Amethyst: Game Start

XIV - Evidences

I gasped after remembering that. I was not actually paying much attention when it comes to guilds. Para tuloy akong tinubuan ng hiya habang nakatingin kay Travis.

Pinagtitripan ako ng mga gago?

“Oh my…” I mumbled.

Travis laughed at me. He is the leader of the Shadow Crane, and right now, we are on their turf. Analyzing the pieces of evidence here is much safer, unlike what happened when he handed me the files.

Dito ko rin nalaman na player si Mr. Romualdez ng DANIMA, dahil isa s’ya sa mga player na under kay Travis.

Inabutan ako ni Travis ng pagkain dahil tanghalian na rin, parehas kaming nag-skip ng klase upang magkita. Kaya rin may excuse ako ay dahil kay Mr. Romualdez, alam n’ya kasi ang ginagawa namin ni Travis kaya s’ya ang gumawa ng excuse letter ko.

“Amethyst…” Travis whispered in a serious tone, “What will you do if Hunter finds out that you are Amethyst?”

I bitterly smiled. It’s been years since Hunter started to hunt down Amethyst, the one who protects him from the shadows simply because he doesn’t like to be treated as someone who needs help and as someone who can’t defend himself.

And after knowing that I am a player in DANIMA. He almost lost himself when he saw my codename, in which I should be thankful to Austin for defending me. They knew that Austin and I like ‘Amethyst,’ so he insisted that I was fangirling, and the system picked as my username.

“I will stop standing beside him and continue being his shadow.”

He warmly smiled at me and ruffles my hair, “Well, Shadow Crane will always welcome you. Think of this place as your haven.”

At isa pa, alam ko rin naman na dadating ang araw na malalaman n’ya kung sino ako.

But I know that he feel betrayed. I didn’t just hide my secret because I also lied to him.

“You know what… You are too perfect to be an average woman.” Travis looked at me as if he was assessing me whole, “You wouldn’t be a renowned assassin if you came from an average family.”

“Why are you so curious about me?”

“Because you are Scarlett Lexie Sphene… Sphene… Are you related to a certain zodiac?”

Hindi ko alam kung bakit natawa na lamang ako sa tanong n’ya.

“You have the surname of the infamous shadow assassin… Then, it means that you are related to—”

“Okay, time to shut up. May night classes ka pa,” seryosong sabi ko. Saglit n’ya akong pinagmasdan saka ngumisi sa akin.

“You shouldn’t underestimate the wits of a bishop.” I wryly smiled while looking at him. He will be doomed once he the truth about me, especially that he was only able to unfold not even half of it.

“Su… Malapit na mag-time,” taranta n’yang sambit. E, kanina ko pa s’ya sinasabihan na pumasok sa night class. Bakit parang kasalanan ko pa?

“Su?”

“Gusto mo ‘yong mahabang term? Sige, Sugat.” Natatawa ko s’yang sinapak sa may batok n’ya.