Chapter 196: Humble Hound Family Members — Isn't This Bullying an Honest Person?

The video continues.

The three bid farewell to Topaz and set off to find the two Hound family members who had been tailing them, hoping to gather some information.

"We're carrying out our superior's orders!"

"W-what do you want?!"

The male Hound family member tensed up immediately upon seeing the three approach.

"We made mistakes before and are working hard to make up for them — no time for anything else!"

"Keep tabs on company executive Topaz, make sure she stays at the Dreamscape Hotel the whole time she's in Penacony — we got the right person this time!"

The male Hound family member had barely closed his mouth when the female member beside him hurriedly chimed in with a few earnest-sounding additions.

"..."

"So that's how it is — those two were the ones chasing Firefly back then..."

Stelle recognized the two of them — to think they were actually old acquaintances.

"We meet again!"

Since they were familiar faces, Stelle offered a greeting.

"..."

"H-how is it you again... here to pick a fight?"

"We're not afraid of you this time!"

The male Hound family member recognized Stelle,

and immediately struck a combat-ready pose,

hoping to intimidate her with it.

But the panicked look on his face gave away what he truly felt inside.

"I-if you have something to say, say it quick — if there's nothing, stop getting in our way!"

The female Hound family member also looked somewhat terrified.

"So you two know each other..."

"Stelle, how is it that everywhere you go you run into people you've beaten up?"

March 7th watched the scene and found it rather comical.

"Have you eaten? What did you eat?"

Stelle felt the two Hound family members were being a bit too tense,

so she tried to change the subject and put them at ease.

"Ugh... why do you always like asking that?"

"We're investigating a murder case for the family."

"Can we talk to your superior about the case?"

March 7th figured Stelle must be talking nonsense,

so she asked on her behalf.

"Um..."

The male Hound family member hesitated,

and looked toward the female Hound family member.

"... Hey!"

"The Security Officer said no information is to be revealed until he's back from the Dream's Edge!"

"Wh-what murder case?"

"Don't go making things up."

The female Hound family member quietly reminded her companion, then turned and shouted at the three of them.

"R-right!"

"We have nothing to say — please leave!"

The male Hound family member began chiming in as well.

"Looks like they don't want to cooperate."

"Still, they just went and spilled that their superior is at the Dream's Edge..."

Himeko, who had been silent all this while, watched the scene and murmured softly to the other two.

"Then why don't we just go straight to that Security Officer..."

"It should be the Gallagher Stelle mentioned, right?"

March 7th spoke up the moment she heard Himeko's words.

Stelle and Himeko expressed their agreement.

After that, they set off for the Dream's Edge,

to look for traces of Gallagher.

March 7th: "Are these two Hound family members a bit dim?"

March 7th: "We barely said anything and they just spilled their own secrets."

Stelle: "Tch, clearly they were scared out of their wits by my bat!"

Boothill: "Say, is this the caliber of security the family has?"

Boothill: "No wonder they can't even stop some ordinary smugglers."

Sunday: "My apologies for letting everyone witness such a spectacle again."

Sunday: "The Hound family members really do need to work on their professional conduct."

Sunday: "Wait until later, I'll discuss this matter with the head of the Hound family."

Paimon: "Hehe, feels like these two are kinda similar to the employees under Ms. Topaz before."

Stelle: "They're both equally dumb and cute, right?"

Dr. Ratio: "In my view, it's more like absurdly laughable..."

The video continues.

【Truly tight security.... They must be troubled by the case too.】

【Gallagher.... Where could Gallagher be?】

After passing through layers upon layers of blockades to reach the Dreamscape Border,

March 7th began looking around, searching for Gallagher's figure.

【Excuse me, you two.】

【The Hound family is investigating ahead. No unauthorized persons allowed.】

【... Wait, I think I've seen you before, the gray-haired one.】

As Stelle and March 7th searched and searched,

at an entrance,

they encountered a member of the Hound family.

And this person was obviously also an acquaintance of Stelle's.

【Sigh..... just how much trouble did you cause in Penacony?】

March 7th watched this déjà vu scene and let out a helpless sigh.

【You've got the wrong person..... right...?】

Stelle tried to muddle through.

【I didn't get the wrong person!】

【Last time it was you, shouting about friendship-effort-clock tricks while beating me up together with that silver-haired young lady!】

This Hound family member held a grudge over the previous incident—Stelle couldn't deny it even if she wanted to!

【Uh...】

Upon hearing this, March 7th was instantly rendered speechless.