Chapter 78: Encirclement

The Trading-Hills Capital was in a mess. Not just the Riskers but also the capable men were doing everything to get information about Avion Teller. After all, there was only one guild in the capital and they do not hold every Elementalist.

After getting all their tools from the remaining shops, people began searching for him.

"So what's our first lead?" one asked.

"I don't know, I am not that close to the target."

"Then are we going to search for him in this big capital?"

"No, do you know how big the capital is?"

"But isn't he exceptional? I heard that he is so handsome that every woman that saw him would immediately fall in love."

"That's stupid!"

"You're stupid! You're just envious! But he is actually that handsome."

"But that doesn't mean he would just stand there to get caught. I'm sure he's hiding right now."

"Wait"

"What?" many asked, it seemed like this one guy have an idea.

"I need to pee."

They then beat him up before he spoke.

"He's friends with the Bottom-eaters, right? Why not ask them first?"

Hearing this, every man nodded their heads. Fantasizing about the princess kept them moving.

Men were moving forward. Those that already have their sweethearts were having a fight.

"Love, this is just part of my job. If I married the princess, wouldn't be part of the royal family?"

"Go continue daydreaming!"

However, nothing deterred their speed. While Avion was nowhere to be seen, they have one target at the moment and that was his friends, the Bottom-Eaters.

"Where is Avion Teller?"

"Who?"

"The handsome one."

".... me?"

Temon pushed off an ugly man and continued.

"Have you seen Avion Teller?" he then asked a woman.

This woman had some looks that when Temon realized he suddenly shrunk.

"Avion Teller? You mean the wanted one?" she asked with a sharp tone. She thought it was just rude that this man just suddenly came in front of her that resulted in her attitude.

"Yeah" he gently nodded. 

"Hah, this is really annoying. Just because you want to have a chance with the Princess, you are actually supporting her abuse of power and endangering an innocent man?" the woman seemed to be annoyed by what was happening. It looked like it wasn't the first time she was asked about Avion Teller.

"Ah, no, I'm his friend. He just went missing, we want to help him." Temon explained.

"Ugh! Here we go again. Just right now somebody with an ass on his shoulder said that to me. If you want to hid your intention, don't say about being his friends."

"Somebody with an ass on his shoulder?" 

"Yup, there was a little fat man who was showing his ass carried by a muscled man." the woman tried to recollect it. She seemed to be an Elementalist also, not worrying if she was rudely talking to one right now, "Actually, that man was asking for a man with long hair and stupid frame-only glasses on him... ah wait, is that you?"

Temon nodded, 'So their searching for me?' he then asked, "Umm, do you know where they went?"

Realizing that she was falsely accusing this man, she timidly answered, "Yeah, they went that way." she pointed.

"Thanks"

After seeing the man left off, another band of men went to the girl.

"Hello miss, have you seen Avion Teller?"

They were panting and it was as if that they were actually working hard. The woman felt guilt and thought, 'I shouldn't judge like before.' the woman the sighed.

This time, she asked without being snappy, "I don't know where Avion Teller is but I know where their friends came."

Hearing this, the men's gaze shone. That's right, their friends!

"Really? Where did they go?" one man asked enthusiastically.

"That way" she pointed again.

They are Riskers from the Gon Bucther Guild, they knew what the Bottom-Eaters looked like.

"There they are!" one shouted and it immediately took the other's attention within that area.

"Who? Who did they call out?"

"I think it's Avion Teller's friends, the Bottom-Eaters!"

"They are together everywhere, they will surely know about Aivon Teller's whereabouts!"

At that moment, Temon found Naron and Fobo and at the same time, they were suddenly surrounded by those who wanted information about them.

At first, the strongest of them at the moment, a man with long red hair and having a fur coat behind him stepped inside the encirclement. He then clasped one of his hand to his fist and asked, "I have seen you being close to Avion Teller, could you please tell us where he is?"

The man was one of the two Rank Cee in the Gon Butcher Guild, it was Streson. He was having a kind smile as he asked but also a determined gaze.

Not that far away, Houie was looking at this and sighed, "He's too resolute once he wants something. No one can stop him."

On the Royal Mansion, while still looking at the mess she created, Princess Alisera once again was hearing another report coming from Edora.

Edora was not leaving her side, it was just that there were a lot of people in the dark given by her parents to help the princess. 

There were also people in the shadows specialized in gaining information.

"Princess, it seemed like that Avion Teller is currently a Risker inside the Gon Butcher Guild. I think why the Guild Master was not reporting about this matter is because he was trying to hide Avion Teller. The Guild Master, after all likes talents." Edora reported behind Princess Alisera.

To this, the princess only smirked.

Meanwhile, near a park, people were gathering. Inside the crowd, there was an encirclement made out of men and inside it, there were three people.

When asked a question, Naron answered, "W-we don't know."

In front of them was the famed Streson, the leader of the Heavy Sword, a Rank Cee Elementalist. Meanwhile, the three of them were not even qualified to be called Rank Eeh Elementalists!

"Don't lie. We witnessed that Miss Mettany told you where he is."