Blood Of Platinum
Chapters 119. After the Genesis bag. 4
Joel who was silent was quite happy to hear what was conveyed by Riz so that he could breathe with relief.
“Thank you very much, Riz. You saved them all” Joel lowered his head
“No, not entirely the result of me. Arkan did a good job as well. Even though he ended up leaving me alone because he went looking for the two kids. Had he not done so, maybe the two children would have experienced the unexpected”
“So yes. As it turned out, those cold, heartless employees could go that far for others. Looks like I'll start thinking about raising his salary.after he has a defense for this mess”.
Joel seems to try to be a good boss by giving his highest appreciation to his employees. But, after doing a light introbotization of course.
“Uncle Joel, I can't take too long. I've spent a lot of time getting back to this place. If it doesn't come back now, I'll forget my goal of crying later and it'll be too late to do the opening on the black market”
“O–oh, you're leaving already. Sure do. Drink first”
Riz finished his drink and immediately came out of the bar. Joel drove him to the front. Just a few seconds later, Riz stopped and turned around.
“Uncle Joel, make sure you take the kids with you when you get to hospital”
“I know, I will pass this happy news on them”
“One more...make sure you bring a lot of money to make up for the treatment of the three people also ya”.
“Of course I will...hah?!” once again, Joel was flabbergasted to hear it
“Make sure you bring money to make up for their medical expenses. Moreover, the teenager named Kino seems to be hospitalized there due to serious injuries sustained” Riz repeated his sentence again
“Ke–why I am the–”
“Didn't uncle Joel pay close attention to those street kids?”
“I–iya, but that doesn't mean–”
“The teenager named Kino was seriously injured for protecting the two children named Stelani and Fabil when the abduction occurred. Think of it as your thanks to the teenager”
“……”
Joel fell silent not to reply to Riz
Riz just smiled and left with his wagon.
After seeing Riz leave, Joel sat back down and recalled the things the children had said.
[We are talking about what we will all do after Kino-niichan and all come back]
[Me and the others want to eat together with Kino-niichan and all]
[I think I'd really like to try what it's like to eat together like a family]
Joel also remembers what he said to Theo as he hoped to eat together like a family.
[I hope you can get together with that kid named Kino-niichan and eat together at the warm dinner table]
Riz's sentence was also a consideration of his own for her.
[The teenager named Kino was seriously injured for protecting the two children named Stelani and Fabil when the abduction occurred. Think of it as your gratitude to the teenager]
By scratching his hair, Joel finally muttered.
“Alright Joel, the right step to win the hearts of the children is to repay the kindness of a teenager named Kino and you will graduate from the designation ‘paman lecherous’ by a small boy.
Joel had thought of many things since Riz left.
‘Justin. This is the karma for you that always hurts those kids. But, from Riz's story earlier.I feel like there are still things he hasn't told me’ he thought inwardly.
Joel still keeps thinking about the young man named Ryou and Kaito told by Riz.
“Both teenagers I'm no stranger to hearing about. The children also mentioned their names several times. The one who could kill Justin so easily and even kill killed the black market gatekeeper. I'm sure they're not ordinary people” murmured slowly
Along with that, Joel is also thinking of ways to get the children to the hospital without leaving the bar empty.
‘Now, I have to think about what I should do with this place, in order to take them all to the hospital in the city center later. In any case, they will definitely instantly force me to accompany them to the hospital after they return and hear this news’ Joel started to think hard
A few minutes later, Theo and the other children returned. Joel who greeted them began to prepare the right moment to say this surprise to all of them.
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In this time…
On the main street in the city, Theo and the other children walked with a feeling of pleasure.
“Finally can eat cake with Kino-niichan~” exciting Michaela
“Stelani, are your legs better? Your hand?” Theo asked with a flat face
But actually, the boy was so worried about his friends.
“I've been better. For some reason, I got better after Kino-niisan realized” replied the girl with a smile
“You yourself how Fabil?” ask Theo to Fabil
“I'm fine! I can finally be the same strong person as you!” fabil answered with pride
“Thank God. Finally you graduated from weak Fabil”
“Oi, Theo. You're getting mocked huh?”
“I tell the truth. Thanks to you and Stelani, Kino-nii survived. Thank you”
Stelani and Fabil who heard that felt deeply moved. They know they have experienced something difficult. The other children held Stelani and Fabil's hands together as proof of their happiness.
Theo looked very calm as he said it, but the smile on his face was truly portraying his gratitude and joy.
‘Thank God, my prayer was granted’ murmured in his heart while holding the pendulum necklace that was on his collar
Behind them, Joel and Riz see all that. They smiled and continued their conversation.
“Uncle Joel, after I get home..what happened in the bar?” ask Riz
“I waited for the boys to come home and tell them about everything you told me. Of course they were all very shocked and crying out of pleasure. Even the cakes that are now in the bar are almost wasted because they are too happy” Joel said as he recalled the incident
“So. Then his bar?”
“Hmm..”
“But, once we got there.we only met a young man named Kaito outside because as you said. He was carrying a weapon with him, so he was waiting outside” Joel explained
“So. Does uncle Joel know how the kids reacted when they got to the hospital?”
“Reaction yes...of course–”
“Joel-ojichan, you will come to eat cake with us too right?” Michaela who was being held by Theo looked back and called out to him
“Oh, can I come too?”
“Of course you can, can't Theo-niichan?”
“Ya..since we bought all that with the money why not”
Joel walked a little faster than Riz and rubbed the boy's head.
“Oh, little boy. I know you're starting to like me, right? Call me Joel-ojichan like Michaela. Come call~”
Theo stopped and hit the big man's stomach with a red face. Stelani and the others stopped and looked back.
“Basic pervert! Until anytime, you are still perverted!”
Theo quickly pulled out Michaela's hand and quickly walked away from the others.
“Theo...is he shy, Fabil?” ask Stelani
“Maybe so”
Fabil looked at Joel and rubbed his hands while saying “you are patient yes, Joel-ojisan”
Riz who was at the very back still remembered what happened when he returned to the black market after coming home and crying at home.
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This happened in the afternoon, as he was preparing to go to the black market to bring all his cut merchandise after going to the bar and chatting with Joel.
With all the merchandise he carried with the cart, Riz walked with a mind filled with anxiety.
‘Has Jack-sama and Seren-sama...really thinking of nothing more about this exchange?’
It was only natural for him to think of something like this, because after all the results of this exchange involved the black market gatekeeper being killed by the person being carried by him.
More interestingly, the body was sold to a black market manager who was none other than the leader of the gatekeeper before becoming a corpse.
“My stomach hurts” said Riz with a pale face
Not because of a wrong meal but because he was so nervous that his stomach hurt and nausea.
“I hope nothing happens later and my days of peace can return to the way they were
Along the way only those thoughts became the main problem for Riz. Until finally he himself did not realize that his footsteps brought him back to the front of the gate that he had just visited about an hour and a half ago.
“God, why am I back in this place again?” mumbled slowly
What a very unusual question from a corpse seller like him.
“Welcome back”
Riz looked towards the source of the voice and his face completely described his fear.
“Hmm? Geh?!”
Riz's face turned strange when he saw the person standing in front of the gate like a new gatekeeper. In fact, complete with a butcher knife in his hand.
“Ke–why is Seren-sama here?”
“Good question. Can't I be here?” ask the beautiful woman with her face
A glance looked innocent, but he was grasping a meat knife right now. So, Seren's innocent image was completely useless. That's what Riz had in mind.
Seren opened the gate and let him in, but the gate was no longer closed but wide open.
“Why not close again, Seren-sama?”
“Because there's no way I'll open it again after this. My handsome husband just asked me to welcome you” explained Seren who walked beside Riz
“Be–so. Um..the knife...” Riz glanced towards the butcher knife held by Seren.
“Oh, this belongs to Will. Consider it a memento. Want to touch it?”
“Ti–ti–no thanks!’ Riz refused it
They walked quietly and did not discuss anything. Until finally, the two of them saw Will's corpse which was still unchanged on the main road from a distance.
“That page...still there?” Riz was astonished to see the body of the corpse in the distance
“Don't Jack say he needs your help. Of course we don't want to touch it ourselves. Will's body is big, Riz. Do you have the heart that until me and my husband have to carry a body that big both without a cart?”
“But, isn't here Jack-sama's wagon?”
“Oh..he is lazy to take it out of the warehouse, so just use yours. Didn't Riz always come with that wagon to transport your merchandise? My husband and I don't have to bother taking the cart out of the warehouse if you wear yours” Seren smiled as he said the reason
Riz grumbled inwardly while showing a depressed face.
‘Oi oi oi, don't tell me they're really waiting for me to move it?! My role model.Sometimes you're really troublesome. Argh!!’
When they get in front of Will's corpse, Seren stops his steps. Riz stopped because he was confused and asked.
“Why stop, Seren-sama?”
“I'll wait here. Later, hurry up here again with that wagon huh. We'll cut Will's body and take him with your cart” Seren replied in a relaxed tone
Now Riz can only be silent with a depressed face listening to the wife of his role model.
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