Acht couldn't respond to his words as he found himself speechless. Torn somehow was able to see through him and pinpoint exactly one of the things he wanted no one to know.
He had this suspicion that maybe Leislet or Scarlett were the ones who spread his information. They were the only ones that were there at the time so the chances are not nonexistent. This made him fall into a small dilemma over the matter that he kept hidden in the back of his mind.
However, this didn't make his expression change at all as he kept a calm demeanor and sipped on his drink casually.
"Am I right?" Torn asked.
He then pulled out a cigar and lit it up before taking a deep breath from it then exuding out a cloud of smoke.
"You know how this world works, Acht. You can never trust everyone. Backstabbing and betraying from people you believe are trustworthy is more frequent than you could believe."
Acht sighed and looked at the man.
"What are you trying to imply? I know what I have to do."
"I am not implying anything. But, know one thing, even though we are a group of scumbags that deserve death. We will never, ever betray anyone of us no matter what. The boss engraved that into our minds."
He then took a sip of the bloody Mary and his face contorted slightly as he glared at the bartender.
"What the fuck? This shit is way too strong." He said.
He then passed back the drink to the bartender and said.
"Keep your eyes on them, Acht. You never know when shit could hit the fan."
Acht heard his words but did not respond and merely stood up to leave.
But, before he stepped out of the door, he looked back at Torn and said with a mysterious tone.
"Your words are right and I think the same way. But, shouldn't you apply them to yourself first before saying them to me?"
Then, he left the room, leaving Torn alone. He kept looking at his cigar, rolling it around while in deep thought.
But, what he did next made the bartender look at him weirdly.
He just started laughing loudly, it was such a free laugh that it was almost too loud. He then wiped the tear that fell from his eyes because of the excessive laughing and said.
"You bastard. Are you even a small child? Hahahahah!"
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Acht was able to hear Torn's laugh and could only shake his head with a sigh before going down the stairs.
However, as he was about to quit the bar, he stumbled upon someone sleeping on the ground in front of the door.
Acht thought he was some kind of beggar and ignored him. But, as he tried to pass him, his leg got grabbed by the mysterious person.
"What?" He looked down and saw the man's face.
He seemed to be a young man probably no more than 20 years of age. He had this messy look and very long hair that made him look even more shabby.
Acht tried to release himself from the grip but much to his surprise he couldn't do it.
The grip this person had on Acht was just too strong. The boy felt as if his leg was getting squished and his bones were cracking slightly as if threatening to break it.
Acht's face grew a frown as he glared at the man.
"What the fuck do you want?"
The man had this extremely sad face on him and his tears were rolling down his face unstoppingly.
"Why…Why is this world so cruel? Buhuhu, why do I have to live in this circle of eternal suffering and pain?" He said as he cried even more.
Acht found himself speechless at this man and could only increase his pulling force to get his leg out. The pain was very uncomfortable for him but not to the point of being insufferable.
"Release my leg." He ordered with a cold look.
"I will never find this happiness people are talking about."
Acht could no longer wait anymore and immediately went into the attack, sending a kick to his face.
However, before the attack connected, the man suddenly jumped on his legs in less than a tenth of a second and avoided the hit as if it was nothing.
"Why? Why am I this unlucky? Why is life so unfair?" He kept babbling some weird words as he looked up to the sky as if he was praying.
'Wtf is wrong with this person?' He thought to himself with a weird look.
He was sure that this person was very strong. This level of speed and flexibility is that of a very powerful Awakener.
"Oh, Uli? You came back?"
Achy turned around and saw Jack coming from the other side of the street.
He then approached the two and grabbed Uli's shoulder with a smile.
"You took longer than expected this time."
"Huh? Jack? Is that you? Are you my savior?" He said as he started grabbing his cheeks and hair frantically.
"Stop it. You are still as weird as before." Jack chuckled at Uli's weird behavior.
"Sorry, Acht. Uli has always been like this. He doesn't mean any harm with his actions."
"Who is he?" Acht asked as he tapped the hem of his trousers to get some of the dirt that accumulated there.
"He is the seventh member."
His movements halted and looked up with a surprised expression.
"The seventh member? You have seven members?"
"That's what the seventh member means, I guess. Hahahah." Jack laughed at his own joke.
Acht had no idea about this. Even in the book, there was never a mention of a seventh member in Nightingale.
This revelation made his mind stop working for a moment.
If this was true, then he had discovered something really important.
A revelation that could change everything he had in his mind about this world, about what will happen in the future, and about even himself.
'This world…is it not the same one as in the book?'
He thought inwardly as he tapped his forehead.
As much as it sounds ridiculous, this fact had always been in his face the whole time and he didn't think about it or see it.
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