"How cute..." Sitting comfortably while drinking a sip of tea, Christian watched the beautiful Koi fish in his artificial lake with a small smile on his face.
Another 2 days passed quietly.
Christian's mind was mostly devoted to resting but always leaving at least 4 hours of the day to move forward with his work, keeping up with company matters while organizing a new target list.
"I have to finish the announcement..." Looking up to see the sky through the leaves of the trees, Christian muttered "In 5 days everyone could be a target..."
Christian's new project was already taking shape.
The murders in the United States had already exceeded 300 and it was obvious that the country was extremely tense.
The military started going undercover and Homeland Security started planting more security cameras around certain high-level criminals.
They even went so far as to send special agents to guard them, without considering in the least that these people are charged with crimes.
Christian, seeing how difficult this was becoming, didn't think twice and started to organize a move.
It may sound easy to say, but transporting over 1000 people to another country is not easy.
Falsifying documents, looking for unprotected entry ways to carry weapons and smuggle people in, having housing under anonymous names, vehicles, food, reconnaissance of the area, among several complex and tedious situations.
But apart from preparing documents for various countries and having all the weapons and equipment ready for the move, until a new location is decided, the work will have to be put on hold.
This is where Christian's fun idea comes in.
Who could be the better person to decide than his own citizens?
The plan is simple, you will post a video of Christian talking to the cameras informing that America will get a break, therefore the new cleanup site will be chosen by the public themselves.
You must put the name of your victim, the reason why you think he should die, in which country and city he lives, and finally the evidence of the crimes.
Although, the last one will be optional. By having all the smart equipment hacked, you don't need to find evidence with third parties, it's very easy to find dirt on anyone.
The country with the most death orders will be the winner.
"You look happy."
Raising his eyebrows, Christian sets the tea down on the table and turns his gaze, then smiles "Many moons without seeing each other my dear Envy, you're still as beautiful as ever."
Smiling slightly, Envy took the chair across from Christian and sat down, then picked up the cup of tea and gulped it down.
Pursing his lips at the sight of his empty cup, Christian commented "Did you bring it?"
"She struggled a bit, but after a few friendly words she 'agreed' to come" Turning his gaze to the fish, Envy continued "I didn't think you'd be the kind of man who spends the afternoon drinking tea and watching the fish"
"What kind of man do you think I am?"
"The kind who claims to long for peace, but at the same time enjoys breaking it."
"Heh" Snorting, Christian looked at Envy's dark suit and chuckled "To think you used to only wear casual clothes, now you never take those suits off."
"Aren't you the same?"
"Look at me, I'm wearing a pair of shorts and a t-shirt that goes down to my knees, no formals."
Snorting with disinterest, Envy continued "We already started looking for kids, the training method you created is being delivered to the selected instructors and we are preparing the bunker facilities for the kids"
"How many do you plan to take?"
"We will start with 200 children within the age range of 6 to 14 years old, most of them will come from English speaking countries to avoid language problems"
"I was thinking of creating a language of my own. You have many advantages such as the sense of belonging, the difficulty in filtering information, among other things."
"It would help a lot, but in the short term it won't help much. Keep in mind that our citizens will come from other countries and most of them already have their own language, trying to establish one from scratch and ask for everything to work well is impossible".
"That's why we have to start with the children".
"With children from 10 to 12 years old it would be quite difficult but not impossible, it would also be useful to take children from other countries who do not speak English because they would all share the same language.
"Look for interesting kids but don't forget my limit, only bring them in if they don't get another chance."
"I know."
"How has Sloth been? I know she's still with you."
"You haven't talked to her?"
"Yes, but when I ask her about work she always dodges the subject."
"She's dedicated herself to training her people during this time. She made good progress and should be back wasting her time on the island in a few more days."
"It seems that the betrayal embarrassed her quite a bit."
"I wouldn't say she was embarrassed, she seemed to be afraid that you would scold her and make her work as a slave for longer, so she took the initiative to work herself and then decide herself when to leave."
"Seems like something she would do" Chuckling, Christian watched Envy's eyes for a few seconds and sighed, then got up from the seat and sat on the floor of the bridge.
Patting his thighs, Christian spoke "Come."
"..." Frowning slightly, Envy stared at Christian for several seconds, then sighed with resignation and lay down on the floor, carefully and somewhat awkwardly resting her head on Christian's thighs.
Gently stroking Envy's hair, Christian covered the sky of Envy's sight with his face and smiled softly, then opened his mouth and began to chant softly.
"hitotsu futatsu doko ni saku
kodomo ga nemuru mado no shita
awai tsukiyo no shiroi hana
mittsu yottsu doko ni saku
mama no kagami no fuchikazari
aoi chiisana hana ga saku."
Opening her eyes a little wider, Envy bit her lips and tried to speak, but before she realized it, a soft caress on her cheek made her close her eyes, unconsciously focusing all her attention on the soft melody.
"nanatsu yattsu kazoetara
kodomo ga nemuru yume no naka
mama ga agemasho hanataba wo
mama ga agemasho hanataba wo..."
[A/N: The song is Hana Kazoe - Akino Arai, I love its melody]
Finishing singing, Christian observed Envy's calm face and chuckled softly as he felt her soft breathing, knowing that she fell asleep by the middle of the song.
"Poor girl...so determined but so lost" Looking at Envy with pity, Christian murmured, then closing his eyes and gently kissing Envy's forehead and whisper to her "Power and money isn't everything sweetheart, live your life and enjoy the little things. ... don't overexert yourself and take your necessary breaks... eat well and find something to relax in... don't carry everything alone, I'll be here for you, no matter what I have to face... but for now... just sleep."
How could he not realize what was going on with his loved ones?
The very moment he saw Envy's eyes, everything was as clear as crystal to Christian.
Although the woman had no dark circles under her eyes, the tiredness and emptiness in her eyes was terribly obvious. Something that stabbed Christian's heart, knowing full well what she must be feeling on a daily basis.
"*Sigh* I guess not all families are like mine..." Shaking his head, Christian murmured "Having no one to lean on is exhausting and hopeless... I understand you deeply."
"So I'll be here for you..."
Murmuring those last words inaudibly, Christian leaned against the railing of the porch and closed his eyes, never ceasing to caress Envy's hair and face at any moment, thus passing minutes and finally hours.
"..." Slowly opening her eyes, Envy blinks dazedly and turns her gaze to either side, then looks up and watches Christian's smiling face silently.
"Did you sleep well?"
"How long?" Nodding slightly, Envy asks calmly.
"About five hours or so."
"..." Closing her eyes while taking a deep breath, Envy showed no emotion and remained silent.
Chuckling softly, Christian continued to caress Envy's cheek and whispered "You know... the first time I saw you, I didn't like you very much. That cynical attitude you had was off-putting."
"..."
"But after we spent so many moments together, I learned to understand you much better and today I already consider you as one of my family."
"..."
"So don't think you're alone in this world, because no matter what you do, I'll always be there for you."
"..."
Knowing that Envy is terrible when it comes to talking about feelings, Christian gently squeezed the woman's cheek and whispered "I don't spy on the lives of any of my people, but as of today I will be watching you 24 hours a day. If I find out that you don't get at least 8 hours of sleep and another 4 hours of rest, I'll be sure to come find you and spank that ass of yours in front of all your suborbinates."
Trembling slightly, Envy bit the corner of her lips and remained silent, but if you looked closely, you could manage to see a small blush on her pale cheeks.
"Do you understand me?" Stretching Envy's cheeks, Christian whispered in a threatening tone.
"By the goddess, why are you so annoying! Yes, yes I heard you!" Opening her eyes with annoyance in her gaze, Envy replied quickly.
"Perfect~" Smiling sweetly, Christian watched Envy's face for a few seconds and suddenly his eyes sparkled, then took Envy's cheeks between his hands and gently kissed her lips.
Opening her eyes wide, Envy stared in disbelief at the violet eyes gazing at her with amusement as a tongue entwined hers, being completely frozen by the unexpected action.
Parting his lips, Christian chuckled with a mischievous grin "That's your punishment for drinking my tea~"
"Tsk" Dodging the gaze while clicking her tongue, Envy licked her lips slyly and kept silent.
"Now then, where is my scientist?"
"She's in a safe house over here in Malibu. Shall I bring her?"
"You don't need to bring her" Rubbing his chin, Christian frowns slightly and comments "You too when you go out need to be more discreet. I have people spying on the exit of my mansion."
"I know, but it's not unusual for me to come, after all the country knows we're 'colleagues'."
"Yes, but they don't know I'm looking for scientists. Homeland Security started to move in and they have been surrounding my known mansions for two days now".
Just as Christian says, today it is difficult to maintain privacy for him.
Since the military and the top brass couldn't take any more deaths, they focused on the one lead and took it upon themselves to watch everything they could.
In a way Christian doesn't care. After all, it's too easy for him to sneak around, but at the same time it's dangerous to bring people they don't know onto their property.
"So how will you talk to her?"
"Do it for me, I will send you my notes of the scientist's research and some ideas, tell her that we will support her research 100%. Anything she wants try to get it for her, be it money or any tool. Take her to the island and give her access to my labotarium. If she needs to bring people, make sure you do a background check on her first and be sure to remind her that none of this can leak out."
"*Sigh* I know."
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