Chapter 136 What the Heck is this Person Talking About? (1/2)
The 26th day of the Water month. The day after I returned from the Demon Realm, I ended up heading to Alice’s miscellaneous store with the souvenirs I had bought.
I figured I’d be spending some money again for them anyway, so I bought lots of wyvern meat instead of scones.
Part of me thinks that it was a bit naive of me, but as expected, I somehow still couldn’t just push away her request.
I couldn’t help but chuckle as I pictured Alice’s eyes sparkling at the sight of my souvenirs and her tiny body eating them with an unimaginable gusto.
I’ve been visiting so often lately that the street I’m walking down on became completely familiar to me but…… the road ahead was shrouded in a deep fog.
……No, wait. Isn’t it weird? It’s 10 o’clock right now, it’s not the kind of time when the morning fog would appear, and to begin with, that fog is too thick.
Symphonia’s royal capital is prone to having fog…… isn’t something I would say. I’ve been living here for two months, and I’ve never seen a fog like this appear before.
The strange scene gives me an eerie feeling and makes me stop in my tracks.
Even though it’s just before noon, silence dominates the surroundings, fuelling the anxiety in my mind.
And then, just as I’m wary of my surroundings, something like a glowing ring appears around my body…… but immediately afterwards, it shatters with a sound like broken glass.
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[Arya? Not just Illusion Magic, even Restraint Magic doesn’t work either huh…… That’s amazing, Kaito-san.]
[……Alice?]
[Yes~~ It’s Alice-chan. Welcome back, Kaito-san. I missed you.]
With her familiar voice resounding from behind the fog, Alice appears from behind the fog.
She wasn’t dressed in the work clothes I’m familiar with though, but was wearing a black cloak to hide her body, which was somehow different from the atmosphere she usually had.
[……Why are you here?]
[I just came out to see if I could meet Kaito-san, and what do you know, I was spot on. Well~~ It feels like it’s fate, didn’t it?]
[……………..]
I wonder why…… Alice’s tone is the same as usual, but it somehow sounds cold…… and feels terribly eerie.
[Now then, now then, before Kaito-san’s strong bodyguard arrives, let’s get the conversation over with…… Kaito-san, do you mind if I abduct you for a while?]
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[……Huh? W- What the heck are you……]
[Actually, I can’t make a living just by selling all sorts of goods, so I also have a side job. How should I call this, I guess you could call it the store in the back? Or something like that. And just the other day, I received a very tasty commission…… it was to kidnap you.]
[Wha!?]
Immediately after she said that, Alice appeared in front of me before I knew it, holding a knife right beside my neck.
The perfect distance between touching or not touching my neck, and the dull sheen emitted by the knife, makes me feel a suffocating nervousness.
[So, Kaito-san…… for the sake of my spending money, please get kidnapped by me. Let’s go elope in the name of love, that kind of stuff…… eh, arya?]
[……………!?]
[……You even had defensive magic that automatically activates against malicious attacks?]
[Eh?]
When I look at my body in response to those words, before Alice’s knife…… a thin black film-like substance appeared around my body before I knew it.
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Come to think of it, I think Lilia-san said that Kuro’s necklace had defensive magic casted on it.
[Gah!?]
The magic that automatically defends against malicious attacks, I was a little relieved the moment I learned it exists, but I felt a strong impact to the back of my neck, and regardless of my intentions, my body lost its strength.
[Well, in that case, I won’t use magic, I just have to make my ill intent disappear and make you faint~~]
[……A…… lice.]
[Good night, Kaito-san. Don’t worry, I’ll gently carry you there.]
The voice I heard at that moment my consciousness was about to disappear was so disproportionate to the situation…… sounding so kind and gentle.
Easily carrying the unconscious Kaito under her arm, Alice jumps up from one roof of a building to another.
[Now then, if the situation goes on like this and I just bring him there, then it would be complete the commission…… However, I guess things won’t go well that easily huh~~]
The moment Alice muttered that, a flash of light pierces through the thick fog.
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After dodging that beam of light by moving her face slightly to the side, Alice lets out a sigh.
As if to affirm her words that it wouldn’t be easy…… a strong wind blows around her, blowing away the fog covering her vision.
And when the fog cleared, there were six shadows around the roof where Alice stood.
[……That was faster than I thought. I see, a magic tool sends an emergency signal huh……]
[Let go of master, you rude bast*rd!]
[Whoa there!? Scary……]
Standing a few meters away from Alice was Lilia, Lunamaria, Sieg, Anima, Eta and Theta….. The six people who rushed to the scene stared at Alice with their sharp gazes after Sieg activated a magic tool that sent an emergency signal right after she lost Kaito within the fog.
However, even though she says she’s scared, Alice doesn’t seem to be particularly shaken at all.
[Why are you…… Aren’t you Kaito-san’s friend?]
[He’s my friend. I like Kaito-san, I really like him…… but, liking him is one thing, and my job is another.]
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Seeing Alice, who didn’t lose her aloofness in response to the words she quietly said, Lilia looked irritated.
[……You’re pretty carefree huh? Did you really think you can just get away with this?]
[I wonder~~?]
Lunamaria gave her words of warning…… As the six of them are currently surrounding Alice and have the advantage of numbers.
However, as long as Alice has Kaito in her arm…… A powerful attack will hurt Kaito, so they can’t carelessly attack him.
And ironically, Eta, who is good at pinpointing attacks, but had her weapon damaged in her previous fight with Sieg, couldn’t fully show her power with the spear she brought out of Lilia’s mansion, and was easily evaded by Alice just now as well.
In the silence that seemed to prick the skin, within the six people facing against one that seemed to have stopped in that place…… the one who broke the silence was Alice.
[……20 white gold coins.]
[……Eh?]
[……18, 25, 43…….]
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[What the heck are you……]
Alice, who goes to say that to Lilia and the others while pointing at them one after another, Lilia asked with a dubious expression on her face.
[Well~ I actually have this habit of putting a price on people. This time, I judged them only on your combat prowess alone, but you all are big deals~~ So, it’s pretty rare for me to use white gold coins as the unit to judge a person.]
[……That doesn’t sound pleasant at all.]
Hearing Alice, who still speaks in her usual tone that sounds like she would eat a person, Sieg gives her an unimaginably cold stare, which is unimaginable given how she normally acts.
Despite being exposed to their sharp gazes, Alice continues to speak without seeming to be shaken.
[……There are two requirements I have when I take a job. One is that I’m in a good mood. The second is that I am offered a reward that exceeds the value I have placed on the target.]
[……And what do you mean by that?]
[Well~~. What I mean~~ is that it’s not worth it for me to fight with you all based on the fee I receive for this commission.]
[Does that mean you surrender?]
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[……No. It’s just a shame that everyone…… mine and all of your interests don’t coincide at all…… is what I mean by those words!]
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Immediately after saying that, Alice let go of the hand that was holding Kaito.
The place where Alice is standing is the roof of a two-story house, and if the unconscious Kaito will be dropped to the ground, he will not be left unscathed.
That’s why the six of them lost their focus on her at that moment. They turned their gaze to the falling Kaito and removed Alice from their sight.
Immediately afterwards, Alice’s figure disappeared and the six of them were flung away.
However, the six of them are also capable beings, as they succeeded in defending against Alice’s attack in an instant.
Thereupon, Alice jumps down faster than Kaito’s falling body, catching his body with a smile.