"Hm, hm, hm, hm…"
*Sip*
"What a beautiful night." Charles sat on the balcony of his room in the hotel, watching the city view with a cup of tea in his hand. That night was particularly beautiful for him. He hummed a song to himself as background music.
*Swish*
"Hm?" Suddenly, he felt a gush of wind hit his face. Turning around to check, he was met with something he didn't expect.
*SMASH*
A fist connected with his face, sending him flying to the other side of the balcony.
"Ugh! My mouth!" He groaned as he held his cheek. "Don't you know that hitting a person from the start will make them feel dizzy? I could've lost consciousness."
"My bad, I should've snapped your neck with that punch," Kaya said with a cold look as she cracked her fingers.
"Hey, wait! Don't do that, I will die." Charles said as he stood up. His face doesn't look scared at all.
However, Kaya ignored his request and grabbed him by the collar before she punched him again.
"AGH!!" This punch was stronger as it made blood splatter out of Charles's mouth.
"Ugh… I can't feel my cheek."
"Kill me? You wanted to kill me? You fucking imbecile." She grabbed his neck again and lifted him up. "Who do you think you are? Huh?"
"Wait, what the hell are you on about? Kill you? Why would I kill my dear sister?!" Charles responded with a confused expression.
"Oh, did you forget? Let me refresh your memory then."
"No, wait! I really didn't try to do anything!"
"Oh? Really? Hmm… Did I mistake?" Kaya touched her chin thoughtfully.
"Ugh, yeah, you're mistake-"
*BANG*
Another punch connected with Charles's face, sending him flying.
"AGHHHH!! My face!! It's swollen!"
Kaya ignored his groans of pain and approached him. "I'm not an idiot, Charles. The idiots you sent after me, I already killed them."
"U-Ugh, idiots? What the hell are you talking about, Kaya?! I sent no one after you. I know that you hate me but that excuse is really dumb. If you wanted to beat me up this badly, you could've come up with a better one!"
"Beat you up? No, no. I'm going to kill you tonight!"
"Seriously?" Standing up for the third time, he looked at her with a smile. "Why don't you read my memories? You can check for yourself that I really am innocent."
"..."
Kaya's eyes squinted slightly before she approached him again and grabbed his head before she pried it open with Origin. Immediately, Charles' thoughts flooded her head and made her frown. It was really disgusting to read this psychopath's thoughts as they were as chaotic as thoughts could be.
However, in everything, she couldn't see a single thought where he tried to kill her.
"You're really telling the truth…" She murmured.
"That's what I've been saying for the past 5 minutes!"
"That means… You weren't the one that poisoned the old man?"
"No, of course not. Why is everyone assuming I'm the bad guy? Is there no equality left in this world?"
'If it's not this moron, then who?' Kaya felt even more confused.
"I've been doing my research the past few days. The one who tried to assassinate Dad didn't leave a trace behind. It was a perfect job. Now, they seem to be targeting you."
"Who?"
"I'm working on it. I've even run a full research on every single maid and butler inside the house. None of them seemed suspicious. Sebastian made sure to check them out one by one."
"..."
"Tsk…" Kaya clicked her tongue.
"I need to see for myself. One of them is trying to kill me and the old man and they're probably still roaming the house as they wished."
"Before that, there is something important you should do."
"What?"
"Apologize to me, duh." Charles rolled his eyes.
"For what?" Kaya asked confusedly.
Charles was taken aback as he stared at his sister silently for a good 5 seconds before he signaled to his swollen face.
"Oh, right… That."
Kaya nodded before turning around and started walking to the edge of the balcony.
"Hey, I still didn't hear it."
"Here, is my apology." She replied as she flipped him off with her middle finger while walking away. Then, she jumped from the edge.
"That's enough of an apology, ok?! I take it that you're very sorry!!" Charles yelled after there.
***
"Did we make a mistake, Kai? He isn't the one that sent those rogue bandits to us." Kaya said as she sat down next to her beloved.
The latter was deep in thought as he stared at nothing in particular. His mind was trying to piece things together.
"Something is amiss."
"Maybe it's just a bunch of rogue bandits that want to hit it big by assassinating me and the old man."
There was no shortage of people who wanted to Kill Mikayla and Kaya. But, nobody would dare to face those two monsters so they just lay low.
"..." Kai didn't deny nor approve of what she said. He just stayed silent.
"Anyway, I will go check the house tomorrow myself. Maybe I will find something."
Then, Kaya stood up and walked toward the kitchen. "I'm going to make some tea. Do you want a cup?"
Kai nodded at her. "Does your father receive gifts on his birthday?"
"Yeah, if there is anything wealthy bastards are good at is choosing gifts."
"No, I mean. Does he personally get handed gifts?" Kai asked again.
"No, as far as I know. All the gifts are handed to Sebastian."
"..."
"What? Did you discover something?"
"... No."
Kai replied as he got handed a cup of tea.
"Well, I will still continue with the initial plan. If I find something odd, I will give you a call."
"Do that."
*SIP*
Even though Kai didn't tell her, he already decided on what to do. It's true that he still can't pinpoint who did it. But, that doesn't mean that can't dig the truth out and he knows exactly where to go to get it.
"Tomorrow… I might run late."
***
*The Next Day*
Somewhere far away from A-Country's capital, deep into the mountain ranges. Unbeknownst to people, this place was the hidden base of a group of bandits that call themselves 'The Black Cats'.
They're ex-hitmen and ascenders who decided to create their own group because of their shared hatred toward the system that rules the underworld.
Their number was around the 60s. While they don't pose a threat in the underworld, that doesn't mean that they are completely harmless.
Now, these 60 or so bandits were in distress. Last night, ten of them left to handle a mission. Usually, assassinations need only one or two people. But, because of the importance of the mission and the threat that the target posed, they had to send 10.
But, none of those ten people came back.
Inside the cave, within one of its numerous carved chambers, a meeting was in order. In it, the leaders of the group were discussing what happened.
"They should already be back home by now!" An elderly man said as he smashed his hand on the table.
"Maybe they had some complications and decided to stay until they could finish the mission."
"Those 10 are our best snipers. They can shoot targets from kilometers away. Unless Kaya Bladeheart can see the future, she can't predict what could happen."
"Maybe… They've been captured… and killed?" A certain younger man said as he clenched his fists. One of the people that they sent was his younger brother and he was worried sick about him.