85. Mikee`s Secret

Grimm looked at Victor carefully before he finally put the pineapple rolls he made in the hot oven.

"Have you been Mikee's friend for a long time?" Victor suddenly asked him.

"Of course. He's my best-friend here in the world of people, isn't he?"

"Is he normal?"

Grimm frowned and sighed violently.

"Why did you ask that thing? Mikee is my childhood friend. He is now orphaned by his parents and his only companion is his Grandmother. He became my classmate when I was in day-care and that's where we started to be friends."

Victor scratched his neck.

"When we encountered that cursed tree... As I dived under the water to find the ghost corpse, I saw him. He does something weird in the water and that's not normal for people to do."

"He was just looking for the head of the headless corpse. Father Clemen teaches them so it is not surprising if he does something strange."

"But that aura I felt for him under the water was different. Not for human but for a stronger creature. Neither is malignant or demonic... Mikee is different, Grimm. How well do you know him?"

Grimm shrugged.

"I know him very well because he's my childhood friend. You're just paranoid now. What's better, just eat this basket bread."

Grimm took out a loaf of bread and handed it to Victor.

"You're just hungry." he said.

Hesitantly, Victor took the bread.

"Thank you."

He did not speak anymore because Grimm did not believe him. Still, he will discover Mikee's secret without Grimm knowing. He will do his own investigation. He will discover the hidden secret of its being. He simply bit the bread he was holding. The surface is toasted but the softness inside and full of purple jam...

The next day... As Victor planned, he started his investigation. He is currently following Mikee home. They just finished their class that day. He just kept following it without him noticing until it reached a small stone house. Fairy tale inspired the design of the house and surrounded by a variety of beautiful flowers. He saw an old woman come out of the house. Mikee kiss his grandmother and the two entered inside one after another.

He simply walked to the yard of the house... He bowed and walked slowly to the back until...

"Hoy! What are you doing there-Nyaaaa!"

Rey was pushed back in no time because he was almost cut by Victor's knife.

"Why? What did I do to you?!"

Rey rubbed his chest while Victor simply hid the knife he was holding. He sighed.

"It's your fault. You surprised me."

Rey frowned and shook his head and looked at him.

"I'm sorry, I forgot that you are a freak. What are you doing here with Mikee? Will you borrow his notebook too?"

Victor looked at Rey carefully and then blinked... He thought for a while until...

"Ah, Yes. I would have borrowed his Math notebook."

"In that case, come on. Don’t just crawl around here. Are you shy?"

"A-Ahm, it's a bit... We haven't been that close yet." he just said.

"Come on, don’t be bothered. Mikee is kind. His Grandma will be happy when she sees Mikee has a new friend again."

Rey pulled him into the yard and carried him to the front door of the house. It was Rey who knocked. Moments later, the door opened and an old woman spat. Even at this age, its beauty can be seen in its youth.

"It's you, Rey. What do you need from Mikee?"

"Yes, Grandma its me. I would like to ask him to help me with one of my assignments." Rey showed the notebook.

The old woman smiled and turned to Victor.

"Are you just my grandson's new friend?"

Victor hesitated to smile at the old woman.

"Yes. I'm Victor."

Amaze that the old man smiled at him.

"You are my grandson's new friend. He has already told me about you and he said, you love roses. Come in."

"Thank you."

They are let inside the house and seated on the sofa in the living room. Victor looked around. The simplicity of the furnitures but with class. He even looked to see if he could see anything strange in the house but nothing.

"Wait a minute and I'll call Mikee." Said the old woman.

It left. They are both silent.

"Its a miracle. You need help in math?" it cracked the silence.

"Ahm... I'm having a hard time with an equation. I'm a little confused there using the negative and positive sign." Victor's excuse.

A few moments later, Mikee arrived with his Grandmother. It smiled at them and then approached.

"Oh, what is the meaning of this? You miss me?” Mikee said in a joking tone.

"Assignment. We need help." Rey replied.

"Is that so? What subject?"

"For me, in history. There are parts that I can't get. Its about Julius Caesar? For Victor it's Math. He will borrow your notebook."

Mikee sat across from them. His Grandmother left but soon returned with a snack. Warm puto(steam rice cake) with lots of cheese on top and cold pineapple juice. Victor could do nothing but asked Mikee to teach him in some subjects so just he could stay indoors. Rey and him went home at the same time. When they parted ways he rested violently.

"I did not see anything strange. But... That did not mean that I would give up. I know that Mikee has a secret! I will know that." He was determined.

Meanwhile... Grimm is currently talking to Father Clemen. The latter shook slightly and laughed softly before taking some candy and eating it.

"Your making me laugh, Grimm. Do you think your older brother will let me beat him up without a fight? Only crazy people will do such a thing." Clemen said uncontrollably.

"If he was serious about what he said that he was on my side, he would do that thing to prove to me his loyalty. My older brother Gaunt has a temperament so I just don't believe what he tells me."

Clemen smirked and looked at him intently.

"Anyway, I understand what you are feeling and what you are aiming for. My only question is, are you ready to release your demon form just in case?"

Grimm let out a deep sigh. He clenched his fists tightly.

"If that is the only way to match my father and the other Seven Prince of Hell in fight, Yes... I'm ready."

Clemen smiled at him.

"That's good. I'm excited to see your demon form. By the way, we have a job." suddenly its language.

"What job?"

"In a secluded place there is an old bridge. Whenever it gets dark, all the passing vehicles in that area, have an accident. And everyone is dying. According to the update to me, there was a white woman there who caused the accident. Our mission is to get rid of the evil spirit in the area."

"When are we going?" Grimm asked immediately.

"Later."

"Okay."

Meanwhile... Gaunt was staring intently at Kristine's grave. He did not know how long he had been in the tomb.

"Kristine, should I do my brother's condition? I am serious about what I said that I am on his side. I want to make up for the mistakes I made with my brother. I was angry with Grimm for a long time and I blamed him for your loss... But, he was really not at fault. I want to fight with him with our father Belphegor."

He rubbed his forehead and violently wiped his face. He sat down slowly and leaned against the grave. He looked at the bright red flowers that bloomed. Those were the roses that were stamped with his blood and Kristine’s blood. Gaunt smiled and approached the flowers. He treated those roses like children because their blood mixed with Kristine's there. He smiled when he noticed a strange color of the flower... It was not as red as the others. It has white spikes around the petals. The type that looks like it was just splashed with red. He did not know but he suddenly cried. As he looked at that flower, the painful past came back to him again. But eventually he smiled. A decision he finally made to himself.

"I'll do what you want, Grimm." he spoke emphatically.

Meanwhile... Clemen parked the car on the side of the bridge and he and Grimm waited for what would happen. Moments later, a white smoke gradually formed along the side of the bridge. The smoke took shape and it became a woman with long hair dressed in white. It is facing the water. Grimm looked at his necklace and was a little surprised when it glowed red instead of blue.

"Wait, why is the light on my necklace red?" he wondered to Father Clemen.

"Because our enemy is the devil. It's that simple."

Father Clemen got up and walked towards the ghost. Grimm just followed his teacher.

"Miss, what are you doing here on this bridge? It's late ah?" Clemen's comment.

The woman slowly faced them. Its sad face is gentle. Her beautiful hair swayed in the air.

"I’m waiting for someone." Her voice is sad.

Clemen came closer to the woman and he looked at it closely.

"Maybe he won't come. It's late at night. Also, it is dangerous there where you stand. It would be better if you just went down there and left."

Clemen held out his right hand. The woman looked at it but it also immediately turned her face. Its eyebrows met.

"What is not coming you say?! He will come because we have a conversation!"

Her eyes glazed over and suddenly the fabric of her dress dropped. Clemen quickly made a lightning bolt and the woman was slightly surprised by what he did.

"Exorcist!"

A sly smile appeared on Clemen's lips.

"You're right. and I am here to take you out of this place. You killed a lot of people!"

Clemen rained down lightning on the woman but it disappeared in front of him. The woman appeared again in the distant place. Its appearance has changed. Only thin cloths were wrapped around its body. There was a lot of white-cloth around the woman's body in the air.

"You can't get me out of this place, exorcist! This is my territory!"

The cloths around it loosened and the ends became sharp. After that, it dumped all of that on Clemen. The latter quickly fled and the floor of the bridge was shattered by its attack. It would have attacked Clemen again but Grimm acted. He quickly covered the woman's body with ice. She was surprised and looked at him.

"You can't stop me!" its tough language.

The woman quickly carried herself to the river. But when it immersed itself in water, everything froze... Startled, the woman was stunned and looked at the young man with red hair.

"W-Who are you kid?!" she exclaimed.

Grimm looked at the woman.

"I'm an exorcist assistant." his short answer.

"That's right, he's my assistant. You know, it would be good for you to cool off where you are. Your head is so hot." Clemen teased.

From the pocket of his pants he took the box of menthos and took some candy and then ate it. Grimm smiled at what his teacher had done. For him it looks cooler to eat mint candy rather than smoking cigarette.