100-CHAPTER 99




'That's right, Will. Take a look at Mee, will you?'

Satsuki said this to me when I had finished talking with Irene.

'......? What's wrong with Mee?'

'That's for you to see, I guess. What, Mee?'

'Yeah, yeah, yeah? I'm not sure if I can do it again. ......'

As for the actual Mee, she seemed to be squirming and embarrassed.

'Don't worry. You've done it once, you can do it again. You remember the feeling, don't you?

'Well, ...... well, maybe. But it's very embarrassing to show people something that you haven't completed in your mind.

But it's very embarrassing to show people something you haven't finished yet.' Even as she said this, Mi walked over and stood right in front of me.

The beastman girl, who is no taller than my chest, stands about three paces away from me and takes a deep breath.
Then she looked up at me with a serious gaze.

'Well, I'll go to ......, William.'

'Oh, yeah, .......'

I don't know what's going to happen, but I can't prepare myself for it.
What in the world is Mee trying to show me...?

As I was thinking that...
The moment I blinked, her image disappeared from my sight.

'What ......?

The figure that had been there a moment ago was nowhere to be found.

Mee is a thief.
That's why I have the impression that she's good at hiding herself, but a thief is a normal technical profession, and should not have the ability to cause supernatural phenomena such as magic.
It is not possible for them to suddenly disappear from sight.

'Wow, ......! You're fast, maybe even faster than Satsuki...''

I can hear Irene's voice.

...... fast?
In other words, she didn't just disappear...

'Whoa ......!

You'll be able to find a lot more than just a few of these in the marketplace.
I almost fell forward, but somehow managed to hold on.

Then, from behind, something went around my neck and stomach.
The neck is soft, maybe it's an arm or something... When I thought that, the position was completed.

A piggyback.
Something was on my back, clinging to me with its arms and legs.

...... No, there was no one or nothing.
The killer whispered in my ear.

'...... What do you think, William? Did you see Mee?

It sounded more seductive than her usual voice.
I tried to keep my composure and replied.

'No, I didn't see you. What was that ......?'

'It's an aura. Mee has learned to use it.'

It was Satsuki who answered my question.

...... Aura?

So you're saying that I couldn't see that Mee used her leg power to move at super speed with her aura?
It is true that it might be difficult to recognize her if she moved left and right instantaneously at the same speed as Satsuki and Irene at such a close distance.

But Mee had never been able to use her aura before.
Satsuki had taught her how to do it with me and Cyril, but it wasn't something that could be done immediately after being taught.

Strengthening one's physical abilities with auras is a technique that requires absolute sense.
It is possible to acquire that sense through training, but...

'It's an exaggeration to say that I've mastered it. I'm just finally getting the feeling of putting aura on my legs.

'It won't be long before you get there. Hey, Princess.

'Hmm, I don't know. I seem to have done everything by the time I can remember, so I'm not sure about that.

'Ugh, there it is, the genius of .......

The three of us, Satsuki, Mee, and Irene, were chatting about auras.


...... Well, I suppose that's true.

But that's beside the point.

'...... By the way, Mee, can you please let me go now?

She was still clinging to my back.
Her soft arms and thighs hugged me tightly, and on the other side of my back, her slightly flat, but girlish body and body heat were close to me through my clothes.

If you think of it as being hugged by a child, you may not mind, but I was inexplicably conscious of the opposite s*x.
I don't think I have a taste for little girls. .......

But Mee, not caring about my inner feelings, said something strange to me.

I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do that. ...... It would be unfair if you didn't allow Mee to do this, since you allowed Cyril to do it.

The second half of the song is Mi whispering softly in my ear so that only I can hear.
The girl's devilish whispering left me speechless.

It's not a problem for me.

'............'

I can't see Mee's face.
I can't see her face. I don't know what she looks like when she's saying this.

'......' I'm just kidding, though. Did you take it seriously?'

Mee suddenly and abruptly left my back.
I'm finally free from the weight of the girl.

Then she walked back to Satsuki's side.

'Hey, Mee. Why are you hugging me in the middle of nowhere? You're slipping.

'It is the quality of a Thief to never miss a chance to kill with one blow. You'd be crazy not to go head-to-head with them.

'What, is it possible to do that?

I'm not sure if I'd be able to do that.

...... I'm in trouble.
It's not easy, but even if you try to control something, the enemy is one or two steps ahead of you and you can't seem to win.





'Will, you seem to be getting along with Mee-chan quite well in a short while, don't you?

'...... I've got a lot going on too. To be honest, I don't know what to do anymore.'

'Oh, so there are things you don't know too?

'Of course there are. What are you talking about?

I responded to Eileen's teasing with a sigh, still puzzling over the unanswerable question.