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Chapter 48 - Pretended smiles

"What happened to War now?"

Civ is well aware of his antics. Shiny just wonders if She meant it as 'is he okay?' or 'are the people around him okay?'. Shiny can say with confidence that it would never be the former. 

But today, it isn't really about his impulsive nature. There is something at play and she is just wanna watch how it would play out.

"No. It is about that princess…"

Civ fails to understand her meaning. But Daisy understands it and replies.

"You mean Rose?"

Shiny Nods.

It still didn't clear tell what really is happening. Civ is pushing Shiny to reveal what exactly is happening with them.

There are rumors about both dating each other. But if you know War, It is pretty easy to tell that they're just rumors. That man loves murder more than women. Shiny just can't wrap her head around it.

But current situation is quite funny and entertaining.

"Well, you can say that there is a lot of drama involved."

Civ again fails to understand it. It is probably cause she never have to deal with these things where she comes from. Or maybe it is cause she is just so much oblivious to all things related with humans.

Daisy just looks at Shiny with her inhumane eyes. She seem to get that Shiny is just after watching some couple Drama.

"Shiny, you are abusing your powers again…"

Shiny just looks at Daisy and picks her tongue out. Then she says.

"That I am…"

So three beauties run towards the location of this drama. Everyone try to look at them but fails as they're just so fast.

Shiny can already see what is happening. So she just smiles and see how things play out.

***

What are War views on humans? Well, he doesn't really like them much. He is also a human but doesn't that really matter? He can be a human and still hates the antics of humans. Who is going to stop him?

But he would never tell that to anyone. Even to his closest friends. Not because he is afraid of their reaction or doesn't wanna hurt someone's feelings.

In reality, he just doesn't wanna be bother.

So now that he is around so many humans. He is starting to feel uncomfortable to a great degree.

Wherever he goes. Unknown people come to him and introduces themselves to him. Then they start talking about stuff that is related to him or Ghost. He doesn't understand why do people wanna know with him.

It is probably to do with his old man, Ghost. Nobody really wants to talk to him. They all just want to make good relationship with that man. Everyone is looking for their on benefit.

This party is just an excuse for them to make business deals.

War wants to just get out of here and kill Devil spawns. His soul is screaming right now, there is a call of war in his heart too. But he is bound by Miss Shiny. If he were to move she would know.

He can't even get help from Miss Rose. She is also been told to not help him run away. She was reluctant but agreed cause she was worried about his well being. 

He do wonder where is she right now. There is no chance she would return to her community without letting him know. It doesn't concern him if she is gone though. One less human interaction to worry about.

For now, he can just watches people and greet them if they approach him. In few hours he would be free.

So for now, all he is doing is watching people around him.

Soon he finally finds someone who he recognize in this crowed of humans. It is a women who is wearing a set of armor. Her face is beautiful and mature but there is weird presence that always makes him shiver.

That is also very familiar. It is like his old man. Like he is present in that woman's body and he kind of present within her. As the woman's name is Iris.

War calls her as Aunty Iris.

She is one of the people of this place that doesn't make him wanna run away. She is sweet and always kind to him. She also had trained him in the art of combat a little. But later, he diverge too much from that art and made a unique kind of his own.

That really made Iris mad but she was still happy to have her student make his own fighting style. Even thought that fighting style is so self harming.

Iris also notices him and approaches him.

"All by yourself again, little War? You can pretend to like this event. It is the day when we found this dead dungeon."

War smiles at her. This time it is quite genuine.

"I know, Aunty Iris. You've told me that many times and I am not little anymore."

Iris just smiles back and replies.

"You sure are big now and grown up to be quite a menace. I've heard it from Shiny and she complains a lot about you."

War tries to imagine how would Shiny be like. with her It isn't hard to imagine her complaining about him. But he still fails to imagine it.

His imagination has always been weak when it comes to things like this. He is good at imagining fights though.

"I will try not to bother her…"

Iris just shook her head and say.

"I never said she is being bothered cause of you. And this is why you are still just that little War. So much clue less about the people around you."

War can agree with her. He would never understand how people feels about him.

He just smiles and replies with a "yeah, I know". Iris has known him for quite a long time now so she knows when he behaves strange. So she asks.

"You don't have to be scared of your dad or of me. He doesn't possess my body that way…"

War looks at Iris's face and ignores the body.

He is aware of that fact. She has told him countless times. His possession of her body is the reason she can walk like normal people.

But he can't feel relaxed when someone that is possessed by him is around him. He can already feel that strange presence around so many of guests too.

Has that man already possessed so many of these people? How many of the population are in the hands of that man. He is not aware at all.

Iris is indebted to that man. She would never doubt him but he knows that that man more than her. She is innocent and being manipulated by him.

War can just smile and suppress that sorrow within himself.

Iris wanted to say something more but she stops. It seemed like she has something else to say.

"Well, I was looking for you cause of someone else. And she is behind me."

War tilts his head and looks at Iris's back. There is indeed a person that is trying to hide from War. He come to understand who is it though.

It is Miss Rose and she is so shy. But is she shy?

She has never been this shy before. What could be the meaning of this? War ponders if what could be the case.

While War is thinking. Iris pushes Rose in front of her. She is so tiny that it didn't even take much effort from her.

"Well, You two talk with each other. I'll be going then. Have fun."

After that, Iris leaves. Leaving War and Rose all by themselves. Both aren't sure what to say to each other.

War just never know what to say to people, so the usual. But what could be the reason for Rose's silence?

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