Claudia saw the thief she had stabbed once roll off the roof and immediately chased after him, following suit by jumping down from the roof.
But the thief seemed to vanish into thin air. Even though Claudia was swift, she couldn't catch sight of the thief downstairs.
However, Claudia didn't feel disappointed or angry because of this. She slightly moved her nose, and promptly caught a special scent of blood, thus pursued into the nearby alley following this lead.
At the same time, the thief on the run was trying to disguise himself again to evade the Assassin's pursuit. Yet injuring himself from the fall off the roof had slowed him down and he had to rely on his familiarity with the terrain to dodge.
Yet, the Assassin was relentless as a haunting ghost, shadowing him precisely regardless of what disguise he changed into or what hiding place he chose.
This made the thief, amidst his exhausting escape, notice something unusual about himself.
