The fifth squad, with the addition of Spinoza, now numbered three.
There was only one person left — Fam.
As we walked out the tavern, Spinoza stretched widely.
“Fuaa…… Sleepy…… Hey, can I go home and go to bed now? I need to sleep until the evening to get in shape.”
“No, you can’t. We are on duty right now. You can go back in the evening…… And also, you’re going to have to change your lifestyle starting tomorrow.”
“Heh, heh. A promise is a promise. I will listen to your words.”
Spinoza muttered casually.
Seira, who was beside them, laughed.
“I guess all that’s left is Fam.”
“About Fam-san, she is quite elusive to the point that I couldn’t grasp her whereabouts…… I don’t have a single clue of where she could be.”
“What does she look like?”
“Ummm. She has beautiful silvery-white short-cut hair and is a little shorter than me. Overall, she has a calm demeanor.”
""
“Ah”. Seira added as she remembered.
“She’s a very cute pretty girl!”
I didn’t really care if I had that last information or not.
“I see. Then I guess we don’t need to bother looking for her.”
“Eh? Why is that?”
“There’s someone who has been watching us since a while ago. The way she looks matches the information Seira gave.”
I said, looking towards the back.
“You’re there, aren’t you? Why don’t you come out?”
In the next moment, I called out to the empty space in front of me.
Whoosh, something flew towards me from afar.
That is…… an arrow!
It was aimed at my forehead, but I caught it with two fingers. If I wasn’t this good, I might have ended up in the other world by now.
""
At that moment, a figure appeared from the shadows of the alley.
A girl dressed in black came out as if she had been soaked in darkness.
Her silvery-white hair was otherworldly, and her face was aloof and whimsical like that of a cat. The skin that can be seen through from the gap in her clothes was clear and transparent.
Her slender and petite body did not seem like that of a guard.
However……
The fact that she was able to accurately shoot an arrow aimed at my forehead from such a distance showed that she was very skilled.
“You are Fam right?”
“Yeah. I am. Nice to meet you, Captain Sieg.” Fam said aloofly.
She asked, “But, how did you know? I don’t think I’ve done anything to attract your attention. Do you have clairvoyance?”
“Your tailing was excellent. I could hear no footsteps, no rustling of clothes, and no sign of you. But your surroundings gave you away.”
“My surroundings?”
“Did you see any cats pass by the alley where you were hiding?”
“Yeah. I saw one. When its eyes met mine, I just put up my finger up to my mouth and shushed it to be quiet.”
“I could feel the cat gasping for air. I guessed that it was surprised to see you lurking in the alley where it thought no one was around. There were no signs of anyone in the area, but the cat showed a startled reaction to someone. If so, it would mean that someone was lurking there, someone taking care not to let their presence be noticed.”
“But, you didn’t see what I looked like, did you? How did you know it was me who was hiding from you?”
“I had just found out about your appearance. I had no proof that it was Fam lurking in the alley, but I thought that the probability was high.”
“I am surprised that you were able to find me with just that much information.”
Fam shrugged her shoulder in an amused manner.
“I head that a newcomer who had just joined the guards had become a squad leader. I became curious about it, and you have exceeded my expectations.”
“Is that why you decided to follow me?”
“I want to know everything about the person I’m interested in. For that reason, I will keep going around to understand everything about them.
“So, you’re a stalker.”
“Ufufu. You might be right.”
Fam chuckled.
“But, Sieg, you are a very amusing man.”
“ ?? I had no intentions of saying anything funny, though.”
“I didn’t mean funny. I meant interesting. You are different from the previous squad leader.”
“Did you stalk the last squad leader too?”
“Yeah, but I stopped right away when I found out that he did not amount to much. I don’t have enough time left in my life to waste on boring people.”
I thought the same thing at that time with Spinoza, but this guy seems to be like a villain. Perhaps those with superior power may be somewhat eccentric.
“Anyway, come to work tomorrow.”
“That’s not going to happen.”
Fam brushed off my request.
“I’m still trying to figure you out, so I’d like to observe you for a while to see if you are worth my time.”
…… As was the case with Spinoza… Why do I have to be tested every time to see if I’m worthy of my squad’s subordinates?
The position is supposed to be the other way around……
Well, that’s fine.
If I try to force her to obey me, she would not listen sincerely. The best thing to do is to convince her on her own ground.
The fifth squad, with the addition of Spinoza, now numbered three.
There was only one person left — Fam.
As we walked out the tavern, Spinoza stretched widely.
“Fuaa…… Sleepy…… Hey, can I go home and go to bed now? I need to sleep until the evening to get in shape.”
“No, you can’t. We are on duty right now. You can go back in the evening…… And also, you’re going to have to change your lifestyle starting tomorrow.”
“Heh, heh. A promise is a promise. I will listen to your words.”
Spinoza muttered casually.
Seira, who was beside them, laughed.
“I guess all that’s left is Fam.”
“About Fam-san, she is quite elusive to the point that I couldn’t grasp her whereabouts…… I don’t have a single clue of where she could be.”
“What does she look like?”
“Ummm. She has beautiful silvery-white short-cut hair and is a little shorter than me. Overall, she has a calm demeanor.”
""
“Ah”. Seira added as she remembered.
“She’s a very cute pretty girl!”
I didn’t really care if I had that last information or not.
“I see. Then I guess we don’t need to bother looking for her.”
“Eh? Why is that?”
“There’s someone who has been watching us since a while ago. The way she looks matches the information Seira gave.”
I said, looking towards the back.
“You’re there, aren’t you? Why don’t you come out?”
In the next moment, I called out to the empty space in front of me.
Whoosh, something flew towards me from afar.
That is…… an arrow!
It was aimed at my forehead, but I caught it with two fingers. If I wasn’t this good, I might have ended up in the other world by now.
""
At that moment, a figure appeared from the shadows of the alley.
A girl dressed in black came out as if she had been soaked in darkness.
Her silvery-white hair was otherworldly, and her face was aloof and whimsical like that of a cat. The skin that can be seen through from the gap in her clothes was clear and transparent.
Her slender and petite body did not seem like that of a guard.
However……
The fact that she was able to accurately shoot an arrow aimed at my forehead from such a distance showed that she was very skilled.
“You are Fam right?”
“Yeah. I am. Nice to meet you, Captain Sieg.” Fam said aloofly.
She asked, “But, how did you know? I don’t think I’ve done anything to attract your attention. Do you have clairvoyance?”
“Your tailing was excellent. I could hear no footsteps, no rustling of clothes, and no sign of you. But your surroundings gave you away.”
“My surroundings?”
“Did you see any cats pass by the alley where you were hiding?”
“Yeah. I saw one. When its eyes met mine, I just put up my finger up to my mouth and shushed it to be quiet.”
“I could feel the cat gasping for air. I guessed that it was surprised to see you lurking in the alley where it thought no one was around. There were no signs of anyone in the area, but the cat showed a startled reaction to someone. If so, it would mean that someone was lurking there, someone taking care not to let their presence be noticed.”
“But, you didn’t see what I looked like, did you? How did you know it was me who was hiding from you?”
“I had just found out about your appearance. I had no proof that it was Fam lurking in the alley, but I thought that the probability was high.”
“I am surprised that you were able to find me with just that much information.”
Fam shrugged her shoulder in an amused manner.
“I head that a newcomer who had just joined the guards had become a squad leader. I became curious about it, and you have exceeded my expectations.”
“Is that why you decided to follow me?”
“I want to know everything about the person I’m interested in. For that reason, I will keep going around to understand everything about them.
“So, you’re a stalker.”
“Ufufu. You might be right.”
Fam chuckled.
“But, Sieg, you are a very amusing man.”
“ ?? I had no intentions of saying anything funny, though.”
“I didn’t mean funny. I meant interesting. You are different from the previous squad leader.”
“Did you stalk the last squad leader too?”
“Yeah, but I stopped right away when I found out that he did not amount to much. I don’t have enough time left in my life to waste on boring people.”
I thought the same thing at that time with Spinoza, but this guy seems to be like a villain. Perhaps those with superior power may be somewhat eccentric.
“Anyway, come to work tomorrow.”
“That’s not going to happen.”
Fam brushed off my request.
“I’m still trying to figure you out, so I’d like to observe you for a while to see if you are worth my time.”
…… As was the case with Spinoza… Why do I have to be tested every time to see if I’m worthy of my squad’s subordinates?
The position is supposed to be the other way around……
Well, that’s fine.
If I try to force her to obey me, she would not listen sincerely. The best thing to do is to convince her on her own ground.
