Neither Ishii nor the others ever realized that someone had followed them to the inn.
Let alone the fact that they were being tracked for the past few days.
The people trailing them had never once allowed themselves to be seen, nor had they given the group any reason to believe they were being watched.
They were experts at what they did.
And at the same time, this showed the gap between the powers within the city compared to the fresh group of adventurers who had just arrived in this world.
More importantly, the possibility never even crossed their minds because none of them believed the guild had any reason to suspect them.
In that regard, they were mistaken.
Ever since the day Paul's group returned from their encounter with the werebeast, Thalric had quietly arranged for them to be observed whenever the situation called for it.
The order wasn't given because he believed they had betrayed the city, nor because he thought they were conspiring with monsters.
