Chapter 149: The Return Of Her Past
Hope took several steps back, keeping her eyes trained on the girl in front of her. She had no idea who this person was, but if they were in Hell Land, then that meant they had to be a villain, and that was enough for her.
"Are you okay?" The girl with gray hair asked, cocking her head to the side.
"I'm fine." Hope spun around and was about to run off once again but stopped when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked down, finding the girl looking down at her, directly behind her now. "C- Can I help you with something?"
The villain's face remained blank and held little emotion. Despite that, Hope could tell she was being sized up. "You look familiar." The villain finally said. "Who are you?"
She opened her mouth, about to speak, but closed it. Thanks to the Hero Branch, the entire world got to see Cinder without her mask on and even learn that her real name was Hope. She'd have to seriously remember to beat the crap out of the guys that threw her under the bus like that. Her real name was basically out of the question, so she came up with something else.
"Ruby. My name is Ruby Larison."
The gray-haired girl's muscles seemed to relax a bit, and the girl nodded her head. "I see. My name is-" The girl stopped and frowned, rubbing her chin. "Meta. You can just call me Meta."
She was willing to bet money on the fact that Meta was in fact not this girl's actual name, but she couldn't really question it since she was also using a fake name. "Well, if that's everything, I think I should head out before those guys wake up." She gestured to the knights, who were all out cold. "Wouldn't want them to catch me again, right?"
Meta adjusted her hat, her face remaining blank still. "You were caught stealing." The girl questioned, though the answer was obvious as her eyes scanned Hope up and down, taking in the Hell Land jacket. "You shouldn't walk around by yourself. It is dangerous for kids to be here. Is there someone you came with?"
"Nope! Totally alone!"
Meta gave a small nod of her head. "I see. That complicates things. In that case, I should join you. You won't be bothered so long as I am with you."