Episode 10.9 (1/2)
Eda was bemoaning about wanting to stay at Kogurus town for several days.
She's in an unfamiliar town after having just been paid a handsome sum. Understandably, her instincts as a girl is urging her to look and shop around.
However, Lecan wanted to quickly end the bothersome thing.
Even if the enemy most likely won't rough up their own town, assassins are just the kind who would do the unexpected. Fighting back would be hard if they got attacked in the middle of a town like here.
”Okay then, let's go our separate ways. I'll leave this town by myself.”
”Let's do that. That's a good idea. You're with me right, Nike-san.”
”That won't do at all.”
”Eeeh?”
”Eda-chan, you want to go shopping around in this town right?”
”That and food ssuyo. I wanna eat tasty stuff ssu.”
”The food at Golbul inn was really good, wasn't it.”
”It was the best ssu!”
”Why don't we do the shopping and eating at Golbul then.”
”That's nice ssu. But staying at that inn and paying for real seem like it'd be super expensive ssu.”
”I'll cough up my own if you don't have enough.”
”You sure? But unn. I didn't catch a sight of nice dresses when we passed through Golbul then.”
”That's because that town is not a place where girls would want to dress up. But then, you can't expect much from this town either. It's located in a backwater after all.”
”Eh? Is that true?”
”I believe Vouka actually has much more fashionable clothings even. And Eda-chan, have you ever taken a peek inside high-class clothing stores in Vouka?”
”I haven't ssu.”
”Then you should use your money at Vouka.”
”I gotcha ssu.”
Thus, Lecan's party departed Kogurus even though it was already near evening hour. They got hit with an egregious amount of tax at the town's gate for leaving.
Lecan's party moved at a quick pace and arrived at the mountain.
When they reached a comparatively open space, Lecan halted.
”Alright. I'll set up a camp here. You two go on ahead.”
”Eeeh? Why would ya do that. We're gonna camp here too then.”
”You can't, Eda-chan.”
”What is it that I can't?”
”We have to go on ahead.”
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”But why?”
”I'll keep you company with your magic practices.”
”Let's go ssu.”
”Alright then, first, let's start from <Lamplight (Parm)>. Light one, 20 steps ahead of you and another two steps ahead, move them matching with our walking speed. Have a go now.”
”I gotcha ssu.”
Eda walked off happily while practicing Lamplight.
Nike left a word before departing herself.
”Do yer' best.”
”Yea.”
Lecan swiftly gathered firewood and ignited it with magic.
Just as he sat down on a fallen tree and hovered his hands over the campfire, two red dots displayed on <Life Detection> began moving closer toward Lecan.
The silver ring on Lecan's left middle finger gleamed dully. He's been having it on often lately.
Lecan's ears couldn't pick up any suspicious sound at all. It's very unusual for him to be unable to detect things at this distance. These two must be extremely extraordinary assassins. Or perhaps they posses some kind of skills that allow them to erase their presences.
When they got 30 steps away, Lecan could finally hear their footsteps and rustling leaves if he just concentrated. But even that would have been inaudible had it been windier.
His opponents took their time to get close to him. They're very good at picking the timing to close in.
And just when they were 20 steps away, they stood still there. The other red dot took a roundabout way heading toward the opposite side.
”Marakis was your father huh?”
Lecan's question got sucked into the depth of darkness. Just when Lecan started thinking that they would not reply back, Dovor's face suddenly surfaced up on the darkness.
”I have never thought of that man as my father.”
”Yet here you are for revenge.”
”I suppose you can call this a revenge. However this is not for Marakis's sake. Zaikaz Company had spent many years, great labor and money to build our foundation at Vouka town. You broke that foundation down into pieces. I must settle the scores with you to make things right.”
”I have no grudge nor debt toward Zaikaz Company. Neither did I do anything to break foundation or something.”