Reborn As A Haier-Elvian: The Blood Hunter And The Warlock (Replace To New Account)

Chapter 08 "The Surveillance of the West"

I'm appalled. Compared to when I realized that Kohru—, a cute animal that turns out to be a pet Elvian— can ferment like a tiger, this makes me stunned. How could someone come out of nowhere, suddenly asking that I am human or not? Although I did not apply makeup to perfect the disguise. I believe my appearance is enough to fool the eyes of others.

A drop of cold sweat appeared on my forehead. Bewildered at first glance when this woman is a kind of witch who is able to laugh at others. Came from the royal capital and accidentally met me. My feelings are bad. There will be problems when people know that I am a half-elf.

"A-I? Not human? I don't understand what you mean" I argued, pretending not to understand.

"You must understand what I mean, Young man! Although the color of your skin and hair is similar to that of a human," in one blink of an eye, his hands had already entered my hood. Then stroked my long ears from bottom to top. I didn't get to react. Just silence like a marble statue in the garden for a few moments, "but not with these long ears you've hidden. Half camouflage technique. Not ripe yet."

The smile on the woman's face grew, as if full of satisfaction. I, who had been stunned, decided to immediately take a thousand steps from that place. Despite several times hitting people and food carts on this super crowded road, I still did not relax the speed. There is no reason to look back. Whoever that woman is, she knows my true race. I get a bad feeling if my existence is known by this country.

After a few minutes of running, my stamina was reduced. My breath's wheezing. Sweat was pouring from all over my body. With a tired body and lack of energy, I forced these two legs to walk further to get to the bench which was five meters away. This thick and all-enclosed clothing makes it even worse. I'm rage. Luckily this bench is in the shadow of the building. So the heat of the sun does not further aggravate the situation.

I use my hands to flick towards my neck. Actually I want to open the hood and let the breeze caress it with natural coolness. But I dare not take the risk. If anyone sees my long ears.

I threw a glance around. This is a residential area on the edge of the city. The architecture of the houses in this area is not too charming. It looks so simple. This place seemed to be a settlement of the lower middle people. Lucky I didn't get to the area where the nobles lived. Not just anyone can get in there. Ordinary people will be punished if they are found to enter without permission.

The wind blew fiercely, eliminating the sultry feeling that enveloped. Drying these lips. I stroked my dry throat. Thirsty! There are no drinking taps here. True too, after all the City Council—the authorities who govern the city of Glafelden—mana want to build a drinking faucet in this place. The shops are also closed. The road looks empty. The windows and doors of the house are tightly closed. It seems like many people here go to the Sun Festival.

In this moment of exhaustion and thirst, someone suddenly gave me a drink. "This ... drink!"

I immediately grabbed the plastic bottle he offered, then drank a lot. Cold orange juice. A very appropriate drink to eliminate this thirst. I emptied the glass in an instant. It feels so relieved.

"Thank you" I said, staring at the man who gave me a drink. He stood beside me and laughed. Looking at his face, I was shocked. "You again? How can it be here?!"

The woman who was previously in the square, was somehow already here. My eyes glare. It felt like taking a thousand steps, but this body did not allow it. My energy is over. My feet feel petrified.

"You don't have to be afraid of that." The woman chuckled, then sat down beside me casually and was friendly. "It's not so hard to chase you, you know? You ran away leaving behind a trail of Esze. So stupid! You should have suppressed your Esze energy to keep it from escaping uncontrollably."

"Essage? Meanin?"

After confirming that he was not as dangerous as I had thought before, I became more relaxed. I asked him about a word that disturbed my mind. Esze? I heard that term for the first time.

"What are you talking about? No kidding! Although it is still far from perfect, a person who uses disguise techniques like you is impossible not to know Esze."

I'm shaking. Increasingly I don't understand what is being said. This woman should have revealed the answer I wanted to get. Not even making it more complicated.

It was the woman who looked shocked. "Where did you just come out of the cave? Are you not aware of yourself?"

I shake harder.

He patted the jidat. "Geez! It turns out there's also Elvian who doesn't know himself."

"Follow me!" The woman pulled my arm and dragged him in her steps. Without knowing where to take it.

We passed through the road that leads to the south wall of the city. Buildings made from the previous wall were replaced with a collection of buildings made of wood and zinc. The housing pattern is also irregular. Some are jutting into parts of the road. There is also a house that blocks the road, so it must pierce between houses to pass through it. The road is also getting narrower, which is impossible for a horse carriage to pass through. Not only that, the streets were broken and muddy everywhere. For a glimpse, this area is similar to the slums in Jakarta.

If the area previously was not considered by the City Council, I am very sure this area is not cared at all by them. They may have even wiped it off the city map. Clearly, this is really an unkempt area.

"Where are we going?" ask me slowly. Because the distance from the street to the door of the houses is only one meter wide. I don't want my voice to disturb the people in it.

"Shut up and follow me."

I followed him from behind, trying to adjust the footsteps with him which was quick. On the road, I pay more attention to this woman. Putting aside about 'who is he really?', I preferred his tall figure. My body is just around his shoulders. Her hair was beautifully spread to her shoulders. The color of the skin is mature. What an exotic tropical girl.

Even though my body was already a full-fledged female, I was quite interested in her charming face. Looks like my male soul hasn't completely disappeared.

After a while we arrived at a small house made of wood. It takes a little caution when climbing two-three weathered stairs to get to the veranda. If not, you might fall. The woman let me in after opening the door. The interior is not so good. There was no more hope I could think of than an old wooden house.

There was no more hope I could think of than an old wooden house

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"Please sit!"

I sat on the sofa in the living room. While the woman headed for the small room next to her, which seemed to be the kitchen as well as the dining room. I knew from taking a cursory look at the long dining table and the furnace that was inside.

My eyes circled around. In this 7x6 meter house, there are only four rooms. In addition to this living room, there is one bedroom, kitchen, and bathroom. Quite narrow, but the woman's stuff is quite a lot. As a result, some of the home furniture is placed overlapping with other items, which makes this building no different from a second-hand warehouse. I don't mind the messy condition of the house like this at all. After all, the state of the 'Dive Night' hunter base could be worse than this.

Besides, this makes me sure that he's not a mean person. The woman came over while treating me to lukewarm green tea.

"Please drink!" yells.

Without thinking twice, I immediately picked up the small cup and took a sip. This is my first time drinking green tea in this country. It doesn't feel much different than I've ever remembered.

"You must be wondering why I brought you here, right?" That woman seemed to know what I wanted to ask. The chirps are very precise.

I nodded slowly.

"We better start with a self-introduction first. I'm Almira. I'm just a regular bakery worker. At least that's my identity in this country." The woman smiled a little. As if knowing from my confused face, he flicked his finger. That's when both my eyeballs almost came out. In an instant, his appearance changed. The hair color that was previously brown, decays into golden yellow. So did his tanned skin, suddenly became very pale. I was stunned when I noticed his ears were conical long upwards to almost an inch. "But actually my name is Elywien-Kri, a former scout from the Western Elvian Kingdom."

A faint smile was girded at the end of his lips. As if to say many meanings, which I do not know of a single meaning.