"Ha… I'm going to die of a heat stroke."
"Shut up and drink water already."
The three boys were sitting on a bench inside some random cabin entrance.
Kevin glanced at the fountain that they had walked past earlier, his mouth slowly opening as he put a hand on his shorts."
Azreal's expression twisted, his hand reaching out to pull Kevin's collar
"Ah but why?!"
"Sure! Make a fuss why don't you? With so much people in the plaza you're going to dive into the pool naked?! This place already smells like shit and I don't want to have to deal with my roommate smelling like coins held by multiple people!"
"I'm wearing underwear!"
"What the hell are you two even saying? And I don't smell like shit I smell like baby powder!"
Sitting next to the two heat-fried monkeys, Elijah desperately attempted to fan himself with the collar of his shirt as he put his phone away, having used it just to message Mr Farrell that they arrived
Sure, the hotel area was relatively empty but did they have to become a clown?
'I should've brought a fan like the other two..'
Since the town wasn't far away, the only special thing about it bein the fact that it was a mountain.The five decided to drive nearby before hiking up the mountain.
Sadly, they seemed to underestimate the fact that the sun's presence. It now felt like they were being baked in an easy-bake oven.
The two girls were fine as they brought fans to hang on their necks, while the boys… yea.
'I need to go run more.'
Elijah thought to himself, ignoring the bickering couple next to him
During the hike, he had felt increasingly more exhausted, and his left shoulder was now aching.
He considered telling the others but he didn't want to get locked up alone in a hotel.
Anyway, this was how they ended up like this
'Still, to think the hotel entrance is so empty.'
Makes sense, most people would probably be indoors in their rooms when it feels like the sun is about to implant itself as the letter "S" in human skin but,
There were a lot of people outside?
Not only that, Elijah couldn't help but notice there were a lot of mercenaries around, even carrying weapons.
The knights station seemed relatively unguarded too.
But then again, Elijah didn't see anything about the knights station in the report, it's likely that there just aren't a lot of knights here.
In general, this town was quite weird, it always gave him… a foreboding feeling. As if life was being dra-
"We're back, I managed to get two rooms."
A calm voice brought Elijah out of his thoughts
"Serena! You're my savior!"
"Then come bake with me and Saoirse."
"On second thought…"
BONK
Serena slapped Kevin's head with the fan
"Anyway, me and saoirse don't need the fans anymore, here ya go."
"Wow, giving us the fan when we're already inside? How kind of you."
"If you want we could simply take it away."
"Don't listen to that buffoon!"
Azreal quickly snatched the fan away from Saoirse who had a wide grin on her face.
He then looked at Elijah who was simply staring at the four talk
"You need the fan?"
"Ah.. I'm fine."
"…"
Staring at Elijah with an unamused look one would give when they see their child attempting to hide in hide and seek, but the child doesn't understand the concept where "they are unable to see doesn't mean they themselves are unseeable", a Azreal sighed and faced the fan towards Elijah, turning it at the highest speed
"Ah!"
Elijah quickly covered his face at the sudden gust of cold wind.
"Doesn't it feel nice?"
With a teasing smile, Azreal stared at Elijah who slowly let his hands down.
Elijah had an annoyed look on his face but he sighed and snatched the fan away, blowing it directly into his face
'If he's going to treat me like a child, I might as well make full use of it.'
Saoirse stared at the two, unamused before clapping her hands.
"Let's go to our room now. Well rest up for today."
****
"Ha…"
Feeling the cold water flow down his skin, Elijah let out an embarrassing sound.
Now that he had soaked himself in cold water, he had finally managed to ground himself and was now able to put together his thoughts
'This place really is strange.'
Like he had already noticed earlier, there were a lot of mecernaries and not a lot of residents, just as the report said.
But
'Why did Azreal say it smelled?'
Thinking back to then the two were being a public embarrassment, Elijah found himself stuck in a predicament
In the group, both Azreal and Elijah had the strongest senses.
Occasionally though, Azreal would say something smelled bad. Though such things didn't happen frequently, Elijah took note of when they happened
And…
It always took place in places where many people disappeared.
Elijah put a hand on his left shoulder, clutching it slightly
His eyes twitched as he sighed
He'll think about other stuff first
Ignoring the tiredness, Elijah turned his back to the mirror, looking at his waist
The star mark had gotten slightly bigger since yesterday
'Should I get a coverup tattoo?'
Though unsure of whether a coverup tattoo can cover up this star, it can definitely at the very least, make the elephant in the room less visible.
If this star mark grew any bigger, other people may notice.
Slapping himself with his soap-covered hands, Elijah decided to focus on one thing.
He should investigate this village first.
****
A blond boy stood around the narrow alleys of the street
Wiping his hands with a tissue, he stuffed the blood-soaked tissue into the man's mouth.
'How should I hide this body?'
In front of him, sat a lifeless corpse.
His heart had long stopped beating
The blond haired boy ran a hand through his hair, sighing
'Do people just randomly assault people on the streets nowadays? No wonder a hero rose.'
But that's besides the point
The best way to hide a body would be to dismember the body and throw it into the trash
Though the boy wasn't exactly fond of killing, nor was he fond of tearing apart of human bodies, the person who attacked first shouldn't complain when the victim strikes back, right?
Not that he could complain anymore anyways.
'Well, they're roaming the streets, i should just take care of this body quickly.'
Looking out, the blond boy could see a boy with white hair and a boy with blue hair walking around the plaza.