A Guild Request
Onto his teen, Jaino and Judith's past flash back~
To an office, a teen boy— Jaino —with two sheathed swords on his waistline was called by the guild master. Wearing spectacles, a bearded veteran man behind the table speaks, "I'd received a letter from your father Zahamara. It's better if you read it instead. Here."
After receiving the folded paper, he flips it open to take a glance. "My father wants a spy. But why here in the association?"
"Dunno. But since it's your folks, I'll send you as our agent. You won't probably ignore this."
"You know? I hate knight jobs. That's why I take part here instead of going school."
"Self-study is good, but you earn no certificate boy. And you won't learn to be prideful."
With his confident, Jaino smiles. "I don't mind. I can showcase my skill with my dual wield. He he he. And of course, rules don't matter if your life is at stake or you need money as long as it won't send you imprisonment."
"Such confident. Go now. Just think about the reward. Remember our motto. We're not doing this for the people, we're doing this for the rewards."
Night comes after few days have passed.—to the upper eastern of the wide island, backtracking away starting from the bay, the appointed place is an ordinary village named Pirmlinth. There are few soldiers assigned by the Eastern General for peace and order.
Personifying a common civilian peddler, the teen Jaino, while he walks in the land street, he loudly yells repeatedly his propaganda in clear and good voice, and well tone that other sellers do. He's carrying basket with top covered by soft cotton fabric and its inside is containing boiled eggs in two different species. Restricted to wield both of his swords in public, the sheathed dagger inside his short pants' pocket is the sole personal protection.
Some of the bystanders and night workers, including two guards and an archer each of them has bought from him three pieces of boiled eggs for twenty coppers, to save one copper.
A man heads out his house while his woman watches at him from the window. He buys the other breed of boiled egg— containing formation of premature chick and some has feathers already —in the price of ten coppers.
Before the man could crack the egg, Jaino speaks, "Sire, in this cold night that can boost energy in romance battle." The other customers laugh.
Being amused, the man replies, "Still a child, are you? You already know those."
Jaino mumbles, "It's not like we on my age don't do it."
"What did you say?" has asked by the man.
"Nothing..."
The other man replies, "He said, it's not like we on my age don't do it. What a child."
Jaino's sweats come out his forehead while he becomes embarrassed. He just glances at the man's house where the wife is resisting to laugh. He thinks, Does that woman hear our conversation?
"This boy will be an enemy of women someday. Mark my words," has said by the man, followed by the customers' laughter.
To another street, Jaino ventures. Leaning on the wall in someone's yard, an alone teen boy with corneas of reptile nods at Jaino. That teen has bought one egg, in exchange of a rolled paper instead of seven coppers. And then Jaino continues his propaganda again as they depart to each other.
I never expect Amono managed to sneak in the syndicate. So those law breakers are searching for the remaining stocks of illegal products. And my father wants me locate these couple and pursue them to surrender behind the eyes. He should give me their images and address.
Days have passed; now, on another land street, still on his part-time business, he reaches to a mansion gate, near to the public's children park. He feels uneasy gazing at the mansion far from the gate. To the park he settles, and a girl— on his age —sitting alone in a bench is present for the moment.
He sits to another bench for a rest. He settles the basket besides him. And he leans his back to the backrest. He gazes at the sky and his eyes narrow. Later it will be noon. Few days will come, it will turn my skin dark. His eyes suddenly swing to see the teen girl alone in another bench. Her pink whole dress with the gorgeous designed skirt and her braid hair reaching below her shoulders can mistake her as a doll. What a beauty.
The girl finds him staring at her. She shows her tongue, taunting Jaino,
who closes his eyes. After exhaling the air, he gusts it out. What a nasty attitude... but I find it... nah... I don't like her attitude. He can't help but want to look again. He glances, to only find her looking back at him.
"Yuck! Eww! Disgusting!" has said by that girl.
Anger boils his blood, Jaino musters himself to ignore and be patient. He picks up an egg from the basket and cracks its shell. After he has finished peeling, he puts some salt on the egg and he eats it. He then pours some spicy coconut vinegar on his mouth. This food has always been tasty. He hears the growl of someone's stomach and he glances at to see the girl averting her face, down sidewards. "Hey—"
"Mind your own business!" She hops standing and walks away.
His hand turns to fist. That girl, I hate her at all! And too late to realize he's grappled the egg. Ah... my bad! Forgive me my grace.
To someone's vacant lot he finds that girl alone observing the leaves on the trees. "Hey."
"Have you been following me!" has replied by the girl.
"Easy easy. I don't have any ill intentions. Here take this," he has said while he's handing her the two eggs.
She leans her lower arms to her stomach. "I don't accept foods from commoners!"
"You're not good at lying. It doesn't matter whoever we are in times of hunger. Just eat, and we can forget everything after this." Her stomach growls again and Jaino smiles.
The drastic situation has unable her to bear the pride. She gazes at to the left. "At least teach me how to eat it properly."
"Sure!"
Days have passed. Into this twin full moons of the night, the teen boy Amono Hestia Galossom is chased by a group of people, from the syndicate, roaming in the abandon squatter area. Two members manage to capture him from escaping. Another three people have reach the place. "We can't allow this pest infesting our business. Kill him." One of his members a male groans while falling down revealing the sword dug on his back to the stomach.
Rushing of footsteps, Jaino reveals himself and stabs the other member. He slashes the other one. And Amono overcomes the big man his captor and knocks that person unconscious on the ground. Overwhelming by his fear, the leader of group turns nervous and releases his fireballs to those teens. Jaino evades and moves across those projectiles. And he stabs the caster to shut that person's conscious to the deepest slumber. The teen Amono Hestia speaks, "You don't hold back again."
His eyes are in tears. Jaino replies, "You don't stop me."
"I like you fight like that. Well done. I be going and inform the Eastern General about the unholy graveyard of victims." Jaino you're such a poor person to can feel what other feels.
Days have passed; now he's on his sideline business again. "I've been searching for you," has said by the same girl with braid hair. She's attired of commoner slacks and dirty formal white long sleeve; and she wears a straw hat. Her stomach growls again.
"What a pushover," has replied by the teen Jaino. He smiles.
"Don't mind the not necessary!"
Each of his customers cheers while those two travel the products across the whole village until the basket runs out of stock.
Jaino goes out from his dealer's store. He speaks to the girl, who has given her name, Judith, "Thanks to you, we earn three times than my usual earnings."
"It's not like I have anything to do," has replied by the teen Judith. Jaino hands her a pouch of money. "I don't accept money from commoners."
"This is not mine." He grabs Judith's hand, as the girl feels awkward. He then puts the pouch onto her palm. "It's actually yours. It's the fruit of your effort." The girl somehow feels the warmth on her chest.
Another day again, without realizing, those two have grown their mutual accompany. "Look, I have now learn to use my ability," has said by the teen Judith. "Nails!" And two nails fall down a yard distance from her fingers. "Should I be going to school?"
Being amused along by a bit of jealous, Jaino replies, "That's better, but you should find a master."
"Have you known of someone?"
"I know of a bit of information about activ, the Karagana Tribe. But no one knows where they are now. It's better if you hone your skill with yourself. You can become a master someday. We don't know."
"Tch..."
Days have passed again, now, the teen girl Judith has able to control the floatation of those nails. She keeps her concentration.
While watching at her from a far, the teen Jaino is leaning to a tree. And leaning behind that tree is Amono Hestia.
Amono Hestia speaks, "You're dating another girl again."
"Don't assume this like that," has replied by Jaino. "So, what now?"
"You're right. The mansion near the park is more than suspicious. Four of my men are injured. They encounter three people beyond our expectation. They confirmed that the couple of our task is the owner of that mansion and also among in the encounter."
"It can't be helped. We need to finish our job before we'll get attach to this place. It's such pity, there would be no negotiation behind the eyes."
Another night has come. Into her luxurious bedroom, the teen Judith onto her bed is tightly hugging her pillow. Remembering Jaino's parting words, she can't help but get angry. I hate you Jaino! I hate you! Die! Die! She inhales and— Die! —throws the pillow to a wall. Tears flow from her eyes, she wipes it. This is so sudden. Why can't you stay..? Without knocking, her maid enters the room and asks her to come near.
Meanwhile, inside the Mansion, near the park, Jaino and Amono manage to sneak in the entrance hall. Jaino thinks, I can't help but feel a great gathering of sorrow under this place. They've located the hidden door near the stairs. And after they've went down, they find a file of dead norims including children and teens. They also find crates piled near the wall. Despite the stinging stink of dead bodies, Jaino can't help but to endure the jet lag and try to absorb the sorrow, surrounding around. He speaks, "Amono, if I berserk, kill me if I harm innocent. They are still alive probably around there."
And Amono gazes to another hallway where Jaino has pointing. I will protect them. Don't worry.
Steps echo from another hallway, and a woman, the maid, reveals herself with the teen Judith as her hostage. Jaino thinks, Shit! What's the meaning of this!
To another pathway, a couple reveals themselves that Judith recognizes. She yells, "Mother, father! What's the meaning of this! Jaino, run! I feel something wrong will happen!"
"Shut up, child!" has yelled by the maid. "You two, if you make a move. This child will die."
"If we disobey?" has asked by Jaino. Shocking her along by the feeling of abandon, Judith stares at Jaino. The couple moves to attack. Amono Hestia stomps his foot to the floor. The place is shaken by the tremor making the maid outbalance as well as the couple.
As the teen Jaino moves, he thinks, Now, I know why Judith hasn't been eating properly. These parents of her are already dead. He stabs the woman in the thorax. And he stabs the man into the same place. Judith who falls to the ground stares at the approaching Jaino. Maintaining the maid outbalances, Amono Hestia stomps his foot again, And Jaino speaks near to the maid's face, "It's rare to see a puppeteer this day." And he punches her face. "But it's wrong to use our own kind as tool, you should also respect their death!" And he knees her stomach.
The woman's mouth vomits of blood. As she unexpectedly leans onto the wall. She laughs loudly. "I curse you! You think you can stop us? No one can stop the syndicate! Rise my servants!" The limbs and torsos of those filed dead bodies are jerking.
And Jaino speaks, "Forgive me! I'm the person who won't allow such a thing!" He knocks the maid unconscious. And he lets her body falls down onto the floor.
Judith runs towards her mother and father. She cries. She asks, "What have you done, Jaino?"
Jaino replies, "Had you not been eating those days we hadn't meet? You should probably aware of their negligence. They probably dead before we met"
"No, I've seen you killed them right before my eyes—"
Jaino gazes down, yet the stinging stink of dead bodies can't help to relieve his feelings.
"—what are you Jaino?"
"I'm nothing but a working hunter, a messenger, and a spy right now. The same Jaino who you know before."
"What had my parents done? And why had they deserved to die? Am I be living alone again?" She didn't hear any replies. "Please, speak to me." She points her finger at him. "Nails." But nothing happens no matter how much she calls.
He holds her hand and he helps her rise. He gives her a hug and he caresses her head.
She cries.
Few weeks have passed after the tragic. The guild receives huge honor of their accomplishment. And the child prince specially awards Jaino on his deeds. Although the syndicate is still roaming with their illegal business. At least the soldiers and the Area Generals carry out more awareness and strictness onto their security for the civilians' safety. The Exceptional General in tasked with pursuing the syndicates of illegal selling of sorse blood products manages to rescue more sorses and arrest suspects. They even have hidden the confiscated products, in respect for the sacrifices.
"What's with the long face," has asked by the teen Kilie to Jaino. "You're spacing out again." Trying to push Jaino from hugging her while they are on the bed. Her strength loosens while Jaino stiffly hugs her. She can feel him crying silently. "Jeez, you're showing your weakness with me again. The more I hate you. Brother, you should not be on my room anymore. We're getting old. It's becoming awkward. Go back to my sister's bedroom."
"Kilie, please let me. Until I forget about her."
"Are you scared? You should tell her that you like her."
"That I can't. She had seen me stabbed her parents. I can't be the person worthy to be by her side. Please help me forget about her."
"You've fallen in love with her, do you?"
"I hate those words. But, yes, I miss her."
"You're a coward. You see. I never find anything that can help you. Alright, how about, accept the offer. Bear the obligation of the clan. Then, I request you to lean me money and help me have my own business. Can you do that? Maybe if you get serious in the clan, you can forget about her."
"Anything. I can't assure. But, I try."
~
Teaching shall help us in future
Listen to advise and comment
Those information might helpful