Chapter 138: Search For Nicole (2/2)

The little girl turned around and looked at me, anxiety written all over her adorable face, she whipped her head forward and immediately broke into a run.

Damn it, those burly men must have said something bad about me. That’s the only explanation for her reaction. I need to catch her quick.

As I was chasing after the girl, I was similarly being chased by several strangers, six of them to be exact. Five of them were similarly dressed in loose robes that not only hid their faces but also their bodies and genders. Between them was a teenage girl dressed in a green skirt that was currently trending among the common folk. She was rather young and her face was one that I vaguely remembered…a girl that I vaguely remembered…there weren’t that many to begin with…only those I rescued from the bandit troupe and those I rescued from Duran…

From time to time, the little girl would turn around and throw me a glance. Upon discovering that I was still tailing her, she would quickly whip her head back and make a turn into some convoluted alleyway. Behind me, I had that party of six hot on my heels. From them, I could clearly sense an aura of hostility.

While they tried their best to hide it, I could clearly see their weapons jutting out from underneath their loose robes.

Looks like they weren’t here for a social visit.

“Yo, Little Brother, looks like you got yourself into some trouble again, this one smells the stench of a demon hunter from those six humans.” Seems like I wasn’t the only one who noticed their aura.

“I sensed a total of five demon hunters, one five-star, one four-star, and three three-stars. They seem to be out for your blood.”

Demon hunters! Hunters who specialized in hunting down creatures of the darkness!

Then that girl following them…so I’ve really been betrayed…even though I saved her life…

On one hand was a clue about Nicole, on the other was a threat a my life, I…

“Little Brother, don’t think too much about it. You can always find that girl later but if you lose your life now, it will really be over for you. Don’t tell me you expect to be revived again?”

Damn it…I know that, I’ll make escape now but now that they have their eyes on me, there’s no way I can return to the inn.

In order to avoid implicating Regine and Ancarin, I made a turn into a crowded location in hopes that these demon hunters would stay their hands in lieu of the innocent citizens.

Speaking of crowded locations, the one place that came to mind immediately was the city plaza. While I wasn’t familiar with this city, I ended up in the city plaza just by following the flow of the crowd.

The plaza was full of people as expected, yet my hooded appearance was still rather eye-catching. Looking at my robes, the citizenry immediately assumed that I was an adventurer and tried to avoid me. I briskly walked up to the memorial plaque in the center of the plaza. The over ten meter tall plaque was engraved with the history of Azure City and was apparently a popular attraction within the city.

Around the memorial was a variety of roadside stalls that sold everything from snacks to daily necessities. There were even a number of buskers littered about the crowded plaza, performing their various acts in exchange for tips.

Those demon hunters shouldn’t be mad enough to attack me here, would they?

“Not bad, Little Brother. At least you know to come to such a crowded place. However, this is only a temporary solution. Last I checked, there were no nightless areas in the human world, once night falls, the crowd will disappear as well.”

That’s right, working in the day and resting by night was how a normal human lived, to some faithful, this was the life dictated by God.

Must I really make my escape…I finally found my way into the Western Human Realms and even made it to Azure City. Even if I wasn’t able to find Nicole, at the very least I wanted to let her know that I had been here…

“Little Brother you seem rather unwilling.”

Of course I am. After all that hard work, I still ended up like this, how do you expect me to be satisfied! All I want is to see Nicole, just one look that’s all, is that too much to ask?!

“Then this one will help you just this once. If it’s only broadcasting your will, this one can let the entire city hear it.”

Is that true? That would be a great help!

“Mhm, mhm. Don’t forget, this one is a demon king, a demon king with the title of Soul Bard no less. Even without this one’s body, such a matter isn’t a problem.”

Soul Bard…so the reason why I am a Soul Bard was because of you…either way, as long as it helps, I’m fine with it. I’ll leave this matter in your hands then, do you mind sending out the message of “I was here”?

“Little Brother, I think you’re misunderstanding something here, this one only said that she had the ability to help you broadcast something. Whatever you wanted to say or wanted to do has to be broadcasted by you yourself.”

What…then exactly what should I do? Broadcast “Nicole, I’m back”? No, that’s not possible. If I reveal my relationship to Nicole, I might end up implicating her. Then how should I communicate with her in a way that only she understood?

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Just as I was wracking my brain over this problem, the mental image of Ferti’nier gave me a thumbs up and said, “Little Brother, how about singing.”

Huh? Singing?

“That’s right, this one is a Soul Bard not a Soul Whisperer, all this one can do is help you broadcast songs. Normal sentences aren’t possible right now.”

Ah, in that case, I’ll sing then. All I have to do is sing a song that only Nicole understands. Mhm, let me think…back when we were kids, I used to sing a lot to Nicole, I’ll just pick one of those songs then.