The Last Whiteblood's

Kenneth and Elena

"It's so refreshing!" eihar exclaimed after the thirst in his throat came off.

Tanoe drank slowly and politely, like a noble. Trimetra noticed his two students who were clearly different attitudes.

"You're it.." Tanoe put the glass back on the table. "Like living in the desert. Where's your manners?"

"Huh?" Eihar raised his right eyebrow. "You can't command me like that"

Trimetra sighed softly. "If it's over, we're leaving again now"

"Eh, Teacher! But, we just arrived" said Eihar.

"That's right" Tanoe murmured.

This drink shop has many visitors. They sat at one of the tables there. Trimetra and his two disciples were currently outside their residence. The Grand Elder had Trimetra travel with his two disciples.

"After all.." Eihar took his drink back. "Grand Elder won't mind us going home any longer"

Suddenly, Tanoe twitched in surprise. He felt something from outside. Trimetra glanced out the window that was right next to them.

There's axes, hovering over them.

Trimetra clapped his hands, creating a water shield beside them. The axe went in through the window and stopped hitting the wall of water.

The shopkeeper was panicking and hysterical. They ran out to save themselves.

They were attacked.

"What's going on?!" eihar asked in surprise.

"Come on!" Tanoe pulls Eihar to the floor.

Trimetra stood up immediately. He saw five iron pegs leading into the tavern, and strangely the pegs were fed with energy. The five pegs penetrated into the tavern, Trimetra managed to hold two of them, but the three escaped because the movement was very fast.

The three iron pegs stuck on the floor. Trimetra looked at the three pegs for a moment. Eihar was curious, he wanted to touch her but Tanoe immediately pulled Eihar's hand.

"Are you crazy? It's energized and it might kill you!" Tanoe.

"You two hide!" trimetra Exclamation.

Eihar and Tanoe immediately ran back and peeked from there. The trimetra smashed the two iron pegs that he had dodged with his water grip.

"Who did this?" trimetra Mumbles.

Suddenly, he felt quite a strong vibration from the outside. The tremor sprung up like a step of something big. A large creature is likely roaming outside.

Trimetra hiding behind a bar table. He felt someone enter the store. Eihar and Tanoe peeked.

"Lake in!" whisky Trimetra. They also obey.

"This store is empty" that's a man's voice.

"I'm sure I feel three energies here" and this one is a woman's voice.

"How about we check?" ask the women.

"No, we've been wasting our time. Faesa hates us wasting time" the man refused.

Trimetra frowned. He had heard the name Faesa. He continued to listen to their conversations.

"Hey, you guys" another woman's voice, but it sounds different. That's Fieyni.

"Our task is done. We are assigned to gather outside the village" he continued.

"Good!" answer them simultaneously.

Finally the three of them walked away. Trimetra heaved a sigh of relief, he peered for a moment out, then he stood up.

"Come out" said Trimetra.

Eihar and Tanoe approached their teacher. Tanoe spread her gaze around in a chaotic manner, the curious Eihar from earlier ran out.

"Goddessa!" call Trimetra. "Don't go out, dangerous"

Eihar ignored the call of Trimetra, because his curiosity was very high. Eihar's steps slowed down as he walked out. He stopped, his mouth began to open.

"Goddessa!" Trimetra ran up to him. The man looked up at the scene in front of him.

"It's.." Tanoe looked left and right. Around them they were messed up and smashed. Many victims fell, and the buildings there were destroyed to the ground.

An hour ago, the village was crowded and the building was still sturdy. And now, his fate became this.

"This must have been them" Tanoe said.

"Teacher" call Eihar. "Who are they?"

Trimetra looked at Eihar's face. There was fear there, but his face was more about hatred.

"I think this is Ethinos' doing" Tanoe answered Eihar's question.

"Yes, I think so too" Trimetra said.

***

"How long do you think this plan will be ready?" asked Arion who was still focusing on the three sheets of paper in his hand.

"I guess a month, maybe more" Mifori replied while cleaning the vase.

"Annex? Means-" Arion frowned, however...

"Ario!"

Someone called out to him from the front of the house, Arion turned his head then smiled widely. It's Kenneth and Elena, they're carrying two paper packs.

"Ken, Elena, you've been a long time. Where's Gen? And what do you guys bring?" ask Arion.

"We were shopping" Kenneth replied with a grin. "Gen we left behind"

"Basic.." Arion got up from his seat. "What's that?"

"This is our groceries" Elena replied. They stepped closer to Arion. He opened the package of paper, in it was a nice dress and also a silver necklace.

"Gee!" Arion clucked in admiration. "It's very nice..." Arion narrowed his eyes, he saw that there was a clothes that looked broken.

Arion took it and showed it to them. "This.. why is it broken?" ask Arion. Mifori saw. "This seems like the material failed" he said.

"Ah, that's okay, there's no question" Kenneth replied soberly.

Arion nodded slowly, but he unintentionally looked towards Elena who seemed to be throwing her face deliberately. Arion feels something strange, especially the look on Elena's face that states there is guilt there.

But, Arion did not want to make it at length.

"This canyon is beautiful, isn't it, Mifori?" arion.

"Right, I think this necklace fits on Miss Rena's neck, so that Mr. Daendra becomes stunned to see the beauty of Miss Rena coupled with these clothes" said Mifori in a nosy tone, sometimes he laughs softly.

"Haaa, you're right too" Arion thought of a prank plan in his head while pushing Mifori slowly.

"Yes! I've bought a dress for Rena and the necklace is for her" Kenneth said.

"Well, you can put it inside. Tell Erna to tidy it up" said Arion.

Mifori brought the clothes inside. Suddenly, Kenneth recalled something that made him gasp in shock.

"Why you?" ask Elena.

"I-I forgot something. I'll be right back" Kenneth replied. He ran away immediately leaving them both.

Arion became astonished himself by the behavior of these two friends.

"Well, now.." Arion turned to Elena. "Is there anything you want to tell me?"

"What do you mean?" elena asked, confused.

"The expression" Arion pointed at Elena's face. "Something's wrong with your expression"

Elena turned her face away. "I don't want to tell you"

"All right..? It's up to you" Arion stepped away while twitching his shoulders. However, her clothes were held by Elena from behind. Arion turned his head and found Elena bowed.

"Well, I'll tell you" he said.

"I'm not forcing you" Arion turned around.

"When you shop..." Elena kept telling stories.

"Hey, I didn't force you to tell it" Arion said with a flat expression.

Elena continued her story. He did not care about Arion's words.

FLASHBACKS...

Kenneth and Elena were walking around the shopping mall building. Kenneth's eyes sparkled looking at the entire item being sold, occasionally he clucked in awe as most of the items were very good and luxurious.

Unlike Elena, he had been walking on the floor. I don't know why at times like this he becomes less confident. Occasionally Elena glanced around, she realized that the two of them were being stared at by the people there. That gaze was extremely disturbing, let alone a gaze that humbled someone.

Naturally, most buyers and sellers there come from people with abundant wealth. For them it was a strange thing to see the two teenagers in ordinary clothes entering this area.

Elena was increasingly uncomfortable, but when she felt Kenneth's strong and warm grip made her feel safe and when she turned to Kenneth's face, she could instantly ignore the people's gaze. He felt that this building was just the two of them walking around there.

"Well! Look that!" kenneth. He pointed to the clothing store. Kenneth approached the character.

"You want to buy it?" ask Elena.

"How, huh?" Kenneth thought first. "My cloak is two, adding it would be useless, but.." Kenneth couldn't turn away from that robe"

Elena shook her head slowly while smiling. He approached the store owner and said he wanted to buy it. A while later, Elena returned with that robe.

"Here" Elena threw the robe over Kenneth's face. "You can have it"

"You bought it?!" kenneth asked, surprised.

"Yes" Elena looked around. "What if we go there?" he asked, pointing in the direction he meant.

"Where? There? That it? That lady's shop?" ask Kenneth.

"Yes" Elena replied. His confidence is back. He put his arms around Kenneth's arm.

"I want to buy clothes for Rena and Erna" he said.

"Ooh, okay!"

Arriving at the boutique, Elena began to look around. Kenneth looked at the girl who looked seriously at the clothes there.

He also mendehem. "I didn't expect a Thief to be picky"

Feeling insinuated, he answered, "of course, otherwise how can I determine the price or not of the item. Every Thief knows that, let alone me. I'm a picky eater in every way, clothes, food, vehicles, couples"

"Pair? Are you sure you can choose your partner?" ask Kenneth.

"Related. I have to find a partner who is right and not strange like you" said Elena.

Kenneth turned around while putting both of his hands behind his head. "You could be wrong, right? The woman complicates"

"We're not complicated, we're just looking for the best"

"Yes, yeah, whatever you say"

Elena put on her pouting face. Suddenly, from behind there was holding his shoulder. Elena turned her head, apparently a middle-aged woman.

"You're just here to look around or buy it?" ask the woman, so sniffy. He seems to be the owner of this shop.

Kenneth glanced at them.

As usual, Elena would not put people's words into the heart. He responded emotionlessly, "if anything pulls in my eyes, I'll definitely buy it"

"Hurry now! You disturb the view of my buyer" said the shopkeeper.

"Hey-" Kenneth wanted to reply to the woman's cynical words, but Elena raised her hand.

He smiles. "Okay, we're leaving now"

Elena held Kenneth's hand and pulled him out of the store. Kenneth wanted to protest to Elena, but the girl accidentally bumped into someone in front of him.

Kenneth surprised. Elena stepped back while stroking her head.

Unfortunately, the person who had just been hit by Elena was a young woman from the noble class and accompanied by a group of friends and bodyguards.

The woman was also surprised, her mouth gaping because she did not expect to be hit like that.

"What the fuck are you?!" sniff the woman. His two bodyguards immediately stood beside the woman.

"Sorry, I didn't accidentally" Elena bowed slightly.

The woman looked at the paper parcel she was carrying and happened to be hit by Elena. The woman immediately opened the parcel to check her groceries.

Suddenly, the woman became even more shocked. Slowly he took out the item, seen a clothes that had been tangled and damaged. What's more, some are torn even if it's a little.

"Look at what you're doing!" the woman was angry.

Elena just silently looked at him, suddenly Kenneth instantly interceded. "Miss-on"

"Mrs!" correction of the woman.

"good. Madam, this friend of mine accidentally bumped into you, if he saw you he would have gotten out of the way"

"It's expensive stuff! I don't care if this fucking chick is on purpose or not, you guys have to change"

"Fuck girl.." Inwardly Elena, he was speechless staring at the floor with glaring eyes.

"Bas bad, only this time I see poor people like you hanging around here" he continued. "Hey, can you replace that poor girl? Do you need to call your poor father and mother here"

Elena's getting stiff. His heart was racing very fast, his blood was flowing fast and his chest was going up and down. This time he was furious, the woman's insults managed to break through his patience defense.

"Hey! Watch your words, Miss Sassy!" exclaim Kenneth. Elena looked at Kenneth.

"You have no right to say it like that! How insolent of you!" continued Kenneth. It seemed, this man was even more angry.

The female bodyguard immediately protected her, but they froze. Kenneth had attacked by freezing whatever was inside of them.

"Don't feel like you're the richest, you can demean people as you please!"

The woman began to fear, she walked straight back and tripped with her own feet. He fell, his friends no one dared to help after seeing the guards fall without even being touched by Kenneth.

"You want money, right?!" Kenneth took out two bags full of gold coins. "Take this!" Kenneth threw two bags of coins at the woman, like giving alms to beggars in a rude manner.

"I'll take this" Kenneth picked up the broken clothes. "Hopefully I don't see your haughty face anymore. Basic, damn girl" said Kenneth, he approached Elena who was glued behind him. Kenneth pulled him out of there.

"Ken.." muttered Elena.

"It's okay, Elena, you don't have to think about what that arrogant woman said" Kenneth said, still upset by the incident.

Elena smiled faintly, but very gently. "Thank you"

Back to the original time...

Arion sat crouching on the ground while listening to Elena's story. He kept nodding while drawing pictures on the ground.

Elena was still standing, she was playing her fingers. He never felt as weak and cornered as this. Elena had also never been defended by anyone else to the extent of her. Maybe, Kenneth was first.

"I've guessed it" Arion got up. "Kenneth is a loyal man friend"

"I have to repay her kindness" Elena said.

"Do what you want to do, as long as Kenneth stays happy with what you're doing" Arion replied.

Elena nodded.

"Alright, looks like there's work I need to do. I entered first" said Arion, he stepped into the house.

***

In the evening, Elena and Rena were watching Rofa and Ed were playing around with Foma.

The two chatted while joking.

"It looks like you will become the Queen after this" Elena said in a playful tone.

"I didn't think about it until there. I think there will be a great sacrifice to achieve it" Rena replied.

"Yes, you're right. I didn't expect to be a part of you either" Elena smiled obliquely. "It seems, I should thank Arion and Kenneth for taking me along. You also welcome me with open arms"

"Ah, no need to think about it. Elena was a perfect match for the two of them. Even if you're from the Thief class, you can still be good friends with them"

Elena laughed softly. "Is that really so?"

Then, Rofa called Rena to come play with them. Rena came to them.

"This familial atmosphere... When was the last time I felt it?" muttered Elena.

"Hey!" exclaiming someone from behind her, made Elena almost jump in shock.

"What the fuck are you?" Elena hit Kenneth in the stomach for getting so upset. The man grimaced in pain while holding his stomach, he stepped slowly towards the chair beside Elena.

"Your beatings are very painful" Kenneth said.

"Eat him don't mess around" Elena folded her hands across her chest. "Last day, you forgot what?"

"Oh right too!" Kenneth immediately reached into his pocket. A silver necklace came out of his pocket.

"Eh? Whatisit? You stole it, huh?" accuse Elena.

"Why do you even think like that?!" Kenneth did not accept. "I bought it with my own money"

"Is that? What's that necklace for?"

"For you"

"What?" Elena gaping. "N-no, there's no need, you don't have to get to it"

"Whatchu mean? Here I give you. Comehere"

Elena wanted to keep resisting, but Kenneth kept insisting. Elena finally complied. Kenneth put the necklace around Elena's neck, despite the distress.

"Hm! It turned out to be a good fit" Kenneth nodded. "You're getting pretty"

Elena raised both eyebrows. Kenneth immediately realized what he had said just now, his face turned red.

"I-i mean! I mean, that necklace looks so sweet on your neck" Kenneth immediately turned his face away from Elena.

"Oh" Elena looked back to the front with a smile on her face.