THIEVES
23. Seek

5 Hours before the meeting...

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The Eastern Forest of the Ju Region

Seen a masked Man with a Wolf-type Illusory Animal beside him. The man was an aide to the Aglaean faith, tasked with finding a destroyer of its prized plants.

His wolf had a shadow-like body, easily an astral body, since it was barely visible in its original form, only the silhouette of the terrifying large Wolf was visible.

"How, can you smell it from here?" Ask the masked man.

"It looks like we should go to the place of the flower once again, because it smells so faint, and was almost lost by yesterday's rain." The wolf replied in a hoarse voice.

That Wolf could speak, as He was a stage one high-level Illusory Beast.

"Okay, we're there again." Said the man while walking ahead of him.

They went back to where the flowers were planted.

...*******...

Stone Mountain

In this place, still the same as before, Nadi still has not stopped giving lessons to Dinna. As for Fanta, he was still busy putting food into his mouth.

"Already, or I won't get any food." Dinna said while holding back the amused taste that roiled her body.

"What do you mean?" Tanya Nadi but still tickle Dinna.

"Look at.." Dinna answered while glancing towards Fanta who was taking food in the pot.

"Ish, You...." Nadi stopped the action, then began to walk towards Fanta with a killing aura.

Of course Fanta felt a killing aura from Nadi, but he paid no heed to it. When Nadi was only two steps away from him, he was even getting ready to kick himself.

He was still busy with his food, then when Nadi launched a kick towards him, Fanta immediately jumped far ahead.

"Shut up, or I'll kill you in pain." Threat Nadi.

"I don't care." Answer Fanta casually.

"Have it stopped." Dinna's orders to Nadi who will take out her Dagger.

"But..."

"Not much buts." Dinna said firmly.

Nadi was forced to obey his words, then sat with eyes that glanced sharply at Fanta. And Fanta retorted by sticking out a little of his tongue, mocking.

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4 Hours before the meeting with Nadi...

...****** ...

"It looks like I've found the smell of those people." Said the Wolf.

"Good, how far is the place."

"It should be 2 hours drive away enough, but the smell is covered by the smoke of the fire, so I can't be sure exactly where it is."

"Let's go now, we'll make sure it's there." Said the Man.

They also walked to follow the faint scent of Nadi left, in fact it could have been that the Man used his Grace, but since this situation required slowly traversing it, so He had no other choice.

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3 Hours before the meeting with Nadi...

...****** ...

"So, are there any other cool stories I can hear." Fanta said casually with his stomach still full.

"That's a lot, if you want to tell one by one, the hunt becomes night." Answer Dinna.

And Nadi where is He? He and Miko went somewhere, yes actually being punished by Dinna to find other food, and still have not returned until now.

"I don't think I can live like this, live like this, full of laughs." Dinna said as she leaned her body against a large rock.

"What should that be?" Ask Fanta curiously.

"You know, I'm a fraud, I tricked other people into surviving, yes it's still the same now, but the reason I'm now with that time is different."

"At that time, I was 12 years old, exactly before meeting Nadi. No day without cheating, because if it's a day off, how can I eat, while the price of food keeps going up a day."

"And when I'm going back to someone's place, I'm caught by the people I've deceived before, they're very angry, because their precious treasure was taken away by me."

"But it turns out that fate says otherwise, I met him instead. You know, if you had met the One who used to be, you'd be lifeless by now." Dinna said and closed her eyes.

"Seriously? So he was like that it still included mending. Haah..."

Bruk!" Fanta lay his body on the small rocks.

"He was not reluctant to kill, and when...." Dinna had not yet continued her words.

"Keep what?" Ask Nadi with an angry tone.

Dinna did not answer Nadi's question, and instead pretended to sleep, as well as Fanta.

"Oi!... Answer!" Nadi began to get upset.

"Wake up!" Shouted Nadi to Dinna.

"Well! What's up?" Dinna said while pretending to be surprised.

"Oh apparently you are. How, what's it?" Dinna leisurely woke up, then walked to Nadi's side.

"Jawab my question!" Nadi said while holding Dinna to pass through him.

"What answer? Well what is it, good good, you are indeed talented in this." Dinna said turning the topic of conversation to the big Deer who was being bitten by Miko.

"Already, whatever..." Nadi said as he sat down, He does not want to continue that conversation anymore.

"O.. You're angry, aren't you?" Dinna teases Nadi.

"What do you want anyway?" With a look of annoyance Nadi asked.

"Haha, sorry sorry, it turns out you're changing according to age huh, hahaha." Dinna said with a crisp laugh.

"What do you mean!?" Nadi quickly stood up, but Dinna already knew what Nadi was going to do, and He decided to run away, so there was a game of chase.

Fanta, who was still pretending to be asleep, began to feel restless, because He did not find the right time to wake up.

While Miko, when she saw Nadi and Dinna were playing a chase, she put the Deer in her mouth, then began to shrink her body, and walked slowly towards Fanta, then he threw himself beside Fanta.

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1 Hour before the meeting with Nadi...

...******...

The burned village

"It looks like he's already burned down this whole village." Said the Wolf.

"Basan berandal, how dare He do like this in his territory. It seems I will not hold back from fighting him. Can you smell it from here?"

"It may, though covered with the scent of the rest of this fire, but the scent of He's very distinctive, He seems to be not far from this place."

"Good, let's go find him quickly."

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15 Minutes before the meeting with Nadi...

...***** ...

"Let's go, I'm not at home here for long." Dinna said after taking care of all her luggage, and prepared to board Miko.

"Can I come?" Ask Fanta.

"You can what? If you come along it will only be a burden later." Answer the spontaneous.

"Yes I am weak outside the forest, but if my battle area is near or within the forest, then I am invincible." Fanta said confidently.

"Jaudah come with me." Dinna said as she extended her hand.

"Be aware that you're a burden." Nadi threatened.

"Will not, I'll be useful." Said Fanta while bowing.

"Hurry up, don't talk much anymore." Nadi's Order.

Nadi actually did not want to invite Fanta to come, but because He was lazy to argue with Dinna, he was forced to invite Fanta too.

However, just as they were about to start walking, even Fanta and Dinna had just climbed onto Miko's back, suddenly they were surrounded by thick black smoke.

"I'll finally find you..." The sound of a man echoed around the wisp of smoke.

And not long after, they were trapped inside that black smoke.

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