Chapter 37: Cute

Gold looked towards Alex with a confused expression. He seemed to get a bit annoyed when he saw Alex, this time was the same. As he looked at Alex, who's clothes were torn up and covered in blood, Gold sighed and walked towards the gate. Alex looked towards Midnight and said awkwardly, "I can't shake the feeling that he doesn't like me."

Midnight giggled and looked towards Gold, "It's not you, it's everyone. He doesn't like anyone." She then looked towards Alex, " But again, seeing how he reacted to you… He probably dislikes you even more than he does others."

Alex nodded and sighed, 'I can't get everyone to like me. It doesn't really matter anyway.' Alex stood up and looked towards the buster who seemed to be calling someone on his phone. He looked at Alex and Midnight and smiled, "Well, we're heading towards the research facility. But before that, I do want to change my clothes, they're also soaked in blood. Alex, you also need a change. Let's just quickly get to the apartment and change." He said as he walked towards the apartment complex.

Alex nodded, He had an idea that Buster also lived in the same complex but couldn't help but be a bit surprised by it. He followed Buster. Midnight seemed to stay at the same spot, she didn't need a change in clothes. She also had to look over the reaper.

The two entered the apartment complex to see a few people peeking out of their windows to look at them. Alex looked towards the reception at Rachel standing there. She looked at Alex seemed to be a bit appalled by the blood. Alex looked at his clothes, His white shirt was stained with blood. It was also torn up and many places. But a hint of worry entered her mind and she quickly ran towards Alex.

Buster looked towards Rachel and smiled. "Well, I'll be changing and taking a quick bath. Alex, you also quickly change." He said while walking away towards the elevator.

Rachel looked at Alex from top to bottom with a concentrated gaze. Alex smiled awkwardly, "Is anything wrong?"

Hearing Alex's question, Rachel looked into Alex's eyes and asked, "Are you hurt?" Alex couldn't help but be a bit taken back. Rachel at this moment seemed worried for him. 'Cute…' Alex said as he looked towards Rachel who looked concerned as well as a bit angry at him.

"I'm not." Alex replied as he smiled at her. Rachel narrowed her eye even more and looked towards the torn areas of Alex's clothes. "Do you have spare clothes?"

Alex once again nodded in reply to Rachel's question. Rachel nodded and walked towards the reception again. She looked towards Alex, still looking a bit angry, and said, "Next time, take more care of yourself. And try to get less blood on you." She quickly turned away from Alex after she spoke.

Alex awkwardly smiled and nodded, "Thank you, I will." He said as he walked towards the elevator. 'She seemed annoyed when she saw all that blood… Well, I guess I can be more careful next time.' Alex thought as he waited inside the elevator.

"I guess I need to change to something else," Alex said when he entered the room. He looked towards the closet where he kept all the clothes that Hana bought for him. Alex looked towards the suit he was wearing. He didn't know what to do with these clothes. "It was such a nice suit…"

Alex looked through the wardrobe, he seemed to see something and smiled. "I guess this will work," Alex said as he took out the clothes and threw them on the bed. He quickly went to the bathroom and took a quick shower.

After showering, Alex looked towards his stomach and shoulder. There were small lines where the arrows penetrated his body. "I guess it can't completely heal the wounds. I don't mind these small scars though. I guess they can be a reminder of my battles. But I do hope that I don't get bigger scars. Guess I'll have to be even more careful in battle."

He walked towards the bedroom and began to change. After a few minutes, Alex walked out of the room. He had on a black hoodie and some loose jeans.

Alex walked out of the apartment and went back to the ground floor. In front of the reception, he saw Buster who was talking to Rachel. Outside, He could also see Midnight who threw the reaper inside of a heavily armored truck.

"Ah, Alex. You're ready." Buster said as he looked towards Alex. He then turned around and looked towards the truck. "Well, we should be going now. The reaper is already loaded inside the truck. Our car has also arrived."

Alex nodded when he heard buster. He wanted to see the research facility. After seeing the hologram as well as all the new technology around him, Alex as very interested in this World's technology and wanted to have a look at the place which possibly made them.

He looked towards Rachel who seemed to pout when she saw Alex. He once again couldn't help but think, 'Cute…'

Midnight walked towards buster and Alex. She looked towards both of them and smiled, "You both look good. Now let's go, I'm bored of waiting."

The three entered a car that followed behind the armored truck. As the car moved, Alex watched the streets. He noticed that people were back to normal like nothing had happened. A question popped into his mind, "What about crime?"

Buster looked towards Alex and asked, "What do you mean?" Alex looked at Buster and asked, "Is the crime rate really low here? Also, who takes care of the crimes?"

Hearing Alex's question buster thought for a few seconds, "The crime rate here is pretty low compared to the other parts of the nation. But as the number of awakened increases… Well, We expect some to misuse their powers. It's happened before but I'm sure there will be more. Mostly the militia Awakened will take care of it but we also take care of them if we are nearby. There is talk about a new task force to be made, especially for disciplinary actions against crimes caused by awakened. For normal people, we have a police force to take care of them."

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