Vol 1 Chapter 2 (1/2)
Lost Universe Book 1 Chapter 2 – Millennium
Chapter 2 – Millennium
“Man, how did we get stuck with such a crappy job?”
Kane sighed in the bathtub
After the completion of today’s search, Kane submitted his report to the Sword Breaker and took a nice bubble bath in the hotel
“However, what kind of people have I got myself mixed up with?”
He then took a drink from his ice-cold cola
Kane likes to take war ice-cold cola
As Canal would always say, “Kane, you’re old-fashi+oned”
Clay Roberts
According to the inforave to him, his father is one of the planet’s local councillors Although he didn’t have the right to do so, Kane still wanted to make some more profit
——Could it be that this Clay and that organization are tied together by money somehow?
Although he thought about it for a little while, Kane didn’t think this was true
“Hmm……”
He loudly sighed
……Ring, Ring……
Kane suddenly beca
“Ah!”
He ignored it for ahim to leave the bathtub
He was naked and his body was soaking wet, Kane then put on a bathrobe and anxiously went to pick up the phone in the hallway
“Who’s calling?”
“Reception services” (Front Desk)
Kane heard a fat little man’s voice
He thought about this fatat the reception desk, for some reason he had an indifferent look on his face Every time he would check in he would show his business-like smile, but this time he had a cold expression
However, even from the old uy he was talking to was the one as running around in a black cape
“You have an inbound call”
“——Who is it?”
“It’s a woman She never left a name When she tried to call you I heard soround, do you want to take the call?”
Kane didn’t give an answer right away, he directly switched the telephone lines himself
“——I’ll patch the call through myself”
Kane straightened his back and prepared himself for whatever may happen next
“If this is another pyra to persuade ion, then you can count me out”
And with that ca woman’s voice
“You are a suspicious one, I presu for Clay Roberts?”
“Talk about changing the subject, you’re the suspicious one here”
“Never mind about that, listen here……”
For a moment the woman’s voice was very low, Kane listened closely
“Stop looking for him”
“Hey……”
Kane’s tone instantly changed, it became harsh
“Are you one of those guys who attacked me today?”
“……Ah”
The only reply Kane got was silence, after a while the woman answered back
“No, not at all Why would you suspect that I was?”
“Alright, then who are you?”
“Although I don’t knohy you want to find Clay Roberts, you aren’t helpingabout him”
(Helping you?)
“I’ve been entrusted to return him safety, he’s run away from home”
“If it was up to me, I wouldn’t let him suffer”
(Is he currently suffering?)
“Are you so?”
——On the other side of the phone was silence
“……Why would you want to know that?”
(——I’ for an honest answer, or should I play around for a while)
Many thoughts ran through Kane’s mind
“You don’t sound like you could be a detective anyway, are you?”
“Oh, shut up!”
Kane struck a nerve
“Outsiders like you have no right sticking your nose into our business I’ up now!”
After such a declaration, she hung up
“……You sound more like an outsider than me, lady”
Kane watched the phonenoises, he wondered who it really was
“Clay Roberts? I’ll check out more places to find his whereabouts”
Kane got the answered he desired on the fifth night
“Minos?”
Kane got a straightforward answer, he didn’t know if it was legit or a trap
“Yes It’s the 11th Street bar, it’s a relatively small place”
The man around twenty years said, as he exposed a wretched smile
“Here, thanks”
Kane handed thethem
“Co lad……I think I’ll need a closer feel of your personality before I accept any kind of payment”
The roped Kane’s ass
——He was gay
In an instant, Kane’s elbow smashed the man’s jaw
“——Thank you for your assistance”
Kane thanked the fallenfor the bar
After he opened the door, a wave of smoke and alcohol bombarded him
The bar’s odour was quite intense
As soon as the bar’s patrons saw him, they immediately moved away from the bar to the tables
It seemed the bar’s patrons ary of Kane
——Of course, you wouldn’t say a guy walking around in a black cape was normal
“……I wonder……”
Kane whispered as he observed the bar and its patrons
He took a look, but he didn’t find who he was looking for
“——Hey, you going to order so?”
The bartender asked Kane
Before sitting down, Kane ordered a bottle of beer that wasn’t watered down
“I’ve heard of a guy called Clay Roberts, do you know the guy?”
Kane thought the bartender would coazed towards a corner of the bar
There was four punks in the corner
“Hey?”
Kane couldn’t help but call out to them
One of the for——Clay Roberts, although he looked a lot different from his photo
He gave Kane a hundred yard stare
Kane took his drink and walked towards him
“Hey, Clay! Why the long face, are you i?”
After listening to Kane, Clay’s face changed instantly
“——Who do you think you are?”
The other three punks stood up
“……Don’t get angry”
Clay stopped the further action
“I’ll need a uy”
The three punks looked at each other
“If that’s what you want, then so be it”
Clay nodded at them and they left him alone with Kane
“Interesting friends you’ve got”
Kane said with a smirk
“Clay! If anything happens, we’ll rush right over!”
The three punks shouted
While thisto Clay less troubleso outside
“——Why are you looking for me?”
Clay spoke first
Kane could see fear in his eyes
“What does nightmare ith me?”
A moment of silence enveloped the bar
“……What?”
Kane said in a high pitched voice
“……What are you saying?”
“Why must you still play the fool?”
Clay issued a sigh
“They’ve been looking for ht they’d find me sooner This bar is usually a place you hide before the spies of nightmare find you”
Clay began panting
Kane silently scratched his head
“When will the people frohtmare arrive?”
“Shouldn’t you already know that?”
“What?”
Kane was dumbfounded
“Hey, wait a htmare after you?”
“Everyone knohy!”
“I am an acquaintance of your fathers, let me take you back to him”
“Don’t touch me!”
“Listen to me!”
“If you are who you say you are, then prove it”
“Proof, what kind of proof?”
“Anything, otherwise I’ll think you’re frohtmare”
Both of them debated for a moment like two children, until Clay realized it was useless
“I doesn’t matter anyway……”
“Listen, I’ to do”
“I’!”
(What a troublesouy!)
Kane couldn’t help himself, he wanted to hit Clay
Even though heClay, he didn’t hesitate to strike him with his elbow
“Do what you have to do, but I’ back to my worried father?”
“Oh? Why?”
Kane revealed a faint smile
“Because I’m the son of his wife, he doesn’t really care about me”
“It seems your future was already set in stone……”
Kane guessed that Clay’s father already has his life planned out for him, he would impose his values upon him whether he liked it or not His life would be on a fixed route, a high class school and education would allow hih level business Clay Roberts was ear in the wheel of economics
“Is there anything else?”
Kane spoke in a cold tone
“Well, got any advice?”
Clay tapped his shoulder, Kane brushed his hand off
“Nope, fools don’t get advice”
“asshole, have you no compassion”
“Of course I do, but you’re a fool”
Both of theued like children
“You were the one who ran away from home! You must have some confidence if you think you can live in a bar like this, just ere you thinking? I’m the one who had to travel to Mars to rescue your ass, you should show me compassion”
Clay went silent for a moment
Kane then continued talking
“Regardless if you argue with your parents or not, this kind of revenge on theht”
Although Kane didn’t really knohat he was talking about, but with Clay’s silence, he kneas right
“Anyway, I’m sure you relied on your parent’s anization Can’t you see how foolish getting mixed up with them was?”
“……I……”
It see it back
“I’ot yourself into is your own fault and none of my business”
Kane was blunt
Soh the bar’s front door
“……I……”
Thud…
A voice interrupted them
“Sorry for the interruption”
After they heard the guy talking, both of them turned their attention to him Clay’s body instantly went stiff
“Mr Zenan”
The eneral of an army, tall and proud He was a little e male, but his cold dead like eyes would naturally make him inaccessible to others
Kane’s attention then turned to so else, a small box was tied to his belt
It was a lightsabre amplifier, the same type used by Kane
“Well, well Besides the stink co from the bathroom, this bar is pretty cool”
Zenan conored Kane
“The vessel called Sword Breaker, it belongs to nightmare”
He spoke in a suave tone
“You got the naht, but not its owner”
Zenan then pulled a lightsabre out from beneath his cloak, Kane did the same
It became apparent that this man was a professional killer, it was unclear whether this battle innable
This slowly dawned on Kane
“Mr Zenan……I……”
Clay tried to speak, but Zenan raised his hand to silence him
“You htmare sent to assassinate the boss, Kane Blueriver and the Sword Breaker”
“You must be mistaken!”
Zenan ignored Kane’s plea
“What’s going on?”
“Either way, suspicion of being a h for me to kill you”
“So, after the first guy tried to kill me they sent another Where’s your buddies? Last time there was more of you”
“A large group of people isn’t necessary to eliminate you”
Kane took a defensive posture
Zenan calmly took out a metal tube from his pocket
Whoosh…
It generated a 70-80cht
“I think I’ll play with you for a while”
Then, Zenan laughed
At that moment…
Kane took out his own lightsabre
He dashed towards the pipes near the bathroom and slashed them
The pipes were cut, water was sent flying everywhere
Zenan’s vieas obscured, he retreated back towards the door
Kane took this opportunity to run to the other side of the room
There was no exit on his side of the roo his own exit
He stuck his lightsabre into the wall, carving an oval shaped door
However, he knew he had to get Clay out of here too
But, he knew that if he started fighting in the bar that Clay would probably get hurt
Nevertheless, Kane kicked the hole he cut and looked through it
It was night outside
He didn’t hesitate to jump outside
In thatmurderous intent was behind him
“——!——”
Kane looked behind hihtsabre
It seehtsabre, scorching Kane’s cloak
“He went outside!”
Zenan shouted behind himself, it seemed he wasn’t alone
But Kane didn’t stop to find out, he just ran without knohere he was going
(damn it, that bastard has men with him! He even left a hole in my cloak! I doubt much places on Mars even sell cloaks, if at all)
Tap! Click!
He didn’t have time to complain, a series of noises came from behind him
(——A pistol?)
If they’re guns fired normal bullets and lasers it would prove troublesome if Kane took a hit, mostly because bullets are more lethal
Bang!
(asshole! I’ attack!)
Fortunately the shot missed, but he wouldn’t be so lucky next time
Though he wanted to fight back he couldn’t, because he didn’t kno ainst or their firepower
All he kneas the he had to blindly go forward
Bathed in the light of the night, numerous men with murderous intent continued their pursuit
(……These guys just won’t give up……)
Kane felt that he could only run for a few ht noould risk being shot while turning to face his pursuers
He knew that he couldn’t run forever, but finding a hiding place wasn’t an option right now, because if he was found it would be over for him
(If I bring theive up)
Kane opted for an open street instead of being chased through alleys and the back streets
“Ah!”
Kane yelled as he rushed onto an open road
The road he ran onto had nuhts——they were cars
“damn it!”
A the noises of the cars Kane heard a familiar voice
“Coet in!”
After hesitating for a ot into the car
Kane sat in the passenger seat, she then started the car
Theup with them
“Friends of yours?”
“Just drive!”
“He’s getting away!”
Behind the directed in their direction
Even if they were to drive after them, it would be impossible to catch up
“——It’s you Thanks anyway”
Kane said to the female driver
“The name’s Millennium, but you call me Millie”
It was the same person who Kane had a phone call with earlier, he could tell from her voice
She was al a red jacket and her blonde hair was shoulder length
“——It isn’t over yet!”
She shouted while turning the wheel
“Didn’t I tell you to back off?”
“Whatever, it doesn’t matter now because he’s not here Hopefully he was able to escape”
As they were driving, a fa car was parked on the side of the road——it was Zenan and his cronies
“Ah! You’re going the wrong way!”
“You idiot! Why didn’t you tell me earlier!?”
Millie panicked as she operated the steering wheel
“Huh, then which way is the right one?”
“Go right, right!”
“Are you sure?”
“Who knows, ah!”
The car went into another lane, this tie road with very little vehicles
Looking into the rearon them
“This isn’t the time to play hide and seek”
Millie quietly muttered
Pop!
It was a sharp sound, a small hole appeared in the front and rearof the car
“They shot at us!”
“Those bastards! They must really want to kill us!”
“damn it, this car is a rental!”
“Don’t worry about such a thing, just accelerate and get us out of here”
“If you say so!”
Millie put her foot down on the accelerator