Affinity: Chaos

Chapter 466: Down Here

“Heh! And he said he would only take a few shiny things, he still can’t be allowed to move on his own,” Grey chuckled softly when he heard the lady saying that every item that glitters in the treasury was gone.

He still hasn’t been able to figure out why Void loved shiny things so much, but there was no use even bothering to ask now. All he could hope for was to be able to keep him under control when they head to the new continent.

From his interactions with Ellis, it was easy to deduce that they have knowledge of the space element. Compared to this place where they could run amok without being caught, they will have to walk on a thin line there.

While Grey was thinking of ways to keep Void in control, he suddenly heard a scream.

“It’s gone! My necklace, it’s the only thing I took from my family, now it’s gone!” The lady ran out of the Mayor’s manor to tell the Mayor of what was stolen screamed with her hand touching her neck, seemingly trying to feel something.

“What do you mean g… Impossible! How can it just vanish into thin air?” The Mayor who was about to refute the lady took a step back in shock.

He recalled seeing the necklace on the lady earlier today, even when she came out to report the missing items in the treasury, he still saw it. It was just too shiny not to take note of it, especially during the day.

“The thief is here, surround them!” The Mayor ordered, pointing at the crowd.

The confused crowd stood still as the guards surrounded them. They were still trying to process what happened.

“But, we’re the ones who came here to complain about a thief, why are you treating us like the thief instead?” One man asked in indignation.

“My treasury was almost wiped clean when you people came here to ‘complain’. How am I not sure this was all a ploy by you people to steal from me?” The Mayor said, pointing at the man who just spoke up.

“What?!”

The crowd started bickering with the Mayor, especially those who were robbed by Grey and Void. They came here to report, but now they were the ones who were being accused of conniving with the thief. Such accusations! There’s no way they would take it lying.

….

While all this was happening, Grey had slipped away from the crowd the moment he realized Void had stolen the lady’s necklace. Although he could easily escape, he wasn’t ready to be put in a difficult situation if any of the people were to accidentally recognize him.

‘I thought you said you were only going to take some of it?’ Grey transmitted his voice over to Void who was nowhere to be seen.

‘I didn’t take all of them, I only took the most important ones. Before I left, I overheard the guards saying they would report that everything was stolen, and keep the rest for themselves,’ Void’s voice echoed in Grey’s head.

‘Oh, so that’s what happened,’ Grey said in realization.

‘Well, after I heard them say that, I decided to take everything since they were going to put the blame on me. I wouldn’t feel happy if I were to hear that I stole everything when I clearly didn’t even take up to half of the items,’ Void explained.

‘You do have a point there. But, why the hell did you steal the lady’s necklace?’ Grey couldn’t help but ask.

Void’s reply was within Grey’s expectations, ‘It’s shiny,’

‘Fair point, let’s go,’ Grey said while heading towards the city gates.

‘Aren’t we going to see that old man again?’ Void asked hurriedly.

‘There’s no need, I already have more than what I need. Also, I can’t take you there given your personality,’ Grey replied.

‘What personality? I’m such a nice cat! Hmph!’ Void snorted coldly.

‘Heh! So you think, ask that lady over there if she’ll agree with you,’ Grey said sarcastically.

‘Of course she will!’ Void said confidently.

‘Yeah, don’t forget to tell her you’re the one who stole her necklace,’ Grey added.

‘As if she’ll believe me,’ Void rolled his eyes.

‘You don’t need to say too much, as long as they find out you can talk, you’ll definitely be captured and experimented on,’ Grey said mockingly.

‘Bullshit! They’ll love me,’ Void argued.

Grey shrugged before pointing at a group of guards by the side of the road, ‘Why don’t you try them first and see what happens?’

‘Fine, watch me,’ Void jumped down from Grey’s shoulder, walking majestically towards a group of eight that was talking by the side of the road.

….

“I think the person is very powerful, I mean, it’s impossible to rob so many people in a single night,” A young lady said with a shrug.

“We all know the person is powerful, didn’t you hear that even the Mayor’s treasury was robbed not too long ago?” A young man said.

“What?!”

The rest of the group exclaimed in shock.

On seeing the expression on the faces of the others, the young man smiled since he knew he was the only one with the news.

“That’s impossible, isn’t the Mayor’s treasury said to be the most guarded place in the city?” Another young man asked.

“It is, but this person stole so easily from them without any of them finding out. Also, I know you guys are doubting me, but this news is one hundred percent true, I can even vouch with my life!” The young man said steadfastly.

“That… that…”

“Hello, what he’s saying is true, I heard about it as well,” Just as one of the young ladies in the group was about to say something, she was interrupted by a small voice.

The group of eight turned around to look at where the voice was coming from, unfortunately, other than a young man in a mask who was standing some meters away, there was no one else around. But given the distance, they weren’t sure if he was the one who said that. None of them even thought of looking down since.

“Who said that?” The young man who was telling the others about the recent news asked.

The others raised their shoulders signifying they didn’t have a clue either.

“Hey, I’m down here,” The small voice said once again.

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