"Huh, what's this? Did all the fun stuff finish already?"
From out of their sight, the voice inquired.
It was directed at Orelly and Tes.
"...Who is it?"
The night had set and it was difficult to see around the area.
Tes, with his nerves on the edge, sent a question back with a frown.
"Hmm."
Bushes rustle with a different sound when a person walked through them.
Within the peace and quiet, a noise sounded as if searching for something.
It was not harsh, but it wasn't soft either.
"It seems like it's finished."
The voice came from the front, saturated with the feelings of remorse for missing out on the incident.
And once more the footsteps followed.
Munch, Munch
The voice within the darkness seemed to be eating something.
"Wait, this voice... Where have I heard it before?"
Tes' brows twitched as he stood in front of his daughter.
He remembered hearing this voice very recently.
Where was it?
Where...
'...'
Tes' body froze like stone when he recalled.
The voice was identical to the Mental Message he had heard before the invasion began this afternoon.
"Oh Father... He has a surprisingly soft side to him. How annoying."
The footsteps came closer.
As the noise continued, a boy who had a bag full of 'white cotton' appeared in front of them.
"It’s...you?!"
Orelly who was behind Tes pointed her finger with her eyes wide open when she found out who the boy was.
He was someone Orelly knew all toowell.
"Why are you here?!"
It was Riley.
In all of Iphelleta's history, he was the most useless, the most lazy and the most idle man there was, 'Lazy Blade'. He was the third son of the house.
A boy who couldn't even manage to swing a wooden sword properly.
"Hm..."
A handful of cotton balls left inside the bag.
Riley finished the remaining ‘cotton balls’ and replied after swallowing.
"... I wanted to see something interesting."
"What..."
Orelly gave an unbelieving look toward him.
'Do you so desperately want to meet your end here?'
Orelly wanted to ask that, but the question could not come out of her mouth.
Tes took his dagger out, fully intent on killing the boy.
The same intent could be felt all around the area.
They were the assassins under Tes' command.
"I wanted to sort out my personal problem."
Riley moved his hand as he continued.
Swish!
Riley chucked the bag behind him and stretched his neck left and right, his gaze increasing in intensity.
He warned them.
"You guys... I can forgive you guys since you didn't come here to piss me off. I'm letting you guys go this time for listening to my warning previously."