novelraw Chapter 105 : Chapter 105
Chapter 105 : Chapter 105
Chapter 105 : That’s Not It!
Jeobeok jeobeok.
Muno glanced back and gestured with his chin to indicate the direction again.
‘At least, her surrender seems genuine…….’
Worried that he might have misjudged, distracted by her striking beauty and a pleasant scent unlike that of an Iron person, he decided to test her.
But even though he was deliberately walking with his back turned at close range, the woman showed no sign of an ambush.
Of course, it wouldn't be easy for her, who was skilled in long-range combat, to attack a close-range specialized heavy armored knight like himself.
But even considering that worst-case matchup, a 4-Star assassin would surely know dozens of ways to attack the back of a target's neck from close range.
“This way.”
Seeing Rauel nod obediently, he immediately changed direction and headed for his quarters.
“Sir Muno, the matter you were looking into……?”
“It’s been resolved.”
The Steel Knight, who hadn't been there at dawn, was now guarding the door again.
Muno, conscious of Rauel following behind him, deliberately cut the knight off.
The knight, as if understanding his intention, seemed to step aside meekly, but then suddenly added an unexpected remark.
“Ah. Sir Muno, still, to be bothering a palace handmaiden since morning is a bit…….”
“I’m not bothering her!!”
“Pardon? Then……?”
He shouted in a fluster, but the knight’s bewildered expression only made him more frustrated.
“……I have a favor to ask, a favor!”
He had clarified it, but the Steel Knight didn't seem to believe him at all.
He even gestured towards Rauel and added another strange comment.
“Well, you are a young man full of vigor, so I understand. It doesn't seem like you are forcing her……”
“I said no!”
“If you really want to, I can find you someone with a better body and prettier……”
“I said no, you human!!”
“……Why are you reacting so strongly? I’m a man too.”
Am I shot in the head!? Am I going to roll around with an assassin who was after my life until a few days ago!?
He swallowed the words he couldn't spit out.
“Ab. So. Lute. Ly. Not! If any strange rumors start, I won’t let you off! Got it?!”
Forgetting even his manners, he left a warning, almost growling.
“Ah, yes. I understand. My lips are sealed.”
Judging by the way he was spouting this nonsense, he didn't believe him at all.
If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have come to his quarters.
But now, turning back would look even stranger.
“Ha…….”
He sighed helplessly and opened the door, and Rauel followed him in quietly.
“Ah. Damn it…….”
He was scratching his head in annoyance at the unexpected trouble.
“Well, if you wish…….”
The moment he heard Rauel's hesitant voice from behind, he couldn't help but turn around in shock.
“No! Absolutely not! Stop making me look like a weirdo!!!”
Ah shi, really, how did this…….
He could only sigh heavily, but he had to clear up the situation.
“Alright. Let me say this again, I’ll believe you for now. But I need to verify it for sure, right?”
He immediately changed the subject.
For some reason, Rauel, who had been hesitating, suddenly reached behind her back and tried to unbutton her clothes.
“……If you wish.”
“I said that’s not it!!”
At the resounding shout, she flinched and stopped her movement.
“You’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you?! I just said no a moment ago!?”
Was she trying to seduce me and kill me in bed? Was that her original intention?
He glared at her fiercely with that thought.
“I-I’m sorry.”
Seeing her immediately blush and lower her head, he could only sigh again.
Right, let’s wait and see for now.
“First……. Right, your companions. Let’s discuss your gang's plan, where they are now, and how we're going to deal with them.”
“Ah…….”
What do you mean, ah.
‘He’s stating the obvious.’
He ground his teeth inwardly.
“If it turns out you’re playing tricks, you won’t die easily either. You’re prepared for that, right?”
He warned her in a more serious tone.
“……Of course.”
Her voice, which came out a little slowly, and her expression were filled with determination.
* * *
“Captain, you know this is a reckless operation, right?”
“I know, so shut up.”
Ian replied coldly to his subordinate’s cautious words.
Then he looked around.
Besides that mixed-breed woman, Rauel, who belonged to a different group, all seven of them, including himself, were disguised as servants of the prince’s palace.
The number of members had decreased because the idiots who died trying to hit on that woman were gone, but it didn't matter since they weren't suited for assassination anyway.
“That woman?”
“She said she would go and scout the area around the target.”
“Hmm…….”
Looking at his subordinates’ expressions, they indeed didn't look good.
Even if she was looked down upon for being a mixed-breed, that woman was still a 4-Star assassin.
And she had been unilaterally defeated not long ago while targeting the target with other skilled assassins.
And aside from that.
“Since Elder Karin was killed by that bastard, it's understandable to think that it's impossible for just us.”
“……Is there a way?”
“There is.”
Ian smirked, looking at his subordinates’ trembling eyes.
“Poison.”
When he took out a small green bottle from his pocket and shook it, the expressions of his already stiff subordinates became even stiffer.
Right, it’s understandable not to believe.
‘Because you don’t know who I am.’
Just like his subordinates, even the name he was using, Ian, was fake.
“Everyone is well aware that the bastard possesses an artifact that is like a natural enemy to magicians.”
Just confirming this fact was enough to make his subordinates’ eyes waver. Honestly, he didn't even need them.
“And we also know. That Aslan has basically thrown us in here as disposable pawns.”
“……That is correct. No matter that the bastard was originally our organization’s target.”
He could guess the rest of the sentence without hearing it.
They were probably trying to say that they were no match for him, so they should just return to the organization.
“But ‘He’ has also commanded the execution.”
“Pardon?!”
At those words, the subordinates’ eyes widened, and then their gazes turned dead, as if they had resigned themselves to everything.
At this rate, these already useless bastards would become a burden to the plan.
Therefore.
“He gave the order because there is a possibility, you foolish bastards.”
“Pardon?”
He revealed only a part of the truth.
“The name, poison master Chamber, have you heard of it?”
“……!?”
He felt a slight sense of pride seeing everyone’s surprised expressions at his words.
“I am that Chamber.”
Ian, no, the poison master Chamber, smiled again, shaking the green bottle.
Just by revealing that he was not the 4-Star Corporeal Arts user Ian, but a special evolution type 5-Star named Corporeal Arts user, the gloomy atmosphere changed completely.
He, who had received the blessing of the great Outer God and achieved a unique evolution that no one could imitate.
His fame was enough to instill courage even in these incompetent bastards.
“Even if the bastard has an advantage in combat against magicians, his compatibility with other Corporeal Arts users is not that good.”
In fact, judging by his past achievements alone, he could be considered the strongest in his class, or even a level above.
But Chamber deliberately belittled the bastard to raise morale.
It was worth it.
Although he was a Corporeal Arts user who was far inferior to his peers in close combat, he was at a level where he could be evaluated as a 4-Star.
“But the bastard has the ability to detect metal……”
One clueless bastard ruined the mood for no reason.
His specialty was not combat using cold weapons.
No, strictly speaking, it wasn’t even combat.
“The poison I use amplifies its original toxicity by several times.
Besides that, even without the one given by Aslan, if I just release the poison I carry in my body, I can instantly kill all of you here. The bastard is no exception.”
At those words, his subordinates’ faces turned pale.
Therefore.
“You just need to secure the escape route. I don’t expect more from you who only have the first Veil anyway. You won’t even be able to get close to the bastard.”
He dangled a carrot that his subordinates would like.
And looking at the simple-minded bastards whose faces brightened up, he affirmed once more.
“That woman will also use this tarantula’s poison that I have enhanced. Even if she fails, I can step in for the second attempt, taking advantage of the confusion. And thanks to the artifact, our faces will not be left anywhere.”
Moreover, the foolish royal family, who had even withdrawn the existing troops, saying that the security of the palace was a measure of the princes’ abilities, would not be able to catch them.
“If we succeed, we can return to Aslan and rise to higher positions. If we completely seize control of the ducal family and offer it to the organization……”
Chamber smirked, confirming that the eyes of his foolish subordinates were lighting up.
“……‘He’ will bestow upon us unparalleled glory.”
Those words stimulated the foolish bastards’ aspirations once more.
“For Him!”
“The great Outer God……”
“Shut up! You idiots!”
They didn't even know where they were.
Feeling a pang of guilt, Chamber looked around and calmed these pathetic bastards down.
“Just quietly follow my instructions. Then the chances are high enough.”
He finished his speech with a sharp gaze.
“Yes, Captain.”
“We will follow you.”
“Yes.”
Chamber laughed inwardly, looking at the bastards who affirmed with dazed eyes.
We are disposable pawns, you idiots.
Even if the plan succeeds, if they return to Aslan, only the royal family's interrogation awaits.
‘That woman Karin is already done for, so returning to Aslan is suicide in itself.’
He had heard that the royal family had even developed a method to uncover the Double Veil on suspects.
He had no intention of returning to Aslan, no matter what.
However.
He clearly knew His, no, the organization’s will.
‘In the current situation, we cannot openly reveal the organization’s power and target the bastard. That’s why they’re using me.’
A 5-Star Corporeal Arts user who boasts perfect efficiency, at least in assassination.
But there was something that bothered him.
- The bastard has a strong constitution against poison, so he will not die from your poison. Therefore, do your best to subdue him, but you must bring him back alive.
A young bastard who is a super-counter to magicians and can easily defeat knights of the same class is also strong against poison?
‘That’s not a person, it’s a monster.’
He probably said that because he didn't know his ability.
So, he must.
‘I will kill the bastard this time and prove my ability.’
I will finish him off for sure and return.
Even if His words were true.
‘There are many pawns.’
The foolish mixed-breed assassin, who had been brainwashed by Aslan since she was young, would follow the instructions as they were.
‘In the worst-case scenario, if I use that woman and these guys as shields, I can get myself out.’
At that thought, Chamber could smile.
Just as a moderate tension, which he hadn't felt recently, began to excite him.
Knock, knock. Knock. Knock.
A knock on the door was heard, following the promised signal.
Kkiiieeeek.
Naturally, the one who entered was that mixed-breed woman.
“The target?”
“He’s just training. He’s alone in the training ground, so it’s difficult to approach.”
What a rude woman.
Just by looking at her face, she should know that he was much older than her.
Chamber raised his eyebrows and asked, as if to confirm.
“Is it certain that the bastard will attend the party?”
“It's certain. The servants and knights of the guest palace all know it that way.”
“Don’t tell me you confirmed it by asking them one by one?”
Knowing it was a pointless provocation, he asked again, and the mixed-breed smirked.
“Of course not. I have pretty good ears.”
The mixed-breed’s arrogant attitude, tapping her ears, was slightly annoying, but.
“Good. You did well.”
Chamber smiled and patted her shoulder. No, he was about to.
Before that woman swiftly dodged.
“Hm?”
He frowned slightly at the feeling that she was being particularly hostile.
“I don’t like being touched by anyone. You should know that, right?”
“……Right. You’re right.”
It was annoying, but she was the kind of bitch who would shoot an arrow into her comrades’ crotches just for touching her face.
There was no need to cause trouble right before the operation, so he decided to endure it for now.
And right now, there was something more important.
“Let’s go soon.”
Party preparations.
Now was the right time for them to blend in.