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Book 6: Chapter 45
Book 6: Chapter 45
Book 6: Chapter 45
Scarlet
Why do I feel like Allen is feeling rather exasperated right now? I didn’t do anything wrong, did I?
At least, I don’t remember doing anything wrong…
“Maybe he’s upset with how infrequently you visit?” Tar comments, making me blink for a moment. Then I shake my head, not really believing that to be the case.
He wouldn’t be exasperated by it. He’d be upset or something else.
Although I get the feeling he might be feeling that as well.
Anyways, putting Dad aside for the moment…
“Brutal,” Tar comments.
…I came here for a reason. And that reason is unrelated to him.
I focus on Belle as she walks up and gives me a hut, with me lightly hugging her back. Trying very hard not to break one of her bones in the process.Over the years I’ve gotten a lot better at controlling my strength, but a Class IV human is still rather fragile. So it’s best to be careful.
Especially one who specializes in the MAG and MEN stats and not the PHY stats for her capabilities. Making her even weaker than the average human physically at her level.
“I’m glad you made it, Scarlet,” Belle whispers, sounding more than a little emotional right now. But I just smile as I very gently pat her back.
“Wouldn’t miss it for the world,” I whisper back, feeling genuinely happy right now. An emotion I haven’t really had the joy of experiencing for years now.
Not because I’m particularly upset or anything, but because I just haven’t had the time to relax. I’ve just been hunting and hunting and hunting, devouring trillions of void creatures in the process and growing stronger throughout it.
So there just wasn’t any time for my own happiness in there.
We separate after several seconds, following which Allen moves forward and hugs me as well. But I just kinda look over his shoulder at Belle while I ask, “So when’s the exact date?”
She purses her lips and then taps them with her finger a few times before answering, “Most likely a month from now. We’ll shout for you and explode some fireworks to get your attention when we have a day set.”
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I nod my head as I separate from Allen. Then I step closer to Belle again and continue, “Alright.” My smile grows a little wider. “So how’d he do it? How’d he ask the question?”
Belle grins at me, and Dad just sighs and exasperated sight that has me raising a brow at him as he hurriedly makes his exit. All the while muttering something about having heard this story more times than he’d like.
And judging by his tone, most likely never having enjoyed it even the first time he heard it.
Not long after he gets out of earshot of a regular human, I hear him getting in a call with someone from the Association. Immediately getting down to business.
Meanwhile Belle starts regaling me of the tale of how Arthur proposed to her. A tale that is honestly a lot less romantic than one would think, considering that he did it in the middle of a battlefield.
The guy just straight up popped the question after they finished hunting for the night one random day. Just plain out of nowhere, shocking her in the process. Not to mention the people hunting with them.
She goes on to describe absolutely everything in great detail to me. Not just including the ash falling around them, the corpses of the non-sapient demons they hunted, the blood splattered on both of them and the other hunters, but even the lighting from the pitch black moon and the immediate silence that followed his proposal from the others.
She didn’t leave a single bit out.
And when she gets to the part of her accepting the proposal like she was doing nothing but accepting a gift or something from him, I can’t help but chuckle.
Belle is a very outgoing person, but she’s never been the type to stay stuck in her thoughts. She gives answers right away without any hesitation, and I can see this situation was no different.
Wouldn’t be surprised if she was hoping he would propose soon, considering that they’ve been going out for several years. And before that they were really close for a large majority of our lives, with obvious feelings for each other throughout a lot of it.
Everyone nearby within sight of me sucks in a breath when I step forwards and give Belle a hug. One on my own accord.
Without waiting for her to do it first.
I feel the corner of my lips quirk up a bit.
“I’m glad you’re getting married,” I tell her while trying to stroke her hair a little bit. A struggle that I eventually just cheat on by floating up into the air, making her give me a friendly pout in response. “You and Arthur are the closest friends I have in the world.” Or worlds, I guess. “So please live happily from now on.”
Belle starts crying for some reason, so I pat her a bit more.
“And don’t worry about the void invasion,” I tell her, giving her a few seconds before I slowly pull back to arm’s length, with my hands still on her shoulders. “I’ll be dealing with those pests soon enough.”
That makes her let out a little laugh, so I pat her once more on her shoulder and back away.
“Remember to tell me the exact day and time,” I tell her before waving and beginning to fly high up into the air over the city. “I’ll be paying closer attention to Earth during this time!”
I completely ignore the shouts and pointed fingers following after me as I fly up into the sky high above the city, focusing on Belle while she smiles and waves. Not to mention Allen who is happily smiling upwards at me, seemingly perfectly fine again and done with his call.
I’ll go ahead and drop in again next week.
But for now, I don’t have the time to focus on family.
I need to continue growing stronger.
Because the Voided Overlord almost has its entire hand through the breach.