Hush Now, Saintess! - Chapter 106
Chapter 106
Translator: Yonnee
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Entering the warehouse was easier than expected.
There was no one guarding the door.
‘Well, they must have been confident since it was hidden so well.’
If it were me, I wouldn’t have bothered to post a guard either.
I’d rather spend the money on something else than on a doorman.
So, it seemed these people had also allocated the money elsewhere instead of hiring guards.
“Even the warehouse seems like a maze.”
Numerous doors and branching paths appeared along the long corridor.
It didn’t seem like they were all genuine.
‘Some of these must be decoys meant to confuse.’
“Do you know the way here as well?”
“No. I don’t know this place.”
“Then we’ll have to check each room one by one. It might take some time.”
Time?
At the mention of time, I summoned the system again.
〈 Time remaining: 01:09:57 〉
We probably don’t have enough time to open and check every door.
Moreover, if we run into someone inside and waste time…
‘Ah, maybe we can use that?’
Thinking of something, I summoned the system again.
“Ella?”
When I didn’t respond, Hildeon spoke up.
I replied with a solemn expression.
“Please hold on a moment. I need to focus my energy.”
“Ah. Understood, I’ll wait.”
After nodding my head in thanks, I focused on the system again.
‘System, show bonus stats.’
〈 Bonus Stats
—Intelligence: 18
—Strength: 13
—Luck: 26
—??? : 37
Available Stat Points: 30 (+10) 〉
There had been several changes in the bonus stats window since I last checked.
‘Have they increased automatically?’
The most noticeable was 〈 ??? 〉.
I didn’t know what it was, but it had already reached 37. I vaguely remember it starting at only around ‘3’ though.
‘Maybe Jelly knows what this is.’
Not that he would tell me if I asked anyway.
Let’s think about that once we make it back alive.
Right now, what I need to focus on are the available stat points and luck.
Back in Bastion, when the chandelier almost fell on me.
The luck function activated automatically, and Hildeon saved me.
‘Come to think of it, does that mean Hildeon is my luck?’
Feeling a sudden surge of gratitude, I looked at him.
Noticing my gaze, he turned his head, scanning the surroundings with sharp eyes.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“Just ‘cause you’re handsome.”
There really was no better excuse.
And adding a smile to it made it even better.
No one can criticize a smiling face.
After delivering this perfect combo, I turned my gaze back to the stat window.
Unaware that Hildeon’s eyes were darting around nervously.
After a moment.
‘All set.’
I looked ahead with satisfaction.
〈 Bonus Stats
—Intelligence: 18
—Strength: 20 (+7)
—Luck: 44 (+18)
—??? : 37
Available Stat Points: 5 〉
I considered pouring everything into luck, but decided to invest a bit in strength just in case.
I planned to allocate the remaining 5 points depending on the situation.
“All done. Let’s go.”
“Shall we check the rooms one by one as planned?”
“No, not one by one…”
I’ll try to guess.
I confidently took the lead.
In the end, the operation was quite successful.
“Impressive. Another success.”
One failure, two successes.
A success rate of 66.67%, with 1 loss, and 2 wins.
Not a bad probability.
The first room we entered contained customer information.
Surprisingly, there were more people who borrowed money from them than I had expected.
And another surprising point was….
—Most of these people are reported missing.
As Hildeon was more committed to the Empire’s security than anyone, he recognized several missing persons from the customer list alone.
This meant there could be many more missing persons he didn’t recognize.
‘The scale of this seems much larger than I thought.’
This was serious.
I was just trying to bring Hamelle to my side more comfortably, but it felt like I had stepped into a huge case.
The second room was just a storage room filled with supplies.
I looked around to see if there was anything useful, but finding nothing, I left.
The third room…
‘Bingo.’
It contained the most crucial evidence.
Contracts.
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