"Hey, are you hurt?"
"Eh?"
"Wha—what's with that reply!"
"Uhh... Sorry about that. "
"What for?~"
"For my bad reply. Really? "
"Pff, ya... Sorry about earlier too. "
"Earlier? Did you do something bad earlier?"
"Ya, I didn't manage to save your friend, and I leaded you to danger.... "
"No, no, it wasn't your fault. It was mine I decided to save my friend out in blue, so you don't have to be guilty. "
"I was guilty! I was the gifted one. I was an awakened human, yet—yet I can't even save a single person. And I even endangered the life of my precious friend."
Droplets of tears started coming out from Kim two brownish eyes.
rein was in dazed not knowing what to do in that situation. He then took out his sweaty shirt and tried to wipe it on Kim face.
"wha—what's that?! "
"A helping hand. "
"That—that's not helping at all! "
"Oh, sorry, sorry—I just learned it on movies. I found out that's what they do when a woman cries. "
"What movie did you watch anyway?! "
"I didn't know. I just caught a little glimpse from it. " Rein cheerlessly said.
Rein doesn't had a television from their house. He was too poor even just to buy one. Also when he wanted to buy one. He couldn't, for those money are for her mother medical fees.
"Caught a little glimpse from it, where? "
"....."
Rein was deadly silent. He doesn't want to talk about those things.
He doesn't want to say that he just caught a little glimpse of it from a street vendor that sells television.
"Okay, so you don't want to talk about it? Don't worry. I don't really mind. But I do mind about that shirtless outfit of yours. "
"Sorry, I wear it again."
"Don't you have any extra shirts? "
"I had, but I have to return into my room. "
"Is your room far? "
"Not much far from here. "
"Then go to your room and change that sweaty outfit of yours! "
"Don't wanna. "
"Why?"
"Can't throw out this amazing moment. "
"....."
Kim cheeks were all blushing in red. She doesn't know what to reply from rein sudden words.
A word that could make her heart pound rhythmically. She then averted het gaze from rein and took out the purple badge from her pocket.
"Uhmm, here Rein! "
Rein then intently gazed at the purple gem,
"Purple Candy? "
"What candy!? " Kim pouted her cheeks.
"Common, I was just messing with you. "
"Fine, I forgive you if you immediately wear that badge. "
"Okay, okay. "
Rein then sat on the wooden bench and Kim followed alongside with him.
The purple square-like gem were too beautiful as Rein raised it on the nightmarish sky. His eyes widened in astonishment.
"I—I don't deserve this Gem. This is too precious for me to have. " Rein handed the jewel into Kim nightmarish gloves.
"It is yours. Also I had an much cooler one, probably much cooler than yours. " Kim covered her laughing smile.
"Really? Then thanks. "
"You're welcome. "
★
The two of them were talking happily under the nightmarish sky. Laugh and smiles were all over be seen unto their faces.
As rein started to get low on topic. He then thought of anything that would please her.
He gaze at the flawless figure of Kim. She was wearing a shiny blue gown with a nightmarish gloves as a perfect add on to her beauty….
"Anyway, you look beautiful tonight."
"You'd just found out?" Kim pouted her cheeks. "Well, I can't blame you, for that's who you really are."
Baffled, Rein ask a question, "What do you mean by that?"
"Well what I mean is, ' you don't care about your world."
"What?! That's so untrue! "
Rein was confused about Kim sudden reply. He was told that he's an a person that doesn't care about his world. What does she mean by that? Rein is always talking care about his world and the surrounding nature's; he even analyze it, like the mission he accomplished from the artificial realm. He always investigate and analyzed it all without fail, so why is he told that "he doesn't care about his world?"
Kim then stood up from the wooden bench. She took a few steps away from rein—then shifted her trim body, and said,
"Just kidding, what I really meant is. You can't understand a girl's heart, especially mi… Well, See ya Tomorrow Rein! I be going first. Probably sister Cecil is looking for me. "
Rein was confused, but he just waved his hand for a reply to her leave.
He was in daze for a few moment, but stopped when he had a little knowledge about the situation,
"So that's what she meant, I can't understand a girl's heart. "
"Yeah, you really can't. Because you are just a brat! Hahaha. "
"A brat?"
Rein was confused why someone called him a Brat, but when he looked defiantly on it,
"General Vrekerd? "
It was general vrekerd. He was wearing an red cloak with a new curly hairstyle. Unlike his usual outfit where he wears an golden chest plate armor and a large broad sword attached from his back, it was unusually fascinating.
His dark and wrinkled complexion started to get more brighter and smooth, like he isn't experiencing any bad problems in the last few months.
"What are you staring at!? Do I look like a ghost or something?"
"No, sorry, sorry. You just look different than the usual."
"Of course!! I tried my best to change unto this outfit just to look good on this awarding ceremony. Yet you—you didn't come, and why is that?"
"Oh, I—I was uncomfortable."
"Uncomfortable?!" General vrekerd roared, "didn't you know that the king had given you a badge? A badge that shows your status as a knight!?"
"Oh, this?" Rein showed the purple square-like gem.
"Yes, that!! " General vrekerd replied, "Wait, how did you got that? Oh that beautiful girl, yes, yes. What a lucky boy you are. "
"Lucky?"
"Yeah, you're lucky. I heard from the crowd earlier, that girl is quiet famous and gifted. Maybe you even had a chance on her hehehe."
Rein was disgusted by the grinning smile of General vrekerd,
"I take my word back. You are the same nothing change from you."
"What nothing change?! I'm much cooler from before! Even Cecil didn't talk to me earlier because of my awesome outfit."
"Yea, yea. I be going now. Because I will die here from annoyance."
Rein then stood up from the wooden bench picked up the wooden sword from his side and shoved it into the sand.
Without a word to say. He then walk out.
"Ahh, wait rein."
Rein turned to reply, " What?"
"Tomorrow will be the gathering of the unawakened and the awakened earthlings. You be brought into an low-class dungeon as a scout… You'd what I asked you right?"
"Yes, I remembered. No matter what happens I won't let my teamate get hurt."
"Thanks."
Rein then nodded his head and walk away from the training grounds. He was headed into his room to change his sweaty shirt and to ready his belongings.
He was walking on the first floor of the palace and he still can't imagine how large and big it is. He then gazed at his side and can still see the large open gate where there are many people eating and dancing around. It was loud. The way the large bass drum gets hit by a small wooden stick still gets echoing into his ears.
He decided not to enter the party and head straight unto the stairs.
He was leisurely walking along the stairs without anything in thought but food to eat. Until he yawned and bumped into someone.
"Thud."
"Oh! sorry, sorry I wasn't looking."
Rein then helped the one that he bumped into the stairs. And he had found out it was a girl—he was ashamed not knowing what to say,
"Umm, sorry are you alright? "
"Yes, yes I'm alright. Wait… Rein?"
"Ms, Emmy?" Rein was in dazed, "Ahh, I'm very sorry Ms, Emmy i—I didn't mean it. I wasn't looking!"
"It's okay. Also no need for formalities were classmate remember? Emmy is enough."
"Okay, I understand. For now on I call you… Emmy."
"Then, we're alright. I be heading first now. Pina is still waiting for me—I just changed my outfit a little because a reckless someone stained a drinks in it."
"Okay, then I be heading off too. Bye."
"Bye."
Emmy then shifted her body and walked downwards the stairs.her hair were blue instead of black and she was wearing an bright purple gown with a white gloves.
She was really beautiful. The way boys gaze at her when she entered the gate of the party were pretty amazing.
As rein didn't imagined it. He was gazing at her back—lean physique.
He then averted his gaze from her and start walking upwards the stair. But in a few fraction of moments. Someone called his named.
"Rein!!"
Waving her hands, it was Caroll with Craymark on his side.
She was carrying an black tray with unknown foods with it. But all of it were all meats and chicken. There were no rice. Rein wanted to eat rice.
Caroll then appeared outside the large gate. Leaving the party, She and his brother Craymark then head towards rein.
As rein doesn't want to bother them climbing the stairs. He then walked down,
"Rein!"
Responding to Caroll calls rein then nodded his head.
"Hey rein, Here! I heard that you haven't eaten yet." Caroll said.
"Than—thanks."
"Oh, and also my brother and I will dance in the party. Wanna join?"
"Hey! why are you entering me on it… Awhh!!" Caroll punched Craymark stomach.
Caroll were too shy to ask rein to dance. So she just entered her brother as an excuse.
"Sorry, actually I'm tired and sleepy. Can't we just do it another day?" Rein replied.
"But, but, but. Today is the only day…."
"Oh common, don't bother rein, he wanted to sleep!"
"Nooo!!" Craymark towed her little sister or of rein's sight.
Rein then released a deep sighed and headed towards his room again,
"Hays, what's with today?"