Chapter 159: Secret Weapon

Eventually, the two of them had to get up. It was the weekend and also the day that he had promised Dante that he would go back to visit him. He didn’t want to see if the man was serious about beating up and kidnapping him if he didn’t show up.

He actually thought it was pretty likely considering the little time he had interacted with the Tier 6 monster.

As he walked toward the small town just outside of Heston, he stopped at a bakery to get himself some pastries and a coffee. He made sure to get extras, it was always a good idea to have food on hand just in case he needed to appease someone.

Pastries he learned, were very effective at this. Normally, he used them against Aubrey and Edgar, but recently he learned that Grace had a similar weakness. Not surprising, considering her love for sweets and anything food-related.

He just wished Amelia had that same weakness. It would have made the woman much more pleasing to be around.

He shouldn’t bash her too much. To her credit, she had been surprisingly civil to him. Other than the annoying questions about his skill, she stayed out of his hair and hadn’t said anything mean to him.

When he was walking away from the gates of Heston toward the town, he enjoyed the nice weather. He did his best not to think about what Dante had in store for him. He believed that worrying about it would just waste his time and energy.

Either way, he would find out pretty soon.

He saw the little town outside of Heston appear in his vision as he crested over a hill. He turned back to look at the city and the coastline to admire the view. However, his view was obstructed because there was a woman who was standing right behind him.

At first, he didn’t think anything of it. His instinctual reaction was to assume that this person was just traveling to the town just like he was. It wasn’t until he turned back around and thought for a second that he realized what was wrong.

He hadn’t sensed this person with [Spatial Perception] at all. There was nobody else in their vicinity but this woman. Except this woman didn’t show up to his senses.

It made his blood run cold.

It wasn’t like what Dante did either. It wasn’t some sort of void or anomaly that stuck out. It was as if she wasn’t there at all and blended into the surroundings. If not for him seeing her with his own two eyes, he would not have believed it.

To be honest, it took way too long for him to react. However, when he did, he didn’t freak out. He immediately came to the understanding that if she had wanted to hurt Julius, she had more than enough chances to do so.

The fact that he was still alive meant she wasn’t hostile. At least, that was what he wanted to believe.

He slowly continued to walk forward, but he ended up activating [Sage of Savagery] to a higher degree, which allowed him to keep his composure more than he would otherwise be able to. The first thing that Julius thought about was whether or not this woman was the thing that Dante wanted to show him.

Otherwise, what kind of timing was this? A person who was undoubtedly stronger than him managed to sneak up on him as he walked to see Dante? That seemed weirdly suspicious to him.

He didn’t hear any footsteps or signs that she was following him, but he knew that she was. The fact that he couldn’t sense her made him very uncomfortable. However, he maintained his composure and didn’t acknowledge her. That is until his curiosity finally ran out.

“So how did you know who I was?” He asked loudly over his shoulder.

When he didn’t get an answer after several seconds, he turned back to look at the woman. However, to his shock, she wasn’t there. He looked around as if straining his eyes would magically find the woman. Still, he didn’t see a sign of her.

So feeling more confused than anything, he turned back around and flinched when the woman was literally inches away from his face.

The first thing he noticed was how pretty she was. Her features were perfectly symmetrical and her skin was flawless. She was of medium height and had long brown hair that laid down her back. However, it was her eyes that caught his attention.

Her gray eyes had literal bursts of light blooming in her irises. It was like every color in the rainbow was popping little fireworks in her eyes.

“Wow…” he said breathlessly. “How do I get eyes like that?”

He saw her lips curl upward and her eyes sparkle even brighter, before pulling away from him.

“You don’t seem that surprised to see me,” she finally said softly.

“Trust me, I almost pooped myself when I finally saw you. But honestly, it kind of makes sense to see you. That old man did say he had a surprise in store for me,” he admitted to her.

“Hmm…” she examined him from up close. Almost like she was observing a hospital patient. “You are quite an interesting little boy,” she finally commented with a frown.

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“Huh? Little?” He asked, taken aback by her tone.

“You also have quite the powerful focus skill it seems,” she said casually.

Julius frowned. “What makes you say that?” He asked her, not wanting to confirm if she was right or not. Though, he was pretty sure she didn’t need him to confirm anything for him.

She smirked at him knowingly like one would at a silly child. “It’s obvious for anyone who is looking,” she said vaguely.

“I see,” he said just as vaguely, pretending that he understood.

He didn’t see or understand at all, but he didn’t need to tell her that. Yet, her smile said that she saw through his shenanigans regardless.

“So… how did you know it was me?” He asked, repeating his earlier question.

“What do you mean?” She tilted her head and asked him, playing ignorant.