It's been 1 years since that night, nothing much really happened, but in other eyes Edmond and Lune was becoming very close but in reality they're already close before they've even met
"Indeed young master's food was the best even his bread is becoming better than that black-haired demon"
Violet screaming while eating food that Edmond made
"So anything new Violet?"
"Nothing young master, everything was going well as you predicted"
I told Violet about what's going to happened according to the novel but instead of telling her the truth, I told her it's was just my prediction, so that I can use her to find an anomaly created my reincarnated person
"And what about my father, is he's showing any signs of teaching me swordsmanship yet?"
"No young master"
"Still looking like he is waiting for something as usual huh?"
To be honest I giving up hope on him teaching me already, and I probably can surpassed him in just a few years on my own anyway, so there's really no use for that
"I'm going for a walk in the town, don't follow me and make sure nobody follow me understand?"
"Yes master"
After that night, the monster in the forest are gone too, so only thing I can do is sparing with Lune, which is better anyway, so I have to get out very often too meet him
"Lune ready?"
"No Edmond today we're doing other thing"
"Other thing?"
"I heard that Caishen was arrived at this town today"
"That traveling merchant from China?"
"It's Yú empire"
"Yeah basically China"
"Okay you European"
"Act like you aren't one"
"I'm an orphan you see, so I might actually not from Atlas empire and I have black hair on top of that"
"Whatever, so what about him?"
"You might be able to get your hand on the symbol of sun, it's should be on his possession right now, the thing that Eleanor buy from him and make a huge fuss in the royal ball arc and cause her demise"
"Oh right the ancient legendary relic, but what about the evil spirit that processed thae Symbol of sun though? Can we defeat it? After all it's causing huge problems all over one arc"
"No of course, but if we just don't use it now we must be fine, just use it when we're able to defeat it, what's important now is that you must get it"
"Why me and not you though?"
"I'm an orphan and working in the church, and you're the noble, bring money?"
"Yeah, not sure if it might be enough though"
"Nobody know that it's a legendary relic right now, so you must be able to get it in dirt cheap price"
"Okay then let's go"
They arrived at the market and searching for Caishen, they found him pretty quickly
"What's might you two gentle man looking for? I have everything you desie"
He's an old merchant that very close with the main cast, and he's actually one of the villain that made contract with the Evil force, his betrayal wasn't really that surprised because it's mentioned many times that he look evil
"Do you perhaps have a some kind of symbol that resemble the Sun and look like it's from ancient Shams?"
"Oh that one…., it's already stolen"
Edmond and Lune look at each other
The anomaly in the story!?
"What? When and where specifically?"
"I'm a merchant you see, nothing is free"
"Even that kind of information!?"
Lune look at Edmond
"Fine…"
Edmond throw some coins at Caishen
"It's got stolen in the Phoenix family's territory while I was selling thing there, six months ago, I awake all night knowing that the thief will come but nothing happened , yet it's still gone anyway"
"How did you know that the thief will come?l
"I don't remember"
Edmond throw more coins at Caishen
"Oh I remembered now, I got this letter earlier that day"
What written in there was "I'm taking your most valuable tonight -The White Cat-"
Edmond and Lune looking at each other again
"What actually is that thing anyway? Why is that thief think that is my most valuable thing, you two seems to know"
"You're the merchant, please follow your rules"
"Whatever, it's not mine anymore, there's no reason I need to know"
"We will go now"
Edmond and Lune find somewhere quiet to talk
"It's him"
"Yes the thief can only be that person,042, there's only one that want that much attention"
"Can't believe the first anomaly we found would be him though, this is still much faster than I expected"
Then Edmond got scared by the realization
"But it's went from we worried about what he's going to do to we should worry about his life though"
"What? why?"
"Because now he have the Symbol of sun, if he try to use it, he might get processed by the evil spirit that in the relic"
"Oh I don't worry about that, knowing him he will somehow overcome the evil spirit somehow, after all he's stole from Caishen and getting away with it easily, And as you know Caishen is very strong individual too"
"Lune don't overestimated him, he's also can be a cry baby, don't forget about that"
"But there's nothing we can do now but to believe in him, it's already been 6 months"
"But still, we should go find him as fast as possible"
"If you say so"
"I'll ask my father to go to Phoenix family's territory right now, see you at the church"
Edmond running back to his mansion leaving Lune alone
"…Your father huh?"
At Marquis Davies office
"Edmond what now? Want to beg me to teach you swordsmanship again?"
"I wanted to go to Phoenix's house!"
"What why?"
"Because I want to make a noble friend, don't you want that as well father?"
"I see, that can be arranged, I also have a business there too"
"What kind of business father?"
"You see, recently there's this thief calling themselves the White Cat, stole so much from noble in the capital and also Phoenix estate that nearby, and they never even saw them once, so they wanted as much help catching them as possible"
"… father, why I never heard of this?"
"Well because they don't want to appear weak so they kept it a secret"
Oh I see, so why. Violet never told me about this, and 042 is this what he really have been doings this whole time? There's definitely more to this
"Oh right! Can my friend Lune can go with me as well?"
"No Edmond, you know how people think about black hair person"
"But the church and even Gaphine herself excepted him though"
"Still people won't except him anyway"
Edmond felt really sad
"Okay I understand"
"Now leave"
Edmond leave and quickly go back to the church to meet Lune
"So how was it"
"Father said you don't allowed to come with me"
"It's okay I can still go there by taking a ride with some traveling merchant or a horses carriage, I'll just arrived after you"
"Here some money, take the carriage"
"Thank you"
"Oh and my father is also on the team that going to catch 042"
"What are you going to do if he really got caught?"
"Nothing, because he won't, no one even have seen him once and in the off chance that he really got caught he'll escape by himself quickly"
"Yeah you're right"
Edmond was really excited
"Man, can't wait to meet him, and other as well, and someday we can form an adventure party, 042 as a thief, 246 as a mage, 550 as a ranger, you as a healer and I as a front liner"
"Of course if 550 forgive you for that"
"man I hope we cleared this misunderstanding, if it keep going on like this, I'm going to have to replace some of my original bro with the newer friends if they're here too"
"Some of your newer friends are not on your side either, you know that right?"
"Yeah yeah whatever, I'm going now, see you at the Phoenix"
They both go separate way and it's took at least two months to get them to Phoenix's territory
Edmond is currently on the carriage with his father
"This will be your first time meet other noble, please act like one"
"Yes father"
"Do you perhaps interested in young lady Abigail Phoenix? If yes then. I can try to arrange your and her marriage"
"What? No?, what make you think that?"
"Well she's around your age and you already have a friend, I just thought you want to go there because you have a feeling for her"
She's technically not around my age, mentally at least
"No father, I really only just wanted to make a friend that also noble"
"I see, but if you change your my then tell me"
Abigail Phoenix huh? She will be the strongest fire magic user in the future, and sometimes even help fighting along side the main cast, she's indeed a nice allies to have, so even making new friends is just an excuse to go there, but I should really try to befriend her
"Oh right father! Do you know more about this White Cat?"
"He's a bad person who stole what doesn't belong to them Edmond, a filthy thief"
"I mean when did they start appearing or the pattern of what they've stole"
"About 9 month ago, he always send a letter to the person who he will stole from first, and what written in the letter outright just told them what he's going to stole and when he's going to do it, such a strange thing to do for a thief"
"Yet never got caught huh?"
"That's right never even have been seen one but some of the guard said that they briefly saw a literal white cat before something disappeared"
A literal white cat? A distraction magic maybe
Then the carriage shake after they drove over a big rock and a letter falling from Marquis Davies bag, it's look exactly like the one he got from Caishen
"That letter…"
"Oh it's nothing… just an invite to the party"
"Father what is it that the White Cat want to stole from us?"
"How this you know this is their letter?"
"Just guessing"
Marquis Davies sighing loudly
"It's nothing much, you don't have to worry about it"
But Edmond worry about it and one night after they're stop to rest near the river when Marquis Davies sleeping Edmond quietly take the letter and read it
What written in there was
At the night after you arrived at Phoenix house, I'll take the life of your precious Edmond Davies -The White Cat"