My Hermes System

"Miss Charlotte!? Charlotte!"

Van's calls were being drowned by the sound of the crowd that was clamoring and shouting due to the literal bloody mess that Van left in front of the Branch. The woman who he presumed Charlotte immediately ran back inside the Branch as soon as their eyes met.

Although she indeed look a lot younger, maybe even younger than her own daughter-in-law, Van was sure it was none other than her, or at least some sort of relative. Van still remembers what Charlotte looked like when she was younger vividly, as her pictures and videos were all over Africa.

But the fact that she ran away and continues to run away as he called for her, there was a high chance that it was her. If it wasn't for the crowd of people pushing him out, then he would have already used his speed to block her path. He still could, but this crowd would surely die as he goes through them.

"High Human Van, what is it!?"

"I recognize that woman!" Van finally gave in and used his Air Step to float into the air, causing the people around him to let out gasps of shock and awe, "Charlotte Gates!"

But even with most of the different races' attention already on Van's, the woman who might be Charlotte still didn't stop, pushing her way through the crowd and causing the people near her to stumble and fly away.

"..." Yup, this could be none other than Charlotte. But why exactly was she running away?

"V... Van, please go down!"

With the people all staring at Van, Lorei started to panic. Although they were far away from the crime scene that Van left, with Van flying in the air, he already garnered all of the people's attention, making him the first primary suspect. She knew that there was probably no one here that could stop him, but the others didn't know that.

If they happen to offend Van, then he might commit another massacre... And considering he killed everyone without even batting an eye earlier, there was actually a high chance of that happening again.

She quickly grabbed Van's foot before he could fly away, but she ended up being dragged as Van proceeded to run through the air. She almost felt her arm being ripped away from her body as it was swayed back and forth from Van running.

It was a good thing that the crowd dispersed as they saw Van float in the air, if not, then Lorei would definitely be filled with the guts of the crowd.

"Charlotte, I know it's you!"

Lorei could then feel instant relief as soon as Van stopped running, blocking the woman he mentioned that was his friend. Lorei's legs seemed frail, however, as she quickly dropped to the ground as the whiplash finally got to her.

"Ghost, stay away!"

But even so, her ears were perked as she tried her best to listen to the conversation that was about to happen in front of her. She promised herself that she would be fully invested in finishing this journey with Van, however it ends. She wasn't going to stop now that it was getting too juicy.

"What do you want from me!? Stay away, please stay away! No... please no!"

"Miss... Charlotte?"

Van could not help but blink a couple of times as he watched Charlotte suddenly grovel on the ground, embracing herself as she rocked back and forth while covering her ears.

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"Are you alright?" Van then calmly approached Charlotte, kneeling a meter away from her as he gestured for her to calm down, "It's alright, Miss Charlotte. It's just me."