Blood Of Platinum
Chapter 49. Search and Pursuit bag. 1
While in the city, Ryou and Kaito walk while looking around them.
It had been about twenty minutes since they left the fountain pool and walked down the side of the city to find clues regarding the orange-clad brown-hat boy. To date, there has been no improvement in their search results. It's like they're looking for a needle in a haystack.
“Finding a boy in a city of this size is as difficult as it was in a strange forest in ‘world night’ that time. Trouble!”
“Ryou, put your eyes well and let nothing be missed. You understand?”
“Don't try to rule me huh! All I can manage is myself!” ryou replied cynically
“You sure? Don't you have an overprotective attitude toward your brother? I'm sure you'll listen to almost all of Kino”'s words
“Hah?! Don't joke!”
“You sure? You sure you don't want to admit it?” Kaito asked once again for not believing in Ryou
“……”
Ryou's silent reaction shows him admitting it despite being forced and it makes him very upset. He deliberately tried to divert the conversation.
“Stop talking nonsense and get back to our topic again! How now?”
“How is what? We need to find the boy. You and I already know the characteristics, now live where we can find it”
“Finding a small child in the middle of this crowded city will only make time wasted!” ryou protest
“If you want to protest, you should have said that before we left earlier”
“……”
“After the drama you made in the fountain pool just now, you have not commented anything at all. I thought you really agreed with my idea”
“Cih!” Ryou threw his face to the side while showing an unhappy face
“Don't give me such a shitty response, Ryou. I'm not a fortune teller so I don't know if it will work or not, didn't I just say that? I'm asking you, do you believe me or not?”
“Of course I believe you! Because I believe that's why I didn't argue with you when you said we were going to look for the boy to town!” Ryou looked straight at Kaito and looked at him with a serious look
Kaito was surprised even though his face was still expressionless flat upon hearing that answer. He had not expected Ryou to consciously and spontaneously answer that question with an unexpected answer.
Honestly hearing that sentence, Kaito felt very happy even though he did not directly show his expression.
After a while, Kaito smiled and gave him a response.
“So. Then calm down. I'm doing this for both of you so don't protest about anything now”
“Hmm” simple response from Ryou
This search is the first step to find the existence of pocket watches belonging to the two brothers. Whether or not they will manage to find the child, they should definitely get at least one clue.
“Do you think Kino can do well? I still haven't completely let go of my worries” Ryou said in a serious tone
“Start again. The drama is over, right? You want to make it have some series huh? I'm tired of your emotions and I told you I'd need your emotional mentality. So please save your energy for important moments”
Kaito can say protest and that is rapid progress. Finally he could argue a bit and not just listen to Ryou scold him with his spicy mouth.
“I know I know. I'm just worried that something will happen to her”
“……”
Kaito was silent hearing that. He knew Ryou wasn't lying, it was visible from his eyes.
“I'm sure he'll be fine. The altar is a great place for him to get information. With his genius brain and his talent for information, you just need to pray”
“....” Ryou listen to Kaito
“Now all you have to worry about is the safety of both of us” Kaito glanced at Ryou with a serious look
“Haa..You realize that? I thought you didn't talk about it since you didn't know”
“Of course I realize all that. I think it was about five or ten minutes ago. Still not too long”
“So. Then how'd you like? Do you think this place has laws?”
While holding his sword, Ryou was already prepared but stopped by Kaito.
“It is possible not to kill a human for now. We still do not know another strange rule in the new city of the creation of ‘world’ this”
“But then we will be harmed! It won't last long if we kill him now Kaito. Just having to lure him to a quieter place in this city won't be a problem, right?” Ryou tries to persuade Kaito
“I know that. But I am also worried that if we kill humans from this ‘world’, it will affect the development of this place later. Could be all will be more troublesome than ‘world malam’. You understand right?”
“Must be!. As far as I know since me and Kino are in this weird ‘world’, ‘world malam’ is at the top of the list in the list of ‘most annoying places, world, the most troublesome and worst’ I've ever been to in a lifetime besides the counseling room at my school”
“What is ‘counseling space’?”
Kaito really asked innocently and with a serious face. That's because he first heard the word ‘ counselling room’. Since there was the word ‘space’ in the context of Ryou's sentence, he thought the place was a place with a different flow of time like the one he had been to all along.
Ryou explains the definition of how amazing ‘’ is that place.
“The bad place is the same as ‘world malam’. Don't even think of going there, remember my message!”
“Is there goblins or satyrs also there?” Kaito asked seriously because he was really curious
“Worse than that! There is a creature called the guru who is teary-eyed and has fake hair to cover his baldness”
“Box yes. Then?”
“He was the one who always scolded me whenever I accidentally broke the window glass of class when playing football. And I've been in there three times”
“Great also you are still alive today”
“True. It was all thanks to my acting which was plain and great”
“Did Kino ever be there too?”
“Which way possible! My sister is the most exemplary person in my school. He has even achieved many achievements and is my strongest weapon against that teary-eyed teacher if I am scolded by him in the counselling room”
“Hmm”
Kaito so took out his praise for Ryou inwardly.
‘It is fitting that Kino always tries to calm this child. Turns out he's wilder than a goblin and more sadistic than the satyrs who showed up two days ago. No wonder he could still run while coughing up blood after receiving the creature's hard kick’
And now Kaito regretted asking Ryou about it. Completely wasting his energy.
It was enough to praise Ryou with classy praise, Kaito returned to the topic earlier.
“Ryou, we are focused and serious now. I tell you once again, do not try to kill humans in this ‘world’ for now. Understand?”
“Then what do we want to do now?”
“I'm thinking about it. For now they will not attack us because we are in a crowd. I think we can defend ourselves like this first for a while”
“You till when?”
“Until I find the right gap. When the time comes, we immediately run as fast as possible”
“Haa..well. I'll hold myself”
True to what happened, Ryou and Kaito were being followed from behind right now. Even though they did not know exactly how much they were, they could feel it clearly.
Ryou himself felt strange to him.
‘Since I got to this place, I have really felt an oddity in my own body as Kino said. Even now, I can feel some of my senses having drastically improved. It's like..I can hardly see myself as a normal human anymore now’
**
In the back, there were five people with large bodies were walking carefully following the two people who were in front of them. One of the two men has characteristics as referred to by Justin.
The man with the sword without the sheath.
The distance between the five of them and the two people was quite far, yet they remained focused and did not turn their gaze even a little towards the two people in front of them now.
The five big men were like they were planning something.
“That person is the man Justin-sama meant. It turns out he's really still in town. No free we find it here”
“Do we have to ambush him now?. We've been behind them for about ten minutes since finding them here. Wouldn't it be better to take care of the two of them as soon as possible. After all, Justin-sama only wanted the sword man without the scabbard. The kid next to him can we kill him right away in place”
“No, still not. This place is too crowded. If there's a security guard here, everything will be more troublesome. So we better wait until they go to a quieter place”
“But, I don't think they'll do it. They look like they know they are being followed. I couldn't find any loopholes to attack them at all”
“I don't think they know yet. They still look relaxed and chatty, that means we are still not ready. We'll stay like this until the time is right”
The five of them slightly expanded their range. Two of them started walking faster until they were almost on par with the two and the rest stayed behind.
The three people behind started to look like they were going to split up. Now, the two people who followed the man in the sword had been in front of them, blending in with the other residents who were passing by to make him not look suspicious.
The two big men in front of them whispered.
“We're in front of them now. The chance for them to escape us is almost no”
“The others also seem to have surrounded them in the back. The right and left sides of them had both been covered by the others. Just staying makes them forced to choose a quiet road and we can start attacking him”
**
Ryou and Kaito were still calm as they continued walking. It looked like they were chatting a lot of things, they seemed to be doing it on purpose.
“Like this continues no problem?” Ryou asked Kaito
“No problem. Soon they will move. Just wait”
“Alik” Ryou replied casually
Before their conversation came to a halt due to losing the subject, Kaito tried to ask Ryou something else.
“Can I ask you something important?”
“Bby. About what?”
“Did you and your brother ever kill someone?”
“Of course not! I'm not a criminal like you! My brother is also the most exemplary person and the owner of the softest side in the world. Impossible he wants to kill someone”
“But you were trying to advise me to kill all those behind? You think you can kill humans easily?”
Kaito asked that because it has to do with the nature of humanity. For someone who has never killed, it will be the most difficult part even when it comes to his safety.
It's not wrong for Kaito to ask Ryou that.
“I don't quite understand. It's just that I'm starting to feel that my life is in danger. For some reason since coming to this place, my senses had improved and I could feel that I was followed”
Ryou gives his first response to Kaito and Kaito's response is drawn from his answer.
“It does not answer my question”
“Do you have no problem being called a killer?”
“What's the difference between killing humans and monsters here? In this strange ‘world’, humans and monsters are equally dangerous for my life. As far as I'm concerned, you're the only one I can trust. Therefore if it is necessary, I will gladly accept the appellation of the murderer in front of my name”
“……”
Kaito silently heard that answer. He starts to think that Ryou may have lost his mind and heart.
“Is if anyone is killed, can you feel sad?”
“Depends. If that person was a good person I knew or one who had helped me, I would feel sad and cry for him”
“……”
“And that goes for you too, Kaito. Me and Kino don't want you to die”
Ryou's answer shocked Kaito very much right now.
“But, if the dead man is a bad man then I will not show my expression in front of their lifeless body. If I could, I would probably laugh over their corpses while cursing them even if they were dead” Ryou continued his reply
With that, Kaito could already deduce that Ryou's heart had undergone a change.
‘Although inconspicuous, now I'm sure he has started to lose a little bit of his humanity. I felt that his increased fighting ability was rapidly affecting those emotions. I hope Kino doesn't experience this either. I'm afraid..’world’ is starting to change them’
While Kaito was thinking, there were two people walking beside them. The two people were large-bodied people with tattoos that followed them. Quickly they were already in front of the two, blending in with the passersby to cover their movements.
Ryou and Kaito whispered to each other now.
“That they” Kaito said with a glance
“Heh, a big body does not mean strong. Right?”
“See at their waist”
Kaito tells Ryou to pay attention to the side of the waist of the two men. He saw something inside the belt that was attached there.
“Pistol”
“I saw two people who were chasing me yesterday also brought similar items”
“They're armed yes. Kaito, have you ever dodged a bullet shot?”
“Never. In the previous world, such a weapon never appeared”
“Then you will add a new experience after this. I'll explain a little according to my observations now”
“I'll listen. You can start” Kaito replied seriously
“On their waists, I could see the handle of the gun they had. Most likely the models they use are Revolver Smith and Wesson 500 Magnum with a bullet count of about six points in it”
“……”
“The bullet diameter is 12.7 mm with a speed of 495 m/sec. If you're confident in your quick dodge ability, maybe you'll be able to do something about it”
“You've dealt with that gun before?”
“Never. Just know from the action games I often play at home until midnight. But thanks to that, I can remember almost every type of firearm ever produced. Thanks to all my game videos at home now”
Ryou really praised his game from the bottom of his heart.
“Then, how fatal is the damage caused?”
“Depends on which part was shot. Of course if it hits your head, neck or heart you'll die instantly. But for other parts if it can miss from the fatal point the possibility of life is still there 40-45 percent”
“Not to 50 percent?” Kaito asked Ryou with a disappointed look
“It depends on your luck”
“……”
Now Kaito had a serious problem in his mind.
‘Then we can be sure now. That weapon is my biggest enemy right now. It was because my luck was so happy to see me suffer so it was really unreliable’
Kaito glanced back and realized they were surrounded.
“They surrounded us. Seems like deliberately want to make us forced to choose deserted” road
“Good then. That way we can kill them all” Ryou showed a sharp and serious look
“We'd better catch them alive and interrogate them”
“.....” Ryou shut up and thought for a moment
After thinking with a cold mind, he spoke.
“Good. Catch them and find out why they're following us. But depending on the situation, you should allow me to kill them if necessary. Agree?”
“Ryou, Kino would be sad to know his sister has killed someone”
“Kh..!”
Hearing the name of the older brother is said to make Ryou unable to answer anything. Silent for a few seconds, Ryou changed his mind with a look of annoyance.
“All right, I understand!. Don't kill, I won't kill them!. Satisfied!”
Kaito smiles. He really already knew Ryou's weakness that most could not resist or fight back if it was already related to the older brother.
Now the two people before them began to slow down their steps, while the three people who looked scattered started to approach slightly slowly. Ryou and Kaito already realized that.
The streets they went on had many alleys. Some of the alley will penetrate to the other side of the road in the city, some are increasingly traced deeper will lead them to a dead end.
Kaito spoke in a soft tone.
“In front there is a turn to the left. We take that road”
“Baik”
It seemed like it was also planned by the five people.they intended to ambush them. However, none of this will go as planned.
“Cubery aba-aba then we run into the alley in front”
“Ok. Do it quickly, Kaito!”
When it was several inches to the turn of the alley, Ryou and Kaito stopped. That made the three people behind them stop. The other two who were in front of them looked back.
“Now!” Kaito shouted loudly
It was the most surprising cue as some of the passing residents stopped and looked for where the screams came from. Ryou and Kaito went straight into the alley and ran quickly.
“Sial, they tried to escape! Pursue them, do not get away!!”
The five big men immediately ran after them. The alley was not so wide but also not so narrow. In the alley there are a lot of garbage cans, piles of garbage bags, piles of wooden boxes of more than five boxes in one pile and other unused objects.
While running, Ryou looks around the place and gets an idea.
“Oi, I have a little plan!. How?” Ryou shouted while running
“Do as you please! We can stick to the original plan to catch them or escape from them. Any one is the same!”
“Then we stay in the original plan but with a little ‘flavored’ from me. No problem, right?”
“Terden! I told you to do as you please!”
Kaito replied as if he had given all to Ryou about the ‘flavored’ in question. Hearing Kaito's reply, Ryou immediately smiled.
“Good then”
Kaito continues to run without reducing his speed but the opposite is done Ryou. He started to slow down a bit of his speed and pulled out his sword.
The five people who were chasing him were startled and were getting ready to take out their weapons. However, Ryou immediately smiled cynically. While he still managed to keep his distance with the five of them, Ryou stopped running and turned around.
“Yo, big body! It's nice to meet you all. Good morning from me and..”.
SLAAASH
“Goodbye!!”
“……!!”
Ryou cut the wooden box beside him with his sword. The tall pile of wooden boxes split open and took out the contents inside as it was cut off by the quick incision of his sword.
The contents in the box were beer and alcohol which instantly broke apart when it fell to the ground and hit them upon exiting the wooden city.
Ryou not only cut the tall pile of the wooden box, but also cut the pile of trash bags on his right and left sides. All the garbage was out into the street and put obstacles on their footsteps.
- Dooor…
Outraged by that, one of them points a gun at Ryou and shoots him. But before the shot hits him, Kaito jumps up from behind Ryou by utilizing the trash can on the side as his footing and jumps into the wall to stand in front of Ryou.
He quickly split the bullet using his sword and directly dashed forward welcoming them.
Before he could fight, a hard kick was made Kaito to the face and head of the five of them.
- BUUK...BUTTONS…
- CLAAANG
Some fell and hit the trash cans until they were hit by a pile of garbage bags, some directly hit the wall. Kaito's kick seems to have been well honed thanks to his experience fighting against monstrous creatures in ‘world night’.
Before anyone woke up, Ryou ended up running and kicking their face and stomach hard many times. Every kick from him that led to his fifth face was deliberately done so hard to ensure they could not wake up again for a while.
Kaito did the same. After realizing they were no longer awake, the two men stopped their attacks.
Ryou quickly retrieves all of their pistols while Kaito checks all of their body parts.
- MEEK.TIING...TIING…
Ryou opens the four pistols and pulls out all the bullets inside, while one gun is accidentally left by him. After that, he looked for scrap plastic around the scattered garbage to wrap all the bullets and put it in his pants bag.
Kaito helps Ryou by splitting the four pistols on the ground into pieces so that they cannot be repaired.
“Thank you for helping me” Ryou told Kaito
“Now we can't even make them talk. Thanks for your crazy idea, Ryou”
“What can I do right?. They're armed. But the truth is we can still make them talk by breaking both of their hands. That way they won't be able to hold the weapon”
Kaito looks at Ryou with a strange look then says all the ‘praise’ Ryou once said to him with a face and a flat tone.
“Basic Ryou crazy, heartless, sociopath. I know you're talented to be a criminal because of the combination of sociopathic and psychopathic traits in you. You're gifted with being a criminal. Congratulations, Ryou”
A 'sweet compliment' from Kaito to Ryou that culminates in a shout from Ryou.
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