Chapter 698
Going through his workshop in Anailia to grab all of his clones first, Ben walked them all through the city to the gate, ignoring any looks he got along the way as the group of them made their way to the library, keeping an eye on one unpleasant fact.
Partway through walking the streets of the magic towers, he’d begun being followed. It was only about three of them but he was only able to tell while looking through the eyes of others, the ones on his tail too far away to be within range of deep connection to see what they wanted.
But is that because they know I’m a mind reader or are they just trying to avoid being noticed? Okay, play it cool and I’ll see what they do when I get there.
So far they hadn’t made any moves but considering that it had only been a few days prior that he’d last been attacked he couldn’t help but be on edge, only holding back from confronting them then and there out of pure curiosity.
After all, they couldn’t have been waiting for him, the times he’d go to the library were too few and far between and not even he’d known that he’d be making his way there when the day started.
Nor could he have looked like an easy target. With fourteen homunculi to his name, he didn’t look like a single person but instead a group that just happened to wear the same face, not someone others would so casually aim to mug.
He just kept waiting for whatever was going to happen but by the time he’d made his way to the library and passed through its main doors, they’d stopped, either losing their nerve once he’d gone in or else standing outside to wait for him to finish, which would admittedly be quick.
Unlike so many others who’d spend hours reading there, Ben only needed to look around to find whatever new books it held, only stopping for a moment to admire his own contributions to the place.
Off to the side was the display donated by the church of Myriad, holding both his circlets for general use as well as copies of his magic books, with plenty around the building using the first while others were pulled into the latter’s effects while they read, showing that his contributions were being well used.