章 20: Clara and her ambition (I)
I walked away from home, riding a few buses to leave the city, crossing a very long bridge. My current destination was Millennium City, I had business with someone and made plans to meet today.
As I looked out the window, I could see the vast ocean and also some ships sailing with birds flying around them.
My journey to the city I was going to took 4 hours, especially since I had to find the location of the planned meeting place.
As soon as I arrived at the planned location in Millennium City, it turned out that the place planned by the person was a large mansion on the outskirts of the quiet city. For that reason, I found it after searching for more than 2 hours.
As I entered the gate of the mansion, I was greeted by 2 men in black robes who were guarding the gate.
I was sure that behind their clothes were pistols. But that didn't give me any reason to be afraid. Because everything in this mansion was on my side.
I was directed to the front door of the mansion, and before I could open it, I heard someone shouting from inside and running towards the door.
"Brother!"
The one shouting now was Maria, she immediately broke down the door from inside and jumped towards me and without hesitation hugged me.
I, who didn't want Maria to fall, reflexively hugged her back while holding her body so she wouldn't fall.
At this moment, I was grateful that my little sister's body was very light.
"Stop acting like a little kid, Maria. We're only 1 year apart in age, remember?" I said.
"You know I'm like this because it's your fault, right? Take responsibility because you made me fall in love with you!" Maria retorted.
"That's love for family, right? Don't say things that can make others misunderstand."
"Ehehe, I'm just being honest! Brother, I love you!"
"So, why are you here?"
Maria began to get off my body and with a smile on her face she said, "when we were dating, I saw you open your phone. My kind and indifferent brother to the world wouldn't possibly choose his phone over this super cute little sister of his, would he?"
"So that's it, because of that you contacted Clara and asked what was going on and then you offered to help?"
"Ehehe, as I expected from my brother! Limitless intelligence like a god who can easily control the fate of others!" Maria's shout was very loud, even the gate guards who were previously able to hear it.
"Stop saying things that don't make sense. You read too many fantasy novels."
"Ehehe..."
"Can you get down now?"
"Why? Are you not happy carrying your cute little sister?"
"It's not like that, my purpose here from the beginning wasn't to meet you."
"So mean!"
Suddenly the door opened wider like a gateway to heaven. Dozens of male and female servants with their identical black and white servant clothes from right and left greeted me while bowing their heads.
Then someone in the middle of them at that time was someone I knew. Or rather, the person I wanted to meet today.
A woman with red hair and black eyes, even though it's because of lenses. No one knows the real color of the eyes behind the lenses except me and a few people she trusts.
This woman is an esper with special talents that go beyond the common sense of the world.
"Clara, isn't this a bit too much? Since when did you have a mansion here?" I said.
While she laughed and smiled then replied, "who do you think I am? A small mansion like this, I can buy and destroy hundreds of times if I want."
"Whatever, I don't care about your hobby that is very wasteful with money."
"You're so rude! That's why you've never had a girlfriend! You should praise me even if you think I'm bad!" She furrowed her brow, showing that she was really upset about it.
"Just get to the point, what happened?"
After hearing my question, she smiled at me with her gentle smile and said, "how about we sit down first, wouldn't your hands be tired if you kept carrying your little sister like that?"
Her words made me remember Maria, who I was carrying. I looked at Maria, and Maria looked back at me with a smile.
"Ugh... If only she were a boy...," I thought while imagining myself deliberately dropping Maria, even if it was just in my head.
"Then I'll accept your kindness," I said accepting Clara's offer and following her after that to a room that had been specially prepared for discussion with me.
For a few minutes we walked through an empty hallway that didn't even have any decorations on the walls around it.
"You really bought this mansion just for this matter? You're really serious, aren't you?" Maria said while continuing to hold my left hand.
"Of course, this time is a matter of life and death for dozens of people, maybe even hundreds. Preparations must be done perfectly to produce satisfactory results," Clara replied.
"But why would you do that? You could just stay quiet and not do anything, right?"
Before Clara could answer, I said first, "stop testing her all the time, Maria."
"Eh?" Maria looked surprised.
"I know you're very curious about how Clara's way of thinking works. But you must have realized that Clara is truly sincere in doing this. Because of that, stop testing someone who is doing something with sincerity."
Maria was silent for a few seconds, then after that she said, "sorry..."
"Clara is in front of you, next to you now is not Clara."
Maria then stopped and turned towards Clara and bowed her head then shouted, "I'm sorry, Clara!"
Clara looked confused, she looked at me for a few seconds, then after that she looked at Maria again and said, "it's okay."
Maria stopped bowing then smiled at Clara after that while replying, "thank you," with a closed mouth and a sincere heart.
I thought Clara looked fascinated by Maria's smile, so she had to turn her face to the side quickly. But not long after that she looked at me while saying, "aren't you too hard on your own little sister?"
I was a little surprised by that question, I didn't feel like I had done anything that crossed the line between sister and brother. But maybe what I did just now was something that was too much for her.
But I just kept quiet, while Maria suddenly hugged my left arm again while saying, "that's exactly what's good about him! Firm and without hesitation correcting what is wrong for him no matter who it is. The ideal brother that everyone wants!"
Clara looked a little strange about it. With a look on her face like she was seeing something that didn't belong, she said, "aren't you too high on your brother? His nature can make him hated by all sisters around the world, you know!"
"That's impossible! I don't hate him!" Maria retorted.
"You're the only one who's weird! I'm regret for felt sorry for you!" Clara shouted.
"I don't need to be pitied by a woman like you!"
"What are you saying!"
Without realizing it, Maria let go of my hand just to look at Clara with a look of hatred. So did Clara who responded with the same action. I felt like I was watching little kids fight.
Feeling like it was useless to talk to them at this time, I left first, leaving them behind. Making them realize that I was already far ahead of them both and forcing them to stop fighting and choose to chase after me.
Not long after that, We arrived at the room prepared by Clara. The three of us entered the room, leaving some of Clara's personal guards outside the door to stand guard.
While I, Clara, and Maria were in the room, we talked about things that no one else should know except us.
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