WMS7: Chapter 10

"Do I have to say it again?" Ichiro said in sarcasm with his brow raised to tease me.

"Don't tell me you're going to go with me to the Philippines?"

"Why not? Wouldn't you like me to go with you?" he asked in return. "Just imagine, in this building, there are people who are secretly unhappy because of your arrival. What if they were the people that your grandpa happened to choose to accompany you to go back home? Do you think you will be safe?"

Hindi ako nakaimik. Ichiro has a point. I don't fully trust him but been with him during training and I can say that he is loyal to my grandpa. He can't betray him easily by hurting me in case. Besides, he is not interested in leading the group so he was surely not going to kill me to remove me as Grandpa's successor.

"How can I be so sure that I'll be safe with you?"

Ichiro laughed maniacally. Para itong baliw na basta na lang tumawa kahit hindi naman nakakatawa ang tanong ko.

"It's not funny, Ichiro! I'm asking you seriously because I d