Chapter 4: Arc 1, - 4: Layla Princely
"Really? Using my name? Why didn't you just use yours? Or just pay him?"
"It's better to keep the work of a Krialin associate private from the public," she righteously put. "I also spent all my money on food on my way to Kria and slept in the Krialin station last night," she continued blamelessly.
Jotou barely batted an eye at this point... "Speaking of which, when did you get a badge?"
"I swiped it off of one of their desks on the way out. I'm pretty good at getting away with things you know," she flaunted her hair.
"Please, he was drunk—a chicken could lie to him."
With a shake of her head the brunette grinned, "You keep questioning my skills," she hid the badge in her pinafore pocket. "Yet, look at how much I've found out."
"Alright thief, what did you figure out?"
"Follow me!" Fumeko dragged Jotou by the arm through the surrounding area...
...for hours. By the time they finally reached their location, the sky had gone orange, changing into a light purple.
Jotou sat on a tree root that had grown out of the ground of the cemetery. Fumeko examined the gravestone labelled 'Layla Princely, Beloved Wife and Mother'. "Found it!"
"You dragged me through the same places for hours, how does stopping at a cemetery actually help us?" Jotou had her chin cupped in both hands, trying to ignore the rumbles of her stomach.
