The Fool's Pursuit

Chapter 3: Resolve

"Long time no see. Yet my cousin walked past me without even a greeting. How cold can he be?" She complained aloud on purpose.

"It's not even school holidays now, why are you even here? Shouldn't you concentrate on your studies, Aya. " Fushimi stopped and gave the the attention she wanted.

"Does it matter? I'm going to be the first in class anyway especially when an intelligent yet a coward like you is not around to challenge me. " Aya leaned against the wall of a building they were at for a short conversation.

"I'm not interested." Saruhiko simply said taking a bite off the burger he just bought. His could-not-be-bothered attitude infuriated her. It was like he was always looking down on her since young. Even her parents did not think better of her when came to school grade as Saruhiko was always the best in their eyes.

Saruhiko did not attend High School and a university student like Aya was ahead of him. Even so, he was already high up on career ladder as No. 3 of Scepter 4. As a normal member of JUNGLE, she was nothing.

"Aya forced you to leave HOMRA so that you will join JUNGLE and compete with Aya. Yet…"

"Captain appeared and I accepted his invitation that was all. I managed to piss your King off. Come to think of it, are you on a mission from your King my Captain have trying to hint me about? Let me warn you, I'll not be nice if I have arrest you." They were cousins after all.

"So what Aya's on a mission. In any case, that doesn't concern you. Aya have no business with Scepter 4 after dropping a gift to them. By the way, have you seen the gifts?" Aya asked.

"Gift?" Fushimi's attention was caught.

"Hey, sister, is he our next target?" A man with seemingly long spiky pinkish hair landed beside Aya and another few guys seemingly of their ages arrived and gathered around her.

"Is he a virgin?" A young man with long tongue sticking out licked his lips. "I'm sure you can do the same and let us savour the great moment." He attempted to approach Fushimi who was on a defensive stance.

"Aya, step away from them." Fushimi warned. He was aware they were clansmen from JUNGLE and was not to be trifled with. They were the worst kind of people to hang around with. Aya burst out laughing.

"Step away from them? Are trying to be a good-oh-nice older brother to Aya? Now I finally have your attention, my dearest cousin?" Aya said with a twisted expression.

"We have an enjoyable time that day. Can we play with the boy with glasses as well? A shorter fat boy protested. She raised her hands to stop the guys from approaching Fushimi.

"This guy in glasses despite being a virgin is not as innocent as that one you guys had done in. At least his mind is not. You'll be infected by him before you even get to touch him."

"Aya, stop this right now. I don't want to arrest you." To what extent the Green King had turned her this way. Her mind was corrupted like his.

"Aya's mother can't control Aya now, and who do you think you're trying to educate Aya?" She raised her voice.

"Our mission is to drop him some toys from our last mission, remember?" Aya ordered her guys while staring straight at Fushimi. We left it in the rubbish dump behind Scepter 4 HQ. You'll see something with wheels and another is like long what?" She asked her guys.

"Broken giant toothpick…" The guys started to mock him. Fushimi realized he was wasting his breath if he continued this conversation.

"Fushimi, ready for emer…" He was ready to draw his sword when Aya held up a black watch. He recognised that. That was a gift from him to…