Chapter 05

Kurao had come down from the attic and walked down the hallway while thinking about what had happened, he suddenly stopped in front of the stairs. 

- But yes I know where I have to go to clarify everything, the movement of the Northern Lights was from East to West, the same trajectory as the sun, the second moon had undoubtedly followed the same route what caused the eclipse taking into account the wind that there had been at that moment the Kyoto meteorological center must have recorded everything... By going there I could find the source of the zombification and save mom! he exclaims, smiling. 

Kurao had gone down to get the bat he had left at his mother's office, then he had gone back upstairs to go to his room he was sure he could find the zombie from the attic there, the bat resting behind his head wearing a vicious smile, it is with confidence that he enters his room. 

- I'm sorry for you, Mr. Zombie, but when night falls you will be a living threat to me. I must neutralize you here and now while you are still weak! . He said as he walked towards the zombie who had woken up to the warmth of Kurao's body. 

                      クローバーの約束

                [kuro-ba - no yakusoku]

     ⟩⟩⟩⟩⟩ THE PROMISED OF CLOVER ⟨⟨⟨⟨⟨

CHAPTER 05: IT’S TIME TO GET ON THE WAY! 

Kurao had managed to neutralize the zombie without killing it, he had tied it up from head to toe with tape and left it in his room, when he came out he closed the door behind him. 

- that's a good thing done, before going to the Kyoto meteorological center I have to prepare myself physically so as not to be surprised by the lightning zombies (zombies with blue skin). Good physical preparation is not enough, I must not neglect science, studying Alpha zombies (zombies with gray skin) knowing them better means putting 100% of the chances of success on my side. He said as he went down the stairs. 

Kurao started training, during the days he did push-ups, sit-ups and jogging to strengthen his body and his endurance to increase his strength he chained between weightlifting sessions and a series of blows with punching -ball. To increase his speed and reflexes he attached weights to his wrists around his hip and to his calves, which he did for running or boxing. In the evening he ate then did research on zombies, he studied their behavior, before falling asleep he spent an hour in his mother's room watching her sleep, the poor thing hadn't woken up since her fight against in kurao. Everything that had happened, everything he had discovered he had written down in a notebook that he had left on the table in his laboratory. 2 years had passed, 2 years of intensive training that he had been subjected to, he no longer counted the number of aches he had after each session, years of research among zombies constantly risking his life. Kurao no longer looked like the frail little geek he was 2 years ago. A more defined body, spikier hair, colder eyes, and he always wore glasses. After two years of intense preparations, Kurao was now physically as well as mentally ready to go to the Kyoto metrological center, nothing could stop him from achieving his goals, he had become much stronger than all the boys his age, he was in his laboratory, on a belt several bags were hung there, he filled the bags with mini glass shuriken that he himself had designed to neutralize the zombies or mask their presence, after finishing with the belt he had carried around his hip. He was dressed in a green t-shirt, black pants and military boots. He adds his customized white scientists’ coat on top. Equip with a sheath and a baseball bat holster placed horizontally on his back. After wearing the coat he comes down from his laboratory and goes to the kitchen where he takes a carefully prepared and equipped bag that he had placed on the dining table, and he then goes back upstairs, he had entered the her mother's room, she was lying and tied in her bed. Around his left arm he wore a band in which he had placed the clover (the compass watch), he approached his sleeping mother by entering his right hand on one of the pockets of her blouse. 

- mom... I came to say goodbye to you... Today I'm leaving for a trip... Probably a trip of no return... I can't stand seeing you in this state anymore, that's why I'm leaving to find a cure... a way to save you... It's better than standing there watching you suffer. He said as he placed a clover watch near his mother's head. 

the clover watch that kurao left near his mother was designed by him. His clover watch was markedly different from that of his late father. By design, Kurao's was significantly larger and had three parts, while his father's only had two. Kurao's had a golden color and his four-leaf clover was green, while his father's was silver with a black four-leaf clover, the last difference was made in the position of the clover, Kurao's was the clover was above while the one of his father the clover was underneath. 

- Goodbye mom! He said as he closed the bedroom door. 

Kurao walked down the hallway, when memories of his eleventh birthday had resurfaced. 

Kurao's eleventh birthday was sad his father had lost his life 2 days before his birthday, he was locked in his laboratory moping, holding himself responsible for his death. 

- if we hadn't argued he would never have had his accident, he wouldn't have died... It's all my fault! . He said in tears. 

The trapdoor was open, his mother had gone up to the attic, Kurao was under the table, she was sitting right next to him. 

- you don't want to blow out your candles my darling? she asks smiling

Kurao hadn't responded, his mother had understood that he held himself responsible that he believed everything was his fault. 

- you know, my darling, life is fleeting, people are born then they die, there's nothing we can do about it, it's a phenomenon that goes beyond us, we can't really hold anyone responsible for the death of someone, your father was just in bad shape wrong place and wrong time that's all you don't have to worry aboutI want you to be in no way guilty of what happened to him. She told him, smiling. 

- remember my darling we are all called to die one day, we must learn to live with it and see the good side of life. She adds before going back downstairs. 

Kurao was stopped in front of the front door, his right hand on the wrist of the door, tears were starting to flow from his eyes by themselves. 
"And me in all this? Why am I the only one to take on this role? Mom! I..." he thinks in tears. 
It was then that he felt a strange sensation it was as if a person had just taken him in their arms, the warmth was comforting that he turned his head slightly and saw a familiar silhouette. 

- dad ! he said in tears

Immediately he ran back up the stairs, while reminiscing about the unforgettable moments he spent with his mother, he entered her room and threw himself on her, taking her in his arms while crying. 

- Forgive me mom, I didn't know how to take care of you, I was terrified at the idea that you would no longer regain your original appearance that I put distance between us, I beg your forgiveness! Mom, whatever happens, I promise I will save you! He said with determination, tears streaming from his eyes. 

Kurao had left the house, he looked at her with great nostalgia, he saw himself as a kid running again, he smiled then went back. 

- it's time to set off for the Kyoto meteorological center. He said with determination as he left. 

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