The beastwoman sitting not far from the counter was completely unaware of him. She silently drank the beverage before her, head bowed, lost in thought.
Cassey was patient. At this distance, he had absolute confidence in his ability to kill or control her, so instead of acting immediately, he preferred to observe a while longer, perhaps he could still…
Clang!
Just then, the beastwoman suddenly rose to her feet, her movements so violent that she overturned the chair.
Cassey, almost without time to think, drew the dagger from his waist and, stepping through the shadows with a "Shadow Step", he appeared behind her in the blink of an eye. Despite not knowing whether she had detected him, he couldn't afford to bet on it after already having lost her once…
However—
"Ugh!"
