Chapter 263 Off Into An Unknown (1/2)

Elysia continued her explanation. It was simple, really. ”I was taking down some bandits along the way when the boss of the group fled into some sort of cave. Erm, I killed him, but then his blood splattered on the wall, and the wall seemed to have a reaction. Before I knew it, I arrived here in the forest.”

Elysia paused, thinking about what else to say to help clarify the situation. ”It's been about… twenty minutes, maybe?”

Alec was a bit speechless when he saw her talking about casually killing someone with a smile on her face.

Wait. Wasn't he the same as well?

…It was fine, then. He supposed that it was totally normal, since no one ever said anything about it to him.

”Huh,” Sekai said, confused. ”Well, we were holding hands when we were suddenly teleported.”

Alec jabbed him in the stomach, causing the Main Character to bend over with an 'oof'. What the hell did he think he was saying?!

Could he not say it so ambiguously that could cause someone to misunderstand their relationship?!

Branding seal or not, he regretted helping the other out of the hole that the transmigrator literally dug out with his own 'seals'!

”Ignore him,” Alec said, running damage control. ”It's my belief that your father put something on both of us to keep us in the vicinity of each. Neither he nor I triggered anything on our end.”

Elysia didn't even blink at their actions, but she looked at Alec with curious eyes. ”Oh, I see. I'm sorry!” she apologized sincerely, bowing.

She stood back up, saluting him. ”He was probably worried about me being out there alone. But, as you can see, I'm strong!”

After she said those words, she did a flex that reflected the exact movements of what Sekai did earlier, before she broke out into a laugh. ”Just kidding. But I really can take care of myself. You don't have to worry!”

Elysia seemed to be a rather cheerful person, with a bright and optimistic personality.

Now that Alec had his pesky feelings out of the way, he was able to objectively judge her and see her character from their interactions.

…He didn't dislike the sort of person that Elysia seemed to be.

Still, he felt a bit of curiosity about what else he didn't know about her.

Of course, it wasn't his feelings for her acting up, but instead a normal type of curiosity that came when he interacted with his Spectres!

And she was part of the Spectres, so it was fine!

Alec nodded. ”Yes, you are strong. But since we're in a different place, we might as well stick around together, then.”

Honestly, it was better for them to go around in a group of three instead of just alone.

People travelling alone were either seen as easy marks or someone who was horrendously strong.

Neither of those things were something that he wanted.

Call it a gut feeling if you must, but he just knew that if he left the two Main Characters alone, they'd probably end up causing no small amounts of chaos.

If they were going to cause chaos, then they should at least keep it somewhat under control.

There were times were Main Characters got in over their heads, which was not ideal.

Alec could just picture it now.

Sekai would start some sort of fight with a rich, arrogant punk, who provoked him with words. Or looked at him funny, even.

Then, the transmigrator would beat his face in, or even just straight up kill him, knowing Sekai's personality.

Then after that was all said and done, an elder from that rich punk's family or whatnot would come and chase Sekai, demanding his death as repayment.

Sekai fight as best he could but would ultimately end up fleeing for his life. He'd hide in an unlikely place before he miraculously stumbled upon something that would make him stronger.

Alec could see the whole string of events playing out in front of him right now.

As for Elysia… well.

Ye Sha spoke up without needing to be prompted. ”If she goes on her own, she's going to encounter an arrogant punk that tries to pick her up, only to get turned down.

”Then, since he was turned down in front of a large crowd, causing him to lose face, he sends his men to follow after her before trying to drug her food.