To The Capital

(A/N: I'll edit this chap later. Enjoy!)

"Are you alright, hubby?" Sally worriedly asked when she heard Ban muttering in a low voice. She thought 'Dream? Strange man?'

Ban took a deep breath. He then closed his eyes and turned to Sally like a blind person, "I'm okay. Keep this matter a secret for now. I'll tell you about it when I figure something out." He gave her a hug and kissed her forehead gently.

"Are you sure? Is there something changed in your body just like your eyes?" She examined Ban from head to toe.

"I think there's nothing seems to be out of normal except that I felt stronger than ever. I am now at the 1st level of Origin Profound Realm." Ban shook his head. His body was bursting with power at the moment like he felt he could fly right now.

"Eh? I saw a strand of your hair that has a different color too." Sally carefully picked a deep black-colored hair. She continued, "What a beautiful color. It's shiny, but dark at the same time like it can devour light when it touches the strand of hair."

"Really?" Ban tilted his head as he tried to see the strand of hair with his eyes closed.

"Do you want me to pluck this hair?" Sally asked.

"No." Ban shook his head. He continued, "Leave it just like that. It's just a strand of hair. It wont affect my body at all."

"Okay." Sally nodded. She examined his body again even his armpit and his hair down there without getting embarrassed.

"Ban! You're awake- Ahhh!" A cry of a woman was heard when she witnessed the action of Sally.

Ban was startled and turned to the woman. Sally on the other hand was also startled as she held Ban's dragon with force.

"Hiss!*" Ban jolted from the sudden gripped of Sally as he hissed in pain.

"You- You guys continue. I'll be waiting outside." The woman became flustered as she hurriedly excused herself.

"Tina, wait!" Ban immediately zipped his pants while Sally directly dashed upstairs in embarrassment as she covered her face.

Tina blushed up to her ears as she evaded looking at Ban. Not only did she witnessed the scandalous scene, she also saw the head of the sleeping dragon of Ban.

"Ahem!* It was..." Ban tried to calm himself as he still felt the pain in his dragon. He continued, "She was trying to take a bug out down there. It's gone now. Ha ha ha." He awkwardly laughed after he said that.

"Mm." Tina nodded as she complained in her mind, 'Who would believe such a thing? Look at your messy shirt.'

"Anyways, I nearly forgot that we are heading to the Capital together for the auction." Ban scratched his head as he tidied his clothes.

"Oh right. It's almost dusk. We should hurry and go now. The auction will start at 10 in the evening." Tina sobered up as she said. She wasn't interested in the auction, but Ban wanted to see its process personally and buy some interesting items so she planned to accompany him.

"Okay, give me a moment to prepare." Ban nodded and ran upstairs to find Sally.

Tina was confused why was Ban closing his eyes, but she didn't mind it as she reminded him, "Prepare a set of clothes, we will probably be staying there for the night. I'll be waiting in the car now."

"Okay."

Ban then bid goodbyes to Sally and the little girl. He also gifted Sally a necklace and briefly explained its functions.

"You didn't brought any clothes with you?" Tina was on the driver's seat as she asked Ban.

"Don't worry." Ban shook his head. He continued, "Let's go." He wore a sunglasses even though the evening was nearly approaching.

...

"Why is that brat not in the Capital yet?" A brawny man asked Zen. He was getting impatient as the target was

"Tsk!* How should I know? He clearly told me yesterday that he will be here today." Zen replied in frustrated voice. He cursed, "That bastard! I shouldn't have trusted his words! Now I am going back to that City to invite him once again."

"Hmph!* What a useless prick." The brawny man disdainfully glared at Zen. He continued, "You should've dragged him here while you were there."

"I would if I could, b*tch!" Zen cursed at the brawny man. He continued, "That brat was protected by Tom in the bureau. What can I do? He's even true to his words that he will apprehend me if I do something fishy at the brat."

"Tom?" The brawny man became serious as he heard the name. He asked in confusion, "Why would a monster staying in a small City and even protecting a brat?"

"The bureau gave him a mission to investigate the mysterious happenings on that City. However, I still don't get it why he was protecting a snotty brat." Zen said with a livid expression.

*Beep!*

Zen picked up his phone and brightened up his eyes when he received the news.

"He's heading here! His estimate arrival is 5 hours."

The brawny man frowned deeply and complained, "What the heck? That long? It's like he just got out of his house."

"Precisely. He's with a woman. I don't know her background, but the informant said that she's driving a limited edition sports car. I guess she came from a prominent family in the Capital. We should be careful when approaching that brat." Zen nodded as he send another message to his phone.

"Hmph! Who would dare offend our family in the Capital? That woman must be tired of living if she tries to hinder our path of getting that brat." The brawny man snickered in disdain. He even planned to violate the woman later.

"Stupid. What do you know?" Zen scolded the brawny man. Seeing his lustful look, he continued, "There are many crouching tigers and hidden dragons in the Capital. Better safe than sorry. Fix that rash attitude of yours."

The brawny man knew what Zen said was true, but no one tried to offend their family clan lately so he became arrogant.

Zen saw that the brawny man didn't express any emotion, he knew he was ignoring his advice. He shook his head and didn't say anything else.

...

Ban was silent along the way. He was thinking deeply about his dream last night.

'Who was that man? Why did my eyes became like him? And theres also my hair... Will it turn black as time went by?'

He was shaking his head from time to time. He have many questions in his mind, but nobody can answer him except the mysterious man on his dream.

'Sigh* How should my eyes return back to normal?...'

Tina was eyeing Ban from time to time. She felt weird when Ban was wearing sunglasses and even closing his eyes at that.

"What is it?" Ban noticed her stare the moment they departed from his house. Of course he knew to himself that he was acting weird, but he kept a calm demeanor.

"Uhh.." Tina wanted to ask, but she was hesitant.

Ban chuckled and waved his hand, "If you want to ask why am I closing my eyes all the time, that is because I might become lovestruck if I look a beautiful lady like you." Ban took off the sunglasses, but his eyes was still closed as he turned to her with a cheeky smile.

"Pfft!" Tina wanted to laugh but resisted. She said, "No wonder you have many beauties by your side. You are so fickle about it." Her cheeks has a tint of blush as she tried to focus on driving.

"Heh!" Ban laughed seeing the atmosphere became light. He said with a smile, "I have been practicing my senses. So I need to close my eyes all the time."

"So that's how it is." Tina had a look of understanding. She asked in confusion, "Was it effective though?"

"Mm." Ban nodded and continued, "Try me."

Tina raised her brow and nodded. She then asked, "You mentioned about not opening your eyes all the time, right? Then do you know what did I wear today?"

Ban nodded and replied, "You wore a black tight jeans with black leather jacket. You also wore a white shirt inside and a black colored high heels."

"You can even guess the color?" Tina raised her brow. She doubtfully squinted her eyes at Ban.

Ban shrugged his shoulder. He doesn't care if she believe him or not.

"It's hard to believe your words." Tina mused for a while and asked, "Then what is the color of my underwear?"

"..."

Ban turned at her while gawking.

Tina didn't hide her blush since Ban was closing his eyes. She hurriedly changed the question, "Forget that. How about the color of the car-" Her words was cut by Ban.

"White floral upper garment and a see-through sexy black lingerie panty." Ban kept a straight face when he said those words.

*swisssssh!*

Tina slammed the brake as stared at Ban in disbelief and embarrassment.

"Sorry. Maybe I guessed wrong." Ban waved his hand in a natural manner.

"You..." Tina widened her mouth as she blushed furiously. Her heart was beating faster as she stared at Ban with shy expression.