Violet took it and looked at it, then asked in surprise, "There seems to be some blood on this..."
"Haha, have you forgotten the first time we met? Don't worry about the details!"
Leone smiled and patted Violet on the shoulder.
Dragon boats are not ordinary ships; not just anyone can ride in them.
It represented a symbol of wealth and status, and usually only the wealthy, officials, or nobles and their relatives could board the ship.
Apart from Lu Ye, no one in the Night Raid Squad could meet all of these requirements.
But he's not here now.
So Leone came up with a plan.
She used her beauty to seduce a wealthy man who was about to board a ship.
After luring him into an alley, she swiftly knocked the tycoon unconscious and took his boat ticket.
Violet remembered too.
When Leone first arrived in the capital, she even tried to swindle money from them.
She wasn't just any ordinary con artist; she was a stunningly beautiful one.
If it weren't for the time constraint, she wouldn't have chosen to knock someone unconscious.
If they keep going, they might be able to swindle even more money from that rich man.
“Alright, it’s about time. Let’s board the ship,” Leone said. “That Lubbock guy has already set up a barrier on the ship; it won’t be easily detected.”
“But… there’s only one ticket.” Violet looked at the ticket in her hand.
"Hehe, I can climb onto a boat this size with just a few lifts of my hands!"
Leone blinked and gave a wink.
Chapter 241 Battle Against the Three Beast Warriors
Dragon boat.
The ship has been sailing for ten minutes.
The deck was bustling with activity as high society figures mingled and drank in the open-air setting where the sea breeze could be felt.
Near the ship's side, people were talking animatedly. Around the crowd were many heavily armed guards, who stood solemnly like statues of warriors, with sharp swords at their waists, protecting the people on board.
Among the crowd was a middle-aged man who was slightly hunched over and had not plucked a single hair on his head.
He was the target of this "night raid" because his secret return of taxes to farmers in the southwest had angered many of Ernest's faction of officials, and many wanted to kill him to vent their anger.
Violet leaned against the railing on the deck, watching the movements over there.
"Don't keep staring." Leone said from the side, "Your gaze is too obvious. You should tone it down a bit. People are actually very sensitive to other people's gazes."
"Then, what should I do?" Violet found this explanation very profound, so she humbly asked for guidance.
“I don’t know the answer to that question, but if it were me… I’d pretend to be looking around at the scenery.” Leone raised an eyebrow.
Although Esdeath had put a lot of pressure on her before, she quickly adjusted.
"By the way, isn't my outfit pretty good?" she said, turning around as the hem of her white dress fluttered in the breeze.
“Yes, it looks good.” Violet nodded. “But it’s still a little small.”
“There’s nothing we can do about it; sometimes being too big is a problem,” Leone sighed.
Violet was the only one with a ticket.
Brad boarded the ship easily thanks to his ability to "make himself transparent".
Leone, on the other hand, had a more difficult time. She jumped into the sea first, swam to the other side of the boat, clung to the hull, and only climbed back up after the boat started moving. The dress she wore was something she had taken from one of the guests' rooms, so she didn't have to worry about being discovered. Since the dress was a bit tight around her chest, she decided to get a men's outfit later.
Suits are not like dresses; at first glance, they all look the same and are hard to distinguish.
"By the way, where's my older brother?" Violet asked.
"Big Brother" refers to Brad, because Lu Ye calls Brad "Big Brother," so Violet follows suit.
"Brad went to search the cabins. The Three Beasts have most likely infiltrated the ship, but their real target is us, so as long as we don't make any rash moves and don't reveal our identities, we'll be fine."
“But there’s a risk involved,” a man’s voice whispered from the side. “The Three Beast Warriors might fail to lure us and then carry out their secondary mission, which is to get rid of the civil official as ‘bait’.”
The speaker was Brad, who had somehow appeared beside the two of them.
However, Violet noticed his presence beforehand.
After all, this place wasn't as crowded as a port, and her location on the deck was relatively secluded, so Brad's footsteps were much more noticeable than before.
“Isn’t that why we’re here?” Leone said. “Have the cabins been checked?”
"No, there are guards on the upper level, and the passage is too narrow. If I go through, I might be discovered."
"I see... then we'll just have to wait here for now." Leone sighed.
……
The dragon boat sailed smoothly on the canal, the setting sun reflected on the water.
Time flies, and four or five hours have passed in the blink of an eye.
Nothing happened all afternoon.
The dragon boat was bustling with activity.
This is an exclusive "salon" for the upper class.
People raised their champagne glasses and chatted enthusiastically, while waitresses in cheongsams moved back and forth carrying trays.
Leone had already changed into a suit and was interacting with many people, partly to expand his network of contacts and partly to gather intelligence.
Violet enjoyed the free food very much.
Brad would hide in the toilet to rest, since maintaining transparency all the time was a considerable burden on his body and stamina, so he would definitely go to the toilet to rest every now and then.
However, the three of them did not forget their mission.
Although they all appeared to be doing their own things, their activities remained confined to the area surrounding the civil officials, and they never left.
Violet ate her cake, then asked the lady in the cheongsam for a small box and put the free cake inside.
She's packing it up.
However, she wasn't eating it herself; she was preparing it for Lu Ye, Mine, and the other team members in Night Raid.
Because the cakes here taste much better than those sold on the street.
That's understandable, after all, the ship employs renowned chefs, and the taste is incomparable to that of small shops on the street.
Meanwhile, Leone, who was talking to someone, happened to see Violet's behavior and couldn't help but smile.
Because she understood Violet's intention in an instant.
You should know that Leone, Akame, and Violet are nocturnal killers in the kitchen.
The three of them would often gather in the kitchen in the middle of the night to use up the food they had stored.
Leone knew that the girl was an honest girl who would eat whatever she had on the spot and wouldn't have the habit of packing food to take back to her room.
She did this so that the team members could eat it, right?
What a lovely child.
If she gives me the cake after the mission is over, should I rub her face or her little head?
With that thought in mind, Leone's heart began to stir with desire.
Just then, a melodious flute tune drifted through the hall.
The sound seemed to echo not only in the main hall, but throughout the entire ship.
Ethereal and ethereal, like a lullaby in a dream.
Immediately afterwards, I heard the sound of someone collapsing to the ground at noon.
Those were passengers, whether male or female, officials or bodyguards, ladies or waiters... They all fell or collapsed one by one, like exhausted prisoners, just wanting to get a good night's sleep.
When Leone came to her senses, she only felt that her eyelids were very heavy.
I really want to... take a nap.
……
At this moment.
Inside the palace-like building on the dragon boat.
In a room at the end of the corridor on the third floor, two men in black, one large and one small, sat facing each other.
One of the blondes, who looked like a petite girl, was playing a flute.
"The flute music is still so beautiful," said Liva, his white hair leaning back in his seat. "The flute music must have filled the entire ship by now."
Upon hearing this, Niu put down her flute and stopped playing.
Even so, the flute music did not stop.
“I’ve been playing for quite a while now, so even if I stop playing for a while, those people won’t wake up.”
“Be careful, after all, there might be some guys who don’t understand elegant music.” Riva slowly stood up. “We can’t be careless. Since they’re planning to not fight, then don’t blame us for clearing the area.”
Chapter 242 Killing Daidas
Inside the hall, Leone gritted his teeth.
All the passengers on the ship, including the guards, were asleep.
Even though she immediately used her Imperial Arms to transform into a beastman, her eyelids still felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead.
"Damn it... is it because of the Imperial Arms?"
The melodious flute music still echoed around, and Leone immediately knew that it was the Three Beasts who were behind this.
I had already learned about this from Lu Ye.
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