"How time flies by," Alros uttered. He had spent nearly 1 month and a half already inside the capital of Hex Duchy. Combined with his near two week stay in Furim City, and it is almost two months he spent inside the Duchy.
"Maybe I will went back to Lunos Forest in a month or two months," he said to himself. Though, he wondered how his little alchemist will react to the news. After all, she had worked so hard to turn their store into one of the most successful one in the capital. To leave all of them behind, seem like a waste.
"I will talk to her after this," he said, though not before carefully eying the figure watching him. He might be suppressing his true power, but he still can sense others, especially one that have been following him for quite sometime.
Though, the only reason he notice is because purple hair is not inconspicuous. Besides that, her outfit also attract some attention, with the sun hat she wore, along with her purple dress, it is easy to distinguish her from the common people.
Though, from what he could see, others seem to pay her no attention.
'Does she used a spell on herself to be undetectable to anyone else? And the reason it did not work on me is because of my strength and magic?' he thought to himself.
If it so, the woman likely did not think he noticed her, and he would prefer it that way, as it would allow him to observe her, in case she is a danger to himself or Mina.
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"It seem she have some vested interest in my little alchemist," the demon growled slightly. He is hiding in the shadow, literally, monitoring their stalker. One of his clones had taken his place for the day, allowing him to follow the woman.
Though she is clearly a proficient magic caster, as she was able to throw him off her track multiple times.
He looked at the woman and scoffed "Hope you don't cross the line, or I will have to add another woman in my collection,"
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"Alros, is there anything wrong?" usually, he is the one to ask her, so, it was a bit mistifying to do so to him. However she need to know if anything wrong happened to her lover slash bully.
"There is nothing wrong," Mina did not know how she notice, but the demon silver eyes turned yellow for a brief moment.
She took a step back, fear gripping her chest. "You are not him, are you?" she asked, even though she knew the answer in her heart.
A laughter, one belonging to a woman, come out from 'Alros' mouth as the body of the demon's disguise turned into one of a woman, with the latest purple hair she had ever seen.
Her yellow eyes seem to glow, looking at her like she can see through her soul. The older looking woman take a step towards her, Mina taking a step back in turn. This repeated until the alchemist hit the wall, as the woman put a hand on her cheek.
"Don't worry little one," her tone was soothing, but the situation is anything but that, "I will free you from your tormenters and bring you to your rightful family,"
"What are you talking about?! I don't have a family! I'm an orphan!" she yelled, trying to push her but the purple-haired woman was too strong.
"Oh child, it's not that you don't have a family, it's that your family suffer the same fate as I did, under the hands of the Duchy," her face turned into one of sorrow and hatred, though Mina could careless for what she said.
She did not want to go with the woman yet she doubt she is given a choice. She squirmed, wishing for Al-
"Don't you think you need to ask my permission first?" his voice come from behind the woman. She tried to turn but was too slow, as vines grow and trapped her, preventing her from moving.
The woman tried to call her magic but Alros called upon few of his Mana Draining Bugs, draining her of her mana and preventing her from casting any magic.
"Alros!" she hugged the demon-in-disguise, the demon returning it before looking at the woman with an angry glare.
"I would love to spend time with you, but I want answer to why she had been observing us for a week?" if look could kill, the glare of the demon would send the woman to Hell.