She's snoring now. Have this habit always been there?
Crystella thought. They are in the classroom right now. It's science period and teacher is making a diagram of how plants breath carbon-dioxide and release oxygen. Pretty simple diagram.
Too simple for Ark whose hands has been trained for sketching most weird things out there in the world because of Cia.
"Sometimes it looks like Cia is the one who is kinda gangster or something." Ark said. His two friends sitting beside him, looked at him and nodded in agreement while Hailing looked back at him making a weird face.
"Saying it like you are some gangster yourself." , "save it up nerd!" One of the Ark's friend replied to Hailing. He sighed and stayed focus on class instead.
Though they cannot exactly ignore one feeling. And that is the constant gaze of someone. Teachers also felt it a little so they tried searching in the school grounds and even outside. But noone was found and the feeling hasn't gone. The only people who don't care are Hailing and Cia.
Cia genuinely don't care and Hailing knows whose this. He looked outside the window and something shined back.
It's from the organization right? Can't they have sent something a little less intimidating? I know I'm attending school while Kyosake bro already seated up all of my future probably. Still.
Hailing's thoughts have been a mess lately now. All he does is roam around the office and suddenly discovers problem no one else noticed. Though he also didn't noticed it's just that yhe timing is too absurd to say it was luck.
"Hey Hailing, you look like you haven't slept for a while." A girl asked him who was sitting beside him. Yeah so? I've been practicing how to sign papers with my signature. My sign always changes because I've no habit of signing things. So I gotta practice now.
"It's ok. I'm fine." , "really?"
I didn't knew earlier, when I joined Gangster's Paradise, they seem like a gang organization that are busy doing their own stuff. Stealing things and maybe robbing banks? I even thought of collecting evidences and give to police or something.
But the more I look at them the more good they look. Doing legal sea business and running late night clubs and bars. They are all legal and I've been signing papers at my home. Kinda like my homework.
I don't really understand what these papers are saying and I tried to read it fully one time, and.... they were just about registering a new AC or getting a pass to some customer etcetera etcetera.
Sighs.... "Mam, can I go to washroom?" Hailing came out of the class while that girl looked at him leaving.
Hm? I don't know that girl's name but she has now started sitting with me. Who cares?
He pulled out his card deck from his pocket and started swapping them in the washroom. They are the only thing that tells him what to do next.
These are pretty wild cards to him though.
[Major Arcana]
The Fool: New beginnings
The Magician: Manifestation
The High Priestess: Intuition
The Empress: Abundance
The Emperor: Authority
The Hierophant: Tradition
The Lovers: Alignment
The Chariot: Willpower
Strength: Courage
The Hermit: Reflection
Wheel of Fortune: Destiny
Justice: Fairness
The Hanged Man: Perspective
Death: Transformation
Temperance: Balance
The Devil: Attachment
The Tower: Sudden upheaval
The Star: Hope
The Moon: Illusion
The Sun: Vitality
Judgement: Reckoning
The World: Completion
[Minor Arcana]
Suit of Wands
Ace of Wands: Inspiration
Two of Wands: Planning
Three of Wands: Expansion
Four of Wands: Celebration
Five of Wands: Conflict
Six of Wands: Victory
Seven of Wands: Defensiveness
Eight of Wands: Rapid action
Nine of Wands: Resilience
Ten of Wands: Burden
Page of Wands: Discovery
Knight of Wands: Action
Queen of Wands: Confidence
King of Wands: Leadership
Suit of Cups
Ace of Cups: New intuition
Two of Cups: Connection
Three of Cups: Friendship
Four of Cups: Apathy
Five of Cups: Regret
Six of Cups: Nostalgia
Seven of Cups: Choices
Eight of Cups: Abandonment
Nine of Cups: Satisfaction
Ten of Cups: Harmony
Page of Cups: Creative possibilities
Knight of Cups: Romance
Queen of Cups: Compassion
King of Cups: Emotional control
Suit of Swords
Ace of Swords: Clarity
Two of Swords: Indecision
Three of Swords: Heartbreak
Four of Swords: Rest
Five of Swords: Unhealthy win
Six of Swords: Transition
Seven of Swords: Deception
Eight of Swords: Self-imprisonment
Nine of Swords: Anxiety
Ten of Swords: Defeat
Page of Swords: Curiosity
Knight of Swords: Assertion
Queen of Swords: Unbiased truth
King of Swords: Intellectual authority
Suit of Pentacles
Ace of Pentacles: Opportunity
Two of Pentacles: Balance, Adaptability
Three of Pentacles: Teamwork
Four of Pentacles: Security
Five of Pentacles: Hardship, Scarcity
Six of Pentacles: Generosity
Seven of Pentacles: Investment
Eight of Pentacles: Mastery
Nine of Pentacles: Abundance
Ten of Pentacles: Wealth
Page of Pentacles: Ambition
Knight of Pentacles: Routine
Queen of Pentacles: Nurturing
King of Pentacles: Prosperity
Hmmm. It always shows this one,
[Wheel of Fortune: Destiny]
Simply put, it's literally about luck.
A little smile came on Hailing face, after getting fresh he pulled out a keypad phone and saw a message in it.
Rearranging resources from room 5 to room 2? We have resources? He muttered and then tapped on not now.
Then he came out of washroom and heading to the class. Rearranging resources? First atleast let me see them.
"Come in" teacher said while scratching his head. Hailing came in and saw that Cia has changed her position of sleeping, from sleeping on desk to sleeping Crystella's lap. Dunno how she can sleep so much.
Then as he sat down his seat, "Uh students, let's end this class a little early. I'm feeling a little low right now." Teacher said and left.
"5 minutes left before next class starts. Wanna go somewhere Hailing?" Girl sitting beside him said to him.
Come to think of it, this girl is new one here that came a month ago. Maybe that's why I never saw her. "Eh? Hailing you have made more friends huh?"
A boy cameto him. He's one of the two friends of Ark. "Do you want something?" , "I need your homework of last week." Last week? I wonder if mine is complete. "Wait I'll give you my notebook."
He said and started searching in his bag then gave it to him. "If it's not complete then complete it for me please." , "??.... ok" boy gave him a thumbs up to him before leaving.
"You wanna go somewhere? Ok I'll show you around a little more in recess or maybe after school. But not now." I don't think we should leave class just yet. "Ok. After school then." She said with a smile.
After school? So you want to see some children freindly places to roam around huh? I guess she's new in this city.
Why is this girl seems to be so optimistic. Wait woah, I learned another word from those papers huh? I kept learning new vocab from signing papers.
Now I wonder if my signed papers go to someone else too to varify.
(After few hours)
Yawns.... end? Hailing is standing in front the school gate, near a tree waiting for that girl to appear. Then a man appeared from outside in green suit. "Sir."
Eh? Now who are you? "Yes?" He saying me a little boy sir. Kinda funny but reminds me of people from Gangster's Paradise.
"I can't beleive, you can decipher codes so well sir." He said. Codes? What codes? Are you talking about that gibberish at the end of that message on keypad phone? So you are really from the organization?
"Uh yeah?" , "yes sir, I said to have a little report giving meeting near front tree. So now the report. You told to stay put for now and not rearrange the resources. Sir your insight is really good. We now calculated enrgy packages and it saved us a lot to not transfer right now."
Just what the hell are you talking about? "That's good I guess." I said that because I was curious what exactly it is before giving an unprofessional order.
"Now I understand why sir Kyosake beleives in you so much." Yeah he thinks I'm acting all the time. Which is I'm to save myself.
"Ok now go." , "yes sir." He left. They really listen to me.
Then that girl to him, "Hailing?" , "oh yeah, there's a sweet shop I wanted to show you. They have some cheap ones in premium packaging." , "pre.... mium?" .... what is going on here? That's a normal word right?
"Nevermind I'll show you a cafe where children are also allowed. So you can visit it occasionally." , "oh really? Ok!" Hm. She seems excited for that cafe. Where was it again? Near the clocktower. Right.