Episode 32 – Firebird Flame Pill (2/2)
Elaru looked him in the eye and transmitted her voice inside his head “Two suspiciousfor someone in front of Hot Pot”
Kiel looked towards Hot Pot, but the other buildings blocked his view, and he couldn’t see what Elaru’s Aethernea ed to pick up
“What about it? Why are they suspicious?”
“They are not paying attention to people leaving the Hot Pot, but rather, people couards, nor are they dressed in Peacekeeper unifor for soood intentions or bad intentions is hard to tell”
Kiel’s eyes narrowed “What does that have to do with us? Do you think we are their target?”
“Judging by their uniforms, they areus is quite high”
Kiel’s eyes narrowed“How do you knohat kind of uniforms the Rroda family uses?”
She rolled her eyes “Don’t be paranoid I knohat kind of unifor personal It’s helpful to be able to see the affiliation of people with a single glance”
Kiel’s eyebrows furrowed in thought “Why would the Rroda family send ?”
“Probably had it investigated As for why…you did leave Beyd in a hurry without contacting any of your family members Maybe they orried?”
Kiel snorted “My faive a daht flashed through his e?”
“Not likely I don’t see any signs of your luggage”
Kiel sighed tiredly “Why don’t we just go over and ask what they want?”
Elaru looked at hiood, then sure But what if they aren’t?”
“If they are from the Rroda family then naturally they wouldn’t have hostile intentions towards randson of the family head and a son of a councilman”
“You are too naïve Think! Why would soate your whereabouts and send people to meet you?”
Kiel sighed resignedly but nonetheless stopped to consider it “If they wanted to pass e, they could have just left me a letter Perhaps they were instructed to personally deliver it to ht it was inappropriate forto the Rroda mainhouse so they came to pick me up?”
“Do those two people look like ers don’t coes with swords on their backs”
“Hey I can’t see thees?”
Elaru paid no attention to Kiel’s frown and continued: “Your second idea is possible They ht be here to pick you up”
“Wait…battleses to pick hi else is at work here…
“Could it be that they are here for your sake? Did you somehow offend the Rrodas?”
Elaru stared at hi My allies would never send people to pick me up My enenize me, they wouldn’t send two blockheads to pick roup of S class head hunters And they wouldn’t be just standing around obviously waiting for me Even an SSS class wouldn’t be able to catch me like this…
“No Just no If I had offended Rrodas in any way it would be through my relationshi+p with you”
Kiel couldn’t quite put his suspicions at rest “You said you weren’t a wanted person Why would you then be as attentive to suspicious looking people as you are?”
“In my line of work, it is impossible to not offend anyone Coht not have a criminal record, but that doesn’t mean there are no people ould take pleasure in my downfall”
“Well then, there would be no problem if I went to talk to them If they indeed want me to return to the mainhouse, I’ll come up with a reason to politely decline I obviously can’t return to the mainhouse unless you return with me, and I doubt their invitation would extend to you”
“What reason would you give them? What if they don’t accept it? What if they were instructed to escort you back no matter what your opinion is on the matter?”
Kiel turned silent
He doubted they would resort to violence He didn’t do anything that would warrant such treatrandfather was behind this, no ave, no h for him
His grandfather treated his oord as law Going against it was an act of rebellion that needed to be punished
I can’t go with them, but I can’t refuse to do so either
Tsk…what a crappy situation
Elaru watched hi sour she interrupted his thoughts
“You’ll have to have to visit your grandfather sooner or later And I’ll have to go with you However, I think now is not the best time Why not wait, and visit him after you enroll in Muni? After your fabulous performance in the exa unpleasant…such as sending you back to Beyd”
“Indeed” Kiel frowned “But it still doesn’t solve the problem at hand What do I tell them?”
Elaru’s previously solittered rinned “Who said you need to tell theether? They can’t do anything if the e never reaches you”
Kiel’s eyes widened “You want us to change the inn and not return to Hot Pot? To pretend that I had no clue anyone fro for me?”
That is…Kiel’s eyes glittered Pure brilliance!
Since both of them only carried the basic necessities with thee left in their room at Hot Pot All their items were already with them They didn’t need to return to Hot Pot at all
“Yeah…but I doubt we can find another empty rooht searching for a room, on’t be in the best condition for the exam”
Kiel frowned “What other option do we have?”
Elaru scratched her head sheepishly “Do you have any friends living in Ashar that would let us crash at their place for a night?”