Fate's Worst Children: Destruction

Chapter 16

In the end, Lily and Lobin still made a plan. This plan will only work if Lily won't let her emotions get to her. The girl clarified that in her experience as a knight, she knows when to strike. That gave Lobin a relief.

She has a knife under her skirt, since it will be obvious when she hides a sword there. Clearly. Lobin told her that he will watch from afar since Sera is also a magic based world.

In the district of Buya, they need a knight who can act as their guard and a servant. Basically, an all around. Lucky for Lily whose hobby is to get the houses and apartments clean, it's a great thing for her.

The head of the servants didn't say much to their new recruits. They just introduced them to other workers, some places where they need to go and some that are forbidden.

Three days have passed, she's been observing everyone's movements and it's all the same. First, a bell will ring to wake them up and put on their uniforms. Second, they will go to their assigned places and do the chores. Third, they will eat leftovers left by the nobles while listening to unrecognizable prayers. Surprisingly, she's not affected at all. Fourth, they will clean the basement that has a stench of rotting flesh. Fifth, the other servants' eyes are lifeless and will not do anything against the orders unless it is necessary.

"This one may be the sacrificial site." She furrowed her eyebrows, ignoring the horrible smell that is entering her nose and even sending chills on her entire body.

After she cleaned the basement, she was about to leave when she saw the majority of the servants going to the basement. They sang a lullaby made by Jayen.

'That's Han's friend's song! I should alert Lobin right now!' She looked around and behind her, before she made a move because sometimes, when people make a resolution, they forget to be aware.

'Good. Now there's no one, I should get moving.' She thought and quickly left the basement.

Lobin was outside the office / mansion, he was hiding in a tree branch, sitting there while monitoring Lily's movements for the past few days.

"She got something. I should move now." He teleported to the garden where he spotted Lily. He smiled when he saw that Lily was looking for him like a lost child.

"Lily." He taps her shoulder.

"Ah! Mother of sweetness!" She lifted her skirt to get the knife, "You piece of — Oh... Lobin."

"You don't care if someone sees your undergarments, don't you?" He raised his eyebrow, amused.

"Well, first of all, you scared the hell out of me. You're like a ninja. Second, who the hell would sneak on your comrades like that?!"

"For sure, it's me. Only me." He grins at her.

"Don't look so proud! You almost gave me a heart attack!"

"Alright, I'm sorry. Now, what did you find about this place?"

She told him what's happening every time they wake up before, during and after work. She added the recent one where the other workers are singing Jayen's lullaby.

"Unrecognizable prayer huh... They must have established a cult because of Leruji."

"That crazy son of a..." Lily took a deep breath in, "I will not let my emotions control me. I should be able to get through this."

"Nice mindset." He taps her shoulder and turns his back on her, "Change your clothes now. Your gathering of information ends here."

"So I'll change in front of you?"