"Get ready to be amazed by the Safe City of Five Countries located on the island of Borneo," Oriyan said, playing the role of a tour guide to his family who listened in awe, including Dim-Dim who had never been to that place before. "Borneo Island is the third largest island in the world, and it seems to be the largest Safe City in the world. Our Safe City is only 6.3% the size of this one. Additionally, this Safe City was established by five countries, including Malaysia, the Philippines, Brunei, Indonesia, and Singapore.""There you will feel like you're back in the past when monsters hadn't invaded the earth yet," Damian exclaimed excitedly, and Amaliah and Oriyan's parents immediately applauded.Amma and Dim-Dim didn't quite remember the time before monsters invaded the earth, but they were also excited... and their excitement grew even stronger a few hours later when they arrived on the island.*****"Welcome to the Safe City of Five Countries!" exclaimed a woman dressed in a cas

And they both ran out of the holiday home, and kept running through the highway and then through the small alleys, continuously until they reached the city center."I'm tired," said Amaliah, panting, "and... thirsty..." she added, difficulty."In that case, we should find a place to rest," Dim-Dim decided. Dim-Dim spotted a sugarcane juice seller and quickly bought some for Amma. Fortunately, the seller accepted dollars. While waiting for the seller to squeeze the sugarcane, Dim-Dim and Amma sat on plastic benches, both looking tired."Okay... first, we can see the sugarcane juice seller," said Dim-Dim. "Then across the street, there's a satay seller, and...""Stop, I'm not talented in cooking or selling," said Amma. Her face was pale. But when she finally got the sugarcane juice, her face looked slightly brighter, and she immediately felt better. "This is so sweet," she said. "Want to try, Dim-Dim?" Amma handed her cold sugarcane juice to Dim-Dim, and Dim-Dim took a sip."It's very s

The islands Dim-Dim saw last night were Labuan Island, the largest one, while the six other small islands around Labuan Island are named Daat, Burung, Kuraman, Big Rusukan, Small Rusukan, and Papan.Around these islands is where people usually engage in scuba diving. But Dim-Dim and Amma didn't go there for scuba diving; instead, they were documenting how the Safe City of Five Countries protects itself from monsters. So, they focused on going to the venator defense building on the island.The building was tall and sleek, with a kind of observation balcony at the very top. Amma recorded the building with her video camera, and then they went inside, finding the interior bustling with venators having coffee with ordinary civilians."Excuse me," Dim-Dim said to a man sitting behind a computer desk. "I'm Dim-Dim, and this is my sister, Ams, and we're from Safe City New Jersey. We came here to do a geography assignment on the types of protection used in the Safe City of Five Countries. If I

"Keep your lies to yourself, but when my brother comes, you'll be more dead than this, Faker!" scolded Amma.And only then did the fake Dim-Dim look scared. "Okay, I'll really tell you my intentions!" he said. "So please don't hit me—""I'll hit you again if you don't start talking," Dim-Dim said angrily, and the man immediately revealed his identity."I'm Pedro, and I'm an orphan. I come from Papua New Guinea, and I came here with difficulty. But I don't have a job here, and I'm starving. I try to find food by pretending to be someone else and entering people's houses to eat a bite or two spoons of rice, and then leave..." the fake Dim-Dim said quickly."The part about eating a bite or two spoons of rice sounds dramatic," Amma commented. "Even for your cunning standards.""Okay, okay, I eat and steal money. Are you satisfied!?" Pedro yelled in frustration. "But just a little, I swear. I don't want to be a fugitive. I just want to live, so I only steal a little for bus fare.""And now

In the days following, life in Safe City became arduous with a multitude of missions to undertake. Sometimes, Dim-Dim even found himself facing two missions in a single day, each requiring him and his team to confront two or more type A monsters. This left him with little time to ponder over Pedro's news. Amma also remained silent, not sending any messages.Meanwhile, Dim-Dim occasionally visited Damian in the specialized training room for individuals with superpowers, located within the Venator building. Damian's progress was slow, but he received unwavering mental support from his former teammate, who always invited him to lunch, and occasionally from Clary, who invited him to dinner.After a few days' break in the Safe City of Five Countries, Dim-Dim found it challenging to readjust to balancing school and missions. Mr. Miller had also been constantly expressing his frustration, claiming that the Oriyan team's abilities had declined since Damian's departure, impacting the overall m