"Ah, I see. So you wanted to assassinate someone who looks like me," said Lu Jie, looking at Long Ji who was quickly devouring bread at the table.

"But it seems like the assassin has been having a worse time lately than us, huh? How many days has it been since this guy last ate?"

"Well... I don't know," Long Ji replied.

"Two days and three hours without eating because he couldn't afford it," he honestly revealed.

"Wait... don't you guys get paid?"

"We haven't been successful with the assassinations, so we haven't received any rewards."

"Why don't you change your mission then?"

"As an excellent ninja, we never give up on a mission until it's completed."

"Alright, I understand," I turned to the others beside me.

"This guy seems to be an idiot."

"Seriously, that's just mean," argued Lu Jie.

"Let me rephrase, then. He's stubborn, isn't he?"

"Well, anyway, since we've already agreed, we might as well help," another person spoke up.

"But all I can offer is help in searching. I have no idea where this person is right now... So, Long Ji, you can just follow us for now. It's like looking for a needle in the sea anyway," I suggested.

"No problem," Long Ji replied, quickly finishing the last of his bread and looking at us.

"Thanks for the hospitality. I don't have enough money, but I can repay you through labor. If there's anyone you want me to kill, just tell me."

That sounds reliable, but considering your condition, I wonder if you'll starve to death halfway through even if I ask you to assassinate someone.

"Or any other services would work," he added.

"I see. Then you..."

Before I could finish my sentence, Aliyah directly punched me in the stomach!

"Oof! What was that for?"

"Well... I had a feeling you were about to say something rude, so I stopped you before you could," she explained.

"What the heck? How could I, an upright person, say anything rude? At most, I would just request for her to stop wearing a mask and wear cat ears instead... oof!"

And once again, I was kicked away.

"You really are a pervert," Aliyah said fiercely.

"I've gotten used to dressing up ninjas in games."

"You've gotten used to even this? How many coins have you spent on costumes in the game?"

"Me? I just used cheat codes to unlock the outfits."

"You're beyond help, aren't you?"

"Thank you for the compliment."

"Um..." Oyado suddenly spoke up.

"Big brother, if you want, I can also wear cat ears!"

"Uh!"

I suddenly felt a surge of fresh blood rising in my throat.

If the super cute Oyado were to wear cat ears, I think enemies would willingly let her kill them. Her combat power would be off the charts!

"Hey hey hey! Don't corrupt your own sister, okay? Oyado, seriously, if you indulge this guy, he might take advantage of you!" Aliyah tried to stop her, but Oyado shook her head.

"It's okay, as long as it's big brother's request."

"Alright, let's not argue anymore. Long Ji doesn't know how to respond to us anymore," I finally spoke up after tidying my clothes, which had been attacked by Aliyah twice in a row, and looked towards Long Ji.

"Well, for now, we don't have the need to kill anyone, but before you encounter the person you want to kill, you just need to fully obey our commands."

"Understood, if that's what you call a command."

"It's not exactly a command... but if it's easier for you to understand it that way, then it doesn't matter."

Then, we looked towards Lu Jie and her group.

"By the way, even though we disturbed you tonight, we will also leave after the train passes. What about you, Lu Jie?"

"We still have some things to take care of here, well, it doesn't matter. Our Captain disappeared somewhere, so we're sorry even though we invited you to come."

"It's alright, it's our fault for intruding."

"Don't be polite, take good rest."

After saying that, Lu Jie and her companions left our room.

"I..."

"You go sleep on the sofa!"

Aliyah said to me coldly, then she pulled Oyado and Ryuuko into the room and closed the door with a loud bang.

I looked at the sofa, then at the door. I nodded silently.

This sofa looks quite nice.

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At the same time, Witte Empire Imperial Academy, South Gate Station

The train slowly came to a stop, and many students from various cities disembarked from the carriage.

Since the railway was opened, those students living along the railway network could finally go home for the weekend, so after each weekend, students from various cities would gradually return.

Bai Yueguang and his group arrived at the academy during this time, and as soon as they got off the train, Bai Yueguang stretched and yawned.

"Ah, finally here..."

"What's with you? You were sleeping the whole way."

Hei Luoli couldn't help but complain behind him.

"What if someone attacked us, what would you do?"

"It's fine~ Don't we still have Dale?"

"Ah~ Did you come to find me?"

Just as he finished speaking, Dale came out while yawning, followed by Lima behind him.

It seems that Dale also slept the whole way, and only Lima was grinning foolishly beside him.

"In any case, we're here now."

Hei Luoli looked around.

"What should we do next? Fir and the others definitely won't arrive this fast."

"Should we wait for Ms. Mary and the others..."

"It's fine, now that we're here, they should be fine too."

Lima said beside them.

"I hope so, but what should we do now?"

"Let's go to the Magical Security Department of the academy. It can be considered our territory, so others shouldn't dare to do anything to us. And it's most important to let father know our whereabouts now."

"Alright, I'll go along with your plan."

Just as Bai Yueguang finished speaking, his eyes suddenly widened as he looked into the distance.

"Ah, it's him..."

Looking at the familiar figure approaching from afar, Bai Yueguang inexplicably laughed.

"It seems like... things will definitely not be boring recently."