Blood Of Platinum
Chapter 83. Amazing Things Done by Kids Bag. 1
At the bar [Barre des Noirs], Theo and the boys were sitting inside not long after Arkan got out of the place.
“Theo-niichan, what should we do now?”ask Michaela
Theo looked around the place.
‘I don't know what to do here even though Arkan-nii already told us to stay’ he thought to himself
Seeing the children seem anxious, Theo decided to go to the employee room in the back.
“We saw the place that was meant by Arkan-nii yes. If you guys are tired, we can shower and sleep there”
“But I want to sleep in our house just” said one of the children
“Arkan-nii already said that his condition is not okay right? We can't get Ryou-nii and the others in trouble again. Until they're all back with us, all we can do is stay with”
The other children fell silent and just nodded. They walked to the room in the back. It's next to the kitchen near the warehouse. Not so big indeed, but still cleaner compared to the place called home by the children.
Various comments came from the children.
“Clean. Not much stuff ya”
“But not widely. I thought it would be wider”
“It's much cleaner than home. There is also a bathroom there. We can take a shower too Arkan-niichan” said Michaela
Theo only saw the children talking while feeling worried. Theo grasped the necklace pendulum behind his collar. He closed his eyes and prayed for everything.
‘Hopefully Ryou-nii and the others are fine. Hope Kino-nii isn't hurt. I beg you!’!
Michaela realized that Theo was worried. He pulled his shirt.
“Theo-niichan, don't make that ugly face. If others see it later others cry again”
Theo was silent and smiling.
“I understand. I'm sorry. Now you stay here first huh. I'll see if there's anything in the kitchen this place”
Michaela just kept quiet without saying anything and saw Theo coming out of the room. Some of the children were already sitting on the floor and sleeping, some were going to the toilet.
In the kitchen, Theo finds several bottles of water and brings them for the children to drink.
“I found this. You guys better drink this first and rest”
The children took the water bottle and drank it. Now, Theo had to think about his next move.
‘With the money given by Kaito-nii and Arkan-nii, I can buy some clothes or food for them. But I feel I still have to save a little until it all comes back. I mustn't let my guard down or all will be back in trouble!’
Although they did not join the fight but waiting was also an important task for Theo at the moment.
Theo tried to open the most common topics of conversation.
“Are you all hungry?”
The children looked at each other and answered Theo's questions with faces full of doubt.
“We're hungry but–”
“We don't feel so hungry either, Theo-niichan”
“What is it? Why is the answer like that?” Theo asked with a confused face
“We are hungry but we are still very scared so we don't feel so hungry”
“If you remember the incident when Stelani-neechan and Fabil-niichan were taken away, I want to cry again instead of eating” Michaela said with a gloomy face
Who would have thought that such a simple question would lead to a change of mood there now. Michaela and the other kids are finally starting to look sad again now.
Theo realized how bad he was at entertaining others. Not wanting to think too hard, he decided to look for a new atmosphere by taking them out of the place.
“I don't want you guys to get sick. We'll just go find food outside. You guys just told me that Kino-nii brought you good food, right? I haven't tasted the food. We go there while looking for a better atmosphere huh, how?”
“But outside he said insecure” said one of the little boys
“It's not safe if you guys are out on your own. We're out together and I'm there to protect you. After eating, we just need to get back here” explained Theo
“Then if we go out, who is guarding this bar?”
“We can close the front door and go through the back to be safe” Theo is still trying to find an excuse even though it is a little forced
“But this bar the front door is already broken, Theo-niichan. If there is a thief how?”
“.....” Now Theo so speechless to hear the answer of the little boy in front of him
Just wanting to think again, from the outside came a loud scream.
“Bar mine! No!!”
Panic began to be seen from the look on the faces of Theo and the children. Theo quickly asks them to run out of the room and look for something as a weapon including a broomstick and mopstick. In fact, Michaela was carrying two empty bottles as her defensive weapon.
Theo led all the children who stood behind him and walked saggingly. He spoke in a soft tone to all of them.
“Listen, anyway after the cue we come out and directly attack the guy. Understand right?”
“Umm” all nodded
With panicked faces they all walked without a sound. Theo who was in the front frowned from behind the wall.
Inside the bar, the man was heard crying and screaming. It made the children who were hiding behind the wall to watch him look more anxious.
“Why is it getting destroyed?! What Arkan did until this place was destroyed by Justin!! What is this red stain?! It's a nightmare!!”
There was no long heard a scream from the man from Justin's room.
“Gyaaa!!! What is this?!”
After that shout, Theo immediately gave a warning to come out and attack the person.
“Strike him now!!”
From behind, the boys came out and attacked the person who was now in Justin's room.
-BAAK.
With brooms and mop sticks plus the empty bottles they carry, the children's fight against strangers begins. They beat his body nonstop.
“Ouch, aww!! Oi what the fuck?! Why am I being beaten like this?! Stop!!”
“You don't fuck around!. Let's attack him and hit harder!!”
Children are very innocent sweet creatures in this world. When they are told to do something, they will do it in full and not in half.
Of course that applies when they are asked to beat people up.
“Hiyaaaa! Feel this bad guy!”
“Go from here!!”
“We have to expel strangers from here!! Arkan-niichan said so!!”
- Deg
“Arkan says–”
Right after the children mentioned Arkan's name, the person's facial reaction instantly changed. Not only did he change, he also became uncontrollable and shouted.
“I'll cut his salary and I'll take off his annual leave, you poor employee!!”
“.....” all children including Theo were instantly shocked and retreated backwards
They look like little marmot cubs who just saw a raging bear.
“Theo-niichan, I'm afraid. He's ugly like Justin-sama” Michaela said as she hugged Theo
Not only Michaela, the others also seemed to think the same way as her.
The person in front of him was a 30-year-old man with a tall body. Not so thin with a little dark skin.
The man still continued to rage indistinctly while calling Arkan's name.
“Nox just came out and now that he's destroying this place, he's gonna empty my wallet and scorch the money! Just watch out for those shady employees!. I'll curse him, I cut his salary, I lose his bonus, I erase his and me...hmm?”
He looked back and saw ‘a bunch of marmut’ with mop sticks and brooms in the corner of the room. At least, that's what he sees now.
“You street kids, right? Why are you holding..Ah! You guys hit me with that!! Grrr!” now his face was angry again
Seeing that, the other little ones almost shouted. Theo quickly stood in front of them to protect everything while grasping the mop stick.
“Who are you?! Get out of here or I'll hit you with this mop!”
“.....” the man fell silent while staring coldly
He walked forward and approached the children. Not long after that his sinister face turned into a face full of smiles like a teddy bear.
“During did not meet the children sweet~”
Instantly Theo's face was expressionless and turned pale looking at the change in the countenance of the big man in front of him. He could even see a shadow of a teddy bear sowing rose petals and candy behind the man. What a rich imagination of Theo.
It seems that the man's change in attitude was traumatizing for the children.
“Gyaaa!!! Satan!!” yell those little kids
“I'm not a demon!. I'm the manager of this place, manager!. You rarely see me but we've met, remember?!” the man panicked when he was yelled at by other children
Theo instantly regained his senses and immediately shouted towards the man.
“I don't remember you, you perverted om-om! Pedophile! Stay away from us and get out of here!”
“.....” now it is the man's turn who is silent and pale
After a few seconds, he was finally able to regain his composure and introduce himself before the children.
“Ehem. I am the manager and owner of this place. I'm Joel. You guys met me a few times here”
“How many times exactly?” ask a child with a doubtful face
“Em. Or four, huh? I forgot”
“You just answered not so intent! I bet you're a criminal!. Now out!!” yelled Theo furiously
“I really am the owner of this place! Arkan is my employee and I came here suspicious of all the reports he gave me this morning so I saw him myself. Can't you guys trust me? Look at this, I'm so sweet and adorable~”
“……”
Seeing the man named Joel make a smiley face like a strawberry makes all the children including Theo creeps in fear.
“You're ugly like Justin” Theo said in a flat, expressionless tone
- Jleb
What a sharp word from a little boy. As if forgetting the treatment of the children who hit him, now he actually stood with a sad face while crying and a gloomy aura that surrounded his body.
“Jelek like Justin said. I know he's ugly but I don't want to be equated with someone like him. Hiks..hiks”.
Michaela fell silent after hearing what the big man said. He walked over to her and pulled her clothes. Theo and the other children went into a panic.
“Michaela, don't go near that guy! He's a suspicious person!”
Theo pulls out Michaela's hand to remove the man's clothes but the little girl smiles at Theo.
“Theo-niichan, this uncle is not evil”
“Hah? What did you say?”
“He mentioned his name first to us. Didn't Theo-niichan always say the bad guys won't mention their names when asked? This uncle called his name Joel. It means he's not evil, just like Kino-niichan”
“……”
Now things change. Theo was forced to listen to Michaela's words since he remembered his own words. He asked all the children to take down all the weapons he was holding.
“So, uncle..If it's true what you said, why don't I remember ever meeting you?” asked Theo with a suspicious look
“That's because I've been too busy lately so I almost rarely check this place out. But even though it is rare, I still monitor this place well. You know, business in a foreign place like this is risky!. Especially since...since..”.
Joel became nervous so stammered like that.
“Since this place became the favorite place of the gorilla you mean?”
“Really! Exactly right! I still love my life so I don't want to keep seeing him. I only got to see you three times when I happened to exist. The rest because you and I were in this place at different times. I'm not lying, I'm serious! Trust me!!”
Joel looked very frightened and tried to convince all the children. Michaela probably believes him now and is followed by the other kids. But that doesn't seem to be the case with Theo. His attitude actually invites a different opinion from the child.
Thanks to Joel's nervous and fearful attitude, Theo now becomes increasingly suspicious and finds a way to mentally attack him.
“You still look like a perverted om-om to me, uncle”
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