The Core of Evil
Raggot, The Cold Weapon
{{{ On the same day, at 4 pm }}}
"I-Please spare me from all those people-!" I pleaded with Noah, who was still laughing about my fame from the magazine
Everyone on staff here started to come closer to make sure I was Pinky's model magazine, called Pinky's Sundae. A magazine that's quite popular because Pinky's business turns out to be bigger than what I thought
And they really freaked me out. I'm not used to being surrounded by so many people at once...
"We need to see Pinky now if you want the cover of the magazine replaced. Or, we can wait a week, because he'll find a new victim after that"
"L-Faster is better-!"
"But, I heard that Pinky was going to the Wavee galaxy to deliver the order. He'll probably be back long enough..."
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My hopes...
He was smashed to pieces in a short time
"Aahaha! I told you you'd regret it!"
"You didn't warn-!"
I spontaneously grimaced, and that was where Noah stopped laughing for a moment. He started to clean his throat, before speaking to calm me down
"OK, okay. Stop grimacing and get up. I know where to take you today"
"I hope we meet Cassidy... I want to get a dose of her plain face right now..."
"No. That woman will ban you, because Cassidy is going through treatment today"
Eh?
"Treatment?"
Noah seems hesitant, but he tries to explain what he knows
"I don't know the details. But, Cassidy's horn doesn't appear naturally, you know?"
O-oh...
So anyway...
I don't need any further explanation on that
So he has to take medication regularly huh...? I hope he doesn't suffer...
"Ah yes. Can you guess where I'm taking you?" Noah asked
"No"
"We're going to meet our best chef in the Fleet, Fuyu-"
*sat! The sat!*
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We both stopped for a moment when we heard the sound of the swing of the thing, from around where we were walking just now
And as we walked back a few steps before looking into a room, we found Raggot in training, in a regular T-shirt that covered the top as sweat began to drench
Every now and then he rubbed away the sweat, and he then continued swinging his sword in the same repetitive motion since then while repeating the word "Ha!", as if it were a spell
"That's..."
"Raaggoth. He had indeed not interacted too much with anyone other than his wooden sword" Noah replied, even before I let out my thoughts
He didn't even interact with the other pillars...?
Also, so this room is the training room that Noah said...
I can see a lot of modules in this place. Mainly to bring up holographic enemies that feel realistic for virtual combat training. Also, there is a drink machine in the corner of the room, in case anyone is thirsty
Completely. I so want to try the exercises here after some time too much relaxing around the Fleet which turned out to be quite extensive
Maybe Raggot can help
"He-! Arthur-!" Noah tried to dodge while holding his voice
And when I got closer to Raggot while Noah was hiding, I also understood why he wanted to get in my way
"Pbu-"
Just now that I wanted to say his name, my gaze suddenly moved as if I wanted to fall
No. gabe. I'm really going to fall. Before I could get to my senses, my legs had been swept away by something so I lost my balance and started falling to the side
When I landed and realized what had happened, Raggot immediately put his wooden sword to my neck, before I could wake up in panic
"Ah. You" He then said, realizing that I was the one who approached him
He pulled the sword back, as he ignored me who was still sitting on the floor and took the bottle
When she slightly removed the mask she was wearing, I could see the full image of that person's face
"His injuries..."
There was a wound that smeared from the right side of the lower jaw to the top of his lips. The wound was so big that I could see the skull of his jaw, and the flesh ripping
But Raggot did not take long to drink, and turned back to me who was a bully of his training
"Wounds. Long time" He said with that tone of his feet again
Noah then began to approach, but Raggot ignored his presence which began to help me stand up from that floor
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This guy is so mysterious that it makes me curious
"Raaggoth. Do you always practice here?" I asked, putting him to a halt before he could swing the sword again
"Yes. Don'tdon't. Disturb"
"But why yourself? I'm sure if it's with the others it'll be more fun"
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The weapon...?
Noah asked me to bring my ears closer, as he began to whisper
"The Suthon government used it as a weapon. Biographies of his life could not even be found, other than the fact that he was a captain of the highest rank"
Oh. Now I get it
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"Raup! Let's practice the match!" I said later, making Noah shocked and Raggot again stopped
He then turned towards me with a face full of emotion, as if he was unhappy with my presence there. But I kept insisting that I had to fight him this time, so he understood that he would not be able to get out of this situation unless he complied with my will
"Don't. Regretting"
"I understand!"
I also took a few backward jumps to put some distance between us, as Noah began to return to the door so as not to be hit by our attack
Raggot was ready, with his special horses. I don't know what that technique is, but let's try it
"I'm coming..."
Ready to fight with him, I darted forward first
"Eh?"
But...
Once again my gaze turned lopsided, as I began to fall to the side. He didn't even need to move too much, and he managed to sweep my feet that were running towards him with just a single swing of his sword
*bruk!*
And again I fell, ending that brief fight with the victory of Raggot who did not even put his sword at me again
"Weak. Ye. No. gabe. Fits" He said later
Ugh...!
I knew he was the highest-ranking captain of Suthon, but I didn't know he was such an expert like this...!!
His movements were even very fast, so I only realized that he was behind my position after sweeping my legs earlier
"If I use Corruption now, you'll say something else..." I said to Raggot, who made his forehead shrivel
"Use it. If. So"
"No. You know the effect, right?"
"..."
He didn't try to argue again after that, while helping me wake up this time
"Should. A bunch. Studying. At. Hector" He then gave a... Suggestion...?
"No thank you. My relationship with Hector right now is not very good" I said to him
"He. Sure. Want. Don'tdon't. Make. Angry"
I know that, everybody knows that. But I appreciate his advice
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"sorry. Overhead. Losing you. That" Raggot suddenly said, while I was shocked
But without giving any further explanation, he had already turned the other way to start his training again
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"Thank you... Sorry distracting..." I said to him, then limply went back to Noah
Without me noticing, he glanced at me who had started to leave. His head then slightly lowered, as he began to turn back to give a sentence
"You. Lt could. Alive. For him"
The sentence made me pause for a moment, before I slightly glanced at him behind me
He was seen clutching the necklace of the cross he was wearing, while continuing to look at it
"I. Also. So" he then added
His head was raised again, before he nodded slowly to take me away. And in the midst of my silence, Raggot resumed his training
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Noahs... Was waiting...
I better hurry. We're going to meet Fuyuki
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"Raggot it..."
"He has a lot of problems too. I shouldn't have bothered him" I spoke this time before Noah spilled out his thoughts
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'Sorry for your loss', he said...
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I better not find out more. The past is the past. And the right to keep it is private property
We were also close in Fuyuki's room, but...
"Ah, Miss Fuyuki is going to help Mr. Hector. Sorry"
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We have been in vain to come here...
