Volume 7 Chapter 57: The Deal That Was Made
<span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-weight:400">Volume 7 Chapter 57: The Deal That Was Made
<span style="font-weight:400">During dinner, there was an awkward silence. That was to be expected since everyone had heard about what had transpired. Krystal ate at a slower pace than everyone.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Hey, Keith! Hand over those coins." Before dinner was about to end, Cadmus waved his hand like some mugger.
<span style="font-weight:400">"You!" Sohma and Aidiun''s expression contorted. Did he have to say something like that right after the incident? That was asking for trouble.
<span style="font-weight:400">Krystal''s expression was already dark; it just became more so.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Here," Keith tossed him a bag.
<span style="font-weight:400">"And..."
<span style="font-weight:400">"..." Huh? There was an and?! This was news to everyone. Keith took a sigh, "Here, take this." Another bag was handed over to him.
<span style="font-weight:400">Krystal''s eyes froze as she watched the man hand over another bag to him.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Well, I''m going to go wash the dishes." Keith stretched his hand in the air, "Come, Krystal. We need to do work."
<span style="font-weight:400">"...Mmhmm." Krystal got up. Once they left,
<span style="font-weight:400">"We need to have a little talk," Aidiun and the others surrounded the damn stupid dragon.
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<span style="font-weight:400">Cleaning the dishes was simple as Krystal wiped her hands. But that was when Krystal was before the door.
<span style="font-weight:400">"You little coin-grubbing dragon!" She heard a resounding voice. Krystal nced slightly into the room to see Cadmus kneeling on the floor, surrounded by everyone.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Of all the things you could do, you had to do it in front of everyone!"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Are you kidding me?"
<span style="font-weight:400">No one was on his side today. It was going to be a Cadmus shouting banza.
<span style="font-weight:400">"We know you made a deal with Keith. But doing so in front of everyone is asking for it." In front of the child herself! Did he not know the word delicacy?
<span style="font-weight:400">"I just did it instinctively."
<span style="font-weight:400">"You damn stupid dragon!"
<span style="font-weight:400">"..." Krystal held her breath. Keith made a deal with Cadmus?
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<span style="font-weight:400">"..." Krystal looked up at the sky. It was a pitch-ck day with multiple stars. She couldn''t help but gaze at the sky; it was beautiful and full of light.
<span style="font-weight:400">"What are you doing out here?" While Krystal was lost in thought, Keith''s head popped out from the window.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Huh?! Why are you in my room?!"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Umm, I''m not in your room. I''m in the room next door." The one next to hers was free. The two were connected.
<span style="font-weight:400">"How did you know I was out here?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"I saw your shadow through the window." While Keith was reading his book, he spotted Krystal standing on the rooftop.
<span style="font-weight:400">"..." The girl went silent again. But that only made Keith sigh as hey down. They did the same thing and stared at the sky.
<span style="font-weight:400">"...Why did you help me?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Hmm?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"It was obviously my fault, yet you decided to support me?" No matter what, Krystal had fought; that was already a situation. She already had some prior ounts of fighting as well. Yet, Keith was the one who stood by her side and said it was alright?
<span style="font-weight:400">That was not normal.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Because you live on my ind."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Are you kidding me?" Did you really think I would believe something like this?
<span style="font-weight:400">"Did you forget about what I said?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Hmm?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"I''m the leader of this ind."
<span style="font-weight:400">"...Yeah." She remembered.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"That also means that you''re under me. Your problems be my problem."
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<span style="font-weight:400">"!" Krystal froze, "That doesn''t mean you have to do this." That was not something he should step himself in.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I do." Keith shook his head, "No matter how much trouble you''re in. I will help out in whatever I can." This was something he knew.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"…Why are you like this?"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Hmm?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Why are you acting so kind to me? After what I said?" The number of things she said couldn''t be counted.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Just cause I wanted to." Keith shrugged.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Are you kidding me?" How could he do something like that for a ridiculous reason? It was only making things worse.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Believe it or not. That was the reason why I did this."
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<span style="font-weight:400">"You should be treating me like a gue? Do you know what my family did?"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"What? Are you stupid?" Keith scoffed, "Why would your family change my perspective of you?"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"?"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Woman, I have never met your family before. I met the woman known as Krystal. And she''s a kind person."
<span style="font-weight:400">Keith had never once thought of Krystal as Krystal Rustchil.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"What I see is Krystal. Yourst name isn''t something that I care about."
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<span style="font-weight:400">"…" Krystal looked down.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Aww, is someone embarrassed?"
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<span style="font-weight:400">TCH! The girl didn''t hesitate as she kicked him off the roof! Keith had no way of knowing that she would do something like that!
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<span style="font-weight:400">"What is wrong with you?! Are you trying to kill me?"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Hmpf!"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"…" Are you really going to scowl when you tried to kill me?
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<span style="font-weight:400">"…Thank you."
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Eh?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Thanks for saying something like that." Hearing Keith''s words calmed Krystal down by a mile. There was someone who believed and put faith in her.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Don''t mention it. But it would be better if you also open up to the others."
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<span style="font-weight:400">"…I will try."
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<span style="font-weight:400">"That''s good enough." This was a big steppared to the other times.