Hayate the combat butler: The missing link

Choosing the path of justice and bond

Hi, first of all, thanks Thachibana_Yumi for voting my story. It is the only chapter on our teen goddess Athena. Actually I hardly can relate with her level of maturity and intelligence. So there will be no more chapter on this Hayate's ex-girlfriend in this fanfic. I'm trying to focus on her life a bit, if there is any mistake about the information, please point it out for me. The timing is October, the month of her birthday.

And as the manga ended the part of Maria too, there will be no chapter on her. Atan will have some connection with her in this fanfic.

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I just got a message from Maria-san. She is in Mykonos now. Oh! That brings back memories.

After I was rescued from the royal castle, Hakuo academy was built up on that area and I graduated from there. I was dealing with my duties of the board chairman quite enthusiastically, even got a friend like Hinagiku-san. But many a thing changed when I saw Hayate again.

I could never bring sorrow to him being in his life once more, especially when he was finally happy. So I got back to Mykonos and,and...... probably was possessed by the king Midas only because of the emptiness of my heart.

But he really cared for me, and apologised to me for what happened in our childhood. Many a thing happened and I got shrunk. That time I got to know more about his friends.

I was shocked how much miss Nagi was important in his life. So I could not let our relationship continue anymore even if he wanted so. It's true he never loved her that time, but his feelings could only lead towards the love.

Hina-san was too shy and dense, Ayumu had an intense love and Ruka-san was desperate. He was attracted towards each of them. But I know, they were not the one who captured her heart. He regretted sometimes but his feelings did not stop growing.

It feels a bit changed nowadays. From my very childhood I had a larger mission in my life that is the royal garden. I helped Mikado-san so that it cannot be obtained by some greedy persons like Hisui. Now that the issue has been ended, I can now follow my dreams.

But in the last Christmas, for about an hour, I was afraid of all my efforts throughout my life to be in vein. When I thought they were going to die. I myself suffered from the explosion of negative emotions before, so I know how painful it is. Miss Nagi truly loves Hayate but I could never imagine her heart break would be that much destructive. It was hundreds of times more powerful than I thought it would be. I feel sorry for Hayate too for that mishap. Maybe Alice should have warned them to prevent this.

At least they both could survive from that crumbling castle. Ayumu was of so much help. Even Hina-san, to be able to fly was not that easy for her. Hayate has so many true friends with him to help in need selflessly.

I never knew the level of the power of the stone of bonds before. After Mikoto-san explained everything, I just wondered how much bond they share between them. Even for Hayate to end his butlership was a surprise too. They came out from the royal castle, also known as 'the place where even the meaning of love can be understood', depending on the trust they have for themselves . And the message that Ayumu was able to convey to Hayate triggered it.

Sometimes I think maybe our bond was not that strong. Then we could not fight that badly. Again, we did not have a chance to befriend again for about 10 years after that. We both were quite immature that time too. Destiny surely plays a major part. And last year when I got to observe him closely, I could not stand his proneness to break rules , foolishness and hopelessness that much, to be honest.

It reminds me of Ikusa-san, Hayate's brother. Ever since he saved me back then, I always wondered about his strong sense of justice and immense strength. He is a life saver now, he devoted his life for those who need help. It's a bit sad that I can never gain his attention. But I admire him. I really do.

Maria-san is having fun in her world trip. It's so like her. She needs it to be mentally independent from miss Nagi totally. I wonder what she will do afterwards. All I know is that,she can master whatever she sets her mind onto.

I have decided to meet her in Mykonos. After I arrange the school fest, I am going back there with Machina, my old companion. But I cannot join that world trip with her, it's rather boring for me. Right now I don't have any distinct plan for my future. Seeing Ikusa-san, I also want to devote my life for others, in my own way. As I do not have to worry about money, I can engage in some historical mysteries like that royal garden stuff once more. That would be interesting, and too many innocent lives can be saved then.

And of course, I will look forward to the funny chats with Ayumu, Hayate and others about our teen loves in future.

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Next chapter won't be out till Sunday as I'm quite busy this week. But after that, I'll try to update regularly. In the next chapter, the timing will be on Hayate's birthday. Till that, don't forget to comment and let me know if you like the perspectives of Atan and Ruka in the last two chapters.