"Let's split up! That guy looks very weak, and even if he escapes, he probably won't be able to run far! There are four of us here, and it would be better for two of us to go to the market to the south, and the remaining two to search through the east-west underpass, which I know are better suited for hiding. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Yahui, who was familiar with the geography around the Galaxy Monastery, immediately gave instructions, and the other three looked at each other.

"You little devil just stopped us from catching the bag thief! If you dare to lie to us again, be careful that you can't eat and walk around! Even if you live in this luxurious area! ”

"It was my fault just now, let's act quickly! When you catch it, shout so that the others can gather together! No problem, right? ”

"That's it! You go to the underground passage to the east alone! The remaining two directions are up to the three of us to solve! Whoever sees the thief must remember to yell at the others! If it's too far away, call the police directly, you all have mobile phones, right?! ”

So after everyone had made a rough plan, they began to act on their own, and Yahui walked alone to the east underground passage according to their assignment.

Yahui felt ridiculous about his stupid actions, thinking that it was a hero saving the United States, but it turned out to be a troublemaker.

That's not going to work! It's a no-no-no to have your wallet stolen!!

That wallet has Yahui's ID card and the deposits in the past few months, no matter which one it is, it is the lifeblood of the current Yahui.

Once the stolen wallet can't be recovered, Ahui can be sure that Bishop Ito will find out about his outing, and the lost ID card also has the possibility of being used to do bad things after unlocking the password, which is bad in all aspects.

Yahui, who was running in the underground passage on the east side, saw that the people who had just stood on the super-long subway and were waiting for the train on the platform were some office workers and researchers.

The wall clock hanging on the wall shows that it is night [22:00], and an AI-controlled broadcast is played.

[The next train on this platform will arrive in 10 minutes, and the next bus will arrive in 20 minutes, and customers who apply for a boarding card will enjoy today's special price; Broadcast again, this ......]

Ignoring the announcement, Yahui searched the scene, and when he found that there was no sign of the guy near the platform, he walked deeper into the tunnel.

Although it is an underpass, it is also accessible in all directions, after all, it is a road built to prevent pedestrians from obstructing ground traffic, and the area is quite extensive.

Finding someone is quite difficult, but Yahui is not without a little experience, and he began to analyze the girl's appearance, movements, speed, and other information.

"I feel like there are fewer and fewer people today, are they all gathered because of the festival in the neighborhood? Or do you choose to use your own transportation...... It would be terrible if she was allowed to go back to the ground and take transportation. ”

Yahui ran along the side of the passage, turning his head to search for everyone he came across, for fear of missing his target, because disguise was also a way to escape the pursue.

In fact, Yahui was very happy to be assigned to this east side underground passage by those people.

The reason why he said this was that Yahui thought that the girl's walking speed and distance could only come here based on his speculation just now, and as for the ground, Yahui thought that she could not move on the conspicuous ground.

What remains after eliminating all the impossible may be the truth, at least for now, Yahui believes that the path he has chosen is the right one.

The underpass to the west is too far away to be easily spotted on the way through; The market to the south is easy to hide, but the distance is too long, and the chance of being caught increases if you are exposed.

To escape the pursuit as much as possible, the only option for the girl to escape was the underground passage to the east, and she didn't have enough time for her to take a taxi on the ground to escape.

Although Yahui thought that the girl would escape by subway, just now he heard the announcement on the platform; The time when the subway arrives at the station just now is 22:00, and the next subway is at 22:10, which means that the subway runs every ten minutes, and it must be only ten minutes before the incident just happened, so the girl will not be able to escape by subway on this platform.

Since there was a high probability that the girl was nearby, Yahui rolled up his sleeves and prepared to fight, he would not take it lightly.

Ahui walked in the passageway, the white light above her head making the neighborhood very bright, comparable to the earth lit up by the city of lights above.

There are also some inconspicuous corners in the well-connected passageway, especially for places where things are piled up.

Since there was a passage that extended into the underground mall, Yahui decided that it was necessary for him to go there first, and ask passers-by if they had seen a girl in a long robe.

It's just that Yahui doesn't want to contact other races, because once the other party sees his positive appearance, it is easy to cause new problems, which Yahui tries his best to avoid.

"That's a lot of trouble...... Obviously, he just wanted to come out and have fun, and if he returned too late, he would easily be caught by Bishop Ito. ”

Yahui is indeed very stubborn in his bones, but this stubbornness will be reduced a lot in front of Bishop Ito.

Bishop Ito can be said to have watched Yahui grow up, even if he is very strict, he is also a very gentle old man in other ways.

To put it bluntly, Yahui has lived with Bishop Ito for a longer time than the time he spent meeting and spending time with his parents, maybe it will be almost ten years.

Without thinking about the mess, Yahui soon saw the passage to the underground mall, and just as he was about to head there, he heard the sound of a wooden pile collapsing.

Uh-huh--!?

Yahui hurriedly ran towards the source of the sound, a narrow passage at least twenty meters away from him, with wooden boxes and folding ladders stacked inside, and a young girl fell to the ground.

"Hey!? Are you okay?! What happened? ”

Yahui, who walked over and lifted the upper body of the girl, asked, only to find that her clothes were exactly the same as the guy who stole her money before.

"Are You ......?"

"Who are you...... It's ...... Limited......"

Yahui saw that the girl's lips were white, and the clothes inside the long dress were full of mud and blood stains.

"How ...... Bloodshed"

Raising the hand that supported the girl's back, Yahui saw that there was still fresh blood on it, and this blood came from the girl's abdomen.

In addition to her abdomen, Yahui also saw the notch in her blood-soaked over-the-knee socks, which were obvious knife wounds.

"Wait, I'll go find a doctor!"

"No, there is no need to ......! No ...... required! ”

The girl refused loudly with all her might, and even though she looked drowsy, she maintained a minimum of lucidity.

Being shouted by the girl, Yahui suddenly remembered what Bishop Ito had said to him before.

The content of the words is-

"Who knows, but I've heard that some of them have injuries to their legs and abdomen, and most of them are still lurking somewhere inside the monastery, so we have to find a way to find out."

There can't be such a coincidence, right? Yahui thinks that she is too worried, and the girl in front of her really has the ability to attack the monastery?

The Galactic Monastery is very well guarded and defended, even if the high-level of the monastery likes to let those criminals into the courtyard and then close the door and beat the dogs, it will not be weak enough to let a girl burst into the conference room to attack, right?

But...... In this day and age, judging others by their appearance is obviously the stupidest thing to do.

Just as magic is illusory and magic is powerful, even a baby has the ability to kill people with the help of external forces.

Highly developed societies do not have a more stringent legal system than before, and at most the means of detection are diverse, but this does not stop people from seeking power.

"Whew...... Hahu ......"

The girl began to gasp, and her bloodless face turned pale.

Yahui found the contents of the inside pocket of her clothes, a total of four purses.

Although it was confirmed that the girl in front of him was a thief, he did not know if she was one of the perpetrators of the attack on the monastery.

"No way...... You hold on a little longer, and take you somewhere. ”

"Woo......"

Yahui planned to treat the girl first, and then ask her for details, as for the purse......

Reluctantly, 'keep' for those guys.

――――

This is a room in a small hotel, and Yahui rented it using his own ID card, but in his opinion, the most useful thing is the words [Affiliation: Galaxy Monastery] on the ID card.

In order not to let others notice the smell of blood on the girl's body, Yahui specially bought perfume and sprinkled it on the two of them on the way.

After confirming that the girl still had a snort, Yahui ran to the pharmacy as fast as possible to buy a variety of treatment drugs, most of which were very suitable for novices.

Antiseptic sprays, hemostatic agents, healing bandages, recovery pills, etc., were all brought to the room in bags by Yahui.

Due to the clothes on the girl's body hindering the treatment, Ahui had to take off her outer coat and inner lining, leaving only the last two underwear.

"Don't look at it...... Don't listen to indecent acts...... There's no such thing as this, so you should bear with it. ”

Yahui said to himself, he didn't know if the girl was still conscious, and it was better to say it in advance than not to say it at all.

When he almost took off the girl's clothes, Yahui saw a large laceration on his abdomen and a knife wound on his leg, which made his skin, which originally looked extremely fair, turn blood red.

The light of the room fell on the girl's hair, which was a blonde hair that surprised Yahui.

Even though the blonde hair was stained with blood and muddy water, it still couldn't hide the beautiful light.

"It's mostly human...... At first glance, I thought it was a simple girl, but if I hadn't seen these wounds. ”

Instead of wasting any more time, he began to give emergency treatment to the girl, and it was necessary to figure out what kind of person she really was.

The first is to disinfect, then to bandage, and finally to swallow all the medicine in her mouth by feeding her water.

The girl was not completely unconscious, she consciously or unintentionally cooperated with Yahui's rescue operation, and after her weak body was healed, her originally pale cheeks gradually returned to blood.

Yahui took advantage of this time to rummage through the pockets of the girl's clothes, but did not find any valuable information.

The true identity of the mysterious blonde girl intrigued Yahui, and even if he didn't go back today, he would have to figure out what was going on with her.

If it is determined that she is indeed the enemy who attacked the monastery before, then Yahui will capture her directly inside the monastery.

Reason? For Yahui, the monastery was his second home.

Since there was nothing to do, Yahui stayed by the bed and waited for the girl to wake up.

Of course, in order to prevent the girl from having some special abilities (such as the same strange powers as Otilia), Yahui specially tied the girl's right arm to the bed with a rope she bought, and fed her some maintenance medicine to put her body into a semi-sleep state, so that she would not have much of a threat.

"Woo......"

The girl's moaning sounded in the room, causing Yahui, who was already half-awake and half-asleep, to stand up immediately.

The girl, whose face had returned to ruddy, slowly opened her eyes, and when she found that her right hand could not move, she began to wipe her eyes with her left hand, and her consciousness gradually became clearer.

"Are you awake? I thought you were going to sleep in ......."

"You ......"

The girl was about to speak, but she noticed her half-naked body under the quilt and immediately showed a wary expression.

"Don't get me wrong, it's a necessary means to heal you."

“……”

"I hope you can settle down and wait until our conversation is over before you go to other treatments, otherwise the wound on your body that has not been sutured will easily strain and rupture again, and it will be more likely to leave scars."

"You can't use your strength, what have you done...... Who are you ......? ”

The girl questioned Yahui while observing the surrounding environment, and there was no panic at all.

Yahui judged that she was definitely not an ordinary person based on the girl's reaction, and if it was an ordinary girl, most of them would shout 'Perverted!' Pervert! 'Let's go.

Although that may strain the wound...... No, ordinary girls don't get hurt so badly and run around.

"Let's start by introducing ourselves."

"I didn't tell you the reason......"

"You are full of suspicions, and if I wish, I can find someone to catch you at once; But as you can see, I didn't do that, do you know why? ”

"Threaten me...... Yes. ”

"It's an equivalent exchange, right? Even if you are a cute girl, I didn't risk being punished to save you. ”

"Lovely...... It's ridiculous. ”

The girl moved her left wrist, but she still couldn't use her strength

"My name is ...... Ariel, Ariel Scorreld. ”

"It's a nice name, so it's the first time we meet, Miss Ariel, you can just call me Yahui."

Yahui, who moved the chair to the side of the bed, intended to talk slowly.

"Let's start with this afternoon's incident."

In the end, who is the real thing and who is the fake;

who is right and who is wrong;

Let's start with this conversation.