Chapter 115 – Foodie and Shameless Shadow Guards

    Aiko felt so stupid for not checking the currency, but it couldn''t be helped, she was so excited about food and visiting the town that she completely forgot about it.

    Aiko fiddled with the clothes, reflecting on her excitement.

    "Thank you." Aiko thanked the shopkeeper and he smiled at her.

    "Be careful around here." He warned her.

    "I will be." Aiko smiled and left the shop.

    The shopkeeper returned to his lazy demeanour. ''She is probably here because of him. The Mayor will be happy when he finally disappears.'' He sighed, but he didn''t expect the Fox Village to take such a long time...

    ...

    Aiko went to a nearby forest to dress up, fortunately, these clothes were much better in terms of ease of use.

    It didn''t take that long before Aiko could enter the Town once again.

    "Halt." A guard stopped her.

    "Yes?" Aiko asked innocently, charming the guard.

    "1 S-silver to enter the Town." The guard stuttered.

    Aiko nodded gently and placed 1 Silver into his hand.

    ...

    It was as lively as a few moments ago when she was sneaking around. Aiko was staring left and right and an alluring smell drifted from everywhere, making it difficult to pick and choose.

    There were buns, soups, porridges, breads, roasted meats, dried meats... anything that you could imagine they would have.

    Aiko couldn''t decide where to start first, so she went to the first stall.

    "Hello~, I would like 4 buns." Aiko smiled, blinding the young stall owner.

    "Here, that will be 12 coins." He smiled back at her.

    Aiko took the buns but noticed there was one more. She stared at him.

    "That one is on the house." He blushed, not meeting her eye.

    Aiko nodded, she liked free stuff.

    She bit into the bun. It was very soft and filled with meat. The meat quality was alright, but paired with the bun it was delicious.

    The second bun was... vegetables... Aiko somehow managed to munch that down, but she didn''t enjoy it much...

    Others were likewise either meat or vegetables, so Aiko had to vow to herself to remind them to give her only meat buns next time, as she didn''t like the vegetable ones.

    The next stall was one that served a fragrant soup. It had a light pinkish colour and a few petals drifted on top of it. Aiko was curious and slightly mesmerized.

    She didn''t know why the petals were in there and if they tasted any good.

    "Little Miss, would you like to taste this Lotus Soup?" The old grandma gently smiled at the young girl.

    Aiko looked at her, she was the classic kind of grandma who would stuff you full of food.

    "How does it taste?" Aiko was curious, but not curious enough to have a taste, so she would rather ask about the taste than then have to swallow something not tasty.

    She would have to be careful as wasting food is bad.

    "It has a light taste, perfect after a heavy meal." She smiled explaining.

    "Oh." Aiko nodded. "In that case, I will try the meaty food first and return here for a taste." Aiko smiled.

    The grandma didn''t say anything and returned to her work.

    Aiko went to a nearby stall with roasted meat.

    "20 pieces please." Aiko smiled, smelling the fragrant meat.

    The stall owner was slightly surprised when he heard the number.

    The room quietened as if everyone thought about something.

    "I want my own princess." One guy murmured.

    "You said it, did you see those massive-"

    Aiko ignored the upcoming conversation from that part of the room and perked her ears towards the upper part.

    "Have you heard that yet another Senior Brother was almost crippled because he proposed to the Saintess?" A somewhat feminine voice spoke slowly.

    "I heard about that, but I also heard that the Saintess is already betrothed." A masculine voice mused.

    "Oh?" The somewhat feminine voice was interested. "To whom?"

    "Coin." The masculine voice gaggled.

    "Tsk. Here you bastard." There was a heavy thud.

    "My, my~. Thanks. I heard that he was a prince from a 1st Rank Empire."

    "Hiss! Seriously?! Which one?" The feminine voice was startled.

    "Han Li." He spoke with a sneer.

    "The Han Empire eh?" The feminine voice mused. "So I still have a chance."

    "You have not given up yet?" The masculine voice was startled.

    "Of course not! Have you seen the Saintess? The temperament with that body, it would be a sin if I didn''t pursue her!" The feminine voice sounded rough.

    There was a sigh. "Sure, sure, just don''t get castrated like the other guys." He snorted at him.

    "Hmpf! As if they are my match!"

    ...

    Aiko returned to her food, it was soup, followed by whole chicken. So it took her quite a while to finish.

    She paid her bills and left the Inn without looking back. She would go for the Lotus Soup and carry on the assassination mission as she had only 1 day left to kill him.

    ...

    Aiko went outside the Town. It was already night. The Lotus Soup was indeed light, but a bit too light for Aiko''s taste.

    She went inside the forest and undressed picking her Assassination Uniform.

    She frowned a few times. A battle was ahead, a battle about how well she could wear this thing...

    She slowly got inside that Assassination Uniform, but the first time it was the wrong side. The mask was nowhere to be seen and the hood was in front of her.

    Aiko frowned and wanted to cry, but she suppressed that feeling and tried again...

    This time it was upside down...

    The next time it was sideways!

    Aiko was furious and only on the 26th try she was finally able to wear the goddamn outfit!

    Aiko snorted coldly, but then she noticed something. It was morning!

    ''Oh no! I don''t have much time!'' Aiko was unaware that she spent 6 and a half hours wearing that outfit.

    She rushed towards the Town with her stealth Abilities at maximum capacity. She bypassed the guards and dashed on top of the rooftops towards the Mayor''s Mansion.

    It was hard to miss as it had 2 huge lions on the front gate which stared intimidatingly at the passerby.

    Aiko jumped a few times, bypassing the walls and hidden guards before arriving at the top of the main wall overlooking the Mansion.

    It was... quiet, eerily so.

    Aiko slowly jumped down, moving in the shadows until she encountered a few Assassins? Or Guards? Shadow guards? Whatever they were Aiko sneaked up on them, wondering what they were doing.

    Only to pause since she saw huge tiddies on that piece of parchment and they were-!

    ''Ugh.'' Aiko wanted to vomit from that disgusting sight.