The SSS-rank Guide Doesn't Need Saving novel Chapter 117

Chapter 117: Catching Three Little Mice

"What do you mean he’s here?" Kane’s grip on Vesper tightened. "

Vesper wiped his palms on his pants and nodded, saying, "I didn’t get to check where he was exactly. But when I spread my senses, something suddenly blocked me."

Sabel’s face went pale. "How did you know it was him? You could have mistaken him for somebody else."

Shaking his head, Vesper replied, "That’s not possible. No one could possibly possess the same aura or deadly power as he has."

Kane and Sabel fell silent. They chose to believe Vesper since he was an A-rank Sentinel. Anyone who could intimidate him and even hurt him without getting close to Vesper could not be an ordinary sentinel. Moreover, Vesper had been using his sense of smell earlier to locate Aisha; it could be that He had registered a familiar scent he had encountered before and recognized it immediately.

It was fortunate that Vesper was able to retract his senses before he got even more injured.

But there was something they had finally confirmed from this encounter.

Nykos was someone they absolutely could not go against!

"What should we do?" Sabel asked.

"If we advance now, Nykos might notice us."

Kane thought about it for a moment before he spoke, "I don’t think he’ll do anything to us."

"What?"

Both Vesper and Sable stared at him, confused.

"You remember last time when he came to our table?" he asked. When his two classmates nodded, Kane continued, "I suspect it was because of Aisha. And if I’m right, he only blocked Vesper because you were someone he had seen together with Aisha before. Perhaps it was out of curiosity."

It was possible that because Vesper was the only sentinel who had daringly used his senses in this place. There were other sentinels amongst the crowd, of course, but they probably weren’t too high in rank or of equal rank to him. The probability of them noticing Vesper was small.

For someone like Nykos, a bold A-rank Sentinel trying to use their skill in front of him was laughable.

Thus, he gave Vesper a lesson.

"Don’t use your senses anymore," Kane told him. "Where did you last locate Aisha?"

Vesper did not argue with his order and answered, "She was only fifty feet away from us. Turn right, and her scent stopped inside a building that has a purple lantern."

Sabel chanced a look past the wall and saw the building Vesper was talking about. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

"It’s right there!"

The building loomed five stories tall, its balcony draped in gauzy curtains that fluttered lazily in the night breeze. Unlike the louder, gaudier establishments they’d passed, this one carried an air of elegance.

They had no idea that, on the highest floor up, an entirely different kind of gathering was taking place.

***

The room was thick with smoke and the smell of expensive liquor, though none of the men inside seemed to mind. Roughly ten of them lounged across low couches and scattered chairs, dressed in dark, worn clothing. Women moved among them, pouring drinks, laughing at jokes that weren’t particularly funny, playing their part in the practiced choreography of the district.

At the head of the room, elevated slightly on a cushioned seat, Nykos sat with his usual air of bored elegance. Two women flanked him: one handed him a cup, and the other leaned in closely, trying to get him to respond to her jokes and giggled by herself.

But even as they kept trying to get his attention, Nykos did not respond. He kept his eyes on his cup, swirling the liquid with a bored gaze.

He drank in silence.

Amar noticed his commander was not in a great mood lately. Ever since he disappeared after barging into the imperial palace as if it were his own, he returned to their ship with muted frustration. He had tried to ask Nykos, but he received a question instead.

"Would you say I’m too presumptuous?"

"Huh?"

"Does she hate me or what?"

"...What are you--?"

"But she bit me. What does she mean by that?"

Amar failed to understand what Nykos was saying back then. He only knew that it had something to do with Aisha. So, he decided to let the matter go and focus on important things. But Nykos suddenly acted weirdly later. He had been coldly keeping things to himself and had a dazed look on his face.

It wouldn’t be so worrying if that was it... But Nykos’s sudden mention of getting a tattoo in the shape of a bite mark alarmed Amar.

In order to distract his boss, Amar decided to gather the men under Nykos and drink in Sector Nine. But his effort seemed to be wasted on his commander. The only ones who were benefiting from this were Vince and the others.

Glancing at the women beside Nykos, Amar gestured for them to leave. Since they weren’t capable of even getting his attention, there was no need to keep them there.

However, one smiled and ignored Amar’s signal for her to leave. She smiled seductively, leaned in closer, and reached out to rest her hand on Nykos’ arm.

She knew by just looking in the room who had the most money out of these men. Paired with a handsome face and a body that had already filled her mouth with water, how could she let this chance slip from her hands?

Then—

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