Dear Rainie (Tantei High: Darwin And Akemi Fanfic)

Mahal

Pinapasok ako ni Mama sa dungeon ng base namin. Bumalik sa isip ko yung kwento tungkol kay Akemi, the supposed-to-be leader namin ngayon. I felt her pain in these cells just by looking at them. If I were a future Shinigami leader at itataboy ako ng mga magulang ko dahil sa isang pagkakamali, I won't want to live anymore.

Sinundan ko lang si Mama habang nakasunod ang mga Elite ko at Elite ni mama sa amin. Ang dami nang nagbago simula nung maupo sa pwesto ang parents ko. Simula nung mawala si Rin at Sarah, kami na ang pumalit sa kanila. It just makes me feel great kapag nakikita kong mapayapa na ulit sa tribe ng Senshins at Shinigamis.

Tumigil si mama sa tapat ng malaking black na pintuan kaya naman tumigil na din ako. Inutusan niyang magbantay ang Elites at pumasok na kaming dalawa sa room na yun.

Pagpasok namin, bumungad sa akin ang white na room na puno ng mga gadgets na kagaya sa Tantei High. Minsan na din akong tinour ni Rainie sa Tech Department nila kaya naman alam ko ang itsura nun.

"This is where Senshins and Shinigamis make equipments, weapons and gadgets together." Nginitian ako ni mama at namangha ako.

Together.

I never thought na sa buong buhay ko, makakakita ako ng mga Senshins at Shinigami na nagngingitian habang gumagawa ng projects. Hindi ko akalaing magiging mapayapa na ang mga tribes namin.

"Hindi ko po alam na may ganito pala dito sa dungeon. It's great." Nagmasid ako sa palagid na parang walang katapusan ang laki. Akala ko maliit na room lang siya dahil sa pintuan pero mali. Napaka-spacious nito.

Habang naglalakad kami, ginuide ako ni Mama palapit sa isang maliit na room.

"Hiroshi, good to see your invention is having progress."

Si Hiroshi nga ito. Yung technology prodigy ng mga Senshin.

Pero, anong invention naman ang tinutukoy ni mama?

"Thank you, Dana. I can't wait for teleportation to become possible in the Erityian race." Ngumiti siya pabalik kay Mama at nakita ki namang may kinakabit siyang mga bagay sa loob ng parang battery case sa table.

Pinakiusapan niya kaming dumistansya kaya naman lumayo kami ng kaunti.

May pinindot siya sa battery case na bagay at tumayo siya ng maayos sa tapat nun. Pumikit siya ng mariin at nanlaki ang mata ko sa nangyari sa kanya.

He vanished.

Di pa rin ako makapaniwala sa nakita ko nang biglang may sumigaw sa bandang likuran namin.

"SUCCESS!" Hiroshi was waving to us.

Did he just?!

"I need to tell this to Reina and Hayate! Kapag nasubukan nila 'to at hindi na palpak, we can report this to President Hideo. And soon, we can teach this to the next leaders." Tumingin sa akin si Hiroshi at tinapik ang balikat ko pagkatapos niyang lumapit sa amin.

"Wait, so sa mga leaders lang po pwedeng ituro yang--teleportation?"

Tumango siya at may pinindot sa relo niya. I guess tatawagan niya nga ang dalawa pang Sensei sa tribe nila.

"Yes. It's a matter of safety. Normal types of Erityians are too weak to handle the strength and pressure of the destruction of their own bodies. Teleportation doesn't depend on the speed of something to travel to a place. It means to destroy a matter and combine the atoms again to a desired place."

I was dumbfounded by what he said. So he casually just killed himself at binuhay niya yung sarili niya sa ibang place?

"Well, I didnt kill myself, though. Haha! My atoms just transferred to other location and--you get what I mean. Wag kang maguluhan. Maiintindihan mo rin. See you later!" Nagshake hands sila ni mama habang nakatulala pa rin ako.

Senshins do really have way tooooo advanced technology and minds.

"Bakit niyo po ako dinala dito, Mama?"

Tuloy-tuloy lang siya sa paglalakad pero sinagot niya rin yung tanong ko.

"I just wanted to show you something."

After ng ilang segundo, pumasok muli kami sa isang room na puno ng tablet-like gadgets.

Linapitan ni mama ang isang gadget at hinawakan yun.

"This is the Emotion Bucket. Can you tell me what you think it does?"

Huh? Emotion Bucket? Eh parang tabla lang yun eh.

"I don't have any idea, Ma'am."

Tiningnan niya ulit yung Emotion Bucket at nagsalita.

"This gadget was planned before the war even started. Subaru knew his daughter would be confused with her own thoughts and feelings. He knew Akemi was emotionally and mentally weak. So before they even captured her in this dungeon, he ordered his trusted scientist to create a gadget to help his daughter cope up with her feelings."

Okay. Where is my mom taking me on this ride?

"Basically, this gadget can read your thoughts if you open your mind freely. This room blocks the brain waves from escaping through the walls, thus making it more compatible with this tool."

"While you're letting your emotions and clouded thoughts flow to this gadget, it creates a letter to the person you are referring to with your thoughts. Example."

Humarap siya sa gadget na yun at naramdaman kong nagflow sa akin ang mind niya. I can read her thoughts.

Then I saw words being formed on the surface of the gadget.

Darwin,
I hope you would be a great leader to lead our tribe. Lead the Shinigamis with peace and with your full might.

Bago ko pa man makita yung letter na yun sa Emotion Bucket, nabasa ko sa mama ko na hindi exactly ganun yung inisip niya but if nilipat yun sa point of view niya patukoy sa akin, it's the exact same thing.

Cool.

"Then why did you want me to see this?"

"Because...I know something-or should I say someone has been occupying your mind these past few weeks after your rebellion mission."

Mom was right.

"Don't think yet. I'm gonna leave you here first to give you some privacy."

Tumango naman ako.

"Let it all out, son. Let them flow and fill the bucket. I don't want to see my own son suffering from emotional weakness. I can't let you lead our tribe with a weak mind. Go, just think what you need to think, Seiji."

Bago pa man ako magsalita, nawala na si Mama sa tabi ko.

I guess I should do it right now.