EIGHT TARGETS
64. Kaiser and Shinomiya Airi meeting

On the 1st floor of the RS Dewantara Group, Kaiser was holding a wheelchair where Bu Melisa was sitting on top of him and Lu Shou entered the elevator door to go to the eighth floor, VIP room of the hospital.

At first everything was fine until the elevator doors closed.  Kaiser was trying to hide his claustrophobia, but Lu Shou who had a sharp instinct immediately noticed it.

Kaiser's blue hands and pupils trembled, although he appeared to be standing upright in a mediocre manner.  Seeing that, Lu Shou also grabbed Kaiser from behind.  He hugged the fragile boy warmly.

[Dialogue in Chinese]

“Brother Lu Shou, what are you doing?”  Kaiser asked who was astonished by Lu Shou's attitude towards him.

“You're a claustrophobia, aren't you?  Don't hide your fears alone.  When I was in the orphanage, when my father dumped me into that place, I also had a little sister, her name was Xiaoyu, who also had the same illness as you.  With me hugging her like this, she can more calmly face her claustrophobia.”

“That's not the problem.  I'm not a kid.  What's more, I'm a man.”

“There's nothing wrong with that.  Even a grown man can be scared.  Let me calm you down to get out the elevator door.”  Said Shou with a gentle smile on his face.

Seeing Kaiser who was sweating coldly because he could not withstand the trauma of his past, Ms. Melisa also rubbed her fingers to calm him down.

They exited the elevator door, entering the eighth floor of the hospital.

“I didn't expect you to be able to calm me down like that, whereas it was only a few hours ago that you were so wary of me.”  Said Kaiser who was astonished by Lu Shou's behavior.

“Entahlah.  Maybe because you remind me of my little sister in that orphanage.  I just can't bear to see you suffer from such fear.  There must also be heavy things that you have been through in the past that have made you experience that trauma.”

“You are really sharp to be able to realize it immediately.  I think I hid it perfectly.  Not even my family knew.”

One thing that Kaiser did not know was that Mr. Lucias, Ms. Nana, and Grandpa Ducias had learned of the trauma.

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[Dialogue in Japanese]

“What do you mean run?  How can one get to Jakarta from China by running?”  Ask Mr. Arkias who was astonished by Airi's statement.

“Do not use the standards of ordinary people for cultivators.  The most basic thing that cultivators first learned when practicing martial arts was the art of running.  Running on the water, running through the pointed cliffs, was common to cultivators.  However, only E level cultivators and above could maintain their stamina to run from a distance of thousands of kilometers like that.”  Said Airi then exhaled a long breath.

He continued, “Which is more important now, immediately find out where Kaiser is now.  I'll be there soon to protect her.  There's no more time.  Hurry up!”

“Good.”  Answer Mr. Arkias.  He immediately contacted his assistant, Mr. Astra.

“What?  In the hospital? … Who did you say that he brought? … What does the child think of bringing his enemy's mother to our hospital? ... Whahuh?  Long term hospitalization?”

Airi who was impatient immediately patted Arkias on the shoulder.  Mr. Arkias immediately informed Kaiser's whereabouts.

“Then, please hide my absence in this place.”

“Wait!  How are you going to get there?”  Again Mr. Arkias asked in astonishment at Airi's statement.

“Bapak doesn't need to know about it.  Just take care of the problems that are here.”

***

Airi reached the hospital by climbing straight into an unlocked eighth-floor window during the day.  He met Kaiser's entourage, Lu Shou, and Bu Melisa who were seen talking in front of the elevator door.

“Oh yes, oh yes?  There were two people whose eyes were blue.  Both are handsome.  One was tall and older, while the other was shorter and still young.  Oh, definitely a shorter person with a more handsome face that Kaiser.” Teach Airi with his unique Japanese style of Kyoto while expressing naughty.

Airi immediately took out her small knife that was similar to a kitchen knife but was thin and had a size one and a half times longer than a standard kitchen knife.  He ran and was about to attack Kaiser with the knife.

With her sharp instincts, Kaiser immediately noticed the attack.  Kaiser swiftly removed his belt and used it to fend off Airi's attacks.  Lu Shou who was near their fight, immediately ran away and called the nurse to secure Ms. Melisa.

Kaiser uses his left foot to kick Airi's right leg to knock her off balance, but Airi acrobatics beautifully and kicks Kaiser's right shoulder.

Kaiser deflected the attack with his right palm, but it bounced 30 cm away.  She swung the belt in her left hand to drop the knife in Airi's hand.  With her trick, the knife in Airi's hand managed to escape and Kaiser almost locked both Airi's hands.

But unexpectedly, the ribbons dangling in Airi's dress suddenly moved on their own and snared Kaiser's legs.  Kaiser also fell.  Airi immediately overlapped the Kaiser's body with her smaller body.

Airi smiled mischievously then stroked Kaiser's cheek.

“You're better than I thought.”  It is in Japanese Kyotonya.

“Kaiser!  Be carefull!  She's a practitioner!”  Shouted Lu Shou in Chinese while running to Kaiser after previously securing Ms. Melisa first with a nun to one of the VIP rooms.

Lu Shou then took out his water sword and was about to attack the mysterious woman.

“No!  Don't!”  Shouted Kaiser in Chinese trying to stop Lu Shou.

But it was too late because Lu Shou had already raised his sword.  Kaiser immediately threw down Airi who was lying on top of his body and used the belt in his hand to dispel the water sword.

The momentum of the collision caused Kaiser to bounce off the wall.

“Preaaak!”

“Kaiser!”  Shouted Lu Shou frantically as he immediately ran over to Kaiser while keeping his guard up on the mysterious female figure before him.

Kaiser also patted Lu Shou on the shoulder who had been standing before him.

“Take it easy.  The woman had no intention of killing me.  He just wants to test my fighting skills.”  Kaiser said in Chinese to appease Lu Shou.

Kaiser stood up and positioned himself parallel beside Lu Shou.  He then spoke in Japanese, and,

“Young girls with beautiful purple eye color.  Typical Kyoto Japanese language and the use of a special knife as a weapon rather than a sword.  What's more, the Shinomiya family crest on your left chest.  Only one person thought of with such features.”

Kaiser paused a bit of his remark before continuing, “So, what does a third heir to the Shinomiya clan do in this place?  Shinomiya Airi-san?”

“Oh, apparently you have known a lot about me.  Sorry for my previous discourtesy.  My name is Shinomiya Airi, the third heir to the Shinomiya clan.  I was assigned here to be your temporary bodyguard, Kaiser-kun.”  Answer Airi in its typical Kyoto-style Japanese.