Bottom A, Top O - Chapter 164

The night was not pitch dark as the dim light of the moon covered the whole city. Although the port was a bit distance away from the city, you could hear honks of cars, the voice of someone through a megaphone as they promoted their products, and the deafening sound of a superbike passing the road.

Narukami pondered to himself, isn’t he supposed to go to New York City’s police department to steal a database of someone? Yet, what is he doing here? In this desolate place?

No matter how you look at it. It was suspicious.

Calm waves could be heard and it brought one’s mind a certain sense of calmness. Jim was standing near the sea as he looked at it with a straight face. But, upon closer look, there was a tinge of sorrow in his face. It was as if he missed something.

Perhaps he is remembering the past, no one knows for sure.

A few moments later, a dark car with warm blue light came and stopped right behind Jim.

“What’s with the indecisiveness? You tell me to steal a database but then half an hour later, you tell me to go here. Not like you at all,” said Jim as his words felt like criticizing the other party but his tone was calm.

“We have to be unpredictable. If not, we’ll get easily manipulated.” Someone came out of the car.

Narukami managed to perceive the person even though the night was dim and it would be impossible for an ordinary person to see the other party except for their silhouette.

Black glasses, hair combed to the back as it was covered in hair gel. He looked like a tidy businessman ready to sell his product.

“Coming here all alone. Aren’t you worried that I might go and snap your neck?” Jim pondered with a sharp killing intent spilled out.

Though, it did not affect the other party as he was smiling as something good happened to him recently.

“Go ahead if you still don’t care about your family,” said the man with black glasses.

“Tsk.” Jim clicked tongue, “So, what do you want? It can’t be that you ask me to go all the way here to have a chat?” Asked Jim, clearly pissed.

“No need to be in a hurry,” said the black glasses dude as he chuckled and swayed his hand about. “But that’s what I like about you, straight to the point,” he smiled. “Is there no one following you?”

“No, I take many turns before coming here to shake off any dogs following me,” replied Jim as he shook his head.

“Are you sure?” The black glasses man asked doubtfully.

“I know what I’m doing. Even if there was someone following me, I would have noticed,” responded Jim as he was dissatisfied.

Narukami had already noticed this but Jim’s mood was gloomier and had a worse temper than other occasions while he was with him.

Just how hateful this guy is? Narukami asked himself. Should this guy meet Jim in his past lives, he probably died before knowing what was the cause.

Shortly thereafter, the man in glasses turned his body and looked at where Narukami was hiding.

Narukami did not fluster and the thought he had been caught did not pass his mind.

“I know you’re hiding somewhere. Come out before I lose my patience,” said the man with a tinge of threat in his tone.

After a short while, there was no response.

“There is no one else here besides us,” said Jim as he was perplexed by what the man’s doing.

The man frowned as his forehead creased and brows knitted. Next, he pulled out his gun and shot a few times at a stack of crates.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

“What are you doing? You could attract the cops!” Jim was alarmed.

The port was a bit away from the crowd but that did not mean it was free of people. There would be two or three people passing the port for fresh air or just to see the sea.

Should they hear gunshots, their first thought was to call the police.

Simultaneously, Narukami who was hiding behind the stack of crates had bullet holes penetrating his body.

He was shocked and wore a puzzled expression as he was certain he hid his presence and aura well yet how did this guy know?

Random coincidence? Luck? If that was the case, he would not shoot three times!

One should be enough as it was enough to make any normal person shout.

Following this line of thought, Narukami guessed in his mind but cannot accept it. Not only was it something that never happened before, but it was also not good for his confidence.

You see, Narukami still had his pride from his previous lives. Deep down, he may not realize it, he was proud of his powerful power despite the fact he never bragged about it before his for or ally.

However, if his power was not as he thought it to be. It would be bad for his confidence. What could one say, he was still a human in the end.

Deep in his subconscious, he had high pride penetrating the sky about his enormous power.

Now that someone ordinary, not even a Sorcerer able to pick up his presence, deal a lot of damage to his pride but he still did not believe this man who Jim hated so much could know he was hiding behind the stack of crates.

“Still not coming out? Or perhaps are you dead already? No, I can smell blood on you, not that from a corpse but a living being. What are you?” The man asked.

Looks like I’ve been found out and it’s by an ordinary human at that, Narukami chuckled to himself as he felt irony.

Not gonna lie, deep down. He looked down at ordinary humans but that he did not disgust or despise them, it was an instinctive response of someone close to a demigod.

Narukami revealed himself and simultaneously, the bullets were pushed out of his body as his wounds closed by themselves.

“You found me,” said Narukami with a smile.

The man was shocked as he found Narukami had no blood or wound whatsoever. He was okay!

“Spectacular, I never see a human like you,” said the man as he was surprised and nudged his black glasses.

“You’re different than I imagined,” abruptly said Narukami.

“You mean from the way I speak? I went through a lot of things in a short period and changed considerably to a great man, is there anything wrong?” The man asked.

“Great man? I don’t know someone that great is threatening someone’s family,” said Narukami as he retracted his game to Jim. “Yo,” he greeted him with a calm expression as he raised his hand.

Jim was bewildered and stunned.

“Narukami, what are you doing here?” He asked with a frown after he pressed his bewilderment and the other one.

“I’m worried about you so I followed you,” replied Narukami truthfully. No point hiding it anyway.

“Why?” Jim asked. They weren’t close, to begin with, and Jim coincidentally told a story that he rarely let anyone know. Even his closest friends were unaware.

“No specific reasons. You don’t like it?” Narukami shook his head before asking.

“Not that. You don’t need to help me, we even only met a few hours ago. If you’re helping me out of pity, then please leave.

“I don’t need pity. Especially from a stranger,” said Jim slowly.

“Stranger, huh? That’s how you look at me?”

Hesitated, Jim replied with a nod as he grunted.

Jim hated to admit it but that was how Narukami was in Jim’s eyes.

“Stubborn as usual. Sigh, can you let this old man help you?” Narukami pondered. Jim and the man wore puzzled expressions. Narukami was still a young man no matter how hard they looked at him.

Appearance aside, his aura did exude that of an old man. Wise and know a lot of things, could do a lot of things instead of a teenager who was confused on what to do should they stumbled upon a problem.

“What can you help me with? Violence is not always the answer.” Jim narrowed his eyes. In his eyes, Narukami did things with a fist rather than words.

“You don’t have to remind me of that. By the way, I haven’t gotten your name yet,” said Narukami to the man.

“Terry, Jerry, Lerry, Derry, Zerry. I have many times which most of them end up with Y. Choose it yourself,” said the man playfully.

“Then, Terry, Jerry, Lerry, Derry, Zerry. Can you let Jim go?” Narukami asked as he mocked the man by saying every name he said.

The man’s lips twitched slightly but his fabricated smile was still there.

“I cannot, I need to bait someone,” Terry, Jerry, Lerry, Derry, Zerry shook his head.

“Terry, Jerry, Lerry, Derry, Zerry. Telling your plan in front of your foe is not a smart move for a villain or is it just that you’re dumb?” said Narukami with an almost monotone voice.

The man’s eyelids twitched when Narukami said his five fake names even though it was unnecessary.