Thank you Dotty Pix and baffling for the ko-fi! 
Han Li felt his jaw tense.
Behind them, he could hear Mark’s chirping voice prodding Simone with excited questions, having discovered the white fluff ball she had cuddled up in her shirt.
But Han Li was not paying attention to the words exchanged between them. His fingers clawed into the armrest as discontent festered in his heart. He knew exactly what Graham was talking about and it chilled his heart, turning his blood cold. For an instant, all the newfound warmth he felt toward the Saint of Eternity was replaced with ice.
He somehow managed to maintain his calm, but the way he glared at Graham was telling. “Why not at least try to solve this peacefully?”
Graham met his glare with stoic silence, his gaze piercing and unmoving. “It had never been my intention to do anything different,” he said, his voice equally as pointed as his stare. The elegant fluctuation of his intonation was ever-pronounced and betrayed none of his emotions.
Han Li felt his stomach do a weird flip. Panic arose as a series of emotions warred and threatened to bubble upward. Lips tight, Han Li looked away and grumbled, “I can never understand your intentions.”
“…” And to that, Graham said nothing.
Awkwardness settled between them and Han Li wanted to bang his head on something. What was wrong with him? A frown settled on his lips as he pulled his legs up onto the armchair, pulling them close to his chest. Why did he feel such a visceral annoyance at something so small? He already knew what Graham was like…
With a groan, he mused his own hair, scowling at his own pettiness. Hopping to his feet, Han Li decided to head to the kitchen, where the commotion between Simone and Mark was escalating.
“Awww, aren’t you adorable,” Mark cooed while Simone was actively trying to drive him away.
“Get back! Can’t you see I’m trying to make us food? Or would you rather starve?” She hugged the bowl of pancake batter closer to her, tilting it precariously. The puppy still had its head ducked shyly into her chest, resting inside her giant shirt.
In the living room, Graham quietly observed the three college students bickering around one little werewolf puppy.
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He had not lied. But he, unlike Han Li, wasn’t about to take his chances. The saint was just about to retreat upstairs and retrieve some gear that he brought along with him for emergency situations as such when a small voice stopped him.
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“Correct,” without hesitation, Graham readily revealed the truth. While he did not intend to involve any regular civilians in the situation, now that it had already come to this point, it was better that they were informed rather than clueless. “If there is any knocking on the door while I am upstairs, do not open the door. Call for me immediately, do you understand?”
Kevin squealed like a startled mouse, “Y-Yes!” His eyes kept flitting over to the group in the kitchen, his body tense and alert.
“…” Feeling satisfied with the boy’s response, Graham made his leave and disappeared upstairs.
Kevin, left alone, was but a bundle of nerves, unsure of the knowledge provided. Paranoia itched as a recollection of his mother’s endless ramblings often present at the dinner table. Normally, he didn’t pay them much mind. But for the first time in his life, he found himself face to face with one of these rumored supernatural beings, the same being that colored news reports and fanned pointless gossip and crazy rumors about this and that.
Suddenly, this distant, inconceivable creature was right in front of him and Kevin decided that he did not like it.
He jumped immediately when the sound of wolf howls penetrated the cabin walls. Frightened, Kevin pressed his palms against his ears and shut his eyes. “Go away…just go away…”
A girlish scream left Kevin’s lips when a hand descended on his shoulder. His heart leaped into his throat and Kevin was one second away from punching Mark right in the face.
His boyfriend, crouched over the couch, wore a deep frown. “What’s wrong, babe?”
“Don’t scream so loud!” Simone hissed as she walked over with two plates of pancakes. Han Li followed behind her, holding five empty plates. More importantly, the puppy, the werewolf, was no longer ducking away and instead had its snout hanging out of Simone’s shirts. Its beady blue eyes stared right at Kevin.
He flinched violently, voice raising uncharacteristically loud, “Get that thing away from me!”
Everyone froze. A sad little whimper left the small puppy as it ducked back into Simone’s chest. No one had ever seen Kevin so frightened before.
Han Li’s shocked expression quickly turned to one of apprehension. He felt a tenseness in his jaw and understood what this kind of reaction meant. Instantly, that strange flare of rage scalded his veins. Han Li was forced to bite down on his bottom lip, confused by the sudden spike in emotions that rumbled within. But something told him that it had to do with the fact that the magical artifact burned against his skin.
“W-what the heck, dude!” Simone scolded with a hiss as she put the pancakes down on the coffee table, “You’re scaring the poor guy!”
“Babe,” Mark tried to console him with a sweet tone, but Kevin violently flailed his arm, pushing his boyfriend away.
“That thing is a werewolf!”
Ah, here it is, Han Li thought gloomily. Classic discrimination.
Mark was visibly taken aback, glancing between his frightened boyfriend and the round shape beneath her shirt. “What?”
Simone only clicked her tongue, her expression sour. “I know that already. It’s just a puppy! What is wrong with you, Kevin?” She wrapped her hands around the quivering shape hiding beneath her clothes.
But Kevin was without compassion, especially when the howling of wolves could still be heard outside. They seemed closer this time. “It’s a werewolf,” he repeated, as if that was enough to explain things. Mark cursed, rising to his feet and put himself between Kevin and Simone.
“If that thing’s really a werewolf then we gotta get rid of it. I don’t want no trouble.”
It was then that Han Li could no longer stand to watch. Impatient, he stepped in front of Simone, facing Mark chest to chest. Of the two, Mark was much bigger than he but Han Li was more than confident he could snap this pathetic human in half if need be—
Where was his mind going?
With a blink, Han Li snapped out of the wayward thoughts. “Calm down, would you? It’s just a damn puppy, and really weak too. It’s not going to hurt you any more than a standard house cat.”
“Are you deaf!?” Kevin shrilled, getting more and more agitated as tension rose. None of them had ever seen him like this, eyes darting around with vivid paranoia. “There’s been howling nonstop since this morning. Graham said— if— knocking—” He was so hysteric that words were beginning to knot his tongue.
There was a good reason for his fright. The storm had quelled quite a bit. The howling was as loud as ever, as though wolves were just outside. But all of a sudden, the wolf song stopped. Kevin jumped in terror when he thought he saw a shadow pass over the curtained window.
Han Li made a face. “What did Graham say?”
Just then, there was knocking at the door.
Everyone froze. Simone tightened her arms around the puppy. Mark was tense and alert, hands balling into fists and Kevin was on the verge of tears.
He whispered with a hiccuping voice, “G-Graham…said that…if there’s knocking…we shouldn’t…open…”
Another knock came, louder this time.
“Where the hell is he?” Han Li hissed, feeling impatient as he churned over the options in his mind.
“H-he went u-upstairs…” Kevin stuttered.
“I see. You guys, stay inside, okay?” Han Li marched toward the door, his hand reaching for the handle.
“H-He said…not to…!” Kevin blubbered uselessly.
“Hey,” Mark hissed in attempt to get his attention.
Even Simone was apprehensive about his decision, “Yo, what the heck, Han Li?”
But Han Li had his own reasons as to why he did what he did. It was not a decision born out of absolute brainless recklessness or pointless bravery. However, the true reason behind his actions was one that he kept to himself. Han Li paused before he clicked open the lock and shot a look over his shoulder.
He smiled at his friends and winked, “To tell you guys the truth, I’m actually a hunter.”
Author: Today’s my last day at work…!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kevin is being such a Kevin! O______o;;;;
now you know why I named him kevin!!!
Does Kevin have some kind of werewolf phobia or maybe his mother scared him with werewolves when he was a kid? This reaction is a bit too much. This small white ball of fluff won’t hurt him, I don’t know about its parents, though. AND Simone calls Han Li’ s name properly only in times of danger. This girl is just…
Wow, Han Li ‘came out’ to his friends about him being a hunter. So now, who is behind the door no. 1?
Thank you for the chapter!!!
TT u TT; Kevin as a person is…well…ah. Just that.
AHAHAH She does… <_<;; I can just imagine her response being: “Yeah. So, what?”
Thank you for reading!!
Okay now I’m kinda glad our bby Boi did not end up with Kevin. Alsooo itttssss out he has accepted his huntership ooomphhh
LMFAOO y-yeah Kevin kinda one of those people you dislike the more you learn about em welppp.
Looks like Han Li be headed down that hunter route now, huh!?
The puppy still had its head ducked shyly into her chest, resting inside her giant shirt.
waittt into her soft and pillowy chest? XD
but ohhh Han Li throwing that cheesy wink!!!
Are Simone’s tits big enough? That’s the real question u__u
AHEM
yes u__u when Han Li’s not being a clown, he’s being a cheeky lil shit. Sometimes he can be both at the same time.
Congrats on your release from suffering 🤣
I wonder what happened to Kevin for him to react like that. And Han Li you go girl!
THANK YOU! tis but a temporary release. I shall savor it by completely fking up my sleeping pattern (as if it’s not already messed up)
LOL who knowssssss. Ahem. Han Li gotta be stepping it up u_u can’t be relying on others all the time
Aish Kevin.
I guess they should be honest and tell Simone that if they are attacked, Graham and Han Li will have to kill the whole pack…
Thanks for the chapter <3
U____U alas! reality is pretty cruel sometimes, and totally unfair
Thank you for readinggggg