The tension in the alley rose as Emilia positioned her icicle towards Arv, who instead started to formulate a plan to decieving the girl helping him start his new life in another world with a blast.
"Miss, it would be better if you put that weapon down." I calmly spoke to her with eyes closed and a friendly smile which only looked maniacal with the blood splattered across my face.
"And w-why should I?" Emilia summoned two more icicles seeminngly intimidated by my look.
"That would be because i am not the thief miss."
"And why should i believe you, you villain!" Her eyes went towards the bloody bat in my hand and then towards the bodies on the ground. "A strong person who bullies the innocent and weak...YOU ARE THE WORST KIND OF EVIL!!!"
"Woah woah woah! Don't you think you're being a little too unfair over here?" With a flick my hand the bat vanished away. "This was merely self-defense."
"What was tha-?" Emilia was astounded as the bat vanished into thin air. She hadn't about this kind of magic.
"Hoooo~ What an interesting magic you have boy~" A sudden voice interuppted us. That high pitched voice belonged to a very small floating cat who softly nuzzled out of Emilia's hair. "Puck? Do you know about that magic?" Emilia asked her spirit who in turn looked at her a gave a disappointed shake of his head. "I'm afraid i dont know about any sort of magic like that." As Puck went on with his lines, his voice started to gradually lose it's high pitched tone and instead became a serious one. "So i will need to confirm whether this human is a foe or not."
At the growing coldness in the alley, i realized that the cat was just some ordinary cat, i need to be careful with how i go about things from here on out.
"Ah, why so hostile? These thugs just came in and tried to steal my stuff so i had to retaliate right~? And also I haven't stolen you whatever was stolen."
A minute of silence passed before the cat sighed and regained his playful tone once again. "Hm Hm! I don't sense any ill will or lies from him Lia." "Is that so?" Emilia meekly replied as her expression grew a little wistful and slightly panicked.
"But i think i mght know the thief who stole your...insignia like something???" With a wink of my right eye, i threw the sudden bomb of an info at them. They both instantly turned their attention towards me.
Emilia's expression went from panic to hopeful almost instantly. "Really?! You're telling the truth right?!?! Lying is for bad boys so tell me the truth!!! QUICK!!!"
"Lia calm dowm, calm down." Puck tried to maintain some sdistance between Arv and Emilia.
"Of course i will tell you" I slowly took off my hat as i held it to my chest. "But don't you think that it is quite unfair of you to just ask me something" pressing my index finger on my lip, i offered them a sly smile "Without giving me anything in return?"
This alone caused the both of them to recoil almost instantly. "What are you? Some kind of merchant boy?" Puck glared with narrowed eyes searching for any form of deception or trickery.
"Maybe I am. Maybe I am not. Who knows?" Arv stood his ground not showing any form of weakness. Fuck this is tense. That kitty must be a big deal, but that doesn't matter right now. I need to keep my chin up. Surely they won't commit murder in the middle of this 'capital' right?
"Eh? Eh? Eh?" Emilia's eyes rapidly darted from puck to Arv. Although she wasn't very good at reading the room but she could still understand the rising tension between her father and the boy.
Both of them continued staring at each other until Puck finally withdrew his eye and let out a sigh of exasperation. "A tough minded fella he is. Most humans would wet their pants when a Great Spirit stared at them like this."
A great spirit? Is that his race? Knew it that kitty is some bigshot!
"Situations toughens a man up. Now, that the pleasenteries are over, I'd like to focus on the theif." Arv carefully moved past the bodies and approached Emilia who recoiled slighty at Arv's sudden advancement towards her.
"And also" Arv spoke after coming to a stop at a one hand distance from them. "Would be having some water on you? I would like to wipe this blood of my face." Scracthing the back of his neck, he continued with a nervous laugh "Don't wanna look like Chucky walking down the street hehe."