Flossie Wright said she needed a hand.
Thus, Perry Reed spent two days "helping."
Tracking and counter-tracking.
It was like a game of hide and seek, where Flossie Wright went ahead for a certain amount of time, erasing all traces on the road, while Perry Reed was responsible for tracking her.
In fact, Perry Reed was not skilled at these tasks.
Unlike Erina Taylor's lack of serious commitment, Perry Reed had operated the Mercenary Corps year-round and had been through life and death situations many times, but those had always been fought out with real guns and real swords.
He was the Boss, knew how to make use of his people, had strategies, and when it came down to a real fight, he had enough skill.
In short, he didn't need these tricks.
However—