Jeffrey
*After returning from your trip to Irunia, Hitoshi would be informed about the location of the assassination quest he was to pursue for New Sunlight. It had been a long time coming if she recalled correctly, she had been pursuing this quest around the time Arthur had to leave the guild. A lot has happened since then, many relationships formed and destroyed, emotions rekindled and squandered. Many events had been experienced by Hitoshi up to this point, with the gender change being the most recent and memorable, but at long last she had received her orders to advance into a Squire within the Guild.*

*She was told to set off to Sepduania. Not a lot of details were provided for better or worse, likely due to how recent the event was and the distance between the guild and this city made the exchange of information difficult. It would be up to Hitoshi to find the location of the assassination and continue on her own from there*
Hazel
*Hitoshi had finally reached New Salvania and set out for the quest to find the assassin.

She has the scant details that were available written on a scrap of paper... Like the location, little hints to herself, yadda yadda.

When she arrives, she prepares her transformation spell immediately. She feels her reflexes increase a lot, and she feels... Lighter on her feet. Her eyes have an unnerving blue tinge as well. It likely isn't ideal to look so creepy, but it should hopefully pay off to be so cautious.

Once she arrives, she does the obvious and scans the nearby surroundings, using her superb hearing to listen to all the events happening around her. That might help her pinpoint where certain people are... Let her listen into things she likely shouldn't... All helpful stuff. She also looks around the vicinity, of course, seeing who might be worthwhile to talk to.*

**Formless like Water used. 95/95 Mana left.**
Jeffrey
*Walking into the provenance Hitoshi's keen ears would be able to easily pick up the nearby conversations, and it was pretty easy to hear the most common discussion going on as of currently among the people*

"Did you hear what happened to Sir Lester..."

"Yeah, to be killed in his own manor, and in broad daylight as well..."

"I hope his servants are doing alright..."

"I'm surprised no one could find the assassin, the manor is at the top of the hill no? How did they escape..."

"The bigger question is how did they get in, it's not like he didn't have any guards..."

*The assassination was seemingly the hot gossip of the town currently and from the conversations Hitoshi listened in on, she should be able to safely deduce almost any one of the nearby citizens could provide the location she was looking for.*
Hazel
*Well, the strange Kitsune ninja does just that. She wanders her way to the top of the hill and finds her way to the manor.

 So this assassin isn't just some dilettante. If he could break into a rich manor like this, which was filled with guards... Yeah, he knows what he's doing, alright. As of yet, Hitoshi's first theory is that someone blended in, maybe befriended him over the course of a long time... And then killed him. True ninja style.

Another possible, albeit maybe a lot more "Out there" Assassin brand to watch out for is a sniper. It seems plausible that someone was planning to snipe from afar. Of course, it would be incredibly hard to find them if that was the case. But Hitoshi has a job to do, and do it she will.

She (hopefully) arrives at the manor quickly, subconsciously walking faster than normal. She's on the defensive now. Even if she probably shouldn't, she uses her ears to hopefully listen into some privy details from outside the manor. Hey, extra info is extra info. As she approaches, she adjusts her wrist guards and takes off the hat. Hey, it's only polite. She's about to walk into a manor (if she's allowed) for the Gods' sakes!*
Jeffrey
*It wouldn't be hard to find the manor, as just following the general flow of people and the conversations Hitoshi would find a large group of people atop of a hill infront on a manor. Hitoshi would not be stopped from approaching the vicinity at the very least, and as she approached the crowd she would be able to pick up the various conversations with her sharp ears*

"Who would do such a terrible thing..."

"What a tragedy..."

"What were the guards doing, they had one job after all..."

"I heard the assassin had teleportation powers..."

"Are you an idiot? Why would an assassin have teleportation powers, they could make a large livelihood trading the information for that type of magic..."

"I mean how else can you explain why the guards lost track of the assassin only to have it appear somewhere else..."

"I mean the easier answer is that they are terrible at their jobs. Now that their employer is dead I doubt anyone else would want to hire such incompetent fools..."

*Before Hitoshi could get any closer though, her path would be blocked by 2 fairly tall macen's wearing half-plate armor. One had fairly long blond hair while the other had a thick black beard. From their facial expressions it can be seen that they were visibly agitated but seemingly trying their best to stay calm*

"Halt. Entry beyond this point is for law enforcement only to prevent tampering with the evidence. We ask that you remain with the crowd for the time being"
Ada
"Sorry, uhh... I-I'm with New Sunlight. 

*Hitoshi sighs, mortified with what she's about to say.*

Hitoshi Hisikawa? I'm here to investigate the assassination. Have you been told about that?"

*Getting into the manor would be ideal. Then she can investigate much, much further. Then again, these guards seem like paranoid folk, so there's doubt she'll be allowed in. She would say "Idiots", but to be frank, paranoia in such a situation is warranted.*
Jeffrey
*The two guards would eye one another and the blonde would motion with his head for the bearded macen to head back for something. The bearded macen would nod and start to walk back toward the manor*

"Wait here for a moment, we will confirm with the head servant. We were told a certain someone was arriving, but were under the impression that it was a male"

*A short while later the bearded macen would return with a well dressed man in green robes with silver hair and glasses. He seemed to be a scholar of some sort, but the only off putting thing about him was the bandages around his head clearly soaked with blood. As the scholar approached he would look at Hitoshi with disdain and scrunch his eyebrows*

"So you claim to be Hitoshi Hisikawa? From the information provided, the investigator was male. Tell me, who sent you here and for what purpose. Know that pranks shall not be tolerated here and you shall be punished accordingly"
Hazel
*Oh, for **FUCK'S SAKE-***

*Hitoshi sighs deeply, **Very** Deeply, and rubs her temples with her index and pointer fingers, before responding.*
Ada
"I was sent by the New Sunlight to track and apprehend an assassin, after a recent assassination. I haven't been told much, I was just told to come to Sepduania and go from there. Without saying too much, I didn't intend to become a woman. It just happened.

"I was... (*Fucking hell, this is embarrassing.*) I **Was** Male.
Hazel
*Hitoshi was dreading this moment. By god, was she dreading the moment somebody would be an ass about it. She was just hoping it wouldn't be so soon.*
Jeffrey
*The scholar would seemingly look at Hitoshi in surprise and mutter*

"Just happened huh... A rather convenient explanation if I say so myself. But I suppose given the fact you know the name and the guild of our investigator you are either a skilled imposter, likely meaning the real one is dead, or you are the real deal. In either case I suppose you are all we can work with huh?" *The scholar would say while rubbing his temple with his thumb and index finger*

"Well fine, I will take your word. Just know there are enough people to report your face if you do anything illegal. You shall come through"

*With that the silver haired scholar would turn around and motion for you to follow and the two guards would step aside letting you pass through*

"So tell me, how shall you carry out this investigation 'Miss Hitoshi'?" *The scholar would ask not giving Hitoshi a second glance to see if she was following*
Ada
"Well, I wanted to gather some info about the death itself and work from there. So I wanted to know when it happened, how he died, where it happened... You know, was there anything left behind? From what I've heard, the man is skilled enough to avoid that, but... You never know."
Hazel
*Hitoshi doesn't smirk, but she really wants to. Not for any "Eeevil" Or nasty reason, she's just proud of her newfound ability to talk properly with this new-ish language.*