Chapter 62 - – Interlude The Birth of a Hero (1/2)

Okawa was a small rural town in Japan.

As a small town famous for its farms and the quiet and peaceful environment, it was normal for the days to pass without anything interesting happening. Here, news about a theft could be a topic of conversation for weeks.

It was so peaceful, that some of its inhabitants hoped for something to happen; so they can find something to distract themselves from their ordinary daily lives.

Precisely because of it, the students from class 2-D of Okawa High School found it strange when two of their classmates failed to come to class.

When the teacher at charge learned about it, he asked some of his students to visit the two siblings after class and lend them the notes about the day's lessons.

So, when the bell ringed signaling the end of classes, most of the students belonging to 2-D decided to go together to visit the siblings and ask them about the reason for their absence.

Tekoa Kei was between the students that went to visit the siblings.

Between jokes and games, the group took around twenty minutes to reach the place where the siblings lived.

It was a small farm, filled mainly with vegetables and some tubercles. It was located a bit away from the town, and not many people lived near here. The closest house was at least half a kilometer away.

When the group of students reached the farm, they noticed something strange.

… There wasn't anyone around the farm.

Normally, at this time of the day, it was normal for the siblings' parents to be outside the house, tending the farm and checking if something was wrong with the vegetables.

… But they could not see any of them.

Despite finding it strange, the group did not pay it much attention. They might have been inside the house due to some reason after all, or maybe they went to the town to buy something.

So, the group simply decided to go inside and knock the door.

But while they were walking, Tekoa Kei stopped walking suddenly while wearing a strange expression.

Kazuki, one of his classmates and his best friend, saw it and walked towards him. In a concerned tone, he asked.

"Is anything wrong?"

Kei did not answer immediately. He put a pensive expression and shook his head while smiling wryly.

"Nothing, I thought that I heard someone speaking to me. I'm probably imagining things."

"Is it so? What it said?"

"I'm not sure." He answered hesitantly. "The voice was strange, as if coming from everywhere... If I'm not wrong, it said 'run'."

"Run...? Pfff... Hahaha… What is it? A horror movie!? Hahaha..." His friend laughed.

Kei made a forced smile and shook his head. "Don't laugh at me, I told you that it was just my imagination."

"Hahahaha! I think that it's better if you stop seeing so much anime!"

Kei ignored his friend and sighed tiredly. He then shook his head and ran briefly to catch up with the rest of his classmates.

When they reached the door, one of the classmates extended his hand ready to knock it.

But at that moment, the door opened alone.

"Huh? Is it open?" He said.

"What happened?" One of his classmates asked.

"I don't know. It was open when I tried to knock."

Kei frowned seeing it and gave a shout. "Rei! Nana! Are you there!? We came to visit you!"

But nobody answered.

"How strange…" Whispered a girl.

The students finally noticed that something was wrong, and serious expressions appeared on their faces. Kei furrowed his brows and looked towards the interior of the house.

"Are we going inside?" Asked a male classmate.

Kei hesitated briefly and signaled to his best friend before answering. "Kazuki and I will go. The rest of you stay here in case something happens."

Seeing the other students agreeing, Kei signaled to his friend to follow him and walked inside the house.

Slowly, they walked towards the living room while calling for the siblings.

But when they advanced a few meters more, a strong smell assaulted them.

The pair immediately changed their expressions.