Another: Memory of Another World

Ch. 57 Doors open

Looking through the window, without feeling the day was already afternoon. Antares spent all day parasitizing street children and homeless people. Also looking for detailed information from the Black Wolf group. Since yesterday, he could see many of his agents being arrested by this syndicate. Most of them were in the eastern district, while some rather special ones were scattered in the eastern district.

Aren't they efficient enough? // thought Antares while observing a group of black masked people through Noir's eyes. They take an unconscious teenage girl through a dark, narrow alley.

Should I move now? // Antares is a bit doubtful. Seeing the kidnapped teenager out of nowhere makes his heart move. The longer he delayed clashing with this dark syndicate, the more casualties there were. // I wish they would move tonight. Otherwise, it would attack him after midnight.

(tok tock)

As Antares sank into his daydream, a knocking sound rang out from outside his bedroom door.

"Attent." Using perception skills to identify the person behind the door, while walking closer.

(nkr)

The first thing reflected in his eyes was, the firm face of the warrior in the iron armor.

"Good afternoon, on orders from Duke Leopold we have to take Steve Emmanuel for an examination. Is he in this room?"

Oh so about that. // Antares looks at the soldier's face carefully.

"Alright, grandpa was taking a shower. You can wait inside." He invited the three soldiers inside.

"Thank you for understanding, son..."

"Antares, may I know why you're bringing grandfather?" Antares took out a few wooden cups from the pan, then poured water into it.

The three soldiers looked at each other for a while, then they slightly lowered their heads.

"It's not a serious matter, it's probably just a misunderstanding. So, you don't have to worry too much, son." Said the chief with a gentle smile. Unfortunately, the smile did not remove the wrinkles at the end of his eyes.

Not long after that Steve came out of the bathroom with half wet hair. He was quite surprised when he saw the three warriors sitting in his room. His gaze was immediately drawn to Antares who had a gloomy face. Then, he could only sigh. Steve didn't really know what Antares was thinking. But, the boy did not have the ability to hide his feelings.

Perhaps, he was confused by his own feelings? // the thought briefly flashed in the mind of Antares.

"This old man's name is Steve Emmanuel. Is there anything I can help you with, soldiers?" ask her with a stoic and serious face.

The head soldier saw Steve from head to toe. He was very surprised because the person they were looking for was a grandfather who had entered the end of his life. But even so, his skin was still filled with life energy and his body was like a veteran warrior who had gone through battle.

The warrior head stood up, and gave respect with his smile. "Yes, Steve Emmanuel's grandfather. We were sent to take you to the headquarters for questioning, on charges of violent extortion and intimidation."

"Is this related to the events at Gustav Shop?"

When the soldier was a bit wide-eyed when the name Gustav was called. The captain immediately cleared his throat, then said in a serious tone, "Right. That and some other places."

"Haa.. All right, there seems to be no other way but to leave." Steve let out a heavy sigh, then he looked at the little boy beside him. "Take care of yourself, Antares."

"Thank you for your understanding and cooperation, come with me. See you later, Antares." He said with a bitter smile.

The room was quiet again with the door closed.

"Come here." A slightly shrill soft voice whispered from behind his ear.

As soon as he looked back, a young lady with peerless beauty had sat on the bed, crossing one leg above the other. It had purplish black hair and fiery red eyes with golden nuclei. His clothes looked simple, black and gold like a star-filled night sky.

Antares walked up to the woman, then bent over, kissing the back of her hand. Unknowingly, tears drenched the back of the woman's hand.

"I'm too pathetic, aren't I?" antares said with a soft

"That's not true, you're very strong. Remember, no matter what happens, you can always ask me for help."

"Yeah, master."

Not long after, Juni and Luke, who were now staying at the Green Peacock inn, came to Antares' room. "We're in, Res."

As soon as they entered, they immediately saw Antares whose arm band was red on his right arm. His eyes were still slightly red, but his face did not change in the slightest. "Ah you guys are coming. I'm sorry, but can you help me?"

"Of course."

"Tell me what to do."

"Go to Gustav's shop, and tell me what just happened."

Jun clearly knew about the shop belonging to Gustav's family, but he did not understand why it had to be that place. Although Luke was able to establish a connection between Antares and the Gustav family, he remained doubtful.

"Will they help Grandpa?" (luke)

"I don't know, nor do I care. Just tell them, for the rest, right, don't come back until tomorrow morning."

"What are you going to do tonight?" (june)

"Cleaning up the trash."

Seeing the glare of Antares' sharp eyes, the two teenagers gulped involuntarily.

"Be good."

Luke and June immediately came out of the room, then ran towards the eastern district.

The night came not long after. A group of black-robed people entered the second floor of the inn through a window. Their movements were extremely skillful without making the slightest sound. They looked around for a moment, observing the state as well as the position of the target. Thinking everything was safe, one of the people immediately took out a plain white ceramic bottle. He opened the cloth that clogged the bottle, then brought his head closer to the target's nose.

Then he watched her for a moment. Seeing Antares fall asleep, he immediately nodded to the others.

The moon shone right above the Green Peacock inn, like the eyes of an unknown existence watching the world below. A group of green-robed people immediately jumped out from one of the inn's windows. From a distance, one of the black-robed men carried something heavy wrapped in a black cloth. Using the roof as the main road, they jumped between the buildings nimbly without causing any commotion. Their abilities were so great, that a master with tracking abilities would have difficulty finding their traces. However, the pair of animal eyes continued to observe them unnoticed by anyone.

(connecting.).

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