Attempted Escape

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3rd POV

Tanjiro and An Bai are heading towards the gate, but they are interrupted by a huge crowd.

Tanjiro: There's too many people here. We don't have much time.

An Bai: The Tsaritsa is here.

They move through the crowd, but its too slow since there's so many.

Tanjiro: We need to find another route.

An Bai: I'll try through the roof.

Tanjiro: Don't. There must be guards or agents watching the roofs. You will be easily be spotted.

An Bai: Then what do we do.

Tanjiro look around for them to leave the crowd, but notice the agents heading there way towards them.

Tanjiro: They found us. We got to go, now! Grab my hand so we won't be separated!

Tanjiro and An Bai quickly flee while the agents move through the crowd.

Tanjiro and An Bai run towards the alleyway and An Bai look behind to see the agents chasing after them.

An Bai: There behind us!

Tanjiro: Sorry, but it's going to be rough.

An Bai: Wh- Eek!

Tanjiro lifts her up and pick her up in bridal carriage and use his breathing technique to increase his speed.

Tanjiro easily move through the alleyway while An Bai hold onto Tanjiro. Tanjiro exits the alleyway and did a sharp turn to the right and run that direction.

The agents follow, but they missed them.

Agent: We lost the target! Find them!

The agents in the roof scan through the crowd, but couldn't find them.

How did Tanjiro and An Bai escape their sight? Tanjiro found two robes in a trash can and took them while running. He quickly put them on along with An Bai to go in the crowd.

They move with the crowd and were heading towards their destination.

The agents were looking for them until one of them spots two people wearing robes around them.

Agent: I see a suspicious person in the crowd!

The agent points the two of them and Tanjiro's senses tell him that they were spotted.

Tanjiro: They found us that quickly?! What made us stand out?

Well, the robe that Tanjiro picked up were tattered and dirty. So the agent spotted them because the robe Tanjiro picked up was poking out in the crowd.

Agent: Who wears a dirty, tattered robe during a festival?

Agent: That must be them! After them!

Tanjiro and An Bai discarded the robes and quickly run towards the gate.

Agent: Order the guards to stop them!

Tanjiro grab An Bai's hand again and breathe in huge amount of oxygen and sprint towards the gate.

Agent: He's too fast! We won't able to alert the guards!

Tanjiro charge through, ignoring the surprises from the people and guards and exits the city. HE continue to sprint until they leave the border.

But the agents of Snezhnaya will not give up. They brought horses and chase after them.

An Bai: My arm feels like they will be ripped off! Slow down, Tanjiro!

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