News

13/26

At this early time, Kuro was at the library—while reading the book, he was also controlling his clone to write the 21st Volume of Inuyasha.

Books were stacked by the table in which Kuro were sitting as time passes, more and more book keep getting stacked.

"That famous strong pirate which has been missing for 3 years were found and was defeated by the Kuru mercenary gang…

Aside from the 4 comrades that was caught… the captain's missing…"

"New island were found and countries are preparing to explore… oh? This is some interesting news…"

Kuro read the one that piqued his interest.

"The royalties of Heart Kingdom's Heart Family, second-daughter were murdered by someone—the case still being investigated… that's bad. Heart Kingdom may fall sooner."

But Heart Kingdom shouldn't be a country where a single royalty being in panic would cause it to fall… right?

Kuro quickly read through the news—ignoring past the Heart Kingdom's problem—of course the news he was reading weren't just the current one.

He was also reading the past news.

"Maou, the unprecedented dark horse, race through the match, turning the situation around—win the race against of all odds his first words after debut: [Promote me!]… what is that guy doing?"

"Ignore it, ignore it… The Knight Division of Reign Empire sent to the land of Elves to negotiate alliances with them—the result unknowns, the future of Reign Empire lays on their hand."

"That's some interesting news… should I write a one-shot manga about elf to cheer for the knight divisions?"

Kuro thought of a works either 21 and 17 mentioned: [Youkoso Sukebe Elf no Mori e], [Enjo Kouhai], [The Everlasting Elf]…

"Never mind. I lack too much information about that mangas and I couldn't really understand what they were talking about when they discussed about that. Maybe I ask them about it more next when these two woke up."

"What's next, what's next?" News were exciting to Kuro because many things were happening outside his awareness and these occurrences were story-like.

"Huge explosions shaped in carrot near Umbrella Empire and Reign Empire at 4/8 occurred: high likely to be a testing for the new bomb."

"However, as the sun phoenix resides there—the Reign Empire's citizens is worried whether if the sun phoenix will be outraged—no signs of sun phoenix's movement for now."

"Hmm? Bomb explosions shaped in carrot? That's surely interesting. This world really got anything." Kuro laughed off the news.

What? Isn't he worried because the bomb can fall anytime? Kuro shrugged it off. Even if he's worried, there's nothing he can do.

Well that doesn't mean Kuro won't do anything.

"Next. Next!" Voice sounded out from within Kuro.

"Huh? Korone? Why're you here?" Kuro surprisingly looked at Korone who appeared out of nowhere and sitting on the top of his lap.

"I followed your scent. Anyway, the news is interesting! Next! Next!"

"You can read Viran?" Kuro asked her.

"No? You've been blurting it out so…" Korone tilted her head as she said.

Suddenly, Kuro felt embarrassed. He have been blurting it out this entire time? If some people randomly came in this library, they would think that he is a weird person!

Well he IS a weird person but… still!

"What are you doing, Kuro? Read the next one!" Korone hurried him up.

"Ah, *cough* okay." By the way, did you know? You can't spell [Okayu) without [Okay].

"The small town near the Riseland were… destroyed." The smile in Kuro's face left as he wasn't as amused anymore.

"Not a single survivors as the robot annihilated all the townspeople in that small town." Kuro's face began to even darken.

"Are you okay, Kuro?" Feeling the trembling in Kuro, Korone patted his head to reassure him.

"Ah, my bad. I lost my calm a bit." Spouting a single sentences, the smile in Kuro's face came back.

'I have no choice, such words is the best answer for my circumstances—but is such words really alright? Can people lives be cleared because of no choice?'

"It's okay." The playful attitude she always had there disappeared like illusion as she continued patting Kuro's head.

It's as if, she have read his thoughts like what Ayame usually do.

"Hmm… that's right… alright, I'll treat you to a food on our way back home."

"Really? I want Cheeseburgers!"

"You'll turn fat if you eat such food at this early…"

***

Kuro saw an interesting name on his way back with Korone. It caught his attention so much that he even called Korone to come together to that place.

It was a little shabby compared to other places—the costumer is a little bit lacking. However from it's appearances, it's easy to deduct that it is a newer places here.

[Burger King]

Despite it's audacity to call itself the king of burger, the burger itself on the menu only had 2 burgers. One was normal hamburger while the other were cheeseburger.

"Welcome." Who greeted Kuro and Korone were a fairly aged man and… the only person in this place.

"A hamburger and cheese burger, please… Korone-chan, what do you want?"

"This… doesn't look as delicious as the MakDonald's…"

Fortunately, Korone were talking in Maoul tongue. Or else, Kuro don't know what would happen to her.

Only by persuading her did Korone finally ordered Hamburgers.

"Thank you for the order. Please wait a minute."

***

Exactly a minute has passed as the hamburger and cheeseburger were… laid on the plates?

"Is this… it?"

"Hm? Yes."

Kuro were speechless at the sight in front of him. The patties in the buns were unnecessarily oily—without even biting it, the oils wetted the buns itself making one the urge to resist to hold the buns.

Nevertheless, the eggs on the top of patties were unbalanced. 'Wait a minute!' Kuro widened his eyes as he took out the buns.

And find out that the egg were cooked in 'that' way. If you bit it, the yolks will be tear open and the liquid inside will fluid out.

…this is… a failure. To make it worse, not even a fork and knife were given out—meaning that Kuro would have to eat it while holding the burgers.

With a hard face, Kuro bit the hamburgers and as expected, the yolks fluid flew out and stuck in Kuro's hand. Not just that, the oils in patties were also in his hand.

This was the most messy it have ever been since Kuro bean eating a burgers.

It is surprisingly delicious but this experiences make him want to not to return to this place anymore! Confirming the expectant look of the only person in this place—the owner, Kuro honestly answered.

"It's bad. Why did you cook the eggs this way? Scrambled eggs fits better than this—or at least cook the yolks well so that fluid won't come out."

"You also chose the wrong meat, it's so oily that even the buns can't fully covers in it—it's taste is not bad but you should think for the costumer not just it's taste."

"I, I see! It's not that taste is all that matters! Why haven't I figured it out yet from my costumer's face! They clearly didn't like the fact that all sorts of fluid in their hands!"

"I can either change the recipes for that or…. Put a fork and knife to make full use of the plates… ah, I am sorry—I am Krames Burn. What is master's name?"

Entering inside his world for a few moments before escaping in it—returning to reality—His action were fast as if he was afraid to let this opportunity escape.

"Master… a-anyway. I am too busy. We'll be going." Seeing that Korone finished out her cheeseburgers,

Kuro paid the bills for the two as he ran away. Can't get related to strange person!

As for his dirty hand, he washed it with his water esper.