Release of genjutsu

Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Ao didn't even have time to fully engage with the passionate female passenger before he hurriedly slammed the door and left.

Slap, slap, slap.

Slap, slap, slap.

Ao, sweating profusely, knocked on Mei Terumi's door, his breathing rapid and his face flushed.

After a while, Mei Terumi emerged in her pajamas, her eyes still heavy with sleep. "Ao... if you don't have something important, I'll let you know how rude it is to disturb a lady's sleep!"

Ao glanced at Mei Terumi's pajamas, secretly swallowed, and said, "I just investigated that female passenger from before and obtained important intel!"

"What intel?" Mei Terumi saw that he didn't seem to be lying, and her expression became serious.

"Besides us, there's a third party on the ship!" Ao said with a serious face.

"..."

Mei Terumi's face darkened. She felt like she was being teased. They were on the ship for a mission, not a vacation, and certainly not for a romantic getaway. Where would a third party come from?!

Ao saw his impending doom in Mei Terumi's expression and quickly explained, "I mean a ninja, a third ninja besides us!"

A ninja?

Mei Terumi's pupils contracted, and she quickly asked, "You mean that guy has already boarded?"

"This, I'm sorry, I can't confirm the specific identity of that ninja yet."

Ao gave a wry smile and then asked, "What do we do next? Search the ship directly or make the ship stop?"

Mei Terumi pondered for a moment and said, "There's still one day until we reach the sea. Let's search the ship first."

Stopping the ship now would easily alert the enemy, and they couldn't be sure if the third ninja on board was the wanted Mizuki Ninja.

"It's a shame my Byakugan is...