The Hero
Volume 8 – Motive
Chapter 9
The special feeling that Haneul had did not go very long. There were so many questions being asked that he could not even eat properly. As the people slowly left, he was finally able to eat the food on his plate.
The person who called herself Black Cat was standing off to the side with an apologetic expression.
"I"m sorry you had to deal with all that because of me. I didn"t know you were that famous of a Hero."
"I knew that I was being talked about a lot on the news these days, but I didn"t think I was this famous either. I had thought that I had become a celebrity for a second."
"Haha, a celebrity you say? What are you talking about. You know that a Hero"s fame is a level above a celebrity"s."
It might be that way in World B, but in World A, Heroes were getting as much attention as a celebrity would.
"However, you"re much younger than I imagined you to be."
"Other people seem to say the same thing."
"It"s because many people were saying that your voice was very husky. Hence the reason why I had thought that you were older. To think that you were such a handsome young man. Anyways, that"s that, but I have one thing I would like to ask. Would it be okay for me to?"
"Yes, if it"s a question that I can answer."
"It seems like you have quite the close relationship with the Rank D Hero Ironman."
"Having met him on the battlegrounds a few times, we ended up becoming closer. He"s a courageous Hero that"s rare to find, and is someone I truly admire."
"Admire you say, it sounds somewhat special. It"s strange to hear that an outstanding Hero like yourself would admire a n.o.body"
The look in Haneul"s eyes slightly changed. The word "n.o.body" bothered him, and even if a Ranking of a Hero was everything in this world, Haneul was still dissatisfied.
"Do you know him?"
"No."
"Then how do you know if he"s a n.o.body, or a completely outstanding person?"
"Oh my, I made a slip of the tongue. I"m sorry."
Although Black Cat had apologized immediately, Haneul was unable get rid of his uncomfortable feeling.
This community was filled with people of outstanding abilities, so it was normal for them to disregard and look down on those that did not have high abilities.
As soon as Haneul heard Ironman being disregarded, it felt like the deceased Black Walker was being insulted.
Noticing that his face was still stiff, Black Cat quickly added on.
"I"m sorry. I really wasn"t trying to disregard him in any way. I was just speaking in common opinion."
"It"s not something you should be apologizing to me for."
"You really treat him in a special way. By any chance, would I also be able to form a special relationship with you?"
Black Cat wore a gentle smile.
Seeing where the conversation was leading to, Haneul"s brows furrowed.
"What are you saying?"
"You know what I"m talking about."
At that moment, Black Cat slowly got closer and whispered.
"Your fight with the Wizard Type Tentacle was impressive. I was watching you from quite a distance, but it was extremely electrifying,"
Haneul"s eyes suddenly grew round.
"No way, the person that helped me……."
"Was it you?"
"Yes."
Haneul could feel his uncomfortableness slowly dissipating. If it wasn"t for her help at that time, the situation could have been very dangerous.
"I"m really thankful for your help that time."
"No problem. If it"s Silver Knight, I"m sure you would have been able to deal with the situation by yourself. I was worried that I may have spoiled things for you."
"I"m nothing special……"
"Why. You"re a very outstanding person. Not only that, but there"s also a rumor going around that Silver Knight had a hand in increasing Ironman"s abilities."
This was something Haneul had found out yesterday, yet how was she able to know this?
Seeing as how Haneul was being silent, Black Cat laughed.
"Does that reaction mean that it"s true?"
"Are you by chance trying to feel something out?"
"Quite sensitive. This is nothing more than idle talk between Heroes."
Even though the time was nearly coming to an end for this gathering, Black Cat did not move away from Haneul. The people around them began to speak while staring.
"That girl isn"t even planning on separating. Who the h.e.l.l is she?"
"She said her name is Black Cat."
"What? Black Cat? Is it THE Black Cat that I know of? The Rank A Hero."
"Yeah, you"re right."
"A big shot like that is here?"
"I think the rumor that"s been going around is true."
Everyone stared at Haneul with greed.
Just as Black Cat had said, there weren"t many people that did not know of the rumor.
It was a rumor that stated that Silver Knight had some type of unknown powers, and that it was possible for him to increase a Heroes ability.
Chapter 9 Completed.