Being guarded by four Samurai... both Aoto and Mukiwa were particularly curious about what these two "small mountains" actually were.
"... Just lift and take a look," Aoto said calmly, then quickly stepped forward to lift the burlap on the nearest "small mountain."
As the burlap was lifted, beneath lay stacks upon stacks of wooden crates.
With a slight frown, Aoto lifted the burlap off the other "small mountain" as well—beneath it, there were also stacks of wooden crates...
...
...
Meanwhile—
Outside the tea house—
A middle-aged man with a large birthmark on his face, expressionless, led two attendants through the deserted streets without a lantern, swiftly darting through several intersections before striding into the abandoned tea house where Aoto and Mukiwa were currently infiltrating.
As soon as they pulled open the tea house door and entered the ground floor, two Samurai guarding the entrance quickly approached.
