"Gun Ota Ch\u01B0\u01A1ng 35"@en . "Lute, 12 tu\u1ED5i. Khi ho\u00E0ng h\u00F4n bu\u00F4n xu\u1ED1ng, to\u00E0n b\u1ED9 l\u00E3nh th\u1ED5 \u0111\u1EC1u ph\u1EE7 m\u1ED9t m\u00E0u \u0111en. V\u00E0i gi\u1EDD tr\u01B0\u1EDBc, l\u00E2u \u0111\u00E0i r\u1EA5t n\u00E1o nhi\u1EC7t v\u1EC1 b\u1EEFa ti\u1EC7c sinh nh\u1EADt c\u00F2n b\u00E2y gi\u1EDD bao tr\u00F9m m\u1ED9t kh\u00F4ng kh\u00ED im l\u1EB7ng \u0111\u1EBFn \u0111\u00E1ng s\u1EE3. C\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 \u0111ang nh\u00ECn ra ngo\u00E0i c\u1EEDa s\u1ED5 v\u1EDBi v\u1EBB m\u1EB7t r\u1EA5t lo l\u1EAFng. \u201C\u0110\u1EEBng lo l\u1EAFng c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7. M\u1ED9t khi \u00F4ng ch\u1EE7 \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u00EDch th\u00E2n ra tay th\u00EC kh\u00F4ng bao gi\u1EDD ch\u00FAng ta b\u1ECB \u0111\u00E1nh b\u1EA1i \u0111\u00E2u.\" Merc\u00E8-san nh\u1EB9 nh\u00E0ng v\u1ED7 vai c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7. C\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 m\u0129m c\u01B0\u1EDDi v\u00E0 \u0111\u1ED3ng \u00FD v\u1EDBi suy ngh\u0129 Merc\u00E8-san. \u201C\u2026\u2026 C\u00F4 ch\u1EE7, Merc\u00E8-san, xin h\u00E3y im l\u1EB7ng.\u201D T\u00F4i l\u00EAn ti\u1EBFng khi c\u1EA3 hai \u0111ang \u0111\u1ED9ng vi\u00EAn l\u1EABn nhau. T\u1EA7ng m\u1ED9t c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t s\u1EF1 \u1ED3n \u00E0o \u0111\u1EBFn k\u00EC l\u1EA1. M\u1ED9t gi\u1ECDng n\u00F3i b\u1ED1i r\u1ED1i, b\u01B0\u1EDBc ch\u00E2n v\u1ED9i v\u00E3 \u0111ang ti\u1EBFn \u0111\u1EBFn ph\u00F2ng c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7. Merc\u00E8-san \u0111ang r\u1EA5t c\u0103ng th\u1EB3ng v\u00E0 gi\u1EEF c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 \u1EDF g\u1EA7n \u0111\u1EC3 b\u1EA3o v\u1EC7 em. C\u00F3 ti\u1EBFng g\u00F5 c\u1EEDa. Ti\u1EBFng g\u00F5 c\u1EEDa r\u1EA5t l\u1EDBn. Ti\u1EBFng g\u00F5 c\u1EEDa ng\u00E0y c\u00E0ng m\u1ED9t l\u1EDBn h\u01A1n n\u1EBFu \u00F4ng qu\u1EA3n gia t\u1ED5ng, Merry-san, c\u00F3 \u1EDF \u0111\u00E2y, th\u00EC \u00F4ng \u1EA5y s\u1EBD r\u1EA5t gi\u1EADn d\u1EEF v\u00E0 khi\u1EC3n tr\u00E1ch ng\u01B0\u1EDDi g\u00F5 c\u1EEDa. \u201C\u2026.. C\u00F4 ch\u1EE7, Merc\u00E8-san, \u0111\u1EC3 an to\u00E0n xin h\u00E3y l\u00F9i l\u1EA1i.\u201D T\u00F4i \u0111\u01B0a ra l\u1EDDi c\u1EA3nh b\u00E1o, c\u1EA3 hai nhanh ch\u00F3ng nghe theo v\u00E0 l\u00F9i l\u1EA1i. Trong t\u00ECnh hu\u1ED1ng n\u00E0y, t\u00F4i nh\u1EB7t l\u1EA5y con dao m\u1EDF th\u01B0. T\u00F4i t\u1EEB t\u1EEB ti\u1EBFn \u0111\u1EBFn c\u00E1nh c\u1EEDa, n\u1EAFm tay c\u1EA7m v\u00E0 m\u1EDF c\u1EEDa. \u1EDE ngo\u00E0i h\u00E0nh lang l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t c\u00F4 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi h\u1EA7u g\u00E1i. C\u00F4 nh\u00ECn v\u00E0o trong ph\u00F2ng v\u1EDBi v\u1EBB m\u1EB7t ho\u1EA3ng h\u1ED1t. \u201CC\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 c\u00F3 \u1EDF \u0111\u00E2y kh\u00F4ng? C\u00F3 m\u1ED9t tin b\u00E1o c\u00E1o kh\u1EA9n c\u1EA5p m\u00E0 t\u00F4i mu\u1ED1n truy\u1EC1n \u0111\u1EA1t l\u1EA1i. \u201CB\u00E1o c\u00E1o? C\u00F3 chuy\u1EC7n g\u00EC?\u201D. \u201CHi\u1EC7n t\u1EA1i, \u00F4ng Merry-san \u0111ang quay tr\u1EDF l\u1EA1i , c\u00F2n \u00D4ng ch\u1EE7 v\u00E0 B\u00E0 ch\u1EE7 th\u00EC .....\u201D. \u201C!? C\u00F4 ch\u1EE7, Merc\u00E8-san! H\u00E3y n\u00FAp \u0111i!\u201D \u201CKyaaaaa!\u201D Ti\u1EBFng h\u00E9t c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 h\u1EA7u g\u00E1i khi \u0111ang c\u1ED1 g\u1EAFng b\u00E1o c\u00E1o l\u1EA1i t\u00ECnh h\u00ECnh hi\u1EC7n t\u1EA1i \u1EDF ngo\u00E0i. T\u00F4i ngay l\u1EADp t\u1EE9c quay ng\u01B0\u1EDDi l\u1EA1i v\u00E0 n\u00E9m con dao r\u1ECDc gi\u1EA5y v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa c\u1EEDa s\u1ED5. \u0110\u00FAng l\u00FAc \u0111\u00F3, c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00E0n \u00F4ng ph\u00E1 v\u1EE1 c\u00E1nh c\u1EEDa s\u1ED5 t\u1EA7ng 2 v\u00E0 bay th\u1EB3ng v\u00E0o ph\u00F2ng c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 . C\u00F9ng l\u00FAc, con dao bay th\u1EB3ng v\u00E0o c\u00E1nh tay h\u1EAFn. T\u1EEB s\u00E2n, h\u1EAFn c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 nh\u1EA3y l\u00EAn t\u1EA7ng 2 nh\u1EDD s\u1EED d\u1EE5ng c\u01B0\u1EDDng h\u00F3a th\u1EC3 ch\u1EA5t c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh l\u00EAn v\u1EDBi thu\u1EADt c\u01B0\u1EDDng h\u00F3a c\u01A1 th\u1EC3. May l\u00E0 t\u00F4i c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 c\u1EA3m nh\u1EADn \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c ph\u00E9p thu\u1EADt \u0111ang s\u1EED d\u1EE5ng \u1EDF b\u00EAn ngo\u00E0i, n\u00EAn \u0111\u00E3 ph\u1EA3n \u1EE9ng k\u1ECBp. \u201CGuh \u2013 !\u201D H\u1EAFn c\u00F3 v\u1EBB nh\u01B0 t\u1EA7m 20 tu\u1ED5i. V\u1EBB b\u1EC1 ngo\u00E0i c\u1EE7a h\u1EAFn c\u0169ng t\u01B0\u01A1ng t\u1EF1 nh\u01B0 con ng\u01B0\u1EDDi, nh\u01B0ng l\u1EA1i c\u00F3 h\u00E0m r\u0103ng nanh d\u00E0i b\u1EA5t th\u01B0\u1EDDng, c\u00F3 l\u1EBD c\u0169ng l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t gi\u1ED1ng lo\u00E0i ma ca r\u1ED3ng gi\u1ED1ng nh\u01B0 gia \u0111\u00ECnh c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7. H\u1EAFn r\u00FAt con dao ra v\u00E0 tr\u1ECB th\u01B0\u01A1ng cho m\u00ECnh. \u201CH\u00E3y s\u00E1ng trong tay ta, h\u1EE1i \u00E1nh s\u00E1ng \u00EAm d\u1ECBu. H\u00E3y l\u00E0 tia s\u00E1ng l\u00E9 loi c\u1EE9u ch\u1EEFa ta. H\u1ED3i ph\u1EE5c!\u201D H\u1EAFn c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t trong nh\u1EEFng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi l\u00EDnh m\u1EDBi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c v\u00E9t b\u1EDFi m\u1EA5y \u00F4ng anh c\u1EE7a \u00F4ng ch\u1EE7 v\u00E0 \u0111\u1ED3ng b\u1ECDn c\u1EE7a ch\u00FAng. D\u00F9 cu\u1ED9c chi\u1EBFn v\u1EABn ch\u01B0a k\u1EBFt th\u00FAc, nh\u01B0ng h\u1EAFn ta \u0111\u00E3 s\u1EED d\u1EE5ng kh\u00E1 nhi\u1EC1u ma l\u1EF1c \u0111\u1EC3 ch\u1EEFa l\u00E0nh c\u00E1c v\u1EBFt th\u01B0\u01A1ng cho m\u00ECnh. H\u1EAFn c\u00F3 v\u1EBB v\u1EABn ch\u01B0a quen v\u1EDBi vi\u1EC7c chi\u1EBFn \u0111\u1EA5u cho l\u1EAFm. K\u1EBFt qu\u1EA3: H\u1EAFn \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u1EC3 l\u1ED9 m\u1ED9t s\u01A1 h\u1EDF r\u1EA5t l\u1EDBn. T\u00F4i kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c hu\u1EA5n luy\u1EC7n \u0111\u1EC3 ngu \u0111\u1EBFn n\u1ED7i \u0111\u1EE3i \u0111\u1EBFn l\u00FAc h\u1EAFn h\u1ED3i ph\u1EE5c xong r\u1ED3i m\u1EDBi t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng . Nh\u01B0 Gigi-san t\u1EEBng d\u1EA1y cho m\u00ECnh, t\u00F4i nhanh ch\u00E2n lao th\u1EB3ng t\u1EDBi h\u1EAFn. H\u1EAFn tr\u1EDF n\u00EAn ho\u1EA3ng s\u1EE3, nhanh ch\u00F3ng l\u1EA5y con dao r\u1ECDc gi\u1EA5y tr\u00EAn c\u00E1nh tay ra v\u00E0 vung ngang qua \u0111\u1EC3 \u0111\u00E1nh l\u1EA1c h\u01B0\u1EDBng. So v\u1EDBi \u00F4ng ch\u1EE7, n\u00F3 kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 nhanh hay m\u1EA1nh t\u00ED n\u00E0o. T\u00F4i c\u00FAi xu\u1ED1ng, d\u1EC5 d\u00E0ng tr\u00E1nh \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c v\u00E0 cho m\u1ED9t c\u00FA \u0111\u00E1nh v\u00E0o b\u1EE5ng h\u1EAFn. \u201CGo ho!\u201D H\u1EAFn ho ra m\u1ED9t \u0111\u1ED1ng n\u01B0\u1EDBc b\u1ECDt v\u00E0 ng\u00E3 xu\u1ED1ng trong \u0111au \u0111\u1EDBn. Tuy nhi\u00EAn t\u00F4i kh\u00F4ng x\u00F3t th\u01B0\u01A1ng cho h\u1EAFn, t\u00F4i d\u00F9ng g\u00F3t ch\u00E2n \u0111\u00E1 v\u00E0o c\u1EB1m h\u1EAFn v\u00E0 n\u00E9m ra kh\u1ECFi ph\u00F2ng qua c\u1EEDa s\u1ED5. B\u1ECB n\u00E9m ra kh\u1ECFi c\u1EEDa s\u1ED5, h\u1EAFn \u0111\u00E3 kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n kh\u1EA3 n\u0103ng di chuy\u1EC3n. C\u1EA3 hai tay v\u00E0 ch\u00E2n c\u1EE7a h\u1EAFn v\u1EABn co gi\u1EADt, ch\u1EAFc h\u1EAFn c\u00F3 l\u1EBD ch\u01B0a ch\u1EBFt . Ch\u1EC9 b\u1ECB ng\u1EA5t \u0111i m\u00E0 th\u00F4i. Tuy k\u1EBB \u0111\u1ECBch l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t ph\u00E1p s\u01B0 nh\u01B0ng th\u1EADt may m\u1EAFn, h\u1EAFn l\u00E0 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi thi\u1EBFu kinh nghi\u1EC7m chi\u1EBFn \u0111\u1EA5u n\u00EAn t\u00F4i \u0111\u00E3 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 chi\u1EBFn th\u1EAFng d\u1EC5 d\u00E0ng. Nh\u01B0ng t\u1EA1i sao ng\u01B0\u1EDDi n\u00E0y l\u1EA1i c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 v\u00E0o trong \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c l\u00E2u \u0111\u00E0i? \"T\u00F4i \u0111\u00E2y, C\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 an to\u00E0n ch\u1EE9 , baa~!?\" \u201CMerry-san!\u201D \u201C!?\u201D Khi t\u00F4i x\u00E1c nh\u1EADn ch\u1EAFc ch\u1EAFn r\u1EB1ng ph\u00E1p s\u01B0 khi n\u00E0y t\u00F4i n\u00E9m ra ngo\u00E0i \u0111\u00E3 ng\u1EA5t th\u00EC \u00F4ng qu\u1EA3n gia Merry v\u1EEBa ng\u00E3 xu\u1ED1ng khi v\u1EEBa v\u00E0o ph\u00F2ng, c\u01A1 th\u1EC3 \u00F4ng \u0111\u1EA7y v\u1EBFt th\u01B0\u01A1ng. \u00D4ng \u1EA5y ph\u1EA3i c\u00F9ng v\u1EDBi \u00D4ng ch\u1EE7 v\u00E0 m\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi chi\u1EBFn \u0111\u1EA5u \u1EDF ngo\u00E0i ch\u1EE9. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, t\u1EA1i sao \u00F4ng l\u1EA1i quay tr\u1EDF v\u1EC1 l\u00E2u trong t\u00ECnh tr\u1EA1ng t\u00E0n t\u1EA1 nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF n\u00E0y? \u0110\u00E2y l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t linh c\u1EA3m x\u1EA5u \u0111ang tr\u00E0n ng\u1EADp tim t\u00F4i. Nh\u01B0ng tin x\u1EA5u m\u00E0 Merry-san mang \u0111\u1EBFn, c\u00F2n t\u1EC7 h\u01A1n r\u1EA5t nhi\u1EC1u so v\u1EDBi tr\u00ED t\u01B0\u1EDFng t\u01B0\u1EE3ng c\u1EE7a t\u00F4i. \"C\u00F4 ch\u1EE7, c\u00F3 v\u00E0i \u0111i\u1EC1u t\u00F4i ph\u1EA3i b\u00E1o l\u1EA1i. Trong tr\u1EADn chi\u1EBFn m\u1EDBi \u0111\u00E2y, tr\u01B0\u1EDFng c\u1EA3nh v\u1EC7 \u0111\u00E3 ph\u1EA3n b\u1ED9i ch\u00FAng ta . \u00D4ng ch\u1EE7 \u0111\u00E3 b\u1ECB \u0111\u00E1nh b\u1EA1i baa~\" (note: tr\u00F9m cu\u1ED1i thua, c\u1EA3 l\u0169 xanh m\u1EB7t :v) \u201C \u201C \u201C !? \u201C \u201C \u201C C\u00F4 ch\u1EE7, Merc\u00E8-san v\u00E0 t\u00F4i kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 n\u00E0o tin \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c khi nghe tin \u0111\u00F3. Kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 n\u00E0o Gigi-san l\u1EA1i ph\u1EA3n b\u1ED9i nh\u00E0 Vlad! T\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 m\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi h\u1EA7u \u0111\u1EC1u r\u1EA5t qu\u00ED m\u1EBFn \u00D4ng ch\u1EE7 v\u00E0 B\u00E0 ch\u1EE7 v\u00E0 r\u1EA5t trung th\u00E0nh v\u1EDBi h\u1ECD. Ngay c\u1EA3 trong s\u1ED1 h\u1ECD, Gigi-san r\u1EA5t \u0111\u1EB7c bi\u1EC7t. Anh th\u1EADm ch\u00ED c\u00F2n coi c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 nh\u01B0 l\u00E0 con g\u00E1i c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh. \u0110\u1ED1i v\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy m\u00E0 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 l\u00E0 k\u1EBB ph\u1EA3n b\u1ED9i \u01B0, ch\u1EAFc ch\u1EAFn \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t s\u1EF1 hi\u1EC3u l\u1EA7m n\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3 . Ch\u1EAFc l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t sai l\u1EA7m n\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3! Theo b\u1EA3n n\u0103ng, t\u00F4i \u0111\u00E3 h\u1ECFi l\u1EA1i Merry-san v\u1EC1 \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3 v\u00E0 y\u00EAu c\u1EA7u l\u1EDDi gi\u1EA3i th\u00EDch. \"T\u00F4i kh\u00F4ng ngh\u0129 r\u1EB1ng Gigi-san l\u1EA1i ph\u1EA3n b\u1ED9i ch\u00FAng ta, c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 l\u00E0 sai l\u1EA7m n\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3? C\u00F3 l\u1EBD ai \u0111\u00F3 \u0111\u00E3 m\u1EA1o danh Gigi-san!\" \"H\u1EAFn ta ch\u1EAFc ch\u1EAFn kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 gi\u1EA3. H\u1EAFn \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u00E2m B\u00E0 ch\u1EE7 v\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t con dao b\u1EA1c, v\u00E0 s\u1EF1 d\u1EE5ng \u0111\u1ED9c t\u00EDnh c\u1EE7a n\u00F3 \u0111\u1EC3 bu\u1ED9c \u00F4ng ch\u1EE7 ph\u1EA3i \u0111\u1EA7u h\u00E0ng. H\u01A1n n\u1EEFa, tr\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111\u00F3 m\u1ED9t l\u00FAc n\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3, h\u1EAFn \u0111\u00E3 tr\u00E1o thu\u1ED1c kh\u00E1ng b\u1EA1c b\u1EB1ng lo\u1EA1i gi\u1EA3. Gi\u1EDD ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 k\u1EBB th\u00F9 l\u00E0 c\u00F3 thu\u1ED1c kh\u00E1ng b\u1EA1c, v\u00EC \u0111\u1EC3 c\u1EE9u b\u00E0 ch\u1EE7, \u00F4ng ch\u1EE7 \u0111\u00E3 ph\u1EA3i \u0111eo v\u00F2ng c\u1ED5 kh\u00E1ng ph\u00E9p v\u00E0 \u0111\u1EA7u h\u00E0ng baa~\u201D Nh\u1EEFng gi\u1ECDt n\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EAFt nh\u1EE5c nh\u00E3 ch\u1EA3y trong kh\u00F3e m\u1EAFt c\u1EE7a \u00F4ng. \"Gia \u0111\u00ECnh \u0111\u00F3 \u0111\u00E3 b\u1EAFt gi\u1EEF \u00F4ng ch\u1EE7 v\u00E0 b\u00E0 ch\u1EE7, b\u00E2y gi\u1EDD h\u1ECD \u0111ang ti\u1EBFn \u0111\u1EBFn l\u00E2u \u0111\u00E0i \u0111\u1EC3 b\u1EAFt gi\u1EEF lu\u00F4n c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7. T\u00F4i \u0111\u00E3 nh\u00E2n c\u01A1 h\u1ED9i tr\u1ED1n tho\u00E1t \u0111\u1EC3 t\u1EDBi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111\u00E2y, nh\u01B0ng tr\u00EAn \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng \u0111i th\u00EC t\u00F4i \u0111\u00E3 b\u1ECB t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng b\u1EDFi nh\u01B0ng k\u1EBB b\u00E1m \u0111u\u00F4i... ... Gia \u0111\u00ECnh b\u00EAn \u0111\u00F3 s\u1EBD \u0111\u1EBFn \u0111\u00E2y s\u1EDBm th\u00F4i n\u00EAn c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 nhanh ch\u00F3ng tr\u1ED1n tho\u00E1t kh\u1ECFi \u0111\u00E2y baa~.\" M\u1ED9t l\u1EDDi khuy\u00EAn \u0111\u1EA7y s\u1EF1 n\u00F3ng m\u00E1u c\u1EE7a Merry-san. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 v\u1EABn ch\u01B0a \u0111\u1ECBnh th\u1EA7n l\u1EA1i \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c trong t\u00ECnh h\u00ECnh l\u00FAc n\u00E0y, \u0111ang c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y hoang mang v\u00E0 r\u1EA5t ng\u1EA1c nhi\u00EAn v\u1EDBi nh\u01B0ng \u0111i\u1EC1u tr\u00EAn. V\u00E0o l\u00FAc \u0111\u00F3, Merc\u00E8 c\u1ED1 g\u1EAFng di chuy\u1EC3n \u0111\u1EBFn g\u1EA7n C\u00F4 ch\u1EE7. \"Xin th\u1EE9 l\u1ED7i t\u00F4i, c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7.\" Merc\u00E8-san kho\u00E1c l\u00EAn ng\u01B0\u1EDDi c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 m\u1ED9t chi\u1EBFc \u00E1o kho\u00E1c l\u00F4ng th\u00FA d\u00E0y, ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00E3 tr\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111\u00F3 thay b\u1ED9 \u0111\u1EA7m d\u1EA1 ti\u1EC7c b\u1EB1ng b\u1ED9 \u0111\u1ED3 ng\u1EE7. Merry-san ch\u1EC9 ch\u1ECB h\u1EA7u g\u00E1i khi n\u00E3y h\u00E9t l\u00EAn, k\u00EAu c\u00F4 ch\u1EA1y \u0111i ki\u1EBFm h\u1ED9p \u0111\u00E1 qu\u00FD trong ph\u00F2ng C\u00F4 ch\u1EE7. H\u01A1n n\u1EEFa, Merry-san v\u1EDBi \u0111\u00F4i b\u00E0n tay c\u00F2n th\u1EA5m m\u00E1u, c\u1EA7m tay t\u00F4i m\u00E0 n\u00F3i. \"Lute, sau v\u1EE5 n\u00E0y, h\u00E3y ch\u1EA1y v\u00E0o l\u1ED1i tho\u00E1t b\u00ED m\u1EADt m\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng ai kh\u00E1c bi\u1EBFt ngo\u00E0i \u00F4ng ch\u1EE7, b\u00E0 ch\u1EE7 v\u00E0 t\u00F4i. T\u1EEB \u0111\u00F3, h\u00E3y \u0111\u01B0a c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 tr\u1ED1n tho\u00E1t ra kh\u1ECFi \u0111\u00E2y v\u00E0 ch\u1EA1y th\u1EADt xa baaa~\" \"C\u00F2n \u00F4ng th\u00EC sao Merry-san, \u00F4ng \u0111\u1ECBnh l\u00E0m g\u00EC?\u201D \"Ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i nh\u1EEFng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi c\u00F2n l\u1EA1i trong l\u00E2u \u0111\u00E0i n\u00E0y s\u1EBD c\u00E2u gi\u1EDD v\u1EDBi b\u1ECDn ch\u00FAng, s\u1EBD t\u1EA1o ra nhi\u1EC1u th\u1EDDi gian h\u01A1n cho c\u1EADu v\u00E0 c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 ch\u1EA1y tho\u00E1t kh\u1ECFi \u0111\u00E2y.\" T\u00F4i nghi\u1EBFn r\u0103ng tr\u01B0\u1EDBc nh\u1EEFng l\u1EDDi n\u00F3i c\u1EE7a Merry-san. Merry-san si\u1EBFt ch\u1EB7t b\u00E0n tay \u0111\u1EA7y m\u00E1u c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh l\u1EA1i. \"Xin h\u00E3y tha th\u1EE9 cho ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i v\u00EC \u0111\u00E3 qu\u00E1 v\u00F4 d\u1EE5ng, \u0111\u1EC3 t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 m\u1ECDi vi\u1EC7c l\u1EA1i cho Lute m\u1EB7c d\u00F9 c\u1EADu v\u1EABn ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 \u0111\u1EE9a tr\u1EBB 12 tu\u1ED5i. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, ngay b\u00E2y gi\u1EDD , ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 b\u1EA3o v\u1EC7 c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 ch\u00EDnh l\u00E0 Lute. T\u00F4i xin c\u1EADu, t\u00F4i c\u1EA7u xin c\u1EADu! Xin h\u00E3y b\u1EA3o v\u1EC7 c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 baa~\". \"... ...T\u1EA5t nhi\u00EAn. T\u00F4i s\u1EBD th\u1EC3 hi\u1EC7n l\u00E0 m\u00ECnh c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 ho\u00E0n th\u00E0nh nhi\u1EC7m v\u1EE5 n\u00E0y, l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t qu\u1EA3n gia ki\u00EAm t\u00FAi m\u00E1u c\u1EE7a C\u00F4 ch\u1EE7\" \"C\u1EA3m \u01A1n c\u1EADu r\u1EA5t nhi\u1EC1u baa~\" Khi t\u00F4i v\u00E0 Merry-san v\u1EEBa n\u00F3i xong, m\u1ECDi s\u1EEDa so\u1EA1n cho c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 \u0111\u00E3 xong. Em v\u1EABn c\u00F2n xanh xao, \u0111\u00F4i m\u1EAFt \u1EA5y nh\u01B0 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi m\u1EA5t h\u1ED3n. Em v\u1EABn \u1EA5y ch\u01B0a n\u1EAFm b\u1EAFt \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c t\u00ECnh th\u1EBF. \"B\u00E2y gi\u1EDD, ch\u00FAng ta h\u00E3y \u0111\u1EBFn ph\u00F2ng \u0103n tr\u00EAn t\u1EA7ng 1.\" \u0110\u1EE1 cho c\u00E1nh tay \u0111\u1EA7y m\u00E1u c\u1EE7a Merry-san, ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i ti\u1EBFn \u0111\u1EBFn ph\u00EDa s\u1EA3nh \u0103n u\u1ED1ng t\u1EA7ng 1. Ph\u00F2ng \u0103n m\u00E0 \u00F4ng ch\u1EE7 v\u00E0 b\u00E0 ch\u1EE7 v\u1EABn lu\u00F4n s\u1EED d\u1EE5ng . M\u1ED9t chi\u1EBFc gh\u1EBF sang tr\u1ECDng, l\u1ECBch l\u00E3m \u0111i c\u00F9ng m\u1ED9t c\u00E1i b\u00E0n d\u00E0i. Nh\u1EEFng t\u1EA5m m\u00E0n kh\u1ED5ng l\u1ED3, c\u00E1c ch\u00F9m \u0111\u00E8n c\u00E2y l\u01B0\u1EE3n qua l\u1EA1i, v\u1EDBi c\u1EA3 nh\u1EEFng l\u1ECD c\u1EAFm \u0111\u1EE7 th\u1EE9 lo\u1EA1i hoa \u2013 th\u00EAm m\u1ED9t c\u00E1i l\u00F2 s\u01B0\u1EDFi n\u1EEFa ho\u00E0n to\u00E0n kh\u00E1c h\u1EB3n v\u1EDBi c\u00E1i c\u1EE7a c\u0103n ph\u00F2ng cho qu\u1EA3n gia m\u00E0 t\u00F4i hay d\u00F9ng. Merry-san \u0111\u1EA9y m\u1ED9t vi\u00EAn g\u1EA1ch \u1EDF gi\u1EEFa c\u00E1c b\u1EE9c t\u01B0\u1EDDng trong l\u00F2 s\u01B0\u1EDFi . D\u01B0\u1EDBi \u0111\u1ED1ng c\u1EE7i, m\u1ED9t m\u1EA3nh \u0111\u00E1 li\u00EAn k\u1EBFt tr\u1ED3i l\u00EAn. Merry-san nh\u1EB7t vi\u00EAn \u0111\u00E1 v\u1EDBi \u0111\u00F4i tay run r\u1EA9y \u0111\u1EA7y m\u00E1u, v\u00E0 m\u1ED9t tay c\u1EA7m kim lo\u1EA1i xu\u1EA5t hi\u1EC7n. \u00D4ng nh\u1EA5c tay c\u1EA7m v\u1EDBi t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 s\u1EE9c m\u00ECnh v\u00E0 s\u00E0n l\u00F2 m\u1EDF ra nh\u01B0 m\u1ED9t c\u00E1i n\u1EAFp, \u0111\u1EC3 l\u1ED9 ra m\u1ED9t c\u1EA7u thang. Merc\u00E8-san giao ph\u00F3 tay c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 cho t\u00F4i. T\u00F4i n\u1EAFm b\u00E0n tay m\u1ECFng manh c\u1EE7a em \u0111ang mang m\u1ED9t chi\u1EBFc g\u0103ng tay l\u1EE5a. H\u01A1n n\u1EEFa, t\u00F4i \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c trao m\u1ED9t s\u1ED1 v\u1ED1n \u0111\u1EC3 t\u1EA9u tho\u00E1t. \"T\u00F4i r\u1EA5t xin l\u1ED7i , nh\u01B0ng v\u00EC ch\u00FAng ta kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n nhi\u1EC1u th\u1EDDi gian, t\u00F4i kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 gom \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c m\u1ED9t kho\u1EA3ng l\u1EDBn. M\u1EB7c d\u00F9 v\u1EADy, t\u00F4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u00E3 b\u1ECF m\u1ED9t s\u1ED1 k\u1EB9o c\u00F2n l\u1EA1i trong b\u1EEFa ti\u1EC7c ng\u00E0y h\u00F4m n\u00E0y v\u00E0o trong t\u00FAi. Xin h\u00E3y \u0103n n\u00F3 tr\u00EAn \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng.\" \"... ... C\u1EA3m \u01A1n nhi\u1EC1u. Merc\u00E8-san, xin c\u00F4 c\u0169ng h\u00E3y b\u00ECnh an\" Trong kho\u1EA3nh kh\u1EAFc, c\u00E2u n\u00F3i \"Merc\u00E8-san h\u00E3y ch\u1EA1y tr\u1ED1n v\u1EDBi ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i\" s\u1EAFp \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c h\u00E9 ra. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, \u0111i\u1EC1u n\u00E0y ch\u1EC9 s\u1EBD x\u00FAc ph\u1EA1m \u0111\u1EBFn c\u00F4 \u1EA5y. V\u1EDBi \u00E1nh m\u1EAFt Merc\u00E8-san, t\u00F4i th\u1EA5y \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c c\u00F4 \u1EA5y quy\u1EBFt t\u00E2m s\u1EBD \u1EDF l\u1EA1i. C\u00F4 \u1EA5y kh\u00F4ng quan t\u00E2m s\u1EBD c\u00F3 chuy\u1EC7n g\u00EC x\u1EA3y v\u1EDBi c\u00F4 \u1EA5y, Merc\u00E8-san quy\u1EBFt c\u1EA7m ch\u00E2n b\u1ECDn ch\u00FAng \u0111\u1EC3 c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 c\u00F3 th\u00EAm th\u1EDDi gian t\u1EA9u tho\u00E1t kh\u1ECFi \u0111\u00E2y. T\u00F4i c\u1ED1 g\u1EAFng thuy\u1EBFt ph\u1EE5c c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 \u0111i xu\u1ED1ng c\u1EA7u thang b\u00ED m\u1EADt. V\u00E0o l\u00FAc n\u00E0y, em \u1EA5y c\u0169ng \u0111\u00E3 nh\u1EADn th\u1EE9c \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c t\u00ECnh h\u00ECnh l\u00FAc n\u00E0y . Gi\u1ECDt l\u1EC7 ch\u1EA3y d\u00E0i tr\u00EAn kh\u00F3e m\u1EAFt c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 v\u00E0 em t\u1EEB ch\u1ED1i b\u01B0\u1EDBc ti\u1EBFp. C\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 m\u1EDF r\u1ED9ng c\u1EA3 2 c\u00E1nh tay m\u1ECFng manh ra v\u00E0 \u00F4m l\u1EA5y Merc\u00E8-san th\u1EADt ch\u1EB7t. Em \u1EA5y c\u1ED1 g\u1EAFng n\u00F3i ra, nh\u01B0ng l\u1EA1i kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 th\u00E0nh ti\u1EBFng m\u00E0 c\u1EE9 ch\u1EC9 l\u1EAFc \u0111\u1EA7u. C\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 kh\u00F4ng mu\u1ED1n t\u00E1ch ra kh\u1ECFi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi Merc\u00E8-san, em kh\u00F4ng mu\u1ED1n ra \u0111i - t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 \u00FD ngh\u0129 c\u1EE7a em \u0111\u1EC1u \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c chuy\u1EC1n \u0111\u1EA1t qua h\u00E0nh \u0111\u1ED9ng c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh. \"C\u00F4 ch\u1EE7, ch\u00FAng ta kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n nhi\u1EC1u th\u1EDDi gian \u0111\u00E2u. H\u00E3y nhanh l\u00EAn\" \u201C\u2026..tsu!\u201D \u201CC\u00F4 ch\u1EE7\u2026\u2026\u201D \u201C\u2026..tsu!\u201D \u201CC\u00F4 ch\u1EE7!!!\u201D \u201C!?\u201D Merc\u00E8-san la l\u00EAn v\u1EDBi c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7. C\u00F3 l\u1EBD \u0111\u00E2y l\u00E0 l\u1EA7n \u0111\u1EA7u ti\u00EAn c\u00F4 m\u1EAFng em \u1EA5y k\u1EC3 t\u1EEB khi c\u00F4 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c thu\u00EA l\u00E0m ng\u01B0\u1EDDi h\u1EA7u . C\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 \u0111\u01A1 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi b\u1EDFi gi\u1ECDng gi\u1EADn d\u1EEF c\u1EE7a Merc\u00E8-san. Merc\u00E8-san thay \u0111\u1ED5i th\u00E1i \u0111\u1ED9 \u0111\u1EBFn ch\u00F3ng m\u1EB7t, t\u00ECnh c\u1EA3m c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 \u1EA5y gi\u00E0nh cho c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 c\u1EE9 nh\u01B0 m\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi ch\u1ECB l\u1EDBn ho\u1EB7c m\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi m\u1EB9 , \"C\u1EA3m \u01A1n c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 \u0111\u00E3 lo l\u1EAFng cho ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i, t\u00F4i th\u1EADt s\u1EF1 r\u1EA5t bi\u1EBFt \u01A1n. Nh\u01B0ng ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i ch\u1EB3ng h\u1EC1 h\u1EA5n g\u00EC mi\u1EC5n l\u00E0 c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 an to\u00E0n, th\u00EC d\u00F2ng m\u00E1u nh\u00E0 Vlad s\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng bao gi\u1EDD bi\u1EBFn m\u1EA5t. V\u00EC v\u1EADy, c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 h\u1EABy ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c s\u1ED1ng cho d\u00F9 g\u1EB7p b\u1EA5t c\u1EE9 kh\u00F3 kh\u0103n n\u00E0o. V\u00EC s\u1EF1 an to\u00E0n c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 l\u00E0 t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 nh\u1EEFng g\u00EC m\u00E0 ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i mong mu\u1ED1n\u201D M\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi h\u1EA7u \u1EDF trong s\u1EA3nh \u0103n \u0111\u1EC1u g\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA7u tr\u01B0\u1EDBc nh\u1EEFng l\u1EDDi c\u1EE7a Merc\u00E8-san, gi\u1ED1ng nh\u01B0 nh\u1EEFng g\u00EC h\u1ECD suy ngh\u0129 \" S\u1EF1 an to\u00E0n c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 l\u00E0 tr\u00EAn h\u1EBFt \". Merry-san ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c n\u00F3i th\u00EAm. \u201CH\u00E3y \u0111\u1EC3 m\u1ECDi v\u1EA5n \u0111\u1EC1 c\u1EE7a \u00D4ng ch\u1EE7 v\u00E0 B\u00E0 ch\u1EE7 cho ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i lo. Ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i s\u1EBD c\u1EE9u h\u1ECD th\u1EADm ch\u00ED b\u1EB1ng c\u1EA3 m\u1EA1ng s\u1ED1ng c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh. Cho \u0111\u1EBFn l\u00FAc \u0111\u00F3, xin c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 h\u00E3y an to\u00E0n. Ngay b\u00E2y gi\u1EDD, Lute, h\u00E3y nhanh ch\u00F3ng \u0111\u01B0a c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 r\u1EDDi kh\u1ECFi \u0111\u00E2y baa~.\u201D \"... ... V\u00E2ng. C\u00F4 ch\u1EE7, xin cho anh n\u1EAFm tay em\" M\u1EB7c d\u00F9 g\u01B0\u01A1ng m\u1EB7t c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 v\u1EABn c\u00F2n n\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EAFt, nh\u01B0ng em n\u1EAFm tay t\u00F4i v\u00E0 ch\u1EA1y v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa c\u1EA7u thang d\u1EABn \u0111\u1EBFn l\u1ED1i ra b\u00ED m\u1EADt. Em \u1EA5y quay \u0111\u1EA7u l\u1EA1i nh\u00ECn m\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi l\u1EA7n cu\u1ED1i. \"Lute, T\u00F4i giao c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 l\u1EA1i cho c\u1EADu\" Merry-san n\u00F3i l\u1EDDi cu\u1ED1i c\u00F9ng v\u1EDBi t\u00F4i v\u00E0 \u0111\u00F3ng c\u00E1nh c\u1EEDa h\u1EA7m l\u1EA1i. M\u1ED9t \u00E2m thanh v\u1ECDng l\u1EA1i, bi\u1EBFt r\u1EB1ng c\u00E1nh c\u1EEDa l\u1EA1i \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111\u00F3ng. Gi\u1EDD th\u00EC kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n ngu\u1ED3n s\u00E1ng n\u00E0o n\u1EEFa. T\u00F4i t\u1EADp trung to\u00E0n b\u1ED9 ma l\u1EF1c v\u00E0o \u0111\u00F4i m\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EC3 n\u00E2ng cao t\u1EA7m nh\u00ECn ban \u0111\u00EAm. T\u00F4i \u0111i tr\u01B0\u1EDBc v\u00E0 n\u1EAFm b\u00E0n tay c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 \u0111i theo sau. \u0110\u00E2y m\u1ED9t \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng h\u1EA7m \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111\u00E0o s\u00E2u d\u01B0\u1EDBi l\u00F2ng \u0111\u1EA5t. Chi\u1EC1u cao c\u1EE7a n\u00F3, th\u00EC c\u1EE1 m\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi cao 160cm s\u1EBD \u0111i \u0111\u1EE5ng \u0111\u1EA7u v\u1EDBi tr\u1EA7n m\u1EA5t. C\u00F2n chi\u1EC1u r\u1ED9ng th\u00EC c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 \u0111o b\u1EB1ng hai s\u1EA3i tay . Ch\u1EAFc l\u00E0 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c t\u1EA1o b\u1EDBi ma thu\u1EADt Do ch\u01B0a h\u1EC1 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c d\u00F9ng qua l\u1EA7n n\u00E0o, h\u00E0nh lang n\u00E0y b\u1ECB b\u00E1m \u0111\u1EA7y b\u1EE5i b\u1EB7m. \"C\u00F4 ch\u1EE7, xin th\u1EE9 l\u1ED7i\" T\u00F4i d\u1EABn c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 \u0111i tuy em v\u1EABn c\u00F2n \u0111ang kh\u00F3c v\u00E0 ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i v\u1EABn ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c b\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111i. C\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 v\u00F9i m\u1EB7t m\u00ECnh v\u00E0o c\u1ED5 t\u00F4i m\u00E0 ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c kh\u00F3c. Nh\u1EEFng gi\u1ECDt n\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EAFt \u1EA5m \u00E1p ch\u1EA1m \u0111\u1EBFn da t\u00F4i. \u0110\u1EC3 b\u1EA3o to\u00E0n ma l\u1EF1c, t\u00F4i kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 s\u1EED d\u1EE5ng ch\u00FAng v\u00E0o c\u00E1nh tay ho\u1EB7c ch\u00E2n m\u00E0 b\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111i b\u1EB1ng ch\u00EDnh s\u1EE9c m\u00ECnh. \u2014C\u00F3 l\u1EBD \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c 1 ti\u1EBFng. L\u1ED1i ra \u0111\u00E3 xu\u1EA5t hi\u1EC7n tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EAFt. T\u01B0\u01A1ng t\u1EF1 nh\u01B0 l\u1ED1i v\u00E0o, c\u1EA7u thang m\u1EDF r\u1ED9ng ra v\u1EDBi c\u00E1nh c\u1EEDa s\u1EAFt \u1EDF cu\u1ED1i con \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng . \u0110\u1EC3 ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c d\u1EABn c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 \u0111i, t\u00F4i t\u1EADp trung ma l\u1EF1c v\u00E0o m\u1ED9t tay v\u00E0 t\u1EEB t\u1EEB m\u1EDF c\u00E1nh c\u1EEDa ra v\u1EDBi s\u1EF1 c\u1EA3nh gi\u00E1c cao \u0111\u1ED9. \"... ... \u0110\u00E2y l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t c\u00E1i nh\u00E0 kho?\" Gi\u1ED1ng nh\u01B0 t\u00F2a l\u00E2u \u0111\u00E0i, c\u00E1nh c\u1EEDa \u1EDF d\u01B0\u1EDBi c\u00E1i l\u00F2 s\u01B0\u1EDFi. V\u1EABn th\u1EADn tr\u1ECDng, t\u00F4i ki\u1EC3m tra xung quanh nh\u00E0 kho . C\u0103n ph\u00F2ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c bao ph\u1EE7 b\u1EDFi m\u00E0u \u0111en, kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t ch\u00FAt s\u1EF1 s\u1ED1ng n\u00E0o. T\u01B0\u1EDDng th\u00EC \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c x\u00E2y b\u1EB1ng g\u1ED7, m\u1ED9t s\u1ED1 v\u1EADt li\u1EC7u c\u00F2n s\u00F3t l\u1EA1i \u0111\u1EC3 \u1EDF m\u1ED9t g\u00F3c v\u00E0 m\u1ED9t s\u1ED1 b\u00E0n gh\u1EBF c\u0169. C\u00F9ng b\u01B0\u1EDBc v\u00E0o c\u0103n ph\u00F2ng, t\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC3 c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 ng\u1ED3i tr\u00EAn gh\u1EBF . \"Anh s\u1EBD \u0111i ki\u1EC3m tra t\u00ECnh h\u00ECnh b\u00EAn ngo\u00E0i m\u1ED9t ch\u00FAt, v\u00EC v\u1EADy xin h\u00E3y ch\u1EDD \u1EDF \u0111\u00E2y m\u1ED9t l\u00E1t, c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7\" \u201C\u2026 \u2026 \u2026 \u2026\u201D Ch\u1EB3ng n\u00F3i g\u00EC c\u1EA3, em nghe theo bu\u00F4ng tay ra v\u00E0 \u0111\u1EC3 t\u00F4i \u0111i. T\u00F4i m\u1EDF c\u1EEDa, \u0111i ra ngo\u00E0i \u0111\u1EC3 ki\u1EC3m tra xung quanh nh\u00E0 kho. Ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i \u0111ang \u1EDF gi\u1EEFa m\u1ED9t khu r\u1EEBng. \u1EDE ph\u00EDa sau t\u00F4i, t\u00F4i th\u1EA5y c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t c\u00E1i ch\u00F2i nh\u1ECF; n\u00F3 c\u00F3 v\u1EBB nh\u01B0 l\u00E0 \u0111i\u1EC3m d\u1EEBng ch\u00E2n. Khu v\u1EF1c xung quanh c\u00E1i ch\u00F2i c\u0169ng kh\u00E1 l\u1EDBn . T\u00F4i nh\u1EDB l\u1EA1i t\u1EA5m b\u1EA3n \u0111\u1ED3 trong \u0111\u1EA7u . Suy ngh\u0129 xem \u0111\u00E2y l\u00E0 \u1EDF \u0111\u00E2u, n\u01A1i \u0111\u00E2y kh\u00F4ng g\u00EC kh\u00E1c ngo\u00E0i khu r\u1EEBng \u1EDF ph\u00EDa sau t\u00F2a l\u00E2u \u0111\u00E0i. \u0110\u1EC3 x\u00E1c nh\u1EADn l\u1EA1i, t\u00F4i tr\u00E8o l\u00EAn m\u1ED9t c\u00E1i c\u00E2y g\u1EA7n \u0111\u00F3 . Kh\u00F4ng c\u1EA7n ph\u1EA3i n\u00F3i, t\u00F4i s\u1EED d\u1EE5ng thu\u1EADt c\u01B0\u1EDDng h\u00F3a c\u01A1 th\u1EC3 cho th\u1EC3 ch\u1EA5t c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh . T\u00F4i n\u00E2ng cao t\u1EA7m nh\u00ECn \u0111\u1EBFn gi\u1EDBi h\u1EA1n c\u1EE7a t\u00F4i khi \u1EDF tr\u00EAn \u0111\u1EC9nh c\u00E2y. V\u1EEBa \u0111\u1EE7 \u0111\u1EC3 bi\u1EBFt \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c t\u00ECnh h\u00ECnh \u1EDF trong l\u00E2u \u0111\u00E0i. Kh\u00F3i b\u00F3c l\u00EAn \u1EDF xung quanh l\u00E2u \u0111\u00E0i. T\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 c\u00E1c ng\u01B0\u1EDDi h\u1EA7u \u0111\u1EC1u \u0111ang th\u00E1o ch\u1EA1y kh\u1EAFp n\u01A1i, tr\u00EAn tay \u1EB3m th\u1EE9 g\u00EC \u0111\u00F3 nh\u01B0 l\u00E0 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c b\u1ECDc trong ch\u0103n \u1EA5y. Sau \u0111\u00F3, m\u1ED9t s\u1ED1 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00E0n \u00F4ng t\u1EEB ph\u00EDa gia \u0111\u00ECnh kia c\u01B0\u1EE1i tr\u00EAn c\u00E1c con ng\u1EF1a c\u00F3 s\u1EEBng \u0111u\u1ED5i theo h\u1ECD. V\u00EC b\u1ECDn ch\u00FAng kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 th\u1EADt s\u1EF1 \u0111ang \u1EDF \u0111\u00E2u, n\u00EAn s\u1EBD ch\u1EA1y xung quanh nh\u1EB1m b\u1EAFt t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi h\u1EA7u l\u1EA1i. M\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi c\u1ED1 g\u1EAFng ch\u1EA1y h\u1EBFt s\u1EE9c m\u00ECnh b\u1EB1ng ch\u00E2n kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u1EC3 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 tr\u1ED1n tho\u00E1t, t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 ch\u1EC9 \u0111\u1EC3 c\u00E2u gi\u1EDD cho ch\u00FAng c\u00F3 th\u1EDDi gian tr\u1ED1n tho\u00E1t kh\u1ECFi \u0111\u00E2y. C\u00F3 m\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi tr\u00F4ng nh\u01B0 l\u00E0 Merc\u00E8-san \u0111ang gi\u01A1 tay v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00E0n \u00F4ng. \"B\u1ECDn h\u1ECD... ...\" T\u00F4i v\u00F4 th\u1EE9c nghi\u1EBFn r\u0103ng trong s\u1EF1 kh\u00F3 ch\u1ECBu. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, nh\u1EEFng g\u00EC t\u00F4i ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0m b\u00E2y gi\u1EDD l\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111i c\u1EE9u m\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi . Kh\u00F4ng mu\u1ED1n l\u00E3ng ph\u00ED m\u1ECDi quy\u1EBFt t\u00E2m c\u1EE7a t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3, t\u00F4i s\u1EBD mang c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 \u0111\u1EBFn m\u1ED9t n\u01A1i th\u1EADt s\u1EF1 an to\u00E0n. T\u00F4i nhanh ch\u00F3ng quay l\u1EA1i c\u00E1i ch\u00F2i. C\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 \u0111ang ng\u1ED3i tr\u00EAn chi\u1EBFc gh\u1EBF trong t\u01B0 th\u1EBF \u00F4m \u0111\u1EA7u g\u1ED1i c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh, k\u1EC3 c\u1EA3 khu\u00F4n m\u1EB7t c\u1EE7a em. \"C\u00F4 ch\u1EE7, n\u01A1i n\u00E0y c\u00F2n r\u1EA5t nguy hi\u1EC3m . H\u00E3y r\u1EDDi kh\u1ECFi ch\u1ED7 n\u00E0y .\" C\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 b\u1EA5t k\u1EF3 ph\u1EA3n \u1EE9ng g\u00EC. T\u00F4i ch\u1EC9 \u0111\u01A1n gi\u1EA3n n\u00F3i \"Xin l\u1ED7i em\" v\u00E0 d\u1EABn em \u1EA5y \u0111i m\u1ED9t l\u1EA7n n\u1EEFa. Trong khu r\u1EEBng t\u1ED1i t\u0103m, ch\u1EC9 d\u1EF1a v\u00E0o \u00E1nh s\u00E1ng c\u1EE7a c\u00E1c ng\u00F4i sao, t\u00F4i b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u ti\u1EBFn t\u1EDBi th\u1ECB tr\u1EA5n g\u1EA7n \u0111\u00F3. Nh\u00ECn v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa l\u00E2u \u0111\u00E0i, kh\u00F3i ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c ngay c\u00E0ng l\u1EDBn. C\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 v\u00E0 t\u00F4i ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c cu\u1ED9c h\u00E0nh tr\u00ECnh tr\u1ED1n tho\u00E1t kh\u1ECFi \u0111\u00E2y."@en . "Lute, 12 tu\u1ED5i. Khi ho\u00E0ng h\u00F4n bu\u00F4n xu\u1ED1ng, to\u00E0n b\u1ED9 l\u00E3nh th\u1ED5 \u0111\u1EC1u ph\u1EE7 m\u1ED9t m\u00E0u \u0111en. V\u00E0i gi\u1EDD tr\u01B0\u1EDBc, l\u00E2u \u0111\u00E0i r\u1EA5t n\u00E1o nhi\u1EC7t v\u1EC1 b\u1EEFa ti\u1EC7c sinh nh\u1EADt c\u00F2n b\u00E2y gi\u1EDD bao tr\u00F9m m\u1ED9t kh\u00F4ng kh\u00ED im l\u1EB7ng \u0111\u1EBFn \u0111\u00E1ng s\u1EE3. C\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 \u0111ang nh\u00ECn ra ngo\u00E0i c\u1EEDa s\u1ED5 v\u1EDBi v\u1EBB m\u1EB7t r\u1EA5t lo l\u1EAFng. \u201C\u0110\u1EEBng lo l\u1EAFng c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7. M\u1ED9t khi \u00F4ng ch\u1EE7 \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u00EDch th\u00E2n ra tay th\u00EC kh\u00F4ng bao gi\u1EDD ch\u00FAng ta b\u1ECB \u0111\u00E1nh b\u1EA1i \u0111\u00E2u.\" Merc\u00E8-san nh\u1EB9 nh\u00E0ng v\u1ED7 vai c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7. C\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 m\u0129m c\u01B0\u1EDDi v\u00E0 \u0111\u1ED3ng \u00FD v\u1EDBi suy ngh\u0129 Merc\u00E8-san. \u201C\u2026\u2026 C\u00F4 ch\u1EE7, Merc\u00E8-san, xin h\u00E3y im l\u1EB7ng.\u201D T\u00F4i l\u00EAn ti\u1EBFng khi c\u1EA3 hai \u0111ang \u0111\u1ED9ng vi\u00EAn l\u1EABn nhau. T\u1EA7ng m\u1ED9t c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t s\u1EF1 \u1ED3n \u00E0o \u0111\u1EBFn k\u00EC l\u1EA1. C\u00F3 ti\u1EBFng g\u00F5 c\u1EEDa. Ti\u1EBFng g\u00F5 c\u1EEDa r\u1EA5t l\u1EDBn. \u201C!?\u201D"@en . . . .