Ao Oni: Mutation by Kenji Kuroda

Author:Kenji Kuroda [KURODA, KENJI]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2018-08-07T00:00:00+00:00

2

“I’m not giving you the key,” Takeshi eked out.

“Huh? What did you just say?” Takuro’s expression sharpened in an instant. “Come on. Hurry up and give it here.”

“I said no!” Takeshi raised his voice. “If I give you the card, you’ll just use me and abandon me in the end. I’m sure of it. It’s so obvious that’s what’s going to happen.”

“I won’t betray you.”

“As if I could trust you! Nothing’s changed. I’ve never trusted you.” Takeshi punctuated his sentence by spitting some still-red saliva on the floor. “My tooth is about to come out thanks to you. Who in their right mind would punch an old friend like that? I’m at my limit. How can I trust someone who only sees me as a tool?”

The high-pressure situation was causing all of Takeshi’s pent-up feelings to come rushing out. He continued railing at Takuro heatedly.

“It’s all your fault we’re in this mess. Anna was outta here ages ago. If it was your father you were worried about, you should have come alone. You didn’t have to involve us.”

Hiroshi expected Takuro to blow a gasket over Takeshi’s sudden change in attitude, but he remained calm.

“I didn’t mean to hit you. I’m sorry. Forgive me.”

Takeshi was shocked at the response he got. He stood there staring blankly at Takuro.

“I decided I wouldn’t become like my father, but I guess I’ve still got a long way to go. I get emotional too quickly.”

“...What are you planning now?” Takeshi demanded, nostrils flaring.

“Nothing.”

“Liar. That can’t possibly be true.”

“All right. You can keep the key fragments. That’s fine. But don’t you dare lose them. And don’t go running off on your own. I don’t want to go chasing after you. You’re small and can hide anywhere, so—”

“Don’t order me around!” Takeshi shouted loudly, cutting him off. “Why are you always so bossy?! What gives you the right to look down on me?!”

Takeshi grabbed the iron pipe from off the floor and took a swing at Takuro with a strange bellow. Takuro swiftly moved his upper body back to dodge the blow, but the end of the pipe must have caught him. Blood spattered from his cheek, and he stumbled backward, falling on his rear end. The lighter that was in his pocket nearly jumped out as he hit the floor. Takeshi rushed over to snatch it up, and then made a break for the hole in the wall with it and the iron pipe.

“Takeshi! Don’t let your emotions control you!” Takuro shouted, but his words fell on deaf ears.

Takeshi disappeared into the darkness. A pale blue flame flickered from the other side of the hole. He must have been using the lighter to find his way.

“Come back here! Takeshi!”

Takuro shouted again at the top of his lungs, but silence was his only answer.

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