Oyado, do you sense it?

Un. Its there.

Really. I dont want to cause trouble, why does trouble keep calling?

Is it because my big brother is so special?

This has a sort of this is my fault type of atmosphere.

Doesnt it?

Well~ Who knows.

Alright you two!

Aliyah, who was in the front, turned to face us.

What do you keep muttering about? Its really nauseating!

Ara, we were just talking. Nothing more.

I casually remarked before sending a message to Aliyah.

We are being followed. But the target doesnt seem to be us. But rather sister Lu in the front.

Thats right. Its sister Lu, the mercenary that we met at the barbecue who ate until she burst.

Helen Lukins

Heavy Equipment Warrior LV 34

Neutral Unrestrained Berserker Foodie All Heavy Equipment Master A Ranked Mercenary Dark Gathering Mercenary Group Assistant Deputy Whatever Goes Field Warrior

Heavy equipment warriors, like their name, use heavy weapons like heavy hammers, great swords and morning star. But there are shortcomings. While they can use the weapons they cant become proficient in them.

Like sister Lu. She may be level 34, but only has the ability of a level 20 great sword swordsman because there was so much to learn.

And to be proficient in everythingI can say as someone who uses all skills that deeply understanding the skills is too painful.

However, it is convenient in a way. Every weapon type can be used, after all. You can pick up things on the battlefield to use as a weapon and dont need to worry.

Ah. Thats right, I need to get back to the main topic.

Right, on the roof behind us there is a I dont know if its a assassin or ninja following us but she wasnt hostile to us at all. From that I can guess that their target is sister Lu.

I would have liked to take a rest but I didnt expect for this sort of thing to happen. I really dont know if we have some sort of special trait that makes it easy for us to pick fights.

Aliyah froze when she saw my message before giving me an unhappy look and turning around.

It looks like a ninjafrom looking at their name.

Un. I dont know why they are eyeing sister Lu but it shouldnt be anything good, based on their behavior.

Well. Its no matter. First we need to find a place to rest or we will be exhausted.

You arent afraid of turning into a pig?

Huh?

I mean that after eating we should take a quick walk. It aids digestion.

Hmph!

While I cant see Aliyahs expression it seems that she is very unhappy.

But why do her values look so strange? While it lowered to 800 a second ago, but it suddenly returned to 880.

How exactly is this measured? This is a device without an instruction manual. How am I supposed to use it!

Forget it. Ill find a target to study as a reference later. Its time to solve the more immediate problem.

Right. Its the issue of tonights stay. I dont want a ninja behind our backs as we dawdle in our free hotel this evening.

But right now the entire city is in a state of martial law. There are obviously more soldiers on patrol in the streets than in the morning.

Although there isnt a way to check, shouldnt they think children of the Marshall family have escaped back to Daydream City? There should be a chance to sneak around at night, even if there is increased security.

Although it might be excessive, only cautious people last long.

But now I have to wait for them to get hungry and make a move. There wont be as much commotion if it was handled inside of the hotel.

And now

Its time to wait.

Time Division Line

East Stone Hotel is different from ordinary hotels. In order to take care of mercenaries, they have large buildings with courtyards that can be rented out.

Sister Lu and the Dark Gathering Mercenary Company is renting one of the yards. Although it wasnt very large, I was able to understand from listening to them that only a few of the higher ranked mercenaries had come for this mission, which is why there was only 10 of them there.

But this is better. Its herder to avoid accidental injuries if there is more people. While we do have a system that helps us prevent accidental injuries, but I honestly dont know how to team up with NPCs.

Thats right. Usually when you are fighting you need to form a team, that is to say that if an NPC doesnt form a team I cant join with them.

Its really deceptive.

But that doesnt matter. As soon as we entered the door we told sister Lu what was going on. While she was somewhat surprised, she nodded when she saw our serious looks.

Why did she nod? Basically, its because we volunteered to deal with the ninja.

Why did we volunteer?

It was for after dinner exercise.

Besides, it looks like sister Lu is in an ordinary mercenary group. I took a glance at their equipment a moment ago and didnt see anything special.

It seems that the problem is with sister Lu. Even knowing what it is should lead to the start of an event.

Thats not a good way to think of it though. So I suggested that sister Lu separate from us. well use the opportunity to draw out the enemy and ask what they want when we capture them.

Rather than letting our brains overheat its better to grab them and say hello.

Right when we saw that they had entered the hotel, I smiled, pointed, and two currents of cold air wrapped around their feet. The three of us then rushed to the roof in different directions.

Oyado rushed over to them with a woosh, but their figure flashed as they used a substitution technique!

Eh? Doesnt the substitution technique rely on speed? They can use it to escape from imprisonment?

I was somewhat surprised. With a wave of my hand the cold air was released around the perimeter, but, they seem to have picked me out as a target as a cold dagger came towards my neck!

Stop or Ill

They werent done. I pulled out a crossbow and fired a few shots behind me. They tried to push in but their attack was weak.

You

Their eyes were unwilling, but they still fell down.

Sorry, but theres a fast acting sedative on my arrows.

Seeing them fall, I turned to Oyado and Aliyah.

All right. Lets see who the hell this assassin is.