Blood Of Platinum
Chapters 153. Beautiful Gem and Soul bag. 12
Theo's words made the three teenagers speechless with expressions of disbelief.
“I want all those wishes to come true. I want to be able to eat with all of you at the dinner table like family”
“Theo..”
“At least..at least before Kaito-nii go with Kino-nii and Ryou-nii..we...we can realize that wish..hiks...”.
“We still want to be with you. Hiks..huwaaaa”.
Stelani and Fabil were crying again. They hugged Kino back. Kino could only look at them with a sad face while stroking the hair of the two.
Joel looked at all his children crying and could only sigh softly.
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This happened some time ago before Joel decided to go see the three teenagers.
At the bar [Barre des Noirs], Joel noticed the boys had calmed down enough with their ice cream.
‘Now, I have to think how to create the exact moment’ thought
Arkan who just finished helping bring ice cream and cake began to tidy up the table. All the dirty dishes and glasses he brought to the kitchen with Maggy.
“Maggy-sama, will this be alright?” ask Arkan when they're in the kitchen
“I can only leave everything to Jey. I still can't believe what happened. Who would have thought it would be like this”
“But..to be honest, when I met a young man named Kaito who you just saw.
“It's scary?”
“Did the manager not tell you everything about the dead Justin?”
“I heard from him. Jey said that he died after fighting in the room he used to live in this bar, right?”
“Yes, but before he died.he fought with that young man named Kaito. Besides, I saw with my own eyes that Justin's big body was being kicked so hard by him. The broken door and end wall is the result”
“Is that true?!” Maggy was surprised to hear all that
She heard a glimpse of it from her husband the day he came home. At that time, Maggy agreed to come to the bar because she heard Joel's story saying that there was a problem at the bar with kidnapped street children and Justin's death. But only in outline because at that time Joel was in a hurry to visit the hospital with the children.
After Maggy heard all that from Arkan, only a worried and shocked face was shown.
“Sorry for telling you something like this, Maggy-sama. But ever since everything turned into such a hard thing to accept, I understand your anxiety”
“I. They looked so sad to learn that they could be separated from the teenagers so easily. Especially after hearing the story that everything has to do with Theo”'s necklace Maggy said with an anxious expression
“I know. My common sense is also still trying to deny it. But..the evidence that existed earlier has broken all my denial” Arkan walked out the kitchen
Maggy was still silent and crying. Although after that he wiped his tears and returned to look ordinary for the sake of covering his eyes.
Joel who was still accompanying the children kept an eye on them, especially Theo. He decided to sit next to the boy. Theo looked uninspired and let his ice cream melt in a bowl.
“Bokah, if you don't eat it will melt”
“Already cair”
“....” Joel is silent
Hearing Theo's short answer, Joel tries to talk to him again.
“Then try eating the cream cake. It's the same one you bought for Kino”
“Hiks...” Theo started crying again hearing the name Kino.
Joel as a parent. He's not helping at all. Intention to comfort the sad heart makes the mood worse. His words were not only heard by Theo but to all the children there.
All the kids stopped eating ice cream and cake. Continued with a little crying sound.
“Hiks...Kino-niichan..hiks...”.
“Huwaa...hiks..hiks...”.
Arkan who just came out of the kitchen should listen to ‘konser’ back. He immediately stared at the manager with a painful sentence.
“Manager, you can't be a good parent”
- Jleb
As if hit by a sharp knife, Joel looks so shocked. But Arkan was not wrong. He can only make them cry. He should be able to realize that the names of the three teenagers were the most taboo thing for now.
“Ma–forgive me! Come on.don't cry again ya” Joel looks panicked
Maggy who came near them all. She won't ask who made her children cry. Who else would have done it if not her own husband.
“Jey..”.
“I didn't accidentally, Maggy”
“Basic sloppy!”
Suddenly, Theo clasped Joel's shirt.
“Joel-papa.”.
“……”
Silent after hearing the boy call him papa, Joel did not want to be too happy and asked him.
“What's up?”
“I want to say that..my necklace is..it looks like it is true to save the strange thing”.
“Iya I understand. You've told me all that, little boy”
“Not it! I haven't told you guys that this necklace really does hold anything strange. This thing...this thing can shine on its own..” said Theo.
“Shining?”
“True. I also do not know but he can indeed shine alone” continued Theo while removing his necklace
Michaela went near Theo and Joel then said “ I've seen her shine”
“Is that true?” joel asked the little girl
“Theo-niichan said it was because of the reflection of sunlight but it did shine. She's shining and very beautiful” he explained
Theo doesn't know how to prove it but he's sure he's not dreaming. He didn't lie about that either.
All the children said nothing and believed what Theo said. Michaela's words also reinforced Theo's statement and eventually Joel simply nodded.
“I believe. Joel-papa believed in what the children said. Now what do you want to do?”
“We want to meet with Kino-niichan!!” Michaela shouted straight away
Hearing that, the other children also said the same thing.
“We also”
“I want to eat with Kino-niichan in restaurant again”
“Hiks...Joel-papa, do something”.
“Iya, Joel-papa will do something. But how do you find out about their whereabouts? I'm not sure they'll come back to this place again in a while. Kino's face before leaving was like hinting at it”
Stelani and Fabil approached Joel.
“Joel-papa, we know where Kino-niisan lives!”
“Really! Joel-papa we're going there now huh! We go there now and meet Kino-niisan”
The other kids came up to him too and whined the same thing. Hearing that, Maggy and Arkan instantly tried to calm them down.
“Alright let's try to get there and prove whether it's true or not. Only two or three people came along. Others wait for us all back ya”
“But I want to join also” whining Michaela
“I also” other children also whine about the same thing
Arkan tried to give the best advice.
“What if the ones who left were your Joel-papa and your three older brothers? Later if they can go home, it's your turn to visit there. The building could not be entered by many people. If your brothers leave, they can memorize the path and you can visit them again tomorrow. Not bad, right?”
Joel smiled happily.
“Durgan employees! You're more genius than you look! I like that idea. Let Joel-papa and your brother go. We'll go together again. Will papa make sure they can't leave before eating with y'all”
With a promise spoken by Joel, the kids agree with it and decide to wait at the bar. Joel went with the three to the residential area.
It took a lot of time when they got there because they had to look for the inn mentioned by Fabil earlier.
“Fabil, is it true that the lodging is around this population area?” ask Joel who's still looking for his inn
“Really, Joel-papa! We don't lie”
“Kino-niisan won't lie either. Joel-papa! We are sure once”
“Yes yes, papa trust”
Joel said that, but he himself still hasn't found out where the address is. Only about five minutes later, he asked someone and managed to find the location of the inn.
“Here apparently. [Herbergement Clarks] yeah.ayo in. Remember yes.later let Joel-papa set up. You three don't cry. Must be tear resistant, promise?”
“Janji” answer all three
They entered and were immediately greeted by a female servant at the reception desk who had just finished serving guests.
“Welcome, can anyone be helped?”
“We want to meet with Kino. Is he here?”
“Kino?”
“True. Can we meet him?” ask Joel
The female servant checked the list of people renting the place.
“Sorry, here there are no customers on behalf of Kino”
“Must be! Kino-nii must be here!” Theo immediately snapped at the female servant
“Sorry, but in this list there is no customer named Kino” he explained
“Then, is there a tenant named Kaito?” ask Joel
“Kaito?”
“True. The teenager who carried a sword without a sword sheath on his waist. He should have stayed here. Can we meet him?”
“Kaito? The teenager who carries a sword without a sheath? If the tenant with these characteristics, some time ago just returned from the outside along with two other friends. They rented this place since a week ago” explained the maid
“It! Can you please call him?” Joel looks excited
“Ba–good. Please wait here for a moment. We try to call first”
Another maid went upstairs to call the tenant in question.
“Please wait a minute, sir. Please can wait over there” said the waiter while pointing at a place near the stairs
While waiting, the three children continued to look agitated.
“Kaito-nii is here right, Joel-papa?” Theo asked Joel with an anxious face
“He must be here. Take it easy” Joel replied with a smile
Had to speak inwardly while staring at Theo with a haru feeling.
‘At last I graduated from a real pervert! Is this what we call an absolute victory? I eventually became a recognized parent. Congratulations to myself!’
Just looking happy like that, they were shocked when they saw the female servant coming down with someone who was no stranger to the four. It was Kaito, really Kaito. His clothes had changed and he looked surprised by their presence.
“You guys, why..”.
Before he finished speaking, the three children immediately hugged him while crying.
“Kaito-nii!”
“Kaito-niisan..hiks...”.
“Kaito-niichan, totally Kaito-niichan..”
“......!!!” Kaito was shocked and could not do anything
He began to look at Joel who was now standing in front of him.
“Kaito...they want to meet you”
Confused, Kaito immediately let go of his third embrace.
“We talk inside. Don't cry here”
Then, Kaito approached the waitress at the reception desk. After getting permission to bring in his guests, they went upstairs. The children ran for a road nearby. Although Kaito did not have much readiness to greet them after the commotion at the bar, but he did not reject those who approached him.
After arriving at the room, the next thing that happened was as known.
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In the present time, in the room rented by the three of them.
Joel still watched all his children crying while hugging the sisters they liked.
“Don't cry yes. Already, don't cry anymore” Kino tried to cheer them up
Although it was not so successful, but at least the two children who hugged her were willing to wipe away her tears again.
Kino looked towards Ryou and Kaito who shook their heads while not knowing what to do. The response was answered with a sweet smile by Kino and saw Stelani and Fabil.
“Listen to all of you, Joel-san too. We want to get out of here as soon as possible. But look at this? I'm still hurt right now.”.
“Kino..” Ryou tries to call the older brother but is stopped by Kaito.
“Let him finish it, Ryou. We entrust all to your brother” whispered Kaito
“.....” Ryou can only be silent while staring at the brother from afar
“I'm still injured now and even if we leave after getting a piece of Kaito-san's memory, this wound of mine might get worse. So...”
“So?” Stelani looks curious
“So we decided to stay here a little while longer until my injuries improved a little. During that time, we will go from this ‘world’. We also still have one more day to stay at this inn. Maybe we will find another place to stay or.”.
“Or I'll extend the rent of this place until Kino completely recovers”
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