Fake Princess
Cdxlvi Chapter
I held Haruki's arm as we stepped foot following the men who had previously surrounded us. The men led us to the ruins of a building near the forest, I glanced at the burning torches that were planted on the ground around us.
“If you stay at the inn, the Knights will instantly find you who enter here secretly,” said the man who invited us earlier as he turned to look at us.
“What a guarantee, if there is nothing dangerous for us there,” Haruki glanced towards those who were silent staring at us.
They exchanged lyrics between one and the other. “If you don't want to answer. Then we can do anything for our security, right?” Haruki again asked by addressing them in turn.
“Eneas, bring flammable poison here! Izumi, grab one of the torches that are there to burn the poison!” Haruki's orders with a slight raise of his voice.
“A-what do you guys want to do?!” One of the men snapped followed by his two enlarged eyes looking at us.
“We just want to guarantee our safety inside, therefore .. We, will spread the poison inside the place before we occupy it.”
“Are you guys crazy?!” The other man suddenly shouted, his two footsteps approaching with his index finger pointing towards us.
I glanced to the side as the iron sound echoed closer, my eyes turning back to the men who looked curled up as the sound drew nearer. “What are you doing here? You guys, interrupt the Chairman's break!” My body was slightly jolted, I clasped tightly onto the arm of Aeneas' clothes standing beside me as my eyes fell on a man who suddenly fell forward.
Still my eyes to the man who fell down earlier, I glanced at the knife that had somehow stuck in the neck of the man. “What do you want to do here?” I immediately turned around when the sound of iron colliding with each other sounded from the side.
Izumi lowered the bag she was lifting beside her head, she bowed down with one hand grabbing and pulled a knife that stuck in the bag. “Heh, it turns out you can avoid it,” the same male voice again sounded from the direction of the ruins.
Izumi stepped back followed next to her arms that were raised before me, still widening my eyes towards the several black shadows that were walking closer towards us. “Who are you?” Asked a man of almost the same stature as Izumi when she stopped her footsteps before us.
“We, just want to find a place to stay. Then they, brought us all here,” replied Haruki chiming in his words.
“Townplace to stay?”
“Author?” Whisper some of the men in turn.
The man pointed his right hand quickly towards Haruki, the movement of the man's hand that was about to approach Haruki's neck just now suddenly stopped when his wrist had been firmly gripped by Haruki. “I'd appreciate it more if you ask about what happened between us,” Haruki said back to glancing sharply at the man.
Haruki threw the male arm that he clutched earlier to the side, “I say once again. We need a place to rest. So, if here we do not find it, we will be back soon,” continued Haruki again, this time his eyes glare turned to us who are still standing behind him.
“What are you guys, coming from outside?” He slightly raised his head to look at Haruki.
“We are from outside,” replied Haruki returning her gaze.
“You guys,” the guy pointed his index finger towards the group of men who surrounded us earlier, “awake around here. Do not let, there is someone who approached,” he said again by stepping his feet closer to the ruins, where he appeared before.
“Oi, you guys in the back, wait a minute? Follow me!” His command by raising his index finger and then shaking his index finger to the right and left alternately/
He continued his steps without looking back at us. I walked as I felt the grip on my hand that Haruki did, occasionally I glanced around, glancing towards the few men who followed the man out of the rubble, the middle of the line looked at us from the right side and also the left.
The man led us to an underground cave with countless torches lined up illuminating the path. Slowly, we went down the stairs made of stone that became the entrance into the cave. I glanced back around, glancing towards the several neatly arranged tunnels on our right and left.
The man turned left, entering one of the tunnels with his dim light. I followed him as Haruki slightly pulled the hand he held. The man entered a large square-shaped hole with a wall full of vines filling it.
“What is this? What is this, train?” My whisper was slow as my eyes fell on some of the benches that lay inside.
I took a strong bite to my lips as I felt Haruki's grip on my hand strengthen all of a sudden, as if asking me to shut my mouth. I raised my gaze again, occasionally glancing at some human skulls sitting leaning against some stools like living humans.
The guy jumped down when the tunnel, I mean the train car was over. Back I glanced towards the rails that were along the way before I jumped down following them. Our footsteps continued, following the figure of the man who had only walked without saying a word.
From the past, I have always wondered .. What world I live in today. If it's a car, is it the future? Or is this, just a time junction?
The more we walked forward, the more it also sounded a frenzied voice that echoed from a distance, I raised my other hand tightly clasping Haruki's clothing arm as the female giggling sounds came along with the frenzied sounds I was referring to.
The longer we walked, the dim atmosphere that was in front of us slowly disappeared, replaced by light that gradually burst forth. Both my eyes grew as my gaze turned around, how not.Whether it was a man or a woman in the tunnel, they were all not wearing a single pa-gallon
“You can't see it,” said Haruki followed by a darkening look at my eyes, “slide to the left,” he continued sounding beside me.
I followed what he said, our footsteps resumed again as my head he was holding moved sideways until my face sank slightly in his chest. The more I stepped foot, the sound of sighs, moans that were all around, sounded raging in the ears.
“Handsome, a-what are you .. Want me to entertain,” a woman's voice that is a little breathless is heard out of nowhere.
“Sorry, I already have a partner. I'm right, aren't I?” Izumi's voice chimed in the words of the woman earlier.
“He was right, this handsome man, is my partner,” I took a strong bite of my lips when the voice of Eneas sounded chiming Izumi's words.
“Baron, ask us to prepare all the offerings, when he came to visit,” both my hands clasped tightly onto the clothes Haruki was wearing when a male voice suddenly sounded.
“Tell my father that, don't make me work too much. I too, want to have fun,” timpal voice Men who guided us earlier chimed in words foreign voice heard.