It's necessary to emphasize one point — a Yharnam Hunter is not an assassin.
Although Goki spends his days doing things like charging up for a stab to the ass, he doesn't perform backstabs, jump assassinations, or double assassinations. He also doesn't do bull rushes, nor can he wield two large axes and kill his way from Norway to London.
Naturally, he doesn't possess an invincible Eagle Vision, nor does he have ravens and eagles following him in the sky.
He can't turn into a human radar, scanning to highlight all enemies and hidden resources.
But as long as someone targets him, even with just an unintentional glance, Goki can instantly perceive those unknown gazes.
"Heh heh heh, Tomimi, even if I close my eyes in the dead of night, I know your presence perfectly well."
Lying on the bed, feeling the small figure squeezing through the door crack, and the gaze piercing him like a venomous dart, Goki feigned sleep, but in reality, his entire body tensed up.
Although Gavial said she would keep an eye on Tomimi and not let her run around, since Skadi went to sleep with her, the crocodile sister surely wouldn't have the energy to worry about other things tonight.
And clearly, Tomimi, Gavial's biggest fan, was very, very displeased with Goki, this fake "brother-in-law."
Tomimi is a good child, that's an undeniable fact. After Gavial contracted oripathy, she took meticulous care of her, and after Gavial ran away from home, she took up the banner of Chief of the tribe.
Although she was almost intimidated by that old hand from Hyde Brothers Company, for a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl, she had indeed done well enough.
But one thing is one thing, since this Gavial-obsessed girl wanted to properly test her "brother-in-law," Goki had to give her a profound lesson! To let her know just how formidable her "brother-in-law" truly was!
Right now, it's just playing along; who knows what the future holds?
However, Goki was a bit surprised that Tomimi's stealth skills were quite good. If it weren't for his Hunter's instinct to sense her gaze, Goki would barely be able to hear her from her sounds.
This little girl used to be so boisterous, how did she suddenly become as quiet as a virgin?
Whoosh—
Soon, Goki's ears caught a tiny, faint sound in the air. In Goki's mind, he immediately envisioned Tomimi's thick, large, and fleshy tail rapidly slamming down towards him.
"Ah, she's still a good child. As expected, she didn't plan to hit me with a staff; a tail is much softer."
Before, in front of Gavial's slender tail, Goki felt too embarrassed to pet the thick tail too much, but this time, he planned to rub it to his heart's content!
"Ha! Tomimi! Surprise!"
Deliberately letting out a shout, Goki instantly unleashed his fastest speed, and with his top-notch hunting skills, he grabbed the cold, large tail with his hand.
The anticipated sound of bone cracking didn't occur. This tail whip attack was exceptionally light, and Goki didn't even take damage—Tomimi was indeed a good child!
"Mmm—"
Tomimi seemed startled, completely not expecting Goki to still be awake. After a low hum, she suppressed her voice.
Goki was not polite. He pulled her large tail, and his other large hand directly wrapped around her fleshy waist, pulling her onto the bed.
If it were an adult, Goki definitely wouldn't dare to do this, but Tomimi is a child after all. Any inappropriate thoughts would have to wait until she grew up, and Goki himself wasn't embarrassed at all!
"Hey, you little rascal, you're so heavy—I caught you now, didn't I! Caught red-handed, in flagrante delicto! What did your sister Gavial tell you?"
Although he had added a few points to his strength, pulling Tomimi onto the bed was still a bit strenuous for Goki. The little one struggled a few times, almost breaking free from Goki's embrace.
"Lie down obediently! Not sleeping well late at night, coming here to deceive, to ambush this old comrade of mine, not observing martial ethics—today I will teach you, you bad child, a good lesson on behalf of Gavial!"
Seeing that Tomimi still dared to move, Goki, who had sat up on the bed, immediately pressed down with force, placing the struggling little one on his lap.
A large patch of dark clouds had already obscured the moonlight. Goki neither lit a Hunter's torch nor used his small lantern, only able to make out a dark silhouette in the faint light.
But from the tail and height, he could pretty much confirm that this was Tomimi—it would be embarrassing if he accidentally disciplined another Adaklis person.
"If you want to go complain to Gavial tomorrow, go ahead. See if she won't deal with you again."
He lifted her tail, which was exceptionally long in the darkness, extended his hand, and with just the right amount of force, not too light and not too heavy, he smacked it down.
"Mmm————"
Instantly, Tomimi's body tensed up, and a sigh escaped even from her nostrils.
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Manticore panicked.
The little assassin had observed the mission target multiple times, confirming one hundred percent that the other party's breathing was steady, movements natural, with no signs of feigned sleep. He was clearly in a deep slumber; if not for his continued breathing, one might even think he was dead.
However, just as she was about to brandish her scorpion tail and inject a low-dose paralyzing toxin into the other party's body, the other party suddenly opened his eyes.
Even so, Manticore didn't care. Her racial trait combined with oripathy and Awakened Originium Arts meant that even at close range, the other party wouldn't notice her.
Although Manticore had never had friends because of this Originium Art, she had enough confidence in her invisibility ability.
But the next moment, Manticore's eyes saw that the man's deep black eyes precisely caught sight of her. He not only grabbed her scorpion tail with his hand but also wrapped his arm around her slender waist.
The force wasn't great, completely consistent with Manticore's prediction; the other party could defeat Adaklis people, but his physical strength was still a bit less than Manticore's own.
"Identity exposed, forcibly complete the mission, or retreat... No, he found me, he, saw me!"
The assassin's professionalism made several strategies for dealing with a failed assassination instantly appear in Manticore's mind.
But then, all the knowledge learned in the organization was washed away by one fact.
Whether it was the man's gaze, the accuracy with which he blocked her attack, or the action of embracing her waist, all indicated one fact—he saw Manticore!
In Manticore's training organization, there were many Expert who could perceive her through the environment, through her aura. If it were on a hostile battlefield, they could capture and kill her as long as they confirmed the existence of an enemy like Manticore.
But similarly, no matter how strong the sorcerers and assassins were, they couldn't visually see Manticore, couldn't clearly see her.
Even when taking a photo together, Manticore's position in the final picture would always only be a blurry phantom.
But this time was different. Manticore could clearly feel that her mission target, the man who called himself Goki, was looking at her, and their gazes met in the air.
Although the room was exceptionally dim, Manticore could still feel the gentle gaze of the other party.
How many years had it been? Since contracting oripathy, Manticore had never truly been seen directly by anyone like this again.
She felt uncomfortable, a little scared, a little excited, and even felt... shy.
"Mmm—"
So, Manticore, who could have easily shaken off Goki and quickly escaped the scene, froze in place, allowing Goki to pull her onto the bed.
"No, no, you've got the wrong person, I'm not Chief Temimi!"
But fortunately, Goki seemed to have mistaken Manticore for someone else. Although Manticore wanted to clarify her identity, reason told her that if she just pretended to be that Chief, she could still get away unharmed.
So, she remained silent, folded her bat wings on top of her head, and tried to maintain her previous calm, lying horizontally on the man's lap.
Having suffered from oripathy for many years, Manticore had long forgotten how to socialize normally with people, let alone being this close to a person of the opposite sex. She hadn't even touched another girl!
Manticore had no idea what she was about to experience next.
The man named Goki's identity was unknown. What would he do to "Chief Temimi"?
Slap————
But the next second, a crisp sound echoing in the room solved Manticore's confusion.
She was... spanked!
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