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Thoughts.
English Conversation.
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"Okay then. He was….."
"Masako, if you really can't tell it's alright." Mai said.
"No, it's just that I'm trying to clearly picture him out so that you can understand especially Shirataki-san and Kahia-san. Anyway, as I was saying, that old man was dark skinned, he was wearing… I think thick clothes and he wore black long sleeves… his hair is already white and has a mustache too, but the worse is that he has a scar that runs from the upper left forehead down to the jaw, as if it was slashed and… and…" Masako stopped for a while and her face was really pale.
"And what Hara-sama?" Shirataki asked.
"Tha-that old man's right eyeball is gone!" she said that sentence in a hurried way.
Everyone's expression was stiffened. Something like that was unexpected; no one saw that coming, not even Naru or Lin. Naru glanced at Mai, her face was horrid. The silence was too deafening, someone had to break it… but no one could. The sky then turned dark, it looked like it was going to rain hard so they went inside the house. They were looking at the second floor, perhaps expecting that the old man will appear to them, yet he did not. At the inside, they stayed at the kitchen; they definitely didn't want to be alone or separated now that there's this thing going on.
"Uhm, I'll be preparing for your lunch… so if you can just wait for awhile." Kahia said.
"Y-yes. We will. Thank you Kahia-san." Mai answered. Oh my gosh, hearing what Masako said really made me scared. What in the world happened here? I didn't expect something as horrid as that. What in the world is gonna happen to us? What about our vacatioooooooooooooon?
"Hooooouuuu. It really seems like we're in an awkward situation, ne?" Bou-san told them.
"Indeed, Takigawa-san. But I do think that the man is somewhat related to the previous owners of this house." John replied.
"You think so too, John? You might be right, but we still can't say because Shirataki-san or Kahia-san hasn't said anything yet." Naru added.
"Hara-san, I know this might not be very comfortable to ask but… what kind of expression did that man made when he was looking at you?" Yasuhara asked.
"Wa-wait! Why are you asking that?" Mai promptly asked.
"I just wanted to know Taniyama-san, because if the man that was staring at Hara-san is the same as the man in your dreams, then it might be a lot easier to solve this problem." He replied.
"You do have a point there." Ayako added.
Then everyone looked at Masako, waiting for her answer.
"So?" Naru butted in.
"He was glaring at me. Obviously he was mad and looked as if we just did something unforgivable to him, you know that look, right? He was seriously angry, to the point that it really scared me." She then answered.
"Now, we can say that the man in Mai's dream and that man at the second floor might be the same person." Yasuhara concluded.
"Yes, that might be true. Then, it only means that we are trespassing in this place, wherein that man thinks that it's his. Thus, everything just falls perfectly into place." Lin commented as well.
"That makes perfect sense…" John said.
Just then, the two servants came bringing their lunch. Everyone looked at them, and it seemed like they know what the gang wants from them—answers.
"I know that everyone wants the answers but, I'm very sorry to say that… I do not know this man at all. I don't have prior recollection ever meeting or heard of such a person. After all, who will not forget that man if his right eyeball is missing?" Shirataki said.
"We're very sorry. We do know that this is very troubling. But we ourselves don't know as well. Please do understand us. We are very sorry for the inconvenience." Kahia bowed as he said that, following him is Shirataki.
"You shouldn't have to do that!" Mai immediately reacted.
"That's right. We don't blame you; it's just that we are always bound to have a case wherever we go. And this time, we are the unfortunate victims, or should I say the suspects for trespassing here." Naru told them, he was still holding the book which he was reading since yesterday.
Eh? He hasn't finished reading that yet? It's not even that thick, knowing that he is such a bookworm; he should've finished reading it ages ago. Now, what's happening? Mai thought deeply and bothered to ask him. "Nee Naru, why is it that you're still holding that book?"
"Oh? You noticed? You're becoming observant Mai." He said.
Well, that's obvious. She likes you, it's a given that she would notice. Bou-san, Masako, Ayako, and Yasuhara thought so.
"Ugh! Whatever, you don't have to answer that." Mai angrily said.
"It's fine. I wanted to mention this a while ago but I haven't had the chance. So, I find it hard to understand what the purpose of this book is." He said.
"Purpose?" everyone asked him except for Lin.
"Yes. I found this book on the desk at our room, the first few pages were about long lost Chinese practices which are rarely used today, but after reading the next pages, they were about Western and Eastern Europe traditional practices. The book is handwritten so I claim that this is a journal from someone that studied these countries' practices."
"I get what you mean Shibuya-san, after all these practices are way too different from each other. So there shouldn't be any connection made. That's why you raised the question as to what purpose." Yasuhara said.
"I see. It's true, I, for one, can say that the old Chinese practices are very complicated compared with the ones in the Europe." Bou-san added.
"So that's why you keep on holding to that." Mai said.
Then, Naru looked at the two servants and asked them, "Do you know the author of this? There is nothing I can find that can indicate the name or any information. Not even in the texts itself. The author did not use the first person point of view, rather a third one, it really seems like he/she doesn't want people to know."
"Unfortunately Shibuya-sama, but I don't know the author." Shirataki replied. Followed by Kahia, "I, as well."
"I see. Is it possible to have a conversation with Wokamino-san here, Shirataki-san?" Naru asked.
"I will ask Wokamino-sama later." He replied.
"Well, it seems like we really need help from the outside, ne? After all, we can't do anything by ourselves here." Mai said.
"We are very sorry. I will go and call the main house to see if Wokamino-sama is available." Shirataki said.
Everyone had the look of confusion. Everything was in pieces, there were no connection except for the vague guess they had as for the person in Mai's dream and the man from the second floor. Shirataki went to call and they waited for him to return. While he called, they started eating their lunch, setting aside for a while their problem. A few minutes later, he came back.
"Wokamino-sama is….."
*phew* it really took a long time interval. Haha :D I'm sorry if I said in the last chapter, that this chapter's title's "conflict" well, I changed the scenes because I thought I needed to add some more mystery. I love mystery stories! They're great and they keep you thinking! :D well, maybe I can keep up with the story line. I do hope that you like this chapter. Sorry if this wasn't that long, my eyes are tired . tsugi no chaputa wa o-tanoshimi ni! :D ( is this even correct? Ugggh IDK hahaha )