Chapter 176.2

Chapter 176.2 \n<h1>Chapter 176 Departure ② </h1>\n\n　Suddenly, the wind blew. The grass swayed greatly, but that was not enough to expose the men who were crawling to hide themselves.

“Let’s wait until the latter half of the hour. If the target doesn’t show up, we will bail out. Even if something does happen, we won’t wait any longer.” (Mercenary Boss)

　If their client had been caught in some way, there was a possibility that the target could trace back to his men. It would be one thing if they were killed in battle, but they couldn’t risk the entire group just because they followed through on one single request.　Probably because he was tired of waiting, one of my companions, who was lying down nearby, made a big yawn. He was so loosened up that you wouldn’t believe that he was on a mission.

　Maybe he noticed the line of sight of his boss, the man said with a vexed expression.

“Sorry, I feel quite sleepy.” (Sleepy mercenary)

“It’s just half an hour, brace yourself.” (Mercenary Boss)

“Heiii” (Sleepy mercenary)

　From his experience, it was rare for the target to come after such a time.\n

　The client this time was resourceful, but something must have happened. It was also possible that the target changed their mind. The route had been told only a few hours ago, but there were plenty of reasons for a change in plans.

　At that moment, he suddenly spotted a shadow coming towards him in the distance.　There was only one person. This person wasn’t the target of the mercenaries, but this place was too far off the road. It wasn’t the scouts they had sent out, but if this person was coming straight to this place where they were hiding, it was possible that it was someone sent by the client.

　That person was a woman. Her skin was tanned and her boots were black. She was dressed in a revealing outfit that made her look like a “Thief (Tozoku)”.　Her steps were heading straight toward them. The boss stopped his companions with his hand and signaled them to be on standby while he drew his weapon and stood up.　The woman’s feet stopped more than ten meters away. Her eyes widen and she *jirojiro* stared at the boss’ green-painted face.

“Are you the messenger? Show me the sign.” (Mercenary Boss)

　There are more than 100 people hiding here, and if she was an enemy, she wouldn’t have come here alone.　However, when the pink-blonde-haired woman with pink eyes heard what the boss said, she shouted back.

 

“Syyyyyyyyyyyyt~! Seems like there weren’t enough sleeping drugs~! Telling you wanted to economize――You were the one who told me to quickly get rid of them, no? If we don’t hurry, Cry-chan will be here~!” (Liz)\n“!? Oi!” (Mercenary Boss)

　At the boss’ signal, his companions stood up at once. The sight of people suddenly rising up from the almost flat grassland was like countless trees suddenly sprunging up.　However, the unidentified woman’s expression didn’t change even when she saw that many people.

 

　And just like this, with gracious movement, she took a mask out of nowhere and put it on her face. After seeing her doing this, the boss of the group took a step back.

　He knew of the fearsome Hunters who use a creepy laughing skeleton mask as their symbol.　At one point in time, they took the initiative to crush criminal organizations and were feared by all organizations. They are crazy guys who took out dozens of organizations with just a Party of six members. There are no enemies of theirs who would mistake the mask of their Party.

“Impossible………… You are one of 《Strange Grief (Nageki no Borei)》!? I thought you had settled down lately.” (Mercenary Boss)

　The skeleton woman said in a casual voice at the boss who was calling them in a quivering voice.

\n　Without thinking the boss looked up.

“Enough with that! Didn’t I tell you that, that move was very tiring!? (Lucia)

　As if it was a joke, a large kite was floating in the sky.