Chapter 115 115: The Shadows To Follow [Pt2]



Once upon a time, there had been a girl who was born to an ordinary family. But the child had been extraordinary in every way, shape, and form. 

The child hardly ever cried and was highly intelligent and moral. She was someone who never looked away from injustice and was highly liked because of what she brought to the table.

Everyone in her neighborhood loved her and respected her for what she was able to do. She was a well-respected figure ever science she had been young.

But despite that, no one wanted to approach her more than it was necessary to. It was because of the girl's incredible power that made everyone fear her and her temper.

As a result, the girl grew more and more lonely as she grew up. She had no one to talk to and no one would talk with her on equal grounds. She was a ghost in her own home as well, respected but not loved in the way she wanted to be loved.

Then one day, this lonely girl had an encounter with the figure who changed her life. She met someone more radiant and powerful than herself - the grandmaster.

Ever since Master Fushi first saw the grandmaster, her mind had been made and she had started to follow him and his journey. She had been too young when she first saw him but she had always kept tabs on him.

The reason she had worked so hard at 'Crimson Sirens' and even managed to become a guild leader was so that she could be close to the grandmaster.

Along the way, Master Fushi had managed to fall in love and had not even realized it.

And that was why, she was going to protect everything the grandmaster wanted to protect and more. She would no longer hesitate and kill her feelings.

For now, it meant convincing Shimi to help her out even if Shimi did not want to help. It was what Grandmaster Keith would want from her and what was right for Master Fushi to do.

Currently, she and Shimi were tailing their suspects and trying to find out their hidden lair. It was a must to find the Fenrir kit they were hiding.

"Shit, they suddenly stopped walking. Hey wait, stop. We need to hide if we do not want to be caught by these people."

Shimi held Master Fushi's hand and pulled her behind the corner. It was right in time as well because the goons decided to look back and check if they were being followed.

"Hey man, is everything alright? You are looking back again and again."

The second goon questioned as he looked behind as well. But there was one in the hallway. The first goon frowned, now feeling as if he had been made a fool out of. 

He was so sure that they were being followed but it seemed it was just his nerves talking and nothing more.

"Nah, everything is alright. I just thought I saw someone following behind us but it was not the case. We should hurry up and enter the cave now."

Goon 1 spoke as he placed his hand on the wall. The wall absorbed his hand and dragged him inside. Goon 2 watched it happen and then it was his turn. 

By the time Master Fushi and Shim came out to check the hallway, the two they had been following were long gone.

Master Fushi observed the wall, noticing the irregularities in its design suddenly. This wall was far from stable and had a spell cast on it. 

"So, should we still follow behind these people? Or should we report them first? I am happy to do either."

Shimi asked as she smacked her fist on her hand. She looked ready to bash someone's head into the ground. 

Master Fushi shook her head as she watched Shimi be all excited to kill someone. Now was not the time to be making enemies or to bust someone on the spot. They needed to report back and get Shinzou involved.

"Let us head back for now. The grandmaster should at least know what is going on here."

Master Shimi replied as she walked away first. She did not notice that Shimi had not followed behind her for some time. 

By the time Master Fushi noticed her partner was missing, it was a little too late. Now all she could do was report this and backtrack to find Shimi again.

'That girl! I asked her to be careful and not to create more work so many times. But Shimi never listens to me. When will she learn her lesson?'

..........

Keith had managed to sneak out of his room once Clair had left him alone. He was currently in his disguise, looking around the marketplace and haggling for cheaper prizes.

He was doing all he could not do as grandmaster. He needed to line his pockets with precious resources if he wanted to survive later.

And as he was visiting such a place, Keith felt a pair of eyes looking at him. He looked up, only to quickly divert his eyes away from the person looking at him.

'Shit, this is bad. Why is Shimi out here suddenly? And did she have to come my way?'

Keith looked up once more, just to ensure that he had not missed reading Shimi's intentions and was making empty guesses right now.

But no, he had not misjudged the situation at all. Shimi was moving toward him with determined and calm steps which caused Keith to quickly start walking away as well.

He had no idea why Shimi was following behind him, but he did know that it would be dangerous to be caught here right now.

"Hey, way! I said wait right there, you black-haired man. I need to talk to you so just stop."

Shimi yelled, now losing her patience, and running after Keith as well. Keith picked up speed, not even considering stopping for a second.

He liked his life and he wanted to not lose it by being discovered by the most unlikely person there was.

Meanwhile, Shimi had seen Keith and she had a feeling she knew this man. She was big on feelings and instincts, so she had not stopped herself from following Keith. 

As a result, the current situation had taken place where Shimi was following Keith, asking him to stop. Meanwhile, Keith wanted nothing to do with Shimi and he even walked faster as soon as Shimi picked up speed.

The people between Keith and Shimi were a big help to him right now. As black was a rather common hair color, a lot of people thought Shimi was calling for them and they stopped her from following Keith.

"Hey miss, look at this pendant. It is cheap and useful-"

"You called for me? What do you want?"

"Huh? Who is calling me? Is it you? Look, I do not have time to entertain a kid like you."

Shimi was getting frustrated by the people and their lack of manners. She wanted to catch the stranger she was following behind.

And since Shimi felt like she had no other choice, she decided to use her mana and secret movement technique.

She melted her body into the air and followed Keith. This technique would sap Shimi's energy after it was used and she would not be able to use her mana for some time but that was worth it to sate her curiosity.

Her technique took her outside a small ally and she was sure that the stranger she had been following entered there.

She hesitated to follow inside but her curiosity got the better of her.

Since Shimi had just used such a high-risked technique, her senses would be dulled for a few more minutes. It was why she was not able to notice her attacker and was not able to defend herself in time.

Something sharp jabbed her at the back but Shimi did not lose consciousness.

"Hey man, watch it. You made a mistake and our target is not even unconscious right now."

Her kidnapper no 2 complained to the kidnapper no 1. Shimi was sure these people were part of the same gang she and Master Fushi had been following. And they had just failed to knock her out.

"Shit, I know this is bad. But I guess if she will not go down calmly, I will have no choice but to brute force it."

The man attacked Shimi again and her lack of power caused her to be at a disadvantage. She just needed to hang on a little more and she would be able to use her mana again.

But before that, Shimi needed to survive this encounter.

'Ugh, this attack is going to hurt more than the last one.'

Shimi closed her eyes and accepted her fate of being hurt by these people. But surprisingly, the attack never reached her. It had been blocked by something.

Or well, someone in this case.