My Gang of Swordsmen

Chapter 523: Chapter 177: ”Miss Sazanoko, Stand Down—It’s Over!

Even with Sazanoko’s willpower and disposition, she couldn’t help but be startled by the unexpected sound of footsteps, her expression slightly changing.

She quickly looked around, trying to find somewhere to hide.

She and Nakamura Tsuki were in an awkward position now... They were right in the middle of the corridor.

The empty hallway had no place for them to hide.

The speed at which the two pairs of footsteps moved was swift... there was no time to retreat the way they came!

Her anxious heart made a drop of cold sweat drip from Sazanoko’s smooth forehead.

Suddenly, at this moment—Sazanoko noticed a large, disrepaired hole above them on the ceiling, just two steps ahead.

And this large hole was just big enough for petite women like Sazanoko and Tsuki to go in and out...

Standing here any longer would only get them discovered... so Sazanoko bit her silver teeth, leaned back, and whispered something to Nakamura Tsuki...

...

...

”Dragged a lot. I feel like I’ve lost weight.”

”Why are you so capable of taking dumps? Five times a day, and each time it’s a big pile.”

”Maybe my digestion is pretty good.”

The owners of these sudden footsteps that startled Sazanoko were a pair of a fat man and a thin man.

Listening to the footsteps and conversation from below... Sazanoko felt her heart beating very fast.

At this moment, she and Nakamura Tsuki were hiding in the ceiling above the corridor.

Besides crawling into the ceiling through that large hole, there was no other place to hide.

Hence, Sazanoko could only take a risky gamble, and after a quick discussion with Nakamura Tsuki, she used the method of ”stepping on Tsuki’s shoulder to climb onto the ceiling, then pulling Tsuki up” to barely make it into the ceiling before the fat man and the thin man turned the corner of the corridor.

Above the ceiling... it was filthy beyond measure, with thick dust that couldn’t even be blown away.

Sazanoko tried hard to endure the intense itch deep in her nose caused by dust while quietly waiting for the fat man and thin man below to leave.

After chatting about taking dumps for a while, the ”fat and thin combo” stopped talking.

Just as Sazanoko thought hiding in the ceiling was foolproof, an incident occurred.

Because she was hiding in the ceiling, Sazanoko didn’t see—the thin man below suddenly frowning deeply.

The thin man, unpromptedly frowning, lowered his gaze, looking at the floor of the corridor ahead.

To be precise, looking at the clumps of thick dust like wool on the ground.

This was the dust Sazanoko and Tsuki kicked off while climbing onto the ceiling.

The thin man thoughtfully stared at the dust clumps on the floor for a few glances, then slowly raised his gaze to look at the ceiling, at the large hole vertically aligned with the dust...

...

Sazanoko suddenly heard the footsteps below stop.

The feeling of confusion hadn’t yet formed...

Thud!

A knife was suddenly thrust up into the ceiling from below, making Sazanoko’s unformed feeling of confusion turn into astonishment with lightning speed!

The knife didn’t hit Sazanoko... but it hit Nakamura Tsuki!

The sharp blade cut directly through the skin on Tsuki’s right shoulder.

”Ugh...!”

Instinctively reacting, Tsuki cried out in pain.

Her cry was low... but enough for the fat man below and the thin man using the knife to clearly hear it, their faces changing.

The unexpected incident made Sazanoko forget how to breathe for a moment.

When her body remembered how to breathe again, Sazanoko quickly steadied her mind, a resolute light flashing in her eyes.

She rolled her body, dropping through the large hole back to the ground below the ceiling, and while descending, she swung the Wakizashi swiftly with the momentum of her fall; the sharp blade directly hit the thin man’s head, knocking him down, then took advantage of the fat man’s unresponsiveness to thrust the blade into his chest.

Although Sazanoko had attacked with the fastest speed... she was still half a step late.

”There’s a thief!”—just before Sazanoko’s blade dropped, the thin man timely shouted this phrase with a clear and bright voice.

Instantly, the room next door where voices had been heard began to stir.

”Ayue! Let’s go!”

Now that their whereabouts were exposed, there was no need to hide anymore.

Sazanoko quickly called for Tsuki to come down from the ceiling, then held her hand as they fled.

At this point, the door of the room filled with people chatting inside burst open with a bang.

”Hey! Those two wretched women have escaped!”

”What? How did they escape?”

”Forget it! Go after them!”

...

Footsteps with a wave-like oppressive feeling appeared behind Sazanoko and Tsuki.

Sazanoko’s running speed was not slow even compared to a man’s.

However... Tsuki did not have Sazanoko’s physical abilities.

Even though she ran with all her might, her sluggish steps still slowed them down, dragging Sazanoko along.

In just a moment, a crowd of Samurais caught up with them! Helplessly, Sazanoko could only switch positions with Tsuki, personally defending the rear while dealing with the pursuing soldiers!