Book 2: Chapter 7

Book 2: Chapter 7

New Determination

My first job from the assassin guild is the assassination of the rookie hunter thieves who disguised themselves as adventurerstheir party name is Fang of Blade.

Before when master is still working with the assassin guild, she had an agreement with the previous guild master that she wouldnt accept any request from bad people, so it seemed that similar type of job is also passed to me. But, Dino kept this agreement because he must disliked the effort that he would have to spend to erase me in case I failed to assassinate some innocent commoner, got caught, and leaked information.

I would be captured if I failed in killing a commoner. I would be killed if I failed in killing bad people. As someone who is responsible for keeping the organizations secret, what Dino will choose is obvious.

This is a test but you will be paid for it. I will give you ten times the reward if you safely accomplish the request. This is the advance payment.

Dino flicked with his fingers several coins. I caught them from the air. The advance payment is three golden coins.

A single golden coin is the same with a months salary of a youth who has just started working. A young couple with child can live for a month with two or three golden coins, so thirty golden coins are big money that is the same of a yearly earning of commoner, but that amount feels dubious when I considered the need to stake my life against three thieves for it.

But, considering that the guild is taking half of the request fee, that means that the retired new adventurer must have taken a very large amount of debt in order to pay for this request.

Also there are weapons at the right room at the back. They are things that were left behind by past members and collected equipments that still looked usable. You can use them freely if you can make use of them.

Roger.

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It seems that this underground assassin guild is formerly a coal mine that had been remodeled. Its size is quite vast. Also the chapel on top of it was apparently built for the people who died in mine accident several hundred years ago. Currently its also a bit popular as tourist attraction.

The air of underground coal mine tended to stagnate, but Im feeling a faint air current so there must be some vents at several locations here. I see almost no light like lamp inside here. Perhaps its to prevent the air from stagnating, but perhaps also because most of the members have Night Vision. Though I think there must be another reason.

Light.

When I arrived at the room where weapons are stored, I cast Light to look around.

Certainly there are weapons here, but this place is more a storehouse rather than an armory. Most of the weapons being kept here are covered in dust with rust on their blades. I guess this is the best that I can expect from the memento of dead assassins. There isnt anything decent here, even so there are throwing knives and metal stick that functioned like whetstone here, so Im taking them. Then a voice suddenly called out from the rooms entrance.

Yoo, there aint anything there except junks right? Are you the ash covered rookie?

Who?

Im feeling a presence approaching. But, the presence is approaching really boldly, so Im waiting on the spot for it instead.

Me? Call me Guy. Nice to metcha, ash covered-

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Guy Race : Human

Magic Power : 90/95Stamina : 255/270

Overall Combat Strength : 251 (With Body Strengthening : 294)

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A Cruzian youth with tanned skin is there, giving me a friendly smile with his white teeth exposed.

His age is around twenty I think? His combat strength isnt that much different from Kiera, but if his combat strength is that high with this mana value, then his physical ability must be simply high instead of his battle continuation capability. In that case, although his combat strength itself isnt that high, his strength in real battle must be equal to a high class rank 3.

Even so, Guyhuh. Its a name for male that is common even in this country, so although it feels like its easy to remember, it also feel hard to remember. But more importantly.

Ash covered?

You got into a quarrel with that Kiera right? I could hear her voice even from here.

So Kieras voice when she yelled ash covered shitty brat reached until here.

Its not like Im offended from being called ash coveredor rather, its possible that Guy who introduced himself with a name that can be found anywhere, and perhaps even Dino and Kiera are using fake name instead of their real name.

This man called Guy is giving me the impression of a decent person in this guild. I dont know whether he is actually decent for real or not, and its impossible to call someone as decent when they are doing work like assassination, but putting aside whether he can be trusted or not, he is surely a better person than Kiera.

And, what is your business here Guy?

I was wondering what kind of fellow this rumored disciple of Serjura. Though I didnt expect that you would be this young. I think youve noticed already but, there are few decent people here. Especially the Sage and Goudo, dont come near them. After all many of our comrades until now had fallen victim to them.

Sage

Guy told me various things when I unconsciously muttered that name that is obviously not a persons name.

But I shall consider this as a good chance.

By stumbling into masters place and putting myself under her protection, I became able to get a proper sleep for the first time since several years. But that was a spoiled attitude of a child. Without me noticing I was getting dependent on masters good will like a normal child.

Master got a bad mouth, but she noticed my condition and put a child like me under her care. But, that was no good. I finally noticed that it was no good. During the five months of me getting spoiled by mater, my growth was clearly slower compared to the first three month at the beginning when I couldnt even get a proper sleep.

Lets put myself in an extreme situation once more, mind and body to retrain myself. In order for a mere child like me to oppose Grave and protect my important people, I have to go through training so intense that eroded my mind and soul.

Thanks to master I also managed to patch up my knowledge that was full of hole to some degree. She also taught me the required technique and weapon.

Ill save master. Ill save Elena. Ill obtain strength so I dont need to run away from fate. To accomplish that, I have to continue going forward without stopping for even a step.

Fortunately, the assassin guild is providing me with things that are scarce to find in that forest. Powerful enemies with capability to kill me. They can be used for my training.

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I rushed through the forest at night while suppressing my presence. Im not going through road of stopping by at city.

The forest at night is a training ground. There are animals and monsters with higher status than me here. I hid myself, searched for enemys presence, ascertained them with my discernment, saw through the darkness, used all my physical abilities and dashed through the darkness, polishing the techniques that my body learned.

Gugyah

A hobgoblin suddenly appeared. I encountered it right in front of me inside the dark forest. Both of us were surprised for an instant before I pushed down my emotion to the bottom of my heart before the hobgoblin can come to its sense.

tsu

I let out my breath and struck the jaw of the hobgoblin with the palm of my glove that had magic steel inserted. I vanished from its field of vision, even so the hobgoblin turned around. I slipped under its arm and put the string of the pendulum that I launched at the same time around its thick neck.

Gah!?

I cant let it catch sight of me. I tightened the string around the hobgoblins neck. The hobgoblin panicked from feeling the pain that it cant comprehend inside the darkness. After I circled behind it, I pulled the string while kicking the back of its head with the heel of my boots. Without pause I made my body floated and tightened the string with my whole body weight.

gugah

The hobgoblin suffocated and fell. Then I finished it off by stabbing the black knife from its ear until its brain.

I dont hold any grudge at you. You were my enemy because of this encounter. Thats all there is to it.

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Aria (Alicia) Race : Human Rank 2

Magic Power : 158/170 5 UPStamina : 123/130 20 UP

Strength : 6 (7)Endurance : 7 (8)1UPAgility : 10 (12)2UPDexterity : 7

Short Sword Skill Level 2Martial Art Level 2Throwing Level 2String Control Level 21UP

Light Magic Level 2Darkness Magic Level 2Non-Elemental Magic Level 2

Daily Life MagicMagic Power Control Level 2Pressure Level 2

Stealth Level 2Night Vision Level 2Search Level 2Poison Resistance Level 1

Simple Appraisal

Overall Combat Strength : 171 (With Body Strengthening : 190) 28 UP

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Master taught me. That combat skill doesnt grow from physical ability only.

The precise location of blood veins and internal organs. What is the correct position and what kind of attack to neutralize the enemy. If you understand those, it will become easy whether to kill or let your opponent alive.

Skill doesnt grow only from technique, but also from knowledge. That was the reason the immature me could obtain skill and became able to fight in just several months.

While Im moving, I continued to train my mind and body the whole time. Ten days later, I arrived at the territory of Count Sentrea that is located at the east side along the coast.

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