Mondy looked panicked; he seemed somewhat worried as he paced back and forth.
"Why are you overthinking it? We are thugs, you know?!" Aswa maintained his relaxed expression.
Hearing Aswa's words, Mondy seemed to realize that in the world of thugs, there are no rules, only life or death.
"You're right, Aswa! You're always calm no matter what the situation is," Mondy said.
"UGHH..." In the middle of the conversation between Aswa and Mondy, it seemed that Arca had now opened his eyes.
"Where have you guys been? We've been waiting for you all this time, you know!" Arca said while yawning.
Then Jemi also woke up after hearing the voices. "You finally came!! You can't just leave like that; we've been waiting while playing cards!" Jemi said.
"O-oh," Mondy seemed to realize that they weren't playing the final game yet.
"If that's the case, let's start the last game. HAHA..." Jemi stood up while brushing off dust from his clothes, then he looked behind him.
Where his friends were still asleep. "AHH!! Wake up, you guys, lazybones!!" He woke all of them up.
They then gathered together. "Alright, so the last game is... capture the flag HAHA!"
"Capture the flag? What kind of game is that?" Aswa apparently didn't know the game.
"You don't know, Aswa? What year were you born? This is why socializing is important, right Arca?" Mondy confidently asked Arca.
"I don't know either! What kind of game is that?" Arca said.
Jemi then drew two lines on the ground, separated by a considerable distance.
"Capture the flag is a game where someone has to cross the enemy's line, either from the front or the back," Jemi explained.
"So isn't the fastest or the first to run across the winner?" Arca asked.
"Of course not. If someone leaves their own line first and then is followed by an opponent who tags them, that person is considered a prisoner. To reverse this, you have to go back inside your line first before going out again. If they tag you then, they become your prisoner," Mondy explained at length.
"In short, whoever goes out first becomes the prey," Aswa summarized.
"Exactly, that's how it is. Now, let's start... Oh, if you jump over someone's head, that's forbidden; you have to go on the ground. I mean, short jumps are okay," Jemi then recounted an incident.
He described when he was playing capture the flag as well, and while trying to guard the person running to the line, someone attempting suicide fell and hit Jemi, causing him to need medical treatment instead of the death he intended.
"For participants, since there are three of you, we also have to be three," Jemi moved away and drew a line.
On the other side, Mondy also drew the same lines.
Both of them got ready.
"Get ready, because my friends have invisible speed, they've played this game many times. You're dead!! HAHA," Jemi warned Aswa and the others, but in a smug tone.
Hearing "invisible speed" reminded Aswa of the fight with Celsi who had extraordinary speed.
"This looks dangerous," Aswa said.
Then one of Jemi's friends stepped out of the line and walked towards Aswa's team. When close, he provoked them by making a chasing gesture with his finger and even wagged his butt.
Mondy seemed unable to tolerate the provocation, "I'll catch him!!!" He ran after him.
"Oi, you need to be patient," Arca told Mondy.
"HIYAA... I don't care, you're dead!!" Mondy was about to catch the enemy.
"Did he catch him?" Arca asked.
"No, he's still within the enemy's reach!" Aswa said.
Sure enough, when Mondy thought he almost caught him, Jemi stepped out to help. Mondy, who was running, couldn't stop and ended up being caught by Jemi.
"You got caught, you idiot! HAHAHA!" Jemi laughed.
"Oh man, that guy has been just a nuisance all this time," Arca commented.
"D-damn, I got tricked!" Mondy said.
"You know what to do, idiot! HAHA!" Jemi gave a mocking signal.
"Tch, I know. Just watch!" Mondy then walked behind the enemy's line. Then he ran, and when he touched the line, he jumped.
Mondy landed about five steps away and stretched out his hand forward.
"What is he doing?" Arca asked.
"Aswa, Arca!! You have to touch me so I can be free!!" Mondy shouted, signaling them.
"So that's it!! Looks like I have to take action again, sorry Aswa, it seems I'll be the main character here!!" Arca said.
-TO BE CONTINUED-