TBATE - The Help of a Certain Being

Observations

He looked up, a slight tint of worry on his face.

"I don't think the three of us are the only ones he may be targeting."

My eyes widened in realization, remembering the stories the Young Master always told us.

"The orphanage! The Young Miss!"

I immediately ran out, Lightning mana already coursing through my nerves as the world in my eyes slowed.

I ran outside, willing Wind mana into my legs as I pushed off of the ground, hopping from building to building.

With slow, steady breaths despite the internal stress I
was holding inside, I conserved mana as best as I could, making sure I had some left to defend the orphanage and myself.

As I came to a halt, I saw the giant sign marked [Xyrus Orphanage].

I threw myself into the shadows, concealing my identity with the mask Young Master Kuro gave me.

Closing my eyes, I shot a pulse of Wind mana throughout the area in an attempt to confirm my surroundings.

Three people, no one inside, but they're on high alert. Probably because of me.

I heightened my senses with mana as I listened closely to the voices.

"-but seriously, why do we have to do this again?" A male voice rang in my ears.

"Because our client ordered us to keep watch on the place, and to confirm if a guy with white hair comes by at all," another voice, that of a female's, replied irritatedly.

"Quiet!" Another man chastised the two. "Are you not aware that the high mana signature that appeared may still be here?! Shut it!"

"Fine, sheesh! Friggin' hate nobles," the other man's voice grumbled.

"Tch. You got that right. But we can't just turn down a family like the Wykes'. Especially with that brat son of theirs," the woman's voice agreed.

Shit. So it was true. He really wasn't just targeting us.

"In any case, it doesn't look like we'll get anything today either. Let's just go back and see if he comes tomorrow," the other man ordered.

The three signatures soon left my range of detection and I withdrew my mana.

Taking off my mask, I walked up to the door, knocking on it. A young lady opened the door.

"Yes, Sir? How can I help you?" She looked at me curiously.

"I'd like to speak with the owner of this establishment please," I requested.

In my grip, I held the coin the Young Master gave me. He said to inject mana into it in the case that I would ever need his help as soon as possible.

So...

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"I see..." the Head Mother muttered worriedly.

"B-but still! I'm proud to see Kuro's already made new friends."

The young lady, Mary, seemed to have a fondness for Kuro.

"The question is why are we being targeted by a noble of the Kingdom?" The elder lady asked.

I lowered my head in shame. "I'm afraid we're to blame for that, ma'am. Lately, the Young Master's temper has become less controlled around certain individuals.

In this case, he has a particular hatred toward Lucas Wykes, a noble who hurt one of his friends not long ago."

"The Wykes Family?!" Mary gasped.