"Ah, ah, ah—they're the bracers I hired to escort me to the Royal City."
Suddenly, one of the travelers stepped up to the officer. "I'm Professor Alba of the Royal City History Museum. I conduct archaeological research all across the country, and that sort of work can't be done by one person alone. In dangerous places, I still need to hire bracers as escorts."
Professor Alba said, "Bracers Estelle and Joshua are the bracers I hired. Please let them go. Without them, I'd be rather scared to travel to the Royal City by myself!"
Uchiha Madara suddenly felt something about this man... A sense of discomfort rose within him. From the moment he had met him, he had already found the man strangely unsettling.
Who is this person...? I definitely know him. But who is he? Where did I meet him?
Uchiha Madara tried hard to recall it, but no matter what he did, he could not remember!
Still, since they had received this man's help here, they might as well get past this hurdle first. Even if he had ulterior motives, that would be a matter for later.
Uchiha Madara immediately smiled. "Yes, Professor Alba is our employer. We came here to escort him to the Royal City History Museum."
Estelle was deeply impressed by Uchiha Madara's lie. Though this was not the sort of method she wanted to use, how could they afford to take things slowly under such circumstances?
Along the way, Professor Alba constantly tried to strike up conversations with Uchiha Madara and Estelle. Uchiha Madara ignored him, but Estelle was very curious about one thing. "Professor Alba, how exactly did you come to know us?"
Professor Alba laughed loudly. "At the Bracer Guild in Zeiss, I formally hired the two of you to escort me