Chapter 176: Ch 176: Coming Back- Part 2
"I would like to visit ho first. I will co back for rest and recovery later."
I told Lynn, and his face suddenly looked understanding. I noticed that the other hunters had fallen quiet, their eyes pushing into , but I held my ground. I was not going to let them pressure
in any way.
Lynn just grinned at
before he gave everyone else a lazy look. It was a warning for the others to back down and not approach .
The others did back down, and Lynn turned toward
with a smile on his face.
"Yeah, I understand. You just went through a dangerous dungeon. Of course, you want to head ho. But do take care to co back. Being ntally fatigued is not good for your health."
Lynn’s hand covered my forehead as he spoke. His hand pushed back my hair, and his eyes looked directly into mine.
I could read hesitation and sothing... else in his gaze when he looked at . Unfortunately, there was nothing I could give him in return, and the alpha knew it as well.
He pulled back hesitantly before he turned around to head back into his office. But just before he left, he turned around to look at Rhiner.
"Rhiner, please follow . I would like a full report of what happened from you."
He told the other alpha, and Rhiner followed him with a sigh.
Before anyone else could co over and ask
anything, I quickly left to check up on Emma and Ben.
My destination was right across the street, but it felt like such a long journey. A part of
kept telling
to turn back and that this was not sothing I needed to do.
It kept telling
that all I was going to do was hurt myself if I visited Emma and Ben. And I did want to take that advice to heart and follow it.
Unfortunately, I was soone who was an expert at ignoring my own advice, so I kept moving forward even when I knew that it was not a good thing.
I ended up at the door of the café, and I hesitated to enter. My nervousness was keeping
outside.
In the end, I took a deep breath before I pushed the door open. I felt nervous to see Emma and Ben again.
But once my eyes fell on the air, all the nervousness left my body, and I felt calm once more. The pair was just sitting in front of the counter, and they turned to look at
as one.
For a whole minute, I was afraid that they wouldn’t recognize . But my worries were unfounded as they quickly ca toward .
"Kyle, you are back? Thank God. We were so worried for you. How are you feeling?"
Emma asked as she ca into my personal space. She looked
over a few tis before she let
go.
On the other hand, Ben was much calr, and he placed a hand on Emma’s shoulder to make her calm down.
"Emma, you need to give Kyle so room to breathe. I know you are excited, but still... calm down a little."
He told Emma, and Emma blushed before she pulled back. Her eyes looked at my face up and down before she cald down.
"You are right. Sorry, Kyle, I got a little too ahead of myself. How are you feeling right now?"
She asked, and I gave her a reassuring smile.
"I am fine. I just missed this place a lot. What about you both? And what about Theo?"
I asked, and the pair in front of
gave
a confused look.
"Who’s Theo? I don’t think I recall. Did you give that cat we adopted another na? Sorry, Kyle, but I think Kuro... or well, Theo ran away while we were not looking. We have put out warning notices."
Emma told , and I felt my heart skip a beat. Emma was acting like she had no idea who Theo was, and it made
scared for what that ant.
’What the hell-! How can they forget Theo? Did he... do sothing? But why?’
I could not understand what was going on or what Theo’s goal had been. If he had been using Emma and Ben all this ti, then why tamper with their mory and make them forget? It did not make sense.
The only reason I could think of as to why he did it was because he did not want Emma and Ben to be sad over him. But surely the answer to my questions was not that simple, right?
"Kyle... no, Ace, I have sothing to say to you."
Emma told
as she turned to look at . Her face was sober, and any sign of her earlier playfulness had faded away. I felt like I had to pay attention to her as well when she was like this.
The female took a sharp breath before she spoke.
"I want to thank you for helping Edwin out. I know that it was not a great deal for you, but it was one for us. I just... want you to know that I have never been more grateful for anything else in my life."
Emma told , and I felt happy and sad at the sa ti.
I was happy for her having gotten back her family, but at the sa ti, I felt lonely to see her so happy. I also wanted to be happy, but Theo was no longer by my side.
Still, I kept smiling because I did not want to worry her.
"I see. That’s good. You should enjoy so ti with him when he cos back. I should... get going now. Because of the dungeon, I have a lot of work to do suddenly. I will et you when I have ti again."
I told the female, and she looked sorry. But in the end, she knew she could not stop , and I went back to the Luminous Guild with a heavy heart.
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