I stared at the two men who seemed shocked by what I just said
'It seems they recognize someone by that description"
I raised my hands
'Not only that, they look like those guys that appeared in my dream.. though I'm sure there were 2 girls there either'
"…who's asking?"
The white haired boy looked at me, though they seemed unarmed, they look like they could pummel me.
The blue haired boy picked his dagger back up and pointed it at me as he backed away back to the white haired boy
I decided to walk forward
***
'He's… walking forward?'
Both Azreal and Kevin stared at the blond haired boy walking towards him with his hand held out.
Azreal took the time to scream the boy's body
'He seems slim, probably someone around the same age as us, wearing a jacket , no weapon.a ring.. is that a pendant?'
"Why are you walking towards us.
Kevin held the dagger higher, this time aiming directly at Kevin's head
"I don't have a weapon or anything, how could I have killed that person? Let alone mutilate them to such a degree?"
"…"
"…"
He was right. The corpse didn't have any traces of mana or elements being used on it, and from what Azreal could tell, it was a stab wound. Unless the perpetrator had managed to wipe off any traces of the elements, the person was murdered by a knife
"Then why did you crouch near the body?
"Like I said, it was to observe it. When someone spots a dead body, they need to look at it to see how they died after all,whether by a demon or by a fellow human"
"Wouldn't it make more sense to report it to the authorities?"
The blond haired boy stopped in his steps
"… I guess you're right"
"So what do we do with this kid..?"
"Call the authorities and guards, that's for sure."
Azreal replied to Kevin's question
"You go, I have the weapon here"
Kevin stepped forwards, lowering his dagger
Azreal nodded and ran the opposite way
"… what a shame"
"..? What do you mean by that"
"I'm wondering if I should run or not, I don't have time for this"
"Then you should've reported the corpses
The blond boy simply smiled
:" let's do this, we both ask each other one question and we both have to tell the truth. You go first, my name is Zaire by the way"
Deciding to play along, Kevin agreed
"So, why did you kill that woman?"
"Like I said, I didn't just because I was kneeling next to the dead body doesn't mean I'm the perpetrator"
"You know how suspicious you sound right now, right?"
"That's besides the point"
Zaire cleared his throat
"Does your group, other than the two of you, include two girls and a boy? The boy has black hair and… white eyes, a star shaped mark on the back like I said earlier, the girls have brown and reddish black hair.."
Kevin's pupils shrieked for a moment but he managed to regain his composure
"…no"
'He keeps talking about Elijah's appearance.. what does he want from him? Is he a bounty hunter? There shouldn't be any bounties about Elijah though"
"You lied"
In the brief moment Kevin got lost in his thoughts, zaire had disappeared
Zaire appeared in front of him, holding the sharp part of his dagger
Kevin immediately tried to pull the dagger away, but Zaire had surprisingly strong grip strength
Kevin reactively used the dagger to slash at Zaire's hand he jumped back, his hand leaving a trail of blood
'…he's skilled'
Zaire looked lost in thought
"This won't do.. how about this? Do you know Everett?"
"Everett…?"
"Everett Farrell"
Kevin simply tilted his head
"Ah, do you not know him. He's the apostle of strength"
"…you mean demigod?"
"Ah he became a demigod… so you do know him?"
"What's the point of asking me this?"
"You can ask him about me"
"Why would-"
"Kevin!"
They both looked at the direction they heard azreal's voice, this time, a stampede of footsteps were following it too
Zaire simply wiped the blood on his jacket and gave a smile
"I'll see you later"
In the blink of an eye,after placing his hand in his jacket, he disappeared.
For some reason, When the blond boy had smiled, Kevin felt a cold sweat down his back. It felt like the look of a predator finding his prey
"…"
"Kevin? What happened, where did that blond guy go? Why is there blood on the floor?"
"I…"
The knights walked in and immediately examined the body and the blood and the two of them were asked questions
****
"So..that all happened during my nap?"
"I thought you said you were going to enjoy the view?"
Elijah and saoirse said consecutively.
Next to them, Serena sat on the side, chewing on something
Azreal sighed
"Yep"
"To think he can so accurately know about our information… he reminds me of those clock keepers.."
Serena said absentmindedly
At this point, the door bell rang
"..?"
"I'll go get it"
Kevin sat up from his spot and went to open the door.
As Kevin opened the door, he was greeted by a handsome blond boy, who had a calm smile
"I said we'd meet again didn't I?"
***
I stared at the blood on my hand
'He's decent with the knife'
I stared at the boy whose name I did not know, looking at his dagger
'He should've introduced himself, it's strange to refer to people by hair colour'
As I heard the footsteps and that white haired boy's voice get closer and closer, I wiped my hand on the jacket, leaving a blood stain
'With this much blood.. I'll probably end up in the knight's records. Hopefully they don't trace me to any of those things back then'
I gave the blue haired boy a calm smile, hoping to calm him down as he had a slightly worried expression, but his complexion seemed to get worse
Oh well,
I put my hand inside my jacket and clicked the clock, and time slowed down around me.