Santri Famiglia's

Eiji's Concern

The Akamizu residence dojo.

"I can't let Anki go with Mr. Kim." Eiji's answer was inviolable.

He knows who Kim Jong Hyun is. Although Jong Hyun was known as the angelic benefactor on the surface, Eiji could not simply trust the man. Behind his shady side, he—Kim Jong Hyun has spread hell for some people.

"Mr Kim is a noble, wealthy man. Don't you think Anki's gonna be happy with her?" Shima asked with complete calmness.

One arrow shot straight, stuck right in the center of the target board. Eiji lowered his bow while shaking his head.

"I don't want my sister sold."

One arrow came off Shima's finger. The man cursed quietly as his arrow missed far from the midpoint. Then, he retorted, "Master Kim looks interested in your sister. His gaze was also different from when he noticed the woman we gave him to trade with. Perhaps Mr. Kim wants your sister not as a slave, but rather wants to make her a companion. Isn't that nice?"

Eiji tightened the grip on the bow and other arrows he had just taken. He was worried about this conversation. However, he must accompany Shima to play archery and continue the conversation.

"Mr Kim is even the age of our parents. I still can't take Anki off to him."

"Come Eiji! It's not just Onyoudan who will profit if you let Anki go. People will even be more hostile to you with the relationship between you."

Shima persuaded Eiji very carefully. He deliberately does not use coercive intonation in the hope that Eiji will soften. However, Eiji was completely unaffected by the various lure that Shima offered.

Another arrow shot out of Eiji's hand. It was the fourth arrow that was again on target. The fourth time, he will be rejected.

"Mr Shima, didn't you promise not to touch my family? I think this conversation has been pretty clear up to here. Sorry, I have to go to Yamata too. Excuse me!"

Without compromising on respect, Eiji bowed before leaving Shima. The man walked to the storage area. He put down the bow, took off the gloves as well as the chest protector with the anger held back mixed with worry.

That day, Eiji was not focused on his work. His mind was full of Anki. For a second, he could not shake the shadow of his little girl out of his mind.

Nine years during his time in this organization not much different from BC, peace proved to be with his family. He could see Anki laughing, going through a normal day together with his schoolmates. It was the happiness Eiji wanted to see.

Unusual, the time still showed at three in the afternoon, but Eiji was already home. In fact, he did not carry out early morning missions like before. Since entering the front door, the man had already called out his sister's name.

"Angi!"

He continued to step inside, teasing the silence of the room just to find the answer of one girl. One by one the room was examined carefully. There was no one in the two-story house.

Eiji stood for a long time in Anki's room. Right in front of the girl's study table. His gaze fell on the thick book of strange multigraphy for Eiji.

He picked up the thick book like the dictionary. Some sheets behind it. There are twists and turns that are sometimes connected to the ornaments above the bottom. Some resemble handakuTen, point, vertical line, horizontal line, even alphabet w and hiragana te also exist. Eiji could not read it. That dark netra switches to the Japanese letter written next to it—s with each other. Eiji.

"Watashitachi wa Anata ni nomi agame tsukae, Anata ni nomi tasuke wo koi negau. Watashitachi wo Tadashii michi ni michibiki. Anata ga omegumi wo kudasareta hitobito no michi ni, Anata no ikari wo ukeshi mono mata fumi mayoeru hitobito no michi dewa naku."

Which means 'Only You are the one whom we worship, and only to You are we pleading for help. Show us the straight path. That is, the path of those whom You have given them favor, not their path of wrath, nor their path of heresy.'.

The first letter was in complete accord with Eiji's current condition. The manic moves up and down, repeating the reading. Still, he could not digest the meaning of the series of sentences completely. He closed the book in disbelief.

"So this is the Qur'an that the boy is interested in?"

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Handacuten: a small circular sign that converts the consonant h to p.

Sukun in Arabic script is known to Eiji as handakuten.