Nagato Kagutsuchi: The Dawn
Ch. 218 - Laughter and Smile! The Nature of Dragon and Iris!
"I am a child of Kagutsuchi Pandu. I don't know why, but the name of my late father has always been the talk of people. Of the many people I've met, most of them hate not praise." Nagato looked at the surprised face of Iris. The two beautiful eyeballs of the beautiful girl did not blink in the slightest.
"Iris, are you-"
"Dragon, are you serious about what you said? You are the son of Kagutsuchi Pandu?" Nagato was surprised to hear Iris cut her words, but the beautiful girl looked happy.
Nagato did not know the exact reason, but Iris' face looked even prettier tonight after she told him her true identity.
"i'm serious. My real name is Kagutsuchi Nagato. I have two names. The first name follows the surname of my late father and the second name follows the surname of my late mother." Nagato stroked Iris's hair because the beautiful girl looked adorable in her eyes, even occasionally she squeezed Iris's hair and was about to shake it but Iris's hand brushed her off.
"Dragon, I can tell you why you want revenge..." Iris stared at Nagato's face for quite a while. "I didn't expect you to still be able to smile and be okay in front of me." Iris added her words.
Nagato smiled faintly hearing Iris' response. "I'm tired of crying. I once cried in front of Litha. I told him everything about me, including the match between the two of us. And somehow I always felt like Litha was my little sister I had to look after." Nagato's face looked sad.
"I'm sorry, you don't want to talk about other people when we're both." But Iris smiled at Nagato because she heard the young man's apology.
"Actually I was jealous but I realized Litha's feelings. Maybe because we're both women." Iris looked at Nagato and smiled gently at him.
Then Iris looked at Nagato's eyes which did not look as sharp and cold as usual. His heart was pounding because only this time did he see Nagato look like this.
"Dragon, I've always been watching you. You always look strong but the look in your eyes is sometimes implied by deep sadness. When I see you like this I feel like I can't leave you alone." Iris held Nagato's hand. Then the touch of his hand was gently reciprocated by Nagato.
Iris is very understanding. The beautiful girl did not ask any further regarding Nagato's past. The young man who was now sitting beside him had ambitions for revenge, and Iris had heard from various stories about the story of the figure of Kagutsuchi Pandu.
Even though Iris was 5 years old at the time, her mind could tell and guess if there was something big lie covered up to everyone in the Kai Empire.
"Dragon, did you know that I was a child born without a father?" Iris looked at Nagato and leaned her head on Nagato's shoulder.
"I didn't seem to know this before?" Nagato closed his eyes and tried to remember to be sure.
"My mother used the power of the Dribble, I mean the Snow Goddess's Incarnation to fertilize her own womb. It was a forbidden awakening technique. I knew that when I was a kid, it hurt a lot because I never had a father. But when I meet Hika and Tika, I can slowly forget all that." Iris laid her head on Nagato's thigh.
"You know, when I met you in Yasai City back then. I wasn't interested in you, but somehow I wanted to get to know you more when I saw you acting strong." Iris's hand rubbed Nagato's cheek, while Nagato's hand stroked Iris's fine hair. A sweet smile graced the pretty face of Iris. Seeing that, Nagato could only stare at him and listen well to every single word that came out of Iris' mouth.
"I lost everything then. But I met Grandpa Hyo, Litha then the meeting I never expected was to meet you, Iris." Nagato smiled gently looking at Iris's face. "First time meeting a friend who is my age makes me confused about what to behave like. Most of them were only interested in my face, yet you slapped my cheek and scolded me. You know it. That kind of thing that makes me interested in you." Then Nagato laughed softly as he pinched softly on Iris' cheek.
Iris laughed too. Nagato felt the gaping hatred in his mind begin to lift up and disappear. He hasn't laughed like he has now. Nagato only hoped that in the future he would be able to live with Iris and keep the smile that adorned the face of the beautiful girl.
"Iris, I have the same power as you. But in my body there's a curse that keeps my life from living long if I don't give my soul and body to that damn thing!" Nagato turned his gaze to stare at the lanterns flying in the air.
Iris stared and watched Nagato's face carefully. "Is there no way to cure it? What if the two of us go find a way to cure your illness after this competition is over?" Nagato was shocked to hear Iris' words. Iris' hand gently touched Nagato's stomach.
"There's a way to cure it." Nagato answered subconsciously. After that he recalled Emi's words and of course in an instant Nagato's face flushed slightly.
Iris who saw Nagato's face change became curious. "Tell me, Dragon. I'll help you." Iris still laid her head on Nagato's thigh. His face clearly saw Nagato's neck and face.
"It's embarrassing..." Nagato looked at the curious looking face of Iris.
Iris who heard Nagato's answer was certainly less satisfied. "Tell me. I'll help you. I have this and I won't leave you alone. Aren't you afraid of being alone?" Iris showed a ring on her ring finger.
Nagato blushed his face. "Wait a minute!" Nagato's hand closed Iris's eyes. Nagato's heart was pounding at the sound of Iris' words. Tonight she doesn't believe anyone wants to help her and it feels like Iris is giving her a dream.
Iris held Nagato's hand and held it. "Tell me!" Iris's orders forced.
"Iris, you better ask Grandma Emi. I'm ashamed to explain..." Nagato looked at Iris's face but he grew groggy. Even the hand that stroked Iris' fine hair trembled violently and the other hand that held Iris' hand also trembled.
Iris held Nagato's hand tighter and smiled gently at the young man. "Alright, I'll ask Grandma Emi. But you now look very funny, Dragon." Iris laughed softly as she pinched Nagato's cheek.
"Iris, do you have a dream?" Nagato shyly looked at Iris face and switched the conversation.
"I want to marry someone I love. Maybe it was my dream." Iris stared at Nagato's timid face.
"And that man is you, Dragon." Iris added.
"Maybe? That's not a dream." Nagato squeezed Iris' nose gently. Sontak Iris immediately stood up and pinched Nagato's cheek due to difficulty breathing.
"Then what is your dream?" Iris asked back.
"My dream..." Nagato muttered softly. Then he looked at the grass growing neatly beneath him. "Maybe my dream is to accompany Litha's journey to go on an adventure, of course I'll take you, maybe."
Iris puffed her cheeks. "Maybe? That's not a dream either!" Iris Protest. Then the two eyeballs meet. Nagato and Iris stared at each other for a long time before chuckling softly.
"The three of us went on an adventure. Wonderful idea. As long as I'm with you, I don't mind." Iris laughed softly. While Nagato stared at the lantern deeply.
"It's late" Nagato said as he stroked Iris' fine hair. "Let's go home." Then Nagato stood up from the park bench.
Iris smiled faintly and threw the food box into the trash. Then the beautiful girl stood beside Nagato.
"Tomorrow I take Litha, Hika, Tika with Hisui huh. Hmmm .. all Hanabi." Iris looked at Nagato while walking side by side with the young man.
"Whatever. I also haven't spent a long time with Litha." Nagato retorted and stared at the lanterns still flying above the sky of Lake Sakura.
The beautiful garden lights make Nagato and Iris look like a young couple on a date. The two young men walked under the moonlight that shone softly along with the lanterns flying in the air.
Iris glanced at Nagato. "Dragon, take Litha for a walk. You two from childhood are together. Litha is a very good woman and she understands you." Nagato looked at Iris in disbelief. The beautiful girl beside him was not jealous at all, even when she was with Iris, they were open and natural.
"Iris, aren't you jealous?" Nagato asked to be sure.
Iris smiled sweetly looking at Nagato who appreciated her feelings. "No. Litha I've taken it like my own brother. Sometimes I see you and Litha like brother and sister, Dragon. So does Hisui who looks like a sister who wants to be praised by her brother." Iris closed her eyes and tilted her head.
Nagato smiled seeing her. "What the fuck? Are you guessing it? I didn't expect a woman as cold as you would say that?" Nagato looked at Iris's eyes that opened slowly.
"I didn't guess. But this is the instinct of a woman who can guess and make it come true." Iris replied and walked two steps forward faster than Nagato.
"Fatherman." Nagato laughed looking at Iris who looked so beautiful in his eyes.
"Better a rammer than a maniac of spicy food lovers." Iris replied to Nagato's words fiercely.
"Start again..." Nagato smiled faintly then stopped his steps to look at Iris carefully who was two steps ahead of him.
"She can smile like this too." Nagato thoughtfully stared at the sweet smile that adorned the beautiful face of Iris.
At first Nagato and Iris never showed their laughter and loose smiles in front of others, but after they both walked together and got to know each other. Both Nagato and Iris opened up and smiled freely. They both behave very naturally.
Nagato himself could not believe that he was going back to the past when he could smile like he is today. The warmth she felt tonight also became the most meaningful and rewarding journey of her life.
Now the two of them were on their way home to the Eastern Sun Inn. Nagato and Iris walk side by side and enjoy a beautiful night in the Capital of Daifuzen.
When Nagato and Iris passed through the deserted streets, they were both shocked to see the body of a woman with a stomach pierced by a knife and clothes that were opened with all tears in each of the clothes worn by the young girl.
"Dragon, isn't he?!" Iris's face was pale. Nagato quickly held onto Iris's hand and pulled her.
"Yes, I also saw him this afternoon in the last game of the Tiger Tournament of Kai." Nagato stared intently at the corpse of the young girl. While Iris was holding Nagato's white shirt. "Who killed him?"