Blood Of Platinum
Chapters 106. The figure of the Guard and Brother bag. 1
At the bar [Barre des Noirs], Theo and the other children sat down together with Joel. After eating, they finally smiled happily.
“Kenyang~” says all the kids simultaneously
“Thank you for the food, Joel-ojichan~” said Michaela who gave her smile to Joel
“Sama-sama. Now you take a shower and try to put on your new clothes. After that, we go shopping for food and clothes for you guys again. Who wants to come?”
“I!!” all the children raised their hands except Theo
Joel smiled happily to see the children were excited, but still his attention was on Theo who was still sitting glued to the object in his hand. Joel asks Michaela and the others to clean up all their food waste and throw it behind.
“After you've finished disposing of the trash, you take turns taking a shower. Joel-ojichan will wait for the sweet kids to finish bathing” he said with an om-om-style smile
“Baik~” reply children simultaneously
Michaela and her friends take the food trash at the table and throw it away. Now, only Theo remained who was still sitting on a chair while looking at the pendulum-like object in his hand.
Out of curiosity, Joel approached the boy.
“What did you see until like that, little boy?” Joel approached Theo silently while asking out of curiosity
Instantly, the surprised Theo instantly clasped tightly onto the necklace pendulum in his hand and shouted towards Joel.
“Huwaaaa! Don't surprise me huh, perverted uncle!”
“Oi, I just asked. You're the one who's overreacting” replied Joel casually
“But you are suddenly near me like a demon that appears suddenly! Can't you ask like a normal person in general, perverted uncle?!” theo said while angry
“Oi, you're so mean. Just finished eating and you went straight..hmm? It...is that a necklace pendulum in your hand?” Joel looked at the thing in Theo's hand and asked
“.....” Theo is silent while looking to his left side
He refused to show the pendulum in his hand and did not want to see Joel's face. But Joel had already seen her and she became a little curious.
“Bokah, it's free that you pretend not to listen and be indifferent to me. I saw that just now. That's a pendulum necklace, right? Purple color like gemstone”
“.....” Theo is still silent and ignores Joel
Not long after, Michaela came and pulled Joel's shirt.
“Joel-ojichan, we're done throwing garbage. Now wait we finish shower ya”
“O–oh! Then you take a shower first. I'll wait with your sister and we go shopping together!” he replied with a passion to make the children happy
“Yeaay!! Let's shower! We shower together, all of us!” exclaim a little boy
“Alright! Let's save more water” replied another little child
“Huh?!”
Hearing that, Theo and Joel looked at each other with wide eyes and strange faces that could not be explained.
“Let's shower together!” take one of the boys with Michaela's hand
Michaela was silent and seemed to want to refuse. He looked towards Theo and Joel. The faces of the two instantly turned pale.
Quickly the two people immediately stood together and looked back at each other.
“This...is not true right..a perverted paman?
“Stop them all!”
Theo holds Michaela and the boy's hand, while Joel calls the other kids back.
“Theo-niichan..” Michaela hugs Theo.
Theo looked at the boy and said “you don't move first”
Joel who managed to bring all the children together finally gathered them all to where Theo was. Theo looked at them with an angry look.
“Try to see yourself! I asked how many boys are here?”
“Em–four...” answer one of the little boys
“But, if with Theo-niichan so five people” exciting other children
“Then...how many girls are here?” theo asked while looking at the children with sharp eyes
Michaela raised her one hand with a cheerful smile then answered her question.
“Two. Michaela and Sienna!” answer Michaela
“Good. Then, for boys...why do you even invite these two girls to take a bath with you!” Theo shouted towards the little boy
Joel just shook his head while holding it with one hand and smiled because of the innocence of the children, while Theo had already become red like a tomato due to emotions.
He instantly pulled the hands of Michaela and another little girl named Sienna to his side. After which, Theo looked at the four boys who were standing with sinless gazes and immediately shouted at them.
“You are all men! Don't be a follower of that perverted uncle over there yeah!” Theo shouted while pointing towards Joel
“Eh? What's?! Why am I to blame, little boy?!” Joel protested
“That's your teaching, right?!”
“When did I poison them? You know we just met today?!” Joel tried to defend himself
“Terden! For the four of you, listen to me! Whether you are small or have grown up, men and women should not take a bath together! You guys heard that no?!”
“But if not shower together instead of going long?” a little boy was trying to find an excuse
“You take a shower alone! That was all along, right? Even if you take a bath together, you take a bath with me and Fabil. But, have you ever bathed with Michaela or Stelani?” asked Theo in a cynical tone
“Never” replied a boy
“Because of that we want to shower with them occasionally” timpal other children
Theo turned as red as a boiled crab ready to eat and shouted with smoke in his head.
“Don't joke around and listen to my words, you bad boys!! Anyway don't you ever take Michaela and Sienna showering with you or I lock you up in the bathroom! Understand no?”
The children were still looking at each other without any guilt. They were just confused as to why Theo had said that.
“Means that long time also no problem?”
“Better long time than you guys who were little turned into followers of that perverted uncle!” said Theo while crossing both hands
“Oi, I told you I didn't teach them!” Joel looks very depressed once and tries to improve his image
“Shut up!” Theo snapped at him with a flushed face like a newly matured crab
“Hiks..”.
Joel could only cry in the corner of the room. Either because it was so good to a child, he tried not to scold them and chose to give in while showing his pitiful face.
Michaela asked Theo.
“So, can I take a shower with Sienna?”
“Because fellow girls of course can. Just don't shower with boys, understand?” said Theo who answered the little girl while advising her
“Baik~” answer the two little girls
“For you naughty boys, you can shower after they both take a bath. If you want, you can take a bath with a maximum of two people. Understand?” theo is back
Since they were still innocent children, they could only answer yes and understand. Although here, Theo who became dizzy because it set them all.
‘I completely lost half of the food I had eaten out of anger! What's the point of me eating? Haaah’ muttered Theo in heart
After that, all the little ones nodded. Starting from Michaela and her friend Sienna first who took a bath together. Theo sat down again with the other four little children while waiting for Michaela to finish her bath. Joel who had regained his mentality joined them.
“You really are like a big brother to them yes, little boy”
“I'm like their guard compared to big brother”
“But I don't see it that way. You're responsible enough for me”
“The ones who should be like big brother are Stelani and Fabil. They are much more able to take care of them all than I am” Theo replied as he opened his hat and placed it on the table
Joel fell silent. When Theo gave that answer to her, she could see the little boy's face looked sad as both of his friends were kidnapped and still had not returned. He was also unable to contact Arkan, who was in the most dangerous region of the foreign country.
‘Seriously, I hope they all return safely. In addition, until now I still do not believe that one stupid employee was also involved’ Joel murmured inwardly
He had seen the wall clock at the bar and the time had shown it at 13:50 by then. It has been a long time that has been missed and the certainty of their safety is still unknown.
‘These kids are still in shock even though they look better. But I can't keep quiet either. The problem is, even if I call the security guards, they won't take care of the problems in this secluded place. Besides, we're dealing with that psychopathic married couple. If it's rash, then my head will end up in the black market showcase!’
Joel glanced at Theo and the boys, then he looked back at his bar which was no better than before.
“Can't this place look any worse?” mumbled slowly
Theo who heard it said in a soft tone.
“Some uncle, if you want to destroy this place.I and all of them will volunteer. How?”
“No no no no no, I'm just kidding! Don't take everything too seriously!”
“But I'm serious! This place is already dilapidated, right?” theo replied with a wry smile
“Heh! Money from this place has accumulated a lot for me to have fun with my girlfriend.ehem, I mean to make my wife happy” Joel replied with a panicked face while pretending to cough.
“I thought you were a pervert..” Theo who has not finished his sentence saw the four children and advised them all “...remember yes, you guys if you have grown up do not like this perverted uncle. You have to grow up like Kino-nii or at least like me. Understand?”
“Hmm..Theo-niichan likes to get angry too. Looks like I want to be just like Kino-niichan”
“I also”
“I also don't want to be like Joel-ojichan and the fierce Theo-niichan. Kino-niichan better”
Theo started to turn red again but this time his face was like a strawberry ready to be picked.
“Basic naughty kids!”
“Ahahahaha, I've guessed they're all geniuses!” Joel who heard the plain answers of the children laughed out loud
“Kh..”.
Seeing Theo's response and all the children, Joel was quite happy because he could be sure that these children were already really cheerful. Michaela and Sienna finished the bath and were already wearing their new clothes.
Excitedly, the two little girls showed it off to Theo and the others. Joel who looks happy, put on a big smile face that ended up getting a hat throw from Theo to the big man's face with a swear word ‘mesum’ that did not forget inserted.
Afterwards, the other four children took alternating baths. Theo accompanied the two little girls to a sit.
“Nee~aku already fragrant and beautiful right, Theo-niichan?” asked Michaela who was sitting next to Theo with a sweet smile
“Yes, you're already pretty”
“Ehe. Thanks for the shirt, Joel-ojichan~”
“Hmm...hmm..sama-sama” Joel replied while nodding and smiling.
“His dirty clothes have been put on the back as well, right?” ask Theo
“Already. After this, Theo-niichan takes a bath as well and we go to the city together. Shop in a nice place and buy some more meat. Right, Joel-ojichan?”
“Hmm, of course we will go shopping with” Joel replied while rubbing Michaela's head
“.....” Theo did not reply and was silent
Behind that silence, Theo had a lot to think about. Not only was he still worried about everyone who had not returned but also about the jewel pendulum.
“I'll take a shower after this, but you'll go shopping. I'll keep bar”
“Eh~why? I want to go shopping with” whinek Michaela
“No per–“
“Just follow!”
“Michaela..”.
“I just want to be with Theo-niichan! If there were any, I would also like to go shopping and eat with everyone! I want to be with everyone! I.hiks. Hiks..huwaaa”.
“Aiya...crying again” Joel began to look troubled while ruffling his hair
Michaela started crying and hugged Theo back. Not long after, another little girl cried, followed by the sound of crying two boys waiting for their turn to bathe. Even more amazing, two children who had just finished bathing suddenly came and joined in crying hearing the sound of the others crying.
“O–oi!!” Theo's freaking out right now
“Peach comes! We shop together for Stelani-neechan and Fabil-niichan! We buy cookies for Kino-niichan too! Anyway buy it together! Huwaaa..” Michaela continued to whine and cry
Joel just looked at them and patted Theo on the shoulder.
“Little boy, the children's feelings are pure. If you don't follow their wishes, then this sad concert won't stop. Trust me”
“A–what to mean..”
“They just want to be with you because you are the figure of the older brother who is now with them”
“Eh?”
“You said you saw yourself as their guard, right? But I guess that's just a one-sided view of you. These kids don't think so. They think of you as their big brother too and they want to be with you”
“……”
“Once in a while, just celebrate your freedom with them”
Theo looked down and saw the crying children. They approached Theo as if he was going to separate from them.
“...A–aku..”
Theo tried to look calm and catch his breath.
“I.. I have to shower first, Michaela”
“Hiks...” Michaela and the other children raised their heads
“I have to shower and try my new clothes first. Se–after that, we go shopping to the city equally” replied Theo with a shy blush face
“Theo-niichan will go too?”
“Umm” Theo nodded
Seeing that response, Michaela and all the children were delighted. Joel who heard that smiled and went to the back briefly to give the seven children time together.
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