We walked through Citizen Boulevard, one of the main streets of Prestige’s inner city. However, the atmosphere didn’t feel as relaxed as before. A heavy and awkward silence blanketed us. Poke, poke. Jain nudged me.

“What did you do?”

She asked as she peeked at Boss, who wore a grave expression. I helplessly shrugged since I had no clue.

“I’m not sure.”

“Did you do something wrong?”

“It’s only been 30 minutes since we met.”

“Right.”

Jain rubbed her chin in thought. Then she suddenly widened her eyes.

“Ah, is it that time?”

“That time?”

Was it some sort of anniversary? Perhaps I could learn about Boss’ past.

“You know, that time of the month.”

“Oh, cough.”

I shook away the silly thought and focused on the task at hand. We quickly reached the professor’s mansion. Boss tagged along despite remaining silent.

[Lv.6 Professor’s Mansion]

“We’re here.”

An imposing mansion stood amidst Prestige’s darkness. It looked like a medieval castle and shone with a silvery blue light.

“…”

“Mmm, so this is the place? How do you want to go about it?”

I stared at Jain without answering. I had no clue how to rob a house, much less a mansion of this scale. Even if I did, I couldn’t compare to the professionals in front of me.

“Why are you staring?”

Jain tilted her head as she...