As Eiji finished his report, he was about to exit the building when he heard a loud anguished voice of a woman.
"PLEAASE!! MA'AM!! HELP MY SON! MY SON !! AAHHH!!!"
Eiji frowned as he looked at the elder woman who was crying and begging at receptionist Momo.
Receptionist Momo also had a shocked and disbelieving look in her face.
She was clutching a letter in her hand.
Eiji looked at the scene in front of him and felt the woman very familiar!
"Ma'am, p-please get up! I- I will report this immediately to the vice commander!"
"Aahh!!"
The woman continued to cry as if not hearing her words.
"She iss!!!!!"
Eiji finally remembered who the woman was.
"Ma'am! What is happening!?"
Eiji help the woman get up.
"Ah! Eiji!"
Receptionist Momo saw Eiji and exclaimed.
"EIJI??!! EIJI! LITTLE EIJI! HELP ME! HELP!! MY SON!!"
The woman who heard receptionist Momo utter Eiji's name, felt as if she heard the most wonderful voice in the world and looked at Eiji.
"LITTLE EIJI! HELP MY SON! RENJI! HE- HE- AHH!!"
Eiji frowned, a bad feeling in his heart.
"What happened to Renji?!"
"This..."
Receptionist Momo, hesitantly gave Eiji the letter in her hand.
Eiji took the letter and started to read it.
- Notice.
- This is a letter to Rena Barto, Mother of Renji Barto, informing of his immediate execution via the order of the Count of Breeze City.
- His Crime are....
Eiji felt cold all over his body as he continued to read the letter.
"The Madam said that this letter came today..and the execution date was..."
Eiji trembled.
He saw the date of the supposed execution.
It was two days ago....
*SWOOOSHH!!!!!
Eiji suddenly vanished.
Leaving behind the letter fluttering in the air before dropping into the cold floor.
Rena also collapsed and fainted after Eiji took the letter.
Receptionist Momo asked someone to take care of Renji's mother then hurriedly took the letter to take it to the Vice Commander.
---
*SWOOOSHH!!
Without a thought, Eiji went back to his home.
Took his katana, doned on his nagagi, and then tying his treasure pouch in his waist.
*SWOOSH!!!
He vanished once again.
This time he appeared at the street going towards the west gates of the city.
"Ah! HEY!!"
"Here!"
He took a horse from a passerby who shouted at him and tossed a gold coin towards him.
Eiji passed tha gates unhindered.
And just like that Eiji's silhouette vanished from the gates of the city.
What he didn't know was that, his master was walking back home, when he felt the overwhelming chill as he neared the house.
Muri found Eiji, hurrying and taking his gear from his room, while still emanating the killing intent without him noticing.
He frowned.
He feared that something bad must have happened when he went to the warrior department.
He followed Eiji, but saw him, taking a horse from a passerby and still paying him a gold coin.
He didn't follow Eiji outside the city, but decided to go to the assassination department.
He intended to inform them that there was an unexpected circumstances and give Eiji an assistance in case something happens.
---
Turning back time.
A month ago.
Just after the day Eiji and his team left the Breeze City, Renji was given a mission to eliminate pirates that had been recently active within the waters of the territory.
Renji accepted the mission.
But when he boarded the boat, he noticed that his team was not in it.
He was then told that he was the only one in this boat, and that his other teammates were in another boat, intending to flank the pirates.
Renji nodded his head.
The people in front of him were some of the vassals of the nobles residing in the city.
He could only reluctantly agree to their plans.
But as the boat that he was riding on took off, he looked at the dock one last time.
There, Ryuko, who accompanied Renji to the boat, was being taken by a group of masked men!
Renji's heartbeat sped up.
"STOPPP!!!!!"
The boat was just a few meters away from the dock, he could just swim back and help Ryuko.
But just as he was about to jump off, a hand suddenly pulled his shoulder back.
"What are you doing? Are you going to abandon the mission?!"
The high ranking vassal swordsman ask Renji.
Renji looked at the men within the boat.
All of them had a gloating smile in their faces.
It was then that he realized! This was all a set up!!!!
"Yo- you guys!!"
Renji's body went cold.
He knew he was being trapped.
If he dared to abandon the mission, he would be imprisoned, or maybe branded as a rogue and worst, he would be executed, depending on the level of the mission that he had been given.
And although this pirate elimination mission was just of B rank, this was in concern of national security and was a task being requested by the Duke of Breeze City himself!
But if he continued with the mission...
Ryuko....
The woman he loved would be...
*SPLAAASSHHH!!
As the swordsmen within the boat stared mockingly and Renji, Renji just turned around and jump off the boat!
They stared at Renji as he arrived at the dock and started chasing the men that abducted Ryuko.
"Get the boat back, we'll infrom the young master!"
"Yes sir!"
The vassal swordsman looked at the fading back of Renji in the streets.
No emotion in his eyes.
---
On the other hand.
*SWOOOSHH!!!
Renji ran as fast as he could after getting out of the water.
But the men had a carriage waiting for them and managed to get away from him!
"Dammit!!!"
Renji clenched his teeth in frustration.
But he had an idea as to where she might be.
No! more like, he knew who ordered this whole incident.
*CLACK!
Clenching his katana, he ran back to the tavern.
He needed to infrom the Shibai family and make sure they are safe.
*End Of Chapter.