"Ieyasu-san, this way please, your room is this way."
Extending a jade hand to the side, Cornelia smiled gently at Ieyasu, who was holding his stomach and looked like he had eaten too much.
"Hahaha, okay, okay, big sister, you are really good people."
With a sunny smile, being provided with food and accommodation, Ieyasu was sincerely grateful.
Good people, they all are!
"Hehehe…"
Looking at the simple young man, Cornelia smiled without saying a word, thinking that perhaps before long you will hate us to death!
"Sayo-san, your room is this way, follow me!"
With a giggling expression, Aria took Sayo's hand, and a strange light flashed in her pair of green eyes. Thinking of the stupid country girl's fate, the inherently vicious Aria couldn't help but feel a strange excitement and agitation.
"Thank you, Miss Aria."
Nodding politely, Sayo replied with a smile.
For some reason, although this Miss Aria had always been very friendly to her and Ieyasu, the girl always had an uncomfortable feeling in her heart, but she couldn't say exactly where it was coming from.
Shaking her head, feeling that it was too immoral to think of her benefactor that way, Sayo shook off these inexplicable feelings and stopped thinking about it.
…
"Miss Aria, is this my room?"
Looking at the door decorated with precious wood and red knees, Sayo suddenly felt a strong sense of unease, as if once she entered, she would never be able to return.
Very strange, very strong, and very real!
"That's right, this is Sayo-san's room. Come on, go in quickly. After you rest well, I'll take you to find your companions tomorrow."
A strange smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, Aria's voice was like a big bad wolf luring a little lamb, urging Sayo.
The unease in her heart was even greater. She wanted to turn around and run away immediately, but reason told Sayo that this was very impolite behavior. She couldn't betray Miss Aria's kindness because of some inexplicable feelings. Besides, she and Ieyasu were counting on Miss Aria, who was familiar with the Imperial Capital, to find Tatsumi tomorrow!
After struggling in her heart, Sayo's reason finally won.
"Thank you very much, Miss Aria, good night."
Smiling and nodding, taking a deep breath, Sayo opened the door and walked in.
"Hehehe… You're welcome, poor Sayo-san!"
Watching Sayo close the door, Aria finally took off her mask of pretense, a devilish smile on her face, muttering to herself at the door…
…
The room was large and dark. Rubbing her eyes, feeling her vision slightly improved, Sayo prepared to find the light switch.
"Hmm, what's that sound?"
As if hearing a strange sound, somewhat suppressed, Sayo frowned and muttered to herself.
Unable to find the light switch, but having adjusted for a while, Sayo could barely see some things in the room. Following the direction of the sound, Sayo gently walked over.
The sound became clearer and clearer. It felt so strange, making her heart race with an indescribable shyness. The most normal reaction would be to immediately retreat upon realizing there were others inside, but the sound made Sayo extremely curious, unable to resist wanting to see what was happening.
Although she felt it was impolite, she was too curious. The girl told herself that she would only take a peek and leave, and never tell anyone!
Slowly approaching the source of the sound, Sayo didn't know that this curiosity was leading her into a point of no return!
Of course, even if the girl wasn't curious and retreated now, her already destined fate would not change in any way…
"Ugh…"
Turning a corner, she finally saw the source of the sound, but Sayo instantly regretted it. Dumbfounded, her face flushed red, she desperately covered her mouth, afraid of making a sound and being discovered.
However, what the girl didn't know was that she had already been discovered!
"Oh, you've finally arrived, lovely Sayo-san!"
While continuing to battle with Remus beneath him, Sora turned his head and smiled wickedly at Sayo.
"Sora… Sir…"
The intense visual shock had completely short-circuited the girl's little brain. Looking at the intertwined, pale bodies not far away, Sayo couldn't recover for a long time.
"Not good!"
Remembering something, the clever Sayo suddenly woke up. What did it mean that she had "finally arrived"? Did it mean that the other party had been waiting for her?
Connecting the strong unease she felt earlier and Aria's subtly strange smile, Sayo seemed to finally understand something…
Her expression changed drastically, and without any hesitation, Sayo turned and ran, only thinking of quickly getting out to call Ieyasu, and then the two of them would escape this place of trouble together!
"Gin."
Without intending to attack, Sora spoke to Gin, who was panting weakly beside him.
"Yes, Master!"
Understanding Sora's meaning, the girl disappeared from the spot in an instant, and when she reappeared, she was already standing at the door of the room.
"Being favored by Master is your honor. If you dare to resist… I'll kill you!"
Looking at Sayo, who had rushed to the door with a wary expression, Gin said with a bloodthirsty sneer.
Of course, as a future sister, Gin couldn't really kill Sayo. She was just trying to scare the girl.
"Bah! Shameless fellow, are you trying to scare me? Get out of my way!"
Having grown up in the village with Ieyasu and Tatsumi, Sayo was not a weakling. Her previous reserved demeanor was just to avoid being called an uncultured country bumpkin. If you really pissed her off, she would let you have a taste of her power!
Without thinking, Sayo clenched her fists and rushed towards Gin. Although her specialty was archery, the situation was urgent, so she had to resort to fighting first.
"Hmph, courting death!"
Seeing that Sayo dared to resist, a fierce light flashed in Gin's silver eyes, and she snorted coldly.
She originally wanted to take down Sayo with one move, but Gin stopped just as she attacked, frowning. Because she had just been tormented by a certain bad master, she was weak and powerless, with less than 10% of her combat strength…
Barely dodging Sayo's fist, Gin licked her thin cherry lips, and a devilish arc appeared at the corner of her mouth.
Even if she could only exert 10% of her power, it was enough to deal with this weak opponent!
Bang bang bang bang bang!!
Fists and feet clashed, and the two girls fought at the door. Sayo was quite capable, with excellent aptitude. She had been cultivated as the hope of the village along with Tatsumi and Ieyasu since childhood. That seemingly weak body could even deal with ten strong imperial soldiers without any problems.
However, even so, the difference between Sayo and Gin was like heaven and earth!
Having been trained as an assassin of the empire since childhood, and having been trained by Sora for two years, Gin's strength had already entered the peak ranks of this world. Apart from the seniors in the family and that old man Budo, there were only a handful of people in this world who could defeat her.
Therefore, even with only 10% of her combat power, she could still easily take down Sayo!
Bang! A muffled sound, Gin's fist struck Sayo's stomach.
"Wah…"
With a scream, spitting out a mouthful of bitter water, Sayo clutched her stomach and fell to the ground, a look of pain on her face.
"Ieyasu… Tatsumi…"
Feeling her feet being grabbed and dragged, looking at the increasingly distant door, the girl desperately reached out, wanting to grab something, her eyes filled with a desolate and desperate look…