Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

Afterwards, Jiang Ran bought a new gauntlet sword and an iron round shield, replenished his arrows, and made two homemade smoke bombs to bring the total inventory back to five, bringing his equipment back to standard condition.

Unexpected battles may come at any time, so Jiang Ran must always be fully equipped.

·

After completing the preparations, Jiang Ran glanced at the time and found that it was just after two in the afternoon. There was still time before Emilia got off work, so he wandered around Sunny Town to see if he could find Nassar's whereabouts.

As he walked, Jiang Ran accidentally saw the mayor and his men patrolling around to confirm whether there was any damage to the guardrails around the town. It seemed that yesterday's garbage mountain incident had aroused their vigilance to some extent.

(But the mayor looks a bit like Nassar.)

Sunny Town is very small, so Jiang Ran wouldn't find it strange if Nassar was related to the mayor.

It's normal for this guy to have some background since he is so confident and flamboyant.

Jiang Ran continued to walk around, and as he walked, he saw a figure from behind who looked very similar to Nassar. He was sneaky and looked around every few steps, which was very suspicious.

(What are you doing in broad daylight?)

Jiang Ran quickly followed. He discovered another wonderful use of the divine eye's identification ability. Even if he could only see the other person's back, as long as the distance was close enough, Jiang Ran could identify the other person.

This cunning guy is indeed Nassar.

Jiang Ran followed quietly and found that Nasar came to the door of a small house and knocked on the door rhythmically. Then, the door opened a small gap to welcome Nasar in, and then immediately closed the door, without giving Jiang Ran a chance to see who was inside.

(But that hand that opened the door…with such pale skin, it must be a young woman, right?)

If Nassar hadn't been so secretive, Jiang Ran might not have been so interested.

Now, Jiang Ran is determined to go all out.

·

Jiang Ran first walked around the house and found that the curtains were drawn on all the windows.

Through the wall, he could faintly hear some noises inside.

So, Jiang Ran found a way to climb onto the roof again, and unexpectedly found that there was a skylight on the roof, and it was open...

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4.26 - Danger lurks on every side

Jiang Ran carefully checked around the skylight to make sure it was not a trap, then looked into the house from the edge of the skylight.

Unfortunately, there was a dining room in the house below the skylight, and there was no one in the dining room at that time, so nothing could be seen.

However, Jiang Ran did not gain nothing.

Through the skylight, he could clearly hear the sounds inside the house, and at this time, coming from the room inside the house were obscene sounds that were unbearable to the ears.

(Nassar is… dishonest.)

Jiang Ran listened to the creaking sound of the wooden bed and roughly knew what was going on.

In order to pursue Emilia openly, Nassar would definitely not let this kind of thing be exposed... From this, it can be seen that this guy doesn't really like Emilia at all.

At this moment, with a long moan, the obscene sounds in the room came to an abrupt end.

(Huh? Really? It's only been less than five minutes.)

Jiang Ran laughed in silence, and once again refreshed his understanding of Nassar.

In short, today's discovery is a good thing for Jiang Ran. He really appreciates Nassar more and more. This guy can be an excellent springboard for assists.

(Good, Nassar, keep going.)

Jiang Ran noted the location of the house and left first.

·

After getting hold of Nassar's evidence, Jiang Ran went straight to the Mission Guild.

However, he was not here to tell Emilia about this. It would be a waste if Nassar was used up so easily.

Jiang Ran first glanced at Emilia and found that she was busy, which was exactly what Jiang Ran wanted.

He walked quickly to the front desk, left a note for Emilia, and then left quickly.

By the time Emilia reacted, Jiang Ran had already disappeared.

Emilia was stunned for a long time recalling the past, and felt that the person who came over and put down the note seemed to be Banning. Then she picked up the note and looked at it again... It was indeed Banning!

The content of the note was to ask the branch chief Oleg to meet at the old place in half an hour. It was signed by Banning, and the entire note did not mention Emilia at all.

Emilia was angry for the first time in a long time.

She was not angry because she was not mentioned in the note, but because of Banning's attitude of not treating her as a human being!

——(What’s going on with this Benning? Is he using me as a messenger?)

Although she was angry, Emilia took a deep breath and returned to her calm working state.

In order to avoid delaying important matters, Emilia obediently went upstairs to help Banning pass on the message.

·

"This guy is really a big shot. He keeps asking me to go out and look for him. Doesn't he know that my office is on the second floor?"

Branch chief Oleg was busy and had a lot of objections to Banning's request.

"You're making me act like I have a lot of free time. If you tell me to be there in half an hour, I'll be there in half an hour. I don't want to lose face, do I?..."

Oleg even stood up excitedly, as if he wanted to tear up the note and break the appointment, but after he stood up, he hesitated for two seconds, and then sat down silently again.

"Forget it, this won't happen again, Emilia. I'm going out for a while."

Although he was unhappy, Oleg still knew the importance of Banning.

It’s nothing urgent, and this guy shouldn’t be in such a hurry to find me - Oleg thought so.

Neither Oleg nor Emilia realized that they had been more or less controlled by the new boy.

·

Half an hour later, Oleg met Banning in the tavern. The young man had been waiting for him there.

"Branch Chief, time is of the essence, so I'll just get straight to the point... What do you think of Nassar?"

——(Nassar?)

Oleg was a little surprised. He couldn't guess what Banning wanted to ask Nassar to do... and in such a hurry.

"Nassar is a very good young man... Although he lacks some ability to overcome difficulties, he is still very active in all aspects of union affairs."

"I lack the ability to overcome difficulties, what do you mean...?"

"It's actually not a big deal. When he first wanted to challenge the 'Trial', I thought he was capable of passing the 'Second Difficulty: Yellow Trial', but he was more conservative and ultimately chose the 'First Difficulty: White Trial'."

Looking back on the past, Oleg still feels sorry for Nassar.

"Oh... do you know about Nassar's family situation?" Banning didn't seem very interested in Nassar's challenge to the trial, and then continued to ask about Nassar's background.

—(Nassar’s family? It’s a single-parent family, but that’s nothing special.)

Oleg was getting a little impatient. He didn't understand why Banning was asking these questions.

"Mr. Banning, may I suggest you speak frankly if you have anything to say?"

"Sorry, sorry, I'll just say it straight then."

Banning was really rude, and what he said next was completely beyond Oleg's imagination.

·

"A secret meeting late at night in the western suburbs", "a white-haired old man wearing a dark green satin robe and leaning on a cane", and "something hidden in the mission union"... When these things came out of Banning's mouth, Oleg was so nervous that his whole body stiffened.

——(Impossible… This is impossible… Could it be that Nassar joined the guild just to get the 『Magic Secret Sword: Flame Horse』?

——(But, Benning wouldn't say such nonsense... It's even more unlikely that he knows about the existence of "Flame Horse" than Nassar.)

——(Speaking of which, some of Nassar’s recent behavior is indeed different from his previous behavior...)

—(And then there’s that white-haired old man Banning mentioned… the one who knew about the existence of the “Flame Horse” and couldn’t forget about it… it couldn’t be anyone other than Spland… that old, undead monster…!)

"Branch Chief? Did you hear me, Branch Chief?"

Banning's voice seemed to come from far away. When Oleg heard it, he suddenly woke up from his thoughts.

"Ah, yes... No, sorry, I didn't hear you. What did you just say, sir?"

"I mean, do you have any impression of what Nassar wanted to steal? And that mysterious old man, can you remember who he is?" Banning asked.

Faced with Banning's question, Oleg hesitated.

"Um... Mr. Banning, first of all... I want to thank you for telling me this... However, this all happened too suddenly. I need to go back and investigate thoroughly."

After much deliberation, Oleg finally decided not to tell Banning about "Flame Horse" and "Spland".

One reason is that he hasn't fully trusted Banning yet, and the other is that if Banning is a good person, Oleg doesn't want Banning to be involved in this danger.

——(If Nassar is really a traitor, then he is really hiding it too well...)

Just imagining it, Oleg felt a chill down his spine.

"Okay, then if you need anything, come find me at the hotel across from the Quest Guild."

Banning stood up with a look of regret on his face. He did not force Oleg to tell the truth and left first.

Oleg stayed in the tavern and thought for a while before returning to the quest guild.

·

·

(Magic Secret Sword: Flame Horse... Spland...)

Jiang Ran was walking on the way to the Cat Girl Restaurant, with a lot of thoughts in his mind.

Thanks to his mind reading ability, he knew everything even though Oleg didn't say a word.

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4.27 - Hunter and Hunted

The Mission Union is in the midst of conspiracy and crisis, and Jiang Ran's own situation is also in imminent danger.

As soon as he entered the Cat Girl Cooking Pavilion, Jiang Ran saw Grandma Cassie and the others.

Grandma Cassie diligently reports Jiang Ran's situation to the guy called "Earth Ghost" every day, and Jiang Ran can see this clearly through mind reading.

But what Jiang Ran was more concerned about was the identity of the "other observer".

So many days have passed, and he still has no clue.

On one side is the confession of the countdown to death;

On the other side are unknown enemies that may drop from the sky again at any time;

Under such double mental pressure, Jiang Ran still enjoyed his dinner today.

He had experienced many storms when he was young, so the current storm was nothing.

As long as the people in danger are not his family, Jiang Ran will not panic.

·

"By the way, Banning, we're going to leave for Goode Town in a few days. Do you want to come with us?"

At the dinner table, Mr. Malick, the leader of the caravan, extended an invitation to Banning.

"Brother, brother! Let's go together, let's go together~!"

Tocchini also jumped over and hugged Banning's arm, as if to say, "If you don't go with me, I'll stick to you."

"Thank you for your invitation, but I plan to challenge the trial in Sunny Town in a few days, so I won't be joining you."

Banning touched Tokini's little head and politely declined the caravan's request.

"Eh? Young man, the trial is very dangerous. Have you thought it through?"

Grandma Cassie's eyes widened and she looked at Banning with great concern.

On the surface, she seemed to care about Banning, but in fact, Grandma Cassie was thinking that if they had to act separately, she would not be able to continue to monitor Banning.