Nighttime.
For the old uncle, traveling back and forth to the Kamisato residence now felt like a very relaxed matter.
Flying is faster than running—this was something the great Wind God Lord Barbatos once said.
However, this line of voice acting doesn't trigger when teaming up with that dark-skinned loli coach sister Iansan from Natlan's Volu Nation in the game.
Probably because Iansan's short little legs really do run faster than Lord Barbatos can fly in the game, right?
But after adding the Anemo ring, the old uncle was certain—he could definitely fly faster.
"So the target is the account books in the core area under the Tenryou Commission's administration, correct?"
The old uncle asked this while looking at the head of the Kamisato family.
At this moment, the Kamisato residence was completely quiet; only three people stood by the edge of the pond.
"Yes. Our Shuumatsuban 'Uhu-ryu' already has someone infiltrated and lying in wait inside. However, the place where the account books are hidden is a bit tricky. When the time comes, we can only inform Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou of the location..."
At this moment, Cid Kagerou looked at the small tanuki beside the family head...
Sayu?
Sayu at this period didn't look much different from her future self—except she appeared a little more energetic...
At this age, Sayu hadn't yet outgrown her peers in height, so she didn't have that perpetually sleepy look she would develop later.
"I'm a bit concerned about this child..."
"Please rest assured, my lord. This child has not yet carried out any missions. The only reason she's accompanying you is that the one executing this mission is her teacher. Bringing her along makes communication easier."
Looking at the pure gaze in Sayu's eyes, the old uncle knew that this child was most likely currently experiencing a childhood where she was spoiled and cherished by those around her.
"Alright then. Let's make this quick and decisive."
And so, the old uncle began his thieving mission.
The mission location was Ritou...
That was really quite far from Inazuma City...
The old uncle glanced at Sayu—who had no Vision—and saw that she had already shouldered large and small packs of luggage. The corner of his mouth twitched.
"Sayu, just bring the things you need for the mission itself. There's no need for travel gear."
"Huh? But Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou, this mission is really far away..."
"We're flying. It'll be quick."
Since this was the Shura Anyakonsen-shou that the family head himself had spoken of, the tiny Sayu obediently chose to listen.
And so...
Anemo ring...?
Sayu was somewhat stunned. Weren't these things usually only possible to create by borrowing power from leylines and elemental mechanisms?
How could someone just conjure one out of thin air?
Wait... this person is Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou, after all. If he's a god, then there's no problem.
Sayu followed directly behind Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou and took off into the air.
In less than twenty minutes, they arrived straight at Ritou.
Because they flew so fast, the orders from the Kamisato family head hadn't even reached Sayu's master yet.
Fortunately, Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou had brought Sayu along, and Sayu herself served as proof of identity.
Thus, the two of them obtained the location of the hidden account books extremely smoothly.
It was in a small hidden compartment beneath the floor under the desk in the head of the Hiiragi family's study.
Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou didn't waste any words. He simply stood a short distance outside the Hiiragi family walls and activated his Anemo elemental sensing...
Mm... study... hidden compartment...
"Sayu, give me the book for disguise."
Sayu handed over the dummy account book meant to buy time, and then she witnessed an astonishing scene.
The account book that the Hiiragi family treated as their very lifeline actually flew out!?
Young one, this is an immortal family's secret art!
All it took was using Anemo to remotely control and open the mechanism from a great distance, then directly pulling the account book out with Anemo!
Completely silent, perfectly timing the blind spots in their line of sight! And then using a trace amount of elemental force to block elemental vision in case the Hiiragi family had any experts!
Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou caught the flying account book, then sent the aged fake account book flying back in...
Sayu stood by the side, acting as the mood-maker of the group.
This mission is really easy...