Luna's Warning

After finishing his morning tasks, Luther inspected the neighborhood again and assigned Ciel to conduct research on setting up a factory, including factory buildings, Robot, and sales channels. As for the latter, upon hearing that he was planning to set up a factory, he thought that an opportunity to make a lot of money had arrived and became very enthusiastic, but let's leave that aside for now.

After settling in, he planned to go see Audrey Hall and discuss the possibility of setting up a factory with her.

Luther walked a few steps toward Empress Borough, then turned back and stopped in front of a fish and meat stall on the side of the road.

I almost forgot, there's a little one at home who's crying for food, waiting for me to come back from my "hunting."

How much is the fish?

"Fine fresh herring, only 3 pence a pound!"

The stall owner enthusiastically said, pointing to a large pool in front of him teeming with live fish, "You can pick them directly; they're 7 pence each!"

The fish in the tank were all around two pounds each, so 7 pence was considered a high price. Thanks to well-developed shipping, fish wasn't expensive and was a source of meat that ordinary people could afford.

"Give me this one."

"No problem!"

The stall owner deftly scooped up the fish with his chilblain-covered hands, stunned it, and said to Luther, "Sir, you don't seem short of money. I can offer additional services: scaling and deboning the fish for just 2 pence."

"No."

Luther paid the money and casually took the fish.

"Brush!"

The fishmonger then saw the mysterious man's hand caress the surface of the fish, causing the scales to fall off like snowflakes. His fingers then reached into the fish's body and pulled out the intact bones—during which the fish meat seemed to flow like liquid, without any resistance.

"Ah?"

The fishmonger was dumbfounded.

He felt as if he hadn't woken up properly and was Illusion, but when he rubbed his eyes and looked again, the man had vanished, leaving only pennies on the chopping board.

Meow~

Luther carried the fish through the door, and the black cat, as if it had known he was coming back, was already sitting on the cabinet in front of the porch.

Kittens grow very quickly; in just a few weeks, it already looked much bigger than before.

"Come on, let's eat."

The cabinet was the perfect height; Luther could just reach out and touch the furry head. He showed Luna the fresh fish in his hand; the fish was even bigger, its eyes wide open, radiating an eerie light.

"Meow?"

Luna tilted her head, jumped off the cabinet, and followed him at his feet until Luther tossed the enormous creature into its plate. Only then did it seem to realize that this was today's lunch.

"Meow!"

It suddenly became excited, biting the fish's body and raising its tail high.

It should be cut.

Luther thought to himself, but seeing how excited Luna was, he let it go.

After venting its anger, the black cat finally began to eat, biting off a piece of soft meat from the belly of the fish and chewing it vigorously with its head tilted to the side.

Luther watched it eat quietly for a while, then petted it before standing up.

"I'm leaving now, remember to watch the house."

Before he could finish speaking, he felt his robe sink; it was being tugged by a kitten's paw. Realizing he was trying to leave, Luna surprisingly abandoned her half-eaten fish and came closer.

"Hello"

The black cat nimbly climbed up and jumped onto Luther's shoulder along the strip of his robe.

"Meow."

It licked the oil off its lips and called out to Luther.

Why are you following me?

Luther tried to pull it off, but it clung to the robe with its claws, stubbornly refusing to let go.

"I have some important business to attend to. I'll play with you when I get back tonight. Okay?"

He initially thought Luna was lonely because he wasn't home often, but suddenly he sensed a Spirituality fluctuation in the black cat and noticed that the kitten's originally clear blue eyes were becoming deep and mysterious.

"Meow."

It called out again, as if it were doing something very serious.

Did this little guy get some kind of Divination?

Luther frowned, guessing, and then softened his grip, moving Luna from his shoulder to his chest. This time, Luna didn't resist. It seemed she intended to follow Luther.

So Luther picked it up and went outside.

After using "Psychological Invisibility," he walked calmly down the street, and no one noticed the mysterious man carrying a cat walking past him.

Luna would only make a sound when they reached the street corner, guiding Luther towards his destination. The further he walked, the more familiar it felt, and he realized that he seemed to have returned to the area controlled by the Lyman Gang —his own ranch.

"Meow."

The black cat meowed again, this time not from the street corner.

Its eyes lost their strange color and stared motionless at the two people on the street.

It was a peculiar combination. The middle-aged man in the lead looked lazy and unmotivated, while the young man seemed very wary, looking left and right on the street.

They're probably not from the East Borough.

Luther made his judgment very easily.

Leaving aside the middle-aged man, the young man, though dressed in clothes commonly seen in the East Borough, was excessively neat. His hands were also very smooth, with little dirt. It could only be said that his disguise was not very convincing.

Most importantly, both of them radiated a Spirituality light, which he, as Shepherd, sensed.

A serious, unquestionable demeanor seems to be the Pathway an "Arbiter".

MI9?

They found my territory?

Luther frowned.

Fortunately, it was discovered early.

"Well done, Luna."

He couldn't help but reach out and stroke the cat in his arms, praising it.

"Meow!"

The little black cat held its head high, looking quite pleased with itself.

After rewarding the kitten, he took advantage of his invisibility and walked over to the two of them, listening to their conversation.

"Mr. Levi!"

The young man, Kance Leerhsen, exclaimed excitedly, "Something's not right here! Maybe we've found a clue!"

After concluding his investigation in the Cherwood Borough, Levi submitted a completely unhelpful report. Surprisingly, the Major said nothing, only arranging for them to casually stroll around the East Borough a few days later, hoping to get some luck.

To their surprise, they actually discovered a suspicious neighborhood.

"Mysterious Missionary who can heal people's external wounds, take in the homeless, establish a new Order, and spread faiths beyond the Seven Gods."

Stepping onto the clean pavement, with no homeless people or streetwalkers around, Cons even felt like he wasn't in the chaotic East Borough. "This man is highly suspicious; he could very well be that [Blood Bishop]!"

If they investigate the area carefully, they might actually find traces of that mysterious figure!

Cons thought excitedly, as if his boss's commendation was just around the corner, "Mr. Levi, let's do it!"

He was completely unaware that Luther beside him had already reached out his hand.

"Um."

The languid Mr. Levi nodded, then Record in his notebook, muttering:

"No abnormalities reported in the East Borough."

Ah?

Cons and Luther were both stunned, with the latter even stopping what he was doing.

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