Encountering a Worthy Opponent

Fukurou watched Iceburg stubbornly refuse to budge, looking as though he was prepared to keep them locked in this stalemate forever if they did not leave.

"Fine, we'll guard the door. But listen, don't try anything funny, or I won't let you off."

Having gotten a definite answer, Iceburg suddenly felt relieved and promptly slammed the door shut.

Fukurou glared viciously at the door after being shut out. He would wait for Iceburg to come out!

As long as they got the blueprints here, this man would be useless.

"Yoiyoi! Can we~ really trust him?"

Kumadori spoke in his strange cadence.

As he spoke, he continued hopping on one foot with one eye closed.

Fukurou snorted. In any case, this man could not escape their grasp.

Inside the room, Iceburg looked anxious. He wondered whether Moyun had noticed that something was wrong.

Moyun was so busy that perhaps he truly had not noticed. If so, Iceburg could only rely on himself to get away.

Iceburg looked around. This was the second floor, so it seemed he could only escape through the window.

After hesitating for quite a while, Iceburg finally decided to flee that way.

"Why hasn't he come out after all this time? Don't tell me he really is trying something?"

Fukurou stamped his foot impatiently, then knocked on the door. "Hey, I'm warning you, don't try anything funny! You know we can always find you!"

After knocking for a long time, neither Fukurou nor Kumadori heard any movement from inside.

The two exchanged a glance, both realizing something was wrong.

That man had definitely escaped.

"Rankyaku!"

Fukurou kicked the door open. When the two entered, they saw the window wide open. The bedsheets had been twisted into a rope and tied to the bedframe, stretching out through the