Gin was cursing repeatedly in his mind. He focused his attention on running as beads of sweat formed on his forehead but he didn't stop at all. He just continued to run until he was out of town. Even then, he still continued to run.

He utilized the power of his Evil Capital Devil Body to increase his speed and conceal his presence. Gin didn't even notice that he already lost the person that was chasing after him. That person lost him once he removed his sight from him and the concealment ability of Gin's Devil Body greatly help him.

After an hour of running, Gin finally collapsed. He used all of his might to run with his fastest speed and he was glad that he outrun that creepy unknown guy. It seems that there's still a lot of things that he needed to improve. First was his fighting skills and second, was his awareness.

"At the very least... My money, I could still survive for a while."

Gin smiled as he looked at the can in his hand. He fell to the ground and felt his vision blur. The last thing he saw was a figure coming in his direction.

"This can't be..."

...

Gin opened his eyes and saw an unfamiliar ceiling.

"Where am I..?"

He turned his head and found that he was inside a quite nice room. The bed was soft and warm too. He missed this feeling. All this time, he was sleeping in cold streets.

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The door creaked open and Gin tensed his body. He was ready to run away as soon as he detected any sort of danger.

A beautiful gray-haired woman entered the room. She had a gentle smile on her face and was wearing a piece of white dress that covered her curves.

"Oh, you're awake?" The woman smiled.

Gin narrowed his eyes and asked, "Who are you? Also, where am I?"

Although this woman saved her, he still didn't know her goal so he was still wary of her. There's no benefit in saving a beggar like him. Most people would even ignore beggars on the streets. That's the reality of this world. He experienced it a lot of times.

"Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Cleria Belial from the Belial Clan. I'm the one that oversees this town." The beautiful woman introduced herself gracefully.

Gin admired her action. It was rare to see a real noblewoman so he couldn't help himself. After a few seconds, he regained his senses and realized what she just said. She's Cleria Belial? She's still alive in this timeline!

'She introduced herself as someone from Belial Clan! It means... that she already knows that I'm not an ordinary human. This must be the reason why she saves me or else she wouldn't save a beggar like me. Also, I'm in Kuoh Town?! Just how far did I run yesterday?!'

Gin was given a shock. He tried to calm down but it still showed on his face.

Looking at his expression, Cleria smiled and said, "It seems that you've heard of my clan. You really aren't an ordinary human."

"Yeah, I'm not an ordinary human. I just learn a few running skills. So what are you gonna do with me?" Gin said while tightly clenching both of his fists. Cleria Belial was a High-class Devil. There's no way he could survive if he was to fight her in his current state.

"Nothing, I'm just curious about you. Also, we're here close to the church. Masaomi was the one who took care of you." Cleria said as she shook her head.

"Curious about me?" Gin narrowed his eyes. He knew Masaomi was her lover and her curiosity would lead to her downfall. She would learn the secret of the King Piece.

"Yes, it's hard for humans to come in contact with the supernatural. In any case it happens, it will mostly lead to tragedy. Only a few humans could stand in this world." Cleria explained.

Among all the humans only the church with the backing of Angels and the magician could survive in this supernatural world. Also, the descendants of the heroes from the past.

There are billions of humans in the world yet only a minority know the truth.

Just like they said, "sometimes ignorance is a bliss."

"I... I don't think that I can satisfy your curiosity. I have nothing with me. Some strange guy chased after me and luckily I survived. I'm just lucky that I gain this ability." Gin said as he looked down.

Cleria looked at him for a while before she sighed and said, "You can rest here. Don't worry nothing will harm you in this place."

She turned around and left.

Gin stared at the door. Yes, nothing would harm him but what about the other people? The beggars that were with him. All of them have the same situation so they got closer easily in the past two months.

"I'll become stronger and rich..."