A Hat Without Hair

(CP27)

Bai Ye stared in surprise at the silver-haired Vouivre woman before him.

Saria, an operator of Rhodes Island, had suddenly appeared in Mansfield Prison—and as a prison guard, no less.

Meeting an unexpected person in an unexpected place left Bai Ye completely bewildered.

"Hey, hey, how do you know a prison guard here? And this big woman looks dangerous!"

Kafka sensed a dangerous aura from Saria. She swallowed and cautiously hid behind Bai Ye.

Although Saria was about as tall as Bai Ye, his slimmer build made him seem less imposing than her.

"Bai Ye?"

The surprise in Saria's eyes was no less than Bai Ye's. Clearly, she was equally astonished to find him here.

After a moment of silence, the two looked up at each other and said in unison:

"Are you Silence's helper?"

Then one nodded, while the other shook her head.

Bai Ye was the one who nodded.

Saria was the one who shook her head.

"What is going on with these two?!"

Standing behind Bai Ye, Kafka thought that although the self-proclaimed man in front of her looked delicate and frail, his earlier actions had made it clear that this absurd fellow could not be judged by his appearance.

Hiding behind Bai Ye seemed rather safe...

Setting Kafka aside for the moment, Saria had completely disrupted Bai Ye's plan.

He suddenly realized that this matter really was not as simple as a prison break on the surface.

Tch, I knew this would happen... Bai Ye's heart was utterly unmoved. He had sensed this coming long ago.

Then again, if this prison break were really as simple as it appeared, Silence would not have asked him for help.

"Putting that aside... how did you discover us?" Bai Ye asked curiously. He wanted to know where his