Chapter 339
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Alec followed behind them, because what was he going to do?
Just avoid the chaos?
Well… actually, he could do that, but his curiosity was acting up again, and he just had to see how in the world an explosion had occurred when Elysia had only been on the ship for a scant few minutes.
Surely not even Elysia would have got into trouble this quickly?
It was more likely that something else happened, wasn't it?
But the fact that something like this already happened was triggering his senses that told him there was more to this ship than meets the eye.
He wasn't the only one following after the security guards that had barged onto the boat, but he was one of the few to realize that these 'security guards' were more than normal security guards.
For one, they were a lot more trained, and for another, they were a lot stronger than what one would usually hire.
These people had definitely seen blood before.
Not to mention being able to make this many of the advanced tier listen to you, you had to pay them well and prevent any dissatisfaction. Or be powerful enough that they were willing to swear loyalty.
Exactly who was the owner of this ship?
Alec had already checked, but they weren't part of a sect, so it should be something that was owned by someone from a powerful family, though no one could tell him who it belonged to.
Making their way in, Alec spotted Elysia on the side.
The smile on his face widened a little, not realizing that he himself was attracting a lot of attention from nearby.
This was because the smile on his face was incomparably gentle, and the people that boarded this ship were all rich socialites or people that had at least some modicum of power.
Most of the time, the men that they associated with were either lewd or arrogant and almost unbearable, and the taste of Alec's smile was not something that they came across often.
Especially not in a place like this.
At once, Alec garnered a lot of attention instead of the explosion that had caught everyone's attention.
Explosions were common enough that they weren't that bothered by it.
They were either powerful enough that they didn't have to bother, or they had bodyguards by them, so something like an explosion of that magnitude would just garner interest.
But when they thought about the person Alec was smiling towards, their eyes all turned towards that direction.
They were treated to the sight of Alec walking towards a cute teenager who had a silvery-white bob-like haircut, and golden eyes like molten sun.
Her smile was natural and free, and she was attracting the gazes of the many men aboard the ship.
She had a charm to her that was fresh and light, and she almost seemed to exude innocence to those around her.
There were more than a few people glaring at both Elysia and Alec, upset that either one of them weren't single to snatch up.
Inwardly, Alec was cursing that they were attracting so much attention.
How annoying.
Luckily, he and Elysia were posing as a couple, which should keep the bulk of the attention away from them.
Alec swept Elysia up in his arms, squeezing her a little and hiding the slightly stunned expression on her face which was quickly smoothened away by a smile.
"Ely," Alec said affectionately. Inwardly, chills were running up and down his arms.
Ah, how had he never discovered how hard it was to act with someone else who knew him and wasn't a target?
They never mentioned anything about this in his trainings!
Elysia smiled up at him so sweetly that he could've sworn his heart skipped a beat.
She wrapped her arms around his waist and laughed, and Alec had to let go of her lest he risk losing his sanity.
It felt like the emotions he didn't like to think about and had locked behind that thick wall were trying to come out, but at the same time, he felt like he'd properly shut them down.
He didn't know what he was feeling right now.
With so many eyes on them, Alec and Elysia couldn't talk about much.
"Do you know what happened earlier?" he asked instead.
"Ah, you mean the explosion?" Elysia tilted her head. Alec had to force himself not to look away and let his expression soften instead. "Yeah, I have no idea! But I'm curious!"
Alec allowed himself to be swept along at Elysia's pace, finding it easier than trying to control himself.
They made their way through the crowd, and finally arrived at the back of the security guards.
"Ooh, Master," Loeri chirped, swaying a little. "There are so many people here!"
Alec smiled a little at Loeri's cuteness. He could feel it examining their surroundings with curiosity.
"Eh!" Loeri said a little later, tilting its head. "There are a lot of yummy things on board!"
"Yummy things? Like what?"
"Yummy things!"
Alec let it be for now.
Elysia was already straining her body to see over the security guard's shoulders, and he had a feeling that if he let her loose right now, she would cause an untold amount of chaos.
Right now, things were still contained, but the ship hadn't even left the harbour yet!
The guards dragged a few people off board, who had been trying to sneak onto the ship without being noticed.
Alec deduced that the explosion was the result of coming onboard without the presence of a counterseal to the array that had been placed on the ship.
If a person that didn't have the 'ticket' on them while they tried to board, then security measures would ensue.
That ticket was what allowed them to pass through without harm. Although, it wasn't a well-known fact.
That was why there were always people who tried to become stowaways on board for a new life only to have it stopped at the very last moment.
The bit of excitement was quickly over, and the ship started moving before long.
This journey to cross the continent would take at least a month, and Alec was already filled with bad feelings.
All the eyes on him reminded him a bit too much of when he had to go undercover, and he wasn't even in disguise this time.
Alec wandered about the ship, and thankfully, no one disturbed him. He'd taken both Fenrir and Bunbun out from the place where the ship stored familiars, and they were running around happily on their own, though not far from where he was.
They weren't the only ones, either.
The guest's other familiars were wandering about as well, and it made a lively sight.
Of course, that only applied to familiars that were relatively harmless. The more ferocious familiars were only allowed if the presence of their master was around.
"Yummy things," Loeri said insistently, burrowing down on Alec's hair. "Delicious things!"
"Okay, okay," Alec said, and if his tone was a little indulgent, then that was your imagination. "Which way?"
Loeri gave him mental directions, and Alec walked there.
He descended the stairs in the ship – and it was a large ship indeed – bypassing the various rooms that contained a good amount of people that were having fun.
He hit the bottom floor and looked around. This place was still just as opulent and lavish as the rest of the ships, but there were a lot more blips on his mental map than upstairs.
It made him curious.
Exactly what was behind the door?
But he didn't make any moves to go nearer, because the door was being guarded, and Alec had no intentions on putting himself on their radar.
When he turned around, Loeri cried out, slumping down sadly.
"Aw…" Alec heard.
His lips twitched, and he patted it on the cap.
Loeri perked right back up.
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Alec followed behind them, because what was he going to do?
Just avoid the chaos?
Well… actually, he could do that, but his curiosity was acting up again, and he just had to see how in the world an explosion had occurred when Elysia had only been on the ship for a scant few minutes.
Surely not even Elysia would have got into trouble this quickly?
It was more likely that something else happened, wasn't it?
But the fact that something like this already happened was triggering his senses that told him there was more to this ship than meets the eye.
He wasn't the only one following after the security guards that had barged onto the boat, but he was one of the few to realize that these 'security guards' were more than normal security guards.
For one, they were a lot more trained, and for another, they were a lot stronger than what one would usually hire.
These people had definitely seen blood before.
Not to mention being able to make this many of the advanced tier listen to you, you had to pay them well and prevent any dissatisfaction. Or be powerful enough that they were willing to swear loyalty.
Exactly who was the owner of this ship?
Alec had already checked, but they weren't part of a sect, so it should be something that was owned by someone from a powerful family, though no one could tell him who it belonged to.
Making their way in, Alec spotted Elysia on the side.
The smile on his face widened a little, not realizing that he himself was attracting a lot of attention from nearby.
This was because the smile on his face was incomparably gentle, and the people that boarded this ship were all rich socialites or people that had at least some modicum of power.
Most of the time, the men that they associated with were either lewd or arrogant and almost unbearable, and the taste of Alec's smile was not something that they came across often.
Especially not in a place like this.
At once, Alec garnered a lot of attention instead of the explosion that had caught everyone's attention.
Explosions were common enough that they weren't that bothered by it.
They were either powerful enough that they didn't have to bother, or they had bodyguards by them, so something like an explosion of that magnitude would just garner interest.
But when they thought about the person Alec was smiling towards, their eyes all turned towards that direction.
They were treated to the sight of Alec walking towards a cute teenager who had a silvery-white bob-like haircut, and golden eyes like molten sun.
Her smile was natural and free, and she was attracting the gazes of the many men aboard the ship.
She had a charm to her that was fresh and light, and she almost seemed to exude innocence to those around her.
There were more than a few people glaring at both Elysia and Alec, upset that either one of them weren't single to snatch up.
Inwardly, Alec was cursing that they were attracting so much attention.
How annoying.
Luckily, he and Elysia were posing as a couple, which should keep the bulk of the attention away from them.
Alec swept Elysia up in his arms, squeezing her a little and hiding the slightly stunned expression on her face which was quickly smoothened away by a smile.
"Ely," Alec said affectionately. Inwardly, chills were running up and down his arms.
Ah, how had he never discovered how hard it was to act with someone else who knew him and wasn't a target?
They never mentioned anything about this in his trainings!
Elysia smiled up at him so sweetly that he could've sworn his heart skipped a beat.
She wrapped her arms around his waist and laughed, and Alec had to let go of her lest he risk losing his sanity.
It felt like the emotions he didn't like to think about and had locked behind that thick wall were trying to come out, but at the same time, he felt like he'd properly shut them down.
He didn't know what he was feeling right now.
With so many eyes on them, Alec and Elysia couldn't talk about much.
"Do you know what happened earlier?" he asked instead.
"Ah, you mean the explosion?" Elysia tilted her head. Alec had to force himself not to look away and let his expression soften instead. "Yeah, I have no idea! But I'm curious!"
Alec allowed himself to be swept along at Elysia's pace, finding it easier than trying to control himself.
They made their way through the crowd, and finally arrived at the back of the security guards.
"Ooh, Master," Loeri chirped, swaying a little. "There are so many people here!"
Alec smiled a little at Loeri's cuteness. He could feel it examining their surroundings with curiosity.
"Eh!" Loeri said a little later, tilting its head. "There are a lot of yummy things on board!"
"Yummy things? Like what?"
"Yummy things!"
Alec let it be for now.
Elysia was already straining her body to see over the security guard's shoulders, and he had a feeling that if he let her loose right now, she would cause an untold amount of chaos.
Right now, things were still contained, but the ship hadn't even left the harbour yet!
The guards dragged a few people off board, who had been trying to sneak onto the ship without being noticed.
Alec deduced that the explosion was the result of coming onboard without the presence of a counterseal to the array that had been placed on the ship.
If a person that didn't have the 'ticket' on them while they tried to board, then security measures would ensue.
That ticket was what allowed them to pass through without harm. Although, it wasn't a well-known fact.
That was why there were always people who tried to become stowaways on board for a new life only to have it stopped at the very last moment.
The bit of excitement was quickly over, and the ship started moving before long.
This journey to cross the continent would take at least a month, and Alec was already filled with bad feelings.
All the eyes on him reminded him a bit too much of when he had to go undercover, and he wasn't even in disguise this time.
Alec wandered about the ship, and thankfully, no one disturbed him. He'd taken both Fenrir and Bunbun out from the place where the ship stored familiars, and they were running around happily on their own, though not far from where he was.
They weren't the only ones, either.
The guest's other familiars were wandering about as well, and it made a lively sight.
Of course, that only applied to familiars that were relatively harmless. The more ferocious familiars were only allowed if the presence of their master was around.
"Yummy things," Loeri said insistently, burrowing down on Alec's hair. "Delicious things!"
"Okay, okay," Alec said, and if his tone was a little indulgent, then that was your imagination. "Which way?"
Loeri gave him mental directions, and Alec walked there.
He descended the stairs in the ship – and it was a large ship indeed – bypassing the various rooms that contained a good amount of people that were having fun.
He hit the bottom floor and looked around. This place was still just as opulent and lavish as the rest of the ships, but there were a lot more blips on his mental map than upstairs.
It made him curious.
Exactly what was behind the door?
But he didn't make any moves to go nearer, because the door was being guarded, and Alec had no intentions on putting himself on their radar.
When he turned around, Loeri cried out, slumping down sadly.
"Aw…" Alec heard.
His lips twitched, and he patted it on the cap.
Loeri perked right back up.
Alec followed behind them, because what was he going to do?Just avoid the chaos?Well actually, he could do that, but his curiosity was acting up again, and he just had to see how in the world an explosion had occurred when Elysia had only been on the ship for a scant few minutes.Surely not even Elysia would have got into trouble this quickly?It was more likely that something else happened, wasn't it?But the fact that something like this already happened was triggering his senses that told him there was more to this ship than meets the eye.He wasn't the only one following after the security guards that had barged onto the boat, but he was one of the few to realize that these 'security guards' were more than normal security guards.For one, they were a lot more trained, and for another, they were a lot stronger than what one would usually hire.These people had definitely seen blood before.Not to mention being able to make this many of the advanced tier listen to you, you had to pay them well and prevent any dissatisfaction. Or be powerful enough that they were willing to swear loyalty.Exactly who was the owner of this ship?Alec had already checked, but they weren't part of a sect, so it should be something that was owned by someone from a powerful family, though no one could tell him who it belonged to.Making their way in, Alec spotted Elysia on the side.The smile on his face widened a little, not realizing that he himself was attracting a lot of attention from nearby.This was because the smile on his face was incomparably gentle, and the people that boarded this ship were all rich socialites or people that had at least some modicum of power.Most of the time, the men that they associated with were either lewd or arrogant and almost unbearable, and the taste of Alec's smile was not something that they came across often.Especially not in a place like this.At once, Alec garnered a lot of attention instead of the explosion that had caught everyone's attention.Explosions were common enough that they weren't that bothered by it.They were either powerful enough that they didn't have to bother, or they had bodyguards by them, so something like an explosion of that magnitude would just garner interest.But when they thought about the person Alec was smiling towards, their eyes all turned towards that direction.They were treated to the sight of Alec walking towards a cute teenager who had a silvery-white bob-like haircut, and golden eyes like molten sun.Her smile was natural and free, and she was attracting the gazes of the many men aboard the ship.She had a charm to her that was fresh and light, and she almost seemed to exude innocence to those around her.There were more than a few people glaring at both Elysia and Alec, upset that either one of them weren't single to snatch up.Inwardly, Alec was cursing that they were attracting so much attention.How annoying.Luckily, he and Elysia were posing as a couple, which should keep the bulk of the attention away from them.Alec swept Elysia up in his arms, squeezing her a little and hiding the slightly stunned expression on her face which was quickly smoothened away by a smile."Ely," Alec said affectionately. Inwardly, chills were running up and down his arms.Ah, how had he never discovered how hard it was to act with someone else who knew him and wasn't a target?They never mentioned anything about this in his trainings!Elysia smiled up at him so sweetly that he could've sworn his heart skipped a beat.She wrapped her arms around his waist and laughed, and Alec had to let go of her lest he risk losing his sanity.It felt like the emotions he didn't like to think about and had locked behind that thick wall were trying to come out, but at the same time, he felt like he'd properly shut them down.He didn't know what he was feeling right now.With so many eyes on them, Alec and Elysia couldn't talk about much."Do you know what happened earlier?" he asked instead."Ah, you mean the explosion?" Elysia tilted her head. Alec had to force himself not to look away and let his expression soften instead. "Yeah, I have no idea! But I'm curious!"Alec allowed himself to be swept along at Elysia's pace, finding it easier than trying to control himself.They made their way through the crowd, and finally arrived at the back of the security guards."Ooh, Master," Loeri chirped, swaying a little. "There are so many people here!"Alec smiled a little at Loeri's cuteness. He could feel it examining their surroundings with curiosity."Eh!" Loeri said a little later, tilting its head. "There are a lot of yummy things on board!""Yummy things? Like what?""Yummy things!"Alec let it be for now.Elysia was already straining her body to see over the security guard's shoulders, and he had a feeling that if he let her loose right now, she would cause an untold amount of chaos.Right now, things were still contained, but the ship hadn't even left the harbour yet!The guards dragged a few people off board, who had been trying to sneak onto the ship without being noticed.Alec deduced that the explosion was the result of coming onboard without the presence of a counterseal to the array that had been placed on the ship.If a person that didn't have the 'ticket' on them while they tried to board, then security measures would ensue.That ticket was what allowed them to pass through without harm. Although, it wasn't a well-known fact.That was why there were always people who tried to become stowaways on board for a new life only to have it stopped at the very last moment.The bit of excitement was quickly over, and the ship started moving before long.This journey to cross the continent would take at least a month, and Alec was already filled with bad feelings.All the eyes on him reminded him a bit too much of when he had to go undercover, and he wasn't even in disguise this time.Alec wandered about the ship, and thankfully, no one disturbed him. He'd taken both Fenrir and Bunbun out from the place where the ship stored familiars, and they were running around happily on their own, though not far from where he was.They weren't the only ones, either.The guest's other familiars were wandering about as well, and it made a lively sight.Of course, that only applied to familiars that were relatively harmless. The more ferocious familiars were only allowed if the presence of their master was around."Yummy things," Loeri said insistently, burrowing down on Alec's hair. "Delicious things!""Okay, okay," Alec said, and if his tone was a little indulgent, then that was your imagination. "Which way?"Loeri gave him mental directions, and Alec walked there.He descended the stairs in the ship and it was a large ship indeed bypassing the various rooms that contained a good amount of people that were having fun.He hit the bottom floor and looked around. This place was still just as opulent and lavish as the rest of the ships, but there were a lot more blips on his mental map than upstairs.It made him curious.Exactly what was behind the door?But he didn't make any moves to go nearer, because the door was being guarded, and Alec had no intentions on putting himself on their radar.When he turned around, Loeri cried out, slumping down sadly."Aw" Alec heard.His lips twitched, and he patted it on the cap.Loeri perked right back up.
