Fian pov
A rare occurrence occurred when we returned to the mansion. Adzima left Falco's side to go into her room. The Troublemakers and I used the excellent opportunity to approach Falco and ask about something.
Fian:"Captain, can we ask you something?"
Falco:"What?"
Aditya:"When are you going to confess to Adzima, captain?"
All of us then smirked, ready to tease him, but his answer stunned us.
Falco:"Probably, never"
Riski:"What? Why?"
Falco:"I don't deserve something so beautiful and pure, like love"
Ryan:"But everyone deserves to be loved"
Falco:"Not for a monster like me"
After saying that, he immediately left, leaving us speechless.
Tetron:"Honestly, I didn't expect that"
Fian:"No one expected that with the way he acts"
Aditya:"Why does he always think so low of himself like that?"
Tetron:"Somehow, he reminds me of someone"
All of us nodded at Tetron's statement.
Troublemakers:"Yeah"
Ryan:"What happened to him in the past?"
Riski:"Let's just hope he opens up to us later so that we can help him"
Fian:"He won't..... He can't"
Aditya:"We already forced him to be the captain here, and as a leader, he can't show his weakness in front of us"
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Adzima pov
We were all preparing our things while Falco told us about the next person we would meet.
Falco:"The next person is a girl who is able to control metals freely"
Falco:"So, it's better for you to leave your metal-containing things here"
We removed our metal accessories, such as rings, belts, earrings, etc., after hearing that.
Fian:"So, a metal bender like Gimbul?"
Ryan:"I'm a technopath, Fian, and I can only control a few types of metals"
Fian:"But it's the same, isn't it?"
Falco:"Not quite"
Falco:"This girl has no limits, she can control anything that contains metal, no matter how small"
Falco:"As long as she can sense it, she can control it"
Ryan:"Hm, that's interesting"
After getting ready, we headed to a large museum.
Anjas:"This is interesting, I haven't been to a museum in a long time"
Anjas seemed to be thrilled in front of the museum, but then we heard someone tease Anjas.
Voice:"Isn't it because your brain is too small to understand history?"
Anjas quickly turned to Fian in annoyance after hearing that because he assumed it was Fian who said that.
Anjas:"Fian! Why do you have to annoy me all the time?"
Fian:"Hei! It's not me this time"
Fian, who was offended, quickly pointed at Tetron, who was laughing.
Anjas:"Sorry, Tetron!"
We all just smiled and shook our heads when we saw their antics. We then entered the museum and noticed that the inside was still beautifully maintained, despite the fact that there were no other visitors. The items on display in this museum are likewise highly complete, ranging from armour, weaponry, old coins, manuscripts, dinosaur bones, etc. Unfortunately, this museum is incredibly dark and cold, making the mood quite frightening.
Adzima:"Ugh, why do we always go to places like this?"
When we went by an ancient piece of armour, we heard a scratching sounds coming from its direction, which made me shudder even more. I approached Falco and took his hand without realising it. He smiled as he looked at me.
Adzima:"I am really sorry, my prince. I am not good with this stuff"
Falco:"Don't worry, princess"
We could still hear the scraping sounds when we entered the next room. We also began to hear other sounds, such as footsteps that did not come from us and the sounds of knocking on the glass, but we still tried to remain positive.
Elsa:"What's wrong with this museum? Why is the atmosphere here so scary?"
Fian:"Shit, I got some ptsd here"
Aditya:"Me too"
Tetron:"I didn't know you two had trauma with museums"
Fian:"Not with museums, but with scary places"
Tetron:"What happened?"
Ina:"Ah, they did some stupid stuff to Adzima, and then Falco punished them for it"
Aditya:"Captain can be very ruthless when he wants to be"
Tetron immediately laughed after hearing that.
Their antics slightly dilute the atmosphere, which was previously scary, to become quite pleasant. But that didn't last long because, as we arrived at the hall, the sounds we'd heard before reappeared and got closer and closer. Anjas, who was annoyed by the sounds, tried to warn whoever caused the sounds.
Anjas:"Oi! Whoever made those sounds, come out and show yourself, we are not afraid of you"
After Anjas did so, the sounds ceased immediately, and we were relieved.
Fian:"Good job, Anjas"
But silence didn't last long, for we soon heard laughter and footsteps echoing across the hall.
We also heard a grinding sound, similar to teeth being tapped. Not long after that, we heard coins dropping to the floor, followed by metal clashing. We realised that the footsteps we heard were coming from the skeletons and iron armour on exhibit, which were moving and approaching us. We were all so terrified that we instantly yelled and hugged each other. Not long after, someone wearing a black robe and a hood that concealed its entire face appeared. The person then quickly chuckled and greeted us, from its voice, it sounded like a girl's voice.
Voice:"Welcome to our home. Please play with us, we are very lonely here"
The coins that had fallen on the floor then started flying around us.
Voice:"We need friends, please play with us"
Voice:"We will never let you go"
After hearing that, our faces grew pale, and a few of us became so weakened that we nearly fainted from fright. That's when Falco began speaking to the girl.
Falco:"I think that's enough, don't you feel bad seeing your friends in this state?"
Voice:"You're right"
The girl laughed again and took off her robe. It turned out the girl was Santa.
Santa:"Sorry for scaring you guys"
Santa then returned the objects that had frightened us to their respective places.
Qori:"Why did you scare us like that, Santa?"
Santa:"Sorry, but when I saw you guys coming in from the camera, I truly wanted to come up to you and greet you"
Santa:"But when I saw how scared you were, I couldn't help but prank you"
Santa:"But I didn't expect to be able to see something interesting as well"
Santa smirked at us, who were hugging each other. We instantly released our hug and blushed a little, or really blushed in my case, because I was hugging Falco. I then looked at Falco, who was also smiling.
Adzima:"Did you realise that this was all Santa's doing, my prince? Why didn't you tell us anything?"
Falco:"I was amused by your reactions"
When I heard it, I pouted at him, but then he headpatted me. Meanwhile, Santa, who had heard this, laughed once again.
Santa:"I like you, who's your name?"
Falco:"I'm Falco"
Santa:"I'm Santa, nice to meet you"
I puffed my cheeks even more after I heard that.
Falco:"What's wrong, princess? You look like a chipmunk"
I remained silent and did not respond to him in retaliation because he didn't tell me. Falco, on the other hand, suddenly pinched my cheeks and then played with them. Meanwhile, Fian invites Santa to speak with her.
Fian:"Sorry to bust your bubble, Santa, but captain is already with Adzima"
Santa smirked at me again.
Santa:"I can see that"
Santa:"And that's not what I mean, so you don't need to worry, Adzima"
Santa:"So, why are you here, guys?"
Everyone then looked at me, so I removed Falco's hand from my cheek and told Santa.
Adzima:"We are assembling a team of people with extraordinary abilities to save the world from Zalgo and the Soul Devourers will you join us?"
Santa:"It seems interesting, I'm in"
Santa:"By the way, Rima, are you okay?"
Santa:"I could sense a lot of metal inside your body, and it's unnatural for a human to have that much"
Rima:"You can even sense these?"
Rima then turned her nails black and sharp, and then she told Santa what happened to her. When Santa heard that, she became so enraged that several of the metal bars in the museum bent on their own.