Transmigrated as the Only Woman

Kabanata 52 | The Guitar & The Guitarist

𝘞𝘈𝘙𝘕𝘐𝘕𝘎: 𝘋𝘌𝘛𝘈𝘐𝘓𝘌𝘋 𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘈𝘔𝘠 𝘊𝘏𝘈𝘗𝘛𝘌𝘙.
𝘚𝘔𝘜𝘛 | 𝘙𝘌𝘈𝘋 𝘈𝘛 𝘠𝘖𝘜𝘙 𝘖𝘞𝘕 𝘙𝘐𝘚𝘒.

𝐊𝐀𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐀 𝟓𝟐 | 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐑 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓

𝐓𝐈𝐀𝐑𝐀

"My full name? I can't tell for personal reasons and Gold Academy accepted it, however, my surname is Salvio." Based on Travis's body language, I can tell that he is nervous.

He was avoiding eye contact with the men in front of us and appeared to be sweating. Hindi ko alam kung bakit malakas ang kutob ko na hindi siya komportable sa mga tanong na binabato sa kaniya. Nakakapagtaka. I know Travis as a confident man yet he can't answer directly questions about him?

I get it. He shouldn't use his real and full name in public for a reason... what reason by the way? I heard it has something to do with his father.

Napangiwi ako nang titigan ko ang mga lalaki na humarang sa amin habang naglalakad kami sa daan. Kung hindi ka ba naman bastos at on the spot ka mag-iinterview na kala mo research questionnaires ang mga ipapasagot kay Travis.

''Salvio? What clan does your father come from?'' The man holding an old paper and a feather pen in front of us raises his eyebrow.

His hair is green like a forest, and he has ember eyes. Nang titigan niya ako ay tinaasan ko rin siya ng kilay. Ilang pulgada ang tangkad nito't sobrang puti ng kaniyang balat. Mukha siyang multo.

''Salvio clan came from. . . a far island.'' Napaiwas si Travis na tila ba hindi alam kung ano'ng sasabihin. Nalukot ang aking noo dahil alam kong parang may tinatago siya. Sunod namang nagkatinginan ang tatlong lalaki.

My gaze shifted downward to their clothes. Lahat sila ay nakatayo sa harap namin. Mukha nga siyang kabote na biglang sumulpot. Nanahimik kaming naglalakad pero bigla kaming niratrat ng mga tanong. I was damn sleepy.

There were three of them, wearing golden cloaks with a symbol of a lion's head and a crest. Hula ko ay symbol ng school kung saan sila galing. Gold Academy they said. It was also Travis' and Ehmyr's Academy.

''Matagal pa ba 'yan? Haharang kayo sa daan na parang research questionnaire ipapasagot niyo. Pagod ang mga tao't gabi na. Hindi ba p'wedeng bukas na lang 'yan?'' Naiinip kong sabi.

My eyebrows raised when the guy with dark blue hair and silver eyes leaned closer to the guy with green hair. He was whispering something, and it was obvious that they were talking about me.

''Ano'ng binubulong mo diyan? Hindi pa sabihin sa akin, kaharap naman na ako,'' I blurted. Hindi ko rin maintindihan kung ano'ng trip ng mga lalaki rito. Hindi na ako nakatulog sa haba ng mga tanong nila kay Travis. Mabilisang tulog lang sana ang gusto ko.

"We apologize for forgetting to mention that the woman needs to sign this. This document is from Gold Academy." I scoffed when the blue-haired man handed me something.

''Why would I? Pipirma ako nang hindi ko nababasa kung ano'ng nakasulat? Hindi ako tanga.'' I scoffed at them.

Nanahimik silang tatlo. Nakakrus ang mga braso ko't hindi ko tinanggap kung ano man ang inaabot nila. Naramdaman ko ang paghawak ni Travis sa laylayan ng mahaba kong manggas na parang batang nagsusumbong.