Mardinal: The Assassin's Adventure
Chapter 30: Confident Issues

Mardin sat down, Atna sat down. The two sat facing each other, but no one took the initiative to talk. The atmosphere was quiet, even quieter than the atmosphere outside the villa.

If Atna is reasonable. This girl is shy, difficult to carelessly mince words, afraid of the topic of conversation so not connected. Moreover, as Rosa explained, Atna was not used to interacting with men other than her brother and the villa children here.

While Mardin himself did not start the conversation for fear of mispronouncing again. He just realized that every word he said to Atna seemed ambiguous, strange. If he starts talking again, he is afraid that the face of this girl will immediately pale. Though Mardin is typical of people who are easy to talk, but when faced with a girl younger than him this is so awkward as well.

“Sluuurp..”.

“Eh!”

Just now that Mardin monyongin lips were drinking his orange juice, Atna was immediately shocked. Because of the sunyin atmosphere, the sound of Mardin was sipping a drink until it was heard.

Unable to stand the awkwardness that has lasted for so many minutes, Mardin decided to start a pleasantry. I hope his way of speaking doesn't sound strange anymore.

“What's the age, Dek?”

Somewhat timidly afraid, Atna replied, “Ti-thirteen, Bang.”

“School?”

Atna nodded. “SMP.”

“SMP where?”

“SMP Binabersama Duniaklat.”

“SMP BD, yes? The deck is my school. I went to school in his High School.”

The awkward atmosphere is back. Mardin was confused about what else to say. Actually, there are many things that can be used as a topic of conversation considering Mardin this person has more than 1001 topics to talk about, whether there are topics about people's life problems. Not only a matter of people's lives, the matter of a bat falling into a twig that he threw can also be discussed.

But, it was strange to also talk about such unimportant matters.

“Eh? Aged, this is. Again on what talk?”

Both of them turned to the source of the voice. Rosa's figure had just come down the stairs, walking up to them with her trademark friendly smile.

“Sorry, yes. It was left behind. Lilian was fussy about going to bed. But now it's been a good time he.”

“Nothing, really, Brother,” said Mardin smile back.

Rosa sat down beside Atna. Before actually coming down to them, Rosa had felt a tremendous awkwardness between the two. Rosa can still understand, both of them are indeed equally new to know.

At least with that awkward atmosphere, Rosa did not have to worry if her sister-in-law treated the same ‘iya-iya’ Mardin. Although Mardin was an acquaintance of a close friend of their family, Rosa did not necessarily fully believe in the male mindset.

“So it's just Atna's school. Apparently, the school is close to my school,” replied Mardin began to eat the nuts provided.

Mardin was reluctant to just eat nuts and other crunchy snacks, afraid to ignore Atna again. He sipped the juice until it was heard, let alone chew a light snack. Could talk about girls of people's impromptu.

Mardin nodded pretently understanding the crux of the matter.

Actually, it is also wrong for Rosa to ask this to Mardin. The source of Mardin's own confidence comes from his shame, free to ask him for such advice. Where maybe the children of people are told to be shameless so that they can still care.

But sometimes reality is like that. Need to be a shameless person so that self-confidence increases and do not need to think about all kinds of problems. Blasphemy is no problem. The tired ones themselves are also the blasphemers.

“Emm...” Mardin tried to answer, “The confidence comes from the encouragement of our own desire to dare to socialize, Brother. Think about it, if we just keep quiet without doing anything, we'll make no progress. Building connections with multiple people is one powerful way to move forward. And so we can care to socialize with others is to strengthen our intention to be able to move forward.”

To be honest, Mardin just said that. He himself was not sure what he was saying. The important thing is to look smart in front of both of them.

Rosa nodded in understanding. “Tuh, Atna. The word Mardin. There must be an intention to dare to appear pede. But, still must be able to distinguish which one is confident the same shameless.”

Mardin's soul seemed to be stabbed by thousands of pegs due to Rosa's words that quite offended his heart. However, Mardin could only respond with a smile.

“I-iya, Sister.” Atna nodded slowly still with her head down. “A-I will try to be more confident again when trying to get along with others.”

“Good.” Rosa again stroked the top of Atna's head. “That's my sister.”

Seeing Atna's reaction, Mardin felt pity as well. There are many people who have difficulty socializing with others, whether it is due to trauma or fear of being perceived as disturbing others.

Mardin used to be in a position like Atna. Mardin was originally a quiet child when he was a child. His only friend Ranma. However, the father continued to support Mardin to dare to get along if he wanted to move forward.

“Be quiet in the house like a caveman won't get you forward, son. Try to get out and hang out. The world is not as scary as you think if you can still think positively. Brought by casually...”.

Spontaneous thin smile etched on Mardin's handsome face. Thanks to his father's advice, Mardin became more confident hanging out, socializing with others. True said his father, the world is not as bad as he thought even though in reality the world they occupy is a terrible place. As long as you are able to think positively and are taken in casually, everything will be fine.

He missed his father's advice. If it was true what Haku and his teacher had said, Mardin would have immediately saved his father. After all Dros, Dimas, and Uncle Rom had also convinced him to dare to take the decision that was considered appropriate.

“If you need a friend, I want to be your friend,” bargain Mardin sincerely to Atna. “I will teach you many things so that you can be more comfortable in public. We can talk a lot, study together, take a walk, even you can stop by my house. Eh?”

Mardin immediately awkwardly realized Atna was looking at him with a deathly pale expression, while Rosa put on a somewhat disgusted look while trying to hug Atna.

Right, guys? Mardin's got the wrong word again.

“Ma-I mean... anu...it— Eh?”

“Gosh!”

“Kak, what is this?”

The three of them were shocked when the lights throughout the villa suddenly went completely dead. What's the matter? Not usually the electricity dies suddenly like this.

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