Chương 60: Chapter 58: Parents(1)
Luke couldn't believe what he was hearing. This is the first time he's heard this kind of bullshit in his entire life.
"Excuse me... Be the head of the administration and knights?"
'Are you crazy? Just how high are you?'
Luke refrained from speaking those last words and just looked at Ruth, who was still looking at him blankly with utmost disbelief. Luke couldn't explain how badly he wanted to punch Ruth's blank face; it was getting on his nerves.
"Yes, you seem to be a strong and dependable person. I will use you for my benefit if I win."
Luke blinked and pursed his lips shut. He wanted to scream all the curse words he knew into Ruth's face. His conditions are so terrible that Lance might even laugh at them.
'No, if Lance was here, he would actually do the same thing. Lance has a weakness, so he's probably trying to find a way to pin me down as well. These royal shits...'
Luke sighed in defeat. He then faced Ruth with a hint of annoyance and disgust.
"Alright... Your majesty, how many rounds do we have?"
"One."
"....Alright, who is the 'it'?"
"No one, whoever touched the other person first will win."
"...."
"...."
Luke and Ruth looked at each other with sharp and blank stares. They both vanished from where they were standing in an instant, which surprised and alarmed the Gron people. Meanwhile, the group, especially Liam, looked around the area; he was following Luke's and Ruth's fast movements.
The tag has already begun.
People who weren't expecting it couldn't see Luke and Ruth because their movements were so fast. However, because the group, particularly Liam, was already on high alert from earlier, they could see them attempting to catch them while avoiding each other in the area.
Luke frowned while looking at Ruth, who was chasing after him while trying to grab him with his big, scarred hands. Luke, fortunately, managed to avoid him and also started to grab Ruth in return, but Ruth had heightened senses, so he easily managed to avoid his small pale hands. It irritates him to see how much of a difference there is in their sizes.
Luke gritted his teeth and started to look around. The place they're currently in is definitely not suitable for the tag. There are corpses everywhere, and there is also a large crowd that will slow him down. Luke frowned and tried to pick up his pace with his wind power to outrun Ruth, but Ruth seemed to be doing pretty well at keeping up with him while still keeping his annoying blank face.
Ruth looked at the back of the thin man in front of him. Although Luke may have the disadvantage of grabbing him since he's thin, it's also his advantage. Ruth can not easily grab Luke because of his thin body. That's why he needs to properly have an eye on him.
Ruth then followed this thought by quickening his pace. He then tried to reach out his hands again; he was so close, his hands were literally centimeters away from Luke's body, but Luke suddenly jumped over Ruth's head, which took him by surprise.
Ruth stopped moving and looked at Luke, who was now behind him. He then saw him cockily smirking at him while gesturing with his fingers as if to provoke him. Ruth just looked at it and thought.
'As expected, choosing him was a wise decision on my part. I really need to finish this quickly so he can stay and work here.'
At this thought, Ruth dashed forward to Luke again and Luke started to run away again with the help of his wind powers. The group and the rest of the people all looked at this with disbelief. Even the tamed animals and beasts were all focused on them. That is especially the case for Raphael. He can follow his master's movements while sitting peacefully in a corner.
Luke frowned. He became exhausted. He's moving around too much that his little to non-existent stamina is running out. When he turned around, he saw Ruth make another attempt to grab him and bite his lip. He'll really just lie down in bed after this.
Luke wasn't able to see it, but Ruth had formed a small, cold smile on his lips while seeing his hand slowly reaching for Luke's arm. His reach was almost there until something happened...
"Cough!"
A drop of blood splattered on Ruth's cheeks, which caused him to stop running from surprise. Luke saw that Ruth wasn't moving anymore and wiped the blood off his lips. He then dashed towards Ruth, who was standing there like a statue in his place. Ruth finally noticed Luke's advancement, but it was already too late.
Tap
Luke stopped in front of Ruth and tapped his forehead with his finger. By the time Ruth realized what was going on, it was already too late. He then hears Luke's soft chuckle.
"I won, you fucking bastard."
Ruth flinched and looked at Luke's exhausted face and also at the streams of blood coming out of his mouth. It seems that Ruth finally got Luke's condition and his situation, so he just sighed.
"Yes, you won my friend."
"When and how did I come to be your friend?"
"Why? Can't I call you my friend?"
"Haa, you know what? I don't care anymore; just do what you want for all I care."
"Your mouth is so different when no one is looking."
"Well, my friend, you better get used to it."
Both Luke and Ruth sighed. Both then looked at where the rest were gathered and all of them were looking at the results of the fight with shock.
"N-no way... The King lost?"
"I-impossible."
"This is a joke, right?"
"Brother!"
Liam and the others immediately ran towards Luke and looked at him with worry. They then all gasped when they saw streams of blood coming out of Luke's mouth. Luke noticed this and wiped his mouth with his sleeve.
"It's fine. I am okay."
The group frowned while looking at Luke. They then turned their attention to Ruth, who was caressing Raphael's mane as if nothing had happened. Raphael noticed their stares and glared at them. Ruth noticed this behavior and calmed him down.
"Now that I've lost, you can now freely leave with the witch."
Luke sighed and faced his group.
"Let's go."
The group just looked at Luke for a while before nodding. Spencer then cast the teleportation spell and the group started to be surrounded by bright lights. Before leaving, Luke turned to Ruth, who was silently caressing Raphael's hands and spoke up.
"Your Majesty, you are aware that the empire was involved in this attack, correct?"
Luke then saw Ruth flinching. Luke then sighed and let his body be completely teleported away.
'So he didn't know huh.'
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Luke and the others finally arrived at the castle in the sky. Luke then looked at his group.
"Take care of Bell and Liam, come with me, take Nash with you."
Liam nodded and carefully took Nash from Michael's arms. He then followed behind Luke, who was already walking inside. The group looked at this with curiosity but ignored it and focused on the sleeping Bell.
Luke and Liam entered the top-floor room and sat on a couch. Luke then called out to Nash.
"Nash, come here."
Nash slowly turned off his invisibility. Luke then saw Nash's puffy cheeks and red eyes and started to frown. He then just opened his arms and Nash slowly walked towards him. Luke then put Nash on his own chest and slowly patted his back.
"Now, isn't it about time you told me your story? Hmm, Nash? Don't worry, I'll listen to you."
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