The Scards: Start!
Chapter 45: Identity of Kirania

The trouble in Mr. Harres' room spread just like that and became the talk of the whole school. The look of the perpetrator walking casually towards his class followed by a handsome man made the students who were in the class look at them from the window with curiosity.

Kirania immediately entered her classroom, while Albert stood leisurely in front of the classroom waiting for Kirania.

The rest of the class immediately engulfed Kirania and showered her with questions as she walked casually towards her seat, packing her books and writing utensils. Luckily it was now empty time, so the girl did not receive the teacher's hospitality for being late for class.

"You want to skip, Ran?" Asked the class leader when he saw Kirania had finished packing the stationery and draping her backpack.

"I was suspended for a month." Reply Kirania casually make the whole class excited. But Aqueera's voice made Kirania stop her steps in front of the class.

"I heard you got on the score, huh? I was so worried when I heard you were in Mr. Harres' room." Said Aqueera with a tone of mock attention that managed to make Ganymede chattering.

"Look at the queen of this drama. I want to freeze it into a piece of ice and melt it." Ganymede said cynically.

"Hn. And I ruined his desk." Kirania replied indifferently and passing by just made Aqueera annoyed and walked up to the girl.

"Why do you ignore me, Kiran? Is it because I'm close to Steve that you're doing this?" He said angrily while grabbing Kirania's hair, but the girl's hair was released to show a beautiful and well-groomed bright blue ombre black hair made the whole class splash.

"That hair, isn't it similar to one of the Athena Group's higher-ups?" Student of A.

"The higher-ups who are said to have the famous cafe and restaurant?" Responding to student B.

"I heard she has 2 adopted children who have been teenagers, and one of them has the same appearance as her." Whisper other students.

"I hear they're so crazy, cruel and fighty if anyone's looking for a fight with them." Add the other one.

Kirania ignored the whisper and looked at Aqueera with a cold gaze of her mainstay. Aqueera was trembling in fear. He saw the figure of Kirania like everyone else.

"I don't like it, so just for you." The reply was cold and continued his steps.

"How dare you trick me?! I'm saha–" Unfinished Aqueera said, Kirania has come out hard and slammed the door right in front of Aqueera's face.

'BLAMM!'

Kirania approached Albert who was waiting for her in front of the classroom, eyes as beautiful as the night sky was looking at Kirania who was walking towards him without the wig that the girl used to wear flatly.

"We're home." Albert turned his body around as soon as Kirania arrived before him. The girl complied and followed the father's wide steps.

While the classroom IX B looked rowdy as soon as Kirania left. They shrouded Aqueera who was clutching Kirania's false hair.

"Say you're friendly with Kiran, but what is this? You don't even know if he's wearing a wig." Said one of the students in a scornful tone.

"Friend to use, yeah, no?" Tapping the other students cynically.

Mockery and cynical gazes were cast towards Aqueera, making the girl growl in anger. He felt displeased with the situation and decided to leave the class.

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A quiet atmosphere enveloped the living room in Albert's apartment. Kirania who had changed clothes was sitting tensely, while the father who was none other than Albert was busy squeezing a small towel soaked in warm water.

Albert compresses Kirania's cheeks which look blue with a beautifully printed hand stamp slowly, while the girl bows her head.

'Papa must be angry.' Thought scared.

"I'm sorry for today, Pa." Kirania said with a trembling body indicating that the girl was afraid to make Albert raise his eyebrows.

"It turns out you're very bar-bar, yes." Albert said and stroked Kirania's head warmly.

"Is Papa angry?" Kirania's great-grandson and timidly looking at him made Albert look at him warmly.

"For what. You're just defending yourself, right. After all this city without law, oppressed or against, prey prey has become a common thing in this city. But their ways vary, some lick influential people, become rulers, and there are also making trouble. " Obviously Albert was at length while dipping a small towel into a basin filled with warm water and then squeezing it.

"Let's just say you live in a wilderness filled with wild animals." Continue Albert. Kirania nodded her head in understanding while grimacing her throbbing cheeks.

"I didn't expect that you who used to be thin and quarrelsome with Ellios, even daring to go against the Anderson family while torturing you amazed me. You have a strong mentality, Kirania." Albert continued.

"I lived thanks to Papa who used to be undercover in that house, albeit briefly, anyway." Kirania said as she recalled, "Oh, yes Papa used to be disguised with a horrible face that kidnapped me to the food stall and took me away from the residence when no one was around." Kirania made Albert chuckle.

"It turns out you remember, yeah."

"of course. Especially when I'm in the lock from the inside and I fall asleep outside the cold. Didn't Papa take me to your room?"

"Hn. Right."." Right." Albert replied after being silent for a long time. Little Kirania used to suffer a lot and she couldn't help her by bringing her out of the residence. Albert himself dared not reprimand the cruel family other than to wait for them to leave and take the girl away secretly.

Now Albert looked at Kirania who had grown into a beautiful girl. The thin dry body is now turned into an ideal body, the cheeks now look a little chubby, even the eyes full of sadness and fear now radiate a happy look.

Shortly afterwards Joshua came to the apartment with a frenzy while shouting hysterically to upset Albert.

"Albert, what did you do to my cute niece?!" Joshua cried hysterically as he ran up to them and checked the condition of Kirania.

"The combination of green and yellow blue looks very suitable for you, Kiran." Joshua's joke when he saw a blue hand stamp on the girl's face made Kirania smile wryly.

Albert ignored Joshua chattering next to him and asked Kirania with a black aura emanating from his body making the girl resigned to their behavior.

"My dear daughter, may I throw this shitty uncle of yours off the 6th floor?" Albert asked as he stroked the head of the dear Kirania, making Joshua cry out in annoyance.

"Stop that, Albeerrttt!!!"

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After his uncle and father calmed down, Kirania told him the incident she experienced at school briefly and in detail made Joshua inflamed. Apparently during this time Kirania was often bullied by the children of influential people because of the work of the father who was a bartender.

"So are you angry and disappointed in your father's work?" Joshua looked at Kirania seriously.

"Why am I angry with papa. In fact, it is very rare for children to meet their father and spend time together because they are busy working." Reply Kirania relax.

"But economically do you feel ashamed?" Now Albert asked feeling guilty for his former work. Kirania looked at the father with a warm look.

"No puny. It's not that Papa still has another job that is unknown to people and money from the financial break-in of the 2 families." His easygoing reply made the 2 grown men laugh clumsily.

"Alright, alright. You're too grown up as if you've been through a hard time, boy." Joshua said sadly and hugged Kirania warmly.

"So I have to scream while crying and run away from home? Come on Uncle, don't I trouble you guys with acting like that?" Tukas Kirania patted his uncle on the back, which left them speechless. Joshua let go of his embrace at Kirania and glanced at each other making them sigh in resignation.

"Haahh, it's up to you."

"I heard that in a few days there will be a festival welcoming the election which will be held for 5 days." Joshua changed the subject and made Kirania lean toward the uncle with an interested expression.

"really? When?" Ask the girl enthusiastically. Looking happy twinkle in his eyes made the 2 men feel happy. At least Kirania forgot her past trauma.

"The festival starts in three days." Albert's reply was brief.

"I want to go, can Pa?" Kirania asked as she looked at Albert with a pleading gaze that looked adorable. Finally Kirania began to dare to express her wishes without fear in front of Albert made the 2 men smile happily.

"of course. But we'll go together." Their reply compactly made Kirania happy and scatter hugging them.

"Yay! Thanks."

"I told you they love you very much." Ganymede began to speak.

"I know. But I don't want to trouble them. And I'm afraid they'll sell me." Reply Kirania by telepathy.

"Trust them, Ran. You know they love you so much. Look them in the eye when they talk to you." Reply Ganymede.

"alright. I'll trust them."