Blood Of Platinum
Chapters 37. Foreign Places in New Town. 2
Theo made their faces turn pale instantly as his mouth let out an unexpected sentence.
“Mem–kill you say!!” Stelani was shocked
“Oi!!! You realize what you're saying, Theo?! It would be very dangerous if you said such a thing here! They'll hear you”
“I didn't lie” Theo looked at the two people with a serious face
They all looked around the place worried that someone would hear their conversation. Of course they all panicked.
“We'd better get out of here now. We're going to town to buy bread. I'll tell you everything on Jalan”
“……”
Stelani and Fabil looked at each other and fell silent. On the face it looks like they want to ask a lot of things, but their territory is indeed very dangerous. Eventually they both run after Theo.
Passing the straight and dark path, they were still lucky because time was not too late in the city. Full moon light also still provides quite good support. They ran with the rest of the energy they had and after spending enough time they finally reached behind the altar.
With a breath of breath, Fabil asked Theo.
“Haa..Haa...Ja..di..why are we passing behind?”
“This...the safest road we can go through. Do not let us take a long road from the front or we will have problems. Now let's go to the bakery”
Theo who had already managed to catch his breath walked in front of the two of them. The two people behind caught up to him although still not finished their breathing properly. Along the way, they wanted to ask Theo about the money he had and what he said just now. But it didn't take long, Theo opened his own mouth.
“I earn this money by working to help the townspeople. I didn't steal at all. I'm just trying to work doing anything to get all this”
“So. Thank goodness” Stelani smiled
“....Then, I went to the bar to give this to that gorilla. I intend to exchange it for bread so that you are not punished and can get dinner today. But–”
Theo stopped in place. The two people behind him also stopped and became a little tense. Theo continued his sentence with a face that turned pale.
“I heard gunshots coming from his room. When the door opened, the women we saw this morning ran to the bar and cried. When I saw what was behind that door, the gorilla had just killed two of his own men. And as he came out, he also killed all the women who were with him by shooting their necks many times” Theo spoke with trembling hands and mouth
“Eh?!”
“They...killed..”.
Now Stelani and Fabil were no less pale and fearful. They even broke out in sweat and his palms turned cold.
“I ran right away as the gorilla looked at me with a cooler-than-usual gaze. His body was still bathed in their blood and.I ran away like a coward” Theo let out a disappointed tone.
Theo's disappointment in himself is profound considering he hates Justin so much that he can't fight it. Theo even felt that his hatred for Justin was still inferior to his fear. But, it was a natural thing since he was still too small and weak to fight against it.
“Theo..”
Stelani who heard that became sad.
“You are not a coward!. You helped me when Justin-sama pushed me this morning. It's only natural that you run away from him. Anyone would do the same if their life was threatened. Stelani, tell her something too” Fabil tried to cheer Theo up
“Theo, Fabil's right. You made the right decision. We all know Justin-sama is a very cruel person. If you're still desperate there, you'll definitely die too. Saving yourself from dangerous things takes courage and what you do is brave”
“.....” Theo is silent
Stelani and Fabil clasped Theo's hands to give him some spirit and it seemed like it was quite a success. Theo's face flushed red and a smile adorned his lips. They started walking again towards the bakery.
“I suggest this only the three of us know. Since this incident only Theo saw it, I'm afraid if we tell the others they'll be scared”
“Stelani true. Theo, I suggest you don't act rashly anymore in front of Justin-sama either. Everyone knows you hate him, but you saw how he killed his own men, right?. We just need to protect the other kids from getting hurt by Justin-sama and his men. Understand what I mean, right? Fabil put pressure on his tone
“I know, but I'll still find another way to make him regret”
Theo held onto something covered in his collar with a sharp look of eyes. The other two people could only look at him anxiously and sigh. They eventually split the task of buying bread, water and other necessities to take home.
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After a long talk, Kino took out all the bread they had and distributed it as dinner today.
“Either why I felt like I had never eaten dinner before” Kino smiled happily while holding the bread he had
“You're right. I remember the menu you cooked after school two days ago before we got here, Kino. I miss your miso soup”
“Maybe I'll cook tomorrow. Kaito-san, can I use some money to buy groceries?”
“Sure. I forgot to say, I already paid for this room for a week”
“Uhuk...What?! One week?! You said this place was expensive, right?” Ryou choked and immediately stood up from his place
Kino was also silent to Kaito's words. Seeing their reaction, Kaito had made a confused and stiff face but he tried to act ordinary and explain it to them.
“With the money we have, if it is not counted the meal money can actually rent this place for two weeks or about twenty days. But it can be called wastage and instant suicide for our finances now”
‘Former criminals ‘world day’ who once stole pilgrims' money at the altar can still discuss finances. Huwaa, great as well as him. I don't think Kaito's financial management ability is inferior to mother's. The brain of a 21-year-old teenager can be this old turns’
That's not a compliment at all. What is clear is that now they have a new problem and are quite serious after life in a normal city is obtained. And that problem is called money.
“At the end we have to think of a way to earn money while looking for information about Kaito-san's memory pieces and our pocket watch”
“It won't be as easy as beating a terrible creature in ‘world night’. You guys should remember that” Kaito added an explanation from Kino just now
“Ish...why is the problem so much? Just bother!”
“Ryou, relax. Here, eat the bread again”
Kino tried to calm her sister down by giving her some more bread. Ryou just fell silent expressionlessly. She was actually treated like a child by the older brother, while Kaito who knew the meaning of the expression tried to hold back the loud laughter he wanted to let out.
After they ate, Kino was silent for a moment. He thought of something he had previously thought of while in this room.
‘I'm not sure if it's true or not. I think I should prove it now. I feel like this place can't be completely called normal like we thought in the beginning’
Kino's mind is full of complicated things. He wants to prove something. Finally, he tried to smell his own clothes. Ryou who saw that immediately held the hand of the elder brother and said to him with a non-dressing expression.
“Don't do that disgusting thing after eating!”
“Ryou, don't you feel weird?”
“Seeing you trying to smell such clothes is of course strange!. That's disgusting, stop it my brother!”
“That's not what I mean. Kaito-san, I'm sure we've been running all day and normally we'll sweat. But, my clothes don't smell sweat or anything. The smell of the sun and others disappeared. Isn't that weird?”
Kaito's eyes widened. He also just realized it. She kissed the tight clothes she was wearing and it was true. There was no scent left on his clothes. The curious Ryou finally took off his brother's hand and proved it himself.
“Seriously?! I'm not saying our bodies smell because we haven't had a bath for two days, but our bodies don't have any scent at all. After sweating normally my body will feel sticky and uncomfortable at all but–”
“It's not like that, is it?” Kino added
The other two nodded. Kino thought that what he had thought before could be used as another discussion.
“Before I ever thought while still at ‘world noon’. I never wanted to go to the toilet or feel really hungry and thirsty, but we all felt tired and sleepy. While in the tavern at that time, I probably let out a hungry sound from my stomach but I didn't feel too hungry to eat. Is it because of this strange ‘world’ influence?”
“Then think about it right too. Kino and I never wanted to go to the toilet. Obviously that's not normal. I just realized it. Kaito, do you think you know anything?”
Kaito recalled everything. When he first came, he did all the means to survive until he finally found out the secrets and regulations in ‘both worlds’. He told them that he had never been too hungry and thirsty since he got to this place, never once went to the toilet. Kaito admitted that.
“Could be due to the magical power of this pocket watch and the influence of this strange ‘world’”
“Magic power yes. Apparently true, this place seems to still be at ‘world’ visited by Kaito-san. It's just that it's not divided into two types but rather resembles the normal world”
One more genius thought from the genius of us all, Kino. He was completely aware of that although his explanation might be a little complicated to understand.
“Kino right. I salute you for thinking this far. I never doubted your brain's ability, Kino” Kaito smiled in praise
Kino smiled and Ryou looked like a very proud sister to her brother.
“I told you my brother is a genius. Wait a minute, Kaito, you said pocket watch influence huh. Means our pocket watch also there is a possibility of having magical power?”
“Indeed you just realized it?”
“Only clarify. I can already accept life in a fantasy world, so you just relax”
It seems like this conversation is enough to make another mystery get its bright spot. Their notion of being in a normal city was shattered into pieces. Finally, they returned again to the original thought, the place was still like a nightmare.
“OK, so I'll recap based on Kino's explanation. We are still in a strange world but not between ‘both worlds’. But, a normal life like an ordinary person is true”
“Accurate once. Don't forget about the main problem of all of us” Kaito added Ryou explanation
“The main problem is that we are still money. Shit, money again money again!!”
Ryou grumbled annoyedly but that was true. Money is a source of happiness for normal people and a source of problems for normal and abnormal people.
“Can we ignore the money problem first? Our pocket watches haven't been met, you know. In addition, your memory is also one of our problem list” Ryou continued his important grunt while pointing at Kaito's face
“Ryou, I've said it many times stop being disrespectful to Kaito-san. Don't be like that. Please listen to me” Kino tried to stop her sister for the next time
“……”
Kaito was silent because he was tired of commenting. He chose to comment in his heart.
‘Whatever I have, I'd love to make this stray cat in front of me stay quiet for a little while. I also offer condolences to Kino's patience. They're real heroes for me’
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