Chapter 153

"Actually...!" Although this proposal to supplement the private money did make her feel very attractive, and Fulilian couldn't help swallowing her saliva, she still shook her head and changed the subject for the sake of face: "-Don't underestimate me, I actually cast a tracking magic on the silver coin I gave him."

"Tracking magic? Why? Lady Fulilian shouldn't have felt that she would be deceived at the time?"

"No, Philen, you are wrong." Fulilian raised the corners of her mouth and put on an unfathomable smile: "I have seen through all this a long time ago."

"...Why tell such a lie that will be exposed immediately? Are you a child? Or are you a face-saving person like Lord Ash?"

Looking at this person who she had come from Fren, who was brought up by the elf, had a numb expression on his face. Not only did he not believe it, he even complained mercilessly:

"Weren't you crying and throwing a tantrum just now? It turns out that Master Ash has led you astray? And... your lying skills are even worse than Master Ash."

"Wait a minute! Fren, can you stop treating me as a child who will be taught badly if you are not careful?"

"Isn't it?"

"...Put the joke aside for now, remember? The vendor is a warrior, and he had contact with Lanson before."

"I'm not kidding." Although Fren tried to act smart, Fren once again exposed her mercilessly.

It's not that he had bad intentions, but he simply hoped that she would learn a lesson now that she is so old.

Faced with this situation, Fulilian could only keep silent about what she didn't hear at the beginning and continued to change the subject:

"I think Lanson's contact with the vendor was not accidental, so I used tracking magic on the silver coin."

"...Let's just say that, then?"

"Lanson is using a pseudonym, and the vendor who is obviously a warrior has contact with Lanson. What if they are a member of the shadow warriors, maybe we can find new shadow warriors."

"...What if the money is spent?"

"What are you talking about, that's silver coins, a lot of money~? How can it be spent so easily?" Fulilian tried to emphasize seriously, trying to make herself more far-sighted.

"But when you go out, don't even mention the silver coins, even the gold coins that Master Ash secretly gave you, didn't you spend them directly on the strange potion yesterday? The silver coins only bought the junk made last week."

"...So aren't you going to return the goods now?"

Although she tried hard to save face and make herself look more thoughtful and emphasized that she was not scammed, when Fulilian turned her head again and walked in front... her expression finally couldn't help but wrinkle.

Although she found many reasons for herself, there was actually only one thing she really wanted to say, that is-

"...Give me back my private money...!"

Although it was very embarrassing, she still murmured when no one was looking at her.

It didn't matter whether it was a shadow warrior or not. Fulilian, with tears in her eyes, only wanted to get back the private money that was scammed.

"You look so sad...If you can't get it back, you will definitely make a fuss when you come back, right?"

But was it like this before? ....To be honest, Philen didn't know much, but as the journey continued, Fulilian's mood became more and more unstable.

Although she seemed to have traveled for thousands of years before this.

But Philen couldn't figure it out, so he could only follow Fulilian with doubts, and soon arrived at the target at a corner.

In order to show a tough attitude, Fulilian took out her wand and slammed the door open, shouting angrily: "——I caught you! You swindler! Hurry up and give it to me... Ash?"

Before she even finished the lines she thought of on the way, Fulilian screamed in shock at the moment when the people in front of the bar and next to the silver coins turned their heads.

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Originally, Ash was still in the tavern, talking to the two surrendered people, but before he finished talking, the door that had just been closed for a while was forced open again.

The silver-haired elf who was walking in front of him just opened the door and started saying some strange words, which made him confused:

"...Give me to you?"

"No...Wait a minute, why are you here? Could it be..." Fulilian stood there as if struck by lightning, but immediately thought of something and rushed up indignantly: "-You are the one who cheated me of my private money, right?!"

"I don't know what you are talking about...Am I that kind of person?"

"-You are! And now we have caught you red-handed, what else do you want to say?" Fulilian pouted angrily and pointed to the four silver coins on the bar next to him.

"....I know you feel bad because your private money was cheated, but you can't just look at four silver coins and think this is... huh?" Ash, who was only halfway through his sentence, finally looked at the silver coins and suddenly realized something. He frowned and picked them up casually: "...Tracking magic? And used silver as a medium to hide the traces of magic...?"

"Yes! I had expected this situation a long time ago, so I cast magic on it!"

"Are you kidding? If this is true, why did you cry yesterday?"

"Anyway, anyway---! Hurry up and give me back the money!"

Although she failed to deceive him, Fulilian still kept a straight face, forcibly avoided the topic, and directly reached out to grab the silver coin.

But before she touched it, he slapped her with a "slap":

"This is not mine, you can't ask me for it."

"This is mine." The store manager also silently reached out and took the inheritance that the companion used to repay the debt.

This scene made Fulilian frown immediately: "Yours?"

"This is a debt paid by a customer."

"Customer? Which customer? You are not cheating me, are you?" Fulilian didn't believe it at all, and covered her hand and looked around.

Apart from Ash, there were only Zanze and the female mercenary at the scene, but Zanze was a tea drinker. If Ash hadn't brought him, he wouldn't have come to such a tavern at all. This immediately made her focus on the mercenary:

"....Yours?"

"No, that's Gazella's, but Gazella...sigh."

For his irredeemable companion, the mercenary couldn't help but sigh softly, and his eyes unconsciously drifted to the place where the vendor died.

Fulilian subconsciously looked over and saw only an intact wall, but the mercenary's expression didn't look like acting.

She immediately understood that the money was really spent. He couldn't control himself and pursed his lips, revealing an unspeakable pain.

"...It was spent after all. My condolences, Lady Fulilian." Philen smiled bitterly and touched her head to comfort her.

Ash also patted her shoulder, letting everything be said without words, but... Fulilian almost took it for granted, and with tears in her eyes, she shook off their hands and rushed out of the door quickly, showing them what it means to cry.

Philen also hurriedly chased after him, trying to comfort the guy who could no longer get his private money back.

".... It's just four silver coins, she is really exaggerating." Zanze sighed helplessly.

For this rich lady, Ash couldn't say anything, but just rubbed her head silently, advising her not to say such things in front of Fulilian again.

Although Fulilian's poverty was mostly caused by her extravagance... She always bought some weird things.

She had a bad taste and loved to buy things, so there was really no room for sympathy.

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Ash drank in the tavern and waited for a short time.

The imperial guards seemed to have received the news, and came here for some commotion, but soon left because they did not find anything.

And not long after... a nun appeared at the scene.

The nun, who always closed her eyes, opened her eyes and became alert when she noticed the existence of Zanze.

And Ash naturally understood what she was surprised about, because in Lanson's memory, the latest order received by the assassination team included Zanze's portrait and basic information.

Because their mission itself, the first stage is to lead away and kill her guards before the assassination of Celia officially begins.

Among those who are identified as guards, there is Zanze, a first-level magician, in addition to Fulilian and Fen, and it is worth mentioning that Ash himself... is also a target that must be killed before the operation.

However, the information about him should have been brought out from the Magic Association, and the portrait of Ash in their hands is simply a wrong portrait provided by the Magic Association.

The appearance of Zanze still surprised the nun a little, but she winked at the store manager and the mercenary calmly, signaling them to cooperate with her actions and get rid of this troublesome character who suddenly appeared unexpectedly.

However... the store manager sighed deeply when he noticed his eyes, shook his head and said: "Luo Lei, give up, now..."

"--Now that they have surrendered to me, you should also consider surrendering to me?"

When the store manager hesitated and didn't know how to continue, Ash interrupted him and stretched out his hand to the nun with a smile:

"Believe me, you can welcome a truly bright future with me... although you need to go through a little bit of a test."

"... You should all know it very well, right?" The nun didn't look at him, but looked at her two companions in disbelief: "This behavior... will bring us to what kind of end?"

"But if you don't accept it, you will die now."

"... Lord Levi, who just took the position of commander, will not let you go." The nun frowned and ignored him, moving back quietly, trying to find an opportunity to escape the scene.

But no one at the scene made a move, which made her doubt whether she really had a chance to escape. After lowering her eyes for a while, she took out the holy book and ran away from the scene.

But before she took two steps, a strand of hair suddenly chased her from behind, and before she could notice, it pierced her chest silently.

"Gu-Wa?!"

Puff! The hair pierced and pulled out without mercy, causing the nun who had just run away to lose strength instantly. She staggered for two more steps while holding her chest, and then fell to the ground weakly.

But before she could touch the Holy Scripture, another strand of hair directly swept her Holy Scripture away just before she reached out to touch the fallen Holy Scripture.

"Luo Lei!?" The store manager rushed out of the door and helped his fallen companion.

The mercenary showed an unbearable expression, and suppressed his anger and asked: "Didn't you say that we would be given a chance to persuade our companions? Why..."

"It's okay. I avoided the danger and went to the temple right away... Is this called the church?" Zanze tilted his head, with a cute and harmless expression, and reminded: "It's better to go to the church now. It’s too late.”

"Tsk..." Although the mercenary was dissatisfied, he was stronger than others.

She could only rush out quickly, pick up the nun and lead the two of them towards the church where her companions were.

Although such behavior makes others look like they are deliberately betraying their companions...even though they have already surrendered.

But now their way back has been completely blocked with a layer of cement.

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In the lower residential area of ​​the imperial capital, there stands a majestic church. Each floor is nearly twice as high as an ordinary residential building. The entire building is three stories high and covers a considerable area.

Due to the sparse number of believers in this area, the church seemed particularly empty and quiet, with no one around.

When everyone broke in quietly, Ash who was following them didn't need to worry about whether he needed to clear the place. He closed the heavy church door tightly and locked it firmly.

When they arrived at the depths of the church, the priest, who was still talking to someone, quickly stepped forward after seeing the injured nun, his eyes full of concern.

While anxiously asking about the nun's injuries, he skillfully carried out treatment work.

At the same time, Ash's keen eyes also caught other figures in the church - two young girls standing quietly aside, and a strong man dressed in black and carrying a giant sword on his back.

The man carrying the giant sword was the brother of the female mercenary, and his legitimate job was as a blacksmith. This also made Ash smile unconsciously:

When Ash saw this, he couldn't help but smile: "It seems that the members of the assassination team have gathered here. Choosing to come to the church is really a wise decision."

""——? ! ""

The four people who didn't know the truth were already suspicious of the two people who came out of the blue. When they heard Ya Xiu's words, a cold light suddenly flashed in their eyes, and they instinctively prepared to attack, but...

"Do you want to come and give me a beating? Okay, I'm tired of persuading you, so just come together. There happen to be priests and nuns here, so I don't have to worry about accidentally killing you... Well, I'll beat you half to death. Okay." Yaxiu threw his coat to Zanze and walked towards the crowd step by step, and suggested bluntly:

"Of course, Miss Mercenary and Mr. Store Manager, if you are willing, you can come together. After all, I won't let you see it. If you want to betray me, you will have to deal with it one by one... Although I didn't What interest in bullying the weak.”

His words were full of confidence, and the smile on his face never diminished, as if he had everything under control, and he spoke lightly to teach them a lesson.

This inevitably makes people suspect that he is just showing off, but...

As he approached step by step, a creepy sense of oppression gradually spread, and an indescribable and heart-stopping terror began to fill the air.

The librarian girl who originally planned to deal with Ash quietly was the first to fail to bear the panic in her heart and instinctively raised her hand to release a beam of attacking magic.

At the same time, the store manager quickly drew out the short bow hidden under his clothes, fully pulled the bowstring, and fired poisonous arrows without saying a word.

But Ash didn't even move, letting the light beam of the attack magic hit his body head-on.

This scene made the people in the assassination team suddenly have a glow of victory in their eyes.

"We succeeded...!" The librarian couldn't help cheering softly, but...

——Bang! !

The light of the attacking magic was like sunlight shining on solid ice. It was refracted, distorted, and resisted by the magic in front of Ya Xiu. It failed to touch his body in the slightest, and even his pace failed to slow down in the slightest.

And the poisonous arrow was easily isolated by a layer of iron wall woven with magical power, just like an arrow shot on invisible armor, it was easily bounced away.

"How...is it possible..." The librarian's eyes trembled, unable to accept this scene that went against common sense.

""——Three shots of the goddess! ! ""The priest and the nun who had just recovered and regained the holy book raised the shining holy book at the same time.

Six of them were like missiles, as if they were solid light, flying towards him from different angles.

But Ya Xiu's footsteps did not stop, and he even just waved his hand and clearly swept the six rays of light.

There was no explosion, no impact.