𝔖𝔬, ℑ 𝔊𝔬𝔱 ℜ𝔢𝔦𝔫𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔫𝔞𝔱𝔢𝔡

ℭ𝔥𝔞𝔭𝔱𝔢𝔯 21

𝔄 𝔇𝔲𝔬....?
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Himeko

"Jinsei, wanna spar?" yaya ko kay Jinsei. He was taking a nap sa gilid ng ship. Sa gilid pa talaga, pinagalitan ko yan kanina pero walang effect. He's the lazy type, unlike the other guy who's a clean freak.

Ilang araw na ang lumipas at kumalma naman yung intense atmosphere ng ship. They were composed now after what happened. I apologized to them of course, inisa-isa ko talaga sila.

Lisandrei shrugged it off. Jinsei just nodded at me. While Mason told me to clean the lower decks all by myself for 3 days.

But everything's back to normal now.

Kakatapos lang namin ni Jinsei mag linis sa upper deck at top deck. Lisandrei and Mason are busy with the bottom and lower deck. For sure pinapagalitan ni Mason si Lisandrei dahil may nakikita pa siyang alikabok. Mason is on another level of clean freak, kasi kahit na tapos na siya sa isang part, babalikan niya yung part na yun at iche-check kung may pagbabago pa. It's creepy sometimes. The way he stares at the dirt is like the way he stares at his enemy.

Oh, and regarding our case together, nakuha na namin yung pera. Wurt Tan was arrested, and House Ruwen is ruined. I feel bad for their family but it was their mistake to hire a criminal. Hindi na rin kami bumalik dun sa Informant, mas mabuti ng umiwas.

Napatingin ako kay Jinsei when he got up and yawned.

"Sure."

This guy seems unsociable. Hindi parin ata siya komportable sa akin. We faced each other with our weapons. Both took our stances.

"Oh, and grip it tighter," I suggested.

"Hmm," he nodded with sleepy eyes.

Alright then, let's wake him up.

Nanlaki ang mga mata niya nang bigla kong nilabas ang sandata ko sabay slash sa direksyon niya. It was so sudden that he solely acted in instinct—by immediately unsheathing his sword.

Fast reflexes. But...

"Rise and shine, sleepyhead!" I grinned matapos tumilapon yung sandata niya sa likuran.

The next thing he knew, the edge of my sword is now pointing at his neck.

He looks surprised. Yan rin yung reaksyon na nakuha ko kay Mason the first time we sparred. The only difference when I sparred with Jinsei is that nalakasan ko ata ang pag-atake ko.

"Oh shit, sorry. Your eyes kinda remind me of someone. Nalakasan ko tuloy," sabi ko at napakamot sa ulo sabay tawa.

Kahit na ilang linggo na ang lumipas matapos yung mission namin sa auction, hindi ko parin makalimutan ang taong iyon. That Asmodian is strong, his stance, his way of handling his sword.

It pisses me off a bit. How could someone be that perfect? Kung isa siya sa mga kalaban ko sa dating mundo ko, he would emerge victorious. I really don't like it when a person around my age is a lot of times better at swordsmanship. It makes me look down on myself. Ashamed of my skills.