Blood Of Platinum
Chapter 244. Gems Found Quickly
After the meal, the four left the restaurant. Xenon was still glancing towards Ryou who was busy muttering indistinctly. In his heart, Xenon began to wonder.
‘I'm sure they're not bad guys. They met me because they were not intentional. But why should I suspect them now’
‘The person named Ryou also kept holding my hand with a suspicious look so. Don't tell me she really has a mental disorder!’
Xenon's mind seemed to have turned everywhere.
On the other hand, the three teenagers were thinking of something else.
‘This young man named Xenon has more than one gem and is willing to lend it to us. Should I suspect him?’ thought Kaito with a serious face
‘Is this okay? Besides, why can the three of us meet and get along so easily with her. Xenon-san, if it's not wrong he's the son of the Marquis. That means he's a noble. Why does the noble family have a similar nature to ordinary folk?’
Kino has another view with Kaito. He was more critical because he remembered Xenon's background when he introduced himself.
‘Seeing from his style and the way he ate at the restaurant earlier, I'm sure Xenon-san has a free nature. He reminds me of Kaito-san. Even though Kaito-san already has some sides open with us, yet she still has things still covered. I think Xenon-san is like that’ too
‘I just wish we could trust him. After all, Xenon-san is the only person we know for now and he is a student in the Magic School Academy. I'm sure just like that girl named Emily Xelhanien, Xenon-san is also a person who has the influence of’
All of Kino's thoughts really represent a critical thought that is needed at a time like this. Kino is very good at reading and taking advantage of situations.
After walking far enough, they arrived at a shop and residential area.
“Where is this?” ask Kaito to Xenon
“In the usual place I rented to stay. I put some of my stuff in this place as a temporary residence. You can say this is my second home besides dorm”
“Second house? But you also have a home, right?”
Xenon's expression changed.
“That place is not my home. It was just a foreign place”
“.....” the three teenagers were silent
They were sure there was something about that sentence, but realizing it was related to their privacy then everything was simply ignored.
They went up to the second floor with Xenon. Room 204 is the designated room.
Uniquely, the door of the room seemed to have no doorknob.
“Why is there a model door like this?” ryou asked with a confused face
“It's magic coated. I made it impenetrable to no one. Moreover, I use high-level magic so it can only be unlocked by me and people with levels above me”
“Levels? Magic also has a level?” Kaito asked Xenon
“There. But not everyone knows. Only the people who studied at the Magic School Academy knew about it. Normally, ordinary residents rarely cared about it because they were more accustomed to using magic stones to practice her magic”
Other interesting knowledge for the three teenagers.
Xenon began to open the door by saying his magic.
[Backdoor Cynet]
The door began to change. Something broke like glass but disappeared just like that when it touched the floor. There is a chain-like object full of sharp sides in every detail.
“It..”.
“Magic. I installed it to make anyone who dared to infiltrate this place die from being attacked. This chain is alive and can move thanks to magic so those who try to touch or open its doors without my permission will be considered enemies” Xenon explained to everyone while removing the chains that were on the door
Ryou who saw that just shook his head and commented to Xenon.
“You sadistic too apparently. But I like that! We do have to keep our privacy”
Xenon just smiled and invited them in.
The three of them were quite surprised because there was barely anything in them.
“I guess there's something here, it turns out there's nothing” Ryou looks a little disappointed
“Do not judge from the cover yes. Don't forget that I put a magic stone here. It's worth it because the price could be equivalent to one kidney of yours”
Seeing Xenon smilingly sneer at him, Ryou looked so exasperated. But, he did not argue because it was true. A single magic element stone had already driven him crazy.
There was a closet in that place, Xenon took off his outer clothes and replaced them with more casual clothes.
“You guys, sit down first on the bed. I don't have anything here so sorry ya”
“It's okay, Xenon-san. Thank you for helping us get back. Dinner today alone is enough to make you bother”
“No problem. I happen to meet you guys and I'm glad to hear something interesting. In addition..if in the dorm, I will be more bored”
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In the Magic School Academy building, in the dormitory.
A teenager was seen sitting looking at a reddish-purple jewel brooch.
“Xenon..”.
It was Rexa. He seemed to remember what happened this afternoon.
***
That afternoon, Rexa who had just listened to Emilia spoke to see someone coming. It was Jene. He came alone with a worried face.
“You!”
“Jene?” Emily approached him
“Good afternoon. Is Jessie through here?”
Alicia pointed back and answered.
“If looking for your sister, she's gone again”
“The boy! I told you to listen to me first, right? Why run before someone else finishes talking?”
“What happened?”
Jene answers Rexa's questions and tells her everything.
“I asked him but he won't answer. Last before he went to the gate, I chased him again and he said that he wanted to go to sleep outside again. It seems that he does not like dorm” very much
“Xenon...stay outside again?”
“True, Rexa-sama. It seemed like he had a place to stay out there, ever since he never returned. But I don't know where he's staying and what kind of place he's visiting. He just used to tell me that he didn't want to be around you and give you a bad reputation.”.
“.....” all fell silent to Jene's explanation
Jene's continued sentence was what made them even more surprised.
“She said that bastard child does not seem appropriate to damage the beautiful image of the future Marquis of”
- Deg
As if exposed to an unpleasant surprise, Rexa was so shocked that her face was pale. Lucas tried to calm him down, but it seemed as if the sentence had struck him so hard.
After hearing that, Rexa decided to go back to her own room and leave the others behind.
***
In the present time, Rexa looks at a beautiful brooch in the shape of an eagle which is the symbol of the Van Houdsen Family.
‘Xenon..I never thought that you were an unwanted child. Although we were not born from the womb of the same mother, yet you are still the only sister I have. How can you consider yourself that low?’
‘Bros from you this is the only gift and the most precious thing for me. If all the things that happened in the past never happened.I would be happier if I never knew the reality’.
Rexa's mind was filled with uneasiness.
Behind the other wall, there were two people watching him.
“Lucas, don't want to try entertaining him?”
“I'm not sure it'll work, Emily. You know what Rexa was like a long time ago, right? In addition, even with your ability to see the contents of the heart and the real figure of the person, what do you want to do?”
“Lucas correct. Emily could not do anything even using the magic of [Tearlament Kaleido Heart]. Rexa-sama's problem is her personal problem with the younger sister so there is nothing to do”
Lucas took his sister's hand and left the place.
Rexa, unaware of Lucas and Emily's presence, notices only the brooch that Xenon gave her.
‘For me, this is our brotherly bond liaison. Please, Xenon...stay be the Xenon I know as you used to be’.
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Elsewhere, exactly where Xenon is today…
“You really don't have good taste huh. But I commend you for being able to choose such a spacious place like this”
“Thank you”
Xenon brought a box with him.
“Xenon-san that..”
“In here there is a magic stone. There may be a suitable one for you guys”
As soon as it opened, the three were shocked to see the magic stone. They were larger than they had bought and almost covered each side of the box.
“This...stone element?! How much?!” Ryou hysterically asked Xenon
“Only about 300,000-500,000 Penny Libra. But, this was bought by my brother as a gift. Originally he asked me to use it as well since I only had one type of elemental magic. Since I am the Executor Division, at the very least he wants me to have at least two elements”
It wasn't about the element that Ryou was concerned with, but the price that Xenon said.
“300,000 Penny Libra.haha, I will actually sell my kidney to buy this”.
“It's too..expensive. Are you sure, Xenon-san?” Kino became pale from shock
“No problem. I simply use my existing elemental magic. Besides, I've been quite interested in you guys ever since you said that Emily-sama recommended you. It would be great if you could graduate and enter the magic school”
Xenon gave his smile to the three foreign teenagers.
As Kaito tried to see one, he was so shocked by what was at the very bottom of the box.
“Kino...Ryou..”.
“What's Kaito?”
Ryou looked at Kaito's expression that was so shocked like seeing something he couldn't believe. So too with my brother.
As soon as the two of them saw what was at the bottom of the box, they saw an eagle-shaped brooch.
“That gem...”
“Kaito-san..maybe..”.
Xenon looked at their expressions and realized that there was an object of his own inside the box. He took.
“This...cannot be loaned. This is a meaningless brooch. I didn't know it was here”
Xenon's panicked face could not be hidden. He held it tightly. But it seems Kaito has already marked what the brooch has.
“The jewel is mine..”
“What?” Xenon was surprised
“Why can it be this close without me noticing?” mumbling Kaito back
Xenon became confused by that sentence.
“I don't understand what you mean. What gems are–”
“Xenon, can you give us the jewels in that brooch? We came to this ‘world’ to get it”
Ryou stood up by looking at Xenon. His serious expression did not indicate that he was joking. Xenon realized that the three of them were being serious right now.
A not so bad start for the three otherworldly teenagers, but it could also turn out to be a bad start for them afterwards.
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