I was standing in front of the window. In this winter period, the cold settles outside but there's no sign of snow in sight, due to Madina's coastal location. It's so cold that no bird flies, no thief steals, no person walks, no work progresses. It's at these moments that we know people's true motivations. Do they fly in the air for fun or to migrate? Do they steal to steal or out of necessity? Do they walk to walk or to move around? Do they work to work or to earn? Is she hiding something to hide or to protect? That's the question of the day.
After reading what he brought me, I can't ignore what happened 15 years ago... Apparently, she has forgotten, but I haven't. What does she want to protect? And why is she hiding it? There's a proverb that I really appreciate: "Take letters, mix them, and you'll have words. Mix them and you'll have sentences. Mix them and you'll have a text. Mix them and you'll have a book. Mix them and you'll have a library. And if you haven't found anything, take other letters." Very few truly understand it, but I apply it.
I opened the key drawer near the bed, then took Hori's file. After flipping through a few pages, I was able to find the "key" address. He/she will not be long in coming after taking the letter. Hori was downstairs, so I took the stairs to meet her. I thought she would still be asleep, but no, she was taking off her boots. She had just come back. Even before saying hello, she said:
[Majesty, in comparison to the palace, it's almost finished, only the finishing touches are left].
[Uh... hello Hori.]
While realizing she had made a mistake, she bowed in apology while saying:
[Hello!]
[Tell me, Hori, it was fast though, you barely started the day before yesterday.]
[Indeed, there was an unexpected event.]
[What was it?]
[The city architects hold you in great esteem, which prompted them to create one of the largest and most beautiful palaces in Wirko.]
[Normally, that should slow down construction, not the opposite!]
[In fact, after giving former prisoners a second chance in their lives, they live only for you, with you, and not without you! This also prompted them to all help in construction, physically and financially.]
[I see. While we're at it, we've been working together for a long time, but I know nothing about you!]
[I am honored that you wish to learn more about me. I may disappoint you, but my past is simple. I studied management, besides that, I had a normal life like everyone else.]
[Hori!! I understand, but there's something about you, something that intrigues me. I feel like you're hiding something from me.]
He didn't want to mention it, but she exudes a monstrous aura that engulfs the room, an aura neither good nor bad but deep.
[Hori Ima! Hori Ima!! It's a very interesting name that translates word for word. "Hori" means ordinary person and "Ima" means for the moment, which gives "ordinary person for the moment," which perfectly describes the way I see you. You are capable of more than that, and if you used it to help our kingdom?]
This speech was just to mentally weaken her. In reality, I don't expect any answer because in 1...2...3 "Tiin!! Tiin!!"
The door was still half open and you could see purple-dyed hair sticking out of the slowly opening door. A male voice stated:
[Hello, my name is Karagi Kodo, I am 15 years old, I come from Menlar, from the Wirko continent, pleased to meet you.]
[Hello Karagi, I deduce that you already know the reason for your presence here.]
[Indeed, you have appointed me as the kingdom's military minister.]
For a moment, he looked at himself with a déjà vu look, as if he had seen himself before, even though he had. Once again, he didn't want to mention it, but even Karagi possesses an aura that resembles Hori's but slightly inferior.
[Okay, since you are already here, your first mission will be with Hori. I would like you to make Madina's army the best in Wirko.]
A long silence was heard, then they exclaimed:
[What!!! That's impossible!]
I wonder when they'll stop hiding their origin, where they come from. This should be child's play.
[I hope you won't disappoint me. And to start, go to the small café around the corner, your drinks are already paid for. I have to leave you now.]
[So Karagi, what do you think?]
[Indeed, they didn't lie to us about him. This is the first time I meet him, yet he already knows my favorite drink, mango juice.]
[I tried to make him believe that my favorite drink is coffee, yet here I am with tea.]
[Has he uncovered you or not yet?]
[From our discussion and the mission that has just been entrusted to us, he already knows everything, even our little acting game. Against him, it has no effect.]
[Has he done anything special?]
[No, he just manipulated a king, revived the city, withstood my blows, and put the whole city at his feet, etc...]
[How much do you estimate the use of his power?]
[From what we know currently, he only uses -80%.]
[Now I understand why they fear him so much. Even with a negative strength, he controls everything. I would have a hard time imagining his full power.]
[We have no information about him except that he is the greatest threat the earth has ever known.]
[Does he have bad intentions?]
[Worse! He does as he pleases. By the way, you agree with me, we both come from the organization "P.E.S."]
[Indeed, barely born, he made us enter there.]
[For info, at the age of 2 days, the monster known as Rayo Zighko was the one who chose his own name and surname and he manipulated a person at random to create "P.E.S." in his place. This person is currently the official founder of the organization. He even forced our parents to register us there. That was 15 years ago. Now, we can't really estimate what he is capable of.]
[And what is our ultimate goal?]
[Our goal is nothing other than to force him to use his full potential!]
[You said he does as he pleases. Doesn't he risk controlling all of us?]
[He does what he wants, but he always has good intentions. Note that the current director is a multimillionaire. We, for our origin from P.E.S., are estimated at billions, and he has offered a new life to thousands of inhabitants of Mendika, etc... He is the only one who can create a better world.]
[You mean a world without humans!]
[This general thought that humans and peace are like water and oil and don't mix is false. If he wants, a better world will come. Otherwise, the world will sink into an eternal night where not even the moon will shine.]
Citation: "Shadow is not something bad, since it is light that creates it."