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Chapitre 294: Chapter 211: Hello Again~

Xio blinked a couple of times. 

"What?"

Adryan laughed at the question. Quite amused at the woman's reaction.

"You want me to repeat it? If that's the way you want it no problem for me. The complete sheriff potion formula and 1,000 pounds for you." He said pointing at her "And another 1,000 for you." He added pointing to Fors who had frozen.

"It's a good deal isn't it?" Adryan finished with a chuckle under his mask.

Xio took a few seconds to recover. And when she did she couldn't help but stare in surprise at the man in front of her.

He had managed to get the full Sheriff formula? 

"1,000 pounds... 1,000 pounds..." 

Listening as her friend repeated the number over and over again made Xio's brow twitch and she couldn't help but remember how empty her piggy bank was.

Recovering. She let out a shaky sigh and straightened her back.

"What's the catch?"

Something so good always came with something just as bad.

"Is that a yes?" Adryan asked mischievously tilting his head slightly to the side. His lips lifted.

"Depends on your answer."

Adryan smiled sideways and nodded.

"This time it's not that there's cheating but quite the opposite. You'll have a chance to save your friend's life."

Xio's pupils shrank and her fist clenched.

"What?" 

Fors also came out of her trance and gripped her friend's arm tightly while squeezing the stone marble in her hand a little tighter.

"Of course, this friend is also in the hunting plan so as payment for his help I'll give him about 500 pounds. Fair enough don't you think?" Adryan continued amused.

"Holmes stop playing games! What do you mean saving a friend's life?" Xio spoke, anger dancing in her tone.

Was someone close to her in danger? What was this lunatic trying to say?

"That drunken friend of yours who hangs around bar to bar and you used him to investigate Qilangos." The red-haired man replied calmly.

Realization hit Xio who widened his eyes in horror.

'Darkholme!'

Recovering quickly, Xio's expression became much, much colder and the aura of majesty she emitted became stronger.

Adryan smiled at this, not feeling the least bit pressured.

"How do I know you're telling the truth, Holmes?" 

Rolling his shoulders, the redhead glanced to the side.

"I can't confirm it. I have no evidence to confirm what I'm saying."

"...Are you fucking kidding me?" Xio almost spat the words out, a vein beginning to throb wildly in her neck.

Returning his attention to the duo, the masked man added seriously.

"I would never lie about this miss."

"..." 

Xio fell silent at this, calmed down and looked seriously at the man. 

"What makes you so sure that my informant is in danger then?"

"You don't have to be a genius to see the signs. It's been a few days since several of the people investigating Qilangos have been slowly disappearing. By sheer logic, it's only a matter of time until your informant is next." Adryan replied calmly.

"..." Xio fell silent and lowered her head in a daze. She didn't know that.

Adryan's own team didn't know this and they looked at the man's back in surprise.

"... So that's why you were so sure she would accept... You're cruel princess." Flora finally spoke.

Adryan ignored the looks and words of his passenger and looked seriously at Xio and continued.

"Who knows? Maybe Qilangos already has his sights on your informant and is just waiting for the ideal moment to strike. We don't know."

"But considering how much your informant went out of his way to seek information. It wouldn't be strange if he's in his sights already."

Xio after long 15 seconds of silence spoke, her tone questioning and distrustful.

"...Why are you telling me this? If it is as you say it is. Asking for my cooperation is not necessary, you would only need to use my informant as bait and catch Qilangos. I don't affect your plan at all."

"Because he is someone close to you. That's why I decided to tell you this first and ask your permission." Adryan replied calmly. 

'Besides, if I were to use your friend as bait I doubt you would have forgiven me... Also because there's something you have that I want and this is the best chance to get it.' He added in his heart the redhead as he looked discreetly at Fors.

The duo of friends were taken by surprise at this response. Her emerald eyes widened and she couldn't help but feel bad.

'I guess after everything we went through together I misjudged him a little...' the sheriff thought.

'Maybe you're not as bad as you look...' Fors thought looking in a new light at the masked man.

After a few moments in awkward silence. Xio opened her mouth.

"On one condition."

Adryan raised an eyebrow at this but nodded.

"I thought my offer was juicy but I seem to be missing something. No problem tell me what you want and I'll try to fulfill it."

"Your plan is to use my informant as bait right?" 

At the accusation, Adryan smiled under his mask.

"Always smart lady. It wasn't as if I had hidden this detail as I would tell you with the plan but yes, a decent part of the plan is to use your friend as bait."

Xio wasn't bothered at this. She just nodded with a flat face.

"If we're going to risk my friend's life I have to be able to trust you."

The red-haired man held a hand to his chest in pain.

"You hurt me miss! After all we went through together you still don't trust me?!"

Xio ignored the man's drama performance and continued.

"I trust you Mr. Holmes but not enough to risk a friend. For me to do that you have to do this one thing and I will trust you."

"That's blackmail you know? I'm proud of you, tell me what you want." Adryan commented pretending to be offended then commented amused.

A yellow eyebrow twitched but controlling herself, Xio made her request.

"Tell me who you are. If you do I will entrust my informant's life into your hands."

Adryan froze for a second.

"Hey, that's already a lot." Hazel growled standing next to her teacher.

"Do you have any idea what you're asking for midget?" Sasha said annoyed accompanying the only other female on the team.

"I think you crossed a line missy." Charlotte commented seriously.

Fors started shaking and prepared to use the stone.

"Xio you went overboard this time! Couldn't you ask for something else?!" She whispered loudly at her friend's request looking fearfully at the group in front of her.

There was no way they could win if they fought, the only option was to escape.

'We'll have to live somewhere else since Holmes already knows where we live... I don't want to spend the rest of my days running away!' Fors cried in her mind.

Xio ignored her friend's anxiety and looked at Holmes, ignoring everything else, her emerald eyes collided with the holes in the mask.

After a few seconds in tense silence, a laugh full of amusement rang out.

"Hahhahagaha! I didn't expect that miss! Hahahahahahha!" Adryan laughed loudly, almost guffawing like mad.

'He's not angry?" everyone present thought dumbfounded.

Wasn't the secret identity the most important thing about a hero?

Shaking his head, Adryan smiled hugely under his mask.

"If it's just that then there's no problem. But I'm warning you though, you're in for a surprise miss~" 

The man said as he raised his hand towards his mask.

Fors paled and felt her stomach turn.

'Surely he says that because his face is horribly deformed and scarred! Surely Holmes is a hideous man! Why else is he so cruel?' Fors' writing mind danced, trying to get an idea of how horrible Holmes might be.

'I bet he has a bald head capable of reflecting... ' 

"Huh?"

Fors blurted out unwillingly watching as the man first pulled down his hood revealing long straight red hair, vibrant with life.

'It can't be...' the woman's eyes widened as a possibility popped into her mind.

And that possibility became real as the man removed his mask, revealing the most handsome face she had ever seen in her entire life.

Full lips lifted in a small sideways smile; beautiful ruby eyes that glowed like embers from a campfire in the night; a gorgeous nose and a face without imperfection. 

'Oh no! He is hot!' Fors thought dumbfounded and with her mouth hanging. She had never seen anyone so beautiful, not even the Most Dazzling Gem of Backlund could compare to him!

Still stunned, she looked down and watched as Xio froze, confused she returned her attention to that beautiful face and looked at him in better detail.

"...?" 

Why did he look so familiar?

Something clicked in her mind and Fors couldn't help but exclaim in shock.

"Adryan Kenway?! You're alive?!!!" 

Smiling and showing his white teeth, Adryan winked.

"I'm glad you remember me miss~" 

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Here are the first 4.

I'm correcting the other 4, they should be posted in a few hours.


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Chapitre 295: Chapter 212: The Plan

Fors could not believe her eyes. 

Adryan Kenway was supposed to have died in the night from a gas leak in his house that caused an explosion and blew up his house in the middle of the night!

Or so the newspapers said...

"How come you're alive?" Xio finally spoke. Her eyes looked strangely at the man as if she still didn't believe what was in front of her.

Rolling his shoulders, the red-haired man smiled and looked to the side.

"I was attacked in the middle of the night by a couple of wretches. I had no choice but to have my house blown up." 

Looking at the man in front of her, Xio was silent for about 5 seconds.

"All this time it was you?" 

"Do you see anyone else here? It's always been me." Adryan replied with a raised eyebrow. 

Her gaze lowered to the ground, letting out a heavy and very long sigh, she lifted her gaze back up and nodded.

"I'm in."

"But-" Fors tried to say something but a look from her friend shut her up...

She let out a shaky sigh and swallowed the urge to want to run. Fors looked straight ahead and nodded slightly.

"Count me in... but I'm only doing it for her eh? I still haven't forgiven you for last time!" She added feeling braver, but the second she saw the redhead raise an eyebrow she ducked behind Xio.

'I don't remember him looking so good! I'd almost rather he wore that tetric mask than look at that face!' Fors thought biting the inside of her cheek hard.

"From what I can see you're still a bit of a weirdo Miss Writer." The man said amused and Fors blushed.

'Why is this happening to me?!' Fors cried internally feeling very complicated.

No one could blame her for feeling embarrassed! And whoever judged her she would just say that if a supermodel of the opposite sex talked to you you'd blush too!

Watching the exchange between Fors and the dead man, Xio swallowed the urge to roll her eyes.

"What's the plan Mr. Kenway, or would you prefer I use Holmes?" The sheriff asked and Adryan returned his attention to her.

"Call me whatever you are comfortable with, but once we are with Qilangos I would greatly appreciate it if you would call me Holmes." He calmly answered the second question before leaning back against the machinery.

"Umm... excuse me Mr. Kenway?" Fors raised her hand, and the aforementioned's face went flat.

"Yes?" 

"Ummm..... Your teammates won't take off their masks either?" 

At the question, Sasha snorted while Hazel shook her head, Charlotte for his part just looked away without saying anything.

Raising an eyebrow at the writer. Adryan spoke up.

"You've suddenly become more talkative miss. I remember before you were just quiet and still, like a dead fish drying in the sun." 

Fors felt her brow twitch as a slight blush fell on her cheeks.

Realizing this, Fors paled and her blush grew a little deeper.

'Don't tell me I like bad boys! Bad Fors! Bad!' Fors thought discreetly poking her leg and reprimanding herself for her tastes.

"The deal was only with the miss and it was only my face." Adryan continued as he pointed at Xio." My companions have no obligation or need to reveal their identities."

Fors just nodded in embarrassment and lowered her head.

"Mr. Kenway?" making her presence known again, Xio spoke up.

Adryan laughed at this and nodded calmly.

"I haven't forgotten about your question miss. I was just about to answer it. You might want to sit down, it's kind of a long explanation."

Xio nodded calmly and was followed closely by Fors who every now and then looked up at the Fire mage, they both took a seat on top of old machinery.

"..." Xio looked seriously at the man waiting for him to speak.

"The plan is as follows. Starting today, the 6 of us will be watching at all times for your informant. We have no idea what time Qilangos may attack so we must be ready. Once Qilangos makes an appearance. You" Adryan said pointing to Fors. " You're going to get the informant out of there and I'll take on Qilangos alone."

Fors bit her lips and inwardly grunted and nodded.

Xio blinked in confusion.

"And what are we supposed to do?" She said referring to her and the three people surrounding the redhead.

A smile grew showing his white teeth.

"Your job will be the simplest but it may also be the most complicated. Keep Qilangos from escaping and keep people from getting hurt while I fight him."

...

It took a few seconds for Xio to understand what the man was referring to, but when she did her eyes widened in disbelief.

"You plan on fighting Qilangos in the middle of the day?! Are you crazy?! Do you have any idea what that means?!"

Smiling, Adryan nodded.

"It means either I end the fight fast or I'll have the 3 churches all over me along with their elite teams ready to seize me to never see the light of day."

"You're crazy." Fors said with her mouth hanging open staring at the man in front of her.

Xio on her side was furious.

"Is this your plan? Do you really think you can take down Qilangos so fast!"

The man's smile remained.

"Think about it for a moment miss. This is the best plan."

Xio looked at the man as if he had grown 5 heads and 5 tails.

"Do you even hear what you're saying?" she asked incredulously. 

This was suicide!

She looked at Adryan's team.

"Do you guys agree with what he's saying? Do you want to see him die so badly?" 

"I trust the boss's abilities." Sasha replied calmly and Hazel nodded. But both inwardly agreed with the short woman.

"If someone is crazy enough to think of such a plan then they must have several aces up their sleeve don't you think?" Charlotte added.

Xio stared incredulously at this, were they out of their minds too?

Turning her attention back to the man she grunted and crossed her arms.

"And how do you think we stop Qilangos from escaping? If I stand before him there's no doubt he'll kill me with one blow." 

As much as it pained her to admit it that was the truth. She was sure that a mere jab from that man could take her head off.

"Who said you guys would fight him?" Adryan asked with a smile.

At the woman's dubious look, he reached into his pocket pulled out something, and tossed it to the sheriff who caught it with narrowed eyes.

Looking at what the man had thrown at her, the woman's eyes filled with doubt.

It was a matte black pocket watch with silver accents on the front. 

"You'll do it with that." 

Looking up from the watch, Xio looked questioningly at the man.

"That's a sealed artifact. It's called Hangover Time and to make it simple, it distorts things by turning the crown. You will use that so that every time Qilangos wants to escape, you will distort that to make him stay."

The woman's eyes widened in understanding. 

'This is a sealed artifact? And with such an ability?' Xio looked curiously at the artifact in her hands. To her eyes, it looked like a somewhat expensive pocket watch that a lesser noble would display to show off his position.

She licked her lips, suddenly wishing she had some wine....

She froze and tossed the watch back towards the man and the desire to drink wine left her.

"You seem to have realized one of the negative effects. Which is wanting to drink too much wine, don't worry it's just psychological and you can resist it and nothing will happen." Adryan explained calmly grabbing Hangover Time.

Xio who had been alarmed for a moment let out a small relieved sigh.

"Please don't do that again Mr. Kenway." 

Adryan laughed softly and nodded.

"Sorry about that."

"Back to the topic. You all will be using Hangover Time to not only prevent Qilangos from escaping but to prevent his attacks from hitting me."

"This watch has 2 negative effects. When you use the watch to distort something, something about you will be distorted for 3 hours and each use stakes so if you use it 2 times it will take 6 hours for the negative effect to wear off."

"That's why each of you will only use the watch 2 times. And also all of you will have to keep a low profile by avoiding being seen, we can't let Qilangos find out that there is someone else besides me." 

"If he thinks it's only me first he will try to kill me and when he fails he will try to run away every chance he gets, which you guys will take care of."

Having said that, Adryan's expression became serious.

"And if 3 minutes pass and I don't kill Qilangos when that. You all leave. I'll stay behind and try to finish the job alone."

"I'll at least still have a good chance of escaping if the church teams arrive."

"Remember. This is a fight against the clock, not against Qilangos. We waste a lot of time and we lost."

Looking at all the people in the factory. Adryan spoke seriously.

"If I don't kill Qilangos in 3 minutes you guys are gone. Don't wait for the 3 minutes to come, leave as soon as 2:30 comes or when everyone has used the watch twice, whichever comes first."

Adryan turned to look at Fors.

"You're a little different. You're a Trickmaster now, aren't you? Then I want you to use those tricks to annoy Qilangos as much as you can, but I repeat, do not be discovered."

Fors who was listening to everything with absolute seriousness, froze a little when she heard her role. 

"I'll what?"

"Don't worry you won't be alone, he also has the mission to annoy Qilangos." The redhead commented calmly as he pointed to Charlotte who nodded somewhat tensely.


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