The auction house.
A room.
Shen Ye looked at the two procurement lists before him.
"Sorry, I nearly messed things up."
Big Skeleton transmitted his voice dejectedly.
"It's fine. This isn't your fault. In fact, we had no idea we even needed to be careful when buying things," Shen Ye said.
Kevin had tested him once more before leaving.
He actually didn't trust him.
Nor had he truly let him off.
-It was just too risky to provoke him now. If he really was innocent, Kevin would be the one facing the consequences.
That was why he had backed down.
...Interesting.
"That living corpse was full of schemes. We'll have to be careful from here on," Shen Ye said.
"What do we do now?" Big Skeleton asked.
"We've spent the money, so of course we'll buy all the materials, then return to our world to complete the advancement," Shen Ye said.
"That would be safe," Big Skeleton said with a sigh of relief.
An hour later.
Shen Ye walked out of a large materials store.
-He had collected all the materials needed to upgrade Dark Whisper. According to Big Skeleton, the skill could advance at any time once he performed the secret art.
But-
Shen Ye walked straight ahead without looking aside, then suddenly stopped and looked toward a roadside shop.
He seemed to be examining the merchandise inside.
But out of the corner of his eye, he saw the empty air behind him-
Two lines of traits floated there:
"Dark Soul Assassin."
"Dark Soul Assassin."
Someone was following him. Two of them, at that.
It took no thought at all to know who had sent them.
But that was fine.
Shen Ye swaggered back the way he had come, paused briefly outside a clothing store, then went inside.
Following