Chapter 278 - 278: Intertwined (1/2)

Chapter 278 - 278: Intertwined

"Ah, King Vanny is here!"

""

Van and Evangeline entered the first and only tavern in the New Wall city, dubiously located near the castle for soned the layout of the city was none other than Nisha, perhaps the stress of being the president of two groups of co located right beside the castle

Van and Evangeline held the same expression as they elco tired Dionysus seems to have amped up the interior a bit as the foundations and pillars rapped in grapevines, and there was also a free-flowing fountain of wine right in the center of the tavern, which people are already partaking in

"So you must be the Seraph," Dionysus then rushed to the two and quickly held Evangeline's hand, "You must have mistaken me for Hermes as Hermes and I have an uncanny similarity, but sadly, it was I, Dionysus"

"No, you look nothing alike," Evangeline quickly slapped Dionysus's hands away, "Is this theatrics necessary? I thought ere here to discuss about Hernored Dionysus as she approached Athena, as silently drinking on the counter alone

"I let him let loose, he is the God of Festivities, after all," Athena said as she slid a glass of wine towards Evangeline

"Last tiht the glass, before elegantly spilling it to the floor, "The only God I see here isEvans doesn't treat you like ato approach the two, but the sudden weighty atmosphere between the two made Van stop in his tracks So instead, he tried to find Artemis, but she was nowhere to be seen

"Ist thy in search of a maiden?" Dionysus then suddenly wrapped his ar, for she is outside with the animals"

"I se--"

"Vaaaaan!"

Before Van could even say or do anything, a loud voice pierced his ears And considering the words uttered, the voice was obviously directed to hi him no chance of escape as he slowly looked towards the direction of the voice that kept on getting louder and louder by the second

"President Nisha, it is a pleasure to--"

"President!? What do you h the crowd as she rushed towards Van, alcohol in both her hands, "How dare you show your face here again after putting this responsibility on me!? You know full well I am not president ! How dare you leave o and explore on your ohile I ah as Nisha's words nagged through his ht have already drunk one tooand just let Nisha let loose on hiot tired and sat at a table

"You seeood job, Nisha," Van then finally opened his ine I would have done the same"

"Psh, stop it," Nisha waved her hands a couple of ti to take back leadershi+p, right?"

"Well--"

"And these people you've brought back with you," Nisha did not let Van answer, "I heard they were that freakishly tall guy's relatives Interesting people you got here"

"Well--"

Once again, before Van could answer, Nisha's body dropped to the table as her cute little snores whispered into Van's ears

"" Van could only let out a sigh as he su it as a sort of blanket to cover Nisha Afterward, Van once again scanned all of the people inside the tavern, there was sonized from the Pit, but most of the people here were new to him-- most likely people from the Resistance

Beatrice, Harvey, and Victoria were not here and were on an adventure of their own Besides Andrea and Sarah, ere noaving at hiers But perhaps that was enough for this place to be considered his real ho!? Join us!"

"Sure," Van quickly nodded as he made his way to Andrea and Sarah

"Hoas your exploration?" Sarah quickly said as she handed hilass of wine, "Did you find out about the world?"

"I suppose," Van said as he refused the wine, saying he doesn't drink alcohol

"Why? What's out there? Is it different from here?" Andrea curiously asked

"It is," Van nodded, "You could even say too different"

Van then recounted soies he has seen outside of Aroup of people to surround hiers were in awe of Van's stories, and soet out of the country to see if Van's stories were true

"Wow," Andrea could not help but mutter Even Sarah was a bit shocked by Van's stories She knew that her country was below the rest, but she didn't think they would be this deprived of even the simplest commodities She already felt special since she used to have the only car with the neighboring cities, but to think there were hundreds upon hundreds of vehicles out there, being driven by even the norical place

"I also want to see it," Andrea could not help but lass down, "Once all of this is over, take your sister there, okay?"

"Why don't I bring it here instead?" Van quickly replied, his eyes somewhat clear as he looked directly into Andrea's excited eyes

"What do you mean?"

"Once the Circle has been cos I told you here, right in our hoently touched Andrea's hand

Strangers…as even one of his friends or family remains, then this is where his home is And perhaps in this whole world, even if they don't talk that much, even if they are countries apart-- Andrea was her sister And in a way, now, she truly is as her mother, Skylar, was a part of Azrael