Chapter 5: Cat-and-mouse game

Pov (???) 

I had to learn more about the Vanille family steward and all the areas he oversees. My initial thought was to use a scroll to obtain information. I ran into a problem the once I snatched one.

'The Old huntress taught me a little bit of math and history, as well as how to use my aura,'

'What she learned most was how to navigate the city and stay secure.'

'And everything else I learned from experience and observation.'

'But I never picked up a book or a pen.' 

' So I never learned how to read and write. '

If I hadn't discovered a wealthy young man drinking in an alleyway behind a nightclub while rambling about the Vanille family, I would have given up on my plan.

There were a lot of intriguing tales regarding the family's daughter, "Trivia Vanille." Trivia, the young girl from the vanilla family has been absent for the past six months. According to reports, her father has not interest to locate her. He reportedly wasn't overly moved by his daughter's absence. In the end, the matter is still pending. A description of the girl is being reported by police in the valley.

However, the most significant data I've gleaned from the all untold data is that Jimmy Vanille. The family's patriarch serves as a council administrator for Vale. Which makes the absence of his daughter all the more mysterious. I believe that a guy of his caliber would insist that bullheads and drones be released searching the area in the air for his daughter.

The operation of the city is handled by the Vale City Council. Unlike the vale council, which handles matters pertaining to the entire Kingdom. Therefore, they separate the streets to make their work easier so that each man may manage on his own street without worrying about the others.

Regarding the Vanille family's head. He oversaw the neighborhood where I resided. The criminal who robbed the spider people in my old street and the gossip girl were, in my opinion, the same person at the time. 

'There are many homeless folks in the vale.'

'There were also other members of the spider syndicate, raising the chance that someone else robbed them at the time.'

'Only the semblance was mentioned in the rumor, not the whereabouts of the robber.'

'Particularly since Lotus did not explain to me just what hapend.'

'However, the robber solely frequents the Vanille family's streets and having stolen money from the "people" of the "spider" syndicate.'

'And the Vanille family has jurisdiction over the street where my old house is located'.

I'm sure that this thief is the same person who framed me for the theft. And it was because of her that Lotuso's people pursued me. 

With this information, everything came together in one perfect string of information. 

' girl' 

'She possesses a illusions semblance.' 

'She only operates in the streets belonging to the vanille family.' 

' And she robbed people from the spider syndicate.'

I think while lying on the mattress. 

'At the time, I believed that this information was sufficient.'

'At the time, all I needed to know was how to win her loyalty.'

'In the end, I was only interested in illusion powers.'

I then began to go around the vanille family's neighborhood. However, even with the knowledge. It made no sense to hunt for someone who could alter his appearance. And if the syndicate didn't get her drawing, I was going to give up.

' pink-brown hair and the same-colored heterochromatic eyes.'

' I'm not certain whether this is how she really looks.'

" The strategy is straightforward for the time being; starting tomorrow, I'll begin gathering data directly from the locations where she was last seen." 

I tell myself as I rise up, cross to the light switch that is situated to the left of the door, turn the light off, then return to the mattress and prepare for sleep.

I get out of bed early in the morning before daybreak, pallid and perspiring. I stand up and turn on the room's lighting. I take the clothing I want and head for the restroom. to take a hot shower. 

'Again, nightmares'

'Nightmares happen more frequently now that I sleep in the bunker.'

'Does not imply that I don't get enough rest.'

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'I simply rise earlier.'

While contemplating this, I take off my clothes, enter the shower, and turn on the water. Completing my bath I use a towel to dry my body before I put on a long, black hoodie. I put high stockings and a scarlet knee-length skirt on.

I take a small stool, I walked on it, and face the mirror.

'Let's give it a shot.'

As I continue to think, I pull my hair to the side and secure it with a white fabric bow. My bangs are slicked to the left side of my face.

I give my teeth a brush. I put on my winter boots and a white hooded jacket. I exit the bunker, pass through the kitchen, and walk over to the old counter where the safe is concealed. I take some Lien out to eat for breakfast. I take a quick look at a functional clock.

'4:47'

I then leave the clock shop and head up to the roof. Strolling down the cable. I bury the cable and hide it under some vains. 

"It's time to locate my small mouse."

As I say this, a golden-red glow surrounds my entire body, and I immediately begin to run in the direction of the last known whereabouts of the small mouse thief.

3 person POV

A young girl is standing on the roof of a three-story building covered in a thin layer of snow. She is dressed in a red knee-length skirt, high socks, and a black hooded sweatshirt, which she is wearing over a white jacket with a fur hood. She is wearing black winter boots on her feet. The girl's black hair is pulled back to the side and secured with a white towel. The left side of her face is hidden by bangs. A smile spreads over her face as she fixes her crimson eye on something in the distance. 

A girl who is possibly a year older flees from a group of men. The girl appears to be having fun with the group of men , and a confident smile never leaves her face. She has heterochromatic eyes and brown and pink hair.

They are clearly from the spider cryminal grup. They must by low in the organizational ladder based on their attire. One of the men has a hand injury, . other men is covered in filth like he was leying on the graund been times. Despite the circumstances the black-haired girl observed the older girl the way a cat observes a mouse.  

"I found you "

The girl on the roof speaks to herself in a melodic voice, as if anticipating a prize.

Pov(???) 

I've spent countless hours pacing around this area in search of clues. I stopped occasionally to eat and rest. Nevertheless, the search was unsuccessful. But just as I turned to get back to the bunker. I observed as the supposed thief was apprehended by three spider people. The girl was doing fairly well. Even one of the men began bleeding after being bit by her. She then began to flee from them. She runs , throwing anything she can find to gain the advantage. 

She mocks them and fools them with illusions to outsmart them. But slowly started to slow down even though she has a smile on her face I can see that she is tired.

'I should help her right it should give me some trust from the pink girl' 

'However, I don't want to have problems with the syndicate'

'But it won't be a problem if they don't notice'

'besides, I like her style'

Just as I think this I look at the angle of the sun. The sun is high all the time but it's gently pushed to the right

'So there is a west if they move at the same speed and the chase doesn't turn into the alley they should be in front of the building I am standing on in a minute'. 

As I think this I put both my hands behind my back take two steps to the front my toes are on the edge of building and I see the chase going to the place I am looking at. 

'If I am not mistaken '

I extend both my hands in front of me making a window with my thumb and index finger. Looking through the window with my red eye as a form of targeting. 

'5'

'4'

'3'

'2'

'1'

At the moment I thought one. 

Three pairs of hands appear from the faint outline of my shadow on the opposite side of the building. I can see the three men smash their faces on the ground and the hands hide in the shadows before any of the gangsters notice. Nevertheless, the girl runs on and doesn't even look back.

"So we're playing cat and mouse?" 

"Then let's play."

I can't help it a giggle comes out of my mouth. And slowly a small smile appears on my face. As I set off in pursuit.