Housing around Jalan Ambarkasih is usually not as busy as this. The scorching sun that is cloudless really makes the atmosphere feel even hotter. The sweat of the people had somehow been dripping onto the ground or the asphalt road. To be sure, the smell of the air feels bad. However, people don't seem to care about that.
"Look at that man! He's so tall..."
"What a handsome man..."
"How dare he co-exist with my Angel!"
"Crazy! He's so cool..."
Most of the women praised Nathan's extraordinary appearance for the opposite sex. As for the men, quite a lot of people were jealous of Nathan who could walk hand in hand with Alina, which so many men wanted. Let alone the Scratched Eyebrow Team, their reactions upon noticing it became grim.
"He seems to need a lesson from us, Big Bro..." one of them provoked the emotions of the person in the middle of them who seemed to be the leader of the team.
"But, doesn't that man look like his father?" someone said.
Hearing this, they burst out laughing. Don't care about the eyes of the people who stare at them with disdain.
"Then, shouldn't we say hello to them?" the suggestion of the man who is able to make the noisy people feel awkward to speak out loud when he speaks.
"Good idea, Brother!" praised one of them cheerfully.
The others also immediately joined in praising the man standing quietly in their midst.
"So? Okay. Come on, let's say hello to them..."
He walked away as soon as he spoke, but the others immediately followed him without commenting and it looked like they were used to his leader's attitude.
People seemed to have guessed what would happen next.
From the start, Alina had also been able to guess what would happen. She had been nearly toyed with by them several times.
But fortunately, those who incidentally were hunters had ties to the Hunter's Union. In public, of course they wouldn't go too far. Moreover, in almost every place there is always a Hunter Investigator in charge of observing the movements of the hunters in the observation area.
After learning of a threatening incident or another incident such as a criminal act in which these hunters are the perpetrators, they will report it to the more competent authorities to be followed up through legal channels that everyone knows about, legal channels are sponsored by many parties with worldwide power.
Even though the Scratched Eyebrow Team did not go that far, Alina was often depressed by the presence of those who always bothered her or other men.
Alina subconsciously squeezed the sleeve of Nathan's black coat tightly. She felt uneasy when she realized they were starting to approach her with lewd stares accompanied by small chuckles that seemed scary to her. She finally could only close his eyes while hoping that what she imagined didn't happen.
"Hey, little girl! Did you finally bring your father to bless our relationship?" someone said in a confident tone.
"Oy-oy! Is that good etiquette when someone talks to you?" said one of them, as if he knew what 'good etiquette' was.
Alina didn't respond to their words for some time and was still hiding behind Nathan's arms. She didn't even hear their chatter, she was too busy dealing with her own fears.
"Gosh! He doesn't go to school..." someone said in a light tone.
They laughed out loud, happy with the joke that didn't tickle the people who heard it the slightest bit.
"Sir, do you approve of our relationship?"
"Ugh, you're so polite. Ha ha..."
Actually, not all members of the Scratched Eyebrow Team like to make trouble by chattering like that. There were two people standing quietly at the back, observing the situation. Then, there was also a man standing calmly in the midst of them which made them awkward for a moment.
Nathan was actually about to act to stop them from bothering Alina. But after seeing the pale-faced Alina and cold sweat shaking her head when the two's eyes met, she simply complied. Because, after all, they hadn't acted until they made direct contact and didn't harm Alina.
"Stop, you guys!"
Suddenly a voice shouted, it was a woman wearing a black coat who had just asked for time to do something to Dadan. She accidentally saw the Scratched Eyebrow Team acting up using its jagged tongues.
Actually, several investigators were around this Monster Gate. But, they were busy controlling the situation in some corner. The Female Investigator felt that the most that could act for now, she asked her superiors for permission first. She walked towards Alina and Nathan who were half surrounded by the Scratched Eyebrow Team with a sharp gaze combing through the people in the Scratched Eyebrow Team one by one.
"How about it, sir~? Do you approve of it? Hey..."
"Y-you guys stop making fun of My Nathan! I-I..." Alina exclaimed, finally having the courage to speak up after hearing them constantly making fun of Nathan as her father. She didn't realize that she had just referred to Nathan like she was his lover.
Well, when they frowned at hearing that Nathan was not her father but her lover, they laughed again. They caught each other again about it, they thought it was Alina's father. However, they became annoyed to Nathan for daring to be the lover of the girl they were after.
Nathan just looked at them flatly as he said in his heart "What's the matter with them? Are they people who have lost their minds?"
What Nathan knew, people who had no sense were very dangerous. Like the wild vampires who like to attack anyone and go crazy in every place. With such an excuse, he immediately stood in front of Alina to protect her from these madmen.
"Look at him!" pointed to one of them who furrowed his brows seeing Nathan change his attitude for some reason, as if he was wary of them and wanted to protect Alina.
"Wh-"
"Stop!!!"
The person who had just opened his mouth to say something was cut short by the cry of a woman in a neat black suit and charming face. She looks so mature with her appearance. Her beauty is on a completely different level.
"I'm Nisa Larasati, an investigator assistant commander who is on duty around here..." she said with a slightly ragged breath. Although annoyed that she was tired of being alone screaming from afar without anyone responding, she put that aside and acted more professionally.
"It's nice to hear your beautiful name, Miss Nisa..." said Nathan, who also quickly introduced himself.
"I-I'm Alina Alfitriana..." she said, still half hiding under the sleeves of Nathan's black coat. However, her expression seemed to change slightly after she heard Nathan praise the new woman.
"Introduce! We are Scratched Eyebro-"
"Excuse me. You'd better stay away from us. Because, in particular, I don't like the smell of your sweat..." cut Nisa curtly to the Scratched Eyebrow Team. Because of them, she must have felt tired herself earlier. Moreover, she did smell a bad odor from the bodies of these violent men.
Having his words cut off a second time, he began to reveal the tense veins on his forehead. The man felt despised by a woman! Moreover, his teammates laughed at him.
"You bitch!!! Boss, are you going to stand still like a statue!? Hah!" cried the man, anger so much that he forgot his position as only a member of the Scratched Eyebrow Team.
The boss of the Scratched Eyebrow Team was the man right in their midst. He stared coldly at his one subordinate. But, as a leader of a team, he had to show his authority in public. Heard complaints from his men? Of course he would immediately patch it up with a proper course of action.
That man, Nisa recognized him. He was one of the high ranking hunters in Pearl City. When she saw that man start to move at the urging of his men, she became wary. Previously she had dared to act bravely, because usually the man always acted indifferent even though he saw his subordinates being beaten by others.
But this time it seemed he had his own reasons for acting like that. Nisa immediately stood in front of Nathan to protect the two. She was worried that there would be bloodshed. What's more, Nathan didn't have a chaotic energy, that's how she felt.
Seeing Nisa acting arbitrarily, Alina doesn't want to stay silent accepting defeat. She prepared herself to unleash a surprise attack when the Scratched Eyebrow Team attacked them, for some reason she thought of doing so. She didn't realize that her fear had disappeared ever since that strange feeling arose.
"Hmph! In the end, a mere investigator wants to directly intervene in dealing with the problem?" said the man while relaxing his stiff joints with his eyes fixed on Nisa sharply.
Nisa, who understood the question or that statement, only smiled slightly. She was still calm for some reason. In fact, a one-sided battle will soon occur. But, somehow she could still feel calm until she was able to think about what strategy she would use when the fight was inevitable.
"I don't know, I'm just following my heart..."