the last sky of the earth 72 - knight's scene: rescue mission

KULANG ang sabihing napuno ng tensyon ang buong Shinomiya mansion dahil sa ginagawang pagpaplano ng dalawang clan leaders tungkol sa gagawing rescue operation kay Seiichi. Idagdag pa na ikinukonsidera rin nila ang mga pahayag nina Iapetus at Hestia. Kaya hindi na nakakapagtaka na talagang kahit sinong pinakakalmadong tao yata ay matetensyon sa mga nangyayari.

Dumating sa mansion sina Tetsuya at Amiko kasama si Ayuka. Of course, Theron was surprised to see the Inubushi Group's heiress in the flesh after a long time. Nonetheless, it was obvious that he was glad to see the young woman.

"I never thought you would entertain the idea of coming to this country after all this time," komento ni Theron nang lapitan nito si Ayuka.

"I could use a little break, you know. Besides, I'm not here to have a vacation that almost everyone wanted me to have."

the last sky of the earth 71 - knight's scene: kodachi wielder

"GREAT! Just the people I need to see," ani Akemi pagdating niya sa conference room kung saan naroon ang mga taong kailangan talaga niyang makausap sa mga sandaling iyon.

Lalong-lalo na si Theron at Aya. Alexis left the mansion even before Akemi arrived, but not without calling her that he would investigate further about the explosion at Shiasena. Nangako naman siya rito na sasabihin ang anumang kahihinatnan ng pakikipag-usap niya kina Theron at Aya.

"Akemi! What made you come here?" tanong ni Shouda. Pero bago pa man niya marinig ang magiging sagot ng dalaga, agad na kumuha sa atensyon niya ang dala-dala nito na tila nakabalot sa linen. "What's that you're holding?"

Tiningnan ni Akemi ang dala-dalang bagay at inilapag iyon sa mesa. Specifically, she placed it in front of Theron. "Just something which I need both Lord Theron and Aya's confirmation kung ito nga ba ang isa sa mga hinahanap n'yo o hindi."

the last sky of the earth 70 - beside you

"GANOON ba kalala ang pinsalang tinamo si Seiichi para abutin ng dalawang araw na ganitong wala siyang malay?" hindi na napigilang itanong ni Kourin kay Shingo nang araw na iyon na muli niyang binisita ang binata sa ospital.

Huminga nang malalim ang doktor bago hinarap ang dalagita. "Hindi na nakakapagtaka iyon, considering the fact that the one he dueled at the time was Oceanus. Alam kong hindi na lingid sa 'yo ang kakayahan ng taong iyon."

"I know that. Pero hindi iyon ang inaalala ko, eh."

"What do you mean?" kunot-noong tanong ni Shingo.

the last sky of the earth 69 - insight he feared

Though Kourin could be seen mainly pacing in her room again, her expression showed something different this time. It already reached her that Seiichi was rescued under strange circumstances, as Takeru described it to her. Yes, that man personally reported the events to her and she wasn't surprised. But her eyes widened when Takeru told her that they found Seiichi fighting Oceanus.

She knew who Oceanus was and what that traitor was capable of. So it was no wonder why the news surprised her. Then again, she had never really known Seiichi for her to realize what that young man could do. However, she could tell that her late brother had a hand with it -- again. And was it possible that Seiichi's grandfather could also be involved in it?

The clan princess doesn't know the old man for her to make even a vague guess. One thing she was aware of, however, was that Kyoichi Yasuhara had always been known to be a formidable man. Hitoshi would always reiterate that. It was as if... her brother truly knew what that old man could do.

"You sure like pacing around here, my lady. Dahan-dahan lang at baka mahilo ka naman niyan."

Respect

This is seriously one powerful word, if you ask me.

But how far can this word go when the person you still respect do something that will make you doubt if it was still the right thing to do?

I'm a courteous person. I was raised that way even though honestly, at times, I could feel that that person wasn't someone deserving to have or receive such admiration. But I think I would be called a bad or even a terrible person if the person I was talking about in which I'm slowly losing respect to was my father.