Blood Of Platinum
Chapters 108. The End of the Escape and the Beginning of New Problems
Arkan who had started to panic and could not control himself after Seren showed his smile, could only pray fervently while closing his eyes. While Seren only listened to Arkan's prayer while looking around the place.
However, not long after that Seren's attention began to divert.
‘Hmm? Looks like someone's approaching. Could it..’.
Seren looked at Arkan who was seriously praying and walked over to him.
“Nee, Arkan..” Seren approached and called him in a slow tone
Arkan just kept saying all his prayers and hopes without responding to Seren.
“I beg you to save our lives and my mentality, Lord. Save my salary this month with my bonus. Save the children from the devil who dances with the head of his employees. Save..”.
“Arkan!” Seren patted Arkan's shoulder
“Waa!! Stay away from me ib–eh? Seren-sama?”
With a panicked face and forced smile, Arkan stopped praying and swallowed his saliva while giving thanks in his heart.
‘Almost I let go of calling him a demon just now. If until he heard me call him that, I could already imagine my head being hugged by him as well. Thank goodness, I didn't say it’
Arkan tried to return to the topic and looked at Seren with a confused face.
“Seren-sama, ta–tadi why did you call me?”
“Some of you came here. Guess who you think came?”
“Eh?!” Arkan was shocked with a panicked face
Arkan immediately looked in front of him and with a pale face he tried to let out his voice.
“Ti–no..possibly. Ke–why.”.
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On a narrow street in the secluded area, Theo and the other children walked over while chatting. The children opened the topic of conversation with fun things, for example about cakes and food they just ate.
“Theo-niichan, we buy meat and cake like yes~”
“I also like strawberry cake that Joel-ojichan bought earlier”
“I too. The meat that was pierced earlier was also delicious. I like that sweet spicy earlier”
“I want us to buy a nice shirt again. There are boxes and lines on right”
Theo only listened to the children say things they liked and wanted them to buy.
“Theo-niichan..” Michaela who holds Theo's hand calls out to him.
“What's up?”
“We will buy a nice shirt for Stelani-neechan and Fabil-niichan as well, right?”
“Of course. Even if the money from that perverted uncle is lacking, I still carry the money given by Kino-nii and Kaito-nii. We will buy many gifts for them when they all go home later”
“We buy a lot yes, Theo-niichan~”
“Iya”
Theo tries to think positively. He continued to pray for the safety of all. Unknowingly, he took out his necklace pendulum and looked at it.
‘I still don't know why the strange light from this gem appears, but I think I should think of something more important. Whatever it is, now the most important thing is they all come back safely’ Theo said inwardly as he held and looked at his necklace pendulum
Theo who was suddenly speechless caught the attention of Michaela who was paying attention to him. The little girl became a little curious about what Theo saw asking her.
“Theo-niichan, what are you holding that for?”
“This? Only necklace. Not special thing”
“Huwaa~but she luminous nee~”
“Danger?”
Theo who was surprised saw his band. A small light was lit from the gem, making Theo remember what he experienced when he was at the bar while mopping.
“……!!!”
‘Reacted not my guess! This gem can shine!’ theo said in his heart with a surprised face
Theo tried to calm himself down and smiled to lie to the little girl.
“I–ini only exposed to sunlight” reflections
“So. But it's still pretty, Theo-niichan. I love it” Michaela gave a smile as she replied
The other kids who saw it could only ask what the two people were talking about, then they all went back to the fun topic of food again afterwards.
Theo who was listening to their little chatter started to look a little worried. Not only about the mystery of the necklace pendulum, but also about the safety of those who decided to go to dangerous places to save the kidnapped people.
‘Ryou-nii, Kaito-nii.you have promised to return with Kino-nii. I still have to apologize to Kino-nii about the pocket watch I stole. Please, come back safely!’
After walking straight they finally reached the road behind the altar. Like everything that happened inside the bar felt like a long time ago, the sunlight and the crowd on the street made Theo shed tears from one eye.
“Come us to–“
One of the children who initially spoke enthusiastically, did not continue his sentence again after seeing Theo shed tears. The boy asked Theo.
“Theo-niichan, are you okay?”
“Ah...” Theo who noticed his tears coming out instantly removed them. He looked at the child and smiled while saying “nothing” to him.
Not wanting to destroy the happy atmosphere, Theo immediately went with the children to the shopping area.
In the area, they began to glance at several clothing stores including shoe stores and lingerie stores.
“Tadi, we went to the store around the altar with Joel-ojichan. There they have a lot of good and cheap clothes, Theo-niichan” Michaela tells of his shopping moments with Joel some time ago
“So. Want to go back there?” ask Theo while looking around the shops in the area
Michaela showed Theo the beautiful dress she was wearing.
“Then we go to the store you like. After that we went to buy food. It's best not to go too far because of our current situation. Understand?”
“Understanding~” answer all children simultaneously
Theo and the other children finally started hunting for the fun they talked about on the road. On the other hand, they were hunting for time and were hunted by misfortune.
Ryou who ran by pushing the cart containing Kino's body began to look exhausted until finally his steps began to slow down.
“Ryou, if you are tired you better stop and stop with me!” kaito exclaimed as he tried to catch up with Ryou in front of him
“I...all right. Kino has to get out of here or his life…. Uh! All of you, stop!!”
“What?!” Kaito was surprised to hear that
Ryou suddenly stopped his steps and pulled his wagon to stop, as well as two people nearby who came to a sudden stop after he shouted. It wasn't without reason why Ryou had asked everyone to stop.
From a distance, a familiar figure was seen for him. The tall man dressed in bartender before them looked towards Ryou and the others with pale and desperate faces. He walked slowly towards them while moving his mouth like a mutter.
Kaito noticed the figure and he saw a female figure with a terrifying aura behind him.
“Kaito-niichan, the woman..she holds a head-like object! How's this?!” Fabil retreated backwards and hid behind Kaito's body out of fear
Quickly, Kaito asks Fabil to hold Stelani in his place.
“Listen, you guys should stick together. If you're tired of running around holding Stelani, use Kino's knife to fight back. This will not be a healthy sight for children's eyes, so if there is a chance of–“
“We'll hide. Don't worry” replied Fabil
Kaito nodded and advanced forward with a sharp look in his eyes. Ryou who did not retreat at all spoke to Kaito who was already standing beside him.
“Kaito, the woman..”
“Aa..it Seren” replied Kaito with a serious face and a hateful expression
The bartender-clothed man increased his speed and ran towards them while shouting.
“Stelani! Fabil!”
The two children did see who was in front of them, but until a moment ago their attention was still on the figure of the woman in front of them. After hearing their names being called by the man, they seemed to see another hope.
“A–Arkan-niichan!!”
“Arkan-niisan, we are here!!”
Arkan, the young man running towards them finally started to get the attention of Ryou and the others. Ryou even asked him as the young man stood in front of the wagon he was carrying.
“Arkan! Why can you–“
“This...what is this sister you mean?” ask Arkan to panic
“True!” ryou replied with serious eyes
“Arkan-niichan!”
Fabil who was behind ran towards Arkan. After standing nearby, Fabil immediately lowered Stelani. It received a warm reception from Arkan.
“You two! Thank goodness you guys survived!” Arkan immediately greeted them with a hug
For the first time in his life, Arkan showed a feeling of care and concern for children. While hugging the two, Arkan notices that Stelani does not look okay.
“Why with your feet?”
“Blooded, but I am better and able to walk though still have to endure the pain” replied the little girl
Arkan's attention began to divert to the injured teenager inside the wagon.
“So that's the friend you're looking for, Kaito?” ask Arkan to Kaito who is in front of him
“That's no longer important now. Answer my question, why did you get to be with that female demon, master bartender?”
Hearing that, Arkan began to panic and looked behind him. Seren was seen walking closer and smiling towards them. Seeing that, Arkan turned around. He stopped in front of the woman and spread his hand out.
“Seren-sama, I want to talk to all of them first!! Please, don't approach them until I'm done talking! I beg of you!!”
“After that, I can meet a guy named Kaito?”
“It...depends..the situation..” Arkan replied hesitantly.
“Then, I don't need to wait for you to finish talking to all of them. I'll be there now and–“
“I understand, I understand! Seren-sama can meet with Kaito after this! So please, don't move from here before I finish!”
“Alright then” Seren smiles happy to hear Arkan's answer
Arkan's answer was given with a shout that of course sounded to the ear of the person in question.
“Meet me?” muttered Kaito quietly
Arkan looked back and looked depressed. He showed a sad expression and seemed to say something with the movement of his lips.
[I'm sorry]
That was what was seen in Ryou and Kaito's eyes. The cold gaze was immediately shown by the two to Arkan.
Arkan then approached them and spoke with a pale and panicked face.
“I'll explain it to both of you but please you should also explain everything to me!”
“I don't have time to listen to your explanation, Arkan!. Give an answer in 5 words strung together into a sentence..now!” Ryou looked coldly at Arkan
“Good. Listen to me carefully. Kaito's life is in danger now, satisfied?”
“What do you mean, mr bartender?” Kaito asked with a confused expression
“This is all because you killed that gatekeeper!”
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