The Tough-Faced Owner of A Fluffy Cafe ~ The Strongest Mercenary Feared as the Headhunter, Living Leisurely Surrounded by Little Girls and Cute Monsters ~ - Chapter 40
Episode 040: Dark Organization, Attacking a Little Girl
While Maria headed to work in a carriage, one of the subordinates entered a room in the headquarters of the Dark Eye.
“Boss.”
“What’s up?”
“There’s movement. It seems Maria is heading to the Knight Order headquarters.”
“I see. Don’t slack off on surveillance. And be ready to move at any time.”
“Yes.”
The subordinate followed the instructions and promptly left the room.
“Attacking Maria’s house is one option, but let’s observe a bit more.”
The boss stood up from the chair and looked out the window.
Maria’s house had guards, but the members of the Dark Eye outnumbered them and had considerable strength. It would be easy to snatch Tina away now.
However, infiltrating a noble’s house and abducting Tina would surely cause a stir. If anyone were to be killed, it would escalate further.
That could lead to extensive searches and even the eradication of the Dark Eye.
While they had evacuation routes and bases in other cities and countries, losing this base would be undesirable.
If Maria was going to work, she wouldn’t be back soon. So, it wouldn’t be a problem to wait and see for a while.
A few hours later, the boss’s intuition proved correct, and things began to unfold.
“Boss, the target has escaped from Maria’s house. What should we do?”
He hadn’t expected such a convenient turn of events.
As the boss of the Dark Eye, it surprised him as well.
He gave the next order.
“All right, capture her.”
“Yes.”
What concerned him was why the target had escaped from Maria’s house and where she was headed. Considering the target’s situation, it was easy to understand.
The target was a young child.
The reason for escaping from home was probably the loneliness of being in an unfamiliar house without her parent, Ack, and the guardian, Maria, who had taken care of her, now absent.
In that case, there was only one place the target would go.
Her own home.
The target’s home was in the suburbs. Considering that, it was better to catch her at her house with less risk of witnesses or soldiers coming to intervene.
That would be better.
Thinking so, the boss stopped his subordinate who was about to leave.
“No, wait a minute.”
“What’s wrong?”
The subordinate stopped and turned back, looking puzzled at the boss.
“The target’s destination is probably her own house. Leave surveillance and gather members around the target’s house.”
“What do you mean?”
“The target is a child. She has no place to stay other than Maria’s house. There’s only one place she would go besides Maria’s house.”
“I see. Is that what you mean? Understood.”
“When everything’s ready, I’ll go to the scene myself. Tell the members.”
“Understood.”
The target could fetch a hefty price. In case of emergency, the boss decided to move personally this time.
After receiving the boss’ orders, the subordinate instructed the members, and disguised as ordinary people, they headed out of the city through the four gates towards the target’s house.
As the boss predicted, the target started moving towards her home.
Hiding in the shadows to avoid attention, Tina slowly approached the inner gate. Utilizing her adorable monsters, she slipped through the gate unnoticed.
After all, they were just small animal-type monsters, nothing to be afraid of. But if the target was a tamer, it added more value.
It was a pleasant miscalculation.
Smirking at the report, the boss heard.
The target slipped through the city gate in the same way and headed straight for her home, going inside.
A report came that they could hear the sound of sleeping from inside the house, so she must be asleep.
This was their chance.
The boss left the base and headed to the target’s home.
“Are you ready?”
“Yeah.”
Arriving at the scene, the boss ordered the members to surround the house, ensuring the target couldn’t escape under any circumstances.
Kidnapping the girl
All that was left was to unlock the door and abduct her.
— Click, clack, click.
With the skilled member adept at picking locks, the door of the Fluffy Café was opened.
Four members sneaked into the house.
Led by the member with keen hearing, they headed straight to the room where the target would likely be.
There, in the middle of a large bed, was the target sleeping soundly with a peaceful expression on her face.
The members exchanged glances, and one of them moved closer to tie up the target.
“Kyukyu?”
“!?”
Suddenly, the sound of a monster’s cry was heard nearby, startling them, but they managed to contain their surprise and didn’t scream.
In the darkness, a white rabbit could be seen clearly enough. It resembled a very docile monster known as the White Rabbit.
The rabbit tilted its head cutely.
Extremely adorable.
“What, don’t scare me like that…”
The member who had heard the cry nearby suddenly felt relieved upon realizing it was just a rabbit.
“Don’t be scared of a White Rabbit.”
“Shut up.”
“Quiet. Let’s carry the target.”
“Roger.”
Now wasn’t the time to fuss over the rabbit. It was crucial to secure the target quickly and leave.
Once again, one of the members reached out to the target.
— Thud.
However, unexpectedly, the member collapsed midway.
“!?”
Thinking it might be a surprise attack from another organization, they positioned themselves back-to-back to cover all angles.
“…”
However, there was no sign of anyone else or another attack.
Only the sleeping breaths of the target and the monsters filled the surroundings.
“Ugh.”
But just as they felt relieved, another member collapsed.
“!?”
Even though they were supposed to cover all angles, a comrade fell, and the members of the Dark Eye intensified their vigilance.
“Ugh.”
Nevertheless, another member collapsed.
Now there was only one member left.
“Damn it. Ugh.”
The last member, sensing danger, tried to escape, but like the others, they fell, unable to make it.
“Kyuu.”
In the haze of consciousness, the last member’s vision was filled with the red eyes of the rabbit.
Those red eyes of the rabbit gleamed ominously.
