Chapter 223: The Last Wait Inside the Bathroom (1/2)

Even if that is a bathroom, I guess there's no other choice but to pick that. Also, Fleur already pulled onto my hand and led me towards it.

While the Noxians and the Dark World denizens were still unaware that there were two Transcendents creeping up behind them, we arrived in front of the small room Fleur pointed without any trouble.

Hikari and the others were supposed to steal that artifact but if it's always like this where a whole lot of the enemies were standing guard or sitting around, whatever it was that they were doing, it's impossible for Hikari's group to swipe it from them.

Did Arland consider those lower than Transcendents when he was cooking up his plan? Or is it one of the things he ended up neglecting?

If they really managed to swipe it, or at least they managed to reach this roof, they would inevitably be put into a dangerous situation where someone or all of them have the possibility to die.

”Which of the two rooms should we pick?”

Fleur asked as she couldn't decide what to pick from black or white doors.

It's a bathroom. It was surely divided between 'Men' and 'Women'.

My eyes observed those who were sitting in the middle of the roof and those crowding at every node. The ratio between men and women inclined towards men. With that information, it's better to choose the Women's room to avoid encountering them. Plus, they should have stalls inside, right?

The only problem right now is which is which…

Black or white?

I tried sensing the interior of the rooms using my sensitivity towards energy. Currently, there's no one in both rooms. By concentrating for a bit, the layout of the rooms somehow formed inside my mind.

The Black door is for men and the White door is for women since there were more stalls inside it.

”This one. But Fleur, are you aware of what kind of room this is?”

I answered her before asking the important question. Will she be embarrassed? I don't know.

”I am aware. We also have something like this in the forest. Daisuke, I lived longer than you. I don't have to be embarrassed about bathrooms.”

Ah. Right. She's almost five times my age. Her experience of living is five times more than me. Though she spent the first quarter of it focusing only on reaching Transcendence, she saw and experienced more things than me.

”Right. It seems like I unnecessarily worried about something trivial.”

When she heard it, a smile flashed on her lips.

”We don't really have a choice, do we?”

”Yes. Then, shall we?”

As if escorting someone to an exquisite room, I opened the door for her. Of course, I made sure to do it silently, in a way that they wouldn't notice the bathroom door opening by itself.

Still bearing that smile, Fleur entered the room while I followed behind her.

In there, we will have to wait for another 10 minutes. Only when the cooldown is over will we storm outside to grab the artifact. The next use of orb will be for our getaway.

The Transcendents' whereabouts are currently unknown, so we also have to be wary of them. Just in case they appeared, we have to be prepared for any kind of scenario. The clutch will always be the right moment when to use the Aura of Concealment.

Once we're inside, like most bathrooms on Earth, there was a mirror that could be used to see our state. However, because we were concealed by the aura, our reflection couldn't be seen in it.

We passed by that and picked randomly from the twenty stalls. Though it looked small when seen from the outside, this room was bigger than how it looked. Each stall wasn't cramped at all.

It's understandable as they built it for the Aristocrats. The place is also clean thanks to the Formations they put in place for sanitation.

”Uhm… Now that we're here, I realized that this situation is awkward.”

Fleur looked up at me from where she was. I gave her the seat while I rested my back on the wall.

No matter how one looked. A man and a woman in a bathroom stall like this… There were many scenes like this inside the files in my hard drive which Yuko and Yumiko checked during our vacation.

Back then, each time they would watch something, my mother would walk in. Because she couldn't get mad at the two, she would scold me instead…

Err… Why am I remembering that at this moment?

In any case, it's really awkward if we stayed in silence while waiting for the time.

”Just imagine we're back inside that manor.”