Chapter 68: The Merchant’s Operation

Chapter 68: The Merchant’s Operation

Once back at the inn where Felt and the others were based in the city, Olene, who had been on guard, made a subtle nod and opened the door for her.

I am back.

Welcome back. Are you sure you werent tailed?

For gods sake, Sasha, youve got to trust me.

Stepping inside, Sasha was in the middle of calculating the amount of money on her desk.

Not even looking at Felt, her subsequent words were emitted.

So how did it work out?

It was a failure. On the contrary, I ended up getting in a fight with him.

HmmAfter all, he is just a criminal, Sasha remarked with no change of facial expression. A platinum coin danced on her finger. Then lets wipe out the impediment at the earliest opportunity. We can extract a little more from this city. We are almost to our goal.

If you want, I can go right now. The others are a little too weak to win.

I suppose you could use Flame-colored Shark for a surprise attack. As I recall, their rate isnt that much different.

Right, but hes an extremely tricky guy. He detected the four of them who were watching him from a distance.

Heh

A hollow response was uttered by Sasha. For her, who specialized only in negotiating and left all the wild dealings to the bodyguard, Kanaki may not have struck her as being all that threatening.

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That would be difficult. Even if I fight him from the front, the Garrisoned Corps or Kaguya will probably sniff me out before I can settle the fight. If so, the odds would be against me since I am the one whose face is exposed.

I see.

As if she had been turned down for a game, Sasha nodded casually.

Agitation was stirring in Felt, but Sasha continued the narrative without seeming to mind.

Even though I used a platinum coin to obtain this knowledge, I also learned something else intriguing as a result. The daughter has formed a mentor-apprentice relationship with Eraser and teaches magic at the school! There have been speculations linking Soundless Ogre to Eraser, and dont you find this a bit fishy?

Indeed.

He Kanakiknew Soundless Ogre.

All other words were not heard by Felt; solely that remark was playing in her thoughts. But that alone was enough for her to listen to.

I understand. So, I should just go and kidnap this girl named Eto, right? As long as I dont kill her, I can handle things a little rougher, right?

Yeah, once we have her captured alive and Eraser steered to an isolated location, the rest is up to us. In exchange, you must stoutly refrain from touching any members of the Lezerit family. They are not evil people.

I know.

For Sasha to have gone around squashing the merchants of the underworld to the level of being called Cannibal Merchant, it was not merely for her own profit. When Felt first learned of this, she was beyond astounded and appalled, but seeing how Sasha has since developed into a somewhat feared figure in the underworld, she began to believe that it might not be simply a pipe dream.

By the way, where is Kanaki now?

Kanaki Oh, you mean Eraser. Earlier in the regular call, they came in saying he went home. The owner of Kafkas has probably been carried there, too, and hes most likely setting up for the assault.

No ones going that way, though, Sasha added in a voice dripping with derision.

Felt, on the other hand, was not entirely relaxed about the situation. Kanaki had confronted her earlier at the coffee shop with such a decisive sense of self-assurance. It would be prudent to assume that he was preparing to turn the tables on those on watch.

Sasha, in case the surveillance gets knocked out

I get it. At that time, I will move to the next potential base while having Olene protect me. Even I dont underrate the opposing side that much!

R-Right. Sorry.

Felt made a bold suggestion, and Sasha seemed to have obviously put some thought into it as well. Despite her lack of combat skills, Sasha remained outstanding in terms of her abilities as a merchant and her quick wit. Besides, if Olene, who was S-rated, stayed here as an escort, there would be no cause for alarm.

Even so, Felt was unable to shake off the memory of Kanakis face that he had shown her in that coffee shop.