Chapter 959: Setting the Field (1/2)

While, the Five elemental King, the chess piece are doing their job, Sam is sitting in the bar at the counter as he looked through the menu,

”Why are you taking so long to decide today?” She asked him casually.

”I didn't plan on coming today, but I just came in anyway. So, I forgot to decide what I should drink.”

”Do you want me to recommend something?”

”Sure.”

”Taste this one, you never tried this. Even though it might not be as good as the past ones you drank, you never tasted this. This would be good for a long drinking night.”

”How do you know I want a long drinking night?”

”I don't know, I just guessed.”

Sam smiled and replied.

”Then get me one of those.”

Sam observed her actions closely as she prepared the cocktail. There is nothing wrong with her movements or the measurements. Everything is spot on. He couldn't find any mistake. But his instincts are not letting him rule out the possibility yet.

He wants to take a look at the whole process with energy vision and until then he wouldn't be satisfied, but the energy vision is a bit too eye-catching. So, after some thought, he pulled out the oldest trick in the book.

He took out a small formation disc and acted like he is tinkering with it and activated the energy vision.

As his eyes glowed she instantly focused her attention on him.

”What are you doing?” She asked in confusion, he then looked towards her with his eyes still glowing and said.

”Nothing much, I have been trying to inscribe a special formation into this disc for a long time, but it was failing. In fact, it is the reason I am here tonight. Since I am having a long drinking night, I figured I might as well try something in a drunken stupor. It might have a chance of working.”

He said and he continued to check on the formation disc. He just worked on it with an inscription pen and scribbled like a kid and erased it again and again.

The bartender kept on making drinks and Sam used this opportunity to just look at her while she is making the cocktails. But he didn't find what he hoped. There are still traces of spatial energy over the cocktail shakers.

He spent a long time there and the bartender is even nice enough to open the bar overtime just for him.

He kept on observing her while drinking, but he couldn't find anything.

He went back with a lot of confusion and doubts still left in his mind.

By then, the Five elemental King already returned. The chess piece also went into hiding.

The Five elemental King got the sword from Gran's hands.

”I think they are not the same people. I even talked with Gran a bit as we were past adversaries. He just wanted to squash that enmity and even gave me a discount.”

”I still feel like we are missing something that is right before our eyes.” Sam said as he closed his eyes and thought of all the clues. But every clue he caught has a proper and viable alternate explanation.

The spatial energy might be a coincidence, the concealment might be a choice, the cocktail-less days might also be a coincidence. All the connections he made are a bit farfetched. After some thought, he finally put this idea aside.

”Let us just assume they are two separate people, which means we have to tail the gran separately.”

”Tail him? That is an impossible task, isn't it? No one managed to do that in years. How are we going to do that?”

”We don't have to succeed. We just need to tail him. And I still want to confirm something, so Agar go and place an assignment and Saber Monarch, you go and meditate in the mountain north to the city for the next few days, keep your communication device on at all times, so that I could contact you.”

”But what kind of assignment do you want me to place?”

”A special assignment which will give some information and confirmation.”

Sam took out a paper and took out a formation disc.

He then slaughtered a bird for dinner and used the soul of the beast to create a soul imprint on the paper, before writing the assignment down.

When the three of them saw the assignment, they were shocked.

”Did you make a mistake or something?” The Saber Monarch asked him in confusion.

”No, that is what we are doing and we are doing. So, go and do your job tomorrow.”