Chapter 89: Bliss.

Chapter 89: Bliss.

"Eileen! Are you okay?" Obviously, she wasn't by the fact that she was leaning against a tombstone and breathing heavily. But I decided to give the benefit of the doubt and let her pull out a blood vial or something.

"Ha... ha... I'm afraid I do not have any blood vials left. All of them were smashed when I was hunting Henryk. But I will live." Though she said that I could feel the pain in her voice, no doubt she had suffered a fair share of injuries. And not everyone is used to being shredded like paper on the daily.

While she might have some vials stashed somewhere I do not think it would be pleasurable in the least for her to limp all the way to her stash and take care of herself while in agony.

It may seem weird for me to say this but I don't really enjoy seeing people in pain, at least undeserving ones. Granted, I usually do not go out of my way to help someone but I really dislike seeing people I know in pain.

I know how bad it is to be in pain.

"That wasn't necessary of you... But you have my thanks.

We made it, with our lives. You're not bad at all. You must've killed Gascoigne as well, then? He was falling apart. I'm sure it had to be done. But try to keep your hands clean.

A hunter should hunt beasts. Leave the hunting of hunters to me..."

She is in that amount of pain yet she still says that huh? That's rather irritating. Looking down at her I retrieved the vial Iosefka gave me and held it out for her.

"Drink." Even though she wore her plague doctor cosplay I could still tell that she was puzzled by what I was doing. Before she could ask what it was I spoke first.Visit no(v)eLb(i)n.com for the best novel reading experience

"It's a special purified blood vial. More potent than other vials."

"No need, such a valuable thing. Keep it to yourself. It could save your life one day. I will make it."

My brows creased. I was getting annoyed now. She was in so much pain and so near death yet she could still say that? It's almost like I am not the immortal one here. Staring into where I knew her eyes would be I ordered in a deeper and more authoritative tone.

"Drink."

As if she were unable to obey my order like a child who saw their usually kind father get strict she took the vial from my hands and chugged it down. Seeing her body heal to peak condition I smiled in satisfaction and got up to leave. But as I was about to leave I heard her speak to me.

"That was not needed but ya have my thanks."

I quietly nodded and walked away from Eileen.

But what I didn't realize was why Eileen suddenly obeyed me.

Unlike what it seemed. There are just parts about me that the system couldn't simply seal away. And one of those was what defined my existence. Even in another world, I am not simply a human.

No matter what there are parts of me that you can't just simply take away without collapsing my entire being. Which is why Invictus still worked with my status being sealed away.

I had unknowingly loosened one of the seals on my being.

"Hello, mister hunter. Still can't find my mum? Oh, okay. I can wait. But isn't there something I can do? Maybe mum and dad are stuck out there waiting for me to come and find them. What do you think mister hunter?"

That... hurt. Knowing what I knew this was just painful. The taste it left on my tongue was bitter. After a second of contemplation, I made the hard decision.

I wouldn't tell her.

She needed safety and shelter more than the truth right now. Ignorance is a bliss a few can afford. She will learn the truth eventually that's for sure. But it's better for her to learn that among people she can trust and depend on than on a night where everything is out to kill.

"I... I haven't found your parents yet, I'm sorry. But I have found a place that is safe from the beasts. And I'm here to take you there. I think the best thing you can do for them is to wait there for them. Don't worry, I will take you there."

<Quest Complete.>

Hearing that I hadn't found her parents made her tone a bit dimmer but it had perked up instantly when I told her that I had found a safe place for her to wait for her parents.

"Yes, okay! Thank you mister hunter! I love you almost as much as mum and dad, and granddad!" Hearing her say that I pushed my disgust down as I made her open the hatch to her window and climb out.

A small blond girl wearing a white dress climbed out of the window as I hugged her to my chest. Holding her securely I spoke in a reassuring tone.

"Now, you don't need to worry. Just close your eyes and ears for ok? And we will reach there in a flash." Hearing my words she cutely nodded her head.

"Alright, Mister Hunter!"

Seeing her close her eyes and cover her ears I climbed up to the roof and started briskly parkouring across them to the chapel. Doing my very best not to disturb her too much. After a while of jumping across the rooftops I landed in the Chapel in front of the Dweller.

"Ahh, kind Hunter, thank you for bringing her to us! Welcome to the Oedon Chapel little girl!" Said the dweller with a smile that really didn't appear very friendly due to his visage but I kindly put the girl down and knelt down before patting her head.

"Alright now. You are safe here, this kind gentleman here will take care of you. He is a very kind person so if you need to ask anything you can just find him alright?"

"Alright! Thanks, Mr. Hunter!" Hearing her words a ghost of a smile visited my covered lips before fading away.

"Take care." Saying that to the girl and the dweller I left the chapel toward the Cathedral Ward as all warmth left my demeanour.

Time for Business.

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