I'm currently on my way to the place Cliff told me about.
The place I was told was on the edge of the imperial capital, a place that was unsafe even in the commercial district.
It was the middle of the night, so I ran as fast as I could without paying any attention to people.
If the criminals were to escape from the imperial capital, it would be at this time of day when there were few people on the streets.
That's why they had to hurry.
We've reached the place that Cliff suggested: ......
The building we were going to visit was poorly lit and ...... dark.
"d*mn it, he's ...... gone? No, there's a carriage over there.
There's a carriage parked some distance from the building.
Maybe that's where Sherry is hidden: ......
So I looked into the carriage.
But he's not there.
Isn't there ...... anything that's gone? If that's the case, what is this carriage? You wouldn't normally leave a horse tied up, would you?
Yes, there's something wrong with this carriage.
No one is going to ride in it, but they have it on standby ready to be used at all times.
If you're from a less safe place like this, you wouldn't have left it there: .......
So the killer is still in the building.
This is going to be a ...... raid. Shelley is still alive.
I went up to open the door of the building where I knew Sherry would be.
Then I heard multiple footsteps clattering through the door.
"Somebody's coming out. We have to hide.
First, I jumped on the roof.
And while I was hiding, a man ...... came out.
He looked around and then he said to the door.
Okay, everybody's clear. Let's get this slave in the wagon and head for the kingdom.
Slaves?
It would be too suspicious to transport a slave at this hour .
As I was thinking about this ...... Sure enough, a group of men came out from inside, and among them was Sherry.
Shelley's face was lifeless, and she looked resigned.
She must have been really scared.
I'm so sorry.
I finally found ...... and I'm sorry it took me so long to find you, Shelly.
When I came to, I was already helping.
Sherry had a very surprised look on her face.
"Huh? Leo?
I'm here to help. I'm here to help.
Is that Leo? Are you sure it's Leo?
Yes,
Thank goodness ...... thank you ...... but it's too late .......
'Yeah, I'm really sorry ...... that was horrible, I'm sorry.'
I said and hugged Sherry as best I could.
Then Sherry felt relieved and started to cry and call my name.
I silently rubbed her back, apologizing to her in my mind.
"Hey! Now get down here!
''Shut up ...... I was just getting ready to go ...... and I should have killed you first. I'm sorry, Shelly. I'm going to go finish up in a jiffy, can you wait a minute?
Okay, ...... come home soon. I haven't cried enough.
All right.
I stepped away from Shelly and summoned Serena.
"Selena, nice to meet you.
(Yay, it's been a while since we've been in battle~)
Yeah, let's do it.
I'm off the roof.
Man, she's a f*cking kid. Hey, f*ck you guys.
When the apparent leader of the group ordered his people to attack, they all attacked at once.
These guys are ...... well-trained.
They move like they're not just some rogue agents.
We need to find out which one it is.
And with that, I took down everyone who attacked me in an instant.
I beat them, but I didn't cut them up with my sword.