Chapter 18 (1/2)
Chapter 18
Translator: SilverEditor: Kaio
「Operation Underway」 Part 1
The red-light district stretched across the area near the eastern gate of Diento The width of the road wasn’t very wide; each side was lined with suspicious shops
The place was dotted with the squatting forering around while supporting each other on their shoulders, hus while red faced, could be seen
Only at this tiht did nearly all the shops stop their operations The sparse light that leaked froht from the sporadically built lamps deepened all the more the darkness of the alleyways
The ht source that shone on the streets, could by no means penetrate the alleyways between the dense cluster of buildings
It was in such an alleyway that the elven warrior Danka quietly advanced, leading the way During the stillness in the dead of night, the rather loud sound of footsteps
In a short while, the vanguard Danka abruptly stopped, after which Ariane’s feet also stopped
When Danka peered out of the corner of the alleyway, jerking his chin towards Ariane, she turned her eyes to the previously indicated building
It appeared that we’ve arrived at the building of our target
I spotted signs of two people guarding the back of the building It was a three-storied buildingit was located near the eastern gate, was still wide
The buildings surrounding it were densely packed, and the spaces in betere nearly nonexistent In front of the building, there was an iron-barred gate, with twowatch before it Furtherate, inside a structure siarden, there were around four ruffians that could be seen sitting crowded around the la their voices in coarse laughter
Since the two lookouts were completely visible from within the bars, even if they’re taken out, the others would i a surprise attack difficult The sturdy bars can also act as a shi+eld that would slon any frontal assaults
Attacking the front of the building would instantly cause the surroundings to be confused as they sense an abnor alone would probably be very difficult
Danka’s gaze at Ariane asked about e should do When Ariane turned her eyes, looking towardslips that peeked out frohtly
Seeing this, Danka glared at ed look on his face
“That arhttime infiltration…the enemies will notice its sound”
The armor I have on differ from the poor-quality armor hereabouts: it won’t make noises at random, but isn’t completely silent
Such equipment was certainly not very fit for an infiltrationit off was impossible
While I was considering such a thing, thinking about what to say, Ariane spoke up first
“Since we have to get rid of all of those guys while rescuing our companions anyway, it shouldn’t matter whether we’re noticed early or not…”
Certainly, even if they see to the rescue of their brethren froanization itself alone will have a very high possibility of so down the ringleader seemed to be self evident
With that, she cal to a s
“Arc, can you get us to that smallover there?”
Froular roof on top of the three-storied building could be seen Since thehad no light leaking out, it could possibly be the an attic
“Yes, transferring over there would be easy”
“Good, let’s move into the depths of the alleyway and transfer fro uys suspicious”
“No, we’ll【Dimensional Step】instead of 【Transfer Gate 】 This e movement”
My words htly, with her voice raised in surprise with traces of shock mixed in
“There’s transfer ic exclusively used for short distances?Really, what kind of person are you?”
“I’ to the roof Better hold onto my shoulders”
【Di in direct contact tonot in contact, no ht be Ponta’s luckily always stuck on my head, so there were no issues there
After confir that Ariane and Danka had placed their hands on aze towards the roof near the small
“【Dimensional Step】”
The nearby scenery changed coht turned into one where theon every roof The previous stone paving beneath our feet disappeared, replaced by roof tiles I had stoop down a little to maintain my balance due to the naturally inclined roof
Going up on the roof while in a full body ar when the roof would collapse while withstanding o pit-a-pat
“A…”
Danka’s for the state of the surroundings
Since there were few buildings over three stories tall in the city, our visibility above the roof opened up, allowing us to take an extensive view of the state of the entire city In the southwest direction, built at the central part of a small hill, the feudal lord’s castle and the black silhouette next to it gets a perfect score for its ht sky
“Coo”
While restraining her voice, Ariane approached the triangular roof’s , peering in while slightly opening the s like panes, only athat was like a wooden cover Since glass still see it for an atticlike this would be bizarre
“Okay, there’s no one inside We can enter from here”
Saying so, she hereupon opened thefully, but her body as she tried to slip into the roo her have to squirh
When I looked at it fro it from up close, it was rather small Ariane and Danka were slender, and it was barely wide enough
For h this tiny as i to do when it becomes like this…
After Ariane quietly passed through, Danka successfully entered from the ithout a probleh the small openedat the appearance indoors, and while invoking 【Dimensional Step】without difficulty, completely entered the room
(Hey! If there’s such a method, say so earlier!)
The watching Ariane raised a small voice of protest She seemed to be embarrassed about the ot stuck Even in this dark room, it was clear that her cheeks were dyed vermillion
It wasn’t the case that she’s grown particularly plump, so I don’t think it was necessary that she had to be so embarrassed