Dumb

Astolfo's face was filled with awe as he heard his brother spoke. He wasn't sure as to how his brother got to the conclusion of the words he just said and on top of that he knew his brother is confident with their family's technology and even said that they could suck all the water on earth dry.

"What do you mean?" Astolfo asked as his eyelids twitch a little.

Quinn hearing those words had finally took a grasp of the awkward situation they are in but before even letting out a word, flames just burst out of the ground making the asphalt that covers the road splash on to their field of vision making them incapable of dodging the next blast which threw them off to a brick wall.

"You see his flames a-are pretty powerful, man how do I explain this.." Chekov said as he tries to catch his breath due to his long run despite using his superpowers. "I'll spare the details for later, first we should deal with our survival right now or if we could we should seal Alex into a spot where nothing could be damaged."

Looking around, the latter seems to be a better option considering how destroyed the whole street is and its not just that, the building around them had started spreading flames from door to door. A few civilians had died from not the zombies but the flames itself.

"We'll go with the last one but first we should find a way to take the high ground." Quinn said

"I definitely agree with this guy." Astolfo said as he pat his brother's shoulder.

Chekov tilted his head upwards to search for a building high enough to spectate but his hope of making his job easier was shattered as he saw that there is no tall buildings around them and the ones surrounding them is already burning in Alex's flames

"I guess we should discard the high ground option." Chekov said as he wipes the sweat falling off his face.

"ROAAARR!"

Upon hearing the roaring sound, the three realized that their job won't be as easy as they think anymore because it seems that a third party has entered the game and it was invited through the sounds Alex's flames make.

"Uhm what are we going to do now aga-"

Astolfo's words were disturbed as he heard someone shushing from behind. It was a bearded Japanese man who is wearing a gray long-sleeve. Astolfo was stunned to see a how the man isn't built and yet decided to venture out to the chaos that is happening.

"Uh sir, you should go to the evacuation site if this place even have one!" Astolfo said hoping the man understands his intentions.

The Japanese man who is Matsumoto ended up scratching his head as he thought that the top 3 hunter would understand what his intent is. Of course Matsumoto expected this but he hoped that Astolfo should've at least hold a grasp of what Matsumoto is trying to do.

Matsumoto then rushed forward by having his tip-toes carry his whole leg thinking that it would make him sound sneaky but it just made the three chuckled.

"Uh Didn't you understand what he said?" Chekov said pointing at his brother.

"Of course I understood his words! What I'm trying to do by shushing at you is to quiet you up so that the plan me and my daughter set up could work to stop Alex's flames!" Matsumoto shouted trying not to swear.

"Look you three, I know I sound like egotistical right now but we should hide first so that at least I hope the flames would weaken at least by a percentage." Matsumoto said

"Alright but first you should tell us the details of your plans." Quinn said

Matsumoto scratched his head as he knows that he is going to sound dumb but he still tried to find a way to make himself sound reasonable.

"I have my daughter and a total stranger circle around Alex to activate a rune given by his step dad alright so please just follow through my lead and we could watch safely." Matsumoto said aggresively

"Uh first off why would you send your daughter with a total stranger to circle around a flaming teenager and secondly how are you related to Alex and who are you." Quinn said

"The first question is quite a long story you see the kid is one of the group of people known as Grail Worshippers, you know the ones good at ancient studies; so that makes the stranger I said helpful at this situation cause a rune could almost be classified as ancient writing. Now I am basically the one who helped Alex when he was chased by Altair, my Name is Ogami Matsumoto."

Matsumoto then holds himself through his knees as he said all those as if he was rapping and how he has to catch his breath.

The two Anatoly's were poured with confusion and they don't know how to understand all the information they had received despite it being only a few words. Quinn however, realized what Matsumoto is trying to say so he helps the old man get back to its posture and nodded as a sign of his agreement to go away and hide.

"At least tell us the a few more details while we walk." Quinn said

"Wait? We're agreeing?" Astolfo asked

"Don't question his decisions, you'll just get more confuse." Chekov said

Matsumoto leaded to a cafe that has been burnt down but it is still intact due to its fancy materials. Upon arriving, Matsumoto started talking about how he met Alex's dad and how he was told that the rune could stop Alex from using more than the amount of flames he is capable of handling.

Chekov and Quinn understood the situation but Astolfo was dumbfounded by the choice of words Matsumoto had chosen.

'Man, I wish as smart as this nerds in front of me'