🍁Nine Ancient Obelisks

- Well, yes... It does seem like Sensei mentioned something about physique... That it's better not to "bulk up" and have an average appearance... Otherwise, you'll attract unwanted attention... Ah! - Hisoka suddenly remembered. - I recall a story... There was once a spy who returned from the Haranian Empire, and he was severely affected by a curse there... His entire skin turned black, can you imagine? And because of that, he couldn't work as a spy anymore... Because he stood out from the crowd...

- That's exactly what I'm saying! - Genza snapped his fingers, then realized and buttoned his jacket, hiding his six-pack. - It's these little things that give it away. Someone might overlook it, but a particularly observant person will notice and think about it, and then anything is possible. Even if they come up with something unrealistic, they'll pay attention, and that's already suboptimal.

- There's nothing wrong with that. - Zumi decided to explain to the guys. - Well, underwear is underwear, no one will ask too many questions about it - at most, they'll chuckle and that's it.

- I don't know, I don't know, honey... Look. If they find it on you, then nothing, but what about us? Anything is possible. I've made it a rule for myself - would the Chief or Sensei do that? In our case, would they carry such an item in their pocket? I can't be sure, but I feel like they wouldn't, and if that's the case, then we should trust that feeling. Personally, I would definitely think about it if I were the one checking - yes, this young man certainly looks very solid and wonderful, his handsome face inspires trust and affection, and his friendliness and reasonableness fill your soul with solidarity towards him, however... what is that unusual item doing in his luggage? Yes, this guy looks like a hundred percent decent man who could have received it as a gift from his girlfriend. But what if there's another story behind it? And what other possibilities are there? You go through copies of the reports that were sent to the protector, and let's say you find an unremarkable, minor report from an overly meticulous person who is absolutely sure of their own pedantry and that they could not have lost the item, so they decided to exercise their right as a tax-paying citizen and threw a report to the police that they "lost" such an item - even if not entirely seriously, but "so that they would work out their quota." You might even remember such an order because at the moment you received and read it, it stuck in your memory because of its absurdity. As if it seems like something unlikely, right? But *sufficiently* likely for such a scenario to create problems for you. The final question is, do we need to tempt fate in this way? My answer is no. Ah! And by the way... - Genza glanced around furtively, as if someone in the desert could hear them, and added in a low voice. - This item was stolen from... a dubious place. I could imagine that its owner could track it in some special way. And I pray to Anuzish and Shiris that this thought doesn't occur to her. Probably not, but... you can never predict anything with these sorcerers. So, as you can see, - he coughed and continued. - Eee, are you sure you won't tell me what your mission was? Well, it's interesting after all. We're all in the same boat, and besides, we're from the same subclass. But if you don't want to, I won't insist. Yes, yes, no, no. If it's something delicate or secret, then no problem.

- I'll say that I decided to "find myself."
- This is... a very popular trend these days... And I... I'll just say that I'm not ready for socialization yet... Given my circumstances, those who know me will understand...

- Hmm. Maybe in our case with Akimitsu, this won't quite work... But thank you for the advice, I'll think about how to incorporate it, - Gen said and was shocked by the sophisticated word he had just remembered, gleaned from past conversations with the wise Hassan.