Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 405 Red Angel vs. Little Crow
“Mr. Azik, you’re so biased!” Rollin, disguised as Jack, complained. Without “Lucifer’s” support and having been tricked by someone, he was “forced” to drink a sip of the vegetable juice under the watchful eyes of the others.

The first sensation upon tasting it was a bitterness that sent shivers down one's spine. Even Rolin felt a numbness at that moment, as the bitterness spread from the tip of his tongue all the way to his stomach, giving him an urge to rinse his mouth immediately.

But Roland didn't rush to rinse his mouth. After a brief "tremor," his expression returned to calm. He even took another sip of vegetable juice and said disdainfully, "That's it?"

Xiao Ke: !!!
Little Amon: ?

At this moment, Xiao Ke was having some existential doubts. He recalled the taste of the vegetable juice and looked at the calm "Jack" in front of him. For a moment, he was unsure whether the person in front of him was acting or genuinely thought the vegetable juice was nothing special.

"Could it be because you like sweets, Xiao Ke, that you have a lower tolerance for bitterness and find it particularly bitter?" Little Amon suggested another possibility.

These words made Little Ke hesitate for a second, and then he saw "Jack" hold up the glass in front of Little Amon and say matter-of-factly, "Drink!"

"Huh? Me?" Little Amon paused, somewhat taken aback.

"Nonsense, since Xiao Ke and I have both drunk, why shouldn't you? Aren't the three of us best friends?" Jack practically had "We'll die together" written all over his face.

Little Amon thought for a second after hearing this, and then he probably agreed with it. He took the vegetable juice from "Jack" and carefully took a sip.

It's hard to say what little Amon was feeling at that moment, but judging from his expression, it wasn't good; his face was filled with a sense of existential doubt.

"..." It took Little Amon a while to finally seem to recover. He looked down at the vegetable juice in his hand, then at "Jack" next to him with a calm expression, and couldn't help but ask, "Don't you have a sense of taste?"

He felt so bitter that his very soul was numb.

"No, it's just that I've eaten things that were much bitterer than this before." Wearing the Jack's disguise, Rowling revealed a victorious expression, tinged with smugness.

He admitted it was a bit childish, but what's wrong with being a little childish sometimes?

Jack's persona was originally meant to represent his childish side; Lucifer was enough to represent his mature self.

Just then, Little K, who was next to Rowling, handed him something.

Rowling looked down and saw that it was a piece of candy.

While chewing on the candy, Little K handed two candies, one in each hand, to "Jack" and Little Amon.

"Have something sweet to help you recover!" Little K said somewhat indistinctly. He looked at Rolin seriously and said, "Although you are very hardworking, I don't think you like it."

“You know this perfectly well, yet you still force me to drink this vegetable juice.” Rowling took the candy, popped it into his mouth, and complained, “How hypocritical, Mr. Fool.”

Everyone present knew the Fool's true identity, so there was no need to hide it.

"That's your own fault!" Little Ke said irritably, showing no intention of indulging his friend.

"...Actually, thinking back on it now, I don't think the taste is so bad?" Little Amon said thoughtfully, looking at the vegetable juice after chewing the candy for a few seconds. At that moment, both Little K and Rolin looked at him.

"Then would you like another sip?" Rowling urged almost immediately.

"How about we drink something normal instead?" Little Ke, who clearly had a conscience, looked at Little Amon a few times and said incredulously, "Little Amon, are you already drunk?"

"N-no!" Little Amon shook his head, but his voice was a little slurred. Whether it was because of the alcohol or the candy in his mouth, he just stared at the horrible vegetable juice in front of him for a few seconds, then his head swayed, and then "bang—" Little Amon's head slammed onto the table.

"Looks like he's really drunk, tsk!" Wearing the Jack's disguise, Rowling glanced at the vegetable juice next to Little Amon with a hint of regret. He was actually quite curious to see if the other could really finish the glass of vegetable juice.

"I'll take little Amon back to his room to rest!" Little K took on the responsibility of looking after the mischievous child quite willingly. Just before he did so, little Amon, who had seemed to be completely drunk, suddenly got up from the table and smiled at Medici, who was watching the show and drinking nearby.

This smile clearly doesn't belong to Little Amon, but to a certain Amon entity.

Medici immediately realized something was wrong, but it was too late. The red wine in his glass had been replaced with vegetable juice at some point, and it had already entered Amon's mouth as he smiled.

"puff!"

Even the War Angel felt the power of the vegetable juice at this moment. The cup in Medici's hand was instantly burned to ashes by the flames, along with the vegetables that had not been drunk.

Medici's expression turned ashen as he looked at Amon's true form, which had descended upon Little Amon. He clenched his fist and said in a provocative tone, "It seems like it's been a long time since I've beaten you up, Amon. Perhaps you're already missing the feeling of having your wings scorched by flames?"

"Heh!" A familiar laugh rang out at that moment. Amon, who had arrived at some point, raised his hand to push up his monocle on his face, looked at Medici with a smile, and said, "Perhaps Medici, you are the one who misses the feeling of being cooked in a hot pot more?"

The tension at the scene instantly escalated. Although Amon wasn't a hunter, he clearly knew how to provoke.

"You two, if you want to fight, go outside. Don't break anything." Rolin, disguised as Lucifer, shook his head and warned Amon, who had arrived uninvited.

He knew that Medici had been holding a grudge all along. Even though Adam was the mastermind behind the hotpot incident back then, Amon was also a proper accomplice.

Now Adam, the mastermind behind everything, has reconciled with Medici, but Amon has never reconciled with Medici because of what happened back then. Although Medici had previously ganged up on Amon with others, that was clearly a different concept from returning to the level of the Angel King and beating Amon up alone.

Although... Rowling was a little worried about whether Medici could beat Amon.

After all, Xiao Hong is currently only a 1+1 Angel King, which means she possesses uniqueness and a Sequence 1 characteristic, while Amon is 2+1.

"To the spirit world?" Medici looked at Amon, looking down at him because of his height.

Amon is certainly not short; it's just that Medici is taller.

(End of this chapter)