing bad things, and also gossip is always fast in spreading." Obviously Rena.

"Is that so? I'm sorry then." Rea agreed without saying anything more.

But I was a little annoyed by Rena's words. "But we're not talking about the public? Just to know our name?"

"Yes, yeah." Rena agrees. "But for a second, what do you mean by the name of the extension?"

"Well? Didn't Rea just talk about it? That, Hoshizora Rea. Is Hoshizora his name?"

"Not an abbreviated name, a true surname!" firmly Rena.

"Oh, is it different?"

"It's not different, but it's the truth! After all, there is no meaning to the word name length."

I scratched my head while saying "Sweet shit."

I glanced at Artex who was no longer there. I looked ahead and Artex had already gone quite a distance.

"In class, he's on his way, too." My words are trying to escape from Rea and Rena's conversation.

...~Π~...

After that we continue to undergo school everyday like yesterday— depart from the dormitory and study in class, and then back to the dorm. Then the next day do the same thing again and keep repeating the same thing without absorbing the slightest bit of material.

In the room, we lay down while thinking about our next fate. "Tex, what are we really doing here? Learn to learn, get information about the enemy is also involved."

"I told you not to call me that... But you're right, my money's gone to buy food in the cafeteria. I thought we'd get free food while we were here." The answer.

"I'll pay you that." My speech.

"That's not what I meant. I thought that going to school here meant we were given supplies until we graduated. But we still have to buy food with our own money. It's just like we lived in the house before."

"I think I should just decline the old man's offer. Then back to being part of the adventurer even though I don't like it."

"Adventurous? Why is that so?"

"Well, like doing the duty given by the union. Whatever kind of job, whoever's part of the union can take it."

"Isn't that a freelance day laborer, huh?"

"No-no. The adventurers did more tasks than that—monster above the house, the bull entered the trench, the demon seal came off, the dragon within the palace, all they did."

"It's so bad, yeah. I thought it would be the same as her nickname, which is to venture into places that have not yet been visited."

"Such ones also exist, but they always don't last long after taking up their mission. Most of them immediately switched tasks to become wild monster hunters."

"Why did it come? Isn't being a fun adventurer able to find treasure?"

"That's the problem. All the treasures that could be found were already thinning and no one had the ability to track down something like that."

"Oh, that's it.... But how much do you get paid for that work? Rich kill-kill monsters?"

"Depends on the level of difficulty. But usually, if you just want to make money to eat, hunting agricultural pests is the easiest way to do. Just exterminating the wild rats, we can get about two pieces of silver coins."

"How many?"

"At least enough for two days of eating a similar portion as the daily we eat here."

"Oh—" instantly I was pensive after hearing his explanation. "I owe you fifteen coins. Counted the same morning as the afternoon into thirty."

"I told you to forget about it. I was wondering why you insisted on paying for all the money I gave you."

"You can be honest, when I was a child I was always borrowed money by my friends. To be honest at the time I was reluctant to give him because he borrowed every day. Because he always invites me to play, inevitably I have to reply even though in a way that I do not like—"

"Wait, why is your speaking style normal again?" cut Artex.

"Why?" my many.

"none. Continue." The reply.

"—then the incident continues to repeat until we go up to fifth grade. Fortunately, we were different in class, so we never played together again. But somehow as time went on he became more and more quiet, while I was more and more open with anyone.

Every time he went to school he was always facing down. Even when I shouted his name, he never looked." Then I rolled my head towards Artex.

"Why look at me?" tanyakanya. "Continue on."

"I'm confused where else to say it." My answer.

"Don't ask me, I'm just a listener here." The reply. "Just continue with the story."

"But long term if fully described."

"Then just cut it short, get to the heart of the matter."

"Oiya, that abis I took nyamper to his house to play. After I looked at the window of his room it turned out that he was busy playing games on TV. I thought he was being traumatized or something that would be so grim." I was silent for a moment looking at the ceiling.

"That's all? Then what about the story about the beginning of your habit?"

"Oiya forgot. A few days later, I tried to get her to talk. But without any words I was immediately given some money by him. He said he wanted to pay the money he borrowed from me first. He also gave me a reason why he borrowed my money almost every day. It was because the stock money he received was put entirely into his piggy bank."

The mood was silent for a moment. "Done?" artex.

"Yes, done." My answer.

"Isn't it too simple your story?"

"Emang should be that complicated? Everyone has their own story, want it complicated or simple."

"Well, I understand your story a little. Then you can pay all your debts to me from now on."

"Wad. Ka–kanya later deh, do not have money also now mah."

"I thought so."

"Hey, why did you just let it go?!" Rain suddenly shouted and surprised me.

I woke up and scolded him. "What a shock!"

"You should have retaliated by blackmailing him more or whatever! Don't turn your face away after you get paid. Where are the rights that you should have while he was holding your money?!" yelled Rain while pointing at me.

While hesitating I replied "Too it anyway. ya how, fitting he already bought the game I even follow playing every day to his house. There were a lot of games that we finished at that time. So yes, even I feel guilty already interrupting my own time."

Rain was silent with his face flat. "Oh—" was the only word he could say.