04

"Are you still curious?" chided Denish again. "You're so complicated with people's lives—huh?" he continued.

Rayyan chuckled, remembering that Denish seemed to easily guess what he was thinking at the moment. He didn't show any obvious signs of curiosity. However, it was still noticeable.

"Actually, I am too, but not quite like you. To the point of insisting on jogging together, instead of having an excuse to meet Raga." With a sneering tone, Denish chimed in again.

In the end, making the others infected with Rayyan's immense curiosity. About the life of the robot-like young man—none other than Kean.

"Still a kid, I'm already intterupt for a boy!" mocked Rayyan.

Denish didn't care, though he was surprised to see his sister and Karina bothering boys. Even though it was obvious, it was ignored.

"Shut up, brother!" Karina slapped Rayyan hard on the back, playfully nosy.

"We don't have an intterupt for boys! Just curious!" Kayra defended.

"Yes!"

In the end, being the target of both of them, Denish began to get annoyed and pulled Kayra up. Going home first, Rayyan was annoyed for a long time and immediately silenced Karina by giving chocolate candy, coincidentally there was still one.

"Let's go home!" Rayyan invited.

Karina complied while enjoying the chocolate candy, a bit surprised that Rayyan didn't usually want to give snacks. Often stingy with his own sister.

Raga came home from school already at the Demoniac family's main estate. As usual training with the eldest twin Alex. Lexio, observing with very flat eyes their training. Starting shooting, martial arts training with one on one in turn.

The point of increasing his own training portion, by inviting the twins. Sometimes, glancing at Lexio already leaving the training room. They wanted to get along, but seeing Lexio's behavior, they didn't want to be accompanied.

Raga was also surprised by the behavior of the twins, named Levano and Levino.

"You two are brocons, right?" chirped Raga.

"No!" Levano retorted.

The two of them were lying on the floor, after sparring. Levino decided to practice shooting. Occasionally, he would overhear the conversation between the two of them.

"Yes?" Raga did not believe it, even narrowing his eyes. "If you look at it, it seems like you don't care about your own brother. In fact, deliberately acting annoying. In fact, caring—huh?"

Levano wanted to defend himself, already preceded by Levino. However, the answer he heard from his twin brother. Was not what he expected.

"It's our way of expressing ourselves to little brother. Problem?" Levino began to fume.

Raga sighed for a moment. "No, but aren't you're getting shunned? Your young brother gets annoyed and disgusted when you approach him."

The twins were silent, there was a point. On the one hand, treating Lexio badly to make him mentally strong and not soft on anyone. It was also, Alex's order to keep Lexio from getting into a bad mood.

"Try it once, later your young brother will look for another big brother!" Raga started playing pranks.

Levano, who was first to get his blood up, attacked again. Raga nimbly dodged, then fought back.

"But, right? Surely, you don't want to—huh?"

"Noisy!"

"Oy! Cheating! The rule is one-on-one, not two-on-one!" Although he could accept it, Raga disliked changing the rules without discussion.

"Nonsense!"

The sparring they did, sometimes for real. Not hesitant, using weapons such as folding knives or daggers. Don't be surprised, after sparring not only bruises are obtained. There are also stab wounds and scratches.

Lexio had peeked again from the doorway. In fact, he heard their conversation which he thought was strange. Somehow, in an instant it made him interested in something. Right when Raga said 'looking for a new big brother.

Eh not bad too.

"What?" Kean was disturbed by Alex's glance.

"Hm, finished early. Doesn't mean the deal is done."

Kean chuckled annoyed, even more so when he saw a strange grin starting to form on Alex's face.

"Got it—huh?"

"Yeah, whatever!" Then just left, coming back when Alex called or asked for something.

****

Kean continued to walk somewhere, again still within the Demoniac family's main house. In essence, he wanted to calm himself and his mind. Hoping that the memory was erased again, although not entirely.

Until he realized, he was in the farthest area. Kean jumped and climbed quickly to a large tree, then clung until he managed to step on the boundary wall—apparently like a fence that stood firmly. The area of the main house was completely away from the normal residential area, including the main road.

Kean seated himself on the wall, closed his eyes and enjoyed the afternoon breeze that hit his face. As the hood of the head he was wearing came off, the tranquility he had gained instantly vanished. He turned his head as someone sat down next to him.

"Disturbed, huh?" chirped Lexio.

Kean snorted in annoyance, then closed his eyes again. Lexio also, uhm it could be said that he often liked to sit on the fence. It was possible to escape, but the risk would be easily found by Alex's men. Of course, being forcibly pulled to go home.

That is why, Lexio can only sit still on the wall. Meanwhile, he couldn't get through and out. His two legs, which dangled downwards, were occasionally moved. His eyes glanced in all directions, even the twinkle from both eyeballs seemed eager to try to escape from the main area.

Until it was distracted quickly, after remembering Raga's words again. A strange smirk suddenly appeared on Lexio's face. In fact, he had already gotten up from sitting relaxed. Evidently standing, preparing to do something to Kean.

Lexio clucked, fortunately not losing his balance—falling off the towering fence wall.

Kean jumped up and left first, knowing from the start that Lexio would bother his again. At first, it was a leisurely walk. Gradually, it accelerated a little. However, it stopped deliberately. Very fortunate to have extremely fast reflexes, Kean had already parried Lexio's attack with just one hand.

This was the first time for him, forcing himself to test his skills by attacking Kean. Suffice to say, the moment he saw Alex hiring Kean for either a regular job or a dark profession. Lexio immediately wanted to attack, but that second thought about the risks involved. Hence, he kept undoing it. Now, it didn't matter.

Kean took another step, not caring about Lexio.

Lexio was furious, already chasing Kean and preparing to attack. Again, he failed because Kean's reflexes made it difficult for his, his ankle was grabbed first and ended up being the victim of Kean's slam, which seemed to be so hard that there was a loud thud.

Lexio still lay still, glancing irritably at Kean.

"Shut up!"

Afterward, he left Lexio still lying on the rough ground full of rocks. Yep, the main house area, the courtyard resembled a wilderness. Lexio was awake, but had no intention of interfering.

Instantly relieved, because Kean's resistance was not excessive. Earlier, he had panicked that he would actually become Kean's monthly victim.

"I'm bored!" grumbled Lexio, lying back down.