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181. Confusion (5)

An empty lot behind the accommodations, filled with silence.

Zion lowers his head, his face red as a tomato, embarrassed by his trimming.

As if to reflect her mood, her tail stood stiffly and did not move at all.

“Ugh…!”

Chaeng-grang-!

Then, with the sound of Claude taking a deep breath, the sword falls from his hand.

At the expression on the face of the man looking at Zion with his heart pounding.

no way.

[Claude]

[Zion Gresha] – 85%

[One] – 14%

[Sia] – 1%

It’s funny that Sia still has shame left in her, but it’s funny that she felt that way at first sight when she saw Zion.

Well, compared to the appearance of the Tail Room Ace I met at the pub last time, Sion was a better match.

Step by step-

Zion leisurely walks towards us without removing the barrier surrounding the Knight Commander.

And then.

Taak-!

“Ah!”

He swung his stick at my poor head again and came into my arms.

Since I got the water personification quirk and haven’t met people often and have been spending time alone, I was worried that I might have developed something like social phobia, so I intentionally met him.

“Cain! What the… Hehe, so cute!!!”

When Sia heard my scream, she ran urgently from behind me, saw Zion, and without slowing down, she snatched Zion from my arms and lifted him up.

“This…let go of this!!!”

“Gyaaaah!! Your voice is cute too!!”

“Keuhp..! I can’t breathe…!”

Then, Zion, buried in the plentiful flesh of Sia, struggles.

But soon, Zion stops struggling as he sniffs Sia’s scent.

Maybe it was because Sia’s scent emanated most strongly from my body, but he seemed to know who it was.

“Sia. Stop it.”

“But…but a cat!”

“Not a cat!”

Claude and the others, who were blankly staring at Zion, looked at Sia, me, and Zion with expressions of interest.

I gently coaxed Sia and asked her to put Zion down, then looked at Uncle Frank.

“Should we clean up the surroundings first?”

“Okay then.”

Excluding the Paladin Commander, there was nothing but scrap metal and gore, so it was easy to clean up.

The captain was already seriously injured, so Zion lifted the barrier and Juri’s men bound him and took him somewhere.

The corpses that were lying around in the restaurant area had already been cleaned up cleanly by Juri’s men, leaving only traces of blood.

We cleared away the broken tables and furniture and sat down by putting a few tables together.

“Hey Mr. Frank, how’s the store?”

“Anyway, there are no other guests besides you.”

“Yes?”

“They were all in the labyrinth.”

“Ah…”

So, we’re the only ones in this big hotel?

Uncle Frank didn’t seem to care much.

“The damage will be huge.”

“I’m running it alone, so what’s the harm in taking a break for a while?”

That’s cool.

Sia caught Zion again, made him sit on her lap and started touching him roughly.

Zion struggled to escape, but Sia’s chest kept flowing down, burying her face in it and causing her pain.

“Let go…”

“Hehehe. Soft!!”

“I’m older than you…yuck!!”

Zion, whose ears were caught, trembled.

“Oh, just like Sister Lauren!”

“That…stop!!”

After realizing that Zion’s ears are his weak point, he is mercilessly teased.

“Sia, leave it at that.”

“Chii…”

When I spoke to him in a slightly harsh tone, he made a regretful expression and let Zion go.

Then, all of a sudden, he runs towards me and sits on my thigh.

“Heehee…”

Only then did he look at Zion, who was sighing in relief, and smile as he began to tell the story.

“Zion. Self-introduction.”

“Huh? What??”

“What’s your introduction?”

“Ugh….”

As soon as his gaze focused on my words, Zion’s ears drooped and his body trembled.

Looks like he’s feeling burdened by excessive attention.

“Ahem! I..”

Zion finished his self-introduction while continuing to wiggle his fern-like fingers.

“? Mi-on’s older sister? But why a cat!”

“It’s not a cat, it’s a human!! What’s your name?”

“I’m Sia!”

“Muuuu…”

Sion couldn’t hold back his temper any longer at Sia’s reaction of smiling brightly and waving her hand, and his expression became sullen.

Actually, Sia seems a bit more innocent.

“Suin… Juri. Is Suin originally that pretty?”

“It depends on the number of people, and since he changed due to eccentricity, he follows the original version.”

“Wow… I remember seeing it in a picture book…sob..!”

“Up to there.”

Lauren muttered, looking at Zion as if she was looking at a strange creature.

What picture book did Julie recommend that made you stay quiet?

“Hahaha!! They say the eldest daughter of the world-famous Gresha family has gone missing.”

“Mister, isn’t that too rude?”

“What the heck is rude? Those imperial bastards are so cute!”

Even though Claude was talking to the old man while tapping his side, Mr. Hawk laughed heartily as if he had bad feelings toward the Empire as well.

“Honey, it’s so amazing. I’m seeing you for the first time.”

“Yeah.. Me too.”

Roy and Tanya whispered cautiously, perhaps because they had seen Zion deal with them all at once with his magic.

“….”

Uncle Frank came to the kitchen and brought drinks for the group without saying much and distributed them.

I told Julie the information I had gathered while looking at the people who were making a fuss.

“Their regular meeting was supposed to be in two days. But since the labyrinth is like this right now, they said the meeting has been postponed until there are other changes.”

And then Julie takes my words and continues.

“So we’ll be watching the situation to see if there’s any movement from the Empire to the city.”

Zion’s shoulders trembled at the word empire that Juri uttered.

“I’ll bring lukewarm water right now while the union leader is away.”

Claude tilted his head at my words?

“Why are you taking it out?”

“That’s… Zion, can you explain?”

“Um… Yeah, that’s it.”

Zion continued his explanation, although he stuttered a little.

When Julie and I went to Zion’s shop, and explained to him about our experiences and the namelessness, Zion told us a story that he had been in a hurry to tell us.

While Zion was making medicine to alleviate his allergic reaction, he said that he had a copy of the magic circle engraved on the tongues of the union workers from Mila, who was selling adult products at the store next door and was from the Magic Tower workshop, so he analyzed it.

The magic circle engraved on the tongues of the employees working at the union is closer to sorcery than magic, and the relationship between the caster and the recipient is bound in the form of a contract, but it is closer to an illusion and in reality, it seems to be the preparatory stage for another large sorcery.

“If that’s…used to do something using the entire city or the people in the union…”

Zion’s voice full of worry.

Even without that, the security forces and the magic tower are currently controlling the level transfer hall, and while the union leader is absent, the religious order has even gone as far as to attack to capture Sia.

It is said that the anonymous people that Juri had told us were hiding in various organizations, but they had never moved so blatantly.

“There’s no other way to explain it than that the momentary awakening of the demon had a significant effect on them. Seeing the ones who were hiding without revealing their identities running wild like that.”

“Huh…! Then, let’s get that kid out quickly…!”

Mr. Hawk was furious and was about to jump up from his seat.

Now, the person in charge of Mr. Hawk has changed, but since Mion used to be in charge of Mr. Hawk, she got angry as if it was her own business.

“Although witchcraft is not Zion’s specialty, they say they can somehow find a way to make it ineffective.”

“Really? Then right now…!”

“That’s a bit noticeable. First of all…”

I called Lauren and Claude Scia.

“You and I. Let’s go to the union at midnight like this.”

“At night? The union closes at 10.”

Claude looked at me questioningly.

“There are a few people on duty in the original union. And because of the chaos right now, Mion is working all night today.”

“Really?”

“Okay. Let’s go sneak to the relics, renew the card, and bring Mi-on.”

“Huh…? Okay.”

How to get to the relic room to refresh your explorer card?

I’ve already taken it all in while drinking the milk.

Even if it’s an all-nighter, not all union workers will be there like during the day.

We’ll sneak in, renew our cards, and then bring Mion out.

I have a status window so I know what kind of protection I have, but the others don’t.

Even if you have protection, you cannot use it if you do not recognize it.

So, you’re trying to update it secretly.

Who knows when a union, like a hierarchy, might be closed or controlled?

“Whew…! Is this a secret operation… I’m excited!”

Lauren’s eyes sparkled with excitement, like a child discovering a new toy.

“Cain… Can I do it well?”

Sia looked a little worried, knowing that her body was sluggish.

“Zion? By any chance….”

Zion snorts, knowing my intentions without me even saying a word.

“Huh..! I’m going to rescue Mi-on… Hey, sir? Can I use the kitchen?”

“What are you going to do?”

“Let me make you a potion.”

Zion hurried to the kitchen, carrying the few bags he had brought.

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At about midnight, we were standing in a deserted area behind the union building.

“Okay, let’s all drink.”

“”“Yeah.”“”

Phong-!

At my words, Lauren, Claude, and Sia took a sip of the small potion bottle that Zion had given them.

“Ugh..!”

What the heck, this is so tasteless.

It wasn’t just me; my other colleagues also had rotten expressions on their faces.

I took out the candies Zion had prepared for me in advance and handed them out.

Road rock-!

And as the candy melted a little, the figures of my colleagues standing before my eyes disappeared without a trace.

“The effect lasts for 30 minutes. Let’s hold hands first… and go.”

We carefully opened the back door of the room that Mayu had told us about and went in, holding each other’s hands.