Blood Of Platinum
Chapters 130. Arkan and Drama Life bag. 1
At the hospital, Arkan comes out because the clock has run out. He walked down the stairs and finally got outside. After looking at his right and left, he sighed.
“Kurasa Riz joined the manager to bar” murmured slowly
After that, he started walking down the street in the city center to return to the bar. That afternoon, he decided to buy meat-filled bread and cold tea at one of the downtown stalls as his lunch.
While sitting and eating around the place, Arkan mused a little.
‘If I think about it again, that two-day incident really changed all my days. In addition.I feel the last two days is really heavy’.
Arkan stopped eating his bread for a while and remembered what he was doing.
This happened two days ago, precisely during the day.
At that time, Arkan saw Kaito coming down and talking to the administration. Not long after, he saw the young man walking up to him outside.
“Kaito, how?”
“Stelani and Fabil are already handled. Their wounds were not so severe, although Stelani had bruises on her legs. Ryou was still accompanying Kino in his room. The doctor wasn't out until I got off so I don't know how things are going now”
“So. But I'm glad we're not late. I'm surprised you can run that fast. I almost thought that you had one or two abilities like Seren-sama”'s
“Oh” Kaito looks flat as if he doesn't like the name Seren
Arkan noticed Kaito's clothes were covered in bloodstains. The red color is quite striking that makes people who pass by pay attention to it.
“You... don't get bothered with clothes full of blood so?”
“This is no big deal. I wanted to ask you. Above, I met the manager. Is he what you mean as your boss, mr bartender?”
“True. Even so, we'll see how much longer he and I will have a relationship as superiors and employees. Hahaha” muttered softly with a strange face and forced laughter
Arkan gives Kaito's sword to him.
“Why are you talking like that? Does that mean you're ready to be fired by the master manager above?” kaito asked while taking back the sword in Arkan's hand
The two of them decided to continue the small talk while sitting in a chair near the hospital. A chair under a shady tree.
“She gave me a little warning before boarding. I should have a defense to explain all the mess in bar”
“But, I think Theo and the others have told him a lot. Besides, he gave me a ton of money to pay for this hospital's fee”
“Serious?!”
Kaito showed her a small bag of money. The amount was already much reduced from the previous one because it had been used to pay for the entire medical expenses, but there were still enough coins left to make Arkan unable to blink.
“This...the old man gave it?! Huh uh?! Seriously?!” ask Arkan in disbelief
“True. I'm thinking of returning it later”
Arkan sighed and held onto Kaito's shoulder.
“Listen, young man. Never give back the money you have been given. It could be as another form of grace from God because of your hard work today”
“Begukah according–“
“But you can share it with me if you insist. I'm ready to take it. It was good to cover Justin's 5,000 Franc debt. From my salary cut”
“.....” Kaito silent with flat face
Finally, Kaito let go of Arkan's hand slowly and stuffed the bag containing the money coins into the pocket of his robe. He also brought out something.
“If you want, I'll just give you this gun and this bullet. I don't need this gun. If you sell it to a gun shop, you might be able to earn enough money to cover Justin”'s debt
Arkan is shocked by the gun Kaito pulled out of the pocket in his robe.
“You brought that thing into the hospital?! Shouldn't sharp weapons not be brought in earlier?!”
“But they didn't check my clothes and just asked me to leave a weapon in sight. It's not my fault that I still bagged this thing” Kaito replied casually
Giving her the gun and the bullet, Kaito smiled.
“As I said, I don't need that. Sell it to get money”
Arkan accepted it and asked.
“Why don't you just sell this thing?”
“For personal reasons, I hate things that belong to Justin and his men”
“Hah?”
“The gun I got when five of Justin's men tried to ambush me and Ryou in a narrow alley. It might sell for a hefty price in the city, but the weapon reminds me of that shitty creature. And it's so disgusting”
“Ji–jijik you said?”
“True. Disgusting. All her stuff is disgusting so I'll just give it to you. I better give it to someone else than enjoy the results of the sale of disgusting objects” Kaito spoke with a cold tone and a look of disgust like he said
“Ala–good reason. I think I'll take it. Te–thank you so much”
Arkan received the gun and put it in the bag of provisions that are still loyal to him. Kaito was quite curious about the bag and asked him.
“Why did you take him with you, mister bartender?”
“Oh it. Umm...k–you're hungry no, Kaito?” Arkan asked hesitantly
“I'm not hungry. What is it? Food?”
“That's. But I don't think I'm gonna eat it. You can eat it if you want”
“No, thank you. It must be suspicious. Let me guess.this you got from the black market manager”.
“......!!!” Arkan was shocked to hear Kaito's guess and looked straight at him
“And let me guess again.you mean to make me a guinea pig to ascertain whether it is poisonous or not. I'm right no?”
“I–it's not true! I really think you might be hungry. Ahahaha”
“Hmm. You really want me to die of poisoning huh, mr. bartender. Once a day you”
“I just don't want to hook up with that creepy woman!! Good thing we got out of there. But.all bags of supplies along with bottles and boxes of supplies are his. I'm sure this damned thing will make me meet again with them!”
“Then, I don't think you should sell that gun I gave you. Just use it to defend yourself if you meet them again”
Arkan thought for a moment and he looked surprised.
“Hey, you're right. Why don't I think that far?! I think I'll keep this gun to protect myself from that woman if she comes. You're a genius, Kaito! I can't believe you're 7 years younger than me”
“I can't believe you're 7 years older than me. Your strange thinking made me think..”
“Think I'm younger than you?” Arkan smiled happily as if he had just been praised
“Thinking that you are over 30 years old. I thought the manager and you were the same age, mr. bartender”
“.....” Arkan's strange face and narrowed eyes already explained that he did not want to comment
Seeing Arkan's strange face, Kaito smiled faintly. Not long after, Joel and the other children were seen coming out of the hospital. Stelani and Fabil also came out and immediately went towards Kaito and Arkan who were sitting on a chair.
“Kaito-niisan, Arkan-niisan!” Stelani walked towards them
Kaito stood up and approached the girl. Theo and the other children also ran after Stelani.
“Kaito-niisan, thank you so much” the little girl hugged her
“You all right?”
“I'm okay”
“Kaito-niichan~” Michaela jumps up and hugs him
Another warm welcome was also received from other children. He just smiled and rubbed their heads. Arkan put on a smiling face when he saw the sight, but he had seen Theo's face a little anxious. Not long after, he sees the boy being pulled by Joel to get close to him.
In the midst of the warm meeting, Joel approached Arkan who was still sitting in the chair. He stood in front of the young man with a horrible smile.
“So, the ungodly employee.have a good reason to explain everything?”
“Say manager, you'll cut my pay or fire me?”
Joel sighed and sat down beside Arkan with a depressed face.
“Forget! I already know everything and I don't know if this will be the way it will be”
“What bar did you really leave, manager? You know the door's ruined, right?”
“Aa. I went home and called my wife to look after the place. Sean I also called to fix the bar. Maybe he's already there”
“Kaito said that the manager gave him money for medical expenses?”
“After all, the teenager named Kino and Kaito had helped the two children. I can't ignore them. In addition, all the boys also seemed to like them. Let's just say that I owe them a debt for having freed those kids from Justin” Joel seeing Kaito's closeness to all those kids
Arkan saw the same sight as Joel. Kaito did not really open himself to the nine children, but he still looked at them with an attentive gaze.
“Kaito is a strong person. It's no coincidence he could kill Justin and get to know the kids. Basically, he told me that he was looking for his lost item”
“Needs lost?”
“An old pocket watch. He knew Theo to find that thing. Incidentally when I came to the bar, it turned out that I was the one who brought it. It happened not long after Seren-sama and the black market gatekeeper came out of the bar. The manager has heard some of his stories from Theo as well, right?”
“Yes, at least everything he knows has been told to me”
Joel looked at Arkan with a serious face.
“Riz came this afternoon and told me everything that happened on the black market. It seems that you have completely thrown away your relaxed face and cold demeanor for the sake of those kids ya”
“What can I do, manager. Last night, Mr. Nox came to me and said that I am not much different from Justin. In the old man's eyes, I was more evil than he thought. But..I think that in the end I don't want to be equated with such cruel creatures”
“I guess you only like your money and bonuses”
“I like my money and bonuses. But, being equated with uncivilized beings is not the purpose of my life. As far as you and I know, the manager. Wouldn't it be much more unfair, if they died without feeling happiness?”
“.....” Joel fell silent at Arkan's words
“Finally, I can prove that what Mr. Nox thinks of me is a mistake. I'm not a demon like Justin. I'm still a human who loves life and money”
“Ya, keep it”
Joel extended his hand to Arkan.
“Good work, my employees. Even though you haven't passed the word perverse because I have to calculate the bar's losses, but you've been pretty good at handling all this”
“Hah, you said so because you realized that I am your only employee now, right?”
“Yes, that has a point too. Now, just leave that gun here. I asked you to take care of the bar and tell my wife to come home. I've told him that the bar will be closed during the renovation, so you can relax a bit”
“There's a cut on my salary no?”
Joel looked at Arkan with a flat gaze.
“Nothing, nothing. It's fast there! Don't let my wife take too long to keep that dilapidated place alone! If there's Sean, tell him tomorrow tell him to come back. I'll accompany these kids a little longer”
“Baik”
After Arkan gave him a sword and a belt containing three daggers in his hand, he stood up leaving Joel alone. He did not forget to approach Kaito with the children.
He decided to take a short walk and boarded the horse-drawn carriage that was still around the hospital. Who would have thought that after returning to the bar, he was met with an unfriendly sight to his eyes.
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