She is not an investigator.

"I'll drive you to the hospital right away."

If this drags on any longer, Olivia might have to watch her assistant perish from her own body heat.

“委, 委…”

Igris's voice was hoarse; the high fever had even caused problems with her throat, and coupled with a severe cold, Igris had never felt so uncomfortable.

She didn't think much of it when a bomb blew up her stomach, but now she's truly experiencing the torment of illness and vows never to underestimate a cold again.

Even at a time like this, she was still thinking about the commission. It's really hard for Olivia to find another assistant as dedicated as her.

While Igris might simply be worried about losing the thirty gold coins she had just earned, Olivia didn't care.

She only cared about whether Igris would be alright.

"We can talk about the matter later... I'll take you to the hospital first."

"Waaaaah... Achoo!"

Igris seemed to want to say something, but because she was too weak, it turned into meaningless whimpering, and she even sneezed in between.

But it's okay, we can talk about it when we get to the hospital.

……

noon.

Igris slowly woke up, rubbed her slightly swollen nose, and looked around.

The familiar white walls, white ceiling, and strong smell of disinfectant.

Igris was just admitted to the hospital yesterday, how come she's back again today?

Oh, right... she had a high fever, and it was Olivia who brought her here.

Perhaps because her fever had temporarily subsided, her mind was much clearer. Although her throat still felt strange, at least she wasn't like before, having to hum for ages before she could utter a single word.

The ward was quiet and empty, but from the even quieter corridor, it was clear that Igris was probably not in a regular isolation ward.

It's probably a bit more upscale, since Olivia brought her here; her boss is always very generous with money.

But Olivia isn't here.

He might have gone to pay her bills, or he might have gone to buy her food, or he might have gone to…

I've gone to do the commissioned work.

Go to that factory.

"bad!"

Igris suddenly couldn't sit still. After all, if Olivia really went there by herself, and there were other dangers there, wouldn't all of Igris's plans and investigations have been in vain?

It wasn't that Igris didn't trust her boss, but the problem was that Olivia didn't seem like the type of person who could deal with cult terrorists or abnormally polluted monsters.

The Special Investigations Unit members had to be extremely careful when dealing with these guys, let alone Olivia going alone. What could she use to protect herself? The gun in her hand?

This thing is indeed useful when facing ordinary thugs and cultists, but Igris has already encountered the Crimson Butcher, an aberrant creature that would be difficult for Igris to choose even if she had to make a choice, so would an ordinary pistol really be useful?

Even if you strapped on some TNT, it's still hard to say.

bad!

Igris must be discharged immediately!

"Oh, you're awake."

Just as Igris was marveling at how Olivia had brought her here and even remembered to bring her boots, the door to the ward was pushed open.

Unfortunately, it wasn't Olivia.

"...You seem a little disappointed to see me?"

Where is Olivia?

The person at the door was Ling. Today was clearly a workday, but Ling was dressed casually, as if she hadn't gone to work and had instead come to the hospital to slack off.

While most people wouldn't slack off at a hospital, Iglesias didn't care about that; all she wanted to know was whether Olivia had gone to work near the factory.

"You look for her the moment you open your eyes? Your relationship has gotten that good?"

Ling was still in the mood to make a joke, but Igris was really anxious, so anxious that she was almost sweating, although it might just be because she was wearing a bit too thick clothes.

"So? Where is she? And why are you here?"

“Didn’t you have a request today? Because you were very sick, Olivia had to take you to the hospital and then go herself. She also dragged me along to take care of you. But there’s really nothing much to do today. Constantine is here too, so I left all the work to him… By the way, you’ve met, haven’t you? I heard it from him.”

bad!

Extremely bad!

Olivia really went!

“Olivia might be in danger. No, we can’t be so sure… Anyway, I have to stay with her. If she encounters any danger on her own, she won’t be able to protect herself!”

Igris was about to rush out of the ward, but Ling pressed her back down.

"Your fever has just subsided, what's the rush? It's just a case, what danger could there be? Aren't you being a little too concerned about her, even a little overly worried? Before you came along, Olivia had solved quite a few cases."

Ling's tone was strange, making Igris feel a little uncomfortable.

But Igris won't be so easily persuaded to go back. Unless Olivia can knock Igris's famous sword out of her hand with two punches, Igris has almost no idea that Olivia has any ability to protect herself.

Just in case, although it's unlikely, just in case!

What if a second killer appears? What if Olivia happens to encounter one while investigating? What if she happens to shoot it?

Then Igris might lose the best boss she's ever had in her life.

Her weekly wage of twenty-five silver dollars would also be buried along with Olivia's body.

That's twenty-five silver dollars!

"Aren't you worried about her? I know Kobe, your special task force, about her current situation. Are you really so sure you can let your friend go out alone to the suburbs to conduct an investigation without worrying that she might encounter some danger, be unable to save herself, and ultimately lose her life?"

"No, why are you blaming me?! I came here out of kindness to take care of you. What, you've forgotten about the old relationship just because you have a new love? We're the ones who've been through thick and thin together! And now you're blaming me for not stopping her?"

Ling, who was already unhappy, immediately got angry. She had come to help out of kindness, but instead got scolded by Igor Erlis. She had skipped work to come and hadn't even received a salary.

“I’m not blaming you… Never mind, move aside and let me go find her.”

Ling sullenly stepped aside, letting Igris slip out.

She does have a few flaws, but Iglesias's (Iglesias's) reasoning is also reasonable. Acting alone is definitely dangerous, and she also estimated that she couldn't possibly stop Iglesias forever.

"I'll go as well."

So she chose to follow Igris.

Igris stopped and remained silent for a moment before extending her hand to Ling.

"What? I'm not going to forgive you that quickly."

"Give us some bullets."

Her pistol had been starving for a long time.

The Gods' Fool - The Last Knight: Chapter Nineteen, Is It Time to Fight?

Meanwhile, after taking Igris to the hospital, Olivia went directly to the location she had been asked to investigate, which was the factory in the southern suburbs.

After all, integrity is very important to a firm, and if possible, Olivia would not want today's investigation to be unable to proceed because of this, especially since the other party has already mentioned that it is indeed urgent.

So Olivia barely stayed at the hospital; she paid the fees and left immediately after seeing Ling arrive.

This meant that she arrived in the southern suburbs, near the factories, around nine o'clock.

However, some minor accidents occurred on the way.

……

"I remember you... Momokawa, right?"

The gray-haired girl stopped Olivia. She was not good with words, but her meaning was clear.

"Why are you here?"

Olivia, who should have asked the question, was preempted by Momokawa. Olivia could have answered her, after all, she was Igris's friend.

"The client is a detective, remember me?"

Although Olivia isn't a particularly famous detective, she is indeed an exceptionally talented one. At least in this city, Olivia dares to say that her abilities are absolutely top-notch, and if you include her connections, probably no one can compare to her.

Your assistant isn't here.

Momokawa crossed his arms, looking somewhat troubled.

Her face is better suited to a smile than this negative expression, so it makes her look a little odd, like…

It's somewhat dangerous.

"She's sick, so I'm the only one here today."

"Does he have a fever?"

"you know?"

Momokawa nodded, as if he had expected it.

"Her condition was not good yesterday. Although I went with her to buy medicine, I didn't expect her to recover so easily, and sure enough, she did."

At this point, Momokawa suddenly covered his mouth and winked at Olivia.

Did I let something slip?

"...She told me that she went out with you yesterday."

Olivia suddenly felt a little annoyed, not because she was targeting anyone in particular, but just because she felt inexplicably unhappy.

"That's good, otherwise I would have wasted even more time explaining our relationship to you. So why did you come here?"

Olivia wouldn't mind if she explained, but Momokawa brought up the same question again.

“A factory owner nearby asked me to investigate some things. Why are you so concerned? And why are you here?”

Although it is indeed a sunny day, this is still the suburbs. Olivia is here for a request, but what about Momokawa?

Why would she come to the suburbs alone for no reason?