Planetes
3. o's. Unexpected Guest's

⠀⠀⠀⠀15 April 20XX

Muraki Kazuto, the eldest son of a prominent Magus family in Japan, the Muraki clan. A talented magus who reached Grand Rank in the Black Magic Association.

The highest rank that only a few can reach that rank, even Magus with descendants of hundreds or thousands of years is not necessarily able to reach that rank.

Even so, now he only works as a puppet maker. Realistic dolls, which look like living people. This guy moves around a lot, for whatever reason.

But now the man was in a small suburban town. He continued to run his business as a puppet maker again. He is currently enjoying his day smoking cigarettes. I don't know how many cigarettes, but it looks like the ashtrays are full of cigarette butts.

Until one day, he heard footsteps. Followed by the sound of the door opening.

"I'm sorry, but the store's closed, see you later"

The face of the calamitous showed shock when he found out who was visiting him.

"Huft, I didn't think you'd see me after being lost without a trace in the earth..."

Kazuto opened his glasses. It seemed like for this situation, doing business with the figure in front of him was not as her wearing 'glasses'.

"...Rightly so. Arcturus Xenos Mycenae?"

The voice that from the beginning sounded friendly, but now changed like everyone else. Silent created.

Waiting until some of them made a sound, but this growing silence made Kazuto annoyed.

"If you have no intention of making a sound, I break both your legs. Then I'll tell your sister if she's here."

Serious threats Kazuto.

Breaking both legs was still good for Kazuto. However, it seemed that the figure in front of him was still reluctant to make a sound. Just a smooth motion, taking out an object from inside his bag.

The figure of the red-haired young man, opened a brand new black box. Showing its foreign contents. Laying on Kazuto's desk, it wasn't long before the young man finally let out a sound.

『Please fix this. It will be useful for himself.』

Kazuto turned off his cigarette, then he looked carefully at what the young man was carrying. His surprise was repeated, but now more than ever. It was unexpected that the young man beside her could find something rare.

「Gorgon Breaker.」

An heirloom device in which the object can block the power of Gorgon's eyes, Mystic Eyes of Petrification.

『You are an expert in the manufacture of Mystic Eyes Killer, right? It must not be difficult to fix this thing.』

The young man explained later, making Kazuto grin. He didn't mind getting something valuable like this.

Kazuto asked mockingly, he realized that now he was involved in the relationship & complicated by Mycenae's brothers. His hand moved to light the cigarette back, his mouth a foot nothing to fill.

"Clarissa would have been happier to find that thing, she's a great archaeologist now."

Kazuto continued to mock the young man. If I may be honest Kazuto would be eager to punch this young man in front of him. Clarissa was still his student and he knew the circumstances of his student.

『I'll show myself when he's already a Gorgon.』

"You kidding me?"

『No!』

"......."

The red-haired young man's reply made Kazuto shuffle his hair in frustration. He also had problems with his sister, but unexpectedly the relationship between the brothers in front of him is more complicated than him.

"I'll receive 「Gorgon Breaker」ini. But...." Weighing for a moment, what indeed his actions will be right at a later date. "...You're off limits here."

Kazuto's eyes were fixed straight at Arcturus' greenish iris. If I could be honest this dark-haired man hated that young man enough. But the young man's response was only a small grin.

『I do plan not to walk here again.』

Saying so, he stepped foot to the door.

『By the way, please take care of Clarissa.』

'Blam.'

Not long after the silence was re-created just when the figure had disappeared. Kazuto no longer heard or felt the figure, he again put on his glasses. Look at the thing that was just given to him.

"It's going to be a tiring job" said Kazuto, who sounded like a complaint.

Yeah, it was a gift from her foster sister Clarissa. But of course Kazuto will not carelessly tell Clarissa— or in his guise named Ryan, that the object he got from Arcturus.

If he reaches the accident, Ryan will look for Arcturus. Then things become undesirable. That was not what Kazuto expected.

Returning to the present, Kazuto let out a long sigh. Slowly, he massaged his temples and muttered.

"Now how's Clarissa doing, huh? Especially after knowing that Elliot is Neptune and has something to do with Poseidon." Kazuto murmured to himself.

He doesn't hate Elliot, knowing he won't hurt Clarissa. But what about Clarissa? The girl is unstable and can go berserk at any time. It even turns into a monster after Chylara is released.

"Effort for Neptune—I mean, Elliot. Clarissa's fate and future are on your shoulders."