Chapter 20 - The Plan P1 (1/2)

Year 4014- Mist Kingdom Main Castle (West)

At precisely 8:00 PM, the plan starts.

Like Rhys however, Kazuya could not concentrate solely on the plan. His thoughts drifted to the image of Lyn's retreating and lonely figure, as she walked away with Rhys. A dinner with her family, even though this whole day Lyn had to sneak around. Kazuya clenched his fist; he shouldn't have let her go.

Before he could turn and go back though, Fukami grabbed hold of his shoulder, ”Kazuya, what are you doing?”

”Uh, taking the shortcut.”

Fukami rolled his eyes, ”There is no shortcut. Let's get going. Rhys has already started.”

He has? That was fast, didn't Rhys have to part with Lyn first? Didn't Rhys feel bad at all for leaving Lyn be? Kazuya shook his head. Rhys doesn't have any reason to feel attached to Lyn; there's no connection between them whatsoever. He recalled his friend's words in the market, Rhys is brutal, but he's a good leader. Kazuya understands why the Sound Kingdom Elders have so much faith in him. In the beginning, Kazuya used to think Rhys was annoying. Just like the others who feigned kindness around him, those who said empty words to make him feel better. However, that person is not like that at all.

When Kazuya thinks about it, ”Reminds me of Lyn,” Kazuya murmured as he followed Fukami down the hall. Lyn and Rhys have a lot more in common than he thought. The Elder said this mission used to be somebody else's before but never disclosed details who. Is it possible that the person was Rhys? Kazuya sighed, don't think about this now. Focus on the mission, the mission.

But whether it was Rhys or Lyn, the two are both important people in his life. That's why Kazuya wants to make sure that the two of them are happy.

So what exactly is the plan one may ask? It's not exactly an organized one despite all the meetings they held. Then again the word organized does not suit the people of his Kingdom. Kazuya was one of the few who was against making a move so early. Only a few weeks have passed since they arrived here. Due to their unusual hair colors and eyes, they already stand out enough as it is. Plenty of watchful eyes are on them every time they go anywhere. But because of the security needed towards the royal family and guests for this event. Those watchful eyes have shrunk.

”The location of the item is a bit unclear.”

Kazuya raised his eyebrows, ”Unclear?”

”Yes,” Fukami paused, ”I'm unsure whether or not it's just a coincidence. But the item is moving.”

Kazuya halted in his tracks, ”Moving?”

”Yes, sir.”

If it's like that then, ”Fukami go ahead of me.”

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When he was younger, Kazuya noticed there was something different about himself in contrast to other people his age. Though the people in the Sound Kingdom had extraordinary powers and everybody could use powers relating to sound. There weren't many who could actually see sound - as in seeing what colors, each song had. Usually, people could measure the wavelength and know the frequency of the sound.

But not many people could see sound the way he did, with the colors swirling around, each and every single rhythm being different. At first, Kazuya wasn't sure exactly what he was seeing. It started from when he was a young child; he always saw the world surrounded by various different colors. Kazuya always thought the world was a bright place but after a conversation with other children. Kazuya realized he was different.