Chapter 135 - The Rain That Has Finally Come Down

"If you think that my methods are too extreme, you are more than welcome to give your own suggestions," Hecathe continued as he leisurely sat down on the ground with his back leaning against the wall, "Even with extreme methods, I can make sure that we reach our goal. If you can do the same as well then I'll listen to you." 

Marvin gulped as he heard this and the boy had no response for Hecathe. He clearly didn't agree with Hecathe's extreme methods that seemed rather reckless, but when he was faced with the man's confidence, there was nothing he could do or say. 

Hecathe sighed as he shook his head and waited for a response from the boy but it was only natural that he didn't receive one. 

A few minutes passed and suddenly, Hecathe felt a few cold water droplets touching his skin. 

"Hm...?" Hecathe stretched out his right hand forward with his palm facing the sky above as he looked up. 

Marvin also looked up at the same time as he noticed the sudden light drizzle. 

"It's raining," Hecathe muttered with a small smile on his face. 

"I can see that." 

Hecathe let out a small chuckle as he heard the boy's response. 

The dark clouds in the sky had been there for almost the whole week so it was a relief to see the anticipated rain finally coming down. 

Hecathe clapped his hands as he stood up and walked over towards LeiLei. 

LeiLei had been thoroughly exhausted and was deep asleep on the ground, not even caring how dirty the ground was. 

Hecathe saw the girl's innocent sleeping face and sighed as he picked her up. 

"Let's get home before the rain starts getting stronger," Hecathe spoke as he turned and headed back to their broken apartment. 

Marvin looked at the man's moving back with an expression that one could not decipher easily and it took an entire minute for the boy to sigh as he got up and decided to follow after Hecathe. 

He didn't agree with Hecathe's plan to bring war but he couldn't stand up against it either. Marvin had no idea what the future had in store for them. He didn't know if they could continue to work together well in the future or if they'd eventually fight and openly go separate ways. 

He was unsure of the future but if there was one thing he knew, it was perhaps the fact that they needed to get back home before the rain got strong. 

"Marvin, you should learn to stand up against me if you want to protect this world that you love so much," Hecathe sighed as he muttered under his breath but this was naturally not heard by anybody else. 

Hecathe continued walking as he carried LeiLei in his arms back towards the apartment and Marvin followed him at a distance. 

Fortunately enough, they were able to reach the apartment before the rain started getting strong and as soon as they were inside, the rain outside really did come down like a storm, almost making it seem as if the rain was waiting for the three to get inside first. 

Marvin and Hecathe said nothing to each other after having that last conversation. Marvin straightaway headed into his own room and Hecathe also headed for his own room with a sigh. 

"Master, you're home!~" The Dorgon greeted Hecathe a bit too enthusiastically as soon as the man opened the door. 

"Eh? Is the witch dead?" The Dorgon asked as he noticed LeiLei who was sleeping in Hecathe's arms. 

Hecathe shook his head with a sigh as he heard the question and patiently went inside the room and placed the girl on the bed before he spoke, "She's just sleeping. Don't kill her just yet."

"Tch- What a lazy witch," The Dorgon clicked his tongue as he commented, "She's thoroughly useless." 

Hecathe couldn't help but chuckle as he heard this and the man unconsciously defended the girl as he spoke, "Her rest is well deserved. She worked hard today. You can't call her useless." 

The Dorgon was a bit surprised as he heard this and he blinked as he wondered if he had heard it right. 

"Master... Did you just praise her...?!" The Dorgon questioned in disbelief and shock. 

Hecathe blinked as he heard this and repeated his own words through his head as he recalled whether he had praised her or not. 

It took him a whole minute to realize that he had indeed praised her for working hard and this was a bit surprising to the man since he would hardly praise people so openly like this especially in front of someone else. 

"Master, do you want to mate with her?"

Hecathe choked on empty air. 

The Dorgon looked to be serious as he patiently waited for Hecathe's response. 

Hecathe coughed aggressively and immediately got himself a glass of water before chugging it down in a single gulp. 

"So am I right?" The Dorgon tilted his head as he asked. 

Hecathe took a few minutes to calm himself down before he glared at the Dorgon and responded, "Don't go around making me a pedophile! She's just a child!" 

The Dorgon looked at Hecathe up and down as if trying to show that he was openly judging the man as he spoke, "Aren't you two around the same age?" 

Hecathe pursed his lips into a thin line as he shook his head and spoke, "My body might look like that of a seventeen-year-old boy but I'm much older than that." 

The Dorgon's eyes narrowed down on the man as he heard this and the creature didn't seem to have believed Hecathe. 

"It's the truth," Hecathe firmly stated as he took a sharp breath in. 

"Then how old are you?" 

"Twenty-nine," Hecathe truthfully answered as he stared back at the Dorgon with an unimpressed look plastered on his face. 

"Wha~" The Dorgon looked to be a bit surprised as he heard Hecathe's real age, "I guess you'll stay a loner forever in that case." 

"..." 

"Master, don't worry. I'll be here to keep you company," The Dorgon spoke with a tone that made Hecathe feel as if he was being pitied. 

"You don't have another choice. Don't act like your staying here out of pity," Hecathe clicked his tongue as he responded and the dorgon could say nothing to that since it was somewhat true. 

"Master, those things aside, don't you think it's time to feed me?" The Dorgon asked enthusiastically as he looked up at Hecathe with two big eyes that seemed to be shining in delight and anticipation. 

"Aren't you bored of eating so much chicken?" Hecathe asked with a frown as he took off his mask and coat before putting it aside. 

"Then can I go hunting outside?" The Dorgon tilted his head as he asked, almost sounding sarcastic. 

"You want to go outside in this rain?" Hecathe questioned but didn't wait for the Dorgon's response as he continued, "If you want then you are more than free to." 

"..." 

It was clear that the Dorgon wasn't a big fan of rain. 

Hecathe shook his head with a small chuckle as he spoke, "Next time, I'll try getting you some different meat." 

The Dorgon immediately brightened up as he heard this and ran around the room excitedly as he praised Hecathe, "Master, is the best!" 

Hecathe couldn't help but want to laugh at the Dorgons shameless behavior. 

"For today, you'll have to stick to the chicken meat," Hecathe sighed as he made his way to the door, "Don't cause a ruckus. I'll be back with food." 

The Dorgon obediently nodded his head as he heard this and didn't bother saying anything to that. 

Hecathe left the room and headed for the kitchen where the meat was stored in the fridge so as to prevent it from going bad and smelling. 

Surprisingly enough, there was nobody in the kitchen. 

In normal cases, most of the time, Hecathe could either find the landlady or Zail here but it seemed that today, the two were not around which was a bit unnatural. 

In such heavy rain, it was unlikely to think that they had gone out but that was probably the case considering the fact that Hecathe hadn't seen them around. 

Healthy didn't bother thinking too much about it and took the stored chicken out of the fridge as he heated it up a bit and took it upstairs to feed the Dorgon. 

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"It's raining quite hard," A middle-aged woman sighed as she commented. 

"Why are you here?" The young woman standing behind her asked as she clicked her tongue. 

With a chuckle, the middle-aged woman asked, "Am I not allowed to come here?" 

"You should know the answer to that. Are you looking to get killed?" 

"Death?" The middle-aged woman sighed as she looked up at the sky, "Death would have certainly been better than living in this suffocating world." 

"..." 

"Don't worry, I'll be leaving now. I just wanted to see my daughter," The middle-aged woman sighed as she spoke. 

"At least, take the umbrella with you." 

The middle-aged woman smiled as she heard this, "How caring of you." 

"Whatever."