Chapter 110

The man leading the troops stopped and turned his head back .

[Muaji-sama? What’s the matter?]

He asked towards the man behind him .

So, that’s Muaji huh…

He’s wearing a robe over his body .

I could tell in just a glance that the robe his wearing is better than the others .

A group wearing purple robes with their crest embroidered in it .

There’s no mistaking it . They’re the Ashinto .

Muaji then spoke .

[Could you put out the light?]

[Eh? Ah, yes! Oi, put out the lights!]

Their lights went out .

There were only the faint moonlight leaking through the clouds .

Muaji enquires .

[Did you notice it before putting out the lights?]

[W- What could you possibly be talking about…?]

[Look over there . ]

[No… I- I didn’t notice anything in there . ]

[There are some broken branches only in that area . If you simply think about it, you would have thought that someone may have rushed past through here . ]

[T- That means—!?]

[Those fugitives should still be lurking around here . It seems that the first team have been caught in their decoy . ]

[Alright! You guys, go into the woods and look for the were-leopard and that young girl!]

[There’s no need . That’s probably a trap . ]

[A trap!?]

[These branches were intentionally broken . ]

[Intentionally…?]

[Yes . I don’t think anyone who would separate us from the leading army by using a decoy would make such a mistake . There is no way they would just leave obvious traces just like this . ]

[I- I see . ]

[It seems were facing against a smart opponent . He knows that we wouldn’t miss these broken branches… He was able to anticipate that far huh… If you were to step into the forest, you’ll be exactly where he wants… That is to say, you’ll be caught right into their trap . ]

[As expected of Muaji-sama… However, I’ve never expected that were-leopard to have such intellect…]

[Perhaps, it’s not the were-leopard who set up these traps . ]

[Eh?]

[I personally feel that Eve Speed isn’t someone who could elaborately plan something like this . Well, that’s based on the stories I’ve heard about h