Blood Of Platinum
Chapters 139. Beautiful Gem and Soul bag. 1
Theo was surprised to see Kaito crying. His eyes widened and made him unable to ignore the big brother before him.
“Kaito-nii..why..you cry?”
“Eh?” Kaito was surprised by the question the child helped him with
He helped her stand up. Ryou and Riz who were nearby instantly panicked.
“Kaito, are you okay?” ryou asked with a worried face
“Theo, did anyone get hurt?” Riz held the boy's hand
“I'm fine Riz-nii” Theo smiled awkwardly without stopping looking at Kaito
Kino and the other children who saw him were quite surprised by the incident. But in truth, they were even more shocked after hearing what Theo had said just now.
“Kaito-niichan, are you hurt? Did Theo-niichan accidentally hurt you?” asked Michaela who approached Kaito
“I...all right. I'm sorry for surprising you guys” Kaito tried to wipe away his tears
Kaito himself did not understand why he could cry. But the concern right now is the pendulum necklace belonging to Theo. He would never cry over something trivial. It must be something that made him so touched.
‘It...mikku’.
His little heart was like screaming. Like the time she found the gem inside the fountain pool at ‘world night’, her heart was screaming like it had found something she desperately missed. The jewel was the piece of memory he was looking for. He found her in an unexpected place like this.
“Kaito, are you okay?” Ryou whispered to Kaito
“I...I'm fine”
Kaito's eyes seemed to see something even though he answered Ryou clearly. Ryou did not easily ignore that. He looked around Kaito and Theo and there was something unusual.
‘Don't say that..’ thought Ryou inwardly with a surprised facial expression.
Ryou continues to notice Theo who starts taking the cookie parcels on the table and giving them to Kino. Kino still looks worried because of the incident.
“Kaito-san, Theo..you two are okay?”
“I'm fine, Kino-nii. But..Kaito-nii, are you sure you're okay? You surprise me”
“.....” Kaito is just speechless looking at Theo necklace pendulum
Theo did not understand what he was seeing. But when she starts to realize that the pendulum of the necklace is attracting Kaito's attention, she quickly puts it back in the collar of her clothes.
“You're not interested in toys like this, are you?” theo said after inserting his necklace pendulum
Ryou and Kaito are shocked that the boy immediately put the pendulum back in. Kaito tried to divert the conversation.
“No. The necklace is good. I cried because it was similar to something I lost”
“O–oh..my necklace is just something I have had since childhood. Nothing special about all this. The only thing is ordinary glass” explained Theo
“Once” Kaito can only trust it temporarily
Kino became a little curious about the necklace pendulum in question. Since he didn't pay much attention to her for panicking too much with anything else. But, seeing Kaito's reaction like that he couldn't possibly deny it.
‘Could Theo-kun have a memory piece of Kaito-san now?’ figurehead
All things are normal. Kino tried to show her smile back. As if the incident had no effect, he opened the cake. The children seemed happy to receive thanks from him. She even hugged and stroked their hair as her gift.
“We ate this together huh? I can't possibly spend all this alone” he said
“Then cut this one out first. The cake knife and plate from Maggy-obachan is here” Theo took out another object from the cake parcel
“Let me help you cut. Do not make the patient's bed so like the dining table ya”
Quickly, Riz took the cake and cut it into small pieces that many people could enjoy. After that, Stelani and Fabil were busy handing out cakes. Of course the biggest pieces are given to the beloved Kino of all.
While everyone was feeling the warmth, Ryou and Kaito came out for a while on the grounds of wanting to buy some juice.
“Don't come back quickly huh! We'll eat Ryou-nii and Kaito-nii parts cake!” yelled Theo with a soft tone
“Just look at you, bad boy! I'll lock you up after I get back later!” Ryou still serves it
After closing the door of the room, Ryou immediately leaned against the wall and asked in a serious tone.
“That's the gem, right?”
“At first I thought it was just my feeling but–”
“Not feeling. That's the gem! The theory we just discussed is correct. Kino's not wrong about that. Our pocket watches do lead us all to connect with those kids. And the reason behind all that is your request. Exactly as we discussed” Ryou said in a serious tone
“But I can't immediately say that it's my gem. The child may suspect later. Besides..”
They both fell silent. They certainly do not forget that along with the touch of the gem by Kaito later, then they will directly come out of ‘world’ strange. And that means farewell.
Not just a farewell with everyone they know but Kaito's farewell with the Yuki brothers.
“We think of another way. I'm sure your brother inside will also notice soon. Kino is more sensitive than anything about this so I will talk about it again once everything is done later” Kaito walks off Ryou towards the stairs
Ryou who was behind him could only fall silent.
‘I didn't expect it to be this fast. Why is everything always going on outside of our three's control?’ ryou thought in a soft tone
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Indoor, Kino is busy with kids who are starting to try to ‘give her a meal’.
“Because Kino-niisan's hand is hurting, so I'll bribe you. Open your mouth, Kino-niisan. Say ‘aaa’ wide”
“S–Stelani-chan, I'm sure I can eat it myself” Kino said with a shy smile
“But you can't hold the plate. Let me just bribe you” and the little girl still insists on the fork and cookie plate in her hand
“I also want to feed Kino-niichan” Michaela so come hold the plate with the cake on it
“I can really eat it myself” Kino is still trying to defend herself
The sight had not ended for a few minutes with Riz watching all of it from the chair while eating the cake in his hand.
‘She is really popular among kids. Is she really Ryou's spicy-mouthed brother?’ mummified Riz
And apparently, Riz practiced a little what Arkan had done with a little improvisation.
“Kino..” Riz called him.
“Ah! I'm sorry I ignored you like this, Riz-san”
“No no, don't think about it. I want to ask you something important”
“Are you really Ryou's sister? Were you really born to the same woman? Was there no such thing as an exchange of babies or anything like that when you were born?”
“...Eh?” Kino was silent
Hearing that, all the children fell silent. They looked at each other with Theo trying to hold back his laughter.
Kino blushed in shame at hearing Riz's question.
“R–R–R–Riz-san, what are you talking about? Te–of course Ryou is my sister! Ryou is very sweet even from childhood”
“.....” all suddenly speechless
Everyone in the room including Theo became mute while Riz barely regurgitated his cake.
“Manic? She did you say sweet?” mumbling Riz did not believe
“Who is sweet? Ryou-niichan?” Fabil saw Stelani
“Ryou-niichan ferocious nee, Kino-niichan” said a small child
“Not sweet at all! He called us little demons when himself was also fierce like a demon!” Theo began to protest
“All of you..don't talk so about Ryou. Poor Ryou”
“I just feel sorry for you, Kino” reply Riz with a face full of sympathy
Hearing Riz's words, all the children laughed with pleasure. Kino also smiled.
“I'm sorry. I don't mean to be disrespectful at all, really” said Riz who stood up and approached Kino's bed
“I understand. I know it's just a joke” Kino replied with a smile
“Actually, my question is real”
“Eh?”
“……”
“……”
All momentarily silent. Even Kino's stiff smile was still visible on her face.
“Ehem. Forget about that. I want to talk about something quite important with you” Riz immediately switched the conversation.
“Be–so”
“But, Riz-niisan. Come, open his mouth Kino-niisan” once again Stelani insists on feeding Kino
And the little drama in the room started all over again.
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Below, Ryou and Kaito exit the hospital and see Joel sitting on a chair under a tree. They approached.
“Have finished smoking it?” ask Ryou
“Already. I was just trying to close my eyes for a moment. Why are you guys down?”
“We want to buy juice for those kids. You better go upstairs and accompany them all so as not to disturb my brother's peace. They even woke him up who had just slept” grumbled Ryou
“Really? Ahahaha, your brother is much more popular ya” Joel laughed with pleasure
“Be quiet, basic om-om!”
Kaito took out a small pouch that Joel had given him the other day. He gave it to Joel.
“I want to return the rest. Thank you very much for your help, mr. manager”
“Oi oi! I gave it to you, didn't I? Why return it again?”
“Master bartender also said that I might have to accept it but I'm not sure. So I saved it”
“I won't accept it. That's for you guys. After all, you have saved those children. Take” Joel refused the small bag of money
Having been rejected, Kaito is forced to keep it back while bowing his head in thanks. Ryou did the same. When he intended to take the sword in Joel's hand, the man said something.
“The black market manager came to the bar to look for you again”
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Ryou and Kaito instantly looked tense. Their faces instantly changed and a sharp eye highlight was shown by the two.
“What does that mean, uncle?” Ryou asked in a cynical tone
Joel told me everything that happened at the bar. He also told me about Jack giving money to find out where Kino and the others were.
“The devil!!” Ryou looks emotional
“I thank you for not telling us where we are here” Kaito said
“Although not told though, it seems Jack already knows where you are. He probably just tested me and Riz back then. Luckily, Arkan came at the right time. But I'm sure once, the boys were very surprised and still shock”
“They did not discuss it above” Kaito started to talk in a calm tone
“They may not want to make Kino worry” Joel gave the weapon he held to Ryou
Ryou who gave the sword to Kaito said in an annoyed tone.
“If they show up again, I'll teach them a lesson. I haven't had time to do anything to that woman and she's already kicked me!”
“You must remember our power differences with them. They're much more dangerous. Is that right, mister manager?”
“You're right, Kaito. They're dangerous. But just calm down! I'll also try not to put all of you and those kids in danger” Joel retorted with confidence
Afterwards, Ryou and Kaito go to buy the juice like his original intention. Joel said he would wait for them in their place until they returned.
Joel who saw the two leave suddenly remembered Riz's sentence.
[Why do you want to find Kino and Kaito back? Is there anything else you still want to discuss? Is it because of that weirdness?]
Joel sat back on the chair under the tree, thinking.
“What is still hidden behind all this to the point that black market managers are looking for them? I feel like they are not ordinary people. Riz's words made me very curious”
‘In this world, too many unsolved mysteries’
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