After defeating the three mysterious individuals who suddenly attacked their camps, Soma looked at the three dead bodies and found them strange. He felt that the enemy was too easy to deal with.
Also, he still didn't know their true motive. Was it just targeting the items? Or was it sothing else?
Soma regroups with his group and sighs in relief, seeing no open wounds on them. He feels trendous guilt upon seeing Hina's ripped clothes and the red stain on them, but he can only note that he will pay this debt later.
"I'm sorry everyone".
For now, he could slightly tilt his torso upfront and plead for an apology from the others.
Serafina and the others who saw his act raised their brows in wonder. What caused him to act like this?
After that, Soma began to tell them his sche in luring the person who gave him watchful eyes in recent days.
Everyone was stunned in silence, Serafina, Hina, and Xiao Lian aside, Violet and Lucy shifted their faces into anger after hearing his explanation.
"Soma, you are truly…!".
"Mr. Soma, I implore you not to use this thod anymore that will put my lady in danger".
"Well, Senior Lucy there is no harm to so it was good, right?".
"No harm? Kyaa..".
Lucy shrieked in panic as she saw Hina walking toward her with blood on her clothes. She began to squeeze a bit of mana in her body and applied a healing magic, which seed to make Hina smile apologetically.
"Violet too, don't get too worked up, I didn't have a problem with it".
"... Very well, if that is your will".
Violet also began to ta once Serafina let out her voice. Xiao Lian was busy wiping the blood on the spear blade before joining the group.
"Soma, what do we do next?".
Xiao Lian stands beside Soma with her usual listless aura. There is no definite proof of the wound on her body, which makes Soma sigh in relief. He raises his left hand and pats her heart, which makes her purr like a cat.
Soma detached himself from the group and approached the woman's dead body. He began rummaging through her body and found no significant lead of who was the person behind these. But one thing is certain: the people who followed him were the demon.
He covered his mouth and searched for a possible plot involving his current situation. But no matter what he did, he couldn't recall a thing. As if that was not enough, he began to rack his brain to search for other perspectives, the character, whether it was the main or the villain. He searched for its details.
However, it was easier said than done, as he couldn't find a single clue of what the situation was. "This is truly troubleso, another unaware plot". Soma muttered in his heart.
After all this ti, when he knows which tiline he will enter, he can prepare a plan to break through it, even if he has to face them in a frontal clash. However, this ti, it was different.
The enemy that is targeting them is soone with a good head on their shoulder so that they wouldn't reveal themselves in the open unless they were outsmarted.
Soma has a couple of clues in his head of who the villain got a good head; for that, he needs to make sure of sothing.
"Miss Violet, is there so big news in Italy these few days?".
For the past couple of days, Soma has never delved into the news feed in this place. He is rather oblivious to the world's movents.
"...I am sorry, but".
Violet is reluctant to open her mouth. Then she casts her glance at Serafina, lifting her thumbs and giving her an OK sign. She sighs after seeing her boss who has significantly changed, but it brings her happiness because she also wishes her boss happiness.
"Recently there are so news that another dungeon appears in palermo near the coast, also a newly built restaurant in a neighboring town received three stars… Also, I heard that Mr. Damian, from the rchant Association visited this island to open up a new business partner…".
"Damian!".
At the sa ti, Soma's body stiffened. Unconsciously, he clenched the gauntlet in his hand, which invited the other's curiosity.
"Mr. Soma, is that enough for your information?".
"...Yeah, thank you very much".
If the Damian she ntioned was a person who holds the place as the wealthiest person on the planet, then, indeed, everything beca connected.
Damian was one of the seven subordinates that the Demon Lord nurtured in ancient tis. His real na was Invidia, and he was the lucky one to survive to this day. For he received the devil's blood from the Demon Lord himself, his body was practically immortal, never aging.
He is not that powerful among the other six. Still, he has the most brains and trickery in his operation, which can easily defeat Leon in the future by trapping him in the mass dia and labeling him a hypocrite savior.
This has beco troubleso for Soma to deal with. He knit his brows until he realized sothing important. "If he begins to move, then…".
"Shit!".
Soma turned his back and regrouped with the other.
"Everyone gather around!".
"What happened, Soma?".
"Soma?".
Hina and Serafina looked at Soma, who was distressed, summoning one of the relics he got in the auction. It gave a lively vibe for its shine in his hand.
Without any explanation, he grabbed Xiao Lian's hands, making her face flush in embarrassnt.
"Everyone grabbed onto one another, hurry please!".
Xiao Lian began to hold Hina's hand, and Lucy Serafina and Violet continued holding it until it reached Soma's other side.
"Soma what is happening?".
Soma ignored Lucy's questioning as he closed his eyes, imagining the place where he wanted to visit. He racked his brain to gain perfect images to avoid getting lost and failing to transition.
The globe in Soma's hand shines in silver light. A magic circle that wrapped them appeared beneath them before it emitted a blinding light and swallowed their bodies.
All of a sudden, their vision got distorted as their surroundings changed into a view of the deserted urban town. This ant this transition was a success, and they kept being incognito.
"This is?!".
"?!".
"So this is how you used the relic".
"What is that?".
"...".
Hina, Xiao Lian, Serafina, Lucy, and Violet noticed the change in their surroundings and turned toward Soma, who had already stored the globe. The place they currently are is the road that will lead straight toward Madam Beatrice's mansion.
Soma hurriedly detached from the group and ran toward the mansion. The girls, wondering why he was in so much distress, followed him from behind.
However, their speed was incomparable to Soma's, who had already gone far away. Violet is the only one who can keep up with him, but she prefers to accompany Serafina and the others.
He launched himself across the deserted street and once Soma was nearing the mansion place, his instinct skill flared up. Soma, who noticed the danger, knit his brows in panic. His face turned white, for he feared that the worst had happened.
His heart tightened upon witnessing the sight of the unconscious n, wearing black suits, lying across the front gate of the mansion. He clenched his hands and teeth and could only hope they were still alive.
After arriving at the entrance gate, Soma checked the vital signs of the unconscious guard and found no wound that was life-threatening and could finally sigh in relief.
"I wonder who did all of this on broad daylight?".
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