Blood Of Platinum
Chapter 25. A Quiet Day Bag. 2
In the morning, Kaito spent quite a long time inside the clothing store. He was still busy with some cheap clothing promotions offered by the waiter, but he only kept quiet as the waiter explained it.
It's not like he enjoys shopping or being picky, it's just that what makes him unable to say anything is because in every corner of the vast place it has turned into a fierce battleground.
There were many voices from customers who were almost all women and they started to have sharp eyes with screaming sounds everywhere.
‘I feel this place will be like that time. I have to get this all done and get out of here before a lot of stuff is thrown by the ladies behind me”
Kaito could only think of it since he could feel the black aura not wearing from behind. He decided not to look behind his back and as much as possible get out of the place safely.
“Do you want to take this outfit or something else, sir?”
The waiter gave a shining smile to Kaito. Kaito did not say anything and gave some gold coins from his pocket to the servant. The waiter quickly wrapped up all his groceries and Kaito hurried away from the place.
“I don't think I'll be going into this store again after. Women can turn out to be more scary if you see discount” items
Kaito tried to keep his expression calm even though it was not.
He walked with three bags of groceries with him. Somehow he walked with a calm feeling, like nothing he thought of.
Perhaps this was the feeling of pleasure he felt after a long struggle. He recalled the many things that happened before meeting the two teenagers who were now with him.
‘I always imagined maybe I would never feel something like this. I don't remember how long I kept circling in ‘both worlds’ just to find hints of pieces of my memory. To be honest I was desperate and maybe I would just continue fighting without finding anything in this place. Until I finally met them’
Kaito recalled all the feelings he might have forgotten all along. Continues to travel to unknown places and worlds by him while continuing to search for something that is not even a clue to his whereabouts. Kaito even thought that he might have been mentally tired and admitted that.
‘If I was alone, I might give up now. This pocket watch only drove me to the location of my memory pieces without giving me any power. Besides, I really don't believe in my luck. They were like enemies in a blanket, completely unreliable. I even felt like I had almost died many times because my level of luck was so small. I think ‘people it’ also already know it’
Kaito realizes his luck is really happy to play with his life and he does not deny all that.
But, no one thought that fate brought him to meet the two teenagers. Along the way, he looked at his pocket watch and noticed every detail of the watch.
“The shape and color of theirs are really similar to this watch, even the engraving inside the lid is exactly. It's just that, on their clock there are a lot of scratches and look a little faded. Too impossible when called a coincidence, let alone this object is a gift from ‘people it’. There is no way this thing can be owned easily”
From the beginning he felt that their pocket watch had a relationship with him. Although until now it has not been proven or only guesses, but for now Kaito does not want to think about it. Quite a feeling of pleasure for now and he hopes that the destiny that brought him in the meeting with them did not betray him.
After walking for a few minutes and arriving at the inn again, Kaito saw his pocket clock back.
“Already at 08.55. I'm sure they both must have slept. I think this gift can be saved for later”
Kaito reinserted his pocket clock and climbed the stairs to the room. He knocked on the door three times and there was no response from them. Finally he tried to open the door. Kaito did not look surprised when he found the door of the room was not locked back by the two.
“It seems like people from other worlds have a habit of never locking their room doors even though I left them at table”
Kaito put the groceries on the table and took the keys from the table and locked the door. After turning to the bed, he saw two teenagers sleeping like chunks of wood, so calm that they did not even move at all despite the sound nearby.
“They have really struggled so far. Not only did they try to protect each other, but they also helped me. I don't think they're normal” kids
Kaito just smiled watching them fall asleep. He took off the sword belt and placed it beside the small-sized bed. After that he walked to the wooden cabinet, picked up a small towel and went towards the bathroom. He decided to take advantage of that calm moment to cleanse his body.
After about fifteen minutes, he came out wearing the same clothes as before, including his beloved robe with his wet hair.
At the inn, the bathroom available does not have a bathtub and there is only a shower, but they provide a complete shampoo and soap for customers who stay there. Kaito's wet black hair makes his appearance so mysterious and masculine impressed with his blue eyes.
After he finished drying his hair, he put the little towel around his neck and laid himself on the bed. His eyes were still open and did not look sleepy at all.
“If I sleep now, will I still see the nightmare again or will I see the faces of the two couples?”
The two couples in question are husband and wife who he saw from his memory pieces. He concluded that they were both his parents and the child they were holding was him. He did not believe fully in those memories since they were just a piece of still incomplete memory.
“If it is indeed their truth, I can finally see what my parents' faces are like”
Kaito was still thinking about the faces of the two couples. His chest felt a specific but undeniable feeling that ever since the jewel had entered his body, his mind had become clearer. Also, for reasons not yet known for sure, there was a faint, though longing feeling as he looked at the shadow of that memory. As if praying to see their faces again in a dream, Kaito began to close his eyes and fall asleep.
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A fog enveloped something. The longer, the fog was getting lost and from a distance came the voice of a woman calling out.
“$&^&, it's time to go home” the woman called him from a distance
Kaito saw the woman standing in front of him. The woman looks like she is 20-25 years old with straight black hair along her shoulders and has pretty blue eyes. He tried to touch the woman's face until he was finally surprised because the woman walked right through her body.
Kaito turned around and saw the woman approaching a small child. The little boy was a male of about 6-7 years old with black hair, although it was not very clear what the child's face was like but the color of his blue eyes was the same as his.
“Is this a dream or is this my memory?”
He was no stranger to the woman's face. His face was just like a female figure on the image in his memory. There was a feeling of longing when I saw him. Without realizing it, tears just drip.
“This...do I cry now? Why?” Kaito held her cheek
Suddenly another shadow appeared from next to the woman. It was the figure of a man who looked the same age as the woman beside him with blue eyes that he saw in memory. They seemed to be talking something but Kaito could only see them without being able to touch them.
“Is $&^& done playing? We can go home now, right?” the man smiled and held the boy's hand
“Besok I can play again?”
“Sure. We'll be with you again tomorrow, but now we go home and have dinner together. Come, kemari”
Kaito could not see clearly where the shadow was located and what the child was actually doing. He could not hear a single word coming out of his mouth. It was like the name of the child.
“Is this really my memory? Can I trust this memory? But..either why do I feel so missed their faces..”.
Tears still flow from his eyes. He could only see them starting to hold the boy's hand with a smile.
“$&^& very happy so today” the boy smiled cheerfully
“Thank God. Dinner today is a favorite $&^& all, therefore we quickly go home then we will listen to your story today” the woman smiled happily to the child
The child nodded and smiled cheerfully. It was really like a sweet memory of a happy little family and Kaito could only be glued to see it.
Her lips could not say anything even though she opened her mouth. Just being able to show a sad facial expression was like missing all that. He still did not know if it was his childhood memories or not, but clearly all the shadows were similar to the picture when the jewel entered his body.
Little by little the shadow of the memories disappeared and all that remained was Kaito standing alone. A light began to approach Kaito and a voice called out to him.
“….To….Ito”
“…..Aito...”
The voice grew clearer until it finally sounded like a loud shout from someone who was no stranger to him anymore.
“Kaito!! Kaito wake!!”
The shocked Kaito immediately opened his eyes. He tried to catch his breath and glanced to his right side. Kaito looked at the two familiar figures. They looked at his face with shocked and panicked expressions.
“Kaito-san, are you okay? We woke you up but Kaito-san didn't move” at all
“You still remember who we are, right? Tell me, how many fucking goat legs kicked my body last night?”
“.....” Kaito was silent for a moment hearing Ryou's strange question and answered “du” in a rather hoarse voice.
Kaito got up and sat on the bed. He slightly calmed his mind while wiping away his tears. Silently and thinking for a moment, Kaito still seemed to be questioning about everything he saw.
‘Is this because of the memory I just got? Everything that was seen in the dream just now felt real as if I had experienced it. Can I believe all that is part of my lost memory? Or should I deny all that?’
Kaito's stiff face made Ryou slightly annoyed and hit Kaito's shoulder slowly.
“Oi!”
“Ah!. Ii'm sorry. It's not what you think. I just finished dreaming” Kaito tried to show his calm face
“Dreams that make you cry? Kaito-san sure it wasn't a nightmare?” Kino looks worried about Kaito
“No. Quite the contrary, I felt so longed for the scenery in the dream that it made me cry. I'm fine, thanks for waking me”
Kaito smiled at them even though the faces of the two people were still unsure, but they decided not to ask much. Ryou sees Kaito draping a small towel around his neck and notices his hair.
“Kaito, did you shower earlier? Your hair and the towel around your neck it's–”
“This? After coming home from outside, I took a shower and took a nap. I saw you guys sleep well so I didn't have the heart to wake you up”
Kino walked towards the table and held the shopping bag that was on the table.
“Kaito-san, what is this bag? It's like a” outfit
“Clothes?” Ryou went and looked at her while saying, “this is really a dress. Do you need all this?”
“It wasn't for me. That's for you two. I think you should change your clothes with the new”
“For us?” Kino was surprised
Kaito stood up from the bed and approached them. He took out all the contents of the three shopping bags and showed them the contents.
“This is a dress that I think suits you. I don't think your clothes are weird. It's just that I feel that you guys might need a change of clothes. Although actually during the ‘kedua dunia’, all the damaged and injured parts will immediately return to the original but I just think you guys will need this”
“So, this is why you asked us to wait for you back when we wanted to take a shower?. Totally beyond my expectations” Ryou is still looking through all those clothes
The two brothers saw all the clothes on the table. They look quite happy with all that, especially Ryou who looks very happy with the black-colored robe that Kaito bought. The size was all size, so either Kino or Ryou could wear all of those clothes.
“Thank you very much, Kaito-san! I'm so happy!. I'll take a shower and I'll try to wear it now”
Kino picked up a few strands of clothes she thought were suitable and went straight for a bath. Kaito not only buys outerwear but because of too much attention, Kaito even buys some underwear as well for them. For some reason even though he was unsure of their body size, he still bought some as an option.
“You really bought this all?”
“I bought it with full struggle. Wh why? Don't you like it?”
“I didn't say it. It's just, you don't usually buy stuff like this. I finally know another reason you sold all the bidders. It turned out not only to pay for lodging but also to buy all of this. I'm happy, thank you very much ya!” Ryou smiled happily
“Sama-sama. I tried my best. Besides, I'm sure you must have imagined how disgusted the goblin's blood is. I'm not sure about the size of everything I bought so I picked everything that looks right on your body, including that cape”
“But you didn't change your cape. Are you sure you don't want to let go of that? That disgusting liquid also hit almost all parts of your robe, Kaito”
Kaito looked at the robe he was wearing from shower to sleep. Because he liked her robe so much, he decided not to take it off.
“This has been with me since my first trip. I feel like this thing is already a part of me, just like my sword. Although imagining the purple liquid in this robe pisses me off, but I feel a pity taking it off”
“Hmm..meaning your purpose says you are disgusted with goblin blood to find lodging with bathroom facilities is just an excuse. You just want to take a shower, right?. Basic!”
“Think so” Kaito just smiled in response to Ryou's words
After approximately ten to fifteen minutes, Kino came out with a cheerful smile. In his hands he carried his initial clothes. It was a change of clothes he had worn after coming home from school for dinner before being thrown into the place.
“See this! The size fits me very well. Kaito-san even bought underwear that wasn't too big. Ryou should try it too. Thank you very much, Kaito-san!”
Kino's reddened face showed she was so fond of the outfit. The outfit consists of long outfits as the first layer is black with short outfits for the outer layer being blue.
With a blend of black trousers and a belt outside in silver, all the clothing mix was perfectly suited to Kino white leather. Truly the hallmark of clothing in a fantasy world but the real version.
Seeing Kino wearing it, Ryou also went to give it a try. Kino stuffed his old clothes into a shopping bag to store and carry later. Of course the trousers Kaito bought had deep pockets to hold small or medium sized objects such as pocket watches or knives. Kaito is similar to their older brother or parents compared to their older friends.
“Thank you very much Kaito-san”
“I'm the one who should be thanking you. Besides that–”
Kaito held onto both of Kino's hands and held them tightly.
“Thank you for risking your life for the gem. Even though I said that thank you to you a while ago, but I feel that my gratitude for you is still not enough. After all the risks you took and the severe injuries you received, I feel like they still haven't returned. I got the jewel thanks to you and I was able to protect you because of your sister's help as well. Thank you very much”
Kino could not say anything hearing Kaito say all that in a voice like he was going to shed his tears again. Again and again, Kaito continues to bring up things that have been discussed before. Kino tries to make Kaito forget all that and says everything Kaito did for him was enough to pay him a debt of gratitude.
Kino even smiled and said “take it this outfit is a fair pay for my business”. Kaito had no choice but to let go of his grasp, nodded in agreement and began to forget everything that had passed.
Ten minutes later Ryou comes out with Kaito's newly bought clothes. The long black clothes with white short-sleeved vests and black robes perfectly matched his black trousers. Ryou immediately put on his sword belt again and his appearance really looked like an adventurer in a fantasy world.
“I admit you have good taste. I'm happy with the color”
This time Ryou gets along a bit with Kaito. There were no spicy sentences coming out of his mouth and that was a good sign.
Kaito looked at the pocket watch from the pocket in his robe. The time shows at 04:00 which means it is four in the afternoon. They slept long enough and decided to eat the bread given this morning as a slightly late lunch.
“Kaito-san, we spent quite a long time to rest until we forgot to prepare everything. Is it okay?”
“Kino right. We don't even have enough poison or weapons. In addition, if you follow the ‘kedia’ rules that have been discussed, all our weapons are still scattered throughout this city. It is not dangerous not to be sought. Some of them still have a poison” effect Ryou is starting to look panicked
The two of them finally began to understand how ‘the two worlds’ works and began to take the initiative to think of plans. In just less than two days since being trapped in the ‘world’, the Yuki brothers have experienced an amazing adaptation.
“We do need careful preparation facing ‘world malam’ again. There's still two hours left. After getting out of this place, we can go to the weapon shop and a place that specifically provides poison as a backup plan”
Kaito seemed to have thought of everything and it was visible from the look in his eyes. With those words, they no longer relaxed eating bread while chatting.
It only took them half an hour to tidy up all their belongings, carry a shopping bag filled with their old clothes and leave the inn.
The remaining hour and a half were spent by them going around the main streets of the city to visit several weapon shops in addition to the first place they had visited before.
After spending an hour in several weapon shops and getting all the weapons needed such as swords, knives and a set of bows and arrows, they went to the concoction shop where Kaito sold the antidote this morning.
“I just found out it's like this. Are you sure you're taking us to a place like a witch shop like this?”
Ryou whispers to Kaito with a panicked face as he sees a huge collection of materials containing poisonous animal bones and strange liquids displayed in his etalas. Kino's pale face also represented her panic.
“No problem. The reason I was a little long ago this morning was because I had already ordered some high levels of poison for instant deadly effect. Order directly from the expert will make the percentage of success higher”
The wait for almost half an hour was not in vain. When Kaito's order was completed, they immediately heard the sound of a large clock ringing. The sound of the clock makes the three of them run out of the store before ‘world night’ starts coming. When they came out, they seemed to see things they had never expected before.
“How could we be here again?!”
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