“Yes, Your Majesty. I can’t give you another answer even if Your Highness cuts my throat now. I saw it. He is the Unknown Assassin.”
After Karum finished answering, Leshak raised his blade.
“Your Majesty!”
“No, My Lord!”
At last, others tried to stop Leshak. However, Leshak’s sword was faster than they were.
Smash!-
The blade pierced through flesh.
However the blade did not cut Karum’s throat, but was embedded into the back of Leshak’s hand that was holding Karum.
“Your Majesty!”
Bang!
Leshak let go of Karum. The gust of air was made as Karum tumbled over backwards and landed hard on his back side.
“Your Highness, why are you being like this…. ?”
Sidris was unable to speak, and swallowed a groan. Abadd stood next to Leshak with an expression like he was about to explode.
“I’ll pull the blade out, My Lord.”
“Don’t touch it.”
Leshak grabbed the blade with his right hand and withdrew the blade carelessly. As a result, both his hands were covered with blood.
“Your Majesty…….”
Instead of Leshak expressing pain, his Guardian Knights expressed it on his behalf.
Leshak clenched his bloody hand then opened it.
His trembling hand seemed to be listening to him again. Then Sidris said with a distorted face.
“You must get treatment, Your Highness. Do not use your hand. I will send for a doctor right away.”
One of the soldiers ran out to call for the doctor.
Leshak clenched and unfolded his hand as though he had not heard what Sidris had said.
It was the Guardian Knights who’s looks became more complicated.
“Sir, give me your hand. I’ll take a look first.”
Sidris stretched out his hand to look at Leshak’s. However, the hand he reached with couldn’t reach Leshak.
“Don’t touch me.”
“……Yes, Your Highness?”
Leshak quickly turned his head.
“Where is he?”
“……”
Sidris took a step back unconsciously.
Anyone would have.
He faced Leshak, who had an altogether unfamiliar countenance. His face held the look of something crumbling mercilessly, but still held the remnants of what used to be there.
It wasn’t an expression, it was a ruin.
Leshak looked like someone who had something dug out of them.
His heart seemed to be away somewhere else.
“Where is he?”
His mouth opened by itself.
“He’s locked up underground.”
“Take me there.”
”……Yes, My Lord.”
It was time to face Radan.
He brought a pile of lies, and a handful of truths hidden within them.
However, something happened before that.
Bang bang bang!-
The Sentinel’s signal rang out through the camp.
“Enemy!”
And at the same time…
Crash!–
A huge noise rang out.
It was the appearance of the Kemened Army, who had disappeared.
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It was a surprise attack that couldn’t fail.
Second Prince Laud was certain of victory. The enemy knew nothing until they were already close.
It was the first time in the past seven years that a victory could be so closely within reach.
“Look at it. What did I say?”
Laud shrugged as he spoke to Duke Nuukpa. He was the commander-in-chief of the Kemened Army. He was a seasoned General who led nearly every battle in the war against the Empire.
“I told you this was our chance to clear the Leshak Army from the border. Do you see what I meant, now?”
”…… It’s still too early to let your guard down. There is no convincing evidence to prove the death of Leshak Caliph.”
“You’re still saying that!”
Laud exclaimed.
The sight of the boy Prince who was only now twenty-one, shouting at the gray-haired old Veteran was ridiculous regardless of the circumstances.
“Leshak Caliph is dead! You’ve checked it over and over again! Didn’t the spy you planted even say so?”
“I heard there were rumors like that.”
The Duke of Nuukpa sighed deeply.
He, too, was well aware that Kemened had been pushed to its limits.
He was a person who had long advocated for an end to the war. Leshak’s Army had never known defeat, and the power of the Empire did not show any signs of waning.
The war would somehow end in a victory for the Empire. The only thing the Kemened family could do was to hold out.
Continuing a war that was nearly lost meant it would put Kemened in an increasingly disadvantageous position at the end-of-war negotiations.
Nevertheless, he alone could not win against the stubbornness of the nobles who lined up with the Royal Family, and of other small countries. Thus, the war went on for seven years without any benefit.
The Duke of Nuukpa wanted the war to end as soon as possible.
And thus the naivety of the foolish young Prince, who still believed that Kemened had the potential to defeat the Empire was accepted.
Moreover, there were certainly rumors circulating that Leshak Caliph was dead.
So today there was half a chance of winning.
Prince Laud was no fool either. He brought in Amboia’s latest catapult for today’s raid, and he opened the underground road to Asilah Palace which had been kept hidden until now.
Thanks to this, the enemy did not notice any signs of movement. For three days, Kemened’s army crawled through the underground labyrinth from Asilah Palace to the capital.
It was a battle in which the entire Army was deployed, and only the Royal Guards were left behind. It was also the last bid for victory for Kemened.
The Duke Nuukpa also wished that the Crown Prince of Ibeden was really dead. Perhaps he is the most desperate person of all.
“This is a God-given opportunity. Today, Kemened will offer up all to the Leshak Army, before the eyes of Al Riksha
Prince Laud raised his hand.
“Load the catapult!”
Developed in Amboia, this catapult was the latest war weapon that could be dismantled and reassembled. But because of that, there was a disadvantage, it could not be used twice. However, they were able to carry it with them even in the underground maze.
In the process, lives that were lost under the heavy weight of the catapult, so they had to drive themselves to honor their souls.
Attaching– Bang!-
The catapult was loaded with stones.
A total of six catapults were brought in today. If an enormous stone was sent flying into the camp without ramparts, it was obvious what kind of chaos it would create.
Prince Laud smiled. He raised his hands to the sky.
“Launch!”
Bang-, Kaboom!-
The chaos has begun…
On an unconquerable stronghold that had never before been defeated in a single battle.
The Duke of Nuukpa stepped forward.
“After the catapulting is done, charge right away. The key is to finish it while the enemies are disoriented. And take good care of His Majesty.”
“Yes, Sir.”
Bang, Kaboom!-
Duke Nuukpa put his hand on the hilt of his sword as he listened to the rest of the catapults launch.
His fingers twitched with tension.
Boom!-
Finally, as the last catapult came to an end, the Duke of Nuukpa drew his sword.
“The enemy is over there! End it!”
The Duke of Nuukpa’s voice led with a loud shout.
It was the sound announcing the advance of Kemened’s forces.
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“Dirty Kemened’s!”
Crack!-
He drew a line through the air and cut an arm off.
Afterwards, Karum kicked a screaming Kemened in the chest knocking him down. The Kemened soldier had broken ribs and fell to the ground, spitting blood.
It was a mess. There were too many corpses.
“These crazy people! Where in the world did all these guys swarm from? There’s already this many bodies.”
Karum looked around him.
The biggest cause of the disaster was the catapult. Six catapults were enough to destroy Leshak’s military camp and turn it into a field. He was amazed at how no one noticed the giant catapults as they were getting so close.
Screams and the smell of blood were rampant, there was already a river of helpless corpses.
“Ahhhhh!”-
Karum was unable to overcome his anguish and screamed. He held his ax over his head and rushed into the middle of the chaos.
The more he walked, the more the pile of corpses at his ankles grew. His heart was beating like crazy.
“These guys! Next! Who’s next!?”
Karum moved forward, slashing enemies as soon as he caught them.
The same was true for the other Guardian Knights.
Unfortunately, Kemened’s raid was effective. The Leshak army was not prepared enough and had disregarded its past vigilance.
It was because Kemened’s forces arrived before the shock of finding Count Custer’s dead body, which had just begun to stiffen, was resolved.
Even the time difference between the two events made it suspicious as to whether the Unknown Assassin was involved.
“Next!”
Five or six corpses were created around Karum in the blink of an eye.
However, the number of enemies was still higher. The enemy who should have become the seventh corpse came one step ahead of him and slashed at Karum’s back.
“Hey, ‘Rum!”
Karum turned to hear Abadd’s voice calling to him.
At the same time,
Pow!-
“Ahh!”
Abadd’s sword pierced the enemy’s stomach, making a seventh corpse.
“If you are grateful, call me ¹Big Brother.”
Karum growled at Abadd as he responded.
“What do you mean ‘Big Brother’? I’m older!”
“Yeah, by a lot, two months!”
“So it’s still not Big Brother!”
“How dare you speak like that to your savior, ²Little Brother.”
“If it wasn’t for me, he would have killed you!”
“Tsk tsk. Little brother is still a long way from growing up.”
Swoosh-, Gasp-!
As Abadd’s sword pierced the next enemy’s throat, Karum split an enemy’s head through his helmet.
Thump-, thud!-
At nearly the same time, two bodies fell to the ground. Abadd asked quickly, as he aimed for the next enemy.
“Okay, I’ll cut you some slack. Then let’s make it something else then?”
“What?!”
“To repay me for saving your life.”
“What are you talking about!? I’ve saved your life hundreds of times!”
“That’s already a thing of the past. If you think that’s not fair, why didn’t you quibble over it beforehand?”
“What? How can you even say that!?”
“So, what was it?”
“… Huh?”
Karum, who had been screaming until his face turned red, faltered for a moment.
“What are you talking about?”
“A method used by the Unknown Assassin. You saw it, what was it?”
“Ah, that…..”
Sigh!–
He cut one of the enemy’s necks. Then, Karum removed the ax blade and struck one of the enemies who was aiming for Abadd’s shoulder. Then, the two of them, who had just crossed the brink of death once more, continued their conversation as if nothing had happened.
“What was it?”
“Nothing.”
“Nothing?”
“He had no weapons.”
Karum frowned.
“I did a body search, but I couldn’t find anything. There was really nothing.”
“Isn’t it a kind of poison, not a weapon? Where is the weapon that makes only the eyes melt?”
“There was no poison.”
“I am. Then you should have made him confess!”
“You think I didn’t ask?”
“So, what did the Unknown Assassin say?”
“Don’t look at me.”
“…… Huh?”
Abadd stopped moving his sword for a moment.
“What else do you mean?”
“He said that I would die if I looked at him.”
This time his mouth was slightly ajar.
“What?”
“That’s all?”
Karum shook his head. However, his eyes looked like he’d seen a ghost, then he found the enemy and made another corpse.
Abadd got angry one beat later.
“You son of a bitch ³Bear Cub! Is that the only thing you found out?”
“Then what do you want me to say? Even after a body search, nothing was found.”
“Oh, so did you believe that? It’s obviously a lie! Don’t you know why the Unknown Assassin is called the Unknown Assassin? You don’t know why we’ve been obsessed with just that one assassin!? It’s because we have no idea what kind of technique he uses! But you said you saw with your own eyes and still didn’t find anything? Damn it, does that make sense? You should have made him confess by slicing off his fingers and toes!”
“That’s,”
Wickedness!-
Karum stopped talking and cut the enemy’s waist in half instead.
Blood spattered everywhere as though he’d had failed to control his emotions rather than his strength. Thanks to this, Karum was covered all over his body with the blood of the enemy. Abadd had a disgusted expression on his face, and took a step back.
“Go away, you Bear Cub!”
Karum didn’t lose his temper, instead he had a disappointed expression on his face.
“That…… I thought it truly could be the case.”
Abadd made an expression as if he had heard the world’s greatest bullshit.
“Are you a human being? No matter how much you resemble a bear, you’re still a human, right?”
“I know, I know. It’s ridiculous, but…”
Karum bit his lip.
Radan’s voice that had been clamoring for him not to look into his eyes was still clear.
It was strange because it was too desperate to be a lie.
He wondered if it was an attempt to run away, but instead of running away, Radan closed his eyes tightly.
He did not open his eyes even once until the moment he was dragged back to the military camp and locked up in a dungeon.
That was very strange.
Karum knew that Radan had pretended to be blind, and that it was all a lie. When he fled after killing Count Custer Radan didn’t look blind in the slightest. He ran through the forest, for the first time, without hesitation.
He was as fast and silent as an assassin. As a result, he too suffered greatly. If Radan had any stamina left, he would have missed Radan.
“But why…… ”
But why did you close your eyes like that?
Why did you tell me not to look into your eyes so desperately?
What was still so strange…is that he’d been worried since then.
Abadd pressed Karum, who was drowning in thought.
“But why, what?”
“…… I don’t think he was lying.”
“Stop it!”
Abadd clicked his tongue and ground his teeth.
“I did too. I believed him. But this is the price, damn it.”
Wickedness!-
An enemy’s head was cut off as though to vent his anger.
“I’m going crazy with rage. I’m so pitiful and pathetic to be fooled by such lies. Damn it, I can’t believe I’m telling you this! That’s what pisses me off the most. Damn it! He was the Unknown Assassin!“
Karum felt that way too.
After discovering the identity of Radan, he was so apoplectic with rage that his head was spinning.
Nevertheless, when he thought about Radan as he was captured, he did not get angry at all. It was just bizarre.
Even after Radan’s identity was discovered, he did not demonstrate the appearance of an assassin at all.
It was just Radan.
No matter how slow-witted a person he was, he could tell there was no other assassin like that. There was something about Radan.
“Maybe…… ”
“Maybe, what?”
Karum murmured in an unsure voice.
“I don’t know…… but there’s something though. I think there’s something I need to know about the Unknown Assassin.”
“Of course. We need to find out what information he’s stolen and what he’s been scheming!”
“No, not like that.”
“Then what? What are you talking about?”
“I just thought there was something. That is…… I’m not good at speaking, so I can’t say anything…… Still, I think there is something.”
“Well what are you talking about?”
Karum grumbled.
“You Bear, you are a very strange person right now. How can you be saying the same thing as Sidris?”
Sidris and Karum were complete opposites.
Karum was the type to use his body quicker to use his head, and Sidris was always coolheaded. Karum was intuitive, and Sidris was thoroughly analytical.
Two completely different people said the same thing about the Unknown Assassin.
There must be something more. ‘There was something they didn’t understand at the moment’.
Those were Sidris’s words.
He gave an excessive amount of concern to the prophecy about Leshak. The prophecy was said that Leshak would die by the bite of a snake, and Kemened’s assassin group referred to the Unknown Assassin as the Blue Snake.
And they said a Blue Snake would bite Leshak’s heart.
Sidris pointed out that before that, Leshak had dreamed of being bitten by a snake. At that time Leshak said that it was a snake with blue eyes.
Prophets, enemies, and the person in question.
It happened at different times, but they all said the same thing. Sidris thought it couldn’t be a coincidence.
“It’s strange.”
Said Karum, who was facing the enemy, as he tilted his head.
Abadd was impressed by his bear-like stamina which allowed him to relax. He then asked the reason.
“Why?” A
“If you’re talking about the Unknown Assassin and His Majesty, it is kind of strange.” K
“What? It all fits so well that it makes me feel awful.” A
“That……the Unknown Assassin always uses the same method. I mean by melting the eyes.” K
“Well?” A
“Then why did His Majesty say it would kill him by biting his heart?” K
“Oh……?” A
As soon as he heard it, Abadd’s mouth, which was about to say something strange, stopped at that moment.
Somehow he knew the reason why Leshak said that his heart was bitten.
The reason was right before his eyes…
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T/N:
¹ (형) Hyung – is Korean for an old brother, or a male who’s in the age range of an older brother.
-[I debated endlessly about translating this from Hyung to Big Brother (time I could have spent translating), but at the end of the day my creed is to not have my translations turn into a social studies lesson, so…if you disagree just mentality change it.]
² (아우) one’s junior/a male’s little brother – it can mean little sister too, but no on uses that way anymore.
³ Bear, means dim-witted – Cub, is used to belittle him as though he were a child. It actually said kid/child, but I changed it cause Bear Kid/child, sounded stupid.
“Yes, Your Majesty. I can’t give you another answer even if Your Highness cuts my throat now. I saw it. He is the Unknown Assassin.”
After Karum finished answering, Leshak raised his blade.
“Your Majesty!”
“No, My Lord!”
At last, others tried to stop Leshak. However, Leshak’s sword was faster than they were.
Smash!-
The blade pierced through flesh.
However the blade did not cut Karum’s throat, but was embedded into the back of Leshak’s hand that was holding Karum.
“Your Majesty!”
Bang!
Leshak let go of Karum. The gust of air was made as Karum tumbled over backwards and landed hard on his back side.
“Your Highness, why are you being like this…. ?”
Sidris was unable to speak, and swallowed a groan. Abadd stood next to Leshak with an expression like he was about to explode.
“I’ll pull the blade out, My Lord.”
“Don’t touch it.”
Leshak grabbed the blade with his right hand and withdrew the blade carelessly. As a result, both his hands were covered with blood.
“Your Majesty…….”
Instead of Leshak expressing pain, his Guardian Knights expressed it on his behalf.
Leshak clenched his bloody hand then opened it.
His trembling hand seemed to be listening to him again. Then Sidris said with a distorted face.
“You must get treatment, Your Highness. Do not use your hand. I will send for a doctor right away.”
One of the soldiers ran out to call for the doctor.
Leshak clenched and unfolded his hand as though he had not heard what Sidris had said.
It was the Guardian Knights who’s looks became more complicated.
“Sir, give me your hand. I’ll take a look first.”
Sidris stretched out his hand to look at Leshak’s. However, the hand he reached with couldn’t reach Leshak.
“Don’t touch me.”
“……Yes, Your Highness?”
Leshak quickly turned his head.
“Where is he?”
“……”
Sidris took a step back unconsciously.
Anyone would have.
He faced Leshak, who had an altogether unfamiliar countenance. His face held the look of something crumbling mercilessly, but still held the remnants of what used to be there.
It wasn’t an expression, it was a ruin.
Leshak looked like someone who had something dug out of them.
His heart seemed to be away somewhere else.
“Where is he?”
His mouth opened by itself.
“He’s locked up underground.”
“Take me there.”
”……Yes, My Lord.”
It was time to face Radan.
He brought a pile of lies, and a handful of truths hidden within them.
However, something happened before that.
Bang bang bang!-
The Sentinel’s signal rang out through the camp.
“Enemy!”
And at the same time…
Crash!–
A huge noise rang out.
It was the appearance of the Kemened Army, who had disappeared.
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It was a surprise attack that couldn’t fail.
Second Prince Laud was certain of victory. The enemy knew nothing until they were already close.
It was the first time in the past seven years that a victory could be so closely within reach.
“Look at it. What did I say?”
Laud shrugged as he spoke to Duke Nuukpa. He was the commander-in-chief of the Kemened Army. He was a seasoned General who led nearly every battle in the war against the Empire.
“I told you this was our chance to clear the Leshak Army from the border. Do you see what I meant, now?”
”…… It’s still too early to let your guard down. There is no convincing evidence to prove the death of Leshak Caliph.”
“You’re still saying that!”
Laud exclaimed.
The sight of the boy Prince who was only now twenty-one, shouting at the gray-haired old Veteran was ridiculous regardless of the circumstances.
“Leshak Caliph is dead! You’ve checked it over and over again! Didn’t the spy you planted even say so?”
“I heard there were rumors like that.”
The Duke of Nuukpa sighed deeply.
He, too, was well aware that Kemened had been pushed to its limits.
He was a person who had long advocated for an end to the war. Leshak’s Army had never known defeat, and the power of the Empire did not show any signs of waning.
The war would somehow end in a victory for the Empire. The only thing the Kemened family could do was to hold out.
Continuing a war that was nearly lost meant it would put Kemened in an increasingly disadvantageous position at the end-of-war negotiations.
Nevertheless, he alone could not win against the stubbornness of the nobles who lined up with the Royal Family, and of other small countries. Thus, the war went on for seven years without any benefit.
The Duke of Nuukpa wanted the war to end as soon as possible.
And thus the naivety of the foolish young Prince, who still believed that Kemened had the potential to defeat the Empire was accepted.
Moreover, there were certainly rumors circulating that Leshak Caliph was dead.
So today there was half a chance of winning.
Prince Laud was no fool either. He brought in Amboia’s latest catapult for today’s raid, and he opened the underground road to Asilah Palace which had been kept hidden until now.
Thanks to this, the enemy did not notice any signs of movement. For three days, Kemened’s army crawled through the underground labyrinth from Asilah Palace to the capital.
It was a battle in which the entire Army was deployed, and only the Royal Guards were left behind. It was also the last bid for victory for Kemened.
The Duke Nuukpa also wished that the Crown Prince of Ibeden was really dead. Perhaps he is the most desperate person of all.
“This is a God-given opportunity. Today, Kemened will offer up all to the Leshak Army, before the eyes of Al Riksha
Prince Laud raised his hand.
“Load the catapult!”
Developed in Amboia, this catapult was the latest war weapon that could be dismantled and reassembled. But because of that, there was a disadvantage, it could not be used twice. However, they were able to carry it with them even in the underground maze.
In the process, lives that were lost under the heavy weight of the catapult, so they had to drive themselves to honor their souls.
Attaching– Bang!-
The catapult was loaded with stones.
A total of six catapults were brought in today. If an enormous stone was sent flying into the camp without ramparts, it was obvious what kind of chaos it would create.
Prince Laud smiled. He raised his hands to the sky.
“Launch!”
Bang-, Kaboom!-
The chaos has begun…
On an unconquerable stronghold that had never before been defeated in a single battle.
The Duke of Nuukpa stepped forward.
“After the catapulting is done, charge right away. The key is to finish it while the enemies are disoriented. And take good care of His Majesty.”
“Yes, Sir.”
Bang, Kaboom!-
Duke Nuukpa put his hand on the hilt of his sword as he listened to the rest of the catapults launch.
His fingers twitched with tension.
Boom!-
Finally, as the last catapult came to an end, the Duke of Nuukpa drew his sword.
“The enemy is over there! End it!”
The Duke of Nuukpa’s voice led with a loud shout.
It was the sound announcing the advance of Kemened’s forces.
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“Dirty Kemened’s!”
Crack!-
He drew a line through the air and cut an arm off.
Afterwards, Karum kicked a screaming Kemened in the chest knocking him down. The Kemened soldier had broken ribs and fell to the ground, spitting blood.
It was a mess. There were too many corpses.
“These crazy people! Where in the world did all these guys swarm from? There’s already this many bodies.”
Karum looked around him.
The biggest cause of the disaster was the catapult. Six catapults were enough to destroy Leshak’s military camp and turn it into a field. He was amazed at how no one noticed the giant catapults as they were getting so close.
Screams and the smell of blood were rampant, there was already a river of helpless corpses.
“Ahhhhh!”-
Karum was unable to overcome his anguish and screamed. He held his ax over his head and rushed into the middle of the chaos.
The more he walked, the more the pile of corpses at his ankles grew. His heart was beating like crazy.
“These guys! Next! Who’s next!?”
Karum moved forward, slashing enemies as soon as he caught them.
The same was true for the other Guardian Knights.
Unfortunately, Kemened’s raid was effective. The Leshak army was not prepared enough and had disregarded its past vigilance.
It was because Kemened’s forces arrived before the shock of finding Count Custer’s dead body, which had just begun to stiffen, was resolved.
Even the time difference between the two events made it suspicious as to whether the Unknown Assassin was involved.
“Next!”
Five or six corpses were created around Karum in the blink of an eye.
However, the number of enemies was still higher. The enemy who should have become the seventh corpse came one step ahead of him and slashed at Karum’s back.
“Hey, ‘Rum!”
Karum turned to hear Abadd’s voice calling to him.
At the same time,
Pow!-
“Ahh!”
Abadd’s sword pierced the enemy’s stomach, making a seventh corpse.
“If you are grateful, call me ¹Big Brother.”
Karum growled at Abadd as he responded.
“What do you mean ‘Big Brother’? I’m older!”
“Yeah, by a lot, two months!”
“So it’s still not Big Brother!”
“How dare you speak like that to your savior, ²Little Brother.”
“If it wasn’t for me, he would have killed you!”
“Tsk tsk. Little brother is still a long way from growing up.”
Swoosh-, Gasp-!
As Abadd’s sword pierced the next enemy’s throat, Karum split an enemy’s head through his helmet.
Thump-, thud!-
At nearly the same time, two bodies fell to the ground. Abadd asked quickly, as he aimed for the next enemy.
“Okay, I’ll cut you some slack. Then let’s make it something else then?”
“What?!”
“To repay me for saving your life.”
“What are you talking about!? I’ve saved your life hundreds of times!”
“That’s already a thing of the past. If you think that’s not fair, why didn’t you quibble over it beforehand?”
“What? How can you even say that!?”
“So, what was it?”
“… Huh?”
Karum, who had been screaming until his face turned red, faltered for a moment.
“What are you talking about?”
“A method used by the Unknown Assassin. You saw it, what was it?”
“Ah, that…..”
Sigh!–
He cut one of the enemy’s necks. Then, Karum removed the ax blade and struck one of the enemies who was aiming for Abadd’s shoulder. Then, the two of them, who had just crossed the brink of death once more, continued their conversation as if nothing had happened.
“What was it?”
“Nothing.”
“Nothing?”
“He had no weapons.”
Karum frowned.
“I did a body search, but I couldn’t find anything. There was really nothing.”
“Isn’t it a kind of poison, not a weapon? Where is the weapon that makes only the eyes melt?”
“There was no poison.”
“I am. Then you should have made him confess!”
“You think I didn’t ask?”
“So, what did the Unknown Assassin say?”
“Don’t look at me.”
“…… Huh?”
Abadd stopped moving his sword for a moment.
“What else do you mean?”
“He said that I would die if I looked at him.”
This time his mouth was slightly ajar.
“What?”
“That’s all?”
Karum shook his head. However, his eyes looked like he’d seen a ghost, then he found the enemy and made another corpse.
Abadd got angry one beat later.
“You son of a bitch ³Bear Cub! Is that the only thing you found out?”
“Then what do you want me to say? Even after a body search, nothing was found.”
“Oh, so did you believe that? It’s obviously a lie! Don’t you know why the Unknown Assassin is called the Unknown Assassin? You don’t know why we’ve been obsessed with just that one assassin!? It’s because we have no idea what kind of technique he uses! But you said you saw with your own eyes and still didn’t find anything? Damn it, does that make sense? You should have made him confess by slicing off his fingers and toes!”
“That’s,”
Wickedness!-
Karum stopped talking and cut the enemy’s waist in half instead.
Blood spattered everywhere as though he’d had failed to control his emotions rather than his strength. Thanks to this, Karum was covered all over his body with the blood of the enemy. Abadd had a disgusted expression on his face, and took a step back.
“Go away, you Bear Cub!”
Karum didn’t lose his temper, instead he had a disappointed expression on his face.
“That…… I thought it truly could be the case.”
Abadd made an expression as if he had heard the world’s greatest bullshit.
“Are you a human being? No matter how much you resemble a bear, you’re still a human, right?”
“I know, I know. It’s ridiculous, but…”
Karum bit his lip.
Radan’s voice that had been clamoring for him not to look into his eyes was still clear.
It was strange because it was too desperate to be a lie.
He wondered if it was an attempt to run away, but instead of running away, Radan closed his eyes tightly.
He did not open his eyes even once until the moment he was dragged back to the military camp and locked up in a dungeon.
That was very strange.
Karum knew that Radan had pretended to be blind, and that it was all a lie. When he fled after killing Count Custer Radan didn’t look blind in the slightest. He ran through the forest, for the first time, without hesitation.
He was as fast and silent as an assassin. As a result, he too suffered greatly. If Radan had any stamina left, he would have missed Radan.
“But why…… ”
But why did you close your eyes like that?
Why did you tell me not to look into your eyes so desperately?
What was still so strange…is that he’d been worried since then.
Abadd pressed Karum, who was drowning in thought.
“But why, what?”
“…… I don’t think he was lying.”
“Stop it!”
Abadd clicked his tongue and ground his teeth.
“I did too. I believed him. But this is the price, damn it.”
Wickedness!-
An enemy’s head was cut off as though to vent his anger.
“I’m going crazy with rage. I’m so pitiful and pathetic to be fooled by such lies. Damn it, I can’t believe I’m telling you this! That’s what pisses me off the most. Damn it! He was the Unknown Assassin!“
Karum felt that way too.
After discovering the identity of Radan, he was so apoplectic with rage that his head was spinning.
Nevertheless, when he thought about Radan as he was captured, he did not get angry at all. It was just bizarre.
Even after Radan’s identity was discovered, he did not demonstrate the appearance of an assassin at all.
It was just Radan.
No matter how slow-witted a person he was, he could tell there was no other assassin like that. There was something about Radan.
“Maybe…… ”
“Maybe, what?”
Karum murmured in an unsure voice.
“I don’t know…… but there’s something though. I think there’s something I need to know about the Unknown Assassin.”
“Of course. We need to find out what information he’s stolen and what he’s been scheming!”
“No, not like that.”
“Then what? What are you talking about?”
“I just thought there was something. That is…… I’m not good at speaking, so I can’t say anything…… Still, I think there is something.”
“Well what are you talking about?”
Karum grumbled.
“You Bear, you are a very strange person right now. How can you be saying the same thing as Sidris?”
Sidris and Karum were complete opposites.
Karum was the type to use his body quicker to use his head, and Sidris was always coolheaded. Karum was intuitive, and Sidris was thoroughly analytical.
Two completely different people said the same thing about the Unknown Assassin.
There must be something more. ‘There was something they didn’t understand at the moment’.
Those were Sidris’s words.
He gave an excessive amount of concern to the prophecy about Leshak. The prophecy was said that Leshak would die by the bite of a snake, and Kemened’s assassin group referred to the Unknown Assassin as the Blue Snake.
And they said a Blue Snake would bite Leshak’s heart.
Sidris pointed out that before that, Leshak had dreamed of being bitten by a snake. At that time Leshak said that it was a snake with blue eyes.
Prophets, enemies, and the person in question.
It happened at different times, but they all said the same thing. Sidris thought it couldn’t be a coincidence.
“It’s strange.”
Said Karum, who was facing the enemy, as he tilted his head.
Abadd was impressed by his bear-like stamina which allowed him to relax. He then asked the reason.
“Why?” A
“If you’re talking about the Unknown Assassin and His Majesty, it is kind of strange.” K
“What? It all fits so well that it makes me feel awful.” A
“That……the Unknown Assassin always uses the same method. I mean by melting the eyes.” K
“Well?” A
“Then why did His Majesty say it would kill him by biting his heart?” K
“Oh……?” A
As soon as he heard it, Abadd’s mouth, which was about to say something strange, stopped at that moment.
Somehow he knew the reason why Leshak said that his heart was bitten.
The reason was right before his eyes…
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T/N:
¹ (형) Hyung – is Korean for an old brother, or a male who’s in the age range of an older brother.
-[I debated endlessly about translating this from Hyung to Big Brother (time I could have spent translating), but at the end of the day my creed is to not have my translations turn into a social studies lesson, so…if you disagree just mentality change it.]
² (아우) one’s junior/a male’s little brother – it can mean little sister too, but no on uses that way anymore.
³ Bear, means dim-witted – Cub, is used to belittle him as though he were a child. It actually said kid/child, but I changed it cause Bear Kid/child, sounded stupid.
