"Bunimi Ch\u01B0\u01A1ng 3"@en . "\u201CSlava, Sid, hai \u0111\u1EE9a s\u1EB5n s\u00E0ng ch\u01B0a?\u201D \u201CR\u1ED3i \u1EA1.\u201D \u201CR\u1ED3i \u1EA1.\u201D Gi\u1EDD \u0111ang l\u00E0 bu\u1ED5i chi\u1EC1u \u1EDF H\u1ECDc vi\u1EC7n Alfaleia, c\u0169ng \u0111\u00E3 v\u00E0i ng\u00E0y tr\u00F4i qua sau khi Alma \u0111\u1EBFn. T\u00F4i \u0111ang \u0111\u1ED1i di\u1EC7n v\u1EDBi b\u1EA1n c\u00F9ng l\u1EDBp c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh \u1EDF gi\u1EA3ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng ki\u00EAn c\u1ED1. \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t l\u1EDBp v\u00F5 thu\u1EADt m\u1EDBi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c l\u1EADp ra nh\u01B0 m\u1ED9t ph\u1EA7n l\u1EDBp th\u1EC3 d\u1EE5c c\u1EE7a ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i. M\u1ED9t tr\u1EADn \u0111\u1EA5u t\u1EADp \u0111ang di\u1EC5n ra gi\u1EEFa gi\u1EDD h\u1ECDc. C\u00F3 v\u1EBB nh\u01B0 h\u1ECD ch\u1ECDn gi\u1EA3ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng l\u00E0 v\u00EC n\u00F3 s\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng v\u1EE1 k\u1EC3 c\u1EA3 chuy\u1EC7n c\u00F3 lo\u1EA1n l\u00EAn m\u1ED9t ch\u00FAt \u2013 nh\u01B0ng t\u00F4i nghi ng\u1EDD kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt c\u00F3 ph\u1EA3i h\u1ECD x\u00E2y m\u1ED9t gi\u1EA3ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng v\u1EEFng ch\u1EAFc nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF l\u00E0 d\u00E0nh cho c\u00E1i l\u00FD do n\u00E0y hay kh\u00F4ng. \u0110\u1EE9a nh\u00F3c \u0111\u1EA5u v\u1EDBi t\u00F4i t\u00EAn l\u00E0 Sid Oldham. \u201CT\u1EDB \u0111\u1EBFn \u0111\u00E2y, Slava!\u201D \u201CHyaa!\u201D"@en . "\u201CSlava, Sid, hai \u0111\u1EE9a s\u1EB5n s\u00E0ng ch\u01B0a?\u201D \u201CR\u1ED3i \u1EA1.\u201D \u201CR\u1ED3i \u1EA1.\u201D Gi\u1EDD \u0111ang l\u00E0 bu\u1ED5i chi\u1EC1u \u1EDF H\u1ECDc vi\u1EC7n Alfaleia, c\u0169ng \u0111\u00E3 v\u00E0i ng\u00E0y tr\u00F4i qua sau khi Alma \u0111\u1EBFn. T\u00F4i \u0111ang \u0111\u1ED1i di\u1EC7n v\u1EDBi b\u1EA1n c\u00F9ng l\u1EDBp c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh \u1EDF gi\u1EA3ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng ki\u00EAn c\u1ED1. \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t l\u1EDBp v\u00F5 thu\u1EADt m\u1EDBi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c l\u1EADp ra nh\u01B0 m\u1ED9t ph\u1EA7n l\u1EDBp th\u1EC3 d\u1EE5c c\u1EE7a ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i. M\u1ED9t tr\u1EADn \u0111\u1EA5u t\u1EADp \u0111ang di\u1EC5n ra gi\u1EEFa gi\u1EDD h\u1ECDc. C\u00F3 v\u1EBB nh\u01B0 h\u1ECD ch\u1ECDn gi\u1EA3ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng l\u00E0 v\u00EC n\u00F3 s\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng v\u1EE1 k\u1EC3 c\u1EA3 chuy\u1EC7n c\u00F3 lo\u1EA1n l\u00EAn m\u1ED9t ch\u00FAt \u2013 nh\u01B0ng t\u00F4i nghi ng\u1EDD kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt c\u00F3 ph\u1EA3i h\u1ECD x\u00E2y m\u1ED9t gi\u1EA3ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng v\u1EEFng ch\u1EAFc nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF l\u00E0 d\u00E0nh cho c\u00E1i l\u00FD do n\u00E0y hay kh\u00F4ng. D\u00F9 ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t tr\u1EADn \u0111\u1EA5u t\u1EADp, nh\u01B0ng \u0111\u00E2y s\u1EBD l\u00E0 tr\u1EADn \u0111\u1EA5u \u0111\u1EA7u ti\u00EAn m\u00E0 t\u00F4i \u0111\u1ED1i \u0111\u1EA7u v\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi sau m\u1ED9t th\u1EDDi gian d\u00E0i. \u0110\u1EE9a nh\u00F3c \u0111\u1EA5u v\u1EDBi t\u00F4i t\u00EAn l\u00E0 Sid Oldham. Th\u1EB1ng b\u00E9 lu\u00F4n b\u1EA3o r\u1EB1ng s\u1EBD r\u1EDDi kh\u1ECFi n\u01B0\u1EDBc Elf v\u00E0 mang t\u00EAn m\u00ECnh \u0111i cao \u0111i xa v\u1EDBi c\u00E1i danh c\u1EE7a m\u1ED9t nh\u00E0 th\u00E1m hi\u1EC3m v\u0129 \u0111\u1EA1i. Th\u1EB1ng nh\u00F3c c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t m\u00E1i t\u00F3c m\u00E0u xanh l\u00E1 sinh \u0111\u1ED9ng c\u00F9ng v\u1EDBi \u0111\u00F4i m\u1EAFt hung h\u0103ng. T\u00F4i kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 n\u00F3i th\u00E1i \u0111\u1ED9 \u0111\u1EB7c tr\u01B0ng c\u1EE7a th\u1EB1ng nh\u00F3c n\u00E0y l\u00E0 \u0111\u00FAng m\u1EF1c, nh\u01B0ng t\u00F4i c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng gh\u00E9t n\u00F3. \u201CHehe! T\u1EDB s\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng thua m\u1ED9t \u0111\u1EE9a su\u1ED1t ng\u00E0y ch\u00FAi m\u0169i v\u00E0o quy\u1EC3n s\u00E1ch \u0111\u00E2u!\u201D Qu\u1EA3 \u0111\u00FAng l\u00E0 th\u1EB1ng nh\u00F3c lu\u00F4n qu\u1EADy ph\u00E1 v\u00E0 m\u1ED9t c\u00E1i mi\u1EC7ng b\u1EADy, v\u00E0 th\u1EADm ch\u00ED c\u00F2n ng\u1EE7 trong l\u1EDBp, nh\u01B0ng khi \u0111\u1EE5ng \u0111\u1EBFn th\u1EC3 d\u1EE5c th\u00EC th\u1EB1ng b\u00E9 lu\u00F4n h\u0103ng h\u00E1i v\u00E0 to\u00E0n t\u00E2m to\u00E0n \u00FD m\u00E0 tham gia. Th\u1EB1ng b\u00E9 c\u00F2n \u0111\u1EB7c bi\u1EC7t h\u00E1o h\u1EE9c trong l\u1EDBp v\u00F5 thu\u1EADt. D\u00F9 l\u00E0 t\u1ED1t hay x\u1EA5u, t\u00F4i v\u1EABn r\u1EA5t th\u00EDch m\u1ED9t c\u1EADu b\u00E9 thu\u1EA7n khi\u1EBFt r\u1EA5t chi l\u00E0 tr\u1EBB con nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF n\u00E0y. \u201CNghe theo nh\u1EEFng g\u00EC m\u00E0 ta v\u1EEBa n\u00F3i, v\u00E0 \u0111\u1EA5u m\u1ED9t tr\u1EADn c\u00F4ng b\u1EB1ng v\u1EDBi nhau. Gi\u1EDD th\u00EC\u2026 S\u1EB5n s\u00E0ng!\u201D Kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111\u00E1nh qu\u00E1 m\u1EA1nh. \u0110\u00E1nh v\u00E0o m\u1EAFt v\u00E0 ch\u1ED7 hi\u1EC3m b\u1ECB c\u1EA5m. N\u1EBFu c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y nguy hi\u1EC3m th\u00EC l\u1EADp t\u1EE9c ng\u1EEBng \u0111\u00E1nh. Lu\u1EADt c\u1EE7a Alma h\u1EA7u h\u1EBFt c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 chia ra l\u00E0m ba \u0111i\u1EC1u tr\u00EAn. N\u1EBFu m\u1ED9t trong hai \u0111\u1EE9a ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i ph\u00E1 lu\u1EADt, Alma b\u1EA3o r\u1EB1ng con b\u00E9 s\u1EBD d\u1EEBng tr\u1EADn \u0111\u1EA5u l\u1EA1i. Alma \u1EDF c\u00E1ch xa m\u1ED9t kho\u00E3ng \u0111\u1EE7 \u0111\u1EC3 kh\u00F4ng \u1EA3nh h\u01B0\u1EDFng \u0111\u1EBFn tr\u1EADn \u0111\u1EA5u, nh\u01B0ng t\u00F4i ch\u1EAFc r\u1EB1ng vi\u1EC7c d\u1EEBng tr\u1EADn \u0111\u1EA5u v\u1EABn c\u1EF1c k\u00EC d\u1EC5 d\u00E0ng v\u1EDBi con b\u00E9. \u201CT\u1EDB \u0111\u1EBFn \u0111\u00E2y, Slava!\u201D \u201C\u2013\u0110\u01B0\u1EE3c th\u00F4i. Kh\u00F4ng c\u1EA7n n\u01B0\u01A1ng tay \u0111\u00E2u.\u201D Khi tr\u1EADn \u0111\u1EA5u b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u, t\u00F4i \u0111\u1EE9ng v\u00E0o t\u01B0 th\u1EBF quen thu\u1ED9c m\u00E0 m\u00ECnh \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EEBng l\u00E0m h\u01A1n ng\u00E0n l\u1EA7n. \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 th\u1EBF \u0111\u1EE9ng m\u00E0 b\u1ECDn t\u00F4i v\u1EEBa \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c h\u1ECDc, nh\u01B0ng t\u00F4i ch\u1EAFc l\u00E0 s\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng sao d\u00F9 cho t\u00F4i c\u00F3 d\u00F9ng n\u00F3 t\u1ED1t h\u01A1n nh\u1EEFng g\u00EC m\u00E0 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi ta mong \u0111\u1EE3i t\u1EEB m\u1ED9t t\u00EAn l\u00EDnh m\u1EDBi. \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 th\u1EBF \u0111\u1EE9ng c\u01A1 b\u1EA3n c\u1EE7a ph\u00E1i Shijima. \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 th\u1EBF \u0111\u1EE9ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c ph\u00E1t tri\u1EC3n b\u1EDFi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi th\u1EA7y Iwao Shijima v\u0129 \u0111\u1EA1i c\u1EE7a t\u00F4i, th\u1EBF \u0111\u1EE9ng c\u1EF1c k\u00EC n\u1ED5i tr\u1ED9i v\u1EC1 m\u1EB7t ph\u00F2ng th\u1EE7. Khi t\u00F4i l\u1EA7n \u0111\u1EA7u theo h\u1ECDc v\u00F5 ngh\u1EC7 c\u1EE7a s\u01B0 ph\u1EE5, l\u00FAc \u0111\u00F3, \u0111a s\u1ED1 m\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u1EC1u xem n\u00F3 nh\u01B0 m\u1ED9t th\u1EBF \u0111\u1EE9ng c\u1ED5 qu\u00E1i. Nh\u01B0ng gi\u1EDD th\u00EC tr\u01B0\u1EDDng ph\u00E1i Shijima \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c lan r\u1ED9ng ra v\u00E0 th\u1EADm ch\u00ED c\u00F2n t\u1EF1 chia nh\u00E1nh, n\u00EAn c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng qu\u00E1 ki\u00EAu khi b\u1EA3o r\u1EB1ng n\u00F3 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 xem nh\u01B0 m\u1ED9t trong s\u1ED1 nh\u1EEFng th\u1EBF \u0111\u1EE9ng c\u01A1 b\u1EA3n nh\u1EA5t c\u1EE7a v\u00F5 thu\u1EADt. K\u1EC3 t\u1EEB l\u1EA7n \u0111\u1EA7u t\u00F4i h\u1ECDc th\u1EBF \u0111\u1EE9ng n\u00E0y, t\u00F4i \u0111\u00E3 c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t s\u1EF1 g\u1EAFn k\u1EBFt m\u1EA1nh m\u1EBD v\u1EDBi n\u00F3. T\u00F4i m\u1EC9m c\u01B0\u1EDDi, c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y nh\u01B0 m\u00ECnh v\u1EEBa \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c g\u1EB7p l\u1EA1i m\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi b\u1EA1n c\u0169. \u0110\u1ED1i th\u1EE7 c\u1EE7a t\u00F4i, Sid, c\u0169ng \u0111\u1EE9ng v\u00E0o th\u1EBF gi\u1ED1ng v\u1EADy. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, v\u00EC th\u1EB1ng nh\u00F3c kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 hi\u1EC3u \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c s\u1EF1 quan tr\u1ECDng trong nh\u1EEFng \u0111\u1ED9ng t\u00E1c \u0111\u00F3, n\u00EAn th\u1EBF \u0111\u1EE9ng c\u1EE7a th\u1EB1ng b\u00E9 ch\u1EC9 \u0111\u01A1n gi\u1EA3n l\u00E0 b\u1EAFt ch\u01B0\u1EDBc, ch\u1EE9 n\u00F3 v\u1EABn ch\u01B0a mang ra \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c c\u00E1i [L\u00FD] b\u00EAn trong. Vi\u1EC7c n\u00E0y l\u00E0m t\u00F4i nh\u1EDB \u0111\u1EBFn khi t\u00F4i c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t \u0111\u1EE9a h\u1ECDc tr\u00F2. C\u1EA3m gi\u00E1c h\u00E0i l\u00F2ng \u0111\u1EBFn l\u1EA1. \u0110\u1ED1i th\u1EE7 c\u1EE7a t\u00F4i ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t th\u1EB1ng nh\u00F3c kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt g\u00EC v\u1EC1 \u00FD ngh\u0129a \u0111\u1EB1ng sau v\u00F5 thu\u1EADt. D\u00F9 th\u1EBF, t\u00F4i v\u1EABn vui v\u1EBB khi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c h\u01B0\u1EDBng d\u1EABn n\u00F3 d\u01B0\u1EDBi h\u00ECnh th\u1EE9c m\u1ED9t tr\u1EADn \u0111\u1EA5u. Gi\u1EDD th\u00EC, vi\u1EC7c c\u00F2n l\u1EA1i ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 ch\u1EDD Alma ra t\u00EDn hi\u1EC7u b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u\u2026. Nh\u01B0ng d\u00F9 t\u00F4i c\u00F3 ch\u1EDD l\u00E2u th\u1EBF n\u00E0o, t\u00F4i v\u1EABn kh\u00F4ng nghe th\u1EA5y \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c c\u00E1i gi\u1ECDng trang nghi\u00EAm c\u1EE7a con b\u00E9. T\u00F4i li\u1EBFc nh\u00ECn con b\u00E9 v\u1EDBi v\u1EBB m\u1EB7t kh\u00F3 hi\u1EC3u, v\u00E0\u2026 con b\u00E9 \u0111ang ng\u00E2y ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u1EDF \u0111\u00F3 v\u1EDBi c\u00E1i mi\u1EC7ng h\u00E1 h\u1ED1c c\u1EA3 ra. \u201COi, c\u00F4 gi\u00E1o \u01A1i, sao th\u1EBF \u1EA1? B\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u \u0111i ch\u1EE9!\u201D Sid b\u1ECF th\u1EBF \u0111\u1EE9ng v\u00E0 \u0111\u1EB7t hai tay l\u00EAn sau \u0111\u1EA7u; th\u1EB1ng nh\u00F3c c\u00F3 v\u1EBB \u0111\u00E3 ch\u1EDD \u0111\u1EBFn ch\u00E1n r\u1ED3i. \u201CEh? A-\u00E0 ph\u1EA3i. Ta xin l\u1ED7i. C\u1EA3 hai v\u00E0o l\u1EA1i th\u1EBF \u0111\u1EE9ng \u0111i.\u201D C\u00F3 v\u1EBB nh\u01B0 t\u00F4i kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi duy nh\u1EA5t c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y kh\u00F3 hi\u1EC3u. C\u1EA3 Sid c\u0169ng l\u00E0m m\u1ED9t b\u1ED9 m\u1EB7t b\u1ED1i r\u1ED1i. C\u01A1 m\u00E0 sau khi nghe th\u1EA5y l\u1EDDi c\u1EE7a Sid, Alma cho\u00E0ng t\u1EC9nh kh\u1ECFi v\u1EBB ng\u00E2y d\u1EA1i c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh m\u00E0 b\u00ECnh th\u01B0\u1EDDng tr\u1EDF l\u1EA1i. \u201CTh\u1EBF \u0111\u1EE9ng \u0111\u00F3\u2026 Kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 n\u00E0o\u2026 Nh\u01B0ng n\u00F3 qu\u00E1 ho\u00E0n h\u1EA3o\u2013?\u201D T\u00F4i gi\u1EEF v\u1EEFng th\u1EBF \u0111\u1EE9ng c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh. T\u00E2m tr\u00ED c\u1EE7a Sid th\u00EC d\u01B0\u1EDDng nh\u01B0 \u0111ang tr\u00F4i \u1EDF \u0111\u00E2u \u0111\u00E2u khi th\u1EB1ng b\u00E9 \u0111\u1EE9ng v\u00E0o m\u1ED9t th\u1EBF \u0111\u1EA7y l\u1ED7i. Alma c\u00F3 l\u1EA9m b\u1EA9m c\u00E1i g\u00EC \u0111\u00F3, nh\u01B0ng v\u1EDBi c\u00E1i kho\u1EA3ng c\u00E1ch n\u00E0y th\u00EC t\u00F4i ch\u1EB3ng t\u00E0i n\u00E0o nghe th\u1EA5y con b\u00E9 \u0111ang n\u00F3i g\u00EC. \u201CS\u1EB5n s\u00E0ng ch\u01B0a?\u2014B\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u!\u201D Nh\u01B0ng l\u00FAc n\u00E0y \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3 kh\u00F4ng th\u00E0nh v\u1EA5n \u0111\u1EC1. \u0110\u00E3 bao nhi\u00EAn n\u0103m r\u1ED3i t\u00F4i m\u1EDBi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111\u1ED1i \u0111\u1EA7u v\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t th\u1EB1ng nh\u00F3c nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF n\u00E0y nh\u1EC9? Kh\u00F4ng gi\u1ED1ng d\u1EA1y m\u1ED9t \u0111\u1EE9a \u0111\u1EC7 t\u1EED m\u00E0 ch\u00EDnh n\u00F3 c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt l\u00E0 n\u00F3 \u0111ang l\u00E0m c\u00E1i g\u00EC, d\u1EA1y d\u1ED7 m\u1ED9t t\u00EAn nh\u00F3c thi\u1EBFu kinh nghi\u1EC7m l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t trong s\u1ED1 c\u00E1c th\u00FA vui th\u00FA v\u1ECB nh\u1EA5t c\u1EE7a m\u1ED9t v\u00F5 s\u01B0. \u201CHyaa!\u201D Ngay khi t\u00EDn hi\u1EC7u b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u tr\u1EADn \u0111\u1EA5u \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111\u01B0a ra, Sid v\u1EE9t th\u1EBF \u0111\u1EE9ng m\u00E0 n\u00F3 v\u1EEBa l\u00E0m sang m\u1ED9t b\u00EAn v\u00E0 tung ra m\u1ED9t c\u00FA \u0111\u1EA5m \u0111\u01A1n gi\u1EA3n \u0111\u1EBFn ng\u1ED1c ngh\u1EBFch. V\u00EC l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t th\u1EBF \u0111\u1EE9ng ph\u00F2ng th\u1EE7 n\u00EAn kh\u00F3 m\u00E0 tung ra m\u1ED9t \u0111\u00F2n t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng t\u1EEB th\u1EBF \u0111\u1EE9ng n\u00E0y, nh\u01B0ng ngo\u00E0i vi\u1EC7c l\u00E0m m\u1EA5t th\u1EBF \u0111\u1EE9ng ra th\u00EC th\u1EB1ng b\u00E9 ch\u1EB3ng \u0111\u1EA1t \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111i\u1EC1u g\u00EC c\u1EA3. \u2013T\u1ED1t. \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t c\u00FA \u0111\u1EA5m c\u1EF1c k\u00EC b\u1EA5t c\u1EA9n v\u00E0 tr\u1EBB con. T\u00F4i c\u01B0\u1EDDi tr\u01B0\u1EDBc s\u1EF1 th\u01A1 ng\u00E2y c\u1EE7a th\u1EB1ng nh\u00F3c; t\u00F4i b\u0103n kho\u0103n kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt chuy\u1EC7n ti\u1EBFp theo s\u1EBD nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF n\u00E0o. Nh\u01B0ng t\u00F4i l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t v\u00F5 s\u01B0 \u2013 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi m\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng bao gi\u1EDD t\u1EEB b\u1ECF m\u01A1 \u01B0\u1EDBc th\u1EDDi b\u00E9 l\u00E0 tr\u1EDF th\u00E0nh ng\u01B0\u1EDDi m\u1EA1nh nh\u1EA5t. B\u1EA5t k\u1EC3 \u0111\u00F3 ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t tr\u1EADn \u0111\u1EA5u t\u1EADp, nh\u01B0ng t\u00F4i c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng d\u1EC5 d\u00E3i \u0111\u1EBFn m\u1EE9c c\u1ED1 t\u00ECnh \u0111\u1EC3 thua. T\u00F4i di chuy\u1EC3n c\u00E1nh tay m\u00E0 t\u00F4i gi\u1EEF tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EB7t m\u00ECnh v\u00E0 qu\u1EA5n l\u1EA5y tay c\u1EE7a Sid, r\u1ED3i \u0111i\u1EC1u khi\u1EC3n h\u01B0\u1EDBng \u0111i c\u1EE7a l\u1EF1c. Kh\u00F4ng d\u00F9ng qu\u00E1 nhi\u1EC1u s\u1EE9c hay ma thu\u1EADt, t\u00F4i d\u00F9ng tay c\u1EE7a Sid l\u00E0m tr\u1EE5 v\u00E0 l\u00E0m v\u1EE1 th\u1EBF \u0111\u1EE9ng c\u1EE7a c\u1EADu nh\u00F3c. Kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u1EC3 t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng m\u00E0 l\u00E0 \u0111\u1EC3 k\u00E9o v\u1EC1. Kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i tri\u1EC7t ti\u00EAu m\u00E0 l\u00E0 chuy\u1EC3n h\u01B0\u1EDBng. Sau khi l\u00E0m c\u1EADu nh\u00F3c m\u1EA5t th\u1EBF \u0111\u1EE9ng, t\u00F4i kh\u1EBD qu\u1EB9t ch\u00E2n c\u1EADu nh\u00F3c. V\u00EC th\u1EBF m\u00E0 d\u00F9 c\u00F3 v\u00F3c d\u00E1ng nh\u1ECF b\u00E9, Sid m\u1EA5t \u0111i m\u1ED9t n\u1EEDa tr\u1ECDng l\u01B0\u1EE3ng v\u00E0 xoay v\u00F2ng gi\u1EEFa tr\u1EDDi. Alma v\u00E0 \u0111\u00E1m nh\u00F3c c\u00F2n l\u1EA1i \u0111\u1EC1u ch\u1EBFt l\u1EB7ng. M\u1ED9t v\u00E0i \u0111\u1EE9a c\u00F2n th\u1EA5y bu\u1ED3n c\u01B0\u1EDDi tr\u01B0\u1EDBc c\u1EA3nh m\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi bay gi\u1EEFa kh\u00F4ng trung. \u0110\u00E2y l\u00E0 c\u00E1i m\u00E0 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi ra g\u1ECDi l\u00E0 \u0111\u00E1p l\u1EA1i th\u1EE9 s\u1EE9c m\u1EA1nh c\u1EE5c s\u00FAc b\u1EB1ng v\u00F5 thu\u1EADt. \u0110\u1EC3 cho l\u0169 nh\u00F3c th\u1EA5y \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3, l\u00FAc Sid s\u1EAFp s\u1EEDa ng\u00E3 xu\u1ED1ng \u0111\u1EA5t, t\u00F4i ch\u1EE5p th\u1EB1ng nh\u00F3c l\u1EA1i m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch c\u1EA9n th\u1EADn khi t\u00F4i nh\u1EB9 nh\u00E0ng d\u1EEBng \u0111\u00E0 r\u01A1i c\u1EE7a th\u1EB1ng nh\u00F3c l\u1EA1i. \u201CEh? G\u00EC c\u01A1? M\u00ECnh v\u1EEBa\u2013thua \u01B0?\u201D \u201CPh\u1EA3i, Alma-sama \u0111\u00E3 n\u00F3i r\u1ED3i m\u00E0, \u0111\u00FAng kh\u00F4ng? \u0110\u00E2y ch\u00EDnh l\u00E0 c\u00E1i v\u00F5 thu\u1EADt kh\u00F4ng d\u1EF1a v\u00E0o s\u1EE9c m\u1EA1nh \u0111\u1EA5y, Sid.\u201D Tay t\u00F4i \u0111ang \u0111\u1EB7t sau \u0111\u1EA7u c\u1EE7a Sid, ngay ch\u1ED7 m\u00E0 h\u1EB3n s\u1EBD ch\u1EA1m xu\u1ED1ng \u0111\u1EA5t. Sid l\u1EA9m b\u1EA9m nh\u01B0 th\u1EC3 \u0111ang m\u00EA s\u1EA3ng, v\u00E0 r\u1ED3i r\u1ED1t cu\u1ED9c c\u0169ng hi\u1EC3u chuy\u1EC7n g\u00EC \u0111\u00E3 x\u1EA3y ra sau khi th\u1EA5y c\u00E1i tr\u1EA7n nh\u00E0 v\u00E0 m\u1EB7t c\u1EE7a t\u00F4i. \u201CT-tuy\u1EC7t qu\u00E1! Qu\u1EA3 kh\u00F4ng h\u1ED5 danh l\u00E0 \u00F4ng c\u1EE5!\u201D M\u1ED9t \u0111\u00E1m nh\u00F3c h\u00E2n hoan m\u00E0 reo l\u00EAn tr\u01B0\u1EDBc c\u00E1i \u0111\u1ED9ng t\u00E1c tr\u00E1ng l\u1EC7 \u0111\u00F3. V\u00E0 tr\u01B0\u1EDBc khi t\u00F4i nh\u1EADn ra th\u00EC m\u1ED9t tr\u00E0ng ph\u00E1o tay \u0111\u00E3 bao quanh l\u1EA5y t\u00F4i. L\u00FAc b\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111\u1EBFn nh\u1EEFng n\u0103m th\u00E1ng cu\u1ED1i \u0111\u1EDDi, t\u00F4i t\u1EEBng ngh\u0129 v\u1EC1 reo hoan nh\u01B0 m\u1ED9t ti\u1EBFng \u1ED3n phi\u1EC1n ph\u1EE9c\u2014nh\u01B0ng nh\u1EEFng l\u1EDDi khen ng\u1EE3i th\u1EADt l\u00F2ng c\u1EE7a \u0111\u00E1m tr\u1EBB l\u1EA1i kh\u00F4ng t\u1EC7 ch\u00FAt n\u00E0o. T\u00F4i b\u1EA3o \u0111\u00E1m nh\u00F3c l\u00E0 con n\u00EDt, nh\u01B0ng khi ngh\u0129 l\u1EA1i th\u00EC t\u00F4i c\u0169ng c\u00F9ng tu\u1ED5i v\u1EDBi t\u1EE5i nh\u00F3c. Kh\u00F4ng quen v\u1EDBi c\u00E1i t\u00ECnh hu\u1ED1ng n\u00E0y, t\u00F4i n\u1EDF m\u1ED9t n\u1EE5 c\u01B0\u1EDDi chua ch\u00E1t\u2013v\u00E0 l\u1EADp t\u1EE9c c\u1EE9ng \u0111\u1EDD ng\u01B0\u1EDDi l\u1EA1i. \u0110\u1EE3i \u0111\u00E3. T\u00F4i v\u1EEBa l\u00E0m c\u00E1i g\u00EC th\u1EBF? N\u1EBFu t\u00F4i nh\u1EDB kh\u00F4ng l\u1EA7m th\u00EC, t\u00F4i ngh\u0129 l\u00E0 m\u00ECnh v\u1EEBa n\u00E9m Sid m\u1ED9t c\u00FA r\u00F5 \u0111\u1EB9p. T\u00F4i ngh\u0129 l\u1EA1i t\u1EEBng h\u00E0nh \u0111\u1ED9ng v\u00E0 c\u1EED ch\u1EC9 c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh. Khi t\u00F4i nh\u1EADn ra vi\u1EC7c m\u00ECnh v\u1EEBa l\u00E0m th\u00EC m\u1EB7t t\u00F4i t\u00E1i xanh c\u1EA3 l\u00EAn. T\u00F4i l\u00E0 ai th\u1EBF n\u00E0y, m\u1ED9t th\u1EB1ng ngu \u00E0? N\u1EE5 c\u01B0\u1EDDi chua ch\u00E1t c\u1EE7a t\u00F4i \u0111\u1EDD ra ngay t\u1EE9c th\u00EC. K\u1EBF ho\u1EA1ch ban \u0111\u1EA7u c\u1EE7a t\u00F4i \u0111\u00E3 b\u1ECB\u2013ph\u1EA3i, t\u00F4i \u0111\u00E1ng ra ch\u1EC9 ph\u1EA3i m\u01B0\u1EE3n \u0111\u00F2n t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng c\u1EE7a Sid v\u00E0 g\u1EA1t ch\u00E2n cho th\u1EB1ng b\u00E9 ng\u00E3 xu\u1ED1ng \u0111\u1EA5t. Nh\u01B0ng vi\u1EC7c m\u00E0 t\u00F4i l\u00E0m sau \u0111\u00F3 l\u1EA1i l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t s\u1EF1 sai l\u1EA7m. Th\u1EE9 m\u00E0 t\u00F4i v\u1EEBa l\u00E0m l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t chi\u00EAu th\u1EE9c c\u1EE7a ph\u00E1i Shijima,\u2019\u00C2m Di\u1EC7p\u2019. K\u1EF9 n\u0103ng n\u00E9m \u0111\u1ED1i th\u1EE7 \u0111i nh\u1EB9 t\u1EF1a m\u1ED9t chi\u1EBFc l\u00E1. N\u00F3 d\u00F9ng s\u1EE9c m\u1EA1nh lu\u00E2n chuy\u1EC3n, g\u1ECDi l\u00E0 l\u1EF1c ly t\u00E2m, m\u01B0\u1EE3n ch\u00EDnh s\u1EE9c m\u1EA1nh c\u1EE7a \u0111\u1ED1i th\u1EE7 \u0111\u1EC3 xoay \u0111\u1ED1i th\u1EE7 nhanh v\u00E0 nhanh h\u01A1n n\u1EEFa gi\u1EEFa kh\u00F4ng trung v\u00E0 r\u1ED3i n\u00E9m \u0111\u1EA7u c\u1EE7a \u0111\u1ED1i th\u1EE7 xu\u1ED1ng \u0111\u1EA5t tr\u01B0\u1EDBc. \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t k\u1EF9 n\u0103ng \u0111\u00F2i h\u1ECFi luy\u1EC7n t\u1EADp t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 c\u00E1c chi\u00EAu th\u1EE9c c\u01A1 b\u1EA3n c\u1EE7a tr\u01B0\u1EDDng ph\u00E1i Shijima. C\u1EA3m gi\u00E1c nh\u01B0 th\u1EC3 c\u1EA3 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi t\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1u ho\u00E1 \u0111\u00E1 v\u1EADy. T\u00F4i v\u1EEBa l\u00E9n nh\u00ECn Alma, v\u1EEBa nh\u00FAc nh\u00EDch m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch c\u1EE9ng \u0111\u1EDD nh\u01B0 m\u1ED9t c\u00E1nh c\u1EEDa g\u1EC9. \u201CSlava\u2026 kun. K\u1EF9 n\u0103ng \u0111\u00F3, \u1EDF \u0111\u00E2u m\u00E0\u2026.? Kh\u00F4ng. Em h\u1ECDc \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u1EDF \u0111\u00E2u kh\u00F4ng quan tr\u1ECDng. L\u00E0m sao m\u00E0 em c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 h\u1ECDc \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c c\u00E1i k\u1EF9 n\u0103ng \u0111\u00F3 th\u00E0nh th\u1EE5c nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF \u1EDF c\u00E1i tu\u1ED5i tr\u1EBB nh\u01B0 v\u1EA7y?\u201D \u2026.M\u00ECnh ti\u00EAu r\u1ED3i. \u0110\u00E2y l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t k\u0129 n\u0103ng m\u00E0 t\u00F4i \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EADp luy\u1EC7n h\u00E0ng tr\u0103m, kh\u00F4ng, h\u00E0ng ng\u00E0n l\u1EA7n. T\u00F4i v\u00F4 th\u1EE9c d\u00F9ng chi\u00EAu \u0111\u00F3 c\u0169ng l\u00E0 chuy\u1EC7n c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 hi\u1EC3u \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c, nh\u01B0ng sao l\u1EA1i v\u00F4 th\u1EE9c \u1EDF \u0111\u00E2y c\u01A1 ch\u1EE9? S\u01B0 ph\u1EE5 \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EEBng n\u00F3i qua, r\u1EB1ng k\u0129 n\u0103ng n\u00E0y c\u1EA7n luy\u1EC7n t\u1EADp kh\u00F4ng ng\u1EEBng \u0111\u1EC3 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 ghi nh\u1EDB \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c n\u00F3, r\u1ED3i th\u00EC gi\u1ED1ng nh\u01B0 vi\u1EC7c h\u00EDt th\u1EDF h\u1EB1ng ng\u00E0y m\u00E0 k\u0129 n\u0103ng n\u00E0y bi\u1EBFn th\u00E0nh m\u1ED9t h\u00E0nh \u0111\u1ED9ng t\u1EF1 nhi\u00EAn. N\u00F3 d\u01B0\u1EDDng nh\u01B0 tr\u1EDF th\u00E0nh b\u1EA3n t\u00EDnh th\u1EE9 hai \u0111\u1ED1i v\u1EDBi t\u00F4i. T\u00F4i l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t th\u1EB1ng ngu. T\u00F4i mu\u1ED1n \u0111\u1EADp \u0111\u1EA7u v\u00E0o g\u1ED1i qu\u00E1 \u0111i. C\u01A1 m\u00E0 gi\u1EDD kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 l\u00FAc; t\u00F4i c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 t\u1EF1 tr\u00E1ch m\u00ECnh sau. Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00E3 th\u1EA5y k\u0129 n\u0103ng n\u00E0y c\u1EE7a t\u00F4i t\u1EEB n\u01A1i g\u1EA7n nh\u1EA5t, Alma, c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t g\u01B0\u01A1ng m\u1EB7t kh\u00F3 m\u00E0 t\u1EA3 ra \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. M\u1ED9t g\u01B0\u01A1ng m\u1EB7t tr\u00E0n \u0111\u1EA7y v\u1EBB b\u1ED1i r\u1ED1i. \u201C\u00C0\u2026 th\u00EC\u2026. c\u00F3 v\u1EBB nh\u01B0 cha em c\u0169ng t\u1EEBng h\u1ECDc tr\u01B0\u1EDDng ph\u00E1i Shijima\u2026.\u00D4ng \u1EA5y \u0111\u00E3 luy\u1EC7n cho em k\u0129 n\u0103ng m\u00E0 t\u1EADp h\u1EE3p l\u1EA1i t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 n\u1EC1n t\u1EA3ng c\u01A1 b\u1EA3n c\u1EE7a ph\u00E1i Shijima, chi\u00EAu \u00C2m Di\u1EC7p, v\u00EC em c\u00F2n nh\u1ECF, n\u00EAn l\u00E0\u2026. Umm, \u0111\u00E2y r\u00F5 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t k\u0129 n\u0103ng kh\u00F4ng n\u00EAn d\u00F9ng v\u1EDBi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi m\u1EDBi b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u h\u1ECDc v\u00F5 thu\u1EADt h\u00F4m nay. Em xin l\u1ED7i.\u201D T\u00F4i b\u0103n kho\u0103n kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt m\u00ECnh c\u00F3 n\u00F3i nhi\u1EC1u qu\u00E1 kh\u00F4ng, c\u01A1 m\u00E0 t\u00F4i \u0111\u00E3 n\u00F3i r\u1EA5t tr\u00F4i ch\u1EA3y. Sau khi \u0111\u01B0a ra m\u1ED9t l\u1EDDi bi\u1EC7n minh kh\u00F4ng m\u1EA5y r\u00F5 r\u00E0ng, t\u00F4i l\u00E0m c\u00E1i v\u1EBB m\u1EB7t nh\u01B0 th\u1EC3 \u0111ang h\u1ED1i l\u1ED7i v\u1EC1 h\u00E0nh \u0111\u1ED9ng c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh v\u1EADy. Vi\u1EC7c cha t\u00F4i l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t m\u00F4n \u0111\u1ED3 c\u1EE7a tr\u01B0\u1EDDng ph\u00E1i Shijima l\u00E0 ho\u00E0n to\u00E0n n\u00F3i d\u1ED1i, m\u1EB7c d\u00F9 l\u00FAc t\u00F4i m\u1EDBi b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u h\u1ECDc, tr\u01B0\u1EDDng ph\u00E1i Shijima v\u1EABn ch\u01B0a \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c n\u1ED5i l\u1EAFm, nh\u01B0ng gi\u1EDD th\u00EC n\u00F3 \u0111\u00E3 c\u00F3 nhi\u1EC1u nh\u00E1nh kh\u1EAFp c\u1EA3 n\u01B0\u1EDBc, \u0111\u1EBFn m\u1EE9c m\u00E0 c\u00E2u chuy\u1EC7n t\u00F4i k\u1EC3 ra l\u00E0 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 tin \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. \u201C\u00D4ng \u1EA5y \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EADp luy\u1EC7n em t\u1EEB khi c\u00F2n b\u00E9\u2026.? Em b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u t\u1EEB l\u00FAc m\u1EA5y tu\u1ED5i?\u201D \u201CKhi l\u00EAn 5 \u1EA1. Nh\u01B0ng, m\u1EB7c d\u00F9 em c\u00F3 b\u1EA3o \u00F4ng \u1EA5y d\u1EA1y th\u00EAm, nh\u01B0ng \u00F4ng \u1EA5y l\u1EA1i kh\u00F4ng d\u1EA1y em b\u1EA5t k\u00EC k\u1EF9 n\u0103ng n\u00E0o kh\u00E1c c\u1EA3.\u201D \u201CV\u1EADy c\u00F3 ngh\u0129a l\u00E0 ngo\u00E0i k\u1EF9 n\u0103ng n\u00E0y ra th\u00EC em ch\u1EA3 h\u1ECDc g\u00EC kh\u00E1c c\u1EA3 sao?\u201D \u201C\u01AFm. V\u00E2ng.\u201D \u2026N\u1EBFu ph\u1EA3i n\u00F3i ra th\u00EC, m\u00ECnh qu\u1EA3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t di\u1EC5n vi\u00EAn gi\u1ECFi. T\u00F4i ngh\u0129 c\u00E1i n\u00E0y th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 gi\u1ED1ng nh\u01B0 \u2018m\u1ED9t \u0111\u1EE9a tr\u1EBB h\u1ED1i l\u1ED7i v\u00EC \u0111\u00E3 khoe khoang v\u1EC1 v\u00F5 thu\u1EADt c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh qu\u00E1 nhi\u1EC1u\u2019. \u201C\u2026\u00C0 th\u00EC, c\u00E1i n\u00E0y ta c\u0169ng c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 d\u1EA1y \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. Vi\u1EC7c em \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c h\u1ECDc tr\u01B0\u1EDBc\u2026. \u0110\u00F3 c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 vi\u1EC7c \u0111\u00E1ng khen, nh\u01B0ng v\u00EC \u0111\u00E2y l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t tr\u1EADn \u0111\u1EA5u tr\u01B0\u1EDDng ph\u00E1i Shijima, n\u00EAn c\u0169ng ch\u1EB3ng c\u00F3 g\u00EC \u0111\u00E1ng \u0111\u1EC3 tr\u00E1ch m\u00F3c c\u1EA3. Em c\u0169ng kh\u00E1 gi\u1ECFi v\u1EC1 vi\u1EC7c quan t\u00E2m \u0111\u1ED1i th\u1EE7 c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh. \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t chi\u00EAu \u2018\u00C2m Di\u1EC7p\u2019 ho\u00E0n h\u1EA3o. Em c\u00F3 n\u0103ng khi\u1EBFu \u0111\u1EA5y.\u201D Alma m\u1EC9m c\u01B0\u1EDDi, tuy r\u1EB1ng tr\u00F4ng n\u00F3 c\u00F3 ch\u00FAt ng\u01B0\u1EE3ng ngh\u1ECBu. \u2026V\u1EADy, xem nh\u01B0 l\u00E0 \u0111\u00E3 gi\u1EA3i quy\u1EBFt \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c r\u1ED3i nh\u1EC9. M\u00ECnh c\u1EA7n ph\u1EA3i r\u00FAt kinh nghi\u1EC7m t\u1EEB v\u1EE5 vi\u1EC7c n\u00E0y v\u00E0 sau n\u00E0y r\u00E1ng c\u1EA9n th\u1EADn h\u01A1n. H\u1EA7y. Ph\u1EA3i r\u00E1ng h\u00E3m nh\u1EEFng \u0111\u1ED9ng t\u00E1c theo b\u1EA3n t\u00EDnh l\u1EA1i\u2026. t\u00F4i c\u1EA3m gi\u00E1c nh\u01B0 m\u00ECnh l\u1EA1i c\u00E0ng xa c\u00E1i \u0111\u1EC9nh cao c\u1EE7a v\u00F5 thu\u1EADt h\u01A1n. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, c\u00F3 l\u1EBD s\u1EBD \u0111\u1EBFn l\u00FAc m\u00E0 t\u00F4i ph\u1EA3i gi\u1EA3 v\u1EDD ng\u1EA5t \u0111i n\u1EBFu c\u1EA7n thi\u1EBFt. L\u00FAc n\u00E0y th\u00EC t\u00F4i c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y nh\u1EB9 nh\u00F5m khi m\u1ED1i nguy hi\u1EC3m \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111\u1EA9y l\u00F9i. T\u00F4i nh\u1EA5c c\u1EADu nh\u00F3c Sid m\u00E0 t\u00F4i gi\u1EEF t\u1EEB n\u00E3y \u0111\u1EBFn gi\u1EDD l\u00EAn, v\u00E0 \u0111\u1EC3 th\u1EB1ng nh\u00F3c \u0111\u1EE9ng l\u00EAn b\u1EB1ng hai ch\u00E2n. Ngay khi t\u00F4i v\u1EEBa n\u00E2ng c\u1EADu nh\u00F3c Sid v\u1EEBa ho\u00E0n h\u1ED3n l\u1EA1i kia l\u00EAn, Alma ra hi\u1EC7u cho ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i r\u1EDDi kh\u1ECFi s\u00E0n \u0111\u1EA5u. Nguy hi\u1EC3m th\u1EADt. T\u00F4i c\u1EA7n c\u1EA9n th\u1EADn khi d\u00F9ng k\u0129 n\u0103ng c\u1EE7a tr\u01B0\u1EDDng ph\u00E1i Shijimi tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EB7t \u0111\u1EE9a tr\u1EBB \u0111\u00F3. T\u00F4i lau \u0111i \u0111\u1ED1ng m\u1ED3 h\u00F4i v\u00E3 ra khi nh\u1EADn ra s\u1EF1 nguy hi\u1EC3m trong nh\u1EEFng ti\u1EBFt h\u1ECDc v\u00F5 thu\u1EADt n\u00E0y. Khi t\u00F4i l\u00E0m th\u1EBF, Sid, c\u1EADu nh\u00F3c m\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt \u0111\u00E3 ng\u1ED3i xu\u1ED1ng c\u1EA1nh t\u00F4i t\u1EEB khi n\u00E0o, \u0111ang n\u1EAFm l\u1EA5y ph\u1EA7n t\u00E0 \u00E1o th\u1EC3 d\u1EE5c c\u1EE7a c\u1EADu nh\u00F3c. \u201C\u2026Sao th\u1EBF?\u201D \u0110\u00F4i m\u1EAFt c\u1EE7a th\u1EB1ng nh\u00F3c n\u00F3i r\u1EB1ng n\u00F3 \u0111ang mu\u1ED1n n\u00F3i c\u00E1i g\u00EC \u0111\u00F3, v\u00EC \u0111\u00E3 l\u00E0 \u0111\u00E0n anh v\u1EC1 m\u1EB7t k\u0129 n\u0103ng, n\u00EAn t\u00F4i l\u00EAn ti\u1EBFng h\u1ECFi. D\u00F9 l\u00E0 t\u00F4i c\u00F3 d\u1EEBng l\u1EA1i gi\u1EEFa ch\u1EEBng, nh\u01B0ng t\u00F4i \u0111\u00E3 d\u00F9ng k\u1EF9 n\u0103ng c\u1EE7a tr\u01B0\u1EDDng ph\u00E1i Shijima v\u1EDBi c\u1EADu b\u00E9. T\u00F4i ch\u1EC9 mong l\u00E0 th\u1EB1ng b\u00E9 kh\u00F4ng ch\u00ECm trong s\u1EE3 h\u00E3i m\u00E0 th\u00F4i. \u201CC\u1EADu tuy\u1EC7t qu\u00E1 Slava. L\u00E0m sao m\u1EDBi c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 tr\u1EDF n\u00EAn m\u1EA1nh nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF v\u1EADy?\u201D Khi th\u1EB1ng nh\u00F3c n\u00F3i th\u1EBF, v\u1EBB m\u1EB7t m\u00E0 th\u1EB1ng nh\u00F3c l\u00E0m ho\u00E0n to\u00E0n kh\u00E1c h\u1EB3n v\u1EDBi nh\u1EEFng g\u00EC m\u00E0 t\u00F4i t\u01B0\u1EDFng. Th\u1EB1ng nh\u00F3c tr\u00F4ng nh\u01B0 \u0111ang v\u00F4 c\u00F9ng ng\u01B0\u1EE1ng m\u1ED9 v\u00E0 th\u00E1n ph\u1EE5c. \u2026 Ra th\u1EBF. \u2018L\u00E0m sao \u0111\u1EC3 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 tr\u1EDF n\u00EAn m\u1EA1nh\u2019 nh\u1EC9? \u0110\u00F3 c\u00F9ng l\u00E0 \u0111i\u1EC1u m\u00E0 t\u00F4i mu\u1ED1n bi\u1EBFt\u2026 hay \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 \u0111i\u1EC1u m\u00E0 t\u00F4i mu\u1ED1n n\u00F3i, nh\u01B0ng tr\u01B0\u1EDBc ti\u00EAn l\u00E0 d\u1EA1y cho th\u1EB1ng b\u00E9 \u0111i\u1EC1u m\u00E0 t\u00F4i \u0111\u00E3 h\u1ECDc \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111\u00E3. \u201CC\u1EADu c\u1EA7n ph\u1EA3i ch\u0103m ch\u1EC9 m\u1ED7i ng\u00E0y. N\u1EBFu c\u1EADu c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t quy\u1EBFt t\u00E2m m\u1EA1nh m\u1EBD v\u00E0 r\u00E8n luy\u1EC7n trong m\u1ED9t th\u1EDDi gian d\u00E0i, th\u00EC Sid, r\u1ED3i c\u1EADu s\u1EBD tr\u1EDF n\u00EAn m\u1EA1nh nh\u01B0 t\u1EDB.\u201D \u201CCh\u0103m ch\u1EC9 \u01B0\u2026? Th\u1EBF c\u00F3 ngh\u0129a l\u00E0 t\u1EDB ph\u1EA3i c\u1ED1 g\u1EAFng h\u1EBFt s\u1EE9c! \u0110\u01B0\u1EE3c r\u1ED3i! M\u1ED9t ng\u00E0y n\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3 t\u1EDB ch\u1EAFc ch\u1EAFn s\u1EBD \u0111\u00E1nh b\u1EA1i c\u1EADu! C\u1EE9 ch\u1EDD m\u00E0 xem!\u201D Qu\u1EA3 \u0111\u00FAng nh\u01B0 t\u00F4i ngh\u0129, con n\u00EDt \u1EDF tu\u1ED5i n\u00E0y th\u1EADt s\u1EF1 r\u1EA5t \u0111\u00E1ng kinh ng\u1EA1c. T\u00F4i m\u1EC9m c\u01B0\u1EDDi v\u00E0 qu\u00EAn lu\u00F4n r\u1EB1ng m\u00ECnh c\u00F9ng tu\u1ED5i v\u1EDBi \u0111\u1EE9a nh\u00F3c \u0111\u00E1ng kinh ng\u1EA1c \u0111\u00F3. \n* \n* \n* T\u1EA1i tr\u01B0\u1EDDng Elf, H\u1ECDc vi\u1EC7n qu\u1ED1c gia Alfalia c\u1EE7a n\u01B0\u1EDBc Milafia, n\u01A1i m\u00E0 tr\u1EBB con elf t\u1EEB kh\u1EAFp m\u1ECDi mi\u1EC1n \u0111\u1EA5t n\u01B0\u1EDBc t\u1EADp trung l\u1EA1i, trong m\u1ED9t c\u0103n ph\u00F2ng m\u00E0 ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi l\u1EDBn \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c v\u00E0o. M\u1ED9t tuy\u1EC7t s\u1EAFc giai nh\u00E2n l\u00EAn ti\u00EAng r\u00EAn r\u1EC9. Trong khi v\u1EABn c\u00F2n kh\u00E1 tr\u1EBB v\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t elf 90 tu\u1ED5i, c\u00F4 \u0111\u00E3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t v\u00F5 s\u01B0 huy\u1EC1n tho\u1EA1i kh\u1EAFc ghi t\u00EAn m\u00ECnh v\u00E0o l\u1ECBch s\u1EED: Alma Shijima. C\u00F4 \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u1EB7t ra n\u1ED7 l\u1EF1c nu\u00F4i d\u1EADy c\u00E1c b\u00E9 trai b\u00E9 g\u00E1i \u0111\u1EC3 t\u00ECm ai \u0111\u00F3 x\u1EE9ng \u0111\u00E1ng k\u1EBF th\u1EEBa c\u00E1i t\u00EAn Shijima. Sau khi gh\u00E9 th\u0103m nhi\u1EC1u ng\u00F4i tr\u01B0\u1EDDng kh\u00E1c nhau v\u00E0 chu du kh\u1EAFp m\u1ECDi mi\u1EC1n \u0111\u1EA5t n\u01B0\u1EDBc, c\u00F4 r\u1ED1t cu\u1ED9c c\u00F9ng \u0111\u00E3 t\u00ECm th\u1EA5y m\u1ED9t c\u1EADu trai v\u1EEBa \u00FD trong ng\u00F4i tr\u01B0\u1EDDng uy t\u00EDn nh\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 n\u01B0\u1EDBc. C\u00F4 gi\u1EEF l\u1EA5y quy\u1EC3n s\u00E1ch ghi ch\u00E9p th\u00F4ng tin c\u1EE7a t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 h\u1ECDc sinh trong tay. Trang \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c l\u1EADt ra \u0111\u1EC3 \u0111\u1ECDc l\u00E0, \u2018Slava Marshall\u2019. C\u00E1i t\u00EAn gi\u1ED1ng v\u1EDBi v\u1ECB th\u1EA7y \u0111\u00E3 qua \u0111\u1EDDi c\u1EE7a c\u00F4. \u201C\u2026Ch\u1EAFc l\u00E0 m\u00ECnh b\u1ECB c\u00E1i g\u00EC r\u1ED3i. L\u1EA1i \u0111i nh\u1EDB v\u1EC1 s\u01B0 ph\u1EE5 khi nh\u00ECn v\u00E0o \u0111\u1EE9a tr\u1EBB \u0111\u00F3\u2026.\u201D Alma \u0111\u1EB7t quy\u1EC3n s\u00E1ch xu\u1ED1ng b\u00E0n v\u00E0 nh\u00ECn l\u00EAn tr\u1EDDi, c\u00F4 nh\u1EDB l\u1EA1i g\u01B0\u01A1ng m\u1EB7t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi s\u01B0 ph\u1EE5 v\u0129 \u0111\u1EA1i c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh, ng\u01B0\u1EDDi m\u00E0 theo quan \u0111i\u1EC3m c\u1EE7a elf l\u00E0 \u0111\u00E3 ch\u1EBFt s\u1EDBm v\u00EC thu\u1ED9c t\u1ED9c con ng\u01B0\u1EDDi. Slava Marshall. Ch\u01B0a k\u1EC3 ch\u1EE7ng t\u1ED9c, m\u1EAFt, m\u0169i, tai, v\u00E0 d\u00E1ng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi\u2026 t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 \u0111\u1EC1u kh\u00F4ng gi\u1ED1ng. \u1EA4n t\u01B0\u1EE3ng \u0111\u1EA7u ti\u00EAn m\u00E0 c\u00F4 c\u00F3 v\u1EC1 c\u1EADu nh\u00F3c l\u00E0 n\u00F3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t \u0111\u1EE9a tr\u1EBB b\u00ECnh th\u01B0\u1EDDng v\u00E0 c\u00F3 th\u00E1i \u0111\u1ED9 t\u1ED1t. Nh\u01B0ng sau ti\u1EBFt h\u1ECDc \u0111\u1EA7u ti\u00EAn th\u00EC, c\u00F4 \u0111\u00E3 ph\u1EA3i suy ngh\u0129 l\u1EA1i. T\u1EEB trong th\u00E2m t\u00E2m m\u00ECnh, c\u00F4 \u0111\u00E3 bi\u1EBFt \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111\u00E1p \u00E1n, nh\u01B0ng c\u00F4 n\u00F3i ra nh\u01B0 th\u1EC3 \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3 s\u1EBD x\u00E1c nh\u1EADn \u0111\u00E1p \u00E1n c\u1EE7a c\u00F4. \u2026.L\u00E0 chi\u00EAu \u00C2m Di\u1EC7p uy\u1EC3n chuy\u1EC3n \u0111\u00F3. \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t k\u0129 n\u0103ng c\u1EE7a ph\u00E1i Shijima \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c th\u1EF1c hi\u1EC7n uy\u1EC3n chuy\u1EC3n \u0111\u1EBFn m\u1EE9c m\u00E0 m\u1ECDi kho\u1EA3ng kh\u1EAFc \u0111\u1EC1u h\u1EE3p nh\u1EA5t l\u1EA1i v\u1EDBi nhau. Nh\u01B0ng quan tr\u1ECDng h\u01A1n l\u00E0 c\u00E1i c\u00E1ch \u0111\u1EE9ng v\u00E0o th\u1EBF \u0111\u1EE9ng Shijima m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch t\u1EF1 nhi\u00EAn c\u1EE7a \u0111\u1EE9a tr\u1EBB \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0m c\u00F4 nh\u1EDB \u0111\u1EBFn s\u01B0 ph\u1EE5 c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh. \u201CTh\u1EB1ng b\u00E9 l\u1EA1i c\u00F2n c\u00F3 t\u00EAn gi\u1ED1ng n\u1EEFa\u2026 S\u01B0 ph\u1EE5, \u0111\u00E2y l\u00E0 ch\u1EC9 d\u1EABn c\u1EE7a th\u1EA7y sao?\u201D Alma \u0111ang n\u00F3i v\u1EDBi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi th\u1EA7y tr\u00EAn thi\u00EAn \u0111\u00E0ng c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh. Kh\u00F4ng ai tr\u1EA3 l\u1EDDi l\u1EA1i c\u00F4. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, c\u00F4 ch\u1EAFc ch\u1EAFn v\u1EC1 m\u1ED9t \u0111i\u1EC1u. C\u00F4 r\u1ED1t cu\u1ED9c c\u0169ng \u0111\u00E3 t\u00ECm th\u1EA5y. M\u1EAFt c\u00F4 ch\u00E1y l\u00EAn v\u1EBB qu\u1EA3 quy\u1EBFt. Th\u1EBF gi\u1EDBi c\u1EE7a c\u00F4, c\u00E1i th\u1EBF gi\u1EDBi \u0111\u00E3 kho\u00E1c l\u00EAn m\u1ED9t m\u00E0u x\u00E1m x\u1ECBt \u0111\u1EBFn t\u1EADn l\u00FAc n\u00E0y, gi\u1EDD \u0111\u00E2y l\u1EA1i ng\u1EADp tr\u00E0n s\u1EAFc m\u00E0u. \u201CS\u01B0 ph\u1EE5\u2026. Con r\u1ED1t cu\u1ED9c c\u0169ng \u0111\u00E3 t\u00ECm th\u1EA5y m\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi k\u1EBF th\u1EEBa \u0111\u1EC3 giao ph\u00F3 l\u1EA1i c\u00E1i t\u00EAn Shijima.\u201D C\u00F4 l\u1EA1i th\u00EC th\u1EA7m v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa thi\u00EAn \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng l\u1EA7n n\u1EEFa. \u2026C\u00F4 ho\u00E0n to\u00E0n kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt r\u1EB1ng s\u01B0 ph\u1EE5 c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh, ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00E1ng l\u1EBD ph\u1EA3i \u1EDF tr\u00EAn thi\u00EAn \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng, l\u1EA1i l\u00E0 ch\u00EDnh c\u1EADu b\u00E9 \u0111\u00F3. C\u1EADu trai \u0111ang \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c n\u00F3i \u0111\u1EBFn \u1EA5y h\u1EAFt x\u00EC m\u1ED9t c\u00E1i,nh\u01B0 c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y nguy\u00EAn do c\u1EE7a n\u1ED7i \u00E1m \u1EA3nh ti\u1EC1n ki\u1EBFp."@en . . .