The Girl Who Resembles a Wild Cat, Felt

"This is what the girl looks like."

After Ayanokouji finished drawing the portrait, he handed the picture to Emilia beside him.

Emilia looked at the portrait on the white paper, her eyes slightly widened.

The drawing skills displayed by Ayanokouji far exceeded her imagination. He was able to draw a lifelike portrait in a short time, completely at the level of a top painter.

Not only that, picture was full of detail. The clothes worn by the girl and her features were drawn completely.

This greatly surprised Emilia.

"Ayanokouji, have you seen this girl before?"

She was curious why Ayanokouji could remember so many details.

"No, I just met her once more than ten minutes ago." Ayanokouji said lightly.

"Then how could you draw so detailed?" Emilia asked curiously.

"My memory is better, it's not a big deal." Ayanokouji said slowly, as if it were a trivial matter.

What Emilia did not know was that when Ayanokouji saw the girl for the first time, he recorded her entire appearance and features in just a few seconds, as if noting down the distance he had traveled.

Just as Emilia was a little confused, Ayanokouji slowly said, "I suggest you go to the place where the badge was stolen as soon as possible and ask the nearby people. The longer you wait, the harder it will be to find your belongings again."

"Yes!"

Emilia nodded enthusiastically, then ran to another direction of the market with the portrait.

Soon, they gathered enough information in the market. The girl's name was Felt, she was a well-known thief in the slums, and she lived with Rom of the giant race.

'Are there at least two people?' Ayanokouji thought to himself, and at the same time his eyes shifted to Emilia. "Emilia, do you think you can handle them?"

"If it's just an ordinary giant and a little thief, they will never be my match!" Emilia nodded. "Thank you, Ayanokouji, if you hadn't offered help, I'm afraid Puck and I would be like headless flies now... Forget it, let's go!"

The sky gradually approached dusk, and the sun slowly sank towards the horizon with fatigue.

Emilia, Ayanokouji, and Puck also came to the slums.

The buildings here were short and dilapidated, and the attention of pedestrians on the street seemed distracted, with thin figures and patches on their clothes, the entire environment seemed lifeless.

Seeing the dilapidated scene in the slums, Emilia's expression was a bit complicated, and a feeling of pity emerged from her heart, while Ayanokouji showed no fluctuations in either expression or heart.

"Lia, hurry up, the time is almost here." Puck said slowly while leaning on Emilia's shoulder and yawning at the same time.

"Time?" Ayanokouji asked, and Puck immediately explained, "It takes a lot of energy to stay visible, so I return to the crystal to recharge my Mana at night. The usual time is in the morning, from nine to five in the afternoon, I can still hold on for a while, but we should hurry!"

Ayanokouji silently remembered her words.

This was relatively important information. Emilia gently touched Puck and said with concern, "It's okay, Puck. If you're tired, take good care of yourself."

"It's okay, I can still hold on." Puck replied with a smile. "Quickly get the badge back!"

The two of them took another step and walked towards the depths of the slums.

On the way, Ayanokouji also asked about this country. From Emilia's mouth, he learned that this place was protected by a dragon, the previous king died for unknown reasons, and the next king would be chosen from several throne candidates.

"Emilia is a noble of this country, right?" Ayanokouji asked, wanting to get information about Emilia.

Judging by her clothes, Emilia should have a certain status, but previously, people seemed very racist towards her, and Ayanokouji also noticed a very subtle change in Emilia's expression when he mentioned the king.

"It's not considered a noble..." Emilia pouted and said, and after hesitating for a moment, she continued, "But my status is also somewhat special..."

"Is your identity special?" Ayanokouji thought while pondering, pausing for a moment and then continuing, "Emilia, you clearly could have asked for help from the guards or others, but you didn't. Is there a special reason?"

After hearing those words, Emilia's expression became a bit serious. After a few seconds of silence, she finally spoke, "Sorry, I didn't intentionally hide it. I am actually one of the throne candidates, I didn't want you, an ordinary citizen, to get involved, so I never told you... The badge is a symbol of a candidate's identity. If the fact that my badge was stolen became public, I'm afraid it would have a very serious impact on public opinion, so I didn't choose to ask for help from others."

Emilia felt that Ayanokouji had helped her a lot in finding the badge, so she trusted him in her heart. Therefore, she told the other party the real situation.

After hearing Emilia's words, Ayanokouji who was always expressionless, also slightly raised his eyebrows, nodded, and had a new idea in his mind. Emilia's utility value in his heart had increased rapidly.

"Since you are a throne candidate, you must have supporters behind you."

Ayanokouji believed that this was similar to the election of politicians. There was a team behind every candidate, he wanted to know what kind of supporter Emilia had.

"Um, Roswaal L Mathers of the Border is my supporter." Emilia said slowly.

"Roswaal..."

Ayanokouji remembered this name in his heart. Of course, he was a bit curious. Since Emilia was a throne candidate, why did she seem to have no personal servants? Normally, someone with a special status like Emilia should at least be equipped with guards.

If there were servants or guards, Emilia's badge should not have been stolen by a little thief, but Emilia didn't have any. Did this man named Roswaal really provide support to Emilia?

'But anyway, Emilia is a very valuable creature. As a throne candidate, she naturally has certain rights in the kingdom. If she can fully trust me, then I don't need to worry about food, clothing, housing, and transportation, and it will be easier for me to move around in this kingdom called Lugnica in the future. Maybe Roswaal behind her can also be used,' Ayanokouji thought in his heart.

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"Ayanokouji, truly a dangerous man..."

At this moment, Roswaal lifted his head and looked at the scene in the sky. The teacup in his hand had reached the bottom.

This traveler from another world was very wise, exceeding Roswaal's expectations. If it were not for the narrative in the picture explaining the inner thoughts already regarding him as his tool.

Even the utility value of Roswaal had been considered by Ayanokouji.

"But what will you do next?"

Roswaal squinted his eyes, full of curiosity.

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After asking and searching, they finally arrived at a dilapidated wooden house.

Before Ayanokouji could knock on the door, Emilia immediately unleashed an ice spell to open the door.

"At least knock on the door."

Seeing Emilia's actions, Ayanokouji said calmly.

The other party's sudden intrusion undoubtedly eliminated the possibility of peaceful negotiation, but things would not go smoothly. Ayanokouji knew this truth well.

"Who!?"

At this moment, a tall figure stepped out of the broken door, Rom.

At this moment, he was holding a large club covered in rusty nails.

'Standing over two meters tall, is this the Rom that others called him?'

Seeing the burly Rom in front of him, Ayanokouji looked very small, but there was no change in expression on his face, and no fear could be captured at all.

'Self-made club? Such a burden shouldn't be held by an ordinary person.'

"I'm looking for Felt!"

Next to Ayanokouji, Emilia said with a serious expression, "That item is very important to me! If you return it to me, I can forgive both of you!"

Although Emilia was a kind person, the badge was a very important item to her, and she would not show mercy to the thief who stole her item!

"If something is stolen, you should spend money to redeem it. Do you have the guts to break down the door and threaten me?!"

After hearing Emilia's words, Rom frowned, looking very angry, he raised the heavy club and attacked the nearest person – Ayanokouji.

Ayanokouji came here with Emilia, so in Rom's eyes, he was naturally an accomplice.

'Really, it wasn't me who broke down the door and threatened him.'

Ayanokouji saw the heavy blow coming from the opponent and knew that if he were attacked, he would be seriously injured even if he didn't die, so he immediately took a step back, just in time to avoid the opponent's attack.

The giant club hit the ground hard, creating a huge hole. This was enough to show that this weapon was not an ordinary wooden club, and that Rom had strength far beyond ordinary people.

Rom was a little surprised. He did not expect the ordinary-looking young man in front of him to avoid his attack.

"Ayanokouji!" Emilia shouted anxiously from the side.

She breathed a sigh of relief after seeing him safe and sound. At this moment, however, Emilia realized that Ayanokouji possessed considerable strength, having managed to evade the opponent's attack from such a close distance.

But she didn't have time to think much. The situation was critical. Emilia raised her hand, and a magical light array appeared behind her, while countless ice shards formed in the air.

She couldn't let Ayanokouji, who had nothing to do with the matter, get involved.

"This is your final warning, or else I won't be polite!"

As she finished speaking, Emilia fired several ice shards, stopping Rom.

"I also advise you to surrender without hesitation, or it won't be good to lose your life over such a trivial matter."

At this moment, Puck also appeared from Emilia's side, as if lying down to rest while floating in the air, her tone very relaxed, as though Rom was a creature that could be easily crushed to death before her.

After hearing the girl's loud words, Rom thought for a moment and finally chose to lay down his weapon.

He clearly understood that Emilia was not an ordinary Mage, and there was also a Spirit. There was no chance of winning, and he usually only committed petty thefts with Felt, so there was no need to lose his life over this.

At this moment, a gentle breeze blew, light footsteps were heard from behind everyone, and a small figure that Ayanokouji remembered clearly appeared – Felt.

"What are you doing!"

Felt was shocked by the scene in front of her. When she saw Emilia's face, her eyes grew even more surprised.

She recognized the owner of the emblem from earlier in the day and realized that the other party had come to the door.