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15.0 Grayscale_Chapter 3: Shade

The sun was out but the trees around us covered the sky, casting long shadows on the ground.

I stood in the shade and the dark robed guy was stood under the sunlight. I stared at him, cursing inwardly when he called me Ms.Hero.

If he knows who I am then he's stronger than me. I thought, as I quickly calmed down.

I'd dealt with a stronger guys before so I knew exactly what to do.

Rule 1: Don't break eye contact. Don't wanna miss a punch or something. I stared at his dark brown eyes.

Rule 2: Always be ready to jump back and start running, in case they're crazy, perverted or stupid. I shifted my weight and pressed down on the ground.

Rule 3: Be ready to defend yourself in case they jump at you too fast. Maybe kick some dirt in their eyes or...

The ground was wet and grassy so there was no loose dirt to kick.

...kick their nuts.

He stepped forward.

I took aim.

He stopped.

Damn it, did he find out? Won't work if he's expecting it. Gotta distract him.

"Hey uh, are you sure you aren't confusing me with someone else?" I said.

"No, Ms. Lilith Grayscale. You are most definitely the Hero." he replied indifferently.

Fuck, he really does know.

I took a deep breath and lifted my chin at him.

"Fine then. Since you know that I'm the Hero, you better stop stalking me you creepy stalker!" I said confidently.

"C-creepy stalker? But I'm not-" He said, looking flustered.

I inwardly grinned because I'd finally broken his poker face.

"Look, I'm busy right now. Have to do important Hero stuff. Tell you what, send me a letter when I'm done and I'll give you an autograph for free. Sound good? Okay, bye!" I waved at him while slowly taking a few steps back, but never took my eyes off him.

He stared at me and I saw some confusion in his eyes. He seemed a lot less scary now that his facade had been broken.

He looked at me for a little longer before he smirked, chuckled and turned around.

"Oh well, guess it can't be helped. I'll just send her a letter when I find the way back home." He said, as he started walking away.

"What did you say?" I said.

"Oh? I said I'll send you a letter." He stopped but didn't turn around.

Jerk. I thought, as I bit my lip. But if what I heard was true then...

"Are you an earthling too?" I asked.

"Yes." he said.

I waited for him to continue but he just started walking again.

Asshole!

"Hey wait! I just remembered that I have to find a way back to Earth. To...um beat the Demon Lord!" I said, as confidently as I could.

"Oh? How does that work?" He chuckled.

"Well um..." I stammered. "...that's a secret!" I finished lamely.

Fuck! I broke his composure but he regained it way too quickly. Gotta steer this conversation somewhere else.

"Anyways, I've never heard of any Earthlings being summoned here except for the Hero and the Demon Lord. So unless you're the Demon Lord-" I felt a sharp pain in my chest, along with the urge to fire off my strongest skill.