Dim lights shone on his eyes as he woke up, his vision was blurry looking in various directions, faint sounds could be heard in his ears, his eyes blinked several times trying to find his consciousness.
Now his eyes were wide open and he saw many figures in front of him. Their expressions towards it vary, He saw his hands tied tightly by rope, his body tied to the chair, not allowing him to move at all, then without a warning.
DOR!!!
His eyes were tightly closed as the explosion occurred beside him, colorful paper scattered in the air, his eyes opened wide with confusion.
"Tada~ Happy birthday!!!!"
His eyes widened even more, his eyebrows raising on their own as the figure floated in the air holding a party popper, Ray with an innocent expression gave a wide smile, his tongue sticking out then took a piece of cake on the table.
"Here's the cake!!!"
Jerry slapped his forehead hard, seeing his friend's silliness, then his hand grabbed Ray's collar who was still floating in the air with an annoyed expression.
"Ray, stop playing around!"
Ray paled, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, his hands raised in surrender to his condition and position.
"U-Uhh... Sorry"
Jerry let go of Ray's collar resignedly, while Ray still had his innocent and stupid expression on, their eyes were now turned to the small child who was still tied up, Jerry approached him, he brought his face close to the small child, giving off an intimidating aura
"What's your name?"
The little boy remained steadfast in his stance, his eyes staring at Jerry sharply as if they were flames trying to stay lit in the midst of a storm.
Jerry curved a thin smile then chuckled in a tone that seemed to be condescending. His eyes were dark, filled with pressure that made the little boy's breath hitch for a moment.
The little boy still tried to be strong, but this time he felt a strange aura coming from Ray, his eyes immediately drooped as he remembered what Ray had done to him before.
Jerry's hand went up, spreading his fingers, the little boy closed his eyes tightly, Ray knew what Jerry was going to do, his hand immediately stopped him, causing Jerry to turn to Ray with a shocked expression.
"That's enough Jerry."
Ray's footsteps approached the little boy, carrying a knife in his hand, the little boy's face turned even paler, while Ray's expression darkened.
"If you don't want to answer me, I'll cut you into small pieces, you know."
The little boy's face was panicked, his body faded trying to use his object penetration ability, but it failed and made him panic even more.
"It's no use, as long as I'm here you won't be able to use it."
Ray's hand went down to caress the little boy's face, giving him a faint smile, making him shiver uncontrollably, He began to close his eyes tightly, resigned to what would happen next.
He kept waiting, but nothing happened, gathering his courage he started to try to open his eyes, when he opened his eyes, a storm of confusion swept through his head, the cakes were neatly arranged on the table, with cute little forks stuck on top of them.
"What... is the meaning of this? You won't kill me?"
The little boy spoke, looking at Ray who was still focused on cutting some cakes, then he chuckled looking at the little boy with his typical mischievous smile.
"I was just kidding, how about some cake first? Let me feed you."
"After you threw me away like before, you think I'll believe you?"
This time Ray couldn't hold back his laughter, he laughed out loud, his hands several times wiping away the tears that came out of the corners of his eyes because he was so ticklish, the little boy gritted his teeth hard.
Ray's hand gently stroked his head, the little boy just stared down, his mind filled with confusion, as well as a feeling of disbelief still lingering in his heart.
"Um... Anyway, please forgive me, I regret it."
"What the heck? After trying to kill me you apologize just like that???"
The little boy's voice rose with disbelief and annoyance that could not be hidden from his expression, his eyes staring sharply, as if while Ray just gave a small, almost unreadable smile.
"You also killed the principal of my school, right, don't you think their families would just accept it, well... Even if no one stopped me, I would kill you too."
Suddenly the little boy's head lowered, staring at the floor, unable to look straight at Ray. Ray took a piece of cake, then his little fork started to pick it up.
"Come on, open your mouth, the little boy loves cake, you know."
The little boy was still silent, Ray remained frozen in that position, ready to feed him at any time, Jerry was still standing in the corner of the room, watching Ray's actions.
"I want to ask first... Why didn't you kill me?"
Ray put the cake back on the plate, his arms folded across his chest, giving an indecipherable smile, his hand now raised again to rub his head.
"Well... Just think of it as an order from someone I admire, and besides, I didn't really plan on killing you at that time."
The little boy looked down again, Ray tilted his head in confusion, his two hands returning to pick up the cake that had been untouched until now.
"For now, just eat the cake I prepared, just think of it as a party."
"What kind of party welcomes guests with ties like this?
Ray laughed softly, his hand starting to take a small fork that was near him, a small piece of cake was directed at the little boy, with a thin smile decorating every expression on his face.
"Say A little buddy."
The little boy nodded slightly, starting to open his mouth slowly, until the softness of the cake entered his mouth, making his eyes sparkle.
"How is it? Is it delicious?"
The little boy's cheeks were colored with a tinge of red, his face trying to look away, his lips pursed trying to look annoyed.
"Maybe."
*
The twilight hue colored the beautiful evening sky, we sat on the roof of a tall building, my eyes tracing every beautiful line of the horizon, s while the warm breeze continued to blow on us without stopping.
Our hair swayed with the direction of the wind, our clothes waved, at that time only a warm silence filled between us all, our eyes reflected the orange of the sky decorated by the faded clouds that appeared
"Wow... Enjoying the beauty of the sky, huh?"
Ray's figure appeared behind us, floating in the air in his usual strange manner, then he slowly began to descend onto the surface of the roof.
"What about the interrogation?"
Ray smiled a faint smile, he walked closer to me and the others, his eyes tracing the beauty of the sky, then he turned to me, with a faint smile on his lips.
"His name is Noah, codename Ghost, it seems he is just someone who is in a soldier-like position."
"Noah huh? Did you get any information about who asked him to do all that before?"
Ray smiled broadly, his hands raised to stretch his stiff body, then his eyes narrowed watching the sun continue to set on the western horizon.
"It seems like this has something to do with R, Although this is still speculation between me and Jerry."
"Then? Jerry is guarding him now? What if he escapes?"
"Don't worry Kama, he is currently in deep sleep, so he won't be able to wake up for a while."
I nodded, then I let my flat expression remain focused on the sun that was starting to darken, swallowed by the darkness at that time.
"Make sure to get more information, and don't let him get away."
Ray smiled widely, then his body started to float again, he gave a salute with a mischievous expression.
"Understood, sir!"
The wind blew, in an instant Ray's figure disappeared from our sight, not literally disappearing, but flying at that speed. The sky darkened, the earth was swallowed by the darkness of the night, the sparkling city lights began to turn on one by one, our faces remained flat, looking down.
"So... R has started moving huh, this is getting interesting."