Chapter 5

When Kioshi heard that question , his body fidget for a moment and went back to normal.

He picked up his utensils and started cutting through the meat. The dishes that were served were Beef Bourguignon and french fires for a side dish. When he cut through the meat ,the scent of the well cooked meat arose and entered Kioshi's nostrils.

He immediately began to eat. Binna , who was watching Kioshi eat while ignoring her question , finally couldn't take it anymore and slammed the table out of frustration.

"Did you break through!?" Her tone rose loud enough to leave a echo around the building.

Kioshi who had food within his mouth , couldn't talk and just nodded and continued to eat.

Binna looked strangely at Kioshi. He only awakened his element today and already broke through R2? Her mind was trying to understand what was going on. Even her , a Rank 45 hasn't done that.

She sighed and relaxed herself. She picked up her utensils and started eating the food laid on the table.

After 25 minutes of eating , Kioshi rubbed his stomach in content and got up from his chair. He turned around and headed back to his room but stopped on first step leading upwards on the staircase. "Thank you for the food." after saying those words , he continued to walk up the staircase.

Binna , who heard his gratitude , showed a faint smile that could warm any man's heart. "His still the same as ever." She said to herself and got up from her seat. She took all the platings and headed to the kitchen where she placed them in the sink and started to thoroughly wash the dishes. Due to her speed , the washing was done under 3 minutes and she placed them out to dry.

She walked back to the dinning room and started to reminisce about the first time she saw Kioshi.

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-2 Years Ago-

[Binna's POV]

"Looking for a suitable place to live is harder than I thought." Binna thought as she walked down the street leading to her next "living place". She has been promoted to R37 after all the hard work she has done trying to improve her abilities. "My guild shouldn't worry to much , I don't know why they're protesting that I shouldn't live on my own."

Binna who is R37 is respected at her guild as the Vice-Guild master. She's standing is second only to the Guild master of the Blazing Ashes.

Guilds were created by people who were over R70 to help others who had the same element as them or a variation of it.

Guilds are allowed to hunt beasts in area's that are prohibited by the government so that civilians could be safe from them. They are also called upon if a war might break between the 2 sides. Their pay amounts to the amount of contributions they achieve each month.

Binna reached her destination and saw a beautiful household to her surprise. The walls were glazed with amber like stones and painted black all over. She could see that the architecture of the building was made by an expert since it also had mana engravings on the buildings.

The building reached 3 stories high and had a flat roof on top. Not to many windows were spotted and the sun's shine wasn't that strong concluding that the atmosphere was good around the place. Although there was little mana , it didn't bother her. All she needed was peace and quite.

Her popularity in Abigail wasn't something to scoff about. Even if she walked on the street , people would immediately take pictures thinking she's about to hunt beats. It annoyed her to the point she had to look for a different place to live since everyone knows where the Headquarters of Burning Ashes is.

Binna knocked on the door but no one answered. She knocked again and heard footsteps nearing to her. The door opened slowly and the first thing that filled her vision was white hair that swayed in the wind as the air pushed through the doorway. She continued her gaze downwards and saw the boys eyes. It's color was amethyst which attracted her greatly but erased that thought from her head.

She settled her mind and looked at the boy with a business look. "I heard that the owner of the house was looking for a tenant. Is the owner available?"

The boy who was Kioshi , looked at the women and replied. "I'm the owner your looking for." His voice wasn't that loud but it could be determined that he was tired.

"You?" Binna couldn't believe it. How could a boy his age own a house like this?

She thought he was joking and asked again. "I'm looking for the owner boy , I'm not here to play. Where's your parents?" After saying those words , Binna saw that Kioshi's body shivered a little before it return back to normal.

"They're...dead." His tired tone wasn't there anymore , it was a mixed tone of sadness and loneliness.

Binna , who heard his misfortune , quickly apologized. "I-I'm sorry , please forgive me for not knowing."

Kioshi turned his gaze away from her and walked back into the house. "It's fine. Come inside."

Although she felt sympathy for the boy , wasn't he to rude?

She calmed herself and walked inside the house , removing her footwear and leaving it at the side of the wall near the door.

"The inside is beautiful....."