The Live Game I
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Sa ilang taon na nakasama ko si Hidre Themin sa loob ng Themis house ay ngayon ko lang napansin na may kakaiba sa kaniya simula noong nakalabas kami sa Solast. Si Hidre ay nakatanggap ng tatlong sulat mula sa Themis ngunit kailanman ay hindi niya ito ipinakita sa akin. Hidre never hide a secret. He never did. He will admit if it's for sake of everyone. Even Hidre is like selfish because he doesn't want to continue the case of Sapien, he still care for others. And the case that we are handling right now, is little by little affecting him.
At iyon ang nakapagtataka. Ngayon na araw ang mismong simula ng live game. Makikita ang laban sa telebisyon dahil may sariling television network ang Themis Corporation. Hindi lang sila magaling, maganda at mayaman ang Themis ni Hidre. Kaya nga ang Themis Corporation ay pinakasikat dito sa Gideon.
Si Hidre ay napapansin kong umiinom ng gamot simula noong makalabas kami ng buhay sa Solast. Ang gamot na hindi ko alam kung saan niya binili pero ang alam ko galing iyon kay Riyota. Even now, I'm still observing Riyota's actions. I don't want the story before—in the past, repeat by itself, that someone here in our group—in Dimitic is secretly betraying each other. Hidre told me about Psyche's vein. Iyon ay ang natirang ugat ni Psyche na inilagay sa loob ng katawan ni Prairei.
Aaminin ko, ang vein ni Psyche ay delikado ngunit namangha rin ako nang makayanan ito ni Prairei. When I knew that Mister Themin is checking for Prairei's background, I deleted all of Prairei's files. Alam kong galing si Prairei sa kakaibang pamilya. Ginamit ko ang permanent delete contract device sa mga impormasyon ni Prairei bago iyon malaman ni Mister Themin.
Mister Themin is an old man who's full of mystery and secrets. I found it out after Psyche's death. While Hidre is mourning for Psyche's death, Mister Themin did nothing. He keeps saying to us before that he's finding Korvinous and Hades Organization but it wasn't true. He's only saying those, assuring us, because he doesn't want Hidre's sick to get worse. Mister Madrigal Themin didn't mention his sick to me—us but I respect Hidre's privacy.
"Kailan mo bubuksan ang regalo ni Cyph kahapon?" seryosong tanong ko sa kaniya, sinsimulan ang usapan. Nasa kuwarto ako niya ngayon. Ang kaniyang silid ay napaka-simple ngunit parang makaluma pa rin ang disenyo. All of picture frames here; pictures of Cryptum members were kept inside the storage room. Hidre isn't opening old memories anymore.
"Why are you here, Mister Lamier?" he asked while looking directly at the box above the table. It was Cyph's gift. Hidre is sitting at black couch.
I sighed before taking the letter above the black box.
Siraulo rin talaga si Cyph. Christmas gift, itim na kahon. Parehas talaga sila ni Hidre na hindi marunong pagdating sa Christmas o kaarawan.
My eyebrows raised when I opened the white envelope.
‘Merry Christmas × ×’
Bakit ganito lang ang sulat ni Cyph kay Hidre? Nagpapatawa ba talaga ang batang iyon? Napansin naman ni Hidre ang reaksyon ko sa nakasulat kaya napabuntong hininga siya.
"Use your sixth sense, you will see the hidden message. If you want to know the truth, read it silently. But close the door first," he seriously spoke. Kapag seryoso ang boses ni Hidre, doon na ako nagkakaroon ng masamang pakiramdam. Ang aking tingin lagi tuwing sumeseryoso siya ay ang mga salita niya ay may kakaibang kahulugan.
Tumayo ako at itinulak ang pintuan upang isarado ito tulad ng sinabi niya. Masama ang kutob ko rito, lalo na sa sulat. Pero kung gusto ko talaga malaman ang katotohanan, kailangan ko siyang sundin.
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