The Villain's Dejavu

Chapter 9: It's my life, isn't it? Part 9

chuckle me as I received the bag from her.

She had already taken out two of them beforehand, one for her and the other for me.

"here Al..."

Said her, urging me to take it and eat it like she did while walking which I am not used to doing but, 

Since she was the one who taught me this, I immediately relented.

"Alright."

Mutter me as I took it from her and bite it a bit.

widen*

on that first feed, its delicacy and softness filled my mouth, making my eyes widen, even though it was a little hot. 

"It's good !!"

comment me, with somewhat a surprise followed by a fascinating expression etched on my face.

Dila then smiles proudly seeing my reaction.

"right!! it's just like I say, right!!!"

In an excited voice, she answered that while my eyes were still focused on the meat. 

I then took another bite, which was a big one this time.

chomp chomp*

"i can eaw thiw all daw."

I said, with my mouth full of meat.

Dila then chuckled a little before stopping abruptly, widening her eyes and gesturing to me with her pointed finger a no no sign,

"no yet Al, we just started... I guarantee you that, there's more food we could discover and it's all delicious!!"

Express her with glowing eyes. 

My chewing stopped from her passionate words before I gulped down what I eat, and replied,

"I'm looking forward to it."

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We spent the whole day around the market and before it was time for us to go home, as I walked with the crowd with Dila in front of me,

'you can't do this!'

A sudden whisper to my ear, stop my track.

I quickly turned around to look for the voice, but no one looked like it was around.

'just who?'

My hair rise with goosebumps from not knowing what that voice might be.

And my face shows an unusual frown.

'is it my imagination?'

Was what I thought, until...

"there's no way a beggar like you is a Duke son!!"

"stop lying beggar!!"

"I'm not lying!! I really am Duke Ticipone's son!!! "

"this bitch spouting nonsense!! let's beat him!!"

"yeah!! nonsense!! Kill him!!!"

The argument voiced by the children in the alley to my left side that is usually inhabited by the beggar reached my ears. 

I thus turned my face in that direction quickly afterward, however, no one was there.

'what is this?'

something that I can't explain suddenly happens to me,

At first, it's that whisper,

Next, is this.

And all of that happens in such a short moment, making my head overload with confusion.

'Just what is this? am I having a hallucination?'

Is what i thought as that weird situation just now kept distracting me.

But, suddenly, out of nowhere,

"milord"

Somebody voice that called for me, catch my attention,

I turn to that voice just to see my guard which was hidden before, was already in front of me.

'Why is he here?'

His sudden appearance made my mind more and more confused.

My mouth thus asks,

"what's wrong?"

But this question itself is weird,

'just why I ask that?'

i know that that is the correct question, but, I too know that I should not ask him anything, if not,

'this conversation won't keep going like this...'

however, far from what I expected, that knight's next words then, it's enough to leave me stunned,

"should i catch that kid who's spouting nonsense just now? milord."

'just wha-'

"Just give me your order, milord... I, your knight, will surely shut his mouth to keep rumors from going wild."

State him, like it's obvious while I myself was left with jaw gap beyond words.

and my mind running wild.

'What nonsense is he talking about?'

I really don't understand.

'is he talking about those kids just now?'

but there's no way that this knight was talking exactly about that, 

After all, all that happen just now were my delusion only,

'is this knight drunk?'

Thought me as I glance back to the left alley.

'see...'

like just now, nobody was there.

And so, with a stern start etched on my face, I try to reprimand the knight by turning my head back towards him while giving him pieces of my mind, but...

"Just who the heck-"

freeze*

I was left with goosebumps spreading all over my body as I stood still frozen from the shock of the sight in front of me. Because,

'that knight-'

The knight that supposes to be there in front of me.

'-he's...'

He suddenly vanishes into the thin air.

'-gone???'

Nobody was in front of me.

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To be continued.