Chapter 45. Collaborator and the One Who Burns (5) (Teaser)
The tail continued following us. They kept a consistent distance, and it was only one person.
Strange.
We had been wandering narrow, dark alleyways long enough for an ambush to occur, yet no attack came. No additional followers appeared either, though others might have remained hidden.
However, I sensed the presence of a single, ordinary human. Thinking further, it seemed like this person was, in fact, quite ordinary.
Thud, thud.
After walking for some time, the figure drew closer. I prepared to draw my blade.
Clink.
Gripping the hilt, I turned swiftly on my left foot. But the one standing there was… An old man with a white beard.
That old man?
"Oh, that grandpa had been trailing us all this time? Impressive stamina," Rena remarked.
It was the man we had seen near the blacksmith's forge, the one who had observed us before retreating into the alley. Cautiously, I kept my hand on the sword hilt. If our pursuer had shown himself, it could mean an attack from all...
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