The Strange Life I Live

Figuring Out

Zen had now returned to the room he had rented in this inn with his sister Yui. After entering it, Zen immediately asked seriously about what Yui felt last night.

“I only feel the presence of someone Kak.” Yui replied to her brother's question.

Yui had a unique perception, where she could sense something like Zen's perception skill, but it seemed like a passive skill that was very useful for feeling things like monsters, enemies and so on.

Whether true or not Yui's feelings, Zen must remain vigilant. Because if it's true what Yui said, surely the person will investigate it in a moment, as a result of his actions that made the barrier last night.

“Hah... did I just go get Yui from here?” mummified Zen.

Zen was eager to help, but also felt he was not strong enough to help solve this problem. He knew for sure, the mastermind who did this must have been very strong, so he didn't want to risk it against him.

“Ah... wait didn't I just spread my identity?” zen murmured who immediately bowed lethargic, after realizing something.

Although he was known to have no light element, but if the enemy who examined him last night could sense the light element, surely their suspicions would go straight towards Zen.

“Sial... it looks like things are getting worse” Zen murmured, seeing the current state.

“Kak why?” asked Yui who saw her brother as if he was bowed in lethargy.

“Ah Big Brother only thought of a sesu-” But before Zen finished his words, a knock was heard from behind the door of his inn room.

“Stay here Yui, and wait for Brother OK” Zen said with a serious look, which forbade his sister from following him to greet people who were knocking on their rooms.

Yui who saw the seriousness of her brother's face, immediately nodded and followed his sister's words. Seeing that his sister had understood his orders, Zen slowly walked towards the door of his room slowly.

“Who?” zen said from behind the door of his room.

“Ah... I'm sorry Mr. Zen, but the village chief wants to meet you” replied the voice of the woman who is the aunt of the owner of this inn.

Hearing that, Zen slowly opened the door of his room and saw a woman he knew and an adult man who was currently looking at him fully inquiringly, but a moment later he immediately smiled warmly to Zen.

Seeing that, Zen started to come out of his room and started to close the door of his room, then started to stand face to face with this innkeeper's aunt, who was standing side by side with the man who wanted to meet her.

“I'm sorry, but there's a need for what the village chief is looking for me?” ask Zen.

“I'm sorry sir, introduce my name Pavet, the village chief of Pina Village's” the man said as he bowed slightly after introducing himself.

“Then, what do you need to find me Mr Village Chief?” ask Zen.

“Ah... mahsut I came here to investigate the kidnapping case that occurred in this village” reply.

“Then what does this have to do with me? Do you directly suspect myself of doing it?” ask Zen then.

Indeed Zen felt that there was something strange about this man in front of him. Somehow his feelings began to be uncomfortable, but he tried to be as calm as possible and find out what the real purpose of the man in front of him was coming to him at this time.

“I'm sorry Mr. Zen, but the last news we have, that last night's kidnapping happened around this place” replied the man in front of him who still uses a friendly tone.

Hearing his words, making Zen finally understand the purpose of the man who came to see him at this time. His nonsense words, further explained the purpose of his arrival to this place and made Zen begin to understand the situation that was happening at this time.

“Hmm... indeed news in the community quickly spread” said Zen who tried to follow the flow of the man in front of him.

“True sir, therefore I came to investigate it” replied the village head.

“Ya... In order to protect the citizens of this village, I have to solve this problem as soon as possible” said the man back.

“Hmmm... investigating a kidnapper who kidnapped some of your villagers alone, I don't know what a stupid village chief dared to be. But if it was me, I would have people accompany me” Zen said later.

“Why is that so Mr?” asked the village chief, who was a little offended by Zen's words calling him a fool.

“Yes for sure because the kidnapper was so strong. If they are weak, surely you and the adventurers who investigated this case have found it, or.” said Zen who deliberately hung his words.

“Or?” said the village chief who was curious about the continuation of Zen's words.

“Or you do know who the kidnapper is, so you are very brave to investigate this case yourself” said Zen.

This Zen statement, finally made the village chief widen his eyes in surprise, because the Zen accusation was directly leveled at him.

“What is your mahsut mr Zen? Are you accusing me of kidnapping all the missing girls in this village?” reply the village chief with a slightly raised voice.

“I'm not saying you kidnapped her, I'm just saying maybe you found out the kidnapper who kidnapped them” Zen replied with a smile to the man whose guts had started to panic.

With this, it was certain who the man who came to Zen's room was at this time. His words about investigating this place because hearing the news circulating were a good reason, but not for Zen.

The villagers knew about the news of the kidnapping that occurred last night, but they did not know that the kidnapping was rumored to have occurred around this inn, because before Zen returned to the inn he rented, he had not heard such news from anyone.

Zen himself heard the news from the adventurers who were investigating him earlier. And if indeed when he returned to this inn, then the news began to spread, why the traffic around this inn was still running as usual.

If there are indeed kidnappings around this area, there are not some residents who seem to stay away from this place, or some of them might try to find out. But the people who pass by this place seem to move as usual.

And also, if he were to get word from the adventurers, wouldn't the adventurers have already investigated this place, then why would he do it again. Moreover, it was very brave to come to this place alone.

“Then... what do you want to ask then?” ask Zen.

The man who was the Village Chief started to shut up briefly at the question posed by Zen, because he knew that if he were to talk more and more to the man in front of him, then all his guises would be exposed. Moreover, the owner of this inn was looking at him suspiciously.

“You misunderstood Sir, after all my purpose besides investigating this place, to meet with the prince of Heilight Kingdom whose news is where - Mana” said the man tried to divert the conversation.

“Hmm. Though I just told it to the adventurers investigating the kidnapping case, Miss Alice and Aunt of the owner of this inn” said Zen.

“Ya.. I found out about it from the adventurers when I met them on Jalan” said the village chief.

“Hm... means you already know I've been checked, right?” Zen Reply.

“Y-Yes.. Therefore, I just want to make sure the news. So because I have done it, I will leave and do not want to disturb your time again master Zen” said the village head who seemed to want to rush to leave the place.

“Alright..” Zen replied and saw the village chief starting to leave the place.

Where Zen was standing at the moment, leaving only himself and the owner of this inn to hear the conversation between Zen and that village chief, whose current existence had already disappeared from the sight of the two of them.

“D-He wasn't the culprit, was he?” asked the aunt of the owner of this inn and immediately looked at Zen for an explanation.

“Can I ask you something aunt?” asked Zen who did not answer the question from the innkeeper in front of him.

“A-You want to ask what Mr?”