Chapter 38: Dont Try To Stop Me! (1/2)

Mei frowned and asked in a confused tone, ”Arion is what? Aunt Yuro, what is it?” Mei openly stared at her and continued, ”Wasn't Arion with you? Where is he?”

Yuro's expression became pained, berating herself for not being there for Arion and not knowing how to answer Mei.

She finally said in a voice that seemed to have lost its power, ”He is gone...the Dreadlings...they got him while he was trying to protect the others…”

Yuro's head bowed, feeling complicated after letting out the truth before Mei. She herself couldn't believe that the boy she was happily cooking food for and talking with for all these years had died.

She was feeling very sad and regretful about what happened. Still, since she was a seasoned Dreadslayer, she had a better hold of her emotions and was able to come to terms with his death.

She herself had lost many close ones in her life and had gotten used to dealing with sudden losses of loved ones.

However, this was not at all true for Mei, who never before lost anyone she deeply cared for.

Mei's thoughts were scrambling to understand what she just heard. She again asked as if pretending to have misheard with a shaky smile, ”Aunt Yuro...what did you just say?”

Without waiting for a reply, she cleared her throat and called out, ”Ari! Ari, answer me.”

The room became deathly silent as everyone sighed and looked away, feeling sad for her loss.

Yuro knew Mei was in a state of disbelief and denial about the truth since she also once went through the same thing.

Sana and her husband had calmed down after Mei had stabilized their daughter's condition. Thus, when they heard that Arion had died to protect their daughter and others, they felt remorseful for Mei but couldn't help but feel grateful to Arion.

Everyone else also was surprised at Arion's noble sacrifice and how despite being disabled, he was able to buy enough time for others to escape.

They couldn't help but feel moved by what he did and saddened by his death. They felt as if today was the worst and most unfortunate day of Fok Grove Ward since they lost so many loved ones, including Ina.

Yuro was about to console Mei when she suddenly stormed out of the room because she did not get any answer from Arion.

”Mei, wait!” Yuro followed her out after hesitating for a few moments.

While frantically looking around for Arion, Mei noticed Shun cooped up in a non-conspicuous corner and asked him, ”Where is Arion?”

Shun, who was silently sitting all this while, spoke while pointing at the main door, ”He went out in the evening itself. I didn't see him coming back. Miss Mei, actually he—”

However, before Shun could finish, Mei hurried towards the door and stepped outside her house as if setting out to search for Arion.

Everyone became worried and concerned seeing her behavior, including Yuro.