Chapter 30: Misunderstanding
Adrian stood there, kind of surprised and confused. The 13th Constellation, the leader of the Zodiac, looked right at him as if he knew the man hiding behind the hoodie.
'But why was he smiling?' Adrian wondered.
In the three years he had spent working for the Church, he had come across with a few Zodiacs. Though, none of them seemed interested in him, given how low-levelled he was.
But their short skirmishes were the extent of their 'relationship'. However, the fact that they pulled a stunt and even the mysterious 13th Constellation came forward to attend his 'funeral' contradicted Adrian's knowledge.
From a stranger's perspective, Adrian must have shared some close relationship with the Zodiacs for them to show up at his funeral. But why?
Unfortunately, no one seemed to know the answer to the question... not even Adrian.
Now, Adrian was left wondering. Why would the leader show up at his supposed funeral? And why the smile? It made him scratch his head, thinking if the 13th Constellation somehow knew he wasn't really dead.
'Fuck... they must have done it to destroy my image in the eyes of the public!'
The public didn't exactly hate zodiacs as, unlike the Ravens, they rarely appeared in public. But at the end of the day, they were a terrorist organisation and having Adrian's name associated with them would deal quite a blow to the shaken image the people now had for the heroes.
Adrian immediately thought maybe they weren't the real Zodiac, but someone hired to play the part. However, he quickly dismissed the theory. The skills the Zodiacs had shown there mere moments ago couldn't have been faked.
Even if the other heroes had sold themselves for the act, Adrian knew Sophia wouldn't. Moreover, considering her attack had proven ineffective against the Zodiacs, Adrian was convinced that the group was the real deal.