"That's such a nice deal why won't I agree to it? Of course I agree" said yuki with a smile.
He felt it was not too hard, it was just a bonus on something he had to do. "Since you've agreed to it, is time for you to resume fighting the heart demon" said faunus.
Then with a click of his hand, he disappeared and the memories resumed once again. But it's started once again as he had to cancel such intense negative feelings he had for the memory.
Yuki was staring at the high school girl while she was alone once again but he didn't do anything but kept on staring as if he wac waiting for something.
Soon enough the delinquents came and surrounded her but yuki just clenched his fists even as he saw them starting to harass her.
Then he saw a version of himself coming to help her, and watched on as he fought the four delinquents by himself and still emerged victorious with superficial injuries.
Before he started fighting the delinquents, he had already knocked the girl on conscious. So after the fight he went to her side and brushed her hair to the side, with the moon light shining on her face, she looked extremely stunning and beautiful.
"Aoi" the guy muttered, he was obviously yuki in his past life and the girl was the person who was his playmate in the orphanage.
Yuki's fists then became unclenched as he muttered deep into the void some words as if he was talking to someone far away. And his words were "I'm sorry! But don't worry, I'll find you no matter what and we'll stay together. After all I can't stay with this fake here. Besides, the real you is more beautiful and lovely."
Just after he finished muttering the words which sounded like a hypnotic whisper in the lonesome space, the scene taking place broke and then faunus loudly anmouned "Good job, you've done well, now onto the other one."
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Clap~Clap~Clap…
A series of claps sounded in the new scene that emerged. A man walked into the alley from the entrance, he was also the one clapping.
Yuki remembered this man, he was there shortly after he beat the delinquents half dead. He was the one that gave him a chance, even though he wasn't able to repay it back. He deeply felt indebted to him.
"That was amazing, did you learn some fighting techniques somewhere before? Err, but I don't recognize such technique" said the man.
William just gave him a vigilant look as he could feel a dangerous air surrounding the man. But nevertheless he replied the man as he didn't think he would attack him as he was still questioning him, still, he kept his guard up.
The man noticed the wariness William had towards him. "Relax, I won't do anything to you. I need something from you. Hey, how about you follow me from now on" said the man with a grin on his face. Before William could reply he continued "You would be able to have a better life, trust me. You're an orphan right?" asked the man.
William was dumbfounded after hearing the man's first words about following him, but after he heard the following words, his body tensed up and he raised his guard once again which had began to relax.
The man just chuckled "Don't be like that, it's definitely not hard to guess since you're alone outside in the night which is absolutely not normal for normal people of your peers. The girl was probably coming back from school or library as she's still wearing her uniform." Then turning to yuki he asked "Am I right?" he asked with his usual smirk.
William in the scene just nodded with indifference as he realized he was right and he was just tense, but still, he didn't reduce his guard.
"About why you're saying about following you, I'm not interested" William said still with his indifference.
"Don't be quick to judge, what about me adopting you?" asked the man still maintaining his grin. The grin was beginning to irk William. 'How can a mafia be like this? He has been smiling shamelessly since he arrived' he thought.
Seeing all this, yuki just flashed a sad smile. He really missed the man even though he was not a good person, he was pretty loyal.
"No, no matter what you do, I wouldn't agree" said William, this time in an annoyed tone. The man wasn't angered by the tone in William voice, instead he burst into laughter.
"Alright, what if I tell you you'll be ablt to protect that girl in your hands very well with equal status and you can monitor her at all times" said the man. William was overjoyed by this fact and he immediately agreed to the deal in his mind but towards the man he still showed a look of indifference and said "I'm not a stalker" but he couldn't conceal the vjoy in his voice.
The man just said "Now let's seal the deal-" but william immediately interrupted "Calm, this is a mutual relationship powered by benefits, right? What are you gaining adopting me?" asked William.
"I need a successor, besides I miss the feeling of family" the man said with a look of reminiscence on his face. William knew he wasn't lying and decided to agree since he would gain a lot.
"Alright, I agree. My name is William, William alone I have no surname" said yuki. Hearing this, the man's smile widened and he said "Perfect, then adopt my surname. My name is Carl Huxley, I'm the head of the renowned Huxley family."
William then showed a look of surprise. Seeing the look of surprise on his face, the man, Carl became extremely happy, the look of surprise was the first true expression William had shown since he appeared.
"The Huxley family which rules almost all of the underworld and has numerous business across the world? The one which was created by s single man as a tool for revenge against his enemies?" asked yuki with surprise contained in his voice. Then looking into the eyes of the man, he asked with astonishment "Don't tell me you're that man?"
After hearing this, the man then formed a smirk and said "Yes, I am that man, the king of the underworld, Carl Huxley and you shall now become my son, my only family, my sole heir."
"Pleasure doing business with you, son" he added shortly after. "Same…Father" replied William after but dragged the word father a bit as he had yet to get accustomed to it.
Watching all this, yuki just felt blissful, something that had yet to happen for a long time, he had even forgotten about the purpose of reviewing his memories. Faunus just watched him atop a tree far in the distance. He didn't interrupt him but just silently stared at him.
Then nobody talked, nobody moved, no sound was made, even the memory had already disappeared. The only thing in the space was now yuki, faunus and the tree faunus stood upon.