Chapter 167 - Can't I Care About You?

"I already said that that wasn't the reason why..." It was hard for Vicar right now as he can't say that he wanted to investigate the mysterious sound coming from the room as it would prove the rumor was true for Nedo. 

It would be bad if Nedo knows the truth of the rumors as she might spread the news within the crew on this ship. We wouldn't want that to happen so Vicar must make something up to deceive Nedo but it must be something reasonable and some sort believable also. 

"It's just doesn't make any sense as to why you wanted to guard the room unless you been a force to do it or wanted me to have the quarter," Nedo said that. 

"Still it doesn't matter if I been force or what and shouldn't you be happy that you wouldn't sleep in Valia quarter tonight," Vicar said that as he didn't know why this issue becomes a big deal to Nedo. 

"You just don't understand..." Nedo said that in an angry voice. 

"Of course I wouldn't understand, I just don't know why you're acting like this and I do not even have the slighted idea why," Vicar said that as he really doesn't understand why Nedo behaves like this. 

There was some silence after that as both of them didn't talk to each other anymore. I realized that it would be bad and advised Vicar to apologize to Nedo. I didn't want Vicar to not be on good terms with anyone on this ship. 

"You're right ring, I think I should apologize to her..." Vicar said that as he seems a little guilty about it. 

Vicar was just about to say he was sorry but Nedo said it before him. "I'm sorry Vicar, I shouldn't be mad at you... it just that I didn't want you..." Yet again she didn't finish her sentence. 

"There's no need for that, it was my fault. I should be calm in this situation but instead, I just got too carried away with my emotion." Vicar said that. 

"So you're really not using our quarter for this night right?" Nedo asks Vicar to make sure about it. 

"Yes, so you're free to use the quarter freely cause I will be guarding the room tonight," Vicar said.

Nedo seems a bit hesitant as she asks Vicar, "Okay, if you finish your job... Could we get breakfast together at the galley?" 

"Sure... there is no problem with that. I will meet you in the galley tomorrow morning." Vicar agrees with what Nedo wanted. 

"So let's make a promise then..." Nedo sticks out her pinkie finger. They both make a pinky promise and I could see that Nedo face seems to be really happy about it. Nedo was smiling all of the time and I think that Nedo was indeed like Vicar very much. 

After that, Vicar leaves the gun deck as he didn't want to make Captain Neir wait for him for too long. He rushed back to the area and see that Captain Neir was standing there guarding the room. Captain Neir saw Vicar and shout as Vicar was still far from him. 

"What taking you so long?" Captain Neir asks. 

"I'm sorry, it's just that I had some sort of issue with Nedo but it's all been resolved," Vicar said that. 

"I see, well then if you're already here. I will then take my leave but let me remind you to be extra careful when it was nighttime as all of the previous people told me they saw something near them." Captain Neir said that before he left Vicar alone in the place. 

I wonder what do they saw when it was nighttime, I guess the only way to found out was to wait and see until night come. But I bet it just the same thing that makes the mysterious sound in the room before. Vicar then stands near the room for a long period of time. 

We still didn't hear the sound anymore but we will wait for the sound again. We waited and the night time does come eventually. Vicar was still there guarding the room, he seems to not have the slightest fear as that thing could appear anytime. 

As time passed, the area becomes quite dark as it indicates that it's been midnight already. The entire ship has become much more silent as most of the crew probably had gone to sleep. We know that we must be cautious this time around as that thing might appear right now.

We will be in the dark but thanks god that there was a lamp near us to make this area a little bit bright. As we're still able to see very clearly in the area. I was getting bored so I decided to talk with Vicar just to make that feeling go away. 

"So do you think that this thing would appear right now?" I ask Vicar about that. 

"I'm not sure about that but don't you feel that this place is getting a little bit colder?" Vicar said that to me. 

"Do you forget that I'm a ring, I couldn't know whether it was cold or hot anymore," I replied to Vicar but somehow I didn't believe him as there is no way that the temperature would suddenly change. 

"Oh right, I'm sorry about that... But it's true that it was getting colder." Vicar still saying that but then I believe it as I saw I could saw his breath as it was getting colder here. 

It was quite lucky that Vicar was wearing pretty thick clothe right now or else he would be really affected by the sudden change of temperature. 

After that, we started to hear the mysterious sound again coming from the room. This time, Vicar didn't take any time as he takes the nearby lamp and quickly open the door of the room. When the door was open, the mysterious sound suddenly disappears and there was nothing in there. 

"There was indeed nothing here..." I said to Vicar. 

"Don't you feel a little bit weird that the sound is completely gone when the door was open?" Vicar said that. 

"How about we stay inside the room, that's why we will know what makes that sound that we been hearing," I suggest Vicar an idea of mine. 

"You do remember right what Captain Neir said to me earlier when I tried to get close with the Grimoire of Ruination. He says that anyone who comes close with it will become mad immediately." Vicar said that as he trying to remind me what Captain Neir warn us about getting near the Grimoire.

"I do remember that but don't you wanted to know who makes the sound, we could only know if we stay inside the room rather wait outside," I said that to Vicar. 

Vicar thinks for a while about my idea but suddenly the door of the room was closed. We both quite shocked as we didn't realize it at all. We thought that maybe the wind accidentally closed it but we realized that this was a metal door and the small gust of wind wouldn't be able to move it. 

Vicar then tried to open the door but it wouldn't open. Vicar thought that it may be lock and tried to unlock it with his key. He then tried to open the door once again but somehow it wouldn't be opened up. We both realized that it might indicate something bad was gonna happen to us. 

"Vicar, I think it's better for you to unsheathe your sword right now," I said that to him as I started to have a really bad feeling about the situation we're in right now. 

Vicar does what I told him as he also said that this room was getting colder each time and somehow had the feeling that somebody was watching him inside the room. Our lamp fire has become dimmer all of a sudden as before we know it, the lamp has gone out and left us in the dark. 

"We are in a really bad situation right now..." I said that. 

The mysterious sound can be heard once again and this time we know that it was near us as it was so loud. Vicar tried to swing his sword around him but the sound didn't stop at all. He hopes that he could hit whatever that been making that sound. 

Vicar then suddenly screams in pain as if he been hit by something. I immediately ask him what happen as I couldn't see at all in the dark. "Vicar! What happen?" I said that with Vicar. 

"I feel that my left leg been stab by something..." Vicar said that to me. 

I then realize that we need some light in here and I tried to concentrate on myself as I trying to make the room light up with my red gem, I have already done it before and I think I could do it once again. 

I was successfully done it as the red light begin to light this entire room.