CHAPTER V Rinka

Kurobame Kokyu stood up warily. They had fought against the Man in the shadows, or maybe it could be said; tie him up and run.

Ruka goes to take Karen.

Instantly he was shocked, "Morron! What the hell are you doing there!!" Ruka said it to, "That doll suddenly disappeared when I was downstairs here!" Yoko replied. She was hiding behind the iron support that was lying on the ground. "I'm so scared what should we do?????" Yoko looked confused by their situation, and it couldn't be faulted. What really happened?? The question flashed over and over like a debt collector.

"Damn it. I want to fight too!!" Ruka is still complaining about it. Karen was on his back, descend from a height of 155m. That of course would make people lose consciousness, if one were to ask.

Kokyu looked up.

"Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself…" Said the man who was on top of the giant owl. The creature's eyes were on its forehead, wide open to see Kokyu, shaped like an egg and a rhombus combined.

Tatarimokke is baby Beasts that die, they turn into spirits. However, some of the Infant Beast Spirits were unable to forget the memories of their lifetime. The balance of a creature like a Spirit being disturbed can turn it into a Monster. In the case of Tatarimokke, it is a very rare thing.

SHWOOOOSHHHH!

Its wings swept the dust of the ground upwards. "Right. I'm Sakka Hozuki." He said after jumping from the top of the Tatarimokke. "A.K.A. Shizukesa" He continued while smiling viciously at Kokyu.

"My name is Kurobame Kokyu." Kokyu said with a sharp gaze.

Some Rinka deliberately introduces their names for a reason, one: if a Rinka dies. Their Seisui can be reincarnated into a Spirit. Two: When they die their Seisui can also go into heaven, in other words, they don't die in regret.

"They said you were just a servant. But you can dispel my Illusions like it was child's play." Hozuki said in quite a surprised tone.

He knew that the servants of the noble families were serious and strong people, but...

"Even Rinka of Yoko's level is hard to get rid of my Illusions!!" Hozuki dashes as fast as a wind towards Kokyu. "Hmm?" Kokyu dodged Hozuki's attack. The two of them fought each other using Bijutsu.

In short, it was Rinka's way of fighting.

"Jiuta!" Kokyu plucks the strings once again.

!?

Hozuki retreated a few meters back. Illusion! he thought. Kokyu emits song notes with his strings. That made Hozuki fooled by his vision, his eyes were like seeing a flower garden with thousands of flying insects.

"What the hell is this!!" Hozuki threw his hands together. Releasing a gust of wind that sweeps away the insects.

"AKAGO no NAKIGOE!" Said Hozuki.

The baby voices came back.

Dispeling Kokyu's Illusion in an instant. The place where they fought seemed to be full of weirdness. "Flower gardens appear, insects appear now baby cries!!" Ruka denied his eyes that tricked his head.

Tatarimokke flew to attack Kokyu who at that moment was caught off guard. "Ahhhh!!" Kokyu is clawed by the creature but can still dodge. Blood splattered on the ground, Damn it, this man is to strong! He thought as he closed the wound on his ribs. "Hehehe…" Hozuki laughed. The man dashes once more, "What??" Kokyu wanted to dodge Hozuki's attack.

But his eyes could not see his opponent.

BDUK—BDUK—BAKBUM!!

Hozuki beat up Kokyu until he was thrown around like a ball. The man's body slammed into the iron pillar supporting the building. "AHH!!" He's in pain. Kokyu had just been beaten badly by Hozuki, he wanted to torture his opponent first before killing him.

"That Bastard!!" Ruka growled, he wanted to immediately run to beat Hozuki but Yoko held him back. "Ruka-kun!! Take it easy." The girl struggled to restrain Ruka.

"Tatarimokke finish him off!!" Hozuki ordered his Monster. The owl flying above them began to flap its wings,

SHWOOOOSHH!!

The flapping emitted black orbs that looked like a baby's face.

TAPTAPTAP

Footsteps.

"What exactly are you guys doing huh!!" Someone suddenly said that.

!!??

DAAAAAASHHHHH

The man hit the empty air with his palm.

But,

It sent Hozuki and Tatarimokke simultaneously thrown away. Their bodies broke through the fence, and crashed into the barrier that had covered the tower construction area.

"I thought they were setting off fireworks. But it turned out that my guess was right." Said the man in official dress while holding the files in his left hand. "Geez… what are the kids doing in this place too??" He continued as he turned to Yoko and Ruka.

Yoko immediately lowered her head. "Ruka-kun bow your head!" Yoko asked Ruka to do that immediately. The boy didn't understand what that meant.

So,

He just scratched his hair.

"Lumia." That man said. It was only a few seconds when he said the name 'Lumia', and suddenly someone appeared beside him. "Yes, Lord Ho!" A young lady replied formally. "Take the injured to the hospital now." The man said as he walked forward.

"Understood!!" The girl replied. "Then these children?" The lady asked. "Let them follow me." The man replied while smiling at Yoko and Ruka.

Ruka knit his eyebrows together with a flat expression. He was actually thinking, That's crazy dude!! This guy is soooo strong. He thought.

The battle between the two Hako-level Rinka was over. And the winner can be said, no one. The man who suddenly stopped the fight was someone serious. He had just been promoted to Mikoto of the Land of Trees. It could be said that Mikoto is the right-hand man of the King or Queen of a region. Mikoto themselves is the official head of the Rinka users within an organized territory.

That Mikoto's name are Riesen Ho.

He saw a badly damaged construction building, the impact was quite serious. I could be fired because of this… Ho thought with a pale face. "Geez, did you know that this construction used tax money??" Ho explained the situation he was carrying to the Seven-year-olds.

"…"

The children were confused enough to respond, even though Yoko understood it a little. Ho shook his head, "This job requires a big responsibility, yes, children..." Said Ho. "When you grow up, don't be a bad Rinka okay?" Ho said it was like redefining the basis of a dignified social thing.

"Lord Ho. We found a girl on top of the tower!" Report a subordinate of Mikoto. "Is she hurt?" Ho asked. "No sir but she seems to be under sedation." The Subordinate reply. "Then secure the girl as soon as possible." Ho replied.

Karen opened his eyes. What happened?? He wondered. "Huh??" Karen raised his face, looking at Riesen Ho. "Ss-sir Lord Mikoto!!" Suddenly he got off Ruka's back. "Yeah, what's wrong kid?" Ho turned to Karen while holding his chin. "There is a friend of ours who was kidnapped by a man..." Said Karen. "A man??" Ho muttered. Ohhh… maybe the Man with the Owl. He thought. He lowered his head trying to explain the situation to Karen who looked panicked.

After Mikoto's shortened explanation.

"So that's how it is." Karen said. "Then what will happen to our friend?" Karen asked Ho. Yoko looked at the two of them, she was very curious about what answer Mikoto would give. "About that… well don't think about it. It will be the responsibility of her family." Ho said. "You've tried your best." He continued with a big smile. Those words raised a little hope for Yoko, Ruka, and Karen. "Yes you're right." Karen said with a slight smile. "That is very correct!!" Ruka said with full of positive feeling. The sun had set and the incident was over.

The incident ended yesterday.

Amethyst Karen still thinking about it. He sat in the classroom daydreaming. "Okay… well Children." Said Rin who was standing in front of the class. "We have a new student today." She continued.

The footsteps of a new student appeared at the classroom door. Ah-ahh, nah-nah. Karen shook his head, trying to shake off the facial images that bothered him.

"Greetings all!! My name is…" Said the new student excitedly. Karen covered his face with his hands, oh boy. He thought. "Mori Ruka." The boy smiled broadly in front of the class. "Oh my gosh." Karen mumbled with a gloomy face.

TOKTOK!!

There was a knock on the door several times. "Come in!" Riesen Ho said. The man was taking care of important documents, "Lord Ho." Said the right hand of a Mikoto.

She's a young woman named Nanae Lumia.

"What is it, honey? S—sorry I meant Lumia?" Ho took his words back. "Huh." Lumia sighed. If you think about the word 'Honey.' you don't have to think about it too deeply.

Riesen Ho's wife is Nanae Lumia.

"The intruder managed to escape." Lumia said in a serious tone. "Escape!? How?" Ho was very surprised to hear that. "It seems he's been infiltrating for the past few weeks without being noticed…" Lumia replied. "The intruder also managed to get into Taki." She continued with a look that, Oh man. Ho averted his gaze. Why did the Queen pair me with her. He complained about it, but could not dispute the Queen of the Trees' decision.

"Want to complain?" Lumia said. "Eh, ah… No-no." Ho said. "Successfully entered into Taki huh. Who exactly are these people??" Ho looked out the window, the sky outside was bright as far as the eye could see.

But only his day that getting worse.

Taki is the official organization of the Seisui user nicknamed Rinka. They can work anywhere according to their Seisui type. Taki is only a place to take care of all Rinka who successfully pass the academy exams or who hone their skills naturally. Seisui users who are not included in the official Organization or who work independently can still be categorized as Rinka.

In essence they are all the same. "Let me speak to the Queen directly." Lumia said. "Sorry for the trouble." Ho smiled nervously.

After Shiryu's school hours ended.

Karen glanced to his right, "New assignment huh." Karen closed his eyes. "Yeah. It seems so huh, Koneko." Ruka said. He has given a nickname to Karen Koneko (Kitten). He and Karen sat next to each other, and they seemed very close.

"I'm actually curious about Ai's condition." Karen said. "Yeah actually me too." Ruka replied while folding his arms behind his head. "Let's go talk to Yoko. Maybe she's also curious about Ai's condition." They both wanted to say hello to Yoko, but it seems that she was busy. Karen glanced at her. He turned to Ruka, "Eh? Where is he?" Karen looks for Ruka who is actually in front of Yoko. The girl was writing about something, but. "Ummmm???" Yoko muttered nervously. "Are you curious?" Ruka said. "About what?" Yoko replied. "About that." Ruka replied. Eh… That's, uh, that's that!! Yoko's thoughts deviated slightly from the conversation area.

"Nnnoooo!!" Yoko stood up straight, saying that firmly. "Ohh…" Ruka startled back. "So you're not curious about Ha-nnna—. What's her name again?" Ruka turned to Karen. "Hanahata Ai. Try to remember her name before asking you stupid idiot." Karen replied. "It's not that I don't remember. It's just hard to say." Ruka explained the situation where, the point is tantamount to forgetting. Karen sighed.

"Ohh when it comes to Ai, me too." Yoko said with a gloomy face. "She must be all right." Karen said. "Yeah!!" Ruka said.

After their conversation.

"Let's go to Ai's house!!" Ruka very enthusiastically said that. He led their way, even though the boy didn't know which house he was going to visit. "Okay-okay so where again??" Ruka stopped in the middle of the crossroads. "Ai's house is on the left." Yoko said.

The three of them had arrived in front of the Hanahata family's house. From the outside, the place looks spacious. "Inside it must be used to play football." Karen was joking. It's actually quite funny when he puts it like he's some kind of prettend detective.

"Hanahata Ai!!!" The three of them called out the girl's name.

At that time,

The gate of Hanahata's house was opened by someone. "Ohh…" Someone mumbled long. "Are you Ai's friends?" A man with a stern look on his face asked them.

"Y-yes." Karen answered nervously.