Blood Of Platinum
Chapter 56. Connected by Destiny. 2
Kaito looked at the child with a surprised and unusual look. The feeling in his chest was hard to explain but it did feel strange. Even in his mind everything was clearly drawn.
‘What feeling is this? Why do I feel anything strange with this kid? What happened to me exactly?’
Kaito noticed the look on the boy's face.
Fear face.
Right, that's what's on his face. Kaito even remembered the look on the faces of the children who accidentally passed him on the altar steps. Two of those who were the same age as the child before him now accidentally met Kaito's eyes this morning and saw him with a scared face. There was only one question that Kaito had in mind.
‘Why?’
Then Kaito's eyes looked towards Ryou. The cold eyes that were staring at the child were like without mercy. This was the fear Kaito said while in the narrow alley against the five muscular men.
Kaito held the little boy's hand and Ryou glanced at Kaito with an unhappy face.
“I caught this unlucky boy like you said, so I'll do it too. Don't try to stop me, Kaito!”
“.....” Kaito just silently looked at Ryou
Ryou's expression was completely different from before. As Kaito's worries grow stronger about how humanity's fate belongs to Kino's sister, he immediately tries to make Ryou unable to return his words.
True, with just one ‘keyword’ that can never be denied by him.
“Kino won't like any of this if he knows it”
“.....!” ryou's eyes widened at Kaito's words
“You didn't forget that this kid was still with Kino some time ago, did you? She must have left unbeknownst to Kino when her attention was distracted. If anything happens to this kid and Kino finds out you did it, I won't have enough courage to apologize to him either. You know what I mean, right Ryou?”
“……”
After being silent for a while, Ryou looked to the other side with an annoyed face.
“Cih! Fuckin' shit! Don't like to involve Kino in your statement, you criminal!”
“Because only his name can make you aware and return to your senses. If you knew, I'd be more worried about you now. You may be worse than you think, Ryou. I'm serious about this” Kaito looks at Ryou with a sharp look
Hearing that, Ryou quickly sees Kaito back and realizes that Kaito's sharp eyes signal that he is serious.
“You...what...means that you said..” Ryou as if shocked to hear Kaito's words.
“I don't have time to explain it now. We take care of what is in front of our eyes first”
“.....” Ryou just kept quiet without replying to that sentence
Kaito, who was still holding tightly to the little boy's hand, asked Ryou to let go of his grip. Although hesitant at first, inevitably he still did.
Now, the boy is already in Kaito's hands. It doesn't take more grip to keep the child quiet. From his face, now the child would probably faint when held tightly by Kaito.
“……”
Kaito silently watched the overreaction from her. The familiar feeling that emerged from her made Kaito seem to not want to hurt this child. With a slight sigh, he tried to raise his other hand to touch the child.
The boy began to look even paler and hysterical. With a trembling body, he began to shout out in fear.
“I beg you not to kill me!!!”
Cuckoo
“Eh?!”
“Kai..to”.
Not only was the boy surprised but Ryou was also surprised. Kaito held the child's head and rubbed his head covered with a hat.
“I don't know why you could be that scared of me, but we didn't mean to kill you at all. At least I won't do it”
“……”
The boy was silent for a moment. With a breath of breath he tried to mentally regulate his return. The legs that were trembling from fear were still not fully strong enough to help him stand up.
At that moment, Ryou started to run out of energy and sighed.
“Haaa..”.
The long breath made the little boy come back scared. Ryou is really a child mental destroyer.
However, after taking a deep breath, Ryou begins to control his emotions. He calmed down and spoke to the boy.
“Oi, boy! I'm.ah no, I mean, we're not gonna play rough on you. We're sorry for almost breaking your hand earlier”
“.....” the child just fell silent
Kaito seemed to correct Ryou slightly.
“I'm sorry, but here you're the only one trying to break his hand. Please, don't bring the word ‘kita’ in it, Ryou. I don't want to bear the mistakes you made and get that new weird nickname out of your spicy mouth”
“Sial, even though the boy was almost having a heart attack when he saw you! How dare you talk like that without having a glass first!!” Ryou protested as if he did not receive correction from Kaito
Actually, what Kaito said was true. It's just that Ryou wants his mistakes to be shared equally with Kaito so that he is also blamed. What a great friendship between them.
The child was still silent with a trembling body. When Kaito saw no sign that the boy was going to talk, he tried to start the conversation first to see his response.
“You may be a child but I tried to be polite since you were with Kino a while ago”
“Kino-nii..”
Hearing Kino's name, the boy improved a little. His trembling body and legs began to return to normal little by little. His breath is better too. With this, Kaito sees little chance for him to talk to the boy.
“Who are you calling fierce? Criminal bottom!” Ryou grumbled in a slow voice
Kaito just sighed and continued his talk again. He asked the little boy.
“So, what's your name?”
“...Theo...” in a soft voice the child answered him
“Theo yes. I understand that you're afraid of us but I'm not going to hurt you at all. If you want to cooperate, I will ensure your safety from the person next to me here”
While pointing at Ryou with his thumb, Kaito completely convinces Theo that Ryou is really the most fierce. And most amazingly, Theo believed him.
“Kaito..” in an annoyed tone Ryou called out Kaito's name while clenching his hand
Seeing Kaito's treatment, Theo who was initially scared started to improve a little. He did not think of escaping from the two of them as he realized that it would be useless for him. Moreover, they knew Kino and that made her trust him a little.
Ryou had enough of his patience and he finally asked Theo.
“Child, I don't care what your relationship with Kino looks like, but I want you to answer me honestly. Did you take anything from Kino when you hit us at the altar?”
“.....I–itu...”.
Theo could not make his voice out because of Ryou's eyes that still looked at him with sharp eyes. Finally, he could only nod.
Seeing the boy's response admitting his mistake, Ryou is actually quite upset. But it seemed like he still remembered Kaito's sentence well.
[Kino wouldn't like any of this if he knew about it]
Recalling that, he took a deep breath back then exhaled. After successfully calming his mental and emotional well-being, Ryou begins to stare at Theo with controlled emotions.
“Listen to me, that thing you took from my brother is a very important thing for all of us. Kino even continued to blame himself for a full day yesterday”
“Eh?” hearing that Theo was surprised
He looked guilty and this time he might cry. Before that happened, Kaito immediately calmed her down.
“I'll make sure Kino won't get mad at you, so I hope you cooperate well so we can get that thing back”
“Be– really won't Kino-nii be angry or hate me?”
“Not going, I guarantee it. The person beside me might be fierce but he also doesn't want Kino to be angry with him so I'm sure Ryou won't do anything bad to you”
“I...mengrei”.
“Then I want you to tell us everything. Where is the thing you took from Kino now? Did you bring it?”
Kaito who was still holding Theo's hand asked him. The boy was already calm enough that he was willing to look into the eyes of the two people as he replied.
“Actually I intend to take that thing now”
“Taking that thing now? Meaning you know where that thing is?” Ryou was stunned to hear his words
“Kino-nii's thing is a pocket watch, right? I do remember I picked up something like that yesterday, but I don't have it. I gave it to someone else. Therefore, I intend to take it back”
“Other people? Who?” Kaito asked Theo
“People.who claim to be leaders in this place and people everyone fears. His name is..Justin”.
“What's Justin like?”
“Big muscular men with tattoos and guns. He is also bald and ugly like a gorilla”
Upon hearing the description, Ryou, who is rich in imagination, instantly imagines what a gorilla-like person named Justin looks like. Finished with his outer imagination, Ryou who showed a strange face immediately approached Kaito's ears and whispered.
“Oi Kaito, does that person named Justin have anything to do with the five people who chased us earlier?”
“I don't know, but most likely yes. We have to listen to the explanation of this boy called Theo. So I beg you from the bottom of my heart, do not try to say any comments with that spicy mouth of yours or this child will cry”
“You dare to rule me?!”
“Will I'll put you on Kino. Just look at it later!”
“Ukh...traitor..” Ryou must inevitably accept his defeat.
Already unwilling to say anything that would only lead him to another defeat, Ryou chose silence now. Finally, Ryou's mouth was willing to be tame for a while.
Kaito removed his hand from Theo's grasp and it instantly made the boy feel calm. He looked at Kaito with a different gaze than before even he had time to wonder inwardly.
‘At first I felt very afraid of this person, but somehow now there is a strange feeling that I cannot explain. I feel like I have a close relationship with a person named Kaito-nii even though I just met him. What happened to me?’
As Theo continued to ask in his heart, Kaito began to open his mouth to find out the information he needed.
“Theo, can you tell us everything? What is this place exactly? who is Justin and why are you stealing? Also...I want to know why you were so scared of me a moment ago? I'm sure it's all interconnected and I want to hear it”
This time, bit by bit all will be connected. ‘World’ freak that brings them to another unexpected problem.
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Somewhere in that secluded place, there was another alien region untouched by light, not even visible signs of humans there. The old and empty tall buildings are on each side. Somehow the deeper it went, the darker the place became. Like the other side that should never be in the city.
There were the sound of footsteps of someone walking down the deserted road.
“The man with the sword without the sword sheath will never escape me”
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