I Am Really The Best Anti Hero In Another World!-System Of Anti Hero! novel Chapter 63

Chapter 63: Chapter 63 - Distant Gazes

While staring at the hand he’d used to strangle that man, Noah seemed completely lost in thought.

’What was that feeling...? There had to be someone else, further away... But how...? Well, I sent him a little gift—I hope he likes it.’

After those thoughts, Noah looked around. Seeing the woman dead on the table, one man with a hole in his chest, and another pinned to a tree outside, he murmured,

— Looks like everything’s taken care of. Well then...

And with that, he simply collapsed. Ting’s uncle—who’d been frozen in place—rushed forward and caught him before he hit the floor.

’How did that happen...? What was that flame, and how did that boy kill that man so easily?’ he wondered, gently laying Noah down, still puzzled.

’And those eyes... Why were they so terrifying? It felt like my soul was burning just looking into them... Not like I was staring at a fellow human.’

His mind racing with questions, he sighed, stood up, and slowly walked toward his niece, who crouched a few paces away, trembling and covering her ears.

When her uncle gently touched her shoulder and said,

— Ting’er...

She opened her tear-filled eyes and, on seeing him, couldn’t hold back. She bolted into his arms, collapsing in anguished sobs.

Relieved to see her alive, he held his injured hand away and hugged her with his other arm. Smiling, he teased,

— Think you should back up a bit—unless you want to ruin your dress.

"What are you talking about...?" she sniffled.

"Nothing, just a little problem with my hand."

"Your hand...?" She wiped her tears and looked at it. "So what happened? It looks fine to me."

"Not this one."

"Not this one...?" Confused, she glanced at his other hand and, shocked, exclaimed,

— What happened to it?!

"It wasn’t too serious, so it’s no big deal," he said, still smiling.

Seeing he wouldn’t explain, Ting took a strip of the scarf from her waist and carefully wrapped it around his wound.

"...At least for now, this will stop the bleeding," she said once she’d finished.

With a smile, he replied,

— You know this will heal quickly, right?

"Still... leave it on there just in case."

"Okay, okay," he agreed.

After she’d stemmed the bleeding, Ting stood, her brief calm giving way to tears again. She walked to her aunt’s body on the table and, as a tear rolled down her cheek, pulled the sword from her chest.

She threw the blade to the floor and asked,

— Who do you think ordered this...?

Her uncle looked around, closed his eyes, and shook his head.

— I... don’t know...

Clenching her fists, she cried,

— Please don’t lie to me, Uncle! I deserve to know who’s responsible.

Turning to him, tears streaming, she continued,

— I deserve to know who it is and why they’re doing this to me! He’s already cast me aside, so why won’t he and his men leave me alone...? Why do they always come back?!

"...You need to understand that you’re first in line for your father’s succession. That’s why so many people want to harm you."

"But I’m not there...! So the title should pass to his other son, right?"

Moving closer, he replied:

—not exactly... Because you’re the eldest, as long as you live, no matter where you are, you’ll always be the heir.

"So that means it never ends...?"

Placing his hand gently atop her head and giving it a soft shake, Fusu smiled and said:

—Don’t worry, I’ll sort this out... Especially now that you’re well again. You’ll need to make up for lost time and truly enjoy your life.

She managed a small smile, wiped her tears, and whispered:

—As if that’s really possible...

Though she dabbed at her cheeks, the shock of what she’d just seen still made her body tremble. She turned to look at Noah’s prone figure a few paces away and, keeping her distance, asked:

—What happened to him...? Why is he lying there like that?

"I don’t know... After he killed that man, he just passed out."

Ting scanned the area but saw no corpse. She asked:

—...And where’s the body...?

Fusu shook his head:

—There isn’t one... It simply vanished after being consumed by that strange flame.