--AN) Just one chapter for now. Bunch of things to do today. I will release another chapter later.---
"What are you doing? Unhand me!" The girl yelled out, and just like that, she hit the ground. "Ouch! Why did you drop me!?"
Blake felt a headache as he said: "You told me to unhand you, so I did. Then you complain because I did as you asked. Are you okay in the head?"
"You…." The girl's face flushed red as she sat on the ground and pointed her finger at Blake. But when she saw his face, her eyes opened wide as she yelled out: "Why are you…" But was soon cut off as two men appeared in the alley with them.
"Finally caught up to you. Brat, you really caused me a lot of trouble. You better make me a good amount of…. Who the fuck are you?" Out of the two men, the one speaking was a bald headed man with nothing but what looked more like a kilt than anything on. His large muscular body was on full display as he looked at Blake with killing intent in his eyes. But the more he looked, the more he had a feeling had seen this man somewhere.
"Brother, that's…." The other skinnier man began to tremble as he grabbed his brother.
As for Blake, he understood what was going on. They, too, recognized him as someone else. Since that was the case: "Scram." Blake spoke coldly, causing the two men to feel fear running down their spines. They did not even ask questions as they turned and ran off.
Blake was actually quite relieved that they had left. He could tell even the bandits in this city were stronger than him. He truly felt weak once more. But borrowing the identity of Ea was actually quite helpful at this time. He would rather people think he was just hiding his power.
"You are not Ea!" The girl suddenly said as she stood up and glared at Blake.
"You are right, but if it helps you out of your current situation, why not use the identity? Anyway, you are now safe, so I will go back to touring the city." Blake did not wish to get involved with this girl anymore. So after giving her a wave goodbye, he turned and began walking away. But sadly for Blake, he only got two steps before he felt a tug on his shirt.
Letting out an annoyed sigh, he turned and asked: "Miss can I help you?"
"Take me with you…." The girl's cheeks were slightly red. Blake finally took a good look at the girl. She was dressed like the others. Only it seemed she wore more jewelry than the other girls he had seen so far. Her tanned body was basically on full display except for the small portion that was covered. She was short and petite and was quite the beauty.
"Why are you trying to cling to a stranger you have just met, like me?" Blake asked, feeling somewhat amused.
"You…." The girl bit her lip as she turned her head away from Blake and answered: "Your appearance is that of Ea's. As you said, while you might not be him, if it allows you to stay out of trouble, then there is no reason not to use it. So…."
"In other words, you want to use me as a shield…." Blake interrupted her. He could see her cheeks burning as he outed her. He chuckled and shook his head. "It's fine but don't cause too much trouble. After all, I am not from here."
The girl pressed her lips together before nodding and walking to Blake's side. "Name, your real one."
"Blake. And you?" Blake answered and then asked back. He was curious about the names of this world. While he did recognize the name Ishtar, he did not know if this had any relation to the one from Earth.
"Nanaya." The girl replied with a smile. "So where are we going?"
"I was just about to ask you the same question. As I said, I am not from here, so I am just roaming about." Blake replied. He looked down at the girl who was looking up at him with her hands behind her back and felt she was quite cute. She had a charm about her that his other wives did not.
"You did say that before, but if you are not from here, then where are you from? Which god do you serve? Don't tell me you serve Ea. He doesn't have servants." Nanaya had a lot of questions, but she was sure of one thing. This Blake had no relation to Ea.
"I guess you could say I am from far, far away. As for who I serve, I serve myself. Well, I guess my wives as well. My children too." Blake replied.
"Hmmm…. Since you do not want to tell me, then fine." Nanaya pouted as she skipped ahead a bit and turned to look at Blake: "Let's go already!" Blake helplessly smiled as he followed behind the strange girl.
Back in the temporary base Lillia and the others were all sitting down eating some food. "He has been gone a while now…."
"Mina, have a bit more faith in your husband. He will be fine." Lillia could sense that Blake was okay through their blood bond.
"I know, but still…. I wish he would hurry up and come back." Mina stuffed her mouth with the drake meat and chewed it hard out of frustration.
"I think we all feel that way…." Noa answered as she stabbed her fork into her food. It had been quite a few hours, and yet they had heard nothing from Blake since he left to explore the area. They just hoped nothing had happened to him.
"Knowing him, he is probably picking up another princess some place…." Josline mumbled as this thought crossed her mind. While her voice was not loud, it was still loud enough for everyone to hear, and no one could refute Josline's words.
"Anyway, do not think negative thoughts. We are bound to hear from him soon."
