"If that's the case, why didn't you hire ninja sooner to capture that lecher?"
Qiupu asked in confusion. From what the steward had said, the lecher was still getting away scot-free.
"Because that lecher uses the Transformation Technique or disguises, and ordinary ninja can't catch up with him. The girls he abducted are also unwilling to give us much information.
"Quite a few men who heard about this have also impersonated him to deceive young girls, making these crimes far more common and the culprits far harder to catch.
"Those girls all seem bewitched. They actually praise the lecher for being gentle, handsome, and romantic. The only saving grace is that he only kisses their lips and never goes any further."
As Steward Rimura explained, Yi Xiang gained a rough understanding of what had happened.
The lecher was probably a ninja whose strength approached that of a Jonin. The main reason no one had caught him yet was that most of his victims came from ordinary families, who couldn't afford to offer a higher bounty.
But the family Steward Rimura served was the largest in the Land of Vegetables and its most renowned merchant family. They were therefore prepared to pay one million ryo to issue an A-rank mission to capture Dancing with Flowers.
If they completed the mission, Yi Xiang would earn a few hundred thousand ryo, while the members of Team Five would each receive several tens of thousands-nearly a month's hard-earned income.
Several days later, Yi Xiang and the others, traveling on foot, reached their destination-the Land of Vegetables-along with the steward in his carriage.
Yi Xiang looked around and saw vast stretches of plants resembling rapeseed flowers filling the fields, all a brilliant golden yellow.
They seemed to carpet the earth in gold. The vibrant scene