Chapter 7
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HATORI'S POV
"How did you know my father!?" Satoshi is my father and he's dead.
"I am his demon, moron. Tell him I'm awake and I need to eat. He imprisoned me here! That bastard!" He said like he was very close to my father. "I'm going to scratch his face and open his ribs for leaving me here for 20 years!" He sounds like an old friend who wanted to throw a punch to the friend who didn't kept a promise to him. "Satoshi!! Come down here!!" He shouted again asking for a fight.
"He's gone." He stopped when he heard what I said. I casually looked at him after saying that father is gone.
"What? Where did he go!? He left me again here huh!? Satoshi, you bastard!"
"He's dead, i***t demon!" I shouted back. "He's dead 3 years ago."
"What!? He can't be dead. He can't be dead! We still need to settle our score!" He said in a very loud voice. He continued on bragging about their unsettled fight until he got tired. "Hey, kid. So your Hatori."
"You just called me earlier. How did you know my name?" I asked and sat down on the floor again.
"Your father said that when he's gone, my new master will be his eldest brat. It's you and I know because I was there when you were born. After that, he pinned me here." He said calmly.
"Why did he pinned you here?" I was able to see where the end of the chain was pinned. It's on the wall above his head, the chain were pinned on the by an old sword.
"To protect me." I looked at him, he is now serious unlike earlier that he is shouting nonstop and acting like a normal human.
"Protect you?"
"Yes, we demons are being haunted by demon slayers from the demon slayers corps. But our kind—the good demons are mistakenly accused of having an alliance with man eating demons. I am the only one alive now, thanks to your father ." He said. He started crying like a pup and calling he started calling my Father's name again. I realized, maybe that's the reason why I haven't heard of a good demon before.
"Okay, okay keep quite now." I said and walk closer to him.
"What are you doing, boy?" He said. I glared at him.
"I'll let you out! No one will look after you here from now on. So I will set you free before I leave." I explained.
"No one ever go down here either, even your mother for the past 20 years. But I'm not lonely because I can hear a lot of laughter in this house." I clenched my teeth and tighten my grip. There will be no laughter anymore.
"How many years are asleep, demon?" I asked seriously.
"I was asleep for the last fourteen years, if I can remember it correctly that's the time when Ino was born." He knows our names. Is this one really friends with my father?
"Ino, Mother and my 3 years old twin sibling was killed last night by a demon." I said, my eyes starting to get wet again. I can still remember the feelings I felt this morning, my grief and hatred for that demon. I felt something on my hand, when I look at it I saw the demons hands on it. I looked at him, he's eyes are soaked with tears and his nose are soaked with snot.
I wanted to laugh but I can't. It still makes me sad mentioning what happened and it's really hard for me to recover but I can't help it. He looks like a dog begging for food.
"Are laughing?" He innocently asked.
"Ehh? Oh no, no, no!" I denied but I burst into laughing.
"What's so funny?" He said clueless.
"Nothing, nothing! Let me pull out the sword so I can leave now."
"You can't." He said and lay down again.
"Huh!?"
"You weren't able to pull it off, only your father can pull it. Just leave, I'll watch over the house. Go back here with some food." I think he misunderstood me saying I'll leave.
"I will never go back here until I get Nikumi back from the demon who did this." He stood up and growl at me.
"Moron! Man eating demons are not thugs! You cannot bring her back if she's in a demons lair!" He shouted at me.
"But I can't just do nothing knowing she was kidnapped!! She is my sister and as an older brother I need to get her!"
"Do you even know where you to find Nikumi? Moron! Moron!"
"I don't know but I need to try!"
He stopped and calm down after the last shout I made in front of him. We stayed silent until I smelled the cold air slipped through the broken wooden floor. It almost sun set and I don't know how long we've been silent from the argument earlier.
"Hey, boy." He said. I gazed at him. He is serious and seems like having a deep thoughts. "Do you think you can pull the sword off?"
"I can try, why?"
"Just try pulling if off now, i***t. You're wasting time, you know." He said while grinning. "Since you are the eldest son maybe your the rightful one to pull this sword off."
"Why can't you pull it off? You're stronger than me and your hands are not tied or chained." I said. I grab my bag again , my axe and was about to leave.
"i***t! Satoshi!! Your son is an i***t like you. Grr."
"i***t demon. Don't call my father. He is in peace now, moron, moron." I shouted again. I can't stand this demon, he always shout and he is not scary for a demon. He funny like a joker and loud. He argues every time he has a chance and he not even terrifying like a demon.
"I am not allowed to touch that sword you dimwit!" And that's the time I realize that it's how supposed to be. That's why he is still in here. I smiled awkwardly but he is now glaring at.
"Okay, okay. I'm sorry, I didn't realize until you said it." I said with hand gestures.
"Hurry up, set me free and I'll feed you to those man eating demon." He said but I know it's bluff.
"Okay, okay."
I put away my things and walk closer to the sword. The wall is cracked and the sword is strongly intact in the wall. I tried pulling it but my first try is a failure. I tried the second and third time but there's no use. How could Father pierced it here?
"Hey, boy." He looks bored of waiting and he even yawned. "You're weak. Satoshi has a week son. No way, no way." He said while daydreaming.
"Shut up! I'm trying, you know!" I said while wiping my sweat off of my forehead.
"Hurry, hurry!" I greeted my teeth in annoyance because he's provoking me.
"Shut up!!!!" I shouted and put all my anger on my hands, I tightened my grip and—
"Eh!?"
The sword and I fall on the floor and the chains disappeared in an instant. Both of us was surprised and we found ourselves hugging each other and jumping in happiness. But, when we realized we immediately let go of each other, went back to back with arms crossed.
"Let's go. I will find that bastard who took away, Nikumi." He said while greeting his teeth.
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