The Two Assassins

The Edge Of The Clockwork Horizon: Chapter 6: The Two Assassins

第四単

Instead of looking for the fairy, I listened to the girls' conversation while I hide behind the tree several feet away. Those two kept on talking about how they will kill the 
3rd generation of The God of Clockworks. I was really scared just by listening to their conversation, my heart was beating really hard as if that my heart would come out of my mouth. Just when the two almost finished their conversation, 
「I'll find things for you~~~!!!」The fairy went back to me carrying an underwear and a pearl necklace, her voice was really loud too despite her small figure, 
「Who's there!」The two raised their guard up after they heard the fairy's absurdly loud high pitch voice. After they asked who the person behind the tree, I didn't reply to them hoping that they misunderstand me for an animal. I grabbed the fairy once again and trapped her inside my hands to silence her up. I waited a few seconds for the two's reaction, those few seconds were like hours for me. 

「Rip, Tear and Rend」I could hear the tree I was hiding behind getting cut slowly. When I looked at my left, I could see the blade of a scythe cutting through the tree I am leaning on. Out of reflex, I moved away from the tree at the last moment. The tree I was hiding behind was cut in half with ease. 
「(I can't move my legs!?)」I was so scared that my legs had lost all its strength, 
「No mercy」Her tomboy-ish hair was nicely blown by the wind and her ocean blue eyes glowed brightly as it stares at me. She prepared her scythe which still has some of the pieces of the tree on it. In any moment, I could have had my head cut off. 
「I won't let you!」A giant hammer hit the girl on her right side, sending her to fly out hitting and breaking the trees which was on her way. 
「Kyou!」The bigger sister went to her little sister.

In front of me was, the girl I saw a few days ago. She has a long light brown hair that reaches to the back of her knee. She has a dark brown eyes that looked down on me, 
「You're an idiot」She laughed through her nose, acting really arrogant, 
「Eyesore!」Kyou's big sister touched the girl in front of me and they suddenly disappeared, leaving me behind with the view of several destroyed trees. 

I sat down on the ground holding the silver pocket watch left by the fairy. I stared at it while feeling ashamed after feeling scared just by hearing someone planning on killing me. 
「Pathetic.....」I held the pocket watch tightly. Suddenly, I noticed that I was crying. 
・・・・・・・・・・・
「Kamine, once you reach high school, that means that you need to enjoy youth more. You don't have time to cry and whine」I remembered what Kami-nee had said to me before I went to high school. After remembering what she had said, I took out my smartphone and contacted Kami-nee, 
「・・・・・Kamine? You'd better come back here, you need buy me some chocolate」Kami-nee talked to me like she always does, 
「Kami-nee........」
「What's wrong?  Slave?」
「Again.....Can you please stop calling me that?」
「・・・・・・Okay, Kamine, whatever you are having a trouble with right now, just don't be scared, be a man」
「How did you know I was having a trouble?」
「I am your big sister, I know everything about my own slave brother」
「Okay........I got to go now, Kami-nee」
「Make sure to bring me those expensive chocolates, White Chocolates」
「Okay......」
「Bye! Kamine」

I cut off the connection, placed my smartphone in my pocket and took a deep breath. I stood up and decided to somehow follow where ever those three went. The first thing that came in my mind was that to go back a few minutes, the time when the three of them disappeared. 
「Here goes nothing...」I closed my eyes and hoped to go back. Suddenly, I heard a clock tick and I opened my eyes. In front of me was the girl, carrying her absurdly large hammer and behind her was Kyou's big sister about to touch the girl in front of me. Instead of being a coward, I rushed forward and was able to touch the girl with the hammer the same time as Kyou's big sister did. 

When I opened my eyes I saw the blue sky and some white clouds hovering. I felt like I am lying on a really shallow water. When I stood up, I was lying on an ankle deep water. I noticed that no matter what I do, the water doesn't get disturb. Everytime I take a step, no ripples were made. The ever calm water reflected the sky above like it was a mirror. I walked around aimlessly without seeing the edge of the place, all I could see was the blue sky, the calm un-disturb water and some trees that has no leaves.

After walking for a while, I heard loud noises of metals clashing at each other not far from me. Right after I heard the sounds, I immediately ran towards it and saw Kyou and her big sister fighting the girl with the hammer. 
「Myou Nee-sama, just a little wait and this hamster will die」
「Kyou, I understand」those two were easily beating up the girl with the hammer. My legs started to feel numb again, I started to feel scared once again. If I keep on going like this, I won't be able to beat Kami-nee. 

「Oi!!!! You two!!!」I yelled at Kyou and Myou, 
「Who are you?」The asked me simultaneously, 
「I am........The God of Clockworks!」I hate to admit it but without this power, I would not be living here right now. 

「Myou Nee-sama, it seems like we've hit two birds with one stone」
「You're right Kyou!」

To be continued in Chapter 7: