Chapter 266
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None of the three group members were disturbed by Travis' parting words.
Quite honestly, he sounded like a bad cliché villain at this point, and they had no trouble putting the apparent young master out of their minds.
Of course, they weren't as stupid as to completely forget about him. With the blatant threat that he made they'd be a fool not to observe their surroundings.
In actual fact, they were actually quite carefully observing their surroundings even when they appeared on the surface like they weren't, but that wasn't anything new since the three of them already did that on reflex almost.
Sure enough, the arrogant teenager had indeed sent people after them, and Alec quietly despaired about how annoying and sticky the plot was.
It looked like it was going to continue going down Elysia's route, where the Travis would try to drug her and simultaneously 'take care' of the two of them that had apparently humiliated him.
The humiliation on his face had been quite vivid when he departed, and Alec couldn't help but think to himself that if he was the cannon fodder in a cliché like that, he wouldn't have made it so obvious.
Alec's mind wandered without any warning, but there was a part of his subconscious that was still looking out for the threat in the background.
Not only had Travis let out his intentions, he did so by doing it very obviously and threatening them right to their faces.
His face didn't hide any of his intentions, and his emotions were running high.
It was as clear as day that he'd do something, so they would obviously have to be on their toes.
Honestly, it wasn't like Alec was particularly worried about the 'retaliation' from the arrogant young master either, but it was better to be safe than sorry.
Since Travis was still alive, that meant that they wouldn't have to worry about one of the elders coming after them – at least, not just yet.
No.
If Alec was going to be cannon fodder, then he'd at least do it intelligently so that he actually stuck around in the reader's minds afterwards.
Acting like Travis was a no-go.
Simply put, even if he had backing to fall back onto, that didn't mean that he should so obviously flaunt it so that people knew he had someone to rely on.
If it happened that way, then all he'd be seen as was a fool who didn't have their own strength, instead borrowing strength from someone else.
If Alec had to face off against a Main Character, he'd take a shot at them in the dark.
The frontal assault was obviously never going to work and was the epitome of foolishness.
In that case, he just had to hide himself in the dark and make sure that they never got a whiff of him.
Things that could be chalked up as 'coincidences', things that ever so quietly influenced the flow of things, things that would leave others scratching their heads wondering where it had all gone wrong.
Alec abruptly stopped his train of thought there.
Strange. He kept getting distracted today.
Why in the world had his mind gone down that trail?
Alec had never been one to get caught up on the 'ifs' or 'maybes'.
If only he spoke nicer to Xi Kai back then, if only he'd managed to convince the Mainframe.
He'd never once had those thoughts, but why was it that his thoughts had gone completely off the rail this time?
Alec shook his head again, to the concern of both Elysia and Sekai.
Sekai also shook his head, a fiercer scowl decorating his face.
Blah! Why was he getting concerned over his enemy!
Tentative truce they might have, but that didn't mean that they were friends at the end of the day!
Sekai had already long decided that he would not trust anyone besides himself.
The mere fact that he had to rely on something as flimsy as trust to get by was something that disgusted him greatly, but his skills in deciphering the brand left on him left much to be desired.
While he may not like Alec as a person, he would never allow another array master that he didn't know to mess or even take a crack at his seal either.
Better the devil you know than the devil you don't.
Elysia appeared rather baffled, but Alec's strange behaviour was a bit more out of place compared to Sekai, who showed everything on his face as and when he felt it.
Sekai was the type of person that didn't have a filter. Instead, he spoke with relative honesty – not in his words, but in his expressions.
In her mind, Alec was someone that came across as gentle, but the description that she got from the Spectres about her friend slash boss said otherwise.
Which one was the real Alec, she didn't know, but she was enjoying the process of getting to know him.
Alec was an enigma and a contradiction all at once.
The trio checked themselves into a nice inn a little further out from the town, where the hustle and bustle of the welcoming festive aura didn't include.
It was a lot quieter here as compared to the noisiness in the centre of town.
But, sure enough, there were three rats that had followed them out from the bustle of the upcoming festival.
Before either Alec or Sekai could make a move towards them, Elysia placed a hand on their arms, stopping them.
Sekai just rolled his eyes at the implication, bored now that the promise of a fight was gone. Scowling, he shook off Elysia's hand and made his way upstairs to his room instead.
Now that only Alec was left, Elysia shook her head at Alec. "Don't do anything. This all started because of me, so I'm going to be the one to end it as well," she said, and she sounded so cheerful that it almost felt as if Alec was looking at a altered version of his mask.
Of course, Elysia's wasn't truly a mask. Or, if it was, she was no longer able to differentiate her mask from her original self.
Alec could at least tell this much, with how much practice he got with the stone-faced figures in his life.
As a person, Alec felt himself grow more interested in Elysia, but he put that aside for the time being. "No," he said.
Elysia looked taken aback for once, her smile dimming a little. She seemed to pout. "Why not? It's more fun if we do it that way."
The smile on Alec's face became a bit more genuine. So those were her true thoughts, huh.
Interesting.
Almost as if possessed, Alec reached out and flicked her forehead. "You're supposed to listen to your superior."
Elysia clutched her forehead. More than pain, she was a bit startled at his action. Alec never struck her as the type to do that, but she found it kind of cute.
"Fine," she pouted. "Then, eat dinner with me!" she demanded.
Alec chuckled, accepting graciously.
While Alec and Elysia were having their conversation, Ye Sha was carefully watching his friend's reactions.
Even though Alec had seemingly shut off his emotions regarding 'love' for Elysia out of his mind, Ye Sha truly couldn't tell whether or not he had succeeded.
But what couldn't be denied was that Alec was reacting the tiniest bit differently when Ye Sha looked at the way Alec had interacted with his subordinates.
Whether or not this was good would remain to be seen in the future.
Sitting down at a very visible spot in the rather empty dining hall, the Sin and Bright ate their food in a quiet silence.
Elysia licked her spoon, her eyes curving with happiness at the great taste.
Then again, practically everything tasted great after she had to endure her dad's cooking for years on end.
She watched Alec's graceful motions when he ate, and she found herself wondering how this person had become the boss of the Spectres.
How did he fight?
Was he really as brutal as the Spectres described him to be?
Somehow, Elysia felt as if she was becoming closer to Alec, as compared to when he'd only come across as a gentle person.
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None of the three group members were disturbed by Travis' parting words.
Quite honestly, he sounded like a bad cliché villain at this point, and they had no trouble putting the apparent young master out of their minds.
Of course, they weren't as stupid as to completely forget about him. With the blatant threat that he made they'd be a fool not to observe their surroundings.
In actual fact, they were actually quite carefully observing their surroundings even when they appeared on the surface like they weren't, but that wasn't anything new since the three of them already did that on reflex almost.
Sure enough, the arrogant teenager had indeed sent people after them, and Alec quietly despaired about how annoying and sticky the plot was.
It looked like it was going to continue going down Elysia's route, where the Travis would try to drug her and simultaneously 'take care' of the two of them that had apparently humiliated him.
The humiliation on his face had been quite vivid when he departed, and Alec couldn't help but think to himself that if he was the cannon fodder in a cliché like that, he wouldn't have made it so obvious.
Alec's mind wandered without any warning, but there was a part of his subconscious that was still looking out for the threat in the background.
Not only had Travis let out his intentions, he did so by doing it very obviously and threatening them right to their faces.
His face didn't hide any of his intentions, and his emotions were running high.
It was as clear as day that he'd do something, so they would obviously have to be on their toes.
Honestly, it wasn't like Alec was particularly worried about the 'retaliation' from the arrogant young master either, but it was better to be safe than sorry.
Since Travis was still alive, that meant that they wouldn't have to worry about one of the elders coming after them – at least, not just yet.
No.
If Alec was going to be cannon fodder, then he'd at least do it intelligently so that he actually stuck around in the reader's minds afterwards.
Acting like Travis was a no-go.
Simply put, even if he had backing to fall back onto, that didn't mean that he should so obviously flaunt it so that people knew he had someone to rely on.
If it happened that way, then all he'd be seen as was a fool who didn't have their own strength, instead borrowing strength from someone else.
If Alec had to face off against a Main Character, he'd take a shot at them in the dark.
The frontal assault was obviously never going to work and was the epitome of foolishness.
In that case, he just had to hide himself in the dark and make sure that they never got a whiff of him.
Things that could be chalked up as 'coincidences', things that ever so quietly influenced the flow of things, things that would leave others scratching their heads wondering where it had all gone wrong.
Alec abruptly stopped his train of thought there.
Strange. He kept getting distracted today.
Why in the world had his mind gone down that trail?
Alec had never been one to get caught up on the 'ifs' or 'maybes'.
If only he spoke nicer to Xi Kai back then, if only he'd managed to convince the Mainframe.
He'd never once had those thoughts, but why was it that his thoughts had gone completely off the rail this time?
Alec shook his head again, to the concern of both Elysia and Sekai.
Sekai also shook his head, a fiercer scowl decorating his face.
Blah! Why was he getting concerned over his enemy!
Tentative truce they might have, but that didn't mean that they were friends at the end of the day!
Sekai had already long decided that he would not trust anyone besides himself.
The mere fact that he had to rely on something as flimsy as trust to get by was something that disgusted him greatly, but his skills in deciphering the brand left on him left much to be desired.
While he may not like Alec as a person, he would never allow another array master that he didn't know to mess or even take a crack at his seal either.
Better the devil you know than the devil you don't.
Elysia appeared rather baffled, but Alec's strange behaviour was a bit more out of place compared to Sekai, who showed everything on his face as and when he felt it.
Sekai was the type of person that didn't have a filter. Instead, he spoke with relative honesty – not in his words, but in his expressions.
In her mind, Alec was someone that came across as gentle, but the description that she got from the Spectres about her friend slash boss said otherwise.
Which one was the real Alec, she didn't know, but she was enjoying the process of getting to know him.
Alec was an enigma and a contradiction all at once.
The trio checked themselves into a nice inn a little further out from the town, where the hustle and bustle of the welcoming festive aura didn't include.
It was a lot quieter here as compared to the noisiness in the centre of town.
But, sure enough, there were three rats that had followed them out from the bustle of the upcoming festival.
Before either Alec or Sekai could make a move towards them, Elysia placed a hand on their arms, stopping them.
Sekai just rolled his eyes at the implication, bored now that the promise of a fight was gone. Scowling, he shook off Elysia's hand and made his way upstairs to his room instead.
Now that only Alec was left, Elysia shook her head at Alec. "Don't do anything. This all started because of me, so I'm going to be the one to end it as well," she said, and she sounded so cheerful that it almost felt as if Alec was looking at a altered version of his mask.
Of course, Elysia's wasn't truly a mask. Or, if it was, she was no longer able to differentiate her mask from her original self.
Alec could at least tell this much, with how much practice he got with the stone-faced figures in his life.
As a person, Alec felt himself grow more interested in Elysia, but he put that aside for the time being. "No," he said.
Elysia looked taken aback for once, her smile dimming a little. She seemed to pout. "Why not? It's more fun if we do it that way."
The smile on Alec's face became a bit more genuine. So those were her true thoughts, huh.
Interesting.
Almost as if possessed, Alec reached out and flicked her forehead. "You're supposed to listen to your superior."
Elysia clutched her forehead. More than pain, she was a bit startled at his action. Alec never struck her as the type to do that, but she found it kind of cute.
"Fine," she pouted. "Then, eat dinner with me!" she demanded.
Alec chuckled, accepting graciously.
While Alec and Elysia were having their conversation, Ye Sha was carefully watching his friend's reactions.
Even though Alec had seemingly shut off his emotions regarding 'love' for Elysia out of his mind, Ye Sha truly couldn't tell whether or not he had succeeded.
But what couldn't be denied was that Alec was reacting the tiniest bit differently when Ye Sha looked at the way Alec had interacted with his subordinates.
Whether or not this was good would remain to be seen in the future.
Sitting down at a very visible spot in the rather empty dining hall, the Sin and Bright ate their food in a quiet silence.
Elysia licked her spoon, her eyes curving with happiness at the great taste.
Then again, practically everything tasted great after she had to endure her dad's cooking for years on end.
She watched Alec's graceful motions when he ate, and she found herself wondering how this person had become the boss of the Spectres.
How did he fight?
Was he really as brutal as the Spectres described him to be?
Somehow, Elysia felt as if she was becoming closer to Alec, as compared to when he'd only come across as a gentle person.
None of the three group members were disturbed by Travis' parting words.Quite honestly, he sounded like a bad clich villain at this point, and they had no trouble putting the apparent young master out of their minds.Of course, they weren't as stupid as to completely forget about him. With the blatant threat that he made they'd be a fool not to observe their surroundings.In actual fact, they were actually quite carefully observing their surroundings even when they appeared on the surface like they weren't, but that wasn't anything new since the three of them already did that on reflex almost.Sure enough, the arrogant teenager had indeed sent people after them, and Alec quietly despaired about how annoying and sticky the plot was.It looked like it was going to continue going down Elysia's route, where the Travis would try to drug her and simultaneously 'take care' of the two of them that had apparently humiliated him.The humiliation on his face had been quite vivid when he departed, and Alec couldn't help but think to himself that if he was the cannon fodder in a clich like that, he wouldn't have made it so obvious.Alec's mind wandered without any warning, but there was a part of his subconscious that was still looking out for the threat in the background.Not only had Travis let out his intentions, he did so by doing it very obviously and threatening them right to their faces.His face didn't hide any of his intentions, and his emotions were running high.It was as clear as day that he'd do something, so they would obviously have to be on their toes.Honestly, it wasn't like Alec was particularly worried about the 'retaliation' from the arrogant young master either, but it was better to be safe than sorry.Since Travis was still alive, that meant that they wouldn't have to worry about one of the elders coming after them at least, not just yet.No.If Alec was going to be cannon fodder, then he'd at least do it intelligently so that he actually stuck around in the reader's minds afterwards.Acting like Travis was a no-go.Simply put, even if he had backing to fall back onto, that didn't mean that he should so obviously flaunt it so that people knew he had someone to rely on.If it happened that way, then all he'd be seen as was a fool who didn't have their own strength, instead borrowing strength from someone else.If Alec had to face off against a Main Character, he'd take a shot at them in the dark.The frontal assault was obviously never going to work and was the epitome of foolishness.In that case, he just had to hide himself in the dark and make sure that they never got a whiff of him.Things that could be chalked up as 'coincidences', things that ever so quietly influenced the flow of things, things that would leave others scratching their heads wondering where it had all gone wrong.Alec abruptly stopped his train of thought there.Strange. He kept getting distracted today.Why in the world had his mind gone down that trail?Alec had never been one to get caught up on the 'ifs' or 'maybes'.If only he spoke nicer to Xi Kai back then, if only he'd managed to convince the Mainframe.He'd never once had those thoughts, but why was it that his thoughts had gone completely off the rail this time?Alec shook his head again, to the concern of both Elysia and Sekai.Sekai also shook his head, a fiercer scowl decorating his face.Blah! Why was he getting concerned over his enemy!Tentative truce they might have, but that didn't mean that they were friends at the end of the day!Sekai had already long decided that he would not trust anyone besides himself.The mere fact that he had to rely on something as flimsy as trust to get by was something that disgusted him greatly, but his skills in deciphering the brand left on him left much to be desired.While he may not like Alec as a person, he would never allow another array master that he didn't know to mess or even take a crack at his seal either.Better the devil you know than the devil you don't.Elysia appeared rather baffled, but Alec's strange behaviour was a bit more out of place compared to Sekai, who showed everything on his face as and when he felt it.Sekai was the type of person that didn't have a filter. Instead, he spoke with relative honesty not in his words, but in his expressions.In her mind, Alec was someone that came across as gentle, but the description that she got from the Spectres about her friend slash boss said otherwise.Which one was the real Alec, she didn't know, but she was enjoying the process of getting to know him.Alec was an enigma and a contradiction all at once.The trio checked themselves into a nice inn a little further out from the town, where the hustle and bustle of the welcoming festive aura didn't include.It was a lot quieter here as compared to the noisiness in the centre of town.But, sure enough, there were three rats that had followed them out from the bustle of the upcoming festival.Before either Alec or Sekai could make a move towards them, Elysia placed a hand on their arms, stopping them.Sekai just rolled his eyes at the implication, bored now that the promise of a fight was gone. Scowling, he shook off Elysia's hand and made his way upstairs to his room instead.Now that only Alec was left, Elysia shook her head at Alec. "Don't do anything. This all started because of me, so I'm going to be the one to end it as well," she said, and she sounded so cheerful that it almost felt as if Alec was looking at a altered version of his mask.Of course, Elysia's wasn't truly a mask. Or, if it was, she was no longer able to differentiate her mask from her original self.Alec could at least tell this much, with how much practice he got with the stone-faced figures in his life.As a person, Alec felt himself grow more interested in Elysia, but he put that aside for the time being. "No," he said.Elysia looked taken aback for once, her smile dimming a little. She seemed to pout. "Why not? It's more fun if we do it that way."The smile on Alec's face became a bit more genuine. So those were her true thoughts, huh.Interesting.Almost as if possessed, Alec reached out and flicked her forehead. "You're supposed to listen to your superior."Elysia clutched her forehead. More than pain, she was a bit startled at his action. Alec never struck her as the type to do that, but she found it kind of cute."Fine," she pouted. "Then, eat dinner with me!" she demanded.Alec chuckled, accepting graciously.While Alec and Elysia were having their conversation, Ye Sha was carefully watching his friend's reactions.Even though Alec had seemingly shut off his emotions regarding 'love' for Elysia out of his mind, Ye Sha truly couldn't tell whether or not he had succeeded.But what couldn't be denied was that Alec was reacting the tiniest bit differently when Ye Sha looked at the way Alec had interacted with his subordinates.Whether or not this was good would remain to be seen in the future.Sitting down at a very visible spot in the rather empty dining hall, the Sin and Bright ate their food in a quiet silence.Elysia licked her spoon, her eyes curving with happiness at the great taste.Then again, practically everything tasted great after she had to endure her dad's cooking for years on end.She watched Alec's graceful motions when he ate, and she found herself wondering how this person had become the boss of the Spectres.How did he fight?Was he really as brutal as the Spectres described him to be?Somehow, Elysia felt as if she was becoming closer to Alec, as compared to when he'd only come across as a gentle person.
