I woke up in a joyful mood, after hunting with Tihana on the previous day. I knew that I need to be around since the scientists will be visiting us, but since I had no idea when I took my ti in the morning.
I took a long shower, and then even cooked a simple al for myself. It was kinda experintal since most of the stuff I had was canned, or dry, but I sohow made it edible. Then I focused on sothing that should have been done already so ti ago, which was, putting so barriers around my place to protect it from intrusion.
I spend few hours outside on that since I wanted it to be done well. Just as I was about to finish, I heard a familiar voice behind .
- Good morning Peter - said Blue. - Do you have a mont, or should I co later?
I turned slowly, as I recognized him imdiately.
- What do you want?
- To talk.
I snorted.
- I don't need to talk with you. I don't have enough bullshit in my life without your lies.
- There will be no bullshit today.
- Like I would believe you.
,m He took a deep breath.
- Very well then. Maybe we will talk so other ti then - he said and turned around to leave.
I don't know why I reacted how I did but it happened.
- Stop. Fine, let's talk.
As he turned around again, to face , I made an inviting gesture and even opened the door to my house using 'Telekinesis'. He nodded, and went inside, with following him. I closed the door behind us.
- Kitchen is to the left - I inford him.
So he went straight thede and picked a chair for himself to sit on.
- So?
- So I ca to say I'm giving up. For real this ti. No truce, no lies, just capitulation. I want to make my group official, we will be calling ourselves The Blue Group, and I, obviously will keep my position in the council, but I will no longer try and pull so shenanigans behind your backs.
- And you expect to believe that?
- No. I just wanted you to know. You see... I have thought about you as my rival for quite a long ti now. This is very ironic because, in the beginning, I thought you are just a random nobody that brought my long-awaited opportunity to take over Zhang Yong. Sou see... My father is a very wealthy man. An owner of Ao Tsuki Group. He sent to the best schools in the country, and I've always done my best there. I graduated on top of my class all the way to the University of Tokyo. Then I started working for him, but I never was good enough.
He snorted, clearly angry, which surprised .
- It was not my fault. He was just stupid. He couldn't see the genius in my actions, in my ideas! When I ended up here, in a world ripe for the taking, I did what I could to rule over it. Because that's what I thought I was destined for. And then you showed up, at first as a blessing, but then as a nightmare.
- You were a thorn in my ass too. For quite a while.
My words made him smile.
- I still have no idea how you managed to achieve this... you were so pathetic, so weak, and you never gave up. I couldn't understand it. you made those stupid alliances that only dragged you down, and yet I was the one to lose. When we learned that there is a way back to earth I imdiately thought that I can open a path to Japan, and made a deal with my governnt to seize the whole place, but that dog of yours, Daniel, kept watching my every move. I couldn't get enough votes, and then you stopped when I tried my last hail mary attempt to win.
- You got what you deserved.
- Maybe. Maybe not, but the thing is, I'm just tired of trying, of planning and thinking... I give up. That's it. That's all I wanted to say.
- I still don't believe you.
- Oh, I hope you won't. I hope you will lose at least a couple of nights of sleep thinking about what I'm really up to - he smiled at .
- Or I could just kill you right here, and right now.
- Yes you could, but you won't. Right now I'm just like a silly little bird that sotis steals your cat's food. I'm not a threat. Nobody is. You could take this whole city on, and probably not break a sweat. I've heard of the army of shadows, and other things, including your fire magic. And this is not even the most important reason. The ga-changer is, you know that even if I know I can't have this toy for myself - he spread his arms wide, indicating the whole city - I won't let anybody else have it either. Not India, not Arica, nobody. You need that since you don't want to take care of it yourself.
- Oh, I did plenty of taking care.
- Using force is only the beginning. Now they will use other tactics. They will try to buy people, or even use democracy against us. They will keep planting their people here. They have ti. You need to keep watch.
- And to sche behind my back?
He smiled.
- Think whatever you want - he said and left.
I let him. Why? Because there are two sayings. One is: keep your friends close, but enemies closer. The other one is: enemy of my enemy is my friend. Back then I was more concerned about the Earth's governnts trying to ss with Ark, than silly little Blue, whom I could kill at any point right then.
Part of was even happy. Not because of his declaration of surrender, because I was firmly believing it to be another lie, but I knew I can count on him to prevent India, Arica, and whoever else from ddling in our affairs.. That was sothing I was very sure of.
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