Chapter 45. His Son and His Disciple

46 Chapter 45. His Son and His Disciple

After walking a few meters, I could see Emma, Theo and some demon hunters not far away from me. Her hand was holding my cap that fell when I fought with the Imp army earlier.

"Damian, are you alright?" she asked as she approached me.

"I'm fine," I replied simply. I glanced at the demon hunters behind her and returned my gaze to Emma.

"Can I have my cap back?"

"Ah, of course," she said, returning my cap to me.

I took it and immediately wore it.

"Thank you."

Theo approached me with a displeased face.

"Tell me, where are the demons?"

"I don't know," I answered simply. I'd better say I don't know than they tried to get information from me. Actually, I kinda regret my request to contact the demon hunter association earlier, but even if I didn't ask her I was sure Emma would do the same thing.

Theo gave me a slight condescending chuckle then he grabbed my t-shirt's neckline and pulled it towards him, his sour face right in front of me and his eyes staring at me sharply.

"Bullshit! It's clear that the number in Emma's demon compass is very high, there's no way you didn't find a single demon!"

"I have tried to find their location, but there was a big explosion. I passed out and I don't remember anything after that," I reasoned. Even though I didn't resist, my hands were clenched in fury. This person's arrogance has crossed the line.

Emma released Theo's hand from me.

"Theo! You shouldn't be angry at him, he's not a demon hunter! He has no obligation to fight demons, after all, isn't the most important thing is his safety?"

Theo's eyes still looked at me in displeasure.

"He just made us lose our chance to avenge Mr Renart! Of course, I'm angry!" His anger and disappointment were heard clearly in his voice.

Upon hearing my father's name, I just opened my mouth to ask what his relationship was with my father, but I immediately pressed my lips and swallowed my words since my question was too suspicious.

"Putting hope in a coward is really disappointing!" he sneered. Then he walked past me, followed by other demon hunters. While I remained in my position, my fist grew tighter as I tried to hold my anger.

"Theo, where are you going?" asked Emma.

"I'll look for that demons until I get them!" he replied as he continued to walk awayNnêw n0vel chapters are published at novelhall.coma turned her gaze to me.

"I hope you can forgive him. He is not a bad guy, it's just ... Since Mr Renart's death, he changed."

"What's his relationship with Mr Renart?" I said as I could no longer hold my curiosity.

"Theo is just like me, he is Mr Renart's disciple."

Emma looked down for a moment before returning her gaze to me.

She giggled.

"It's okay."

After hearing her answer, I returned to eating at a slower pace, at least I didn't want to be laughed at, twice.

She remained silent and watched me until I finished my meal.

I just finished my drink and closed my mineral water bottle, when she spoke again.

"Are you sure you didn't want to join us?" she asked.

That question again.

"I will not change my decision about this," I answered firmly.

"Fine." She looked away but I caught her disappointment on her face.

"Are you disappointed?" I asked straight to the point.

"To be honest, yes. You have the ability to fight demons, but you don't want to use it to help others," she said bluntly.

"But I respect your decision ..." she added.

"Thank you," I replied simply. Even though she might think I'm a coward, I also can't explain anything to her.

She returned her gaze to me and forced herself to smile.

"You don't need to accompany me tomorrow."

"Why?"

"Actually ... Taking another person to participate in demon hunting is a violation," she replied.

From her words, I immediately grasped her situation, because Theo and the other demon hunters would have known that I was patrolling with her today.

"Are they gonna punish you?"

"Theo and the others have agreed to say nothing about you as long as I don't repeat it."

I heaved a sigh of relief.

"I understand." At least thanks to today's incident I know how the demon hunter moves and how they can detect demons. Of course, even though I wasn't allowed to patrol with Emma, I could patrol myself and protect her silently. Besides I'm not a demon hunter so I don't need to follow their rules.

* Ding *

Emma's cellphone sound interrupted our conversation. She pulled out her cellphone and checked briefly before returning it.

"I have to report to the headquarters with Theo."

"Did they find something?" I asked curiously.

She shook her head side to side.

"That's why the headquarters called to ask what happened."

"Okay."