Raymond looked up at the red sky as he stepped outside. He turned his head. He watched the setting sun. One hand was on the doorknob.
Involuntarily he remembered his father. Now hid face was starting to become even more vague. Raymond didn't notice, but all the while a sticky substance was dripping from his legs like a black mist.
"Ahh..." Raymond sighed.
'I need to eat now.' everything step by step. After I settle my debt and step into a comfortable life, that is, after I get rid of this job, I will call that Pachiro man. Maybe I'll find something.' he thought.
He entered the kitchen. He looked for food in the cupboard. He couldn't wait to eat the food he prepared in the morning. But as he opened the cupboard, he froze in place. He looked at the empty closet. His eyes became as empty as a closet.
'Where did my food go?' he was angry.
At that moment, a voice came from outside. A normal person could not hear.
He turned his head. He walked to the window with his brows furrowed. He opened the window. He looked around. couldn't see anyone.
Anger showed on his face.
"Come out as a scumbag thief and fight me if you dare." shouted out the window. But no answer came.
He was angry. He couldn't stand the possibility that there was a thief.
He jumped out the window. being on the ground floor, his feet were directly touching the grass.
He walked towards the forest. "I know you're here. You scumbag come out and don't bring me there." Hunger and anger mixed in his thoughts. He couldn't think straight.
He went crazy when there was still no sound. 'This thief actually thinks he can still hide.'
He was still walking around. He was working his breathing technique all the way to the slightest trace of sound or smell.
Indeed, he found several tracks around. He followed them. His stubbornness was soaring.
'If I don't have them, am I going to starve? I refuse. Do you know how much love I put into them, how much time I spend? I will find that thief.'
"I'm right behind you, dirty thief, come out." He had been following the tracks for 15 minutes.
He had gone into the woods, away from the hill. He couldn't stand it anymore.
"Shit. Bastard. Stupid. Why did you steal my food?"He said whatever came to his mouth.
'The reason it took so long was because after a point the thief left deceitful traces.' He consoled himself. Still not finding the thief clearly upset him. 'Otherwise, I had caught him by now.'
The weather was quite dark. Suddenly, a louder sound came from the bush to his left.
"Oh, I found you." He grinned and approached the bush.
But before he could get there, his instincts sounded the alarm. He withdrew by reflex.
A knife popped out of the bush. It grazed his cheek.
Time seemed to slow down for Raymond at that moment.
Before he could clearly see the image of the blade, he heard a voice from within the same bush. "Tsk." It was a male voice. "You really have some talents. You've pushed me so far."
A man who looked like a ninja in black jumped out of the bush.
He took out a long knife from behind and cut it towards Raymond. But Raymond felt no danger when he saw her. His eyes fell on something else.
A string was attached to the previously thrown knife.
Raymond didn't know why he was making such a move either, but he held out his hand to hold the rope.
"Fuck!" Raymond said.
The black-clad man's eyes widened in surprise. His attack stopped and he withdrew.
Raymond had grabbed the rope. The other end of the rope was tied to the man dressed in black.
The ninja man didn't hesitate. He cut the rope with the knife in his hand.
He glanced cautiously at the man in front of him. 'He's as strong as the rumors say.' he thought.
'This thief is so stupid.' Raymon thought differently form that ninja cloths man. 'Why is he acting like this? He could have just killed me.'
There was a silence between them. The cold wind of night blew in the forest. The moonlight filtering through the leaves of the trees offered little illumination.
Neither side could see each other's eyes.
Raymond suddenly shouted.
"You filthy thief. Why are you stealing my food. Bastard. You steal my food and attack me at the same time. Tell me. Where did you hide it?" Then he said emphatically. "GIVE! ME! BACK! MY FOOD!"
With Raymond's sudden foaming, the black-clad man took a step back.
'Dangerous. I just thought he was going to attack.' He also thought. 'And what food?'
"What meal are you talking about?" He couldn't help but ask.
'Ha? Is he acting like he don't know?' Raymond looked in surprise at the man in black in front of him. "The food you stole, of course." he said.
'This idiot I'll beat this.'Raymond thought. He pulled the rope. He took the dagger in his hand. He walked towards the man in black. His speed increased step by step. At this time he thought.
'Queer gets very cold in the evenings.'
He thrust the dagger into the chest of the man in black. The man ran back very quickly. Raymond was very slow. He felt as if the man had vanished from his sight in an instant.
He raised his head and looked at the ninja-clad man standing a little farther away. The man in the ninja suit was also looking at him. He had a complex look in his eyes.
'Ah, I forgot. Everyone in the Queer is an Awakened.' Raymond thought with regret.
"Actually, you know? I'm giving up food, it could be yours." Sweat formed on his forehead. He turned around and slowly walked away.
The man in the ninja suit behind him was surprised at first.
Then he smiled under the mask. 'The poison finally took effect. Huh, it was a little quick, but whatever.'
He picked up his long knife and his eyes shone with a blue glow. His body turned into a blue light. He reverted back to human form where the man had just looked.
The man in the ninja suit swung his knife at Raymond's back.
Raymond sensed the danger behind him. He was already on the alert. He tried to escape. He strained the muscles in his leg too much. And he started running.
"'Fuck! Fuck, fuck! how did I forget?" Behind him, an awakened was chasing him. It felt like deja vu. No, it's not deja vu. After all, this has really happened before. It felt a little nostalgic.
The man who missed the first attack was taken aback. He glanced at the distant back. 'Fast despite the poison.'
His eyes were still glowing blue.
His whole body turned into a cold light again as his feet touched the fallen leaves and cold grass.
This time he appeared on the trunk of the tree diagonally to Raymond's left.
He was standing sideways. He took strength from the trunk with his legs. He jumped towards Raymond.
Raymond was terrified that the man in the ninja suit would appear out of nowhere.
He bent down, trying to escape. But it's too late. This time the long blade cut into his right shoulder.
"Why are you sneaking in? You bastard, get in front of me and fight properly. Shameless!" yell. By suppressing the pain.
The man in black must have been taken to these words. The next place he appeared was the direction Raymond was running.
Raymond was very hurt. With his breathing technique, he prevented the blood from coming out.
He stopped when he saw the man appear in front of him. He looked at the man.
'He only knows how to bully the weak.' He whined.
He immediately turned right and continued to run. The man in the ninja suit couldn't help but be enraged when he saw Raymond flee again without hesitation.
'When you see me, you turn around and run away. You're the one who ran away from the fight, you still call me shameless.'
As he was about to turn into light again, he heard Raymond's shout.
"It wasn't a good place to fight. You're a ninja. You can hide. If you can't defeat me, you'll run away. You can hide easily. Then you sneak up on me. What about me? I can't find you and just wait for you to come and kill me. I'm giving my life. You have to put it too. Come on, let's fight in the open field. There is an open field in my hill."
The steps of the man in the ninja suit stumbled. This man's shamelessness and his thick skin above his imagination.
"You're putting your life on the line? You're just running away!" Unable to resist, he replied.
Raymond was still running in pain. His steps crushed the innocent grass and flowers on the ground.
At this time, he was still on the alert for an attack. 'Xingming must have been a very strong 'Awakened'. She's pretty terrible after all. She can handle this idiot ninja. I hope she can hear me. I must reach her quickly.' he planned.