(BL) Hunting The Field Guide novel Chapter 284

Chapter 284: An explosive end to a press conference

"Wait!" Someone called desperately. Kellen glanced over to find that it was a reporter. "What about the fact that the E.A.G. member who took over the news broadcast looked like Lieutenant Gunther from the Saturn Guild?" Sakura didn’t stop moving, but Kellen did.

He did not want that to besmirch the Guild’s name, nor Gunther’s. They both had a lot going on right now.

Kellen knew his face had to be contorted into disgust as he moved the mic towards his face again.

"Do you really believe that box dyed idiot has anything on our Lieutenant Gunther? You could see his roots poking out from a mile away. Lieutenant Gunther’s hair is that colour naturally, or as naturally as it can be when you’re an Esper heavily influenced by your powers. They are not related, and I am sure that idiot did this intentionally to try and sow discord. Unfortunately for him, I can figure that shit out from a mile away." Kellen rolled his eyes. "If there was a chance that Lieutenant Gunther was a member of the E. A. G. he would have done a better job. Maybe wear a wig next time?" Kellen suggested mildly, before stepping away from the podium.

Stepping back with his injured leg, he wobbled for a second. Both Sakura and Esper Blake jerked, going to catch him before he caught himself. He did his best not to get embarrassed. This was nothing. This was just a normal reaction on their part.

Esper Blake’s head suddenly jerked in a specific direction, her eyes bright and then Sakura turned her eyes towards that direction.

"Someone is attempting to fire at you." Esper Blake whispered, and Kellen felt a shiver of anticipation run down his spine.

"Where?" He asked and she nodded towards the direction she was looking. Kellen, his body trembling slightly with excitement, looked in the direction she was looking.

Off in the distance there was a person set up on a rooftop. Kellen was stunned that they hadn’t noticed them until now, but they could have been getting help from someone or something. There weren’t a lot of Espers with the powers of invisibility, but there were a lot of monsters who had the power, thus a lot of items that could help you camouflage. Kellen had a feeling that it was the latter that helped this person.

Kellen pulled out his gun, and a rumble went through the crowd as he raised it up.

"Uh, Guide Woods?" Sakura asked. He understood. From an outward look, this gun appeared to be a normal handgun. There was a reason Kellen called it old faithful. He’d had to be a pretty penny for it just over seven years ago, and getting it repaired cost a fuckton of money, but she was special.

Kellen flicked up the small, super small viewfinder on the gun. He rarely needed to use it, but they were far enough away that he didn’t want to miss and actually kill them. Lining it up, he took his shot, the gun quiet and Sakura’s eyes were wide as she glanced back at him. Esper Blake reported five seconds later.

"Target...down." She murmured and Kellen felt a wicked smile cross his face.

"Oh good. Let’s go, everyone. I’m sure they’re scrambling." Kellen tucked the viewfinder back, before shoving his gun back into his holster at his back. Pamela had wide eyes as she met him at the bottom of the stairs, along with the D.E.C. member who was looking at Kellen thoughtfully.

"Is that an illegal model, Guide Woods?" The D.E.C. member had every right to ask. Kellen smiled cheekily.

"Not illegal if it was grandfathered in." Kellen said. "But also, no. This isn’t the illegal version. I bought this at a normal shop about 8 years ago, before the regulations were put into place. Don’t worry, it would have been taken away, but I don’t normally use it in the city." Kellen told them, smiling. "This was clearly extraordinary circumstances, was it not? Someone attempted to shoot at me again." Kellen’s expression was soft, deceiving, and the D.E.C. member shook their head with a sigh before they relented.

"Well, if no one has said anything about it till now, I won’t kick the hornet’s nest. I can already imagine the level of paperwork, and it isn’t worth my time." They muttered, before motioning that they should move.