At the same time, in an old house in the poor district.
Felt picked up a glass of milk from the table and drank it all in one go, like drinking alcohol. After letting out a comfortable "Ah," she complained to Old Rom about what happened today.
"That guy today, he was so weird! I feel like his brain doesn't work right!"
Felt leaned her whole upper body onto the table, looking annoyed.
"That guy, I'm definitely going to kill him!"
Old Rom, after hearing Felt's story about what happened today, was even more furious.
Felt is someone he treasures like his own granddaughter!
That guy actually dared to steal Felt's panties!
I must smash his head with a big club!
While Felt was also very annoyed, she was more curious.
What methods did that guy use to steal something from her today?
Was it magic?
Felt's heart was full of curiosity.
If she could master that ability, maybe Felt could become the king of thieves in the poor district, and then steal her way to a better life!
Just as Felt was fantasizing about living the life of a rich person in the future, she suddenly heard a knock on the door.
"Who is it?"
Old Rom stepped forward, his eyes full of caution.
At this moment, the person outside the door spoke the password for the hideout.
Felt's eyebrows twitched slightly.
That voice sounds a little familiar.
"Is it an old customer?"
Old Rom opened the door, and a strange face came into view.
Satou Kazuma.
"You must be Old Rom, I—"
Before Satou Kazuma could finish speaking, Old Rom grabbed a spiked club from the side and smashed it directly at his head.
Fortunately, Satou Kazuma reacted quickly and took a big step back, narrowly avoiding Old Rom's attack.
"What's going on? Why are you attacking me as soon as you see me?"
Satou Kazuma shouted anxiously.
"You're the guy who wants to take advantage of Felt, right! Felt said it was someone wearing strange clothes and with a creepy look on his face!"
"Hey, hey, hey, how can you lock onto me with such a description!"
"I think it perfectly describes your true nature."
Behind Satou Kazuma, Aqua said with a smile.
"If you want to lay a hand on Felt, you'll have to ask the club in my hand if it agrees!"
Old Rom said, raising his weapon again and smashing it towards Satou Kazuma's head.
Just at this critical moment, Emilia's clear voice rang out:
"Stop it!"
She raised her hand, and an ice spear formed in mid-air, then flew out directly, piercing the spiked club in Old Rom's hand and pinning it to the wall.
"Tell me everything you know!"
...
A few minutes later.
"...That's all we know! We were just hired by someone and don't know what this badge is for!"
Felt said quickly.
Facing the powerful magic user, Felt and Old Rom could only honestly tell the whole story.
Emilia pursed her lips, her expression becoming very serious.
She could tell that Felt and Old Rom were not lying.
"Do you know who hired you?"
"No, we never asked… In our line of work, we basically just take the money and do the job… But she should be back later."
"Then let's wait for her here."
Emilia said.
The other party clearly wants to take away her badge and her goal is obviously to make her withdraw from the royal selection.
But who would want to do that?
Many questions sprung up in Emilia's mind like bamboo shoots after the rain, but she couldn't get any answers right now.
She could only wait for the person who hired them to show up and confront her in person.
"Lia, it's almost time, I'll leave the rest to you!"
As dusk approached, Puck yawned and said to Emilia, then disappeared into the crystal pendant on Emilia's chest.
"Even spirits have a 9-to-5 job?"
Satou Kazuma couldn't help but sigh.
Aqua, on the other hand, was curiously looking at the various stolen goods in the house, even picking up some things she found interesting to play with.
Natsuki Subaru's expression was extremely tense.
He knew very well that the person who had taken his life twice before was about to arrive.
Just then, a familiar sound rang out again.
It was the sound of sharp high heels hitting the ground.
What came into everyone's view was Elsa, wrapped in a black robe.
"Oh, I didn't expect such a scene."
Elsa's face had a meaningful smile as she looked at everyone in the room.
"You're the one who hired Felt to steal my badge, aren't you! What is your purpose!"
Emilia questioned sharply.
"Oh my, oh my, things are developing unexpectedly. You shouldn't have come looking for me. If you hadn't, maybe you could have saved your life."
Elsa licked her red lips with her tongue, narrowed her eyes slightly, and focused her gaze on Emilia.
"After all, my employer said that as long as I can eliminate you from the royal selection, it doesn't matter what method I use. I have free rein."
As soon as she finished speaking, Elsa seemed to turn into a black viper, approaching Emilia in an instant. Her face wore a smile that was slightly crazy.
"If you die, you won't be able to participate either!"
Her speed was extremely fast, as if she was tearing through the air. At the same time, Elsa held two curved blades in her hands, and the cold metallic light moved in the dim room, heading straight for Emilia's stomach.
Bowel Hunter, that was Elsa's nickname.
The people who die at her hands are all cut open, their guts all gone.
Her speed was so fast that even Satou Kazuma and Natsuki Subaru, who were nearby and mentally prepared, couldn't keep up with Elsa's speed with their naked eyes.
But Emilia was wary. She released magic, and an ice wall stood in front of her, blocking Elsa's attack. At the same time, several ice spikes appeared out of nowhere, heading straight for Elsa.
Elsa had to retreat a few steps to avoid Emilia's attack.
The temperature in the entire room dropped sharply.
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