Chapter 187: Chrysanthemum’s People
"Kevin! What are you doing here?" She was a little glad to see the little red blob but also massively grossed out.
Kevin let out a series of weird chirps as his body expanded a bit. He got a little bit bigger every couple of seconds, though he was still far smaller than he normally was. He was also still partially attached to the giant bird he had busted out of. It was like a scene in a horror movie or something, the animal's corpse still twitching a bit as Kevin slid out of it.
Alexander let out several gasps, catching his breath, as he rested in his daughter's arms. "I- I vomited him out." The man finally managed to say.
"What!" Hope stared down at her father as she helped ease him back onto his own feet. "Why was he in your belly? Did you try eating him?"
Kevin finally pulled his way out of the pile of dead birds and plopped onto the grass, letting out a huff. "I know what happened." The monster spat out. "I was with the other Enforcers when this guy just decided to blast me to oblivion. I thought I was done for, but then the next thing I know, I woke up in that guy's guts!" A tendril poked out of Kevin and jabbed at Alexander. "Like on the island, with that one girl, I must have left some cells in him on accident. To be honest, I'm a little ticked off that that's what saved my life."
"Why are you ticked off?" Hope asked, raising an eyebrow. It was pretty useful being able to respawn. Especially with how many strong people existed in the world that could seemingly kill a person with a wave of a hand.
"It was the same way Wish would negate death."
"Oh..." That made sense. "I can see why you'd hate it, then... Sorry."
"You're not the one to blame. The one who killed me is." Kevin grunted. "I thought that one girl was your friend? She ordered my death, and without a thought, that bastard blew me up!"
"Whisper is the one who killed you?!" Hope suddenly felt a chill go down her spine. "You're kidding, right?"
"Nope! Looked me dead in the eyes and smiled as she said it! Seriously, what's with all the psycho girls I keep running into? Am I cursed or something?"