Kinoshita Mai, who had just fallen back to the street from the roof of a certain private house with Qingtou, turned around. After a quick glance at the pursuers who were still following them, he withdrew his gaze and scanned the front.

After a moment, her eyes were fixed on a two-story shop in the front right.

"...Tachibana-kun, are you able to jump onto the shop in front?"

Qingdeng glanced at the shop and nodded vigorously: "No problem."

Seeing Qingden nodding, Kinoshita Wu took a deep breath, then used all her strength to increase her speed a little faster. Using the momentum of her run-up, she leaped into the air! She pounced towards the shop and accurately grasped the shop's front with both hands.

Then he lifted his body upwards, and his petite body settled steadily on the roof of the shop.

Qingden followed closely behind, running, jumping, and grabbing the eaves of the shop like Kinoshita Mai.

Although Qingto's movement of lifting himself up to the roof was not as beautiful as that of Mai Kinoshita, relying on the strong body balance ability given by the "cat turn", Qingto quickly stood firm on the sloping roof.

The roof of this shop is made of wood and is quite strong. It is more than enough for Qing and Wu to stand and run on it.

With the blessing of "Cat Turn", Qingto and Kinoshita Mai walked on the extremely sloping roof of the shop together.

Faced with the two men who continued to "take the unusual path", some of Mizushima's subordinates began to fall behind one after another.

However, the strength of the Fourth Fire Pirates Squadron is not in vain after all.

Even though they had been thrown a long distance away, their subordinates were also lagging far behind. Nishino, Mizushima and other ten or so people who could barely keep up with Qing Wu continued to support Qing Nobo and the others.

Don't let go.

No matter what, she couldn't get rid of the remaining pursuers - Kinoshita Mai's beautiful brows furrowed: "You are worthy of being a thief Kai... It's just different from ordinary official servants..."

Kinoshita Mai cast her gaze back to the front and scanned the surroundings.

Suddenly, she seemed startled as she recalled something.

Then, she suddenly made a 90-degree turn: "Mr. Ju, follow me."

"Where are you going?" Qingnobo asked confusedly, turning with Kinoshita Mai without knowing why.

"I know there is a neighborhood nearby that is very suitable for getting rid of pursuers." An intriguing smile appeared on the corner of Mai Kinoshita's mouth under the hood, "The houses in that place are very high, and I am familiar with that place."

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…

Edo, leased land——

"Well……"

Elodie opened her eyes drowsily, and the familiar ceiling came into view.

——Hmm? What time is it now?

Elodie, who was in a dazed state after just waking up, turned around blankly and looked around.

"I seem to be... reading a book..."

Elodie sat up, rubbed her eyes, and looked at the "Robin Hood" that was placed on the table beside her bed.

Memories before falling asleep emerged from Elodie's mind little by little.

After taking a comfortable bath, Elodie sat at the table in the bedroom as usual, reading with gusto "" "", which she had read countless times before she fled Europe with her grandfather.

The Rogue Robin Hood.

After quietly reading this novel, which she considered an immortal classic and one that she would never tire of no matter how many times she read it, for an hour, Elodie's eyelids began to grow heavy.

However, Elodie happened to read the most exciting plot - Robin Hood once again successfully stole money from a ruthless businessman, and flung away the pursuers who came to capture him in an extremely cool manner.

This plot is one of Elodie's favorite scenes in "Robin Hood".

After punishing the villain, he retreated gracefully and calmly - this scene, Elodie couldn't help but be fascinated by just imagining it.

Elodie, who thought "I'll go to bed after watching this episode", resisted her sleepiness and continued reading the novel.

However - Elodie still overestimated her willpower after all.

After deciding to go to bed after reading that plot... Elodie's memory of the rest was very blurry.

She speculated: She must have fallen asleep on the table after being unbearably sleepy halfway through reading.

After she fell asleep, her maid Leroy put her back on the bed and placed her copy of "Robin Hood" on the bedside table.

"I actually fell asleep while reading..." Elodie smiled helplessly, then lifted the thin quilt covering herself with a gentle movement.

Thanks to her being a little thirsty, she wanted to go to the table opposite the bed to get some water.

She jumped out of bed and put on colorful Persian slippers on her two exquisite little feet.

But at this moment, she suddenly heard strange noises coming from outside the window.

"Huh?" Elodie blinked towards the window not far away, with curiosity that could not be hidden in her pupils.

——It’s already this time... Why is it so noisy outside?

While Elodie was wondering in her heart, she slowly walked to the window and opened it.

The bright moonlight shone into the room through the pushed-open window, illuminating Elodie's beautiful blue eyes.

Then she saw a tall figure.

He ran like the wind on the roofs of the row of houses directly opposite Elodie's bedroom window.

This man was seen wearing a black fox mask that covered his entire face.

Clad in moonlight, with two swords hanging at the waist,

Because this person was running so fast, in just a blink of an eye, this person's figure quickly flashed past Elodie's field of vision.

"Huh?" Elodie stuck her head out of the window in surprise, chasing the figure with the "black fox mask" with her eyes.

After taking a closer look, Elodie discovered that there was a rather petite man in black next to this "black fox mask" who was also dressed in black. However, this man in black did not wear a mask, but

He covered his face with a black scarf.

While Elodie stared blankly at the two people running on the rooftop opposite, she suddenly heard noisy footsteps coming from the street below.

She lowered her head and looked toward the street below the window.

On the street, more than a dozen officials carrying lanterns were chasing the two men in black, panting.

The noise made by the men in black and these officials disturbed the silence of the leased land.

Many people who were awakened by the noise, like Elodie, opened the windows to see what was going on.

After briefly glancing at the police officers on the street, Elodie turned her gaze back to the two men in black who had almost disappeared from her sight.

"Wearing all black...walking on the roof...being chased by officials...could it be that those two people are...?!"

Elodie recalled something, and her beautiful blue eyes bloomed with bright lights like stars on a summer night.

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…

After entering this leased land with Mai Kinoshita, Aoto once again felt like "traveling through time" tonight.

There are a large number of tall Western-style buildings in the leased land. Qingdeng even saw a towering Catholic church. After entering the leased land, he felt like he had traveled to a Western country.

These tall Western-style buildings played a very good role in blocking the field of vision, which provided great convenience for Qingdeng and others to get rid of their pursuers.

Kinoshita Mai just claimed that she was quite familiar with this leased land - she really didn't lie.

She led Qingdeng to fight left and right in this leased land.

Sometimes I climb to the roof of a certain house, sometimes I fall to the street, sometimes I turn into a narrow alley...

After the two of them entered the leased land, many of the guards at the leased land were alerted and followed Nishino and the others to chase Ayoto and Mai Kinoshita.

But even with the help of the guards of the leased area, Nishino and the others were still slightly left behind by Aoi and Mai, who now relied on the complex terrain of the leased area and their familiarity with the leased area.

Finally - after Aoto and Mai Kinoshita turned into a certain alley, their figures completely disappeared from the sight of Nishino and others.

Lost... Mizushima wiped the sweat from his face and stamped his feet bitterly, his face full of resentment and unwillingness.

For Mizushima, who has always adhered to the principle of "never letting go of any thief", there is nothing more frustrating than trying so hard but not catching anyone.

Compared to Mizushima, who showed pure reluctance, Nishino's expression was more complicated.

Nishino, who was also very tired, wiped the beads of sweat that were dripping down his chin, and looked thoughtfully at the direction where Aoto and Mai Kinoshita disappeared!

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Edo, in a certain alley of a certain town not far from the leased area——

"Whirring whirring……"

Qingdeng held his hands on the wall of the alley, panting like an ox and sweating like rain.

Next to him, Kinoshita Mai was in a similar state. Kinoshita Mai's back was leaning against the wall, and her chest was rising and falling rapidly.

In order to make her breathing easier, Kinoshita Mai pulled down the towel on her face, revealing her lovely face that was dripping with sweat and her cheeks were extremely rosy due to congestion.

After successfully getting rid of the pursuers in the leased area, Qingdeng and the others ran to the outside of the leased area for insurance before finally stopping.
To be continued...