“——There's someone right outside the building. They aren't doing anything, but I guess that they're sent by someone trying to gather information from us. A Wind Magic user, be careful not to open any windows.”It was in the early afternoon. Kurumi had her eyes on a certain person right outside their building, hiding behind a tree. She was able to sense their presence due to a Core being present in their body, a hired private investigator who was an Elemental Mage.“Let them be. When he leaves, I want you to tail him. I'll inform the others so they'll not be careless about saying anything dumb.”“Yes.”Kira would leave Kurumi to keep an eye on the figure, watching their every move as they switch from place to place. They were moving too obviously for someone who was supposed to be professional, but maybe it might be because they were hired by a third-rate organization and not the Black Skulls or Vipers.In any case, they were on high alert. “For our news today in Moonblight, there w
“Huh. Where is Sabrine?”Back in the office, Kira went downstairs and back upstairs to ask Saeko who was left alone in the office.“——Eh? I thought you were with her?”Saeko didn't know as she had thought that Sabrine was downstairs, only Kira would realize that Sabrine had gone and went against her orders.“That damned woman. Does no one listen to me at all?!”Kira could only run her hand down her face as she sighed, disappointed at how stubborn all of her members were. But somehow, she could get a laugh out of it. “Kuhaha! They're cocky, aren't they?”Looking through the window, she would look in the direction of District C, grinning as she observed the rising smoke. “C-Cocky? I wouldn't say that. However, I'm not entirely sure why you are letting them be when we have a tournament.”Saeko would try to understand what Kira was thinking. Instead of going to stop them, all she did was sit and wait.Kira would suddenly extend her hand right towards Saeko, gesturing three fingers for
“Haaah... Haah... Bastard.”Breathing in and out, Cian was just catching his breath when he could finally rest after knocking the imposter out of his transformation. He was knocked unconscious despite being able to withstand the full brunt of the blast. It was just as expected of Cian's ability to withstand his own ability after all.“It looks like this copycat cannot fully copy everything. If he perfectly copied my body, then he should have withstood that, but he ate it and withered away.”It might have been too much for the imposter to handle both physically and mentally. Being burned entirely at ground zero was not an experience anyone would treat as normal after all. “——Cian!”From behind him, in the distance, Sabrine's voice would alert Cian as she supported Kurumi. They were walking to close the distance as Cian had his feet stepping above the unconscious imposter. “Why did you just leave us?! You——!!”She cuts herself out of words, seeing the unconscious person below Cian's f
——There was a woman clad in light, a body glowing silver as she stood before them. Amidst his recovery, Magi could only look at the blood that was slowly, and disgustingly flowing back into his body. He wondered if it was Teresa's ability at first but knowing nothing about it, all he could do was watch and guess. “What is this...?”Magi stood up as his body felt pristine. His exhaustion was gone nor his coldness and all he could feel was the sudden hunger.“I turned your satiety into health. Thanks to my other ability, Focused Improvement, I improved your recovery and doubled up that aspect.”“———”The words that came out of her mouth were somehow something he couldn't understand. Maybe it was because he was still confused and couldn't comprehend what happened, but the important thing was he was saved by her.“Thank you. You saved my l——”“Geez. Just don't. It doesn't suit you.”Before Magi could even finish speaking and bowing, Teresa would wave her hand and lift his shoulders, t
“——So, how did it go?”“Oh! Err... it went well, but they didn't forfeit the tournament.”“If they didn't, then it didn't go well.”Passing by a white glow in a crowd of a fancy party, a man with a stylish look had bowed before another. It was Asa who shapeshifted into such a handsome man, and in front of her was a man with a grim expression. The man before her looked pale and had a darkish tone below his eyes, his green iris stared right through her face, intimidating even her supposedly carefree self.“What did you do then? I told you that if you failed, cause a major distraction?”The pale man was holding a glass of wine as the glitter of whisky rises to its surface, smelling it before taking a sip. “We couldn't. It's just that the Red Trackers were already there. I had to beat a girl just to provoke one of them and damn, one of them was powerful. Like what was that?! It felt like the sun was right beside me——!”“Cian Magicroft, huh? It seems like the information in our networks
Mia Hudson. A delicate yet wise flower of the Hudson family. She was the only remaining heir to Michael Hudson, the Mayor of Moonblight. After her older brother's death at the hands of an assassin that went after the Hudson family, their mother left and divorced Michael Hudson after he did nothing after. Michael had seen and said it only as a shame, brushing it off as something light. Mia's mother would leave without notice on her 15th birthday, and without doing anything, his father once again thought of it as only a shame. Mia grew up in his household, surrounded by maids and butlers alike. However, after her mother left, she became obsessed with recreating the image of her mother.She would create attempt to create artificial intelligence in a form of a robot that resembled her mother in a way, yet, she would fail. But also, in that failure was born another. Instead of developing a self-conscious system, the AI she created formed another system that prevented something.“De
——Two hours before the party, the fire and ice came together to a plan. “Michael invited us to another of his parties. Last year, we didn't attend this. We had no reason to give ourselves away to the enemies.”Throwing an envelope to the large table, Kira would show everyone the letter.It was sealed with red wax, along with the seal that had the symbol of the moon. A seal native only to the Hudsons. “So, it's a party of gathering information about the enemies, guessing that they are capable of? If they truly have someone that can read minds, being there alone risks the advantages of your abilities not being revealed.”Vincent would address the letter's intent. Although it was a polite invitation to a get-together, it was a place where their enemies can get even with information. It was at least something they had an advantage of and risking that wouldn't be a good idea.Vincent was finally healed from being bedridden after recovering his mana for the past few days with the help of
“——You insolent fools! Why have you killed him?!”With the sound of shattering glass hitting their bodies, Asa and Louis would stand there as they were splashed with wine. The glass would shatter right at their feet as Dokuji threw it with as much force as he could, making them flinch ever so slightly.They were in a room, close to only them. It was not too far from the party, but it was secured enough not to let anyone hear or see anything inside.“I-I didn't expect him to die that easily——”“——If I pulled the trigger, do you think I will expect you to survive?”As Louis tried to explain for himself, Dokuji's quick draw poked a pistol into his head, cocking it the second it was out. Both of them had their heads lowered, but Louis had a gun against his head.Dokuji's voice was calm, yet aggressive. An unchanging tone yet intimidating for them. He was emitting the very essence of alpha in the pack. He was undeniable of any truth he sought from them.“...N-No.”“——BANG!”“——?!”Dokuj