Demi-human Girls Completion Manual
Chapter 468: The shadow of the exploration company

Chapter 468: The shadow of the exploration company

Just as Fisher was about to continue walking towards the market with Alagina, his vision suddenly flickered with illusory golden text, obviously due to the Demi-human Girls Completion Manual.

"You have witnessed the Snow Mountain Clan: Cloud Cat Species"

"Detailed information about the Cloud Cat Species sample is now provided to assist in finding research subjects"

Watching the text slowly emerge from the Demi-human Girls Completion Manual, Fisher suddenly remembered the last time, after completing his social studies on Ossie, the manual had indicated he had won a bonus allowing him to receive clan information without binding; it seemed the current display of content was offering exactly that, providing additional details about the Cloud Cat Species sample.

In the instant the illusory text appeared, everything around seemed to slow down, Fisher’s eyes trembled slightly, yet his thoughts accelerated as if some device for enhancing the speed of thinking had been activated.

Then, those illusory texts swiftly flowed, gradually transforming into the entire sequence he had just witnessed of the Cloud Cat Species, only in much finer detail than the fleeting glimpse he had before.

The bustling crowd around him turned into shadowy figures, and the entire street seemed to contain only the departing Cloud Cat Species girl and Fisher, who was observing her. The presence of all other people felt infinitely diminished.

Fisher’s gaze swept over to see the girl’s pale face with hardly any fur, but her features were very soft, as harmless and adorable as gummy candy, and it was only on her arms, cradling the bread, where you could see some fluffy white fur.

From any angle, she seemed to be nothing more than a demi-human maid working at some cafe, nothing special.

However, with the bizarre observational power of the Demi-human Girls Completion Manual, Fisher quickly noticed that she walked in a very stealthy way, constantly shifting her footing among the crowd as if afraid of being noticed by others.

If Fisher hadn’t been prompted by the Demi-human Girls Completion Manual to look in that direction subconsciously, he probably wouldn’t have been aware of the cat girl maid holding the bread.

Fisher’s consciousness slowly approached the Cat-girl standing in a concealed spot in the crowd; she seemed to be in a good mood, which meant there was no need to hide her figure, especially wearing such a conspicuous maid outfit. Perhaps it was her subconscious behavior...

The scenario in Fisher’s mind continued: the highlighted cat-girl maid moved forward according to his previous memory, but the moment Fisher gazed at her from a distance, she immediately shivered her tail sharply, which was why Fisher had noticed the length of the tail under her dress.

At that time, she realized that he was watching her.

The Cat-girl reacted the moment Fisher’s gaze landed on her; aside from a slight movement in her tail, everything else was normal... No, that’s not right, there seemed to be something hidden beneath the tail.

Fisher keenly observed some inappropriate items appearing next to her raised tail and, once he crouched down to look, saw a dagger wrapped in a scabbard conspicuously under her skirt.

It made perfect sense, right? A dagger hidden beneath the skirt for self-defense by a demi-human maid working in a cafe?

Fisher glanced at the Cloud Cat Species maid holding bread and humming a tune, who seemed harmless to humans and animals alike. Clearly, her true identity was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

After she sensed Fisher’s gaze, she did not make any other moves but simply continued to hum an unknown little song and quickened her footsteps to leave the area, which is why Alagina, who had been observing Fisher, saw nothing when she turned to look.

From the special perspective given by the Demi-human Girls Completion Manual, Fisher quickly realized that this Cloud Cat Species had undergone professional military training, and it wasn’t the amateur skills of a typical pirate, but that of an officially backed kind...

The appearance of someone from the official ranks of a Northern Realm country... or perhaps a spy or special agent, at Patulshen Island, a gathering place for pirates, was not a good sign. Given the considerable distance from the Northern Realm, if they appeared here, it wouldn’t be surprising if the Schwali people and Nali people, who were closer, would also make their appearance.

Thinking this far, Fisher furrowed his brow and, enhanced by the detail of the Completion Manual, took one last careful look at the uniform worn by the Cat-person. Generally, such uniforms are provided by the establishment and would have the shop’s sign sewn onto them.

Therefore, written across it in three lines of text—Nali, Schwali, and Northern Territory Language—the meaning was,

"Cloud Peak Cafe"

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"Giant lizard eggs! A pair, for just 50 Northern Realm silver coins!"

"Sea Ghost Tentacles, Sea Ghost Fragrance, sea ghost meat, sold in a bundle, price negotiable."

"Magic Materials, if you’re interested, come take a look, all currencies accepted."

The market on Patulshen Island where materials are traded is underneath the ground, and typically, such markets are in this kind of setting, just like Saint Nali’s Magic Market also has a canopy overhead, as many materials cannot be exposed to direct sunlight for long and need to be stored in the dark.

Alagina and Fisher slowly made their way into the reasonably spacious underground market, where most of the vendors were selling from stalls, with only a few who started early and did well owning their own shops.