Shizu - Stealth Mode

Before she could even respond, Shizu was gone.

She had disappeared. It didn’t seem as if she had sped off somewhere. It was more like the Shizu who had been standing there dissolved into the air like a mirage.

Neia was terribly confused. But Shizu had told her to stay put, so all she could really do was wait.

Hiding near the entrance of the walkway, Neia focused her hearing to see if she could pick up any disturbances either toward the spire or behind her—back the way they came.

After a few seconds, it seemed like something had happened at the lookout post. She could hear screams and the thuds of guards collapsing.

When she looked over to see what was going on, she saw Shizu’s face poke out of the lookout post. Shizu waved her over.

Seeming annoyed at Neia standing there, still overwhelmed by wondering what had just happened, Shizu’s waving grew more exaggerated until she was flailing her whole body around.

At that point, she realized she had better go over there.

It was pretty terrifying to cross the windy walkway, but Neia kept her body low and her eyes on her feet.

When she arrived, the lookout post was emitting the stench of blood. Several expired subhumans were lying strewn about. In the middle of it all stood Shizu with her usual blank expression. Her right hand was clasped around a sharp-looking knife stained with blood. In her left hand was her Mana Gun.

“……Clear. We move on.”

“O-okay.”

“……I can’t disappear anymore today. We need to be careful.”

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Volume 13, Chapter 6.2