Chapter 10: Chapter 10 : Astrea's House Issue
Suddenly, Kyoko heard a loud glass cracking from the lower floor. She running towards the door, searching the main source in the hallway, only for her to found unpleasant scene at the main entrance.
The servants was horrified, trying their best to keep distance between the conflicts. What made Kyoko's eyes widened is the situation where Reinhard's head was soaked by red liquid.
"Who do you think you are!!? To talk to me like that, you finally realised your own sins!!?"
In front of Reinhard, the red hair guy and blue eyes, who have similar features with the Sword Saint but more older. He stand like a drunkard as he carrying two alcohol while the others empty bottles on floor.
"I already run out of my patience.... Just because you have my blood, doesn't mean you can escape from your punishment. Oh, Sword Saint!! The most powerful knight and our beloved heroes!! What's the point to be hero when you can't even cure your mother's illness!?"
That drunkard guy keep mocking and sprouting trashy insults to Reinhard, yet, the Sword Saint remain unmoved despite all the insults that was throw to him. He can only stare on the floor, his clothes soaking with wine and he looks like a miserable.
"Father, you're drinking too much alcohols." The Sword Saint stated, calmly.
"Shut up!! I told you to not speak to Matriarch Of Astrea's House like that!! Just what do you know about me!!?"
Matriarch?
Then, Kyoko realised the true identity of the drunkard guy. That guy must be Reinhard's father, The Head of Astrea's House. Since the highest position in this house throwing tantrums, none dare to interfere themselves in this problematic situation.
Kyoko trying calm herself, holding back from leaving the shadow. She was told by her knight to not go out from the library. All of that because of this man. Reinhard probably don't want she meet his father in this such horrible situation.
Gulp! Gulp! Gulp!
The drunkard guy gulping all liquor bottle on his left hand and throwing towards the floor, create a loud of glass break. He become more intoxicated, not in his right mind as he keep mocking his son.
"Sword Saint, my ass!! You're the reason why this whole family become like this!! You killed my mother!!! You destroy my relationship with my father!! All of because of you!!"
Rage, the drunkard guy raising his last alcohol, swinging towards Reinhard, ready to hit his own son's head. Before that could happen, someone grabbing the drunkard guy's wrist tightly, forced him to stop attack Reinhard.
The Sword Saint was shocked. He looked at the person who stopped himself from getting hit.
The black hair flowed as sweetly as a poet's ink and quill, like a obsidian among of bright crystal. Her golden eyes, portrayed a intimidating yet serenity in such of any scenario. She standing in front him, protecting him and ready to throw her hands if it's necessary.
"Milady....?"
Kyoko take the bottle from the drunkard guy before hands off him disrespectful. Her eyes filled with rage as she trying to holding herself from consume by the fury. If the guy in front her isn't Reinhard's father and the owner this house, She already punch him straight on his face.
"Hah? Who the fuck are you?" The drunkard guy, displeased with the girl's presence.
"That's also my question. I can tolerate your stupid motherfucker mouth but not your insults against my knight."
The drunkard guy become more annoyed, try to escape from the girl's grip but it's futile. The woman who stand up for his son, who look weak, who don't even training her body for whole life, is much stronger than himself.
"Knight? Ahhh..." He realised something, smirked for mock to Reinhard, "So you decided to bring a whore to this house after all this time? I don't know that you're such a SAINT person for Sword Saint, Reinhard!!"
Reinhard glaring his father, gripping his fist more tightly when Kyoko being insulted. But, the black hair girl still standing arrogantly, without her pride being break.
She titled her head slightly, with smugness face, placing her right hand on her waist, "That's right, I'm his whore. So what?"
"Milady!!? Please don't said like that!!"
Unfortunately, Reinhard's word of concerns was ignored by Kyoko.
The drunkard guy focused to mocking Kyoko, "Hmph! You must be gold digger, seduce the Sword Saint for wealth and money. I know what kind of woman like you. You willing throwing your body to ugly old guy, using your pussy to pleasing men!!"
"Ha! You have nerves, old bastard!! Didn't your mother teach you to not fucking talk like that rudely to a lady!?" For Kyoko, she don't even holding back from attack back.
"HUH!!? WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT MY MOTHER!!!?"
"I SAID YOUR MOTHER IS PITIFUL WOMAN FOR HAVE SON LIKE YOU, YOU DEAF PEOPLE MOTHERFUCKER!!!"
The drunkard guy grit his teeth. He thought that his high and loud voice can make commoner girls like Kyoko scared. He have big body, tough appearance, making him give a intimidating person vibe. But not for Kyoko.
That girl really stand up for his son, despite know who's the owner of this place.
"You really have bad taste when choose woman, Reinhard. This whore need to teach how to behave!! You come to my place, throwing your hands and insult my mother!!! A BITCH LIKE YOU DOESN'T DESERVE TO LIVE!! JUST LIKE HOW REINHARD'S EXISTENCE!!! IF ONLY HE DON'T BORN INTO THIS WORLD, MY WHOLE LIFE WILL NOT-----"
SMMMMAAACCCKKKKK-----!!!!
The wine bottle breaking into pieces of pieces when Kyoko knock up the drunkard guy's head into the ground using it, leaving the witnesses flabbergasted. The earlier noise become silent as the main headaches source finally shut his mouth.
"None can insult my Reinhard." She claimed frowned, her eyes dilated as she showed the most angriest expression that Reinhard have seen.
Her right hand bleeding with golden liquid along with red wine, probably she's getting injured when she hitting too strong. Her chest moves up and down as she tries breathe, filled by the wrath as her emotions accidentally lost control.
"M-Milady." Reinhard walked towards Kyoko, placing his hands on her shoulder, calming his mistress from anger, "Please calm down. You will get hurt again if you don't soothe your heart."
Kyoko remain silent without answer her knight words. She just knocked out someone. Not someone, but Reinhard's father, HER FUTURE FATHER-IN-LAW.
I fucked up.
Reinhard, in others side, feel guilty for dragged Kyoko into his problems. He shouldn't bring her into his Manor instead buy other manor for Kyoko only. If only he think that from beginning, this whole conflict will be not happen.
His anxiety raised. His fear filled his body. He worried.What If Kyoko decide to leave after this situation? What if Kyoko hate him because of this? He bet that Kyoko already hear the whole his conversation with his father. That's why she come out, stand up for him.
But, will she continue to stay here when she knows that he killed his own grandmother?
He can't breathe.
He want to leave.
He don't want to be here.
After the whole heartwarming treatment that he received, he don't lose it to despair. Not until he realised Kyoko's hand bleeding. Instantly, his hands moving from her shoulder to her right hand.
"Milady, you're injured."
"Ah." Kyoko also realised just now, only stare coldly on her bleeding hand, "It will heal later. None to worry about that---"
"No!!"
Suddenly, Kyoko was surprised by Reinhard's action, her body being lifted and carried in bridal style. Usually, she the first one who make move to build the relationship. But this time, Reinhard really really being bold.
"Wait, wait, wait! What are you doing!? My hand the one who get injured! Why would you carrying my body instead!!?"
"If I don't this, you probably ignore all of this and move into your room as if this is nothing, milady." Said Reinhard irradiated before tell the maids to bring his unconscious father to other room for rest.
Even though that what Reinhard told to Kyoko, deep inside, he afraid that she will take a step out, leaving this manor since she already at entrance.
"W-What.....?" Kyoko already run out of the words. She covering her face with her palms, flustered by this suddenly blunt situation. She always wanting to be carried by Reinhard but she never expecting she will get it sooner than she thought.
Her heart beating so fast, her adrenaline rushing as she can't hold all of this affection even though it's just bridal style. Her brain fighting from making this situation become more difficult, fighting if she should kiss him right here right now or waiting a chance for her to dragging him into her embrace.
EXCUSE ME!!? JUST BRIDAL STYLE!!? ANYONE CAN PASS OUT WHEN THEY GET CARRY BY HOT MAN!!!
"This is embarrassing...."
Reinhard bring Kyoko into his room and placing her on the bed. His hand opening the drawers, take out the first aid kit---- Woah, so this world also have first aid kit despite have a healing magic?---- and holding Kyoko's injured hand carefully as he cleaning the wounds.
"Your blood...."
Kyoko looking at her bleeding hand. Her eyes widened open when the blood that should be red instead of golden, flowing out from her scars.
No fucking way.... Another one!!? My colour eyes change, my body get weird power and now my blood is golden!!? WHY THIS SITUATION KEEP CHANGING MY BODY!!!?
"Reinhard. "She looked at her knight, in her serious expression, "I absolutely don't know anything about this."
"Does that mean your body change again without your knows?"
"Let's said like that. Everything become weirder and weirder when I arrive into this world. As you know, this blood colour shouldn't be a golden. It's red...." Kyoko sighed heavily. She feel her body slowly turned into monster.
What if she truly become monster? Human shouldn't have golden blood. If there's ones, they're probably in small amounts. But Kyoko already once look her blood, it's should be red blood.
"If you think that I would look at you as monster after all of this, you're wrong." Reinhard closing his mistress's finger after bandaged it before he holding it as it's a precious thing.
He kneel in front of her, dropped his knees. He looking at her bandaged hand guilty. His mistress just risking her uninjured hand to protect him. If only he acting sooner, everything will not happen.
"I'm sincerely grateful for your helps, milady. You.... You're not monster. So, don't look yourself as monster. You help me, you stood up for me... I, I don't I deserve all of this."
"What are you talking about?" Out of blue, Kyoko cupped Reinhard's cheeks and bring closer to her face, smiled affectionately.
"You're my precious knight. It's also my duty to protect your honours.... Beside, you're the man I loved. Who the heck will let her man being crushed by such a ridiculous insult?"
His sky blue eyes lit up by her words. Despite being treated and mocked by his father, Kyoko remain unchanged and continue shower him with her affection. That's made his heart set on he will do anything to protect those smile.
"Thank you, milady.... Thank you, milady..." His hand gripped Kyoko's palm on his cheeks, nuzzled it for being grateful.
"I will protect you, I promise."
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