Blood Of Platinum
Chapter 72. Something More Meaningful than Humanity
“Kino...kidnapped you said?!” Kaito looks really shocked
Arkan who heard it couldn't guess anything else because he already had a guess as to who and why they were doing it.
Kaito is shocked but he is a little confused by Ryou's statement.
“Ryou, calm yourself first. What do you mean Kino? Wasn't he in town and didn't know we were here?”
“Kino is here!! The children met him at the altar and Kino went to this place to look for Theo!!. Them..”
Ryou became silent after that with a broken feeling. He sat down on the floor with tears constantly dripping.
“Ryou? Ryou!!” Kaito called out to her
“Kino..go to this place because he is looking for Theo who parted with him. They said that Kino was brought along with children named Stelani and Fabil. Muscled women and men who do it.”.
“......!!!” Kaito was shocked and could not say anything
Arkan who heard the names Stelani and Fabil immediately approached Ryou and knelt down.
“You said Stelani and Fabil?! You serious?! The kids you mean..are they okay?!”
“.....” Ryou did not answer him at all
His mind was full of emotions and like losing something precious, he could not control his mind from guilt. He suddenly looked at the floor beside him and asked in a flat tone.
“Blood...who is it..?” Ryou asked with his eyes blank with no light
“It...Justin. Me and him fought when you went after Theo and.”.
Ryou's eyes seemed to rediscover the light and asked Kaito.
“Where is he now?”
“Ryou...relax..”.
“Where is the devil now!!” Ryou yells towards Kaito
“.....” Kaito and Arkan can only be silent with panicked and anxious faces
Ryou seemed to have completely lost control of his actions and words. He may not realize that he looks angry while shedding his tears.
Not getting an answer to his question, Ryou is not stupid and just waiting.
It was clearly visible to him that the long, fresh trail of blood was leading to a room with a door closed. It didn't take long for Ryou to realize it even though he was in a state of shock.
“She..was there apparently” Ryou stood up and walked away from the two people who were nearby
“Oi, Ryou!!” Kaito stood up and walked over to prevent it
Arkan who stood also approached the two of them. Ryou's hand is held by Kaito to stop him.
“If you knew he was there, what would you do?!. Look at me now, Ryou!” yell Kaito
“Let go of me–”
“Ryou!!” Kaito tried to call her back
Arkan simply fell silent with a guilty expression. He did not try to support her but he also had no intention of stopping her. Since everything is because of it.
‘If I hadn't told Seren-sama this quiet. But...if I reject it then, I'm the one who will die’
At least, that's what Arkan had in mind.
There is no one to blame but one man, Justin. It was his stupidity that made everyone become involved in a black thread called trouble.
Kaito did not let go of Ryou's hand and his grasp grew stronger.
“I told you that I beat him. What do you want to do with him?”
“Let go of me–”
“Ryou!!”
“I said let me go!!” Ryou looked at Kaito eyes while shouting
Not long after, Theo and the other children finally arrived. With a breath of breath they stopped at the entrance of the broken bar.
“Ryou-nii!!” Theo who was already standing in front of the bar door called Ryou
Hearing that voice, Arkan immediately looked back and he could not hide his lethargic feelings. He walked towards Theo and Michaela then knelt down and hugged them.
“Thank God you guys are okay”
A very unusual thing to do by a bartender who does not even care about the lives of others and is more concerned with his salary.
Arkan has had his sympathy and humanity again since he heard the cruel sentence Kaito said a while ago.
Finished hugging the two, he saw behind them there were other children. Without much waiting, Arkan immediately asked them to come in and sit down to calm down.
Maybe because of last night, no visitors came to the bar and it was a fortune in itself with a heavy atmosphere like this.
Not done yet the children came in and sat down, Ryou had already made the children feel sad again and almost cried loudly with his screams.
“Let me go now!! You want to ask me what I'm gonna do with that demon? I'll kill him!! I'll cut off his hands and feet!! I will separate his head from his neck and I will drag his body around this area and the city!! I will never forgive him!! My sister...my sister got hurt because of her!!”
“……”
Everyone can't say anything, including Kaito.
Theo who saw how sad and angry Ryou could only call out the name “Ryou-nii” in a soft and sad tone while shedding tears. The other children who heard the screams sobbed withstanding their tears and the sound of their cries.
Even Michaela hugged Kino's knife while crying.
Kaito tries as much as possible to calm down so as not to provoke Ryou's emotions.
“I know you hate him. I hate him myself, so I have defeated him. Justin was helpless now and just had to wait for time until he was completely dead. Trust me”
“……!!!”
Including Ryou, Theo and the other children were shocked to hear it. Theo even ventured to Kaito and asked enthusiastically.
“Is that true, Kaito-nii? The gorilla..Justin was defeated?”
“A, correct. I fought with him a while ago and he is already helpless. If you want to see the most concrete evidence of that, out there the two arms I cut are still there. You can see it all please get it for me ya”
“Eh?”
Like he was joking. At a time when the situation is heating up, either Kaito's sensitivity level is bad or he says it consciously. Arkan even covered his face with his hands while muttering.
‘I know not only I'm going crazy here but he is too. In such a situation, he could have told a child to look at such a creepy object and even asked for help bringing it here. You must be self-conscious, you fool!!’
No matter how stupid a child, no one would want to see that horrible thing. Of course Theo did not say anything more and retreated backwards with a pale face.
He went to Arkan and asked him.
“So..Arkan-nii..”.
“It's true. Inside the room was Justin-sama who was probably just waiting for his death. Even if he could survive without his hands, with such a severe wound he might not be able to put up a fight means”
Arkan's explanation is more rational than Kaito's. Theo and the other kids were happy to hear that. Although still feeling sad but with the news makes them know that Justin can no longer hurt them.
The problem remains the fact that Kino and two other children were taken by a woman named Seren and the big muscular man.
There's no guarantee they'll survive now. The subtle way is also impossible to do easily. The only way is to go to where they are: the black market in the black area in the secluded place.
He forcibly releases Kaito's hand and walks into Justin's room.
“Ryou!!” Kaito screamed and tried to stop him
“Do not block me” Ryou said
He did not turn his body at all and almost opened the door of Justin's room. There was already nothing else Kaito could do except use the last weapon.
“I've told you many times that Kino won't like his sister being a killer!”
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“....” Ryou is silent
His hand that was about to open the door of the room finally stopped.
It seems like no matter how crazy his emotions are, the name of the older brother can still be the most powerful weapon to make Ryou calm and level-headed. It should be like that.
In fact, Ryou adheres more to most human understanding.
In this world, there are sometimes people who cannot control their emotions well when it comes to what matters most to them, and that applies to themselves.
“I can't do anything for him….Even when I have sworn to protect her, I.
Ryou says all that while crying, but he does not see Kaito who is behind him.
“Ryou..”
His eyes remained unchanged. Perhaps his hand no longer intended to open the door but not with his foot. He retreated a little and with mounting anger he kicked the door on the handle until it broke. Of course after that the door was open due to the attack.
BRAAAAK
Everyone inside the bar was shocked to hear Ryou's kick.
It's not like Kaito can't do anything watching it, but because he also understands how valuable the older brother is to him.
From where he stood now, Arkan had already become so panicked that he muttered in his heart.
‘If left unchecked, this will get worse!!’
Arkan quickly walked towards Justin's room.
Inside the room, Ryou walked up and looked down with a cold, heartless look.
“……”
Just below the floor, there was a large body of Justin who was still bleeding and breathing. Although with a gasping breath and a cut on his face, it did not change Ryou's cold expression.
“Ryou! I told you that I would do anything to protect you and your brother!!”
“Then how will you explain all this?!” Ryou turned to look at Kaito with anger
“……”
“I've been trying to keep him away from this place!. The two of us even did all those pocket watch searches secretly for not wanting to implicate him!. I struggled to keep Kino from getting into trouble again, but what is the reality now!!. Even I didn't know she came to this place and got hurt!!”
“Then what do you want to do to Justin now?”
“I'll kill him now!! I'll cut off that whole body!!”
“Then you will throw away your humanity?!” Kaito shouted with a serious face
“Fuck with humanity!! For me, Kino is more important than that! He is the only big brother I have and he is more important than anything in the world including humanity!! Even if you want to call me a killer after this, I don't care!!”
“......!!!” Kaito was shocked and shocked
“You two don't try to destroy my place of work more than this!!” Arkan yells at Kaito and Ryou who are in Justin's room
The two people were silent and looked at the angry looking Arkan. Theo and the other children were shocked and silent. There were no more cries in the bar.
“From yesterday I heard enough of your drama!! You must remember there are five lives to be saved here. First it was your friend who was kidnapped, then Stelani and Fabil, after that you have to think of a way for me to survive the dismissal and lastly.You have to save my salary!!!”
“.....” all speechless sculpting
Arkan's crazy statement can at least make the atmosphere calm again. Or rather be strange.
“This is just my estimate but we are still not late”
“......!!!” Ryou and Kaito are shocked
Ryou who at that time did not recognize Arkan directly towards him quickly and held the collar of his clothes with a strong grip.
“What do you mean it's not too late?! Tell me how to save Kino!!”
“Ji–if it is Seren-sama who brought the three, they are likely back to the black territory. Or rather the black market. There is a place that is managed directly by Seren-sama and her husband and only sells one type of goods that is human, whether it is alive or dead.
“Man!!” Ryou was surprised
He remembered what Theo had said when he went after him.
[They will kill my friends and sell them!!]
Arkan resumed his testimony.
“Because they were brought alive, it means there is a chance that they will not be killed now. At least the two spouses would not directly kill the living humans they had obtained. They will simply cut and separate the contents of the human internal organs that have become cadavers”
“But the kids said that Kino got stabbed in the stomach!! How can you say such a thing calmly!!”
“I told you as long as he's alive!! That brother of yours is likely still alive right now and he is still not dead, at least trust that possibility just yet!!”
“.....” Ryou became a little calm despite not having released his grip from the collar of Arkan's shirt
Seeing the teenager in front of him had calmed down a bit, Arkan decided to let out all his complaints and protests.
“You're his sister, right? Can't you be sure that your brother is okay?! Don't cry and can only vent your emotions on someone else's bar!! Who do you think will replace the damage, huh!!”
“.....” Ryou released his grip and took two steps back
Tidying up his clothes again, Arkan looked at Justin's body on the floor and looked at Kaito with a strange look.
“Why see me that?” ask Kaito wonder
“I will probably start to be called a demon as well from now on” muttered Arkan in a soft voice
“What did you say earlier?” Kaito approached her and asked
“Kaito, I think I'll follow your crazy suggestions and ideas that”
“.....?” Kaito was speechless with a confused face hearing Arkan say that to him
“This could be called covert revenge or self-rescue from prolonged crisis. Bottom line, I'm trying to help here so please support me!”
“I understand. If you have a plan, say it! I'll help. Ryou won't mind either. The lives of my friend and the children are at stake” Kaito looked seriously at Arkan
Taking a deep breath and exhaling it, Arkan said his brilliant idea.
“I'll sell Justin to Seren-sama to save all three of them”
“……”
Instantly, the entire room became silent.
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