Chapter 429: Reincarnated as a Genius of the Most Talented Family
314. Entering the Assassins (3)
The location of the Assassin’s Squad headquarters is, of course, a secret.
But he said there was no need to blindfold them, they just had to remember a few things.
“This is only a story for when you come alone. If you come with someone like this, you just have to follow along.”
According to Dekus, you’ll need to enter a few passwords, and then your credentials will need to show a valid badge.
“This is what a sign usually means.”
The sign that Dekus showed was somehow familiar.
I’ve seen this a lot.
“Since your highness does not have this mark, I will give you a ‘permanent entry mark’ as soon as you arrive at the Assassin’s headquarters… … .”
“Is this what you’re talking about?”
“… … Where did you get this?”
Dekus accepted the sign I showed him with surprised eyes.
“Oh, by any chance, Senior… … .”
“Yes. He told me to go to a specific place and show this when I need help.”
“… … If you have this sign, it doesn’t end with just help.”
“sure?”
“It’s an important sign that wouldn’t be strange if the entire Assassins were deployed.”
My mother gave me a great gift.
“Even if it hadn’t been for this incident, I think the relationship between you and the Assassins would have continued in some way.”
Deckers would return the sign to me with an admiring look and say one more thing.
“Just by having this mark, you probably won’t be targeted by the Assassins. Of course, only a madman would ask you to assassinate the young master.”
I didn’t know there was such a feature.
“Then who would ask for my assassination?”
“I’ll politely decline, telling you that you’re one of the ‘no-kill targets.’”
Who else could be such an unassailable target besides me?
You said it was impossible… … Are you the emperor?
“For your information, His Majesty the Emperor is not included in this list.”
Hearing that makes me even more curious.
Anyway, leaving curiosity aside, Ernest and I were guided to the Assassin’s headquarters.
The route was a bit far from what one would normally think of as a ‘secret place’.
“This is the headquarters of the Assassins.”
What we encountered was a mansion built on a territory near the capital.
“This is the estate of Baron Ekeros.”
“That’s right. In that sense, you’ve just encountered a secret that most people in the Empire don’t know.”
If that’s the case, then it means that the Baron Ekeros family is actually a family that exists for the sake of one Assassin group.
“Originally, Baron Ekeros was one of the members of the Assassins, but as the group grew in size, he took on the role of the Assassins’ headquarters. That’s how it came to be.”
“Is it really okay to tell all those secrets like that?”
“What else could you hide from someone who carries the ancient assassin’s blade and the Mark?”
Deckers smiled brightly.
“You would be a great leader of an assassination squad right now.”
It was such a bother just thinking about it that I shook my head and declined.
“I think you’ll do well.”
Anyway, looking at the returning configuration, it looks like this.
The people of the Ekeros Estate are ordinary people, but the mansion located at the center of the estate is inhabited by assassins.
“All the servants who are put forward for external camouflage are actually assassins. They only act like it on the outside, but they carry out assassinations in rotation on a regular basis. Of course, the Assassin Group cannot run if they only carry out assassination missions, so there are members who only take on other missions.”
And the gazes felt the moment you enter the territory.
It is clearly different from the general wary gaze towards outsiders.
I should say that from the moment you enter, you feel like everything you see is being examined and observed one by one.
“Isn’t your gaze a bit sticky?”
“That’s right.”
In the midst of all this, we finally arrived at the mansion, and Deckers introduced the view of the mansion and said this.
“Welcome to the Assassin’s Squad Headquarters. You are free to use these facilities and the headquarters’ personnel whenever you wish.”
It’s a good thing that we’ve secured the power of a group that could potentially help.
I don’t know if that will ever happen, but I think it might come in handy someday as a group of assassins.
“I will invite you inside.”
The interior of the Assassin’s headquarters that we encountered was not much different from a normal mansion.
However, as we went down to the basement, a full-fledged assassin’s world unfolded.
Perhaps the facilities spread out in the basement, which was as large as the mansion grounds, were of considerable quality.
“This is where my senior was born and raised and received training.”
It feels strange, but also a little funny, to think that this is where my mother practiced while growing up.
Aren’t these the facilities I saw when I was trained by my mother, except for a few?
It brings back old memories.
Now that I think about it, it was training, but I remember my mother teaching me more like play than training.
Should I say something like, “If you do this, people passing by will fall over?”
“That’s interesting.”
“Is that so? You can come and use it whenever you want. Oh, and you’re here at the right time.”
And Dekus immediately introduced me to the head butler of this Assassin’s Squad headquarters.
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“Butler, I’m sure you’ve received the message, but this is the true owner of the Ancient Assassin’s Blade.”
The old man looked at me and bowed his head slightly.
“Hello. I am the head butler of this Assassin’s Squad headquarters. You may call me at your convenience.”
And then, he who had been giving me a strange look suddenly spoke.
“It really is. You said he was his son. The atmosphere and eyes are so similar. Even… …the ancient assassination sword reacted.”
The butler also seemed to be in disbelief, almost moved, and then thanked Dane.
“And I heard the story. Thanks to it, the spirit of this headquarters and the Assassins was preserved.”
The butler also tells the same story.
“As you may have heard from Deckers, all of the facilities in this headquarters are for your use. You are welcome to visit us at any time, so please use this as a comfortable resting place.”
Afterwards, while being introduced to various facilities, I finally encountered the biggest purpose of visiting this Assassin’s Squad headquarters.
“This is it. It’s a place that has never been opened since the Assassin’s Order headquarters was founded.”
Top floor.
The most remote room.
A door that doesn’t look much different from any other door.
“If you say it hasn’t been opened even once since its establishment… … .”
“It’s literally true. To be exact, since this mansion was built, no one has ever been in that place. Because the founder built this mansion.”
Decker tried to turn the doorknob as if he was trying to get it to turn, but it wouldn’t budge.
“I didn’t even try to break it, and even if I did, I didn’t think I would be able to get in, so I just left it as is.”
“This is the founder’s room.”
“Maybe so, maybe not. The only person who has seen the inside is the founder. Honestly, I think I would have to see the inside to know what purpose it exists for.”
And as I looked into his eyes, which were secretly filled with anticipation, I guess he thought I could do something for him.
It seems like that might actually be possible.
The magic flowing through this door.
I’m very familiar with it.
No matter how I look at it, it seems like the founder was either a person from Arcana or someone who acquired Arcana’s magic through some means.
“Let’s give it a try.”
And as expected, when I take my hand in, I can feel the flow of magical power contained in this door.
Where, how, and with what intensity it flows.
Crunch.
Of course, how to solve it.
Creak… … .
A door that opens with a sound that represents the passage of time.
Decker muttered blankly.
“Really… … It’s opening… … It’s a door that hasn’t opened for a long time… … .”
For a long time.
Why did they keep it blocked for so long, preventing anyone from entering?
The first thing you see when you enter are the letters of the various Arcana.
To be precise, books and documents with the letters of the Arcana written on them.
There are scrolls and other somewhat unfamiliar items.
This seems to be… … .
What about the monthly salary?
* * *
By obtaining the fifth Ancient Magic Concentration, you can use a large sword, and of course, the number of characters you can read also increases.
In particular, natural interpretation of sentence units has become possible, and it has become possible to go beyond understanding the overall context and even confirm hidden intentions to some extent.
In that sense, it seemed like it would be quite helpful to read all the information brought from the room of the founder of the Assassin’s Order.
After we finished our business at the Assassin’s headquarters, we left for the capital.
To be exact, I headed to the academy.
I need to go back soon and prepare for next semester.
Deckers asked if it was really okay for him to go on like this and that he wanted to repay him in many ways, but he declined.
Because I had already obtained various information from the Founder’s Room along with the reward of the Ancient Assassin’s Sword.
Now is the time to figure it out.
[While we’re at it, I think we need to do some research on the Founder, Dane Sogress.]
“I guess.”
In order to understand the intention of the examiner, it is important to understand who the examiner is.
In that sense, I looked through some of the documents I brought from the founder’s room.
“Necklus Everdeen.”
End of document, most frequently appearing names.
The mini golem reacted immediately.
[If it’s Eberdeen… … it was already a rather unique family even during the Arcana era.]
“A unique family?”
[Yes, it is not in the information you provided me, but it is in the information I already have. It was also famous as a family shrouded in mystery in Arcana.]
The explanation that followed was as follows:
[It was a family that did not reveal any political views, nor did it reveal any research results. And yet, it was a family that was surprisingly maintained.]
Of course, money is needed to maintain a family.
And the method of obtaining that money through Arcana wouldn’t have been all that different.
[So, sometimes, the story would come up, and it was a family that always ended with something like, ‘That’s strange’… ]
“It’s amazing that your name still remains and is mentioned to this day, you know.”
[Yes. Moreover, the creation of the Assassins. No matter how many hidden things there are in the Everdeen family, the Assassins seem to have no connection at all.]
They’re an assassination squad.
A thought suddenly occurred to me.
“It might be to hide it.”
[To hide it?]
“In conclusion, you’ve been hiding it very effectively, right? Up until now.”
[… … .]
The mini golem was silent for a while.
This is just my guess.
But it’s not like it’s completely impossible.
Falak.
“This word… … doesn’t seem like a word that can be interpreted as ‘fall’.”
I unfolded one of the documents I had brought from the room and showed it to the mini golem.
A word that stands out a few times there.
as soon as-
[The word ‘downfall…’ is closer to the meaning of ‘destruction’ and ‘ruin’ than ‘fall’. In today’s language.]
Words that have a deeper meaning than that.
That is, I am talking about the words that follow the word ‘Arcana’.
“The Destruction of Arcana.”
[The Destruction of Arcana.]
It seems that the reason for the fall of the once prosperous kingdom of Arcana is starting to be revealed.
“That’s funny.”
Of course, my interest ends there.
It’s not like our family perished along with the destruction of Arcana.
[You are probably the only one who would say that about the fall of the most prosperous and developed kingdom in the history of the continent, Dane Sogress.]
What can you do about something like that?
Gaining knowledge.
That’s where my interest ends.
And if there’s something more important than that… … .
“That’s right, Dane. You said last time that you were almost done with your liberal arts credits, right?”
“Isn’t it enough to just get 3 more points this time?”
“Really? Then do you want to listen to this with me this time? The syllabus looks interesting.”
“Look here.”
I’m preparing for next semester.
fantasy,
