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509 – Looking for air (4)
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The Last Thunder 510 – Looking for air (5)
Shitone was acting like usual. Even after Alex displayed that kind of behavior, she wasn’t afraid. Unlike Kiyo who was now has developed fear for this certain guy.He should be the prisoner of her family. Someone who should fear them as his kidnapper. But after seeing his expression and listening to his words, Kiyo started to think that they should be the one who fear this guy.As they walked home, the sky turned into a darker orange. The chirps of bird beasts flying over their heads should’ve broken the silence that appeared when they left the park, but the atmosphere between them is just too thick for anything to pierce through.Kiyo glanced at her cute cousin who was carelessly leaning on the shoulder of this person whom she now labelled as ‘the scary guy’. The little girl looked sleepy and didn’t feel aware at all that the guy who was holding her had just threatened to kill her. Kiyo was worried that he would really kill Shitone, because if that happens, she would… She would reall
The Last Thunder 511– Back
By the time they arrived at the Komatsu residence, it was already dark. They entered the same way they had gone, through the back door. After Alex closed the back door and locked it, there was already someone with dark clothes waiting at the end of the hallway, right at the kitchen's doorframe. The person was tall and by how broad the shoulder looks like, the person is a male. The man was wearing a tight veil and a mask, all black in color. He was also wearing black top and bottom, his calves were bandaged and he was wearing some kind of boots with the toes open."Out of my way, shinobi-kun." Kiyo said to the man. She stood in front of the man with a tired look."Kiyo-sama. Pardon me but I have to ask your whereabouts and Haato-san." Said the man with a gruffy and guttural voice. His voice tone was very heavy that if one hears him talking for the first time, that person would think that he's angry."Haato went with me. Shi-chan was fussy and wanted to see a friend." Kiyo said. It was
The Last Thunder 512 – Worrisome
Later on the same day, in the Yuri-Matsuri Inn…Hinako was pacing in the hallway right next to the pond in their inn. Nearby is their one and only guest’s room, but it’s currently empty because the guests were still out. And it’s already half an hour past 9PM. They’ve never been this late.“Where have they gone off to?!” Hinako puffed her cheeks out.They’re not a luxurious hotel like the Red Manor that can have up to twenty guests, even more, in a single reservation. They only have those two guests, so they were precious to her. Not only because they’re actually famous celebrities at the moment (especially one of them), but also because she had also care for them out of habit. They’ve been staying here for more than two weeks, and she had taken a liking to them like her own neighbours.“Aaaa~!!” Hinako patted her cheeks a few times as Daisuke walked in on her doing that.Daisuke was standing behind her, so she didn’t notice him at all. Her brother saw her strange behavior and decided
The Last Thunder 513 – Sweet Stew
The next morning, Jai woke up to the sound of giggles and laughter echoing in the room.He fluttered his eyes open and saw that the lights were off. But the room was lit by the natural light that comes from the opened door and window. Jai peered over to the left and saw a familiar person dancing with the fairies.‘Ah… Darrion’s awake. He’s okay.’ Jai unconsciously smiled a calm smile. He felt better seeing Darrion dance with the fairies and looked alright.He yawned sliently and began moving his body, stretching the sore muscles. As he moved, he noticed his body wasn’t that numb like before. He actually felt freshened, although the sleepiness is quite intoxicating to interact again.He didn’t notice the purple fairy that was sitting right next to his pillow. The fairy noticed him moving around and immediately tilted over to look at him. “Oh, are you awake, Jai?”Jai glanced up at it, blinking slowly a few times while evening his breathing to get his senses better. “Yes…”The purple fa
The Last Thunder 514 - Seers are weird
Waji approached them while bringing something. “Here. This is for you.” Waji said.Darrion took the wrapped gift. It was slightly rectangular and wrapped in leaves and roots. It was as big as a medium pie box. He turned it around and inspected it before asking: “What is this?”“It’s Treetop Tea leaves and Flower Pudding in a jar. There are two jars in there for you two. And I have also put treats for your pet.” Waji said.Jai looked at Waji with a curious smile. “For Shoru?”Waji nodded. “I think she would like that. It’s also healthy. But just once a day if possible, we don’t want her to overeat herself.”Darrion smiled. “Shoru is not a glutton. But thank you, Waji!”Jai nodded. “Yes, thank you.”Waji nodded. “You are welcomed. Are you alright to go now?”Darrion hummed as he hugged the gift. “I don’t think Jai can go now. He just woke up, you see? And he hasn’t eaten another serving of the delicious stew.”Jai glanced at his friend with a flat look. “Don’t tell me you’re the one wh
The Last Thunder 515 – Picking up the pup
A man with moustache and beard bent over under the bed. “Come here, little doggy. You haven’t eaten anything since yesterday night.”A pair of violet eyes stared back at the man’s onyx eyes. The gaze was droopy. There was no excitement at all in them, and the little creature looked tired.He reached out to the puppy slowly with his gloved hand. “Come on.” He smiled, trying to be friendly so that the cute puppy wouldn’t be afraid of him and would want to come out.But the puppy only stared at him before lying its head down to the ground and closing its eyes. She ignored him.He looked at it sadly before sighing. It pained the man to see a little creature like this, but he couldn’t force it to go out if it didn’t want to.He pushed himself to stand up. He donned his helmet again and got out of the room, which was the sleeping quarters in their post.He closed the door and took a left. He was worried about the little dog, but since he couldn’t convince it to go, he should get someone els
The Last Thunder 516 – Pride but not arrogant
Jai walked the post’s hallway with Shoru and the winged monkey. He immediately went to the sleeping quarters when the soldiers told him that his Shoru was hiding there. He knew she must be uncomfortable with so many unknown people around. And he was glad that she was finally around him again.He reached up with his left hand and rubbed her head softly with his index finger. She let him and even licked his finger adoringly.She didn’t seem to be bothered by the winged monkey on his right shoulder, as did him. He let the monkey fly to him to see whether it was a violent creature, but it turned out that the monkey was not harmful. It was friendly. It perched on Jai’s shoulder and did not attack him. Not even a scratch.Jai looked up at the interesting creature, swiping his eyes on its winged shoulder. The monkey saw him faced its direction and looked at him, finding him looking at something behind it. The monkey turned around but did not see anyone. Then it heard the human laughed.“Pard
The Last Thunder 517 – Back to Shouha
Jai felt something wet touching his cheek multiple times. It was soft and familiar, and it woke him up from his slumber. He fluttered his eyes open saw the familiar puppy licking his cheek. Jai smiled. “Good morning, Shoru.”Shoru barked softly and her tail wiggled happily. “Wuf!”Jai sat up as Shoru jogged around him with her tail wiggling. He took the little wolf into his arms and rubbed her back, letting her bask in his presence and receive his affection, to which the little wolf happily receives.He saw Darrion sleeping on the futon next to him. The blonde’s mouth was open but he wasn’t snoring. Darrion is not a noisy sleeper, and he was grateful. There was only one time he snored. It was when they were in the Corus Mausoleum. The blonde windlet wasn’t really comfortable when they walked through the hallways of the place, he remembered the blonde saying that the place’s wind was weird or something. Poor guy had hard time sleeping if Jai wasn’t there.But today, Darrion looked like
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The Last Thunder 611 – Baby Shower (2)
Jai felt something wrapped around his stomach from behind. He immediately looked down to his waist, spotting two smaller sized hands coiling on his waist.‘A kid, obviously. But who is it?’ Jai wondered. This was a baby shower event, so he wasn’t feeling weird if children attend too. The question is, who is this kid?He tried to turn around to look at the hugger, but the kid was hugging him tight. It wouldn’t be hard to push it, but he was reluctant because it’s a kid. He knew there’s nothing he could do but ask.“Oh? Hello? Is there anything you need?” Jai asked with a friendly tone.He could hear giggles, but the kid didn’t answer his question.“Oh are we playing guess?” Jai asked.More giggles.“It’s a boy.” Someone whispered from his left side. A familiar voice yet he could not name.“Hey!” The boy protested.But from that tone alone, Jai could already figure out who it is. So he said. “Hello, Ruta-kun.”The kid let him go and Jai could finally turn around. True, it was Ruta. The
The Last Thunder 610 – Baby shower (1)
On the day when the baby shower was held, Jai arrived at the place with Baji.The venue is in a mansion in the North Town. Jai hadn’t been in that certain neighbourhood, but he finally understood that the North Town is the place for the riches, and the neighbourhood they were in is probably among the richest. The mansion building is tall, and the garden is so wide. There’s a medium sized pond with two gazebos on the side, and then there’s also a small orchard on the right side of the mansion.Baji leaned in to whisper something. “The party is in the back garden. And keep your mouth shut, please. You’re a famous guy and I don’t want you looking stupid.” Then he leaned back.Jai immediately closed his unconsciously parted lips and recited the plan. He couldn’t, of course, confront an important figure of a clan in a crowded venue. So Baji and Gilbert had made a plan to help him talk alone with Fuuji Fu in the venue. He just have to make sure he could deal with the ‘fans’, though he hoped
The Last Thunder 609 – Invitation
It isn’t a doubt that Cynthia was reluctant to share that information with Harris because Jai was there. So Jai proposed to the brunette to re-visit the place later in the day to ask about it.Baji was there when they returned, and Jai immediately told him about the findings he got also to consult about the Fiery Lotus.Baji crossed his arms on his chest and nodded in acknowledgement. “It’s fortunate that a promising lead is finally here. We’re sorry for the late initiative from our part. We should’ve worked harder.”He didn’t think that he would receive an apology from Baji. But it showed that the man is a responsible person. Jai shook his head. “It’s alright. From the start, it was already a scavenger hunt. But do you know anything about either of those?”Baji fixed his seating before he explained. “Well about the Chief of Fuuji, he’s a strict person on males. He’s nice to females, and he’s really into babies. There’s only one male person he had shown his friendly side to in public,
The Last Thunder 608 – Not on the first one
“So uhh, this person whom you mentioned before with Tsubasa is a very important person. And you want to ask him about Alex?” Darrion asked when they were in the carriage, heading back.Jai narrowed his eyes. “Why aren’t you being straightforward?”“I’m a bit tired from today. There are so many deliveries like yesterday. But ahh… I’m more tired in trying to understand what they say.” Darrion said with nervous smile.Jai forgot that his friend is not adept in Shouha language, it must be hard to work without understanding what anyone is saying.“Sorry.” Jai apologized.Darrion nodded. “It’s fine. Let’s just stick to no name for now, if possible. I… Can’t really erect a barrier right now.”“Sure.” Jai nodded. “The… Family, you know, told me about him. Saying that he is the first person we can ask about Alex. But he has a very high standing, as you’ve listened to me and the father talked about him, so it won’t be easy to talk to him.”“I see. So that’s why you go to them. They can be consi
The Last Thunder 607 – A Favor
"Sorry if it's too much of me to ask." Jai said."Oh no, no. It's fine. But my mother is not at home though, is that alright?" Yuta asked as he turned to Jai and Darrion behind him."It's alright. It's very sudden after all." Jai said."Alright then. Would tea be alright?" Yuta asked."Yes. It's fine. Thank you." Jai answered.Fu Fuuji is the head chief of one of the notorious Ten Guardian Clans, the Fuuji clan. After leaving the Komatsu’s residence, he was thinking about how to get in touch with this person. And the Akamine clan is the first thing that came into Jai’s mind.While they don’t really owe him a favor, this family is the closest connection that he has to the Fuuji clan, because they’re also one of the Ten Guardian Clans.Also, he knew that it’s not guaranteed that he would get an audience with Fu Fuuji through the Akamine. There’s a possibility that they are enemies with each other. But he would at least try to ask. So here they were, in the Akamine clan’s residence.Yuta
The Last Thunder 606 – Arrangement
Returning to the present.“Little Sparks. Fiery Lotus. What the hell are those?” Jai asked as they left the compound.“Quiet down. You’re gonna get us killed for that.” Claude remindedJai turned around and talked in slight whisper. “If it’s associated with the Queen, that means it’s very private. In the North Town, in a community place like thing. It doesn’t ring any bells from the previous search. Do you know anything about it?”He saw an empty horse mount coming in their direction and waved it.The mount stopped in front of them and they immediately climbed in the carriage. “Southeast Windlet Post Office.” He told the horse mount driver.Weaving the air barrier thicker, Claude replied. “I don’t. I’m a hunter, not a mercenary. How do you suppose I know these things?”Jai smiled shortly with a shrug. “Maybe? Ah… But this is a major progress in the case. At least we know he’s not dead, and it will take more effort to rescue him now.” Jai smiled.Claude stared at Jai suspiciously. “Why
The Last Thunder 605 – Red meets Red
They were led to a corridor which have several doors across from each other. Alex immediately knew they are resting rooms, because he could see a bed from one of the opened doors.One of the committees, the previous guy who shot the Cloud Viewing Rune in the ceremony, pulled his hood down, showing his blonde hair. Then he turned around while the other committees went past him, leaving him to deal with the new freshmen batch.“Good morning. My name is Liam. I am one of the guild members and I am one of the supervisors of the freshmen. Well, not really supervisor, but I’m the one they put in charge to look after you when the super seniors are out. Like right now. Oh and umm, I’m not alone. I have my friends with me to look after you. So please don’t do anything rash, because we outpower you by a lot. And we prefer not to hit you, because you’re a potential junior. Please be nice to each other, okay?”Alex didn’t really pay attention. He stopped listening when he uttered the fourth sente
The Last Thunder 604 – The ceremony
That morning on the day when Jai went to the Komatsu’s house, Alex had already settled in ‘the place’.He wasn’t familiar with the kingdom, as such, he didn’t know where he was taken to.And since he was late, he was grouped with those who were also late. Many eyes stared at him when he entered the room—it was an average room with beds—reserved only for those who arrived late.Apparently, those who arrived first had attended the ceremony and the first phase—and those who were late had to attend on their own. But they would be gathered together after that, and he would be able to meet his roommate. That was what Master Fu said yesterday when he dropped him off. But the old man wasn’t lying.He went through a sleepless night—because there were many others here that he didn’t know and he wasn’t keen on getting surprise attacked in the middle of his sleep. But the night went by uneventfully, fortunately.He and the others were given a tray of scone and tea to start the day. He didn’t eat
The Last Thunder 603 – Fiery
“Don’t. Test. Me.”Jai’s eyes glowed brighter for a second as he emphasized the last words.The civilians, of course flinched at his threat. All of them knew him as a humble and righteous young man. Always smiling and looked very kind. They never knew this side of him. That’s why they were very surprised. The Kizuato group wasn’t included though, they were there exactly to prevent Jai doing what he planned to do.Akane, who had have enough of her parents’ plan, stood up.“Akane-chan!” Rio tried to stop her, but she went anyway and spoke.But instead of retaliating at the guest in their house like the rest of her family, she was looking at her mother instead. “Just tell him, mother!”Rio frowned deep at her. “What are you saying, Akane?”Akane gritted her teeth. “Just tell him!! If you tell him, no one will be hurt!”Rio shut her mouth and swallowed, but she didn’t say anything.Akane looked at her mother with bewildered expression. “If you don’t, then I will.” She turned to Jai. But
