"It seems we have to go through the front." Erina peeked her head slightly from the wall, showing a worried expression: "There are too many guards. No matter which route we take, it seems that one of them will be discovered."

"Hmm..." Nao looked over there, pondered for a moment, and then asked: "Can we use magic to cause a commotion? It would be best to lure most of the guards over to create a gap for our actions."

"Um... Is there a commotion?" Erina hesitated for a moment, looked at the distant environment, and showed a slightly embarrassed expression: "We want them to feel that they have left the city, right? Then they can't be seen.

It uses magic, so it is inconvenient to use the violent talisman or something like that..."

"How about over there?" Nao pointed to a pile of cargo boxes hanging over the street in the distance: "Let it fall and hit the guards, it will definitely cause chaos!"

"It would be very difficult to cut it off without being discovered." Erina shook her head, feeling that this was not feasible: "The flying spell will definitely be witnessed."

“Then, what about over there?” Nao pointed to a carriage that was slowly coming from the other side: “Let the coachman get into chaos and run around with the carriage... It will definitely cause a big chaos!”

“…That will hurt the people, right? And the coachman will also be charged. How can we cause this kind of trouble just because we want to escape?”

"Erina-chan is really kind...but I'm just saying it." Nao stared at the carriage with a troubled expression: "How about we just hang on the bottom of the carriage and follow it through the blockade in front?"

"I can't hang on! And it's too easy to be discovered." Erina muttered, looked at the nearby manhole cover, and suggested: "How about opening it and going directly into the sewer? It's not easy to walk there.

It’s been discovered.”

“It’s okay, but won’t it attract too much attention? There are many people around, so we suddenly went over and lifted the manhole cover. Didn’t we clearly tell everyone that we were suspicious?”

“...What should I do?” Erina completely lost her idea and sat down against the wall, complaining: “There is no place to go!”

"Hmm..." Nao looked around and suddenly came up with an idea: "By the way, this blockade shouldn't last long, right? So we can find a place to hide and wait until the blockade is lifted, so we can pass?"

"That's true, but is there any place to hide here...?" Erina looked at Nao with a confused face: "Don't you think we can just find a restaurant and sit down for a while?"

"Of course not! But look over there!" Nao pointed to a house not far away and said with a smile: "That's a small warehouse. No one usually comes here. Isn't it a good idea for us to go in and hide?

?"

"Warehouse...?" Erina hesitated for a moment, then felt that this choice was not bad: "Oh, that's right...but it might also be forcibly opened and searched, right?"

“It’ll be fine if we hide well inside!” Nao urged: “Let’s go quickly! It will take some time to open the lock!”

Nao hurriedly pulled Erina to the back door of the warehouse, picked the lock and entered.

Soon after, the guards searched the place. Although they did find the owner of the warehouse and conducted a forcible search, they could not find the two people.

The two of them hid in the box until the commotion subsided.

 Fortunately, the servant who was about to deliver the list was still seen by them.

 When the two came to the front of the mansion, he was about to set off from there.

"Great!" Nao watched him leave the mansion gate and breathed a sigh of relief: "If we lose this opportunity, I don't know how much work it will take to get the valuable information... Then, just make an agreement with us.

It’s the same as before, first follow him not far away, and then look for an opportunity to steal the list?”

"Yeah." Erina took a deep breath, but was still full of nervousness: "Try not to make the matter a big deal. When choosing the right time to strike, be sure to pay attention to whether there are people around you watching..."

"I got it."

 Nao said this with a smile, stretched his waist, and started to take action.

"Then I'll keep a distance from you for now... Pay attention to my actions. When I think I can take action, I will send you a signal. I will kill the guards who are in the way. You must remember?

Not only must you take away the list, but you must also take away all the money! Otherwise, you will be suspected.”

Erina didn’t say anything anymore and just nodded.

　After that, Nao kept a distance from her. The two of them followed the servant and walked on the street.

From time to time there are guards passing by. Erina always feels on tenterhooks at this time.

 Fortunately, no one noticed her. Probably the guards didn't expect that she dared to walk on the street.

The servant walked and gradually approached the controlled area that Nao had inquired about before.

There, only those who are allowed to pass can pass. Once other people without permission enter, they will be stopped by the guards.

 There are even guards standing guard at the archway that the target passes through, guarding the entrance.

 But it is an open area after all, with many entrances.

 Hence, Erina changed directions and walked in from the trail as usual.

 The number of civilians in this place has become very small.

 Looks like the person who is going to receive the list is here too.

Erina believes that we must act as soon as possible. Otherwise, if the list is handed over and snatched from another person, there may be other variables.

 Nao was obviously aware of this and took action immediately.

　　She quietly climbed up the pillar, got behind an archer who could see Erina from a high place, strangled him by the neck, and instantly stabbed her kidney with a dagger.

Erina remembers that Nao mentioned that if you want to kill someone quickly with a short knife, stabbing the kidney is the best choice.

 Because, the amount of bleeding is small immediately when the kidney is injured, but the amount of subsequent bleeding is large. This can reduce the risk of blood splattering on the body.

 Furthermore, it can easily lead to death.

 Methods such as wiping the neck and stabbing the heart are prone to accidents.

In addition to the heavy bleeding, the victim is likely to have the opportunity to scream. The severe pain that can pierce the kidneys may prevent him from doing so.

Furthermore, it is not as easy as many people think to make a fatal wound in the neck.

 The same goes for stabbing the chest.

Therefore, from any aspect, stabbing the kidney during assassination is the same as using piano wire to choke the throat. It is the best choice.
Chapter completed!