Apocalypse After

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“EH?”

Claude was stunned in his place. He stared at Alexander with wide eyes. It seemed unexpected that his best friend would ask such a question.

“Don't tell me why you met me because of this?” claude asked with an expression of disbelief.

“Is the news wrong?” alexander was a little doubtful.

“True from where! Is your brain hollowed out for playing too much with your woman?! You even believe in such stories?” Claude looked at Alexander with a astonished expression.

“I get information from trusted person, can it be wrong?” mummy Alexander.

“I am the one who went through it, can I be more wrong?! I experienced it myself Al!” claude was not satisfied.

“Then explain, why can such news spread?” alexander said, looking right into the eyes of his best friend.

“I-It ..” Claude seemed to doubt.

“You are fascinated with that person called Aunt Ma?” Alexander frowned.

“YOUR HEAD IS FLOODED WITH FANTASY!” claude shouted as he pointed at Alexander's face. He looked left and right, then glared at his best friend and whispered in a very slow voice. “Do you think a 50 year old woman with a body like a silver back gorilla is charming?”

Hearing that, Alexander who was originally indifferent was instantly stunned in his place. Imagining a figure that could be said to be a combination of a round body and four burly limbs, he was completely at a loss for words.

“Then what really happened? You wouldn't date such a woman, would you? I mean, I don't want to comment on your love life, but .. isn't your taste too heavy?” alexander whispered while putting on a doubtful expression of life.

“Of course not! Aunt Ma obviously didn't think about love because she was like that. It's just, I .. I have a little relationship with the woman's eldest daughter. Her name is Melissa,” Claude said in a soft and timid voice.

“Are you sure nothing is wrong?” ask Alexander. “I mean .. daughter of such a woman-“

“Aunt Ma used to be a very beautiful woman. Otherwise, how could he attract the attention of the men. Of course, compared to her 21 siblings, Melissa is the best!” interject Claude with a proud expression.

“!!!”

Alexander's eyes were wide. Rather than focus on Melissa's beauty, the young man focused more on the number of children Aunt Ma had. Including Melissa, the number means there are 22 people.

According to the information that Alexander got, Aunt Ma married in the middle of twenty years. If it is considered married at the age of 25 and gives birth to children once a year, it means that the woman is still giving birth until the age of 47 years. Of course, if twins don't count.

The problem ... give birth every year up to such an amount?

‘Isn't that too much? Can it be so outrageous? I don't think the farm animals that Blood Cross is trying to develop are as smart, right?’

Alexander felt that his logic had been subverted. He did not believe it at all, but that fact was before his eyes. Not to mention, it seems that his own friend was on quite good terms with the woman's eldest daughter.

“Uh .. if you can know, how old is Melissa?” ask Alexander.

“It's 27 years old. She was older, but she was beautiful and kind. What's wrong?” ask Claude.

“How about the youngest sister?” ask Alexander.

“Ah! That girl is very cute, if not wrong 8 years?” claude said unconsciously.

“...”

Alexander was at a loss for words. He tried to imagine the possibilities, but his brain found it difficult to process such things. The young man even felt that controlling the wind with the power of telekinesis and then throwing it out made more sense than continuing to bear children every year.

“Man is indeed full of wonders,” murmured Alexander with a complicated expression.

After much thought, only that sentence could be spoken by the young man.

Alexander hurriedly poured out a lot of wine then drank it. Feeling that his originally dry throat was getting wet again due to the wine and the tension was somewhat reduced, the young man felt somewhat relieved.

The young man then looked at Claude who began to explain how amazing Melissa had melted that person's heart. Forcing a smile on his face, he commented.

“Ya ... it .. is indeed quite remarkable.”

At that moment, Alexander felt depressed and regretful for coming to see Claude. Not to mention, the look of pity on the faces of the three subordinates of the man described one thing ...

Claude's rant didn't seem to be coming to a halt soon, and they had to mentally prepare to keep hearing it.

 

“Ugh! My head is buzzing ..”

Alexander walked out of the bar with a depressed expression on his face. The young man felt his head slightly dizzy. Not because of drinking too much, but because of hearing too much nonsense where his brain is crammed with too much information is not important.

Just getting out of the drinking establishment with Claude and the other three people, they were suddenly stunned when they saw quite a number of guards surrounding the front of the bar and aiming spears at the five of them.

Right then, Alexander who thought the identity of V was leaking instantly pulled out his sword. Although a little dizzy, but he immediately took a position ready to fight at any time.

Claude suddenly patted Alexander on the back while saying in a tone full of grievance.

“Supply your sword again. Are you still drunk? Really want to fight with the guards?”

After saying that, Claude walked towards the leader of the force while asking kindly.

“Is there something wrong Captain? You don't usually come to me. Even dawn has not bloomed completely.”

Looking at Claude who was familiar with the guard captain, Alexander sheathed back his sword then massaged his temple with a tired and depressed expression. Of course, most of it is just a pretense. The young man had even prepared himself to escape and kept thinking about the best route.

“I don't care about that, son. At first I suspected that you were the culprit, but it seems that you have a strong alibi.” The middle-aged man said coldly.

“Alibi? The perpetrator? Is something wrong?” claude asked with a serious expression.

“Two of the three people who previously dealt with you have died,” said the middle-aged man.

“Two of the three ..” murmured Claude before his eyes widened. He looked towards the middle-aged man with an expression of disbelief. “You mean ..”

“Yes! The two victims are the younger sister of Miss Melissa who once fought with you. Another person said that you were most likely the culprit. After all, the three of them had made trouble with you, so the suspicion of revenge was very possible.

So, can you explain what you did last night?”

By the time the middle-aged man finished his remark, all of the spearheads immediately pointed at Claude. Surround the man and be ready to subdue him if you put up a fight.

Just then Alexander raised his right hand as he said, “I spent the time to drink together with Claude last night full. Many bar offenders can testify for him.”

“Oh? Is it a day so good that you drink as much?” ask the man with narrowed eyes.

“Not a good day, but also not a bad day. Actually, I'm an old friend of Claude's from Shelter 101. We hadn't seen each other in nearly two years, so we got together for a drink together.

Isn't that natural, sir?”

“Why today?” ask the man.

“Because we just met last night. Speaking of which, I also recently moved to Shelter 11 so had no idea Claude was here. After all, I left Shelter 101 first,” Alexander said casually.

“Lalu ... where did you go before coming here?”

“Shelter 13. It's been a bit messy lately, so I decided to move on. You can check it because it is clearly written in the registration document,” reply Alexander friendly.

The middle-aged man looked towards Claude. At first he thought that the man was already talented enough, but did not expect that his friend was more talented than him. It turned out to have reached level 2 at the same age as Claude.

(The man did not know Alexander's age was much younger.)

“What about Melissa? Is she okay?”

Just then, Claude suddenly interrupted and ruined the tense atmosphere.

At the sight of Claude ignoring everything else and focusing too much on the person who made him fall in love, Alexander and the captain felt somewhat helpless.

“I don't know, but his physical condition should have been normal because he didn't receive an attack.”

“Melissa must be depressed right now. She must be sad to lose her two sisters. Entertain him! I have to come up and entertain him!” claude said, ignoring the captain's words.

Seeing the dark expression on the captain's face, the corner of Alexander's lips twitched again. He did not expect at all, not only did not get smarter, after almost two years of not meeting ...

His best friend is becoming more unreliable!

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