1223 City of Pleasure, Part 58 - ominous omens ② -

"Jake, where are you going?

"I have something to worry about. I'm gonna come outside for a second."

"Still not staying on strict alert?

"I'm supposed to be somewhat free to move when I don't have direct orders. Something really bothers me."

"Then I'll go too."

"Are you sure? Don't go back to Alpha Reese."

"I have also been given some freedom. Plus, I've already done my job. I don't have to go back until evening, so I don't have any business."

"Yes. Then I'm buying it out."

Lisa was blowing out lightly as Jake lied to the other knights all the time. Keep your arms together. Lisa goes out in the mood for a date. Jake was illuminated at first, but left it to Lisa to let him. Now it's time to work as a knight, because I don't know when I'll have this time next. With Jake, it's not like you don't value your time with Lisa.

Jake walked as his instinct first as he went out of town. Jake is blurry, too, but he's starting to understand what his abilities are. I don't know exactly what my abilities are, but I feel empowered, especially on the battlefield. The way Jake feels, the crisis is perceived as "uncomfortable" or "unpleasant." On the battlefield, leading warriors say they perceive a crisis with signs, but Jake's is abnormal in precision. Because you can almost certainly perceive the danger. I don't know how many times it's happened, like it saved me on multiple assignments.

The only trouble is that it becomes imprecise as soon as you try to use it intentionally. Jake made a leap to use his abilities, but he felt so far away from them. Nor does there exist a human being who can teach him how to use his powers. Jake temporarily stopped training his abilities. Because I thought it was more a priority to raise my strength as a knight than to worry about the power I might not get.

But after coming to the city, Jake couldn't help but be aware of his power. The discomfort I feel everywhere. Not all of those things were disgusting, but Jake doesn't know as many strange places as this city. Not to mention the boulevard, which is not something I could walk on because of too much discomfort in the back streets. I know most of those are secretly set up magical things, but I still get tired when I'm made aware of them so far. Instead, it wasn't surprising to Jake that normal people could also live in places where they felt that uncomfortable.

"(Perhaps there is actually no direct danger. Or if it's all intentional. No way. Such a huge number of discomforts, not a hundred years or anything you can make there. It's like creating a hole in a big wilderness. It would take a lot of guts and effort, but for what the hell?

While searching for discomfort, Jake turned his legs toward those who felt stronger and more unpleasant. Lisa's legs were suddenly stopping when it wasn't even half an hour to walk like that.

"Lisa?"

"Jake... where am I? Is it still the city of Tarram?

"It should, but..."

Jake also walked almost unconsciously, so I don't remember the landmarks or anything. But I think you'll notice if you get out of town. It was a lonely place, though the building was spreading around in fact. No, did they make you lonely? Though the sun rose in Tarram and was least popular for a while, this was unusually low on people.

"... you've come to a strange place. It's a pretty lonely place."

"I suggest you withdraw. This is not a good place to have people."

"What do you mean?

"Can you tell if we're the butterflies that jumped into the big spider's nest?

That's what Jake said and looked up at the sky. At some point the alley gets thinner and there are countless ropes between the buildings that would be to dry the laundry. Well, if you ask me, that's reminiscent of a spider's nest. Besides, the laundry dries, and the years go by so well. Like a wreck of prey on a spider's nest. It can't even be seen. Jake also got his spine kicked out.

"... should I leave right away?

"If we're going to do a survey, we should get a head count. Still this would be the entrance. I don't even know how long it's been going on in the back, and I don't think I've noticed this one yet as there's a spider. I wonder if this trap of hands, when it is noticed, will make it impossible to escape."

"Right. First, let's report to Captain Marduk."

Jake pulled in lightly. I don't want to take Lisa for an extra fight, because the narrowness of this building prevents her from escaping when surrounded.

Jake felt like he remembered the same feeling when he followed the place. And, at the same time, I feel a strange odor on my nose. Jake didn't know what it was, but it smelled like it was unique after holding a woman.

Continued