Chapter 218: Framed
"Is that so? Did you see anyone suspicious?" O asked after observing him for a while.
"Not really, oh right— I did hear some face or something guy from the Nine Pacts was seen around this city. Maybe it is his work. You know how annoying the Nine Pacts could be," Vritra said with a shake of his head.
"..." The three men looked at one another. They had heard rumors about Faceless too. A few people saw him running into the city the previous day, but they were surprised that even Vritra knew about it.
"Hmm, that seems to be the case. Anyway, since when were you staying in this hotel?" O asked, while J and K were busy observing the surroundings.
"I arrived here not too long ago— wait, don’t tell me you suspect me of those explosions? Ha! What would I even gain? Would I do it just to call you out or something? Sigh... do you three have some sort of grudge against me? Even the last time you were suspecting me," Vritra said, shaking his head sadly.
"No, it’s nothing like that. We were just surprised to see you here. You are one of the king’s guests, so just enjoy your time here," J spoke, flashing a smile.
The three men turned around and began walking away while discussing the explosions. Vritra also turned and began to walk into the hotel building like many others.
In the sky, a stone wrapped in a paper was floating. With a thought from Vritra, it began to fall toward the men from the Golden Moon.
THUD
"Ow!!" J rubbed his head as the stone hit him. Of course, it didn’t cause him any pain, but he was surprised that he didn’t sense it in time.
"Oh my God!!"
Vritra heard J’s surprised voice from behind and heaved a sigh of relief that this part was also done rather easily. But then J spoke: "I can’t believe someone dares to hit me with a stone. Who is it?"