CHAPTER 26
Entitled Ones Are The Most Difficult Ones To Deal With!
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A few minutes after the battle between Kitsune and Kira.
Both of them; were returning to the demon basecamp, where others were.
But before they could get there; Kitsune suddenly stops in her tracks and seems to remember about something.
(Ah, I forgot to deal with them...) < Kitsune >
Kitsune thought to herself as she stop walking entirely and gazes at the blue skies.
All while, Kira was still heading towards the basecamp, as he didn't seem to notice Kitsune's strange behavior.
(Well, it's better than doing nothing-ne~~) < Kitsune >
Kitsune also didn't seem to care much about Kira's presence as well.
「...」
'Cause the next moment; a small magic circle formed beneath her feet. And in an instant, she teleported herself somewhere else.
◆West Borderline◆
After getting the orders to withdraw from the battlefield by the President himself.
Every Soldier and Warrior class were coming back to the basecamp. As some of them had deep wounds, or just carrying the injured ones.
Even the three commanders, who were in-charge of leading the army also had to retreat.
And right now, these commanders were inside a huge tent, sitting on couch.
「..I've never thought that I would be retreating from the battlefield itself...」< Andrew >
Suddenly, Adnrew the cyborg mutters as he looks defeated.
「*Sigh*... Well, it's Mr. President we're talking about. So, he must have a reason for this.」< Ryan >
Ryan said with calm and optimistic tone.
「Hump~!」
All while, Zo was merrily eating cake and pastries, without a care.
「*Knock* *Knock* Excuse me, commanders.」< Jack >
And lastly, the last commander who was in-charge of the basecamp---Jack enters the tent while holding a laptop in his right arm.
「Ah, Jack-dono! Can I have some more cakes or pastries, please?!」< Zo >
「「...」」
Upon seeing Jack's arrival; Zo delightfully asked for more pastries. While Andrew and Ryan just watches him entering the tent, without a word.
「Zo-dono. Cakes and pastries were just finished up. So, I'm afraid there's none left to give you...」< Jack >
Jack said as he bows his head in apology.
「Well, it didn't matter all that much. So, it's fine.」< Zo >
To which; Zo didn't got upset nor care about it. As he puts both hands behind his head, in resting position.
And now, Jack shits his attention towards Andrew and Ryan, who were still silent.
「Ummm....Andrew-dono and Ryan-dono. Is there something wrong?」< Jack >
「'Wrong'? I'm more interested about President-sama's decisions--to make us retreat from the battlefield with such shame!」< Andrew >
Andrew soon burst out in anger as he couldn't hold back his frustration any longer.
But at the same time; he couldn't bring himself to hate the President(Rhuko) just based on this decision alone. As he still wanna believe that the President made this decision by some reason like Ryan said.
「...」
As for Ryan, he just silently watches the scene unfolding in front of him.
「*Sigh*...Andrew-dono. You may not believe it. But I've also have the same question as you. So, that's way, Mr. President himself wants to talk with all the commanders at once in one place.」< Jack >
With a firm tone; Jack soon puts the laptop at the top of the table and proceeds to open it.
『...』
And the moment; when the laptop's screen turns on, President(Rhuko) himself was the first thing to appear at the display via a video call.
「How ya guys doing? I hope, I'm not being a bother to ya~」< Rhuko >
Rhuko said, looking all too cheery.
To which; not just Ryan but Andrew and Zo as well--stands on their feet, and gave their salutes to him.
「Of course not, Mr. President!」< Ryan >
Ryan soon spoke up with firm voice, on behalf of Andrew and Zo.
「I see. That's good to hear~ Anyways. Ya guys must've been disappointed by my decision to withdraw from the battlefield, right..?」< Rhuko >
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All of a sudden; Rhuko's cheerful face turns into a gloomy one as he looks down with an darken face.
「! W-What are you saying, Mr. President?! We weren't disappointed or anything like that! So, stop blaming yourself! In fact, I'm sure that you had your own reasons to do so, right...?」< Ryan >
Seeing Rhuko like this, Ryan tries to cheer him up by expressing his honest thoughts on this situation.
「Ah, thanks for your kind words, Ryan-san. But to be honest...I actually really don't care about what others might think of me.」< Rhuko >
Rhuko soon spoke up with nonchalant tone, and looks back at them with his uninterested expression.
『...』
Hearing this, not just Ryan but everyone who were present in this tent felt speechless.
「Before I had recieved this President's position. I had to swore an oath to someone important, y'see...」< Rhuko >
Rhuko said with meek voice as he starts to remember about the certain day of his life.
「An oath to put my life first before anything else. So, I can't risk losing any of ya, if there are other ways to win, that is...」< Rhuko >
「Mr. President... what do you exactly mean by 'other ways'?」< Ryan >
Feeling confused; Ryan honestly asked about the 'other ways' to the President(Rhuko).
「*Sigh*...Let me give ya guys an example. For short period of time while ya were out in the battlefield, ya'll must've seen that extraordinary attack, right?」< Rhuko >
Rhuko brings his both hands upto his chin, as he mentions that one extraordinary attack which had killed every Demons and Monsters from the battlefield by that countless light arrows.
『...』
But little did these commanders knew; that the Sub was sole responsible for that attack.
But President(Rhuko) himself didn't felt like bring his name up, as he feel like it will just complicate things.
「Um. President-sama. If I may then.」< Andrew >
Suddenly, Andrew who was quiet all this time, raises his one hand.
「*Nod*」
『...』
Seeing this; Rhuko nods his head, as others kept quiet.
「That countless light beams which had slaughter the entire demon army...might not be a magic to begin with......」< Andrew >
Andrew said in meekly tone, as he looked anxious about something.
『..?』
「What do ya mean by that? Can ya elaborate?」< Rhuko >
「Yes!」
Andrew starts to begin his explanation of what he had witness during that extraordinary attack.
「Before that source of light had gone beyond the clouds. I was able to scan its properties. And what I had found was quite intriguing to say the least...」< Andrew >
『...』
「That source of light had no mana to it... Instead, it was purely made of 'Photons'......」< Andrew >
After listening to Andrew's explanation; Ryan and others were quite speechless by this---expect for President that is, who somewhat seems to understand what he's talking about.
「You mean...」
「Yes, President-sama! Whoever is responsible for that---must've known to manipulate the particles itself. So from now on, I think we should be cautious about this individual as well...」< Andrew >
Andrew said and expresses his concerns.
As President himself starts to have deep thoughts like---
(Maybe, it's better for general public to not know about Sub-kun, until I talk with him about this matter.) < Rhuko >
All while, Ryan and others were standing still without moving an inch.
「Thank ya for---?!!」
However, before anyone could notice; a pink mist was starting to fill the whole tent from inside out, in rapid speed.
And when Rhuko and others did noticed, it was already too late, as the pink mist was every corner of the tent.
「Everyone! Do not inhale and get out of here quickly!!」< Rhuko >
Feeling panic, Rhuko tries to instruct them to get out.
But---
「Ah...what is happening...I feel dizzy.......」< Zo >
「..Tch...this is bad......」< Ryan >
「*Cough* I feel...」< Jack >
*Thud*
In just matter of seconds; everyone present at the tent fell down to the ground with their face first.
「「...」」
And the only ones, who weren't affected by this by this pink mist were; Andrew the cyborg and the President(Rhuko) himself who was witnessing all of this through a video call.
Soon enough, Andrew kneels down and checks for their impulse. While Rhuko calmly waits for Andrew to say something...
「President-sama. Seems like, they are just unconscious.」< Andrew >
「I-I see.」
Hearing this, Rhuko felt relief, but he wasn't fully relaxed either.
'Cause he expected that this pink mist has already infiltrated the whole basecamp, one way or another.
After all, he had noticed that everything was eerily quiet outside as well.
「Andrew-san, can ya go outside and asses the situation for me?」< Rhuko >
「Of course, President-sama!」
Andrew said with firm voice and heads outside.
As for Rhuko, he was trying to figure out who might be responsible for this pink mist.
(If this were the demons doing then it's a great opportunity for them to attack...but everything is just too quiet........) < Rhuko >
Rhuko ponders more and more--until he suddenly heard a footstep getting closer to the tent.
「? Ah, Andrew-san. Done alrea--?!」< Kitsune >
When Rhuko looks at the entrance---instead of Andrew, he saw a young beautiful woman with pink hair as she was wearing a pink kimono while hiding her a lips with the folding fan, and was also holding something in her left-hand.
All while, a fox mask was dangling around her hips.
「...」
At just first glance, Rhuko knew who this woman was.
「Ms. Kitsune...」
Yes, she was Kitsune. One of Sub's followers.
And the first time, Rhuko had met Sub's followers besides Jyoti--before the war.
「Ara~ Just the person I was hoping to meet-ne~~」< Kitsune >
Before Rhuko could even comprehend the situation, Kitsune was slowly making her way through the laptop.
「Ms. Kitsune...I assume this pink mist is ya doing?」< Rhuko >
「...」
Without a respond, Kitsune just continues to walk forward.
And when she was just inches away from him. She faintly smiles before opening her mouth.
「Greetings, Mr. President or whatever. My name is Kitsune and~ a humble servant of my beloved Master Sub~~」< Kitsune >
After introducing herself; she calmly sits down at the couch with her legged cross.
「...」
All while, Rhuko facepalmed himself as he thought to himself---
(Oh god...she's one-sided......I really hate to deal with these kinds of people........) < Rhuko >
In past; Rhuko had met with many peoples. But among them, one-sided or entitled ones were the most difficult ones for him to handle.
'Cause Rhuko believed that trying to talk with them is like trying to befriend with a rock.
「Hello, Ms. Kitsune. How can I help ya?」< Rhuko >
So, Rhuko played along. As he really wasn't in the mood to have a headache just because of her. Also, he didn't want to disrespectful towards his savior--who had saved him from a grave injury.
「Yes. I want everyone to turn a blind eye from this battlefield-ne~~」< Kitsune >
Kitsune said as a smile hung through her face.
「Hmm...even if ya say that, I must know the reasons for ya decision, y'know?」< Rhuko >
「Well, my reason is simple-ne~ 'My Master has a dream', you see~」< Kitsune >
「And that is to live a peaceful life?」< Rhuko >
Rhuko remarked as he remembers his conversation with Jyoti from earlier, as she also had said the same thing.
「? Ara~ Seems like you understand it well. It makes it a lot easier~~」< Kitsune >
「But that's...*Sigh* fine. I understa---Ahh! I forgot about Andrew-san!?」< Rhuko >
Rhuko wanted to say something, but he holds himself back from saying it. As he suddenly remembers about Andrew, who still hasn't returned yet...
「Ara~! Are you perhaps worried about this piece of metal?」< Kitsune >
「?! Ya know, where he--!!?」
To Rhuko's dismay; Kitsune soon puts her clenched left-hand at the table and release it, just to show a cyborg's core...
「Y-You...」
Feeling horrified, Rhuko wanted to yell at her--but he couldn't as he didn't want anything more worse to happen.
「Heh~ Be grateful that, I've just removed the core and nothing else~~」< Kitsune >
With a grin; Kitsune said looking unhitched as she hides her lower half of her face with the folding fan again.
「...」
Rhuko felt at ease after knowing the about Andrew's condition. But this time, he was getting more cautious around Kitsune, as he couldn't bring himself to trust her fully.
「Anyways. Sub-kun's dream is reasonable. However, sooner or later--the whole world will know about his existence. So, don't ya think it's more appropriate for him to get used to this fame than to rather run away from it?」< Rhuko >
Rhuko said with a serious look on his face. And when he looks back at Kitsune, he saw nothing but calmness in her eyes.
「You see, President. The things you said might be true, but I don't care about the future-ne~ I live in the moment. So, whatever happens tomorrow, let the future me handle it~~」< Kitsune >
With a smirk; Kitsune said as she looks back at Rhuko with her sharp gaze.
「...」
Seeing such confident in her eyes; Rhuko understood that changing her mind is impossible.
「Very well. I'll discuss ya matter with others.」< Rhuko >
「And yes, don't be late. Cause the more time you'll take, the more lives you'll lose to save-ne~ After all, this mist contains about 10% of poison as well~~」< Kitsune >
Kitsune said as she arrogantly looks at the unconscious victims of this pink mist.
「! N-No way... How could ya......」< Rhuko >
After hearing this; Rhuko was barely able to control his frustration towards Kitsune, but he stops himself from doing it.
「Ara~ I thought you knew better than anyone else that, 'Not everyday is sunshine and rainbows'-ne~~」< Kitsune >
「...」
For a while, Rhuko was having his own inner conflict on what he should do. Before saying---
「*Sigh* Alright...tell me, how much time I've got?」< Rhuko >
Soon enough; Rhuko complies with Kitsune's demand.
「Well~ Sooner the better-ne~~」< Kitsune >
With a satisfied look, Kitsune stood up from the couch and turns around to leave the tent.
(Tch..it's better than doing nothing, I guess.) < Rhuko >
All while; Rhuko didn't looked all happy about this situation as he was getting more stress than ever...
「Ah yes! I forgot to mention~」< Kitsune >
Suddenly, Kitsune stops in her tracks and looks back at Rhuko with her bloodlust eyes.
「!!?」
「Let's keep it a secret between us, ok?」< Kitsune >
「..yes...」
Upon seeing her bloodlust eyes; Rhuko felt threatened, despite not being present in the very same room as her. And yet, he's whole body was starting to tremble in fear.
「...」
As for Kitsune, she just turns around and leaves the tent at once, without a second glance.
Leaving Rhuko behind with a new problem and a headache to deal with...
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