“What the hell...? ”
When I was attacked by my sneak attack, his face collapsed for the first time.
A slow kick to avoid what I did for him.
Huff!
“Slow motion. Hmm?"
I casually dodged my attack and jumped in with my sword to the one who was laughing.
If anyone knows how to wield a sword at all, the gap can be seen everywhere.
“I thought you were pretty good... Tsk. Die."
He opened his mouth with a smile in his eyes, a short dagger he wielded.
“Stand firm! ”
Whee!
When the attack missed in vain, I was embarrassed for a moment, and he swung his dagger again with a calm expression like a high-quality assassin.
Whee!
“Yes, swing all you want. If you want to in a minute, you can't. ”
“Ew...! What tricks... What? ”
Continuing to twist the dagger in a strange direction, I missed it, and I found out that it stepped back slightly to avoid me and spit out a surprised voice.
But I'm already standing in the way of the entrance.
“What a trick. Let's talk quietly. ”
Whoo-hoo!
When he fully entered the subspace and closed the door, he bit his teeth and hid himself with the surrounding trees.
The guild leader's ability to deal with downward behavior. Normally, an assassin would just stand there embarrassed and helpless.
“Can't we just come out? I had to listen to Elder Elder Ellen when I smashed that tree. ”
If he talks to the hidden tree, all he hears is the wind.
I sigh and put the sword back into the sword. I didn't mean to kill him right now.
It's overwhelming.
“At first, I just tried to kill him. I was a little curious to watch, but that was it. ”
When I let go of the energy I was hiding while moving towards the tree, I felt the detail of his body shaking.
Now he knows he's not my opponent.
“But you made a mistake. He said he was the guild leader. So I changed my mind. Let's get him. Don't kill him. I could use a little G. ”
If you hadn't told me he was the guild leader, I wouldn't have opened the sub-space door.
This is something he made fun of all the time.
When I got to the tree's nostrils, I let out a stronger gust of energy, and it just walked away.
“... I'm going back. ”
“What are you talking about? Who's gonna send me back? ”
“I have nothing to do with the Lecco family. I just got a request. If you let me go, I'll give up the quest. ”
His faceless face.
You say surrender, but you don't give in.
I didn't like his attitude, so I took a step closer, and lifted up the dagger he was holding in both hands.
“... It may be hard to beat you, but I'm confident I'll take at least one arm. Are you going all the way? ”
“One arm? The assassin is not a surprise, but can he do it in a straight fight? Against me? ”
I've seen some amazing moves, but I've only dealt with him at the highest level of Expert.
An assassin is more disadvantageous than an Advanced Expert Knight in a frontal battle than an ambush. He kept his mouth shut, not saying much, to make sure he knew.
Even if it's disadvantageous, I won't give up.
“Fine. Then I'll make you an offer. Tell me the identity of the men who ordered you to kill Mayand. And if there's anything else you're planning, that's it. If you say it gently, I'll let you go. ”
“... Are you sure? ”
“Of course. I'm Kaiyan, a loyal mercenary, you don't know." I keep my promises. ”
I'm not doing this to find out that the tower is a client through him.
More fundamental than that. I'm going through all this trouble to find out if Mayand's brother Trion really sold the information.
‘If Trion did... What should I do?' ’
The struggle for the heir of the noble family is a fair exercise of rights.
Just because your brother killed his heir doesn't mean that's a problem. Rather, the man who was killed by his brother, even though he had the position of heir, is a fool.
If that assassin can tell me who's behind this, I can tell Mayand. But is he gonna make it?
Will I be able to continue to be the innocent boy I am now, even if I know that dark reality?
‘But killing Trion with my own hands... I think you're getting too involved. ’
The man who was silent for a moment opened his mouth.
“... is a horse tower. Those who entrust themselves to me. ”
“The Mart Tower? Hmm... That's all I know. I need more information than that. ”
“Exactly what information do you want? ”
“Information about the man who sold Mayan information to the tower. ”
“That has nothing to do with us...”
I hung up on the guy who opened his mouth like he couldn't raise his hand.
“Yeah, it doesn't matter. But I don't think you don't know. You know the quest is a tower, but you didn't gather information separately, did you? ”
The Shabelle Guild assassins I met before.
They tracked down a client who was hiding his identity, and they found out that Madame Karsia was a client.
But didn't he?
"Santro said, the pirate islands cost Mayan 5,000 gold. ’
Mayann must have put more money on the urgent tower when she arrived in Shaniel Kingdom.
It's common sense to be curious about what's going on with that amount. Especially for an Assassin's Guild.
“…. Are you really going to keep your promise? ”
“Let me go back? Of course.”
Unlike the people who poisoned themselves and killed themselves if they didn't want to.
But good for me. The more attached he is to his life, the more likely it is that things will go my way.
“Phew... There's one thing I can tell you. It's not Trion.”
“What?"
“Literally. That means Trion didn't sell information to the tower. ”
A completely different answer than expected.
In fact, in my mind, I thought I was already Trion, and I was just asking for reassurance.
He opened his mouth, hiding his embarrassed thoughts from his words.
“I saw you escorting Trion with your own eyes. But not Trion? ”
“Yes. He had nothing to do with this." And I was escorting him... ”
When the assassin puts the dagger in his waist in one hand and touches his neck.
Jiaying.
“… magic? ”
The face of the man I had just felt became blurred and changed to the face of a middle-aged man with a sharp impression.
What's a little strange is that the magical artifact did not feel the Mana energy that should have been felt.
“…. This is my original face. That face was just made temporarily to make things easier. ”
“That's curious. Was it a magical artifact? That artifact seems to have the ability to conceal energy in addition to facial transformation. ”
When he disassembled the artifact, I could feel the energy of the one who couldn't concentrate on his senses properly.
“It's not a magical artifact. I... can't teach you any details. ”
Something Rieka would love to see with her own eyes.
“Well, that's... that's more like it. But how did you end up next to Trion? I thought you were pretty close to each other at the diner. ”
“The face of the knight Trion loves just now. It's because he disguises himself. ”
“…. And what about that article? The original face owner. ”
The assassin answered my question and showed me his dagger.
“This should be enough of an answer. ”
“... You mean you killed him. Now I understand the situation. ”
He knew that Mayan was meeting Trion at Koya Fortress, based on the information he had received in advance, and was preparing to disguise himself after killing Trion's knight.
When I saw the assassins who sent Mayand die at my hands, I thought it was hard to face.
“Hmm... And the last thing you need is proof that you're not Trion?" Even if you don't have anything to do with Trion, that doesn't make you innocent. ”
“I made up my mind and disguised myself as a knight and stayed with Trion for a day. And in the meantime, I've been getting a lot of information about Mayan from her client. But.”
“But?”
“The Trion I've been watching has done nothing. ”
You're sure it's not Trion? ’
Why would he lie to me? Not to mention showing him who he really is?
No matter how hard I think about it, I can't find anything wrong with what he's saying right now.
“Then who? ”
“I don't know about that. I didn't have time to go into detail. Now that I've told you everything I can, keep your promise. ”
He looked at me with a dagger in both hands, as if he had said everything he wanted to say.
“Not yet. ”
“…. As expected. You didn't intend to keep your promise. Then I will also do my best...”
“That's not it. I'll get you out of here. But first, you have to work with me on something. ”
Waving and throwing suggestions at the lowering man, he looks embarrassed on his face and opens his mouth.
“... What are you talking about? I've told you everything I know. ”
“Yes, I'm not asking for any more information. Let's just work together, literally. Your job as an assassin. ”
Someone must have sold the information for a purpose, but if you don't know who it is, don't find out.
‘If things go the way he wants, he'll show up. ’
I smiled at the assassin with a vague look on his face. It reminds me of a similar thing that happened in Marcaine.
* * *
A day later, I was riding in a wagon, welcomed by Lord Koya, to the land of Rko.
The only time left to arrive is by wagon.
“Yes? Die?" Tsk! ”
“I'm not asking you to die, just pretend to be dead. ”
Mayan, who was on the wagon, lets out a loud voice to see if my horse surprised her, then covers her mouth with both hands.
“It's only a day away now... Is that really necessary? ”
“Phew... Of course, the choice is yours. Either you go back to the family without knowing who's after your life, or you do exactly as I say and find out who. ”
I've already told Mayand everything about last night. And he has a proposition.
‘Mayand will help you if you do, but if he gets away with this... I can't help it. ’
You can't do what your destiny tells you you don't want to do.
Mayan sighs for a moment.
“Ha... I trust Mr. Kaiyan, but I don't believe this. No, I don't want to. Someone in my family wants my life. ”
“That's the reality. At least the Lecco and the family are doing well. It's because you haven't seen the fight for the heir of another noble family. ”
“Phew... Is that why you told me to get on a different wagon from Trion? Because I have to lie to Trion, too? ”
“Yes."
When you set out from Koya territory, you asked Mayand to put Trion the other wagon to ride with you.
Even if Trion wasn't the culprit, we couldn't fully trust her. More importantly, the fewer people who know the secret, the more effective it seems.
“Holding hands with the Horse Tower... Phew... I have no idea who I am. Honestly, there's a possibility that Trion might be, but Kaiyan said it wasn't. ”
“That's why we're going to do this complicated thing. ”
According to Mayand, there is no one in the Lecco family to sell information to but Trion.
Heard his youngest brother is only five years old.
That doesn't mean that your parents are anything like Karsia. All three siblings were children born under the same parents.
"It doesn't make sense to say it was a five-year-old child. ’
Only Trion is left naturally.
But the problem is, if the assassin is right, he's not Trion.
Mayan opens her mouth, her eyes closing heavily for a moment.
“… let's do it. ”
“If you do, I'll help you, but if you find out who did this, you'll be shocked. Are you sure you want to do this? ”
Mayan nods, her lips tightly clenched at my question.
“Even if we keep going on like this, we'll have trouble again later. That's what you do when you can do it... right now. ”
She nods, smiling and approaches her face as she makes a big decision.
“Then let me explain how to do it. ”
“What the hell...? ”
When I was attacked by my sneak attack, his face collapsed for the first time.
A slow kick to avoid what I did for him.
Huff!
“Slow motion. Hmm?"
I casually dodged my attack and jumped in with my sword to the one who was laughing.
If anyone knows how to wield a sword at all, the gap can be seen everywhere.
“I thought you were pretty good... Tsk. Die."
He opened his mouth with a smile in his eyes, a short dagger he wielded.
“Stand firm! ”
Whee!
When the attack missed in vain, I was embarrassed for a moment, and he swung his dagger again with a calm expression like a high-quality assassin.
Whee!
“Yes, swing all you want. If you want to in a minute, you can't. ”
“Ew...! What tricks... What? ”
Continuing to twist the dagger in a strange direction, I missed it, and I found out that it stepped back slightly to avoid me and spit out a surprised voice.
But I'm already standing in the way of the entrance.
“What a trick. Let's talk quietly. ”
Whoo-hoo!
When he fully entered the subspace and closed the door, he bit his teeth and hid himself with the surrounding trees.
The guild leader's ability to deal with downward behavior. Normally, an assassin would just stand there embarrassed and helpless.
“Can't we just come out? I had to listen to Elder Elder Ellen when I smashed that tree. ”
If he talks to the hidden tree, all he hears is the wind.
I sigh and put the sword back into the sword. I didn't mean to kill him right now.
It's overwhelming.
“At first, I just tried to kill him. I was a little curious to watch, but that was it. ”
When I let go of the energy I was hiding while moving towards the tree, I felt the detail of his body shaking.
Now he knows he's not my opponent.
“But you made a mistake. He said he was the guild leader. So I changed my mind. Let's get him. Don't kill him. I could use a little G. ”
If you hadn't told me he was the guild leader, I wouldn't have opened the sub-space door.
This is something he made fun of all the time.
When I got to the tree's nostrils, I let out a stronger gust of energy, and it just walked away.
“... I'm going back. ”
“What are you talking about? Who's gonna send me back? ”
“I have nothing to do with the Lecco family. I just got a request. If you let me go, I'll give up the quest. ”
His faceless face.
You say surrender, but you don't give in.
I didn't like his attitude, so I took a step closer, and lifted up the dagger he was holding in both hands.
“... It may be hard to beat you, but I'm confident I'll take at least one arm. Are you going all the way? ”
“One arm? The assassin is not a surprise, but can he do it in a straight fight? Against me? ”
I've seen some amazing moves, but I've only dealt with him at the highest level of Expert.
An assassin is more disadvantageous than an Advanced Expert Knight in a frontal battle than an ambush. He kept his mouth shut, not saying much, to make sure he knew.
Even if it's disadvantageous, I won't give up.
“Fine. Then I'll make you an offer. Tell me the identity of the men who ordered you to kill Mayand. And if there's anything else you're planning, that's it. If you say it gently, I'll let you go. ”
“... Are you sure? ”
“Of course. I'm Kaiyan, a loyal mercenary, you don't know." I keep my promises. ”
I'm not doing this to find out that the tower is a client through him.
More fundamental than that. I'm going through all this trouble to find out if Mayand's brother Trion really sold the information.
‘If Trion did... What should I do?' ’
The struggle for the heir of the noble family is a fair exercise of rights.
Just because your brother killed his heir doesn't mean that's a problem. Rather, the man who was killed by his brother, even though he had the position of heir, is a fool.
If that assassin can tell me who's behind this, I can tell Mayand. But is he gonna make it?
Will I be able to continue to be the innocent boy I am now, even if I know that dark reality?
‘But killing Trion with my own hands... I think you're getting too involved. ’
The man who was silent for a moment opened his mouth.
“... is a horse tower. Those who entrust themselves to me. ”
“The Mart Tower? Hmm... That's all I know. I need more information than that. ”
“Exactly what information do you want? ”
“Information about the man who sold Mayan information to the tower. ”
“That has nothing to do with us...”
I hung up on the guy who opened his mouth like he couldn't raise his hand.
“Yeah, it doesn't matter. But I don't think you don't know. You know the quest is a tower, but you didn't gather information separately, did you? ”
The Shabelle Guild assassins I met before.
They tracked down a client who was hiding his identity, and they found out that Madame Karsia was a client.
But didn't he?
"Santro said, the pirate islands cost Mayan 5,000 gold. ’
Mayann must have put more money on the urgent tower when she arrived in Shaniel Kingdom.
It's common sense to be curious about what's going on with that amount. Especially for an Assassin's Guild.
“…. Are you really going to keep your promise? ”
“Let me go back? Of course.”
Unlike the people who poisoned themselves and killed themselves if they didn't want to.
But good for me. The more attached he is to his life, the more likely it is that things will go my way.
“Phew... There's one thing I can tell you. It's not Trion.”
“What?"
“Literally. That means Trion didn't sell information to the tower. ”
A completely different answer than expected.
In fact, in my mind, I thought I was already Trion, and I was just asking for reassurance.
He opened his mouth, hiding his embarrassed thoughts from his words.
“I saw you escorting Trion with your own eyes. But not Trion? ”
“Yes. He had nothing to do with this." And I was escorting him... ”
When the assassin puts the dagger in his waist in one hand and touches his neck.
Jiaying.
“… magic? ”
The face of the man I had just felt became blurred and changed to the face of a middle-aged man with a sharp impression.
What's a little strange is that the magical artifact did not feel the Mana energy that should have been felt.
“…. This is my original face. That face was just made temporarily to make things easier. ”
“That's curious. Was it a magical artifact? That artifact seems to have the ability to conceal energy in addition to facial transformation. ”
When he disassembled the artifact, I could feel the energy of the one who couldn't concentrate on his senses properly.
“It's not a magical artifact. I... can't teach you any details. ”
Something Rieka would love to see with her own eyes.
“Well, that's... that's more like it. But how did you end up next to Trion? I thought you were pretty close to each other at the diner. ”
“The face of the knight Trion loves just now. It's because he disguises himself. ”
“…. And what about that article? The original face owner. ”
The assassin answered my question and showed me his dagger.
“This should be enough of an answer. ”
“... You mean you killed him. Now I understand the situation. ”
He knew that Mayan was meeting Trion at Koya Fortress, based on the information he had received in advance, and was preparing to disguise himself after killing Trion's knight.
When I saw the assassins who sent Mayand die at my hands, I thought it was hard to face.
“Hmm... And the last thing you need is proof that you're not Trion?" Even if you don't have anything to do with Trion, that doesn't make you innocent. ”
“I made up my mind and disguised myself as a knight and stayed with Trion for a day. And in the meantime, I've been getting a lot of information about Mayan from her client. But.”
“But?”
“The Trion I've been watching has done nothing. ”
You're sure it's not Trion? ’
Why would he lie to me? Not to mention showing him who he really is?
No matter how hard I think about it, I can't find anything wrong with what he's saying right now.
“Then who? ”
“I don't know about that. I didn't have time to go into detail. Now that I've told you everything I can, keep your promise. ”
He looked at me with a dagger in both hands, as if he had said everything he wanted to say.
“Not yet. ”
“…. As expected. You didn't intend to keep your promise. Then I will also do my best...”
“That's not it. I'll get you out of here. But first, you have to work with me on something. ”
Waving and throwing suggestions at the lowering man, he looks embarrassed on his face and opens his mouth.
“... What are you talking about? I've told you everything I know. ”
“Yes, I'm not asking for any more information. Let's just work together, literally. Your job as an assassin. ”
Someone must have sold the information for a purpose, but if you don't know who it is, don't find out.
‘If things go the way he wants, he'll show up. ’
I smiled at the assassin with a vague look on his face. It reminds me of a similar thing that happened in Marcaine.
* * *
A day later, I was riding in a wagon, welcomed by Lord Koya, to the land of Rko.
The only time left to arrive is by wagon.
“Yes? Die?" Tsk! ”
“I'm not asking you to die, just pretend to be dead. ”
Mayan, who was on the wagon, lets out a loud voice to see if my horse surprised her, then covers her mouth with both hands.
“It's only a day away now... Is that really necessary? ”
“Phew... Of course, the choice is yours. Either you go back to the family without knowing who's after your life, or you do exactly as I say and find out who. ”
I've already told Mayand everything about last night. And he has a proposition.
‘Mayand will help you if you do, but if he gets away with this... I can't help it. ’
You can't do what your destiny tells you you don't want to do.
Mayan sighs for a moment.
“Ha... I trust Mr. Kaiyan, but I don't believe this. No, I don't want to. Someone in my family wants my life. ”
“That's the reality. At least the Lecco and the family are doing well. It's because you haven't seen the fight for the heir of another noble family. ”
“Phew... Is that why you told me to get on a different wagon from Trion? Because I have to lie to Trion, too? ”
“Yes."
When you set out from Koya territory, you asked Mayand to put Trion the other wagon to ride with you.
Even if Trion wasn't the culprit, we couldn't fully trust her. More importantly, the fewer people who know the secret, the more effective it seems.
“Holding hands with the Horse Tower... Phew... I have no idea who I am. Honestly, there's a possibility that Trion might be, but Kaiyan said it wasn't. ”
“That's why we're going to do this complicated thing. ”
According to Mayand, there is no one in the Lecco family to sell information to but Trion.
Heard his youngest brother is only five years old.
That doesn't mean that your parents are anything like Karsia. All three siblings were children born under the same parents.
"It doesn't make sense to say it was a five-year-old child. ’
Only Trion is left naturally.
But the problem is, if the assassin is right, he's not Trion.
Mayan opens her mouth, her eyes closing heavily for a moment.
“… let's do it. ”
“If you do, I'll help you, but if you find out who did this, you'll be shocked. Are you sure you want to do this? ”
Mayan nods, her lips tightly clenched at my question.
“Even if we keep going on like this, we'll have trouble again later. That's what you do when you can do it... right now. ”
She nods, smiling and approaches her face as she makes a big decision.
“Then let me explain how to do it. ”
