Ayuka and the others tried coming up with a plan on what to do. Ayuka thought, leaning her hand on her chin. "We need to find him. You know he'll end up getting in trouble one way or another. It wouldn't matter to me if there wouldn't people hunting him down like that Vanguard individual, but right now, it's essential."
Yumiko, Kou, and Alina looked at her, but Ralphie continued to twirl around Ayuka from his emotion. Hearts were flying around like snowflakes. "But... Ayuka. We're supposed to look for that girl we met earlier. I'm sure Tim can keep himself from trouble this one time." Explained Yumiko, but Ayuka shared a carefree expression. "Oh? He's probably already found somebody and is about to do something that will cause an uproar. You know, you may be right. He's fine, just like when he went rushing in at Golden Wasakona without restrictions.
"Oh, and when he ended up losing Kou in the Harventona. As well as the Craftsman Island when he escaped you, and so I had to catch up to him. Guess what, in all those events, he kicked up trouble." Yumiko and Kou became embarrassed, slowly looking at each other. "He's definitely going to cause trouble." Both of them spoke simultaneously.
"Okay... So, then... what are we supposed to do?" asked Yumiko, and that's when they noticed Ayuka's mouth shiver, her eyes closing. "I can't believe I'd be the one to say this, but I think we should split into two groups. Me, Ralphie, will look for Tim while you three find the girl." Yumiko and Kou appeared startled to hear Ayuka's decision. "Yeah, I didn't think *you'd* be the one to come up with that decision, but we don't have much of a strategy anyway. I guess we should, huh?" exclaimed Yumiko.
"So, will you do that? I'm sure Alina will help you out in finding the girl. You've seen how she looks, so when you notice her, just walk up to her." They nodded until suddenly Ralphie barged in closer to Ayuka. He was wiggling his butt, hearts spinning in his pupils.
"Alone with Ayuka-swan on a romantic night... isn't this the epic best, Ayuka-swan?!" he was excited, constantly wiggling left and right.
Ayuka calmly moved her eyes behind. "Ralphie..." she tried. He stopped for a moment but right away continued wiggling. "it's an epic bravo, Ayuka-swan!" Ayuka became a bit irritated. "Ralphie!" he stopped momentarily with a smile, clapping his hands together. His eyes still transformed into hearts.
He started to wiggle again. "It's epic, fantastic, Ayuka-swan!" he continued. "Boy voyage~!" in the next moment, Ayuka's heel rammed into his nose. "Ralphie! Keep your epic distractions quieter!" she shouted, and Ralphie collapsed on the snow like a tree.
His heart practically beat out from under his chest. "We need to find Tim, but going to be hard unless he starts a firework show." She claimed.
Yumiko, Kou, and Alina slightly lowered their eyes to meet Ralphie's beaten body. In silence, they raised their heads, noticing Ayuka closing her eyes and expressing calmness. She raised her hand. "Will that be possible? You two aren't very efficient when it comes to searching?" Kou and Yumiko just nodded. They were too afraid to speak.
It irritated Ayuka when a vein popped on her forehead from anger. "Is that clear enough for the two of you?! Will you do it or not?!" that instantly terrified Yumiko and Kou. They saluted to Ayuka, screaming out their hearts. "Yes, ma'am!"
Ayuka sighed, then slowly flapped her hand forward. "Then hurry up and~!" she blinked twice and noticed that Kou, Yumiko, and Alina were already running into the distance. "They're... um... listening, I suppose. Usually, they wouldn't." Ayuka ended with a question mark popping on the side.
She turned to Ralphie, leaned her hands on her hips, and leaned forward. "Yo, Ralphie! Stand up. Ready to go look for Tim?" She noticed that Ralphie's face was between her legs and looked up her skirt, red blood slowly slipping from his nose. "Black... Epic, sexy." He called with a soothing voice.
Ayuka's eyes distorted, becoming pupil-less. "Ralphie!" she shouted, stomping her foot on top of Ralphie's face.
Natan continued walking through the streets, accompanied by Raoul. "You know. I think you were kidding about shooting me back then. You didn't actually want to kill me, did you?" Natan shut his eyes, keeping his arms in his pockets. "If I wanted to kill you... you'd be dead already. I tend not to kill people who don't have bounties on their names." Explained Natan, staying calm.
Raoul grinned, budging in. "But the white-haired pirate had a bounty of $300,000, and you didn't kill him. What was the reason behind that?" Raoul pondered. "Don't tell me you're friends with them or something? I didn't think you'd befriend people with high bounties."
Natan avoided telling the truth. "I don't know them. I'm only searching for Silvio. He's got a bounty that exceeds the white-haired pirate. It's worth my time." Raoul was suspicious of him. "Really? Because I clearly remember that he called you by your real name, Natan. I wouldn't expect him to know your name if you *didn't* work with him in the past." Raoul continued asking.
"All of the pirates are aware of me... My name was shared across the world; Shadow Rider Natan. Pirates like him would come across that name. That's how he knew it." Raoul looked in front, smirking. "Come on... You don't think I'd believe you, right?" Raoul reached for the sword on his back and slashed it at Natan's neck. "Your lies will~!" but Raoul stopped the swing a hair away from Natan's neck.
He noticed Natan tilting a pistol to his forehead, but neither of them continued. "I would keep my mouth shut. I'm not here to fight you or communicate. If I'm lying or not, that's not your job, and mine isn't either. We're going to hunt down Silvio, and then I'll fight you and your blood-lust feeling." Raoul masked his seriousness behind another smile, dragging his sword away. Natan reattached the pistol to his belt.
"You're really serious about this, Shadow Rider, huh? I can't blame you. We both want separate targets, but I guess I will keep my word, and you can keep the choices on where we'll go." Explained Raoul, chuckling.
Natan didn't answer, but suddenly a strong gust of wind passed them. They needed to cover their faces, and noticed a silhouette speeding between them. "Who's there?!" Raoul shouted, but the next moment the shadow vanished.
The gust calmed down, and in an instant, both of them noticed that they had a missing item. Natan was missing his pistol, and Raoul was missing his sword. "Damn it! My blade!" angrily shouted Raoul, looking behind him in hopes of seeing the thief.
Natan looked at his belt, irritated. "That must've been Silvio. I think he's the only person who's afraid of our weapons. We need to find him." Claimed Natan. Raoul looked him in the eyes. "Yeah? Then tell me how are we going to find him?! He's gone, and an assassin like him is most likely going to end up hiding from head-on confrontation!"
Natan wrapped a bracelet around his right arm, giving Raoul another. "That doesn't mean we can't corner him." Raoul looked at the necklace. "My pistol had a sensor on it, and these two bracelets will help us find him." Explained Natan, serious. "And how will this help us? He's too fast for us to catch him? How do you even intend to corner him?"
Natan looked at him. "We'll follow him via this sensor from different directions. He'll most likely stop in front of his hideout, and when he stops at the designated area, we'll surround him. He won't be able to escape us." Natan came up with a plan, and it impressed Raoul.
"Huh. I guess it's worth a shot." He smiled, wrapping the bracelet around his waist. "I didn't think you'd have this type of device built into a bracelet."
Natan stepped forward. "Yeah, not important. Hurry up. We'll both go in different directions, but follow his trail. The device will glow red when the person is moving. When they stop it's green."
Raoul laughed. "Fine by me." Both of them dashed forward, following the assassin who's most likely Silvio.
To be continued...