The Monarch System II
Ch - 19. The Love that Sinks

Shin who was still lying under the tree now heard the sound of footsteps approaching him, Hanabi Shin's childhood friend and sister were seen approaching towards him,

"Kakak~" said Hana who ran over and flopped on shin's stomach,

"Ugh~~ Hana what's wrong? you look happy?" shin said after enduring the pain in his stomach

Shin now got up and shifted his sister's body, shin also stroked the black hair of his sister who was now lying on his lap,

"Did you really know Hime?" hana polo said

"Eh~ where do you know?" shin said wondering how his sister could find out such a thing,

"Sister yesterday said, sister knows him, said brother hanabi also said maybe sister knows him, I want hime signature" said hana as her eyes twinkle when talking about yuki, yuki,

"Alright, brother will ask for it for you if brother remembers" said shin who saw hanabi now sitting next to shin

"Promise yes, if I lie I will not talk to my sister again" Hana said in a threatening style but still look cute

"What ai chan is is more important than brother," said Shin asking in a sad style to tease his sister

"Eh~ isn't that hana means, hana just," said hana stalled due to confusion answering shin's question, hana,

Hana was downcast sad because she felt making shin sad because of his request,

"Shin, don't tease your sister, she's a little girl" Hanabi said pinching shin's waist

"Aduh~ is good, kaka just kidding" said shin while stroking his sister's hair so as not to feel moody again,

Hearing that hana who was in shin's lap now hugged shin's stomach spoiled, seeing that hanabi was happy because she saw shin who always spoiled her sister,

"Are you leaving tomorrow?" hanabi said trying to ask shin,

"Yes, there are many things I have to do" said Shin answering hanabi's questions while continuing to pamper his sister, who is a little girl,

"So,~" said Hanabi who thought that he had no right to ban shin, as well,

"How is the village chief?" said shin trying to divert the conversation, though,

"Grandfather was feeling better, but no longer seemed to be able to carry out his duties as the village chief" Hanabi said

"Then?" shin said

"Grandfather said, the position of the village head will be left to uncle, the villagers also agreed with that opinion" said Hanabi explained

'Is dad okay? it seems like he will continue to be busy from now on' thought shin hearing hanabi's explanation,

"Yah~ I hope you don't forget the family even though you are now the head of the village" Shin said

"You take it easy, I'm sure uncle will be fine" Hanabi said encouraging shin

The atmosphere became awkward, with a silence that was only filled with the wind and a small snoring downstairs that had now fallen asleep, he said,

Shin could only look up at the clear blue sky to enjoy every gust of wind that felt comfortable hitting them,

"Shin~" said hanabi softly and doubtfully

"Hmm~~" said shin answering hanabi's call

"Are you me~~ wush~~" the sound of a wind blow covering hanabi's speech,

"What did you say? I'm sorry I didn't hear it" said Shin who pretended not to hear the word hanabi,

"It's okay, how in school, did you find the girl you like" Hanabi said, trying to distract shin from forgetting the words he had said,

'Sorry Hanabi, I can't answer your feelings, but this is better than waiting for me without certainty' Shin thought

"Iya~ is arguably so" said shin answering hanabi's question

Hearing that Hanabi felt her chest pierced by needles, the pain made her difficult to breathe, but Hanabi tried to stay strong, with the force of her lips was smiling to cover her heartbreak,

"Well, I can't explain it, which is for sure he's a good person" Shin said, recalling his shin years with yuki,

'Am I not a good person until you don't like me? or you won't tell me because you know how I feel and you don't want to hurt me more because you're talking about her' Hanabi thought,

"That's great, I hope you can make her happy" Hanabi said

"Of course, it's late afternoon come back, the village chief must be looking for you" said Shin while carrying his sister who was still asleep in his hands,

"I still want to see the sunset, you come back in a minute I'll catch up" said Hanabi, who saw Shin standing up and preparing to leave with his sister,

"Well, hurry home or the village chief will be worried" said shin as he left the hanabi,

Shin also left the hill leaving hanabi alone there, seen hanabi was bowed still motionless from his place without looking at the shin who left him,

"Papa are so mean, huh,?" said yui who had been silent without a word

"Then what should I do? do you want a new mama?" said Shin who walked down the hill while holding hana in his hand

"No, mama's just a mama," said Yui who was now on Shin's shoulders as she pointed her fist at shin's cheek,

"Then why do you say I'm cruel?" shin said

"Well, I guess, now she's crying nonstop because of papa's actions" said Yui as she folded her arms and sat on shin's shoulder,

"I know that, but what else? everyone has their own happy and sad times" said shin who became a sage,

"Father don't be so smart it's inappropriate" Yui said

"really?" shin said trying to refute Yui

"Yes," said Yui briefly,

Shin and Yui continued to chat because yui always asked shin, basically yui did that to help shin forget about what happened with hanabi, because regret would prevent him from shin someday.

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A few days passed, Shin had now reached J city, to begin his plan to rule this small mortal world, he said,

"It looks like Hanabi is really mad at me" said Shin, who remembers his childhood friend as not taking him away at all

"Tring~~ Tring~~" dark blue screen appeared with a phone call from shin homeroom, shin was sitting in a roadside chair in front of the train station,

"Hello, what's the matter with the homeroom?" shin said after lifting the post

"What's wrong? how many days do you think you've been absent? do you want to repeat the class?" said homeroom on the phone

"You heard first, something happened in my family, so I asked to be out for a few days" Shin said, trying to lie

"really? so it's true what xia an said?" said homeroom

'Xia an? has he gone back to school? but thanks to him I have a reason, it seems I owe him again' Shin thought,

"Well, you'll tolerate your excuses, but remember back in the final semester or I'll make your grades a big zero, we'll see the record break you've been keeping, haha" said the homeroom teacher in a threatening tone

"Your teacher is so cruel" said Shin

"Close, back during the exam, tut ~ tut~" the final voice of the phone ended their call,

"Well, at least I still have enough time" said Shin, who was now standing from his seat in front of the train station.

Shin began to step from his place to a place that he thought was good to start looking for funds, for his future expenses, for his future,

"You stop there"

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