After they eat, Kenshi showed her around the town. Like he was the first time he successfully sneaked in the land of Hikari, Mizuko kept jumping and her smiles were almost as bright as the sun.
It could be that she is not listening to him and she just keeps nodding when he tells her about path ways and short cuts. Well it isn't a problem, he can just buy her a map and show her the way.
"Is there a historical library here? I wonder what kind of books you guys have!"
"Do you like reading books?"
"Sometimes," she beams. "I mostly read science fiction and adventure books! Now look at this! I feel like I am dreaming!"
"Aren't women most interested in romance? Knight saves a damsel in distress? A forbidden love? Star crossed lo
Yushiro finally made it back inside the castle. In the throne room, he bends one knee, lowered his head down in front of the king who is sitting on the throne."Father, my guard had failed me in executing the crown prince of Yami." It hurts his ego to say it but he has to admit to his defeat. "I deserve to be punished for my carelessness.""I do not expect anything from you, my son. But I acknowledge how you work hard just to lose," says the King.Yushiro secretly glares at his father's remarks. Before raising his head, he dismissed the scorn on his face and pretends to be sorry."Forgive me, father." He has gone tired of this act but it is the only door for him to sit on that throne. It is not to be called king that he wishes for but for an army and authority.
It was an off day for Mizuko and so Miranda told her that she can go wherever she pleases today but she has to be back before the dark. The witch had given her some silver and gold coins in case there was something she wanted to buy.The sky was not so blue for the sun and the sky are hiding behinds layers of clouds. It doesn't look all too bad, you can say it is just cloudy.First things first, she should go to the library and research about the Kingdom. Then she should go and see how she can enter the castle and speak to the King himself. With that decided for her day, she walk herself towards the library.It is like a common library that has a librarian who wears glasses with thin eyebrows and excess makeup. Well, at least that is one thing alike from their world.
Mizuki continues to run hysterically towards nowhere when suddenly she felt her heart skip a beat and she began to feel weak, falling on her knees as she held her heart. She catches her breath, coughing from the sudden pain in her chest.When her breathing calmed, she swallowed hard. She was about to stand to continue running away when she notices the markings on her hands. She tries to wipe it away, but it just spread up to her arms."No! What is this?!" she cries, hysterically rubbing them off of her.When it wouldn't go off, she highs herself, crying helplessly. Then suddenly she remembers that lady who told her not to make a promise with a demon. With her lips trembling, she sobs further. Is this why her mother died? Is it because she trusted a demon too?
Three days later and like what Master Kaja told her, Kenshi didn't really visit her anymore. And so today, she is hoping to see him at a puppet show Miranda told her about.Mizuko was told that Kenshi likes the puppet shows that are being held at the plaza every Saturday. She would not assume a demon would be fond of something like that. Well, this will be the first time she will see for real what those shows are all about.As she walks to the plaza, she suddenly bumped into someone. She quickly apologizes but when she raised her head, her eyes widened. It was that man who introduced himself to her as Rex!She was about to run away when Rex grabbed her wrist. This had her heart pounding.&ldquo
After the puppet show, Mizuko walked awkwardly besides Kenshi, nibbling her lip as she wants to say something but just can't bring herself to say things. She is about to go damn crazy.Before meeting Kenshi, she used to always think when watching a movie how leading girls just suddenly act like someone else around the guys they like. Leading girls would act shy, sweet and vulnerable when they find out they have feelings for the leading guy. Mizuko never understood those until now that she is with Kenshi. She has that shyness and she's embarrassed for reasons she can't understand. Was it for crying last night? For hurting him or for being afraid of him?"Are you heading straight back to the shop or are you out to find more about the King?" Kenshi asked her. This makes her a little less awkward since he started the talk."I-uh
In the middle of the night, when barely any human walk through alleys, Miranda decided to go out and talk to Kenshi. When she is out of the shop, she jolted seeing master Kaja's blank face."Where do you think you are headed, Miranda?" The old man raises a brow at her."I am meeting someone, master." She confidently answers. "What are you doing outside at this hour?""Waiting for a reply," says master Kaja, gazing at the sky with squinted eyes. "Who are you meeting so late at night?""Someone who confessed his love for—""That's a lie." Master Kaja interrupted her. "You want to meet with his highness, eh? I can smell it from you! The desire to speak with our carefree prince!"Miranda rolled her eyes. It is annoying when Master Kaja see through her lies every time. The old man is hard to lie to but then wh
While running an errand, Mizuko keeps wondering about the red spider lily. Her only suspect is Kenshi and if it's him, why would he send her that kind of flower? Does he want her dead?Mizuko clicks her tongue, swinging her empty basket as she walks down the pavement. She wasn't paying attention up ahead since her mind was clouded with thoughts of the spider lily. When she accidentally bumped into someone that made her fall down, her butt on the ground."My apologies, miss." The man whom she bumped to reached out his hand for her.Because of the sun, she could not trace the man's face and to be fooled by Rex the other time, she would not fall for someone's trick again. So, she ignored his hand and stand up on her own, brushing the dust off her clothes."I
"I wonder why you would give her a red spider lily, my lord." Zed sat on his shoulder. "Are you playing around or were you serious? Because it's not nice to play with someone's feelings.""I am always playful," Kenshi told him, "but I'm serious too.""Woah!" Zed floats in front of him, waving his fluffy hands to stop him. "You can't fall in love with a hybrid, my lord! The light! You are not even supposed to be near any of them, useless humans!""Now, now, my little friend. They're humans, they've no great strength like us, they don't change into a hideous beast and they use magic, potions and spells but they're not really useless, Zed. Some humans know how to care, they laugh at the hardest times and they smile.""Your subjects smile, my Lord. We are more like the humans too.""See? We are the same creatures.""If you say so, my Lord." Zed wouldn't want to argue more about it. "But why go home so suddenly? We're you serious about that?"