Chapter 195: Sneak ; Entering ; Aris Mother (1/2)

”Tiffa? Are you asleep?” I whisper to the only person with me in the room.

Getting no response, I proceed to get up from my bed and exit the guest room we had been given to sleep in.

I walk to the living room, intending to check on the two elves using Clairvoyance, however, on the way there, I sense someone leaving a room.

Using Rework, I render myself completely imperceptible while checking out who left the room.

As expected, it's none other than Ari. I reckon that he's planning to head over to Iaron, intending to share information regarding Tiffa.

Ari heads over the living room before pushing one of the sofas.

I curiously watch over him as he opens a small trapdoor and inserts his hand inside.

A few seconds later, he pulls a scroll out before fixing everything and leaving the house.

Seeing that he's about to make his way to Iaron, I disable Rework and head back to the room Tiffa is in before muttering,

”Aruru, can you hear me?”

[Father?]

Hearing the sleepy voice responding to me, I say in an apologetic tone,

”I'm sorry to have wakened you up, but I need to protect someone while I'm away.”

[Understood!]

Hearing the much more energetic response, I shake my head in exasperation before saying,

”Head over to the lounging room. I will create a gateway connected to there.”

[Umn!]

Using Norse Magic, I quickly create a gateway before Aruru steps out of it in less than three seconds.

Seeing her messy hair, I chuckle a little before reaching my arm out to pat her head while saying,

”I promise to make up for it by granting you any wish as long as I'm capable of following it through.”

A glint of excitement shimmers within her beady eyes as she nods her head and says,

”Don't worry! No sinner shall go unpunished.”

”That's the spirit,” I say before crouching down and giving her a light peck on her cheek.

Getting up, I point at Tiffa and say,

”That's the one you're supposed to protect.”

”I understand,” she responds.

”Good,” I say before using Clairvoyance to check on Ari's location.

Seeing him heading toward the top-left part of the barrier in accordance to the house, I pat Aruru's head one last time before permeating through the wall and flying over to where Ari is.

As I watch over Ari from the sky, I notice that he seems to be extremely wary of being followed. Now and then, he would look all around himself, however, he seems to have forgone of the possibility that I could be flying above him.

Anyway, I'm currently making sure to not come into contact with the barrier, as I have suspicion regarding it having some kind of 'alarm' feature that reveals the location of intruders when they pass through it.

The reason for that is because their response to my arrival was too fast.

There is a chance that they just saw me, but it's very low.

It takes him a few minutes, but Ari eventually exits the barrier.

From the looks of it, the illusory barrier is one-way, as I am still able to see Ari as he continues to walk.

Fortunately, this increases the chance of them having seen me arrive here and not there being an 'alarm' that was triggered upon my arrival.

Suddenly, an idea appears in my head, which I'm surprised didn't cross my mind earlier.

Using Norse Magic, I create a gateway high above the sky right outside the barrier.

I cross to the other side and proceed to watch over Ari from the sky as he begins to chant something.

The next moment, a few small glowing green orbs appear around him and move toward his legs.

Once both of his legs have a decent amount of these orbs, Ari changes his stance to that one of dashing before he abruptly leaps forward.

As soon as his feet touch the ground, he leaps once again.

I continue to fly over him as he continues to repeat this process over and over again.

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After what seemed like an hour, we finally seemed to have reached our destination as the glowing orbs around Ari's legs disappear, and he begins walking.

Shortly, Ari completely disappears from my vision, indicating that he has most likely entered another illusory barrier.

I can't lose my sight on him, so I must follow him from the ground while keeping myself out of sight.

Either that, or…

Landing on the ground near the barrier, I use Rework to alter my appearance to that of an elf's.