In this pleasant scene, a man in front of a fruit stall pretended to play with his phone, used its camera function to take a photo of Inaba Tsukiyo, and sent it to his employer's email.
After doing all this, the plainclothes man left the market with a bag of fruit.
Inaba Tsukiyo quickly bought her fruit, and as she left the market with the bag, a man holding a newspaper on a chair next to the market stood up and walked ten meters behind Inaba Tsukiyo.
After following for about two blocks, the man walked in a completely different direction from Inaba Tsukiyo, while a man on a bicycle appeared, following Inaba Tsukiyo's direction.
Roughly not far in front of Inaba Tsukiyo, a person was standing. The cyclist rode up to him, handed over the contents of his bag, and then they chatted and laughed about something.
Only after Inaba Tsukiyo left their field of vision did a woman appear, following behind Inaba Tsukiyo.
All the way to the vicinity of Inaba Tsukiyo's residence, this time Inaba Tsukiyo did not choose to go straight home, but walked towards a secluded alley.
The woman naturally followed Inaba Tsukiyo into the alley, but she found no sign of Inaba Tsukiyo inside.
Given her walking speed, it was impossible for Inaba Tsukiyo to have left the alley in the short time it took her to walk in.
This meant that their tracking had been discovered by Inaba Tsukiyo, and Inaba Tsukiyo was using this alley to shake them off.
Helpless, the woman had no choice but to send a text message about her failed tracking to the chat group. This was her first failure, or perhaps their first failure.
"Exposed, target disappeared."
"How is that possible? No one has ever been able to discover us. Could it be that person made a mistake?"
"We finally had a trace of the target, and she just disappeared like that?"
"Calm down. Since she came to this vicinity, it means she definitely lives nearby. Just ask the people living nearby with her photo, and remember not to alert her."
"Understood!"
"But how do we explain to the client? It seems the other party has already arrived."
"..."
"..."
Inaba Tsukiyo, who had entered the Imaginary Space, secretly read the chat records of this woman and the others. She had already discovered these people who had been secretly following her.
Although they were very well hidden, they were not from this area, and their attention was too concentrated. Even if she didn't want to notice them, she couldn't help it.
"The client... so they were hired to find me? A bit interesting..."
Inaba Tsukiyo immediately thought of Miku. Only that female hooligan would do such a thing.
She even wanted to ask people nearby to confirm her location. Didn't they know she always returned home by teleporting through the Imaginary Space?
Even if they asked every household around, they wouldn't find her exact address.
However... even if they didn't find her this time, the other party would definitely come back to continue looking for her.
Her frequent market and the necessary route home had been discovered. If she didn't handle this matter, more and more strangers would appear in this vicinity in the future.
'It seems... I need to meet that guy.'
On the other side, Miku, who had just finished her day's schedule in her manager's car, immediately asked her manager to turn around and head to that location after receiving an email that the other party had found Inaba Tsukiyo.
Miku, who had originally thought she could find the other party today, was completely disheartened after receiving the news that the tracking had been discovered by the target and the operation had failed.
"Seriously, it actually failed. Are these people you found really reliable? They're not swindlers, are they?"
"No way. These people are quite famous in the industry. I heard they have a 100% success rate whether it's finding mistresses or celebrity scandals. How could they fail?"
The manager also found it incredible. She had mobilized the best team to meet Miku's demands, so how could they fail so easily?
Miku nodded dismissively, then suddenly remembered her manager mentioning celebrity scandals. She opened her eyes and looked at her, puzzled.
"Don't misunderstand, they only go after celebrities with actual dirt. If they really targeted you, I would definitely find out. Don't worry."
"...Forget it."
Miku still trusted her manager. She had always arranged her schedule, and under her own ability, she had subtly changed her manager's thoughts, making her focus on working for her.
So she wasn't worried that her manager would do anything to harm her, but she was a little speechless that the other party would find a team that specializes in digging up celebrity dirt to find Inaba Tsukiyo.
What should I do now? It wasn't easy to get here, only to be told that the tracking failed and it was impossible to see Inaba Tsukiyo today. Nothing could be worse than this.
Miku propped her head up, looking out the window with a hint of disappointment, wondering if the Divine Being had truly abandoned her.
She had arranged for them to meet, so why was this encounter so fleeting? Could it be that even her small hope couldn't be granted?
"Hm? No way."
Lost in thought, Miku suddenly noticed a familiar figure leaning against a wall not far away, seemingly waiting for someone.
Taking a closer look, wasn't it Inaba Tsukiyo, the very person she had been searching for! To think she would appear here!
Divine Being... you really haven't abandoned me.
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