Nagato Kagutsuchi: The Dawn
Ch. 172 - Keep a Safe Distance
Nagato pulled out his blanket so that the girl he was hiding would not be seen.
"What's behind you?" Emi stared intently at something behind the blanket.
"This is .. This is my roll Grandma Emi." Nagato trembled his hands hugging Iris.
"Dragon. You touch my stomach," Iris' inner self tries to calm down and catch her breath. Because every breath of Iris that comes out of her mouth will feel cold.
"There are two bolsters in your room. Grandma Emi take one ya." Emi picks up Nagato's bolster that fell on the bed. Nagato also forgot that the original bolster of the inn had fallen on the floor of the inn room.
"Grandma Emi what's up to see me. I'm fucking already." Nagato looked for an excuse while stretching his embrace in Iris' stomach. Then he turned back his body to look at Emi.
"About what happens in the tournament. Why are you so angry when your opponent talks to you. Can you tell me," Emi said as she sat in front of Nagato's bed.
Meanwhile Nagato was still asleep on the bed. Emi is below so Emi's eye can only see Nagato. Now Iris was able to calm down as Nagato no longer pretended to think of her as a bolster.
Nagato wanted to sit down but he was aware of Iris's whereabouts. Nagato carefully changed his sleeping position.
"You just lie down. Grandma Emi just wants to hear your explanation." Nagato breathed a sigh of relief hearing Emi's words.
"At that time..." Nagato spoke calmly explaining Kujo's words which made him angry. Emi was quite understanding hearing Nagato's explanation.
Iris involuntarily fell asleep in Nagato's bed. The beautiful girl did not hear Nagato's explanation of her identity to Emi.
"Why are you so angry when someone insults Pandu's name?" ask Emi to make sure.
"Grandmother Emi ... Pandu is my father's name. My real name is Kagutsuchi Nagato. Kagutsuchi was my father's given name for Kai. While the Azbec name given to me by my mother was S-" Emi was surprised to hear Nagato's words to her, unknowingly cutting Nagato's words.
"Kadusuchi..." Emi tried to stay calm.
"Nagato, listen to Grandma Emi's words" said Emi holding Nagato's hand.
"What is your life purpose? What do you want to do if your illness is cured?" Emi asked Nagato seriously.
Nagato stared at Emi for a long time. Then his hand touched the body of Iris who had fallen asleep in her bed.
"Do I have to say it in front of Iris," inner Nagato was worried that his words would make Iris stay away from him. Remembering the name Kagutsuchi is a taboo name in the Kai Empire.
"My goal is only one .. I will kill everyone who defames my father. I'll definitely kill them all. Whoever my enemy is, be it Kazan or even Emperor Hizen. I'll never let them go. I'll make sure they all suffer." Nagato looked at the surprised Emi.
In Emi's view now Nagato was just a young man obsessed with vengeance.
"Maybe if I don't have a grudge like this. I'm gonna live with Iris. I want to feel a love that can change my view of the world. I hope the person I was expecting is Iris." Nagato smiled faintly at Emi who was shocked to hear the name of her grandson.
"Emi's grandmother was quite satisfied to hear your explanation Nagato. As long as you and Litha are in my sights. I'll make sure you're okay." Emi smiled reassuringly at Nagato.
"Can you tell me about you? Emi's grandmother wants to hear it..." Emi added.
Nagato smiled faintly and told me little by little about his life goals, his desires, and his grand ambitions.
Emi closed her eyes for a moment, Nagato's story was mostly about pain and grudge. Not how long it was Emi's turn to tell the story.
Emi tells Nagato about Iris who has the same trait of persisi as Shirayuki. You could say Iris is the incarnation of the Snow Goddess as well as the reincarnation of Shirayuki.
"Hmm .. so it can be so." Nagato's reaction was very relaxed.
"Every force can experience awakening. Shirayuki used that awakening power to fertilize her own womb. You could say bequeath." Nagato was a little interested in hearing Emi's explanation.
"Naagato. Do you still love Iris after knowing her past?" Emi looked at Nagato seriously.
"I don't know love very well. But for now I love Iris so much and so on. I just wish Iris hadn't drowned in the same mud pit as me. Mud puddles full of despair and hatred." Nagato closed his eyes while tilting his body.
"Emi's grandmother don't expect too much from me. I don't know what my future is like. Even to this day I still don't want to believe that my past is the truth." Nagato closed his eyes while recalling the happiness he felt when his parents were alive.
"Grandmother doesn't really understand how you feel. But Grandma Emi had also felt a sense of loss. You just have to be stoic Nagato. Remember in this world no one is created alone." Emi holds Nagato's hand.
"Thank you, Grandma Emi..." Nagato muttered softly. Not how long his eyes closed because he was sleepy.
"Sleep. Tomorrow you still have a game." Emi peed at Nagato's forehead.
"Yes Grandma Emi" replied Nagato.
"By the way Iris went. In his room there was nothing, did he sleep with Litha..." Emi took Nagato's bolster and brought it. Nagato immediately woke up completely. He was quite surprised to hear Emi's words.
After the door to her room was closed, Emi. The atmosphere of Nagato's room was very calm, the sound of Emi's footsteps began to drift away. Nagato heard the door of the room open, then he changed his position from sleeping to sitting.
"Iris. Wakes up. Grandma Emi's gone..." Nagato shook Iris' body but there was no reaction at all. Then she opened her blanket, looking like the beautiful girl had fallen asleep in bed. Her long hair was unraveled and her thin and tiny lips were slightly scratched.
"Is he intentionally asleep? Or is he just pretending?" Nagato looked at the face of the old Iris.
Gently Nagato touched and gently pinched Iris' cheek. Because she could see Iris' timid facial expression every time she touched it, yet there was currently no reaction at all from Iris.
"He's asleep..." Nagato muttered softly. Then he covered Iris' body with his blanket so that the girl would not get cold.
"Dragon..." Iris was delirious in her sleep.
Nagato blushed his face looking at Iris's extremely beautiful face in the darkness that was only decorated with candles.
"Good night Iris..." Nagato kissed Iris. Iris smiled happily in her sleep. I don't know what dreams Iris is having tonight.
Then Nagato went to sleep on the floor of the room. He wasn't ready to sleep in bed with Iris. He is too early to know love.
Nagato closed his eyes to sleep. Slowly she was able to fall asleep quietly, but after a few hours, her entire room suddenly grew cold.
The coldness from Iris made Nagato startled.
"Cold it." Nagato sat hugging his legs as his body shivered.
The look in his eyes glanced at the sweaty Iris around his face. Then Nagato stood up and sat down beside the bed.
"Did Iris have a bad dream?" thought Nagato was staring at the sweaty face of Iris.
Nagato laid his body beside Iris. Then he touched Iris's soft hand, the touch of his hand was reciprocated by the tight grip of the beautiful girl who was asleep.
"Naga ... Don't leave me alone..." Iris looks delirious in her sleep. Her eyes were bright even though the beautiful girl closed her eyes.
Nagato wiped off Iris' tears while looking at Iris's face that looked worried about her. Happy and sad are mixed up inside Nagato. Gently, Nagato kissed Iris's very fragrant black hair.
Nagato felt guilty for making Iris think too much of herself. To the extent that his own words were carried away in the night dream of the girl who was in his touch.
"I won't leave you alone..." Nagato smiled looking at Iris while laying her body beside Iris.
After Nagato closed his eyes, Iris suddenly turned her back to embrace Nagato's body.
"I have to keep my distance..." Nagato muttered softly as he sat back down. He leaned his body on the bed, while his hand held Iris's hand.
Nagato could not fall asleep tonight, seeing Iris who was having a bad dream made Nagato very worried. If he fell asleep then tomorrow there would be a stir, of course it would be something Nagato was afraid of.
The calmness of the night continued to pass, a young man continued to guard a girl who was asleep beside him. As usual, Nagato only fell asleep for two hours. After waking up, Nagato continued to stare at the face of the girl he loved.
In calmness she felt happy and in calmness she also felt sad.