Chapter 023

Alvin knocked on the door to his and Cheryl's room after he took Vincent's leave. Vincent further instigated him to drug Naomi when he was leaving, by telling all sorts of flattering and sensible sounding nonsense when he was about to leave. Alvin pretended to be in a frenzy as he agreed with everything he was told. Even now, he felt a gaze on him, as if he was being watched. So he stayed in character, pretending to be drunk and disgruntled.

Cheryl opened the door, to see Alvin seemingly disoriented and smelling heavily of alcohol. She tried to say something, but Alvin used her aside and store into the room, and slammed the door shut behind him.

"What was that for?" she asked sourly.

"There was another set of eyes on us" replied Alvin.

"You mean that guy Vincent?" asked Cheryl.

"Yes. What did he say to you before?" asked Alvin.

"Just a whole bunch of drivel praising us as strong and independent women, while also talking about your chauvinism. He also implied that you were not above abusing both of us. He put the meaning between so many flowery words that I wouldn't have got it if I wasn't listing carefully" said Cheryl.

"Well, I sounded him out a little. He was especially sensitive when I implied that Kate was more like his boss than his wife. So she is probably from the Demoness Sect. Maybe this Vincent has some channels or property that they are eyeing, hence they sent a teacher/chaperon" said Alvin.

"They probably want him to consume the Witch potion. That Sequence 7 potion can change your gender. Then, his connections will be as good as gone, and the Demoness Sect can make use of him effectively" he continued.

"The Sequence 7 of the Assassin Pathway can turn men into women?" asked Cheryl in astonishment.

"Yeah. Not just that, these women transformed from men can give birth like regular women" said Alvin.

"So what did he say to you?" asked Cheryl.

"Well, a whole bunch of nonsense. I told him that I went out to drink because you didn't like alcohol, and he tried to convince me, through a chain of loosely held together narratives, that Naomi is the one responsible. I might have also added some details to paint me as a frustrated person. He went along with it and encouraged me to use sleeping pills to make you fall asleep, sneak into Naomi's room, drug, her and sleep with her" said Alvin.

"Huh. What is his purpose do you think?" asked Cheryl unhappily.

"I'm guessing he expects me to do as he says. Then, the next morning, he expects me and Naomi to be awkward in each other's presence due to what happened. Then, would run into us some time, be all concerned, and then he would use his powers of instigation to slowly let us uncover the truth and all be mad at each other and fracture apart. I also suspect that he plans to kill me at the end, because I made him super mad" said Alvin.

"So what do we do?" asked Cheryl.

"After he believes his instigation is successful, he will let down his guard. I will also provoke him further 'in a fit of rage' to further make him mad at me. Then, I will pretend to be drunk and go to some secluded spot. After my overconfident prey is lured there, I will hunt him" said Alvin confidently.

"What about Kate? You think she is a higher sequence Beyonder right? Are you hoping that she won't be there tomorrow?" asked Cheryl.

"A Hunter should never count on his luck or the foolishness of his prey. I will have some distractions for her" said Alvin.

"So what now?" asked Cheryl.

"He doesn't live in this inn. So he is unlikely to know that there are doors are connecting two adjacent rooms inside and even if he knows he probably won't care as he is confident in his plan. Go over to Naomi and explain the plan. She can sleep here tonight. You sleep there. After a while, I will exit this room and enter that one" said Alvin.

"Oh" said Cheryl as she nodded.

"And Cheryl?" said Alvin.

"Yes?" she asked

"He will probably listen outside the door for a while, so make sure to sound unwilling when that happens" whispered Alvin lightly biting her ear lobe.

Cheryl furiously blushed and ran away.

Alvin smiled at her back, and then looked at the documents he had gotten from Sinsest.

The first one was about the Weapons Master from the Church of Combat. He was a prey he had decided to hunt, and making preparation only seemed right. He had a few vague plans, and he now intended to perfect them.

"Arrogant and impulsive. No semblance of low profile. A love for antique weapons. While he has a large number of flaws, he is still a Sequence 7. He will be difficult to hunt. But maybe I can do something. There is a Beyonder gathering at the bar near the edge of town tomorrow. Maybe I could lure prey there" thought Alvin with his eyes shining.

He then started making a plan, and running it over and over in his head to see any flaws or possible variables. After a while, he believed that the plan was relatively perfect. All he had to do was lure the prey to the place with the bait, and then direct it to follow the trail to go for the traps.

"Maybe I can use that fool to direct the prey towards the trap. I may need some more information to do that. After he confirms his instigation had results and leaves, I need to go out on a night tour to get some stuff ready" thought Alvin.

He then heard footsteps. he looks up to see Naomi in her nightdress.

"Well, it's about time we start I guess. That fool will start getting suspicious otherwise. You should go to sleep too. Good night" said Alvin as he got up and walked towards the door.

"I could have stayed there you know?" said Naomi.

"What do you mean?" asked Alvin.

"You know what I mean!" she replied.

"No idea. Well, it's time. I should go" said Alvin as he walked out the door sneakily, and shut it behind him.

"Coward" muttered Naomi under her breath. She then turned around and went to bed.