BXBX NOVEL Chapter 110 Death Prince and his queens (2)
Chapter 110 Death Prince and his queens (2)
Chapter 110: Death Prince and his queens (2)
Gossip… that was indeed what men were quite good at in this world. It also made Hunter recall that he was indeed in a female-dominated world and that some things had yet to sink into him. Even now, he associated gossiping more with women as he recalled his mother mentioning it more than enough back on Earth.
Well, he might as well get some experience in gossiping!
Urged by his teammates, even Mayun herself, to go out and gossip with others, Hunter donned more commoner-like clothes and set off to the bustling crowd to gossip. His job was to find out who commoners favored after Susan Valkoch. Meanwhile, Aimee would lay out her plan to their teammates and buff it up after hearing their opinions or slight comments.
Therefore, Hunter was alone against the world.
It at least seemed like that the moment he stepped out of their inn. The streets were so crowded that people were spilling out to the dark alleys, forced to take a different path or wait for a perfect moment to slip back into the bustling zone. Mainly refuges suffered such a fate as citizens were clothed differently, and no one foreign wanted to bother them.
There were some objections, however, and a few citizens whose dislike toward refugees was more than apparent were dragged to the dark alleys in which poor villagers shared their piece of mind with those bastards. No word said in the dark alley would be believed outside, or so it seemed.
Hunter was more taken aback by the sight of villager men holding and attending to children. They were holding little ones to their chests while using another free hand to hold the rest. It was impossible, but they were doing their best.
Their wives, on the other hand, were busy fighting for a space on the streets. Because of the influx of so many refugees, it was hard to find a place for them, and many were forced to spend nights outside. The best and safest spot was, therefore, essential, and women were vying for them.
\'I can\'t get used to it… no matter what. It can\'t be that Earth\'s principles are that ingrained within me, so I guess it\'s my part of male pride that refuses to accept what\'s happening,\' Hunter inwardly commented as he made his way past refugees and citizens. If he were bored, perhaps he would show off and help others, but he wasn\'t feeling like a hooded altruistic bandit. The thought of using what he had stolen from Susan Valkoch to help those commoners hadn\'t even crossed his mind either.
\'Anyway, I must focus on gossip… I must find citizen men…\' Hunter looked around. It was like squeezing blood out of the stone at first, but Hunter soon found out the group of male citizens fervently talking about the recent events by what appeared to be a greengrocery.
A female owner of this store was chuckling to herself as the group was attracting more citizens to her side. Naturally, in his casual clothes, Hunter appeared like a citizen. He was also above average, and his silver hair and blue eyes surely stood out.
A woman of a common origin would love to take more than a glance at him.
That helped him get a room between the gossiping man and listen to their conversation.
"My wife, I tell you, for some reason, she got a soft heart out of sudden and wanted me to buy food for those refugees. Like, did she forget that we were struggling just a few months ago?"
"Aren\'t you buying too much stuff anyway? Heh, did she work hard on your sympathy this night?"
"Haha! I\'m blessed with an athletic wife, so once she really wants something, I am in heaven!"
"Dude, I hope you hadn\'t taken too much Viagra… if you did, get yourself checked. Though, it might be impossible now with so many wounded refugees. That\'s one of my main concerns now. I get that these guys need a safe place and help right now, but we, the citizens of this city and taxpayers, can\'t get shuffled out and stand in line along with the refugees. At the very least, we should get a few doctors only for ourselves."
"True that. I bundle up my daughters, even if they hate me for that, and don\'t even risk opening windows at night. Even a little fever might be dangerous nowadays. Ah, no need to worry about my body. I didn\'t take too much."
"Haha, I see. You are pretty athletic yourself. Well, back to the topic of medicine, I should consider being more careful, too."
"I heard Madam Erika wants to pass a temporary law which would moderate our concerns. She has already taken it to Madam Valkoch, and we should expect her to be adamant about it," one of the guys chimed in. His presence made Hunter\'s heart leap in joy as he brought a name that perhaps he would tell to Aimee.
The gossip switched to Madam Erika, whom everyone addressed by her name with honorifics, unlike Susan Valkoch. She must been on good terms with citizens and even refugees, as she had already helped people in both social spheres, reaching out to everyone in need.
That was when Hunter weighed in his thoughts, "I feel like I am too young for politics… and my father said to stay out of it as I wouldn\'t understand them anyway… but I wonder about Madam Erika. She sounds like a great person."
"She\'s a great woman, you know," an older male replied as he smiled at Hunter, "She has a lot of influence in both cities, including ours, and her military forces are fending off the monster tide as we speak. I heard some clueless refuges saying that they had seen her emblem more than Madam Valkoch\'s house insignia, and they were surprised to hear that Madam Erika was not in charge here! I reckon her military force must be on par with Madam Susan, or the latter must be holding back. Well, looking around, I\'m not surprised she might be keeping some soldiers in case refuges raise a disorder."
"I heard about it, too. It\'s odd, I\'d say. Too many refugees believed Madam Erika was our ruler."
At that point, Hunter felt like he had gossiped enough. He bought a few vegetables as a token of gratitude for the owner of the store and left the spot for another buyer. He then returned home with good news.
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"Black Prince!" Mayun was the first one to rush to Hunter\'s side. She bumped into him and used this slight mistake as a chance to wrap her arms around him. Raising her face up, she looked at Hunter with tearful eyes.
Bullied.
She was bullied… for sure.
"I have a great idea, but the golden aunt is against it!" Mayun cried.
Aimee scoffed and pierced the white witch\'s back with her hazel eyes, "Don\'t you dare to use \'your\' card to convince Hunter."
"I will do that, you stupid!" Mayun looked at her over her shoulder and showed her tongue at the older woman before retracting her gaze back to Hunter.
As it turned out, Mayun had indeed a great idea for Aimee\'s plan. Instead of just relying on the noble and raising her strength, she said that Hunter should come out in his Dullahan Armor and sweep the monster tide with his absurd strength! That would indeed help more people, and Mayun would get to see Black Prince in action again.
"I want to see Black Prince!" Mayun, as young and spoiled as she was, rubbed her nose on Hunter\'s chest as she childishly voiced her real intent. A moment later, her lips curved into a smirk, and she dropped a card that would surely convince Hunter to follow her plan, "If Black Prince appears on the battlefield, the hot springs will be open in just a few days as I am sure you will kill monsters until there\'s no one left! Hot springs just in a few days! See!"
Aimee sighed while Seraphina faintly smiled. Both of them peeked at Hunter\'s face, who seemed to muse over Mayun\'s words, slowly getting to be convinced by her.
Mayun\'s green eyes sparkled with hope and desire.
Hunter chuckled and added his own idea, "How about we try something… cool and dangerous?"
Dangerous sounded too wrong in Mayun\'s ears as she was a white witch not cut out to be in danger at all, so she became smaller and tactfully returned to Aimee\'s side. The aunt kicked her away, though.
Hunter laughed, "I received more knowledge about Death\'s Honor… so how about I try to give you two an armor as well? The Dullahan Armor, I mean. I will try to make it flexible."
Seraphina was the first one to get to her feet and face Hunter with resolute eyes. Whatever he wanted to give her, she would take and become stronger for their sake. She would try anything Hunter wanted to practice with his inheritance, as that was for their future.
She was his girlfriend, too, now. There was already some compatibility with her Mirror World and Hunter\'s inheritance as it stored his blood. If he were to stuff some soul concept into it, Seraphina was convinced she would be able to use it and help him find out more about his powers as well as make him happier.
Aimee tilted her head like a cool woman and added, "That armor is a soul concept. If we work together and share our knowledge about souls, there\'s a high chance of making your dream come true. That makes Sera our test subject, though."
"You two won\'t hurt me," Seraphina said with the utmost belief in her beloved and friend.
Hunter felt proud after hearing her declaration, and so did Aimee.
She grinned and added, "I was thinking of making Mayun our test subject. You\'re too precious, Sera."
"I beg your pardon?!" Mayun jumped to her feet like a little chihuahua. "Ah, wait, so you accept my plan?"
"I was just playing with you?" Aimee innocently tilted her head.
Mayun stomped her feet on the ground and ran toward Hunter again, "This aunt bitch!"