Planetes
3. q. Enmitities

"Elliot" Ryan called the bentala while they were having lunch.

"Oui?"

"I think I told you to take me to Master's. Why are you even here?" Ryan stared at the people around him.

This large house has at least 100 servants. Consists of maid, butler, gardener, house keeper, chef, and so forth. Surely not the atmosphere of the house favored by Ryan, but what can be done. Elliot's son, Triton— or his human name William Lassel Le Verrier, is the CEO of a company.

Looks like Elliot understands Ryan's mood which is far from good. So, he tries to give understanding.

"You said I could take you anywhere." Elliot swallowed the food he chewed. "It just so happened that Tri—I mean William, came and made it easier for me to bring you here. The nearest place. So that you recover quickly too."

Ryan took a breath. The atmosphere of this house reminded him of the Mycenae family Mansion, and he hated it.

"I'll be out of this house tonight" Ryan confirmed to Elliot. "You wanna come? I won't force you if you want to stay."

Well, subtle threats, huh? Elliot immediately broke out in a cold sweat. A few diamonds fell on the dining table. Yeah, you guys didn't read it wrong. Sweat from the manifestation of Neptune is indeed a diamond grain. Fortunately, this house is one of the safe locations for him.

"I'm coming, '" Elliot answered quickly. "After all we have to meet Poseidon, right?"

"Well," Ryan finished his lunch. "Prepare, Elliot. The game this time is really risking lives, right?"

Elliot nodded his head. Ryan took care of his eating utensils and said.

"Thank you for the food. I'm gonna take a walk around here first" after saying that, Ryan left the dining room.

"Wait." Elliot put down his cutlery and followed the girl.

This incident certainly invited the reaction of the residents of the house. Especially the Elliot kids.

"Geez, is that Papa's future wife? Horrible once~" the long silver-haired girl with magenta-colored eyes commented.

"Ssht, lower your voice, Brother Nereid! He'll hear!" Proteus, another son of Elliot, spoke of the daughter, Nereid.

"But I agree with Brother Nereid. The woman was terrible, "the fourth child, Thalassa, went along with her.

"Ehem," William stopped all the gossip before the atmosphere grew murky. "He is our guest. Papa's Guest. Please respect him while he's here, okay? You don't want Papa to be sad because of your attitude and behavior, do you?" William rebuked his brothers.

"But, Kak—"

"No buts, Naiad!" William remained in his stance. "Think of Papa's feelings."

Silence was their natural reaction after being lectured by the eldest brother. Nereid and his younger siblings did not dare to contradict William's words. Moreover, William always put the interests of their father before his own feelings.

"Walls have ears, and the person with Papa is no ordinary person. What does it feel like when you find out your kids Papa's gossiping about it like this?" William continued his work. "I hope you don't repeat today's events."

Slowly but surely, the Elliot children left the dining room and started their own activities. Meanwhile, William stepped outside and headed towards the forest not far from his mansion.

"I know you've been spying on our house since morning. Come outside!" William also exclaimed as he folded his hands in front of his chest.

There's no answer. William was still waiting patiently while tapping his fingers on his arms.

"As long as I'm still polite, I ask you to come out of your hiding place. You can't hide your aura from me."

The figure of the red-haired man with green eyes came out from behind the bushes. Yeah, William's been knowing that someone's been watching them since Ryan woke up. So he forbade his sisters to talk about Ryan while the woman was still in their home.

"I think every house has unwritten rules, sir. You entered someone's private territory without permission." William began to question the ethics of the man before him. "Is there anything that makes you have no courtesy to meet?"

The man William was talking to, Arcturus Xenos Mycenae, was not really a man of manners. But for some reason in recent years, he became more and more like an unethical barbarian.

"Are you talking about that right now, Director William Lassel Le Verrier?" arcturus' smile seemed terrible. "Oh, should I call you Neptune I, Triton?"

"..." - ".William was not provoked by Arcturus' provocation, he seemed to remain calm.

Arcturus was not satisfied. Apparently the moon in front of him was immune to verbal attacks. Enough to amaze him and it seems like predicate as a great moon belonging to Neptune is not just a predicate.

"What a boring person, you are...." Arcturus complained to William. "Oh, I forgot that you're not a person."

William remained calm. He does not want to be emotionally disturbed at this time. Because he knew the truth, if he had acted wrongly the earth would have been destroyed.

"Miss Clarissa is no longer a child. Why are you watching him all the time? Then...." William stared dislikefully at the red-haired man. "....the way you're watching him is not aesthetic. Bad." scathing criticism was slid from the blond jejaka's clothes.

As if indifferent to William's words, Arcturus seemed to be about to do something. Neptune I must prepare itself for unwanted danger.

Sure enough! Several flying knives scattered and charged towards William mercilessly. Fortunately William's reflexes were good enough to avoid.

The knife hit the trees and the tree suddenly molested.

"Toxic weapons." William narrowed his eyes. "You intend to kill me?"

"Just give your father a warning not to touch what is mine" replied Arcturus vividly with a terrible smile.

"My father wasn't that easy to kill for you." William gritted his teeth.

"really? What about the curse he had? Wouldn't that indirectly kill him?" arcturus' eyes glinted cunningly.

"I warn you, earthlings." William's tone seemed dangerous. "If you dare touch my father for a single hair," the sky suddenly darkened. It was obvious that William was angry. "Destroy you without a remnant. I won't hold back."

"Hey? So you were holding back?" arcturus' speech sounded mocking. "I'll back off at this time. But, just keep my words."

Arcturus put his hood back on and rushed out of the mansion's forest. William grunting.

"I won't let him. Just look at it later."

The well-dressed young man then moved into the mansion. Meanwhile, Ryan was preparing the items needed in his room.

The game this time was more complicated than he had imagined and more dangerous. If he had missteps, he would have died. Ryan wanted to help Elliot, but....

"Is there any way to ward off these creatures other than using a flashlight?" ryan murmured with a sigh.

Geck, tok!

"Get in." said Ryan as he dimly heard a knock on the door.

"You need something else, Miss?" William went into Ryan's room and brought a cloth bag that contained nothing.

Ryan looked at his son Elliot and said. "Did your father never tell you if it was forbidden to mention my real gender in public places like this?"

"Sorry," William sincerely apologized. "I hope.." he thrust a cloth bag at Ryan. "...this can help the Young Master in the future."

Ryan received the cloth bag in astonishment. "What is this, William?"

"The heirloom of our celestial family. Great Jupiter gave it to Papa to overcome his curses." William told Ryan as if to give an explanation. "I entrust these things to you, Young Master."

Ryan's brows furrowed in order to listen to this request from Elliot's eldest son. Is it not wrong? Isn't giving this to him going to magnify his chances of harming Elliot? Did William forget who he was?

"William, you... haven't forgotten who I am, right?" Ryan tested William by asking that question.

"I know if you are the one who inherited the eyes and soul of Medusa." There was a pause between them before William continued his words. "But, I believe that you won't do anything bad to Papa. That's why I gave the heirloom to you."

Ryan patted his forehead and his expression looked even more depressed than before. He has made a big mistake, but he cannot take all his words away.

"I will accept all these treasures, William," Ryan finally resigned and took the gift of Neptune's son. "If... later I turn out to harm your father, what will you do?" he hesitated when he asked William.

"I'm not going to do anything" William answered quickly and threw a smile at Ryan. "Because Poseidon had done something bad to Medusa in the past, take it as revenge for what happened back then."

William could see a look of astonishment and surprise reflected in Ryan's countenance, but he only smiled. "After all, if we reply.... When will this revenge drama take place? It's useless too. Only inflicts destruction and grief on various sides."

Hearing William's words made Ryan turn his gaze. Dare not look at Neptune's son. William mafhum with that and said.

"I wish you could look after Papa and save him, Young Master." There was a strange expression inexplicable on William's countenance. "Even if something bad comes your way.I hope you're both okay."

Ryan did not understand the sentence that William had just uttered. But when he was about to ask, the man had left his room and made Ryan drown with a myriad of questions.

"What does that mean?"