The number of guests gathered in the hall exceeded five hundred—given this was their biggest festival of the year. The chances of losing soone's sight were quite natural here; especially for soone who couldn't use detection magic.
However, despite not having Clara's sight, I didn't panic.
I knew where this hideous act was about to happen, as such I treaded through the crowd and steadily made my way toward it.
The back side of the town hall was devoted to storing materials, mostly for town benefits. However, most of the things here were either related to construction or ration, that's why there weren't many security guards around. And during this occasion, almost every security guard remains patrolling around the town.
"Where you goin' pal? Wanna have a sip?" A drunkard villager ca in my way just before I could have entered the backside of the town hall.
He was swinging on his feet, with a beer mug loosely dangling in his hold.
"No, thank you. Ah, I think that woman is calling you."
The man's eyes flashed with curiosity and excitent as he looked in the direction I pointed at.
Taking advantage of the mont, I silently walked past him and pushed apart the two doors.
*SWII*
"Unusually dark..." The gemstone igniting the town hall was not working here. Not sothing I found strange.
I made my way toward the east of the lobby which led to the third storage room.
My Alpha doll was prepared to unleash a fury of fireballs at the mont's notice. The people I am about to face are veteran adventurers, so despite being non-magicians, I have to be cautious around them.
They are savage creatures who have encountered life-and-death situations countless tis before. They possess tactics that can transform adversity into opportunity, drawing upon their experience to navigate through perilous circumstances.
'...this is the first ti I am going to face humans for real...'
There was no ti to contemplate or step back. I have to steel myself for this or the future will be nothing but a path to hell, for .
'Fooo...let's do this...' Taking a deep breath, I push open the door with a fireball conjured on the top of my hand.
"Ah-w-who?!"
I blinked in confusion upon seeing two new faces, who were kissing a mont ago.
However, what made baffled was the fact that they were present here not the people whom I was expecting.
Since the storage room wasn't big and the fact that these two were her, ans that those seven along with Clara never ca here.
'Shit! Where did they go?!'
I dashed out of the room before looking around the place to search for them.
Following , the couple whom I caught also exited the room hurriedly—allowing to check the storage room thoroughly.
However, as I thought none of the seven was here.
'Did they suspect my possible intervention and change the location?' It was a possibility that after coming across in the afternoon, Tim might have changed the location, just in case.
And guess what? It worked!
'Searching every storage room is not possible within due ti. I need to be quick.'
I went toward the sa spot from where I entered the backside with nurous thoughts rummaging through my mind.
'They cannot leave the town hall since the patrolling guards surely would question a group of n carrying an unconscious woman....which ans they still are within the building and hiding in one of the storage rooms. But there are more than thirty here...'
The mont when I realized the severity of the matter, my Beta Doll was already in my hold.
Apart from teleportation, there were nurous things this doll could perform. However, having so little experience with my powers I could only try replicating what I had seen Kyle performing.
In the ga, there existed a technique called 'Astral Vision,' enabling Kyle to see through any obstacle and enter the 'Colorless World.' This skill had nurous applications and potential uses, but for now, I chose not to dwell on my capabilities.
Although I have tried using this technique once before I still wasn't able to achieve my desired goal.
'The one who bestowed with these powers, I pray you to assist to cross this obstacle."
Planting the Beta Doll against my head with its arms covering my brows, I closed my eyes.
The connection between and the Doll was quickly established as I tried prying into what the Doll wanted to show.
My brows furrowed as I sensed images forming despite my eyes remaining closed. It seed as though the surroundings were shifting and morphing into sothing unfamiliar.
The world around darkened completely within my subconscious. Everything took on geotric shapes and structures, resembling a sketch co to life.
"Hmm?!"
I turned my head to the left and noticed incomplete handprints drawn on the walls, indicating that either the individuals hadn't fully pressed their hands against those spots or that my skill was still incomplete.
I focused on the floor and found nurous footmarks there. However, considering how many people must have passed from this place, I couldn't follow a single trail.
I inwardly cluck my tongue upon not finding anything suitable...however, just as I was about to lose my motivation my eyes caught a strange mark at the corner.
And the peculiar thing—it had a purple shade!
'How the heck does this technique work?'
With my eyes still closed I slowly walked toward the spot before kneeling.
Pressing my finger against that patch I found it was so kind of sticky fluid.
I brought the finger near my nose before a strong odor of so herbs and vanilla essence overwheld my senses.
'Where have I-ah! It was in Clara's house.' I have slled this scent before in Clara's house. Given she was a potion maker there must be nurous potions she brews regularly However, this peculiar scent of bitter herb along with vanilla was quite profound in her house today.
I turned my head and found several patches in the lobby that continued until the end and then it disappeared.
It was highly impossible but it seems Clara had sohow left so clues behind.
I jumped on my feet and without a second thought advanced toward the place where she could be.
The trail led to the very end of the lobby before a small gallery ca into view on the left. The size of the entrance of this lobby was smaller than the main lobby. Until a person doesn't reach at this point they wouldn't know there is a passage here as well.
I again connected my consciousness to the 'Colorless World' and found out that the path marks end in front of the third door after entering the narrow passage.
This ti I didn't hesitate before pushing apart the door and rushing inside.
"Huh?!" Although the people I was expecting were present inside, the scene I anticipated was not what I had expected.
The only person standing on their feet in the storage room apart from was Clara.
The seven n whom I ca to detain were currently lying on the ground with their eyes turned white and foam leaking out of their lips.
I turned toward Clara with my eyes slightly widened, as I heard her carefree voice reaching my senses,
"Oh, you finally are here Mister~"
In that mont, I realized two things:
First, Clara wasn't an idiot.
Second, I was very bad at covert missions.
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A/N:- Kyle ain't a professional so expect so mistakes initially. He would improve and beco a better version.
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