'A girl belonging to the cat kin, a girl carrying the blood of the celestial phoenix order, two sisters with black hair, and finally a vampire boy.' While in Ryuk's arms, Esme contemplated the mention of the characteristics of those five individuals.
Even though there was a time difference between each of them, it was evident that upon reading the letter, Ryuk's body emitted visible anger. Esme, who stood behind him, observed how Ryuk had lifted the soldier by the neck.
'He even burned it', she had thought about reading the letter and finding if there was more details mentioned about those five individuals but it seemed that Ryuk had in anger burned that letter while lifting the soldier with his neck.
'Now he has even killed him,' Esme noticed as she saw Ryuk let go of the soldier's lifeless body, which fell to the ground.
"Esme, why are you in my arms again?" Suddenly a voice directed towards her, causing her to open her eyes and noticing transition from one scene to another where her hands were wrapped behind his neck, her eyes looking at him.
"Huh?" Esme blinked, trying to understand what had just happened. She then noticed that there was a hint of orange aura residue on his skin, indicating that he had just used his speed, which was not even visible causing her mouth to twitch but he leaned and whispered,"Did you miss me so much within just a few seconds?"
"Why are you embarrassing me?" Esme pursed her lips, her expression now void of anger as she gazed blankly at him, only seeking an explanation for his excessive teasing.
"They can't see you", Ryuk calmly looked at her, suspicion evident in her narrowed eyes as he held her, his words not earning her trust as she turned her attention towards the four men kneeling on the ground, trembling.
"Fine, but why are you carrying me? I can walk," Esme asked with a raised eyebrow, wanting to know the reason for him carrying her instead of letting her walk.
"Hm, so, all four of you, I want a big orange light in the sky. Use fireworks or something similar," Ryuk said firmly, instructing the men lying on the ground to set up a large orange fire display, while ignoring Esme who squinted her eyes in confusion at his changing topic.
"Please trust us, Senior brother. Even if we have to burn ourselves, you will see the whole sky orange." Bone Breaker swiftly raised his eyes, showing his eagerness to complete the mission given by his senior brother.
'?!'
However, his gaze faltered when he saw that same woman in his senior brother's arms, and his pupils shook when they met Ryuk's gaze, silently exchanging an unspoken message:- If you say anything, you're dead.
"We will bid farewell and make preparations for fireshows," Bonebreaker spoke with his head down, completely drenched in sweat. The metallic smell coming from the newly spilled blood made him nauseous. He stood up and delivered three sidekicks, each one a powerful kick on their butts, signaling to the men that it was time to run from this place.
'Now, Let's wait' Ryuk watched as the four men sprinted as if their lives were at stake. They vanished from the streets, leaving Ryuk staring at his own hand. On it, a woman with golden eyes stared back at him with a vacant expression.
"You were peeking at the letter just now, weren't you? Now you will face the consequences." Ryuk directed his words at her with a cold gaze.
"Hmm, now that you're answering, please tell me, where can I find calcium carbonate?" Finally, Bonebreaker realized that his actions were impacting the shopkeeper, who then revealed the secret recipe for his firecrackers. Bonebreaker nodded with satisfaction.
"....Chicken poop—no, NO, I'm sure you can only get it in chicken poop or in egg shells!" The shopkeeper raised his hands to shield his face from getting hit, as the bone breaker raised his fist to deliver another punch to his face.
"Huh?" Upon hearing his words, numbers 1, 2, and 3 all looked towards each other, blinking, before realizing that they now needed to catch some chickens to collect their poop.
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"Who was that woman?" Esme's eyes met the gaze of the masked man who embraced her on the highest tower. His hands wrapped around her waist, providing a supportive hold as she leaned back against his chest with both of them seated.
"Just a random person I found on the way to the auction house," Ryuk said, gazing up at the night sky that bathed the entire town in a soft glow of moonlight. His mind wandered as his fingers gripped her waist, lost in contemplation of something.
"Hmm, so you found that woman from the streets?" Esme kept her gaze fixed on those deep amber eyes while muttering in a whisper-like tone. She wasn't paying attention to her words, as this was a moment for her to admire something so beautiful.
The moonlight filtering through his amber eyes made its way towards her face, caressing them and causing her lips to curve into a small smile before she noticed that the same eyes were turning towards her.
"Woman from the street, really? Do you realize how that statement sounded, Esme?" Ryuk raised his eyebrows, hidden behind the mask, feeling amused as he looked at her nonchalant expression. He then noticed her eyes were not focused on his but elsewhere.
"I am jealous." Esme finally spoke the words that had been lingering in her heart since the moment she saw him with the naked woman while both of them hugged each other. Esme's eyes were fixed on his smile.
"And, how can I satisfy your jealousy?" Ryuk smiled upon seeing her playful antics, her head tilted as she looked up at him due to their height difference.
"Kiss me." Her words were whispered but clear to his ears.
"Don't regret it" He leaned down, their eyes meeting as he observed her parted lips, which seemed to be anticipating something.
In that moment, their lips met and were soon sealed.