Kay: Sorry about the lateness. Holiday IRL work. Dad got hurt at work and is going through so stuff with work comp so I ended up being his arms for his side hustle. Revolves around towing / recovery/ transportation so chains, straps, ropes, rethreading wenches, etc etc. Basically, everything that would worsen his injury should he try and do it.
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On the final day of the Kings Festival, the labyrinth core Id put up for auction was sold for 150 platinum coins. The conclusion brought much excitent to the auction, but Nekoyanagi chose this mont to strike.
Sleeping mist, an abnormal state spell, was unleashed upon the audience while they gave their applause. The nobles among the crowd reacted imdiately but the surviving staff of Hirashia chose to evacuate the core. However, among the evacuating staff, I caught Kotis footsteps. She was an employee at the Pavillion of Tranquility and also a mber of Nekoyanagi.
I jumped from the second floor down onto the first.
Hey! What is he doing?!
Black Mask Shaft!
Those on the first floor who hadnt fallen asleep thanks to their magical barrier were in shock at my appearance. I did not have ti to explain though. On my map, the staff was moving further and further by the second. The core had a GPS attached to it, but who knew if itd fall off, or if they put it into a dinsional bag and it stopped transmitting?
Since I couldnt use a dinsional bag myself, I couldnt exactly test what happened if that happened. And it only crossed my mind just now So, in the event that it happens, I decided that I needed to tail Koti, preferably within a detectable distance of my map. That decided, I proceeded to tail her.
Shaft!
Most likely noticing my jump, called out to as she approached.
Ophelia, its Koti. The girl disguised herself as a Hirashi staff mber.
Are you sure?
Without a doubt. Ill give chase.
Im coming with you Ive sent my knight to retrieve my sword. Is Shaft going to fight unard?
Ah, dont worry about that. Ill go ahead if you cant go right away.
The staff group moved toward the far end of the building, which was about near the edge of the maps range. I couldnt stay put much longer.
Shaft-sama!
The mont I turned away from Ophelia and was about to go after them, I heard Minneas voice. Shouldnt she be evacuated already?
No, theyre just starting to gather up to evacuate
From the direction of her voice She was being urged to leave as she waved at . A boy and girl I was no familiar with were beside her. Princess Cyril was also there. A man then placed his hand on the fourth princesss shoulder It was the king of Kurtrga himself He was among the few who knew I was a trespasser.
Your Majesty, please hurry.
Un Cyril, co.
Ah, yes, Esteed Father.
For just a mont, I felt that my gaze was t by the king. However, he soon turned away due to a whisper that ca from behind. It was Felix, deputy leader of Rafflesia. Its not like I had sothing against Felix, but I couldnt help but feel apprehensive.
The sleeping mist had stopped its spread. Now, it was being dispersed after being pushed back by the barriers. Although the quick response from the nobles bore so fruit, it would take so ti for the rchants to settle down. While he didnt make too loud of a fuss, I could hear the Yamigasa Companys chairman saying What about my Great Mana Stone!?
Ophelia, Koti is heading towards the northside of Hirashia. You may try to intercept them there if you wish.
Understood. Ill be heading out soon.
I had enough of worrying about everything else. Using the map, I made my way to the staffs location. Not long after I started my way, dots on my map signified that theyd stopped moving. Did they arrive at their destination? I dont think so. The terrain displayed was not a passage, room, or staircase. It was most likely a window that connected to the outside. Right then, one of the dots went through the window, but1 the other dots remained stationary.
I ran through the interior while I checked the map for the shortest route. Once I turned the last corner, I should be able to see that what?!
Just around the corner, I saw the staff mbers on the ground.
Are you alright?!
I imdiately rushed to the closest one.
Suuu~
Just to find that they were sleeping I checked another one just in case. Yes, they were sleeping. Only one dot moved away. In other words, it was Koti who cast the sleeping mist? They werent in any danger. anwhile, the dot moved at an increasingly faster speed. So, she wanted to escape, huh?
I didnt know where she was going, but I would not let her go like that.
I jumped through the sa window and left Hirashia. There were about 100 ters between and Koti The dot on my map was not moving really fast. But it was faster than regular walking speed. Perhaps she was trying not to attract suspicion from passersby.
I activated the TSS, changed to my Black German Guard outfit since it was hard to move in a tailcoat, and itd be too conspicuous. The mask was still the black panther mask, but it shouldnt be a problem. Regarding weapons, It wouldnt be possible to use firearms within the capital at the mont, so I proceeded with the equipnt that Id prepared beforehand. The preparations were quickly done and I continued my pursuit as the Joti was about to reach the edge of my map.
Koti chose the main street as her escape route.
Stalls lined the street and the people of the capital celebrated the Kings Festival. I ran through the bustling crowd in order to catch up with Koti. Between the gathering and the stalls, or watching for perforrs, my eyes caught sight of a route thatd allow to easily shorten the distance A rice field!
I saw a back that looked different from the other people on the road. The other of that back Koti was just about to deviate to the side of the buildings, perhaps to get off the road and into an alley. Suddenly, her face turned to , and her gaze caught sight of as I approached.
Why are you here?!
She yelled with wide eyes and rushed into an alleyway. However, she was too late to notice . I wouldnt lose sight of her now even if she increased speed. It was about ti that I hunted her down at full speed. My body, which never got tired, kept on chasing her. I shook off any obstruction without trouble while on the other hand, Koti wheezed and eventually ca to a stop.
Hah, hah, are you really human nya How co you can keep running for so long nya
Excuse , Im just really good at running.
Hah, hah ~~~,~~~~,~~~~.~~, Sleeping Mist nya!
Koti had been cornered and was out of breath, but apparently, she hadnt been ready to give up yet.
She used her spell quickly. At the sa ti, a white mist released from her hand that covered the alley. But I already knew from back at the venue that this spell was a mana interference type. To , a manuke, this kind of magic wouldnt work. The best it could do was hamper my vision temporarily. It was quickly fixed by switching to FLIR mode. I found that Kori was still there, not bothering to escape.
I should use the lack of vision to my benefit.
I pulled out the taser from my shoulder holster, released the safety, and pulled the trigger sas I aid for her abdon.
Push!
Two wired electrodes sprung from the cartridge that was fitted to its muzzle. It produced a swish and landed on target.
Nyaaa?!
She may have noticed that sothing had attached itself to her. The real surprise ca after. With a pull of the trigger a second ti, 50,000 volts of electricity coursed through the wired electrode from the battery
Nyaa!
The shock made Koti scream and then faint. When the cartridge was removed from the muzzle, it disappeared into light particles along with the wired electrodes. The sleeping mist also dispersed. Thats good, but the mont I picked up the black box from the fainted Koti to check the content
Uhi! I heard that you used large-scale fire magic. Who wouldve thought you could also use lightning magic~
When I turned to the strange voice, sic people stood there the clowns.
Master has given a strict order to finish you off~. Gufu! I brought more people with to deal with you, S~h~a~f~t~c~h~a~n.
The white paint face, the big red nose, and the clowns with painted eyes and eyebrows colorfully scread eerily.
Theyre at it again Cactus
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