"So he refused?" Chelna asked with a sigh while speaking to the communication orb in her hand.

She had just finished her breakfast and was busy catching up with Tirma when she felt someone trying to contact her. After checking who it was and seeing it was Kele she accepted the communication request immediately.

Unfortunately the first thing Kele said was that Tommy had refused their request to spare Ista.

"Did he at least give a reason? Chelna asked.

"Apparently because of Ista's interference he never got to see the effects that hydra blood has on people as he planned to test on Kir-kin Suthuld." Kele answered before adding. "So I'm sure you can guess who he plans to test it on instead."

"You can't be serious." Chelna replied in shock.

"Afraid so, that silly girl is about to die a very painful death." Kele answered.

"Well shit." Chelna cursed. "Is there nothing we can do or offer him so that he will spare her? Having Countess Evo and Itsa serving mother and me will be very useful."

Kele went silent for a moment before saying, "maybe."

"Maybe what?" Chelna asked with slight hope.

"When we mentioned using magic to heal the scars on his back, he seemed very keen to find out if magic could also heal body parts." Kele said.

"Heal body parts?" Chelna asked in confusion. "What body part are we talking about? He seemed perfectly healthy to me."

"He wouldn't say, he made some excuse about needing to meet up with someone and then left just as he was about to say." Kele replied.

"Hmmm, assuming that he was asking for himself and not someone else we could use that as a beginning chip." Chelna said before asking, "do you have any idea what he might need help fixing?"

Kele blushed slightly before saying, "I have a guess from how he was reacting, however it's only a guess and I really hope I'm wrong."

"That sounds slightly ominous." Chelna replied.

"I suppose that depends on if you're interested in that part of him." Kele replied.

"What part? Spit it out already." Chelna demanded.

"What part of a man are they most protective of?" Kele asked while blushing even more.

"There…..Oh!….oh my." Chelna replied as both she and Tirma who had been listening to the conversation also started to blush deeply.

***

It was fairly easy for Tommy to leave the city even though it was supposed to still be in lockdown.

All he had to do was find somewhere near the city wall that had a structure or build tall enough that he could jump from that to the wall before sliding down the side of the wall on the other side.

While there were guards on top of the city wall they weren't exactly patrolling it, they just stood around talking or playing games most of the time so it was easy enough for him to slip past them and leave the city before heading for the forest to meet the naked girl.

(Seems what Merno said was right about the city guards only really doing any work if it benefited them.)

((...))

(Are you still sulking?)

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Tommy sighed to himself.

(Look I explained why I left and did not reveal my issue in the end.)

((Pussy.))

(...You know you just called yourself a pussy right?)

((Na ah, I called you a pussy as that's what you are.))

(Do you really think I can reveal such a great weakness of myself to people I have only known for three days?")

((But.. but…))

(But nothing, if I have judged them wrong they could use this knowledge against me.)

((...))

Tommy sighed again.

(I must be the only person in both worlds who has to explain myself to myself.)

((Pussy.))

(Are you forgetting what happened last time I trusted a woman?)

((....No.))

(Then can you blame me for not trusting these women so quickly after what that bitch did to me?)

((But..))

(Enough, I'm almost there.)

((...))

Tommy was nearing the location of where the Jaguar attacked the caravan on his first day in this world and it didn't take him long to reach it.

Tommy glanced around the gloomy forest noting that while the caravan had gone, most likely been taken away by the guards who came to investigate, some of the splinters and other smaller damaged parts remained.

(Seems the guards couldn't be bothered to clean up the entire mess.)

He continued to look around and didn't see anyone at first but he was already aware that he was not alone.

"Look naked girl, I know you're already here and that you're not alone." Tommy said out loud as he put his hands in his pocket.

It took a moment for anything to happen before Tommy heard the sound of a man laughing.

"Hahaha, naked girl? Why does he call you that rookie?" Tommy turned to see a man who appeared to be in his thirties wearing dark clothes step out onto a tree branch above while the naked girl stepped out from behind a tree on the canopy floor.

The naked girl frowned at the man in the tree before turning to Tommy and asking.

"Since you're here, can I take it that you have agreed to my offer?"

"That depends." Tommy replied as he inspected the naked girl.

[Liza Lezdikt]

[Race: Human]

[Gender: Female]

[Age: 26]

[Condition: Healthy]

[Mana Quality: Pinnacle]

[Occupation: Member of Black Noir]

"On?" The naked girl asked.

"On you telling me more about this Black Noir and what exactly it is?" Tommy replied calmly.

Liza and the man in the tree stared at Tommy in surprise before the man burst out in laughter.

After a short time he calmed himself down before saying, "You can't be serious. There is no one in the world who hasn't heard of Black Noir."

"While that might technically be correct since I have heard of the name of Black Noir now, I had not heard of it before I read her note, so while your statement might technically be correct you are also severely overestimating this Black Noir's reputation." Tommy replied calmly.

"Huh!" The man replied in surprise before frowning and saying, "Are you seriously looking down on Black Noir kid? Are you looking to die?"

Tommy sighed and rolled his eyes before saying, "Why is this world full of comic book villains who always ask 'Are you looking to die?' It's like God read a comic when he was bored and liked the phrase so much that he programmed it into the cycle of creation so that whenever a bad guy is born they are pre programmed to say "Are you looking to die?"

Both Liza and the man in the tree looked at Tommy with confusion before Liza asked, "What?"

"Oh sorry just rambling to myself, however I may also use a reply from a comic book." Tommy responded before coughing slightly and trying to mimic the voice of a caped superhero who could fly and see through walls as he said, "If I had a dollar for every bad guy who ever said that to me."

Liza and the man in the tree looked at him in confusion once again, making Tommy sigh in disappointment.

"Look what I mean is you're not the first person to threaten me and you certainly won't be the last." Tommy explained.

"You want to bet, kid?" The man in the tree growled angrily.

"If you're happy putting your life on the line, sure." Tommy replied with a shrug before adding, "Though you might want to ask for your superiors permission first."

"What superior are you talking about brat?" The man asked in an annoyed tone.

"The one that is hiding in the tree directly behind me." Tommy said as he pointed his thumb over his shoulder.

"Your usage of stealth is passable if you wanted to steal candy from a sleeping baby." Tommy said to the man before turning to Liza and continuing, "While yours is good enough to steal the jewelry from the parents bedroom."

Tommy pointed over his shoulder again before saying, "While the one hiding over there has the skill to steal some famous artwork."

"Oh then what level is your stealth at then kid?" The man asked with rage.

"My skill is good enough to fuck the emperors wife enough to impregnate her in his bed while he sleeps next to us before I steal the crown jewels and escape without anyone noticing." Tommy bragged shamelessly.

The man growled angrily and was about to retort but before he could a woman cut him off.

"Enough Eighth."

(Eighth?)

After hearing the strange name Tommy inspected the man in the tree before turning and doing the same to the woman behind him who had just revealed herself.

[Neisud Buhei]

[Race: Human]

[Gender: Male]

[Age: 32]

[Condition: Healthy]

[Mana Quality: Pinnacle]

[Occupation: Spy of Emperor Movim Etria who has managed to infiltrate Black Noir and even become 8th of Black Noir's nine lives]

[Shiao Shay]

[Race: Human]

[Gender: Female]

[Age: 39]

[Condition: Healthy]

[Mana Quality: Pinnacle]

[Occupation: 3rd of Black Noir's nine lives]

(Well now isn't this interesting.)