Sude’s house was inside an ordinary residence. Zich and Lubella needed to move more carefully than they did in the slums to get there. However, because of Zich’s ‘Sensing and Detecting’ skills, it only took them a bit longer, and they arrived at Sude’s place without much difficulty.

The house wasn’t different from the other houses. It was a two-story house made out of wood, and in front of it, fences surrounded a small lawn in a complicated weave. It seemed like Sude wasn’t home since the lights in the house weren’t on.

“Let’s wait inside for now.”

Zich took the lead and trespassed the lawn. The door was firmly locked. It wasn’t hard to break the door, but if Sude saw the broken door, he might run away or let other people know. Thus, like before, Zich decided to enter the house through a window.

It was messy inside the house. As if its owner hadn’t cleaned in a while, a thin layer of dust layered the ground, and clothes were carelessly scattered on the floor.

“It seems like he doesn’t do much housework.”

“No, that’s probably not it.”

Zich cautiously looked around the room.

‘Rather than dirty, it looks messy. It doesn’t feel like he didn’t keep his place tidy because he was lazy, but because he didn’t feel the need to. It looks like the house of someone who is preparing to escape.’

Zich’s eyes shone.

‘He is preparing to escape. I think I’m right on the mark.”

 Zich continued to search all over the room, and his...