"Alright, let's set off!"
"Vision Company's bombing time is tonight."
"We need to act quickly."
Hoshimi Aya urged, remembering that Belle would confront the Dead End Butcher later.
She really didn't know how different the Dead End Butcher was from the game, and whether he was strong or not.
But in any case, he couldn't possibly be her opponent. After all, how could a mere infamous Etherals possibly defeat her, who could be considered the number one person below a Void Hunter?
It was impossible no matter how she thought about it. It would be good enough if it wasn't instantly defeated.
However, it seemed it really couldn't be instantly defeated. She remembered that the Dead End Butcher seemed to have a second phase, equivalent to having two health bars.
But to be fair, the Dead End Butcher in the game was indeed not very strong.
She didn't know if its strength in the real world was high or not; she would only know after trying it out.
"Fine, since the Dumb Fox said so..."
"Then let's hurry up and set off!"
Belle chuckled, stroking her chin.
"Hm?! Who?! Are you calling me the Dumb Fox?" Hoshimi Aya pointed at herself, disbelief evident in her eyes.
"Of course. Is there anyone else here who is a Fox-Haired Person?"
"Oh, right."
"What exactly is your relationship with that Martial Arts Maniac Fox?!"
"It's naturally inconvenient to disclose, and there's no need to say."
Belle asked curiously. Ever since meeting Hoshimi Aya these past few days, she had been very curious about this matter.
"No relationship, we just happen to look alike."
"But regarding my affairs, I hope you won't reveal anything to her. Thank you."
"My relationship with her isn't that great. We might start fighting the moment we meet."
Hoshimi Aya said seriously. If Belle, out of curiosity, didn't get an answer from her and went to ask Hoshimi Miyabi, she would truly step into a trap.
At that time, Hoshimi Miyabi would definitely find every way possible to locate her through Belle.
Although she hadn't seen any news of Hoshimi Miyabi looking for her these past few days, she was certain that Hoshimi Miyabi would definitely look for her.
So, she still needed to remind Belle, otherwise, if she really went to ask Hoshimi Miyabi, she would definitely be traced.
Honestly, she didn't know why their relationship had been so strained from the start, but she could judge from their first meeting that they would definitely fight if they met again.
Handling it would be quite troublesome, and she might even be captured, so it was better not to meet.
At least, it was better not to meet until she could defeat Hoshimi Miyabi.
"Is that so?" Belle pondered, stroking her chin. "Don't worry. Who doesn't know that my mouth, Belle's mouth, is quite tight? I definitely won't say anything!"
"Then that's fine. Also, I have a name."
"You can call me Aya like Ling does, or you can call me by my full name, Hoshimi Aya."
"Don't call me Dumb Fox. When you call me that, it makes me sound very dull."
Hoshimi Aya emphasized. It was understandable before when Belle mistook her for the Martial Arts Maniac Fox, but knowing now and not changing it, it sounded even worse.
"Alright, alright, I get it."
"Ling, let's hurry up and go."
"With the Dumb Fox here, I assume even if we encounter the Dead End Butcher, we can easily take care of it!"
Belle completely disregarded Hoshimi Aya's emphasis, as she felt this nickname suited Hoshimi Aya very well.
Hoshimi Aya:...
"Belle, if we encounter the Dead End Butcher, let's try to avoid it as much as possible."
"Aya... She cannot yet fully control her power. If she uses too much power, there's a risk of losing control," Ling spoke up to remind them. The originally cheerful atmosphere quieted down.
"What!"
"If the Dumb Fox loses control midway, won't we all be finished?!"
"Ling, I can't believe you! How could you let the Dumb Fox come to The Hollow in this situation!"
"Isn't this just causing trouble!"
Belle blamed her. She understood Hoshimi Aya's strength to some extent.
Being able to retreat unharmed from H.S.O.S 6 meant her strength couldn't be weak!
If Hoshimi Aya lost control, they might have to face an opponent even stronger than the Dead End Butcher.
"It's not causing trouble!"
"I can control the risk of losing control."
"Don't worry!"
"Let's go."
Hoshimi Aya said seriously. The mere Dead End Butcher shouldn't be enough to make her lose control, and it wasn't certain that overexertion would cause a loss of control.
Last time at the Video Store, it wasn't due to that that she lost control, so the issue of losing control still needed to be questioned.
Seeing her like this, the others didn't say much more, and under Ling's lead, they re-entered The Hollow.
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