Episode 94. Conditions of power (4)
-Whoa!
While I was wiping away the blood with a towel, all the fog in the room was recovered.
This room has been surrounded by my restriction barrier since the moment that crazy woman entered.
Since it used the power of fog rather than mana, there would have been no way for ordinary people to notice.
After finishing work, my eyes naturally turned to my feet.
I asked him to leave it to me, so I left it to him, but I felt uneasy for some reason.
I went down to the basement where another work was being done.
oh my god.
I couldn’t stop laughing so I quickly covered my nose.
I’m standing right now in front of a basement door.
It is located right below the room where the perverted merchant was dealt with.
It wasn’t locked, but I couldn’t get in.
There is a restrictive barrier created by someone other than me blocking the door.
This means that no matter what is going on inside, there is absolutely no way to know from the outside.
But what is the strong smell of blood wafting through the crack in the door now?
What on earth did he do that caused the smell of blood to leak through the barrier?
The barrier was lifted shortly after, and I went inside without any delay.
[Are you here~?]
Kayram greets me with an infinitely simple face.
In fact, I couldn’t help but pay more attention to the surrounding scene than to her.
It’s safe to say that this is on the table of a demonic beast.
“What on earth have you done?”
[What? It is a clear purification task!]
At some point, the meaning of the purification work seems to have been distorted.
The body of the crazy woman, who was supposed to be there, was nowhere to be seen.
It’s not like it doesn’t exist at all.
Perhaps the fist-sized lumps of flesh and white patches that I can see with my eyes right now are the remaining parts of her.
It’s so bad that I’m almost blocking my nose because I’ve smelled blood more than the smell of food.
[Shouldn’t you be sure when you do it? If you do it half-heartedly, you’re just as bad at not doing it, right?]
Kayram smiled brightly and seductively licked the blood on his lips.
I couldn’t help but laugh at the shameless appearance.
[Isn’t that the same for you too? I’ve beaten it so much that my hands are all scratched. I guess I was that important, right?]
The answer is not to respond to comments whose intentions are obvious.
After turning my attention to Kayram, I finally noticed the corpses on the wall.
Not just one or two, but enough to fill almost the entire wall.
I frowned at the bizarre postures, unable to understand what they were trying to express.
They were all young boys of similar age to me.
I don’t even know how long I’ve been here,
Although he is already dead, he cannot rot and will only suffer forever in this place.
However, if you end up like this, you won’t get any attention,
They must be children whose cigarette arms are no different from those of a kid.
As I keep looking at it, I just feel bad.
It wouldn’t be a good idea to leave it alone anyway.
I created a small fireball in my hand and threw it straight at the wall.
-Growling
The fire spread in all directions, burning the corpses layer by layer, and the rising flames soon engulfed the entire wall.
I’m not the same as before either.
Irrespective of whether it was a mission from Mist or an order from the Empire, wasn’t I always the one who only resolved the given orders and left?
Since when did we become so cruel to others?
[It looks like you felt quite sorry for those chicks. Are you even directing me to Buddhahood?]
I said it casually.
“I just do it because I can. “I have no other thoughts.”
It’s better than regretting not doing it even though you could.
* * *
“W-what do you mean?”
Lisa, unable to control her excitement, quickly stood up.
It was just a few hours ago that I saw Gunther’s body.
Before I had time to recover from the shock of something so hideous that I couldn’t believe it was done by a human, new news arrived.
The fire broke out in the entertainment alley in Delkia’s district.
The guard’s face looked quite serious, so it didn’t seem like a simple fire.
“It looks like they are trying to extinguish the fire and understand the situation in the entertainment alley… … . “I’m hearing some strange things.”
“Strange words? what is that?”
“I heard there was someone who met Delkia before the fire broke out… … .”
The guard was somewhat hesitant to speak.
“Speak quickly! “Who were you dating?”
“Well, I was meeting a boy named Shion!”
Her face distorted for a moment.
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“Who, who?”
Even though I clearly heard it, I had no choice but to question it.
I only heard one name, but it felt like all the nerves in my body were tingling.
“Shi, Shion?”
Lisa’s face looked like someone who had lost half her soul.
However, that didn’t last long.
As if something suddenly occurred to her, Lisa quickly ran out of the cage.
“Li, Lisa!”
He paid no heed to the guard’s call.
While running at full speed toward an unknown location, her face was filled with complex emotions.
-Suddenly
I arrived here with more urgency than ever.
As always, a woman sat proudly to greet her.
“Li, Lindsay. There is a fire in the entertainment alley now! I guess that boy… … .”
“Calm down. “I know it even if you don’t say it.”
The woman’s expression was very serious, unlike before.
“I thought I was the only target of the work, but maybe that wasn’t the case?”
The woman stroked her lips with her hand as if she was caught up in some kind of question.
The time of worry did not last long.
“lisa?”
“Yes, Lindsay… … .”
“Get ready.”
Lisa’s eyes suddenly sparkled with blood at the word ‘prepare’.
“I think the boy will come here soon… … .”
The woman’s lips had suddenly formed a semicircle.
At the same time, unknown smoke was rising around them.
* * *
-Squeak
The inside was emptier than I expected.
All there is is an old table and chair.
I couldn’t feel any mana energy, let alone a barrier.
It’s embarrassing to even call this a secret space.
However, it wasn’t like there were no people.
A woman with short hair who had been around for some time was smiling strangely at me.
As if he knew I was coming.
“Welcome. “It’s been a while since we’ve had anyone else come here.”
First of all, there is no face to face.
It’s completely raw choco noodles that I’ve never even seen in passing.
But it’s not unfamiliar.
It wasn’t something I was familiar with, but somehow I felt like there was something in common between her and me.
“Who did you come through? Or Maurice? Delkia? I don’t think Gunther taught me that… … .”
“Gunther.”
She raised her eyebrows in surprise.
“really? I’m sure you’re not the type of idiot who will teach me obediently, right? Well, he probably couldn’t do anything if he said he had no business in front of the advisor. “He’s already dead, so why are you trying to feel sorry for me?”
Do you know what the best way for a person to hide his feelings is?
It means making a consistent smiling face.
Not smiling because you feel good, but laughing as if you are sarcastic at the other person.
It can be said that the person you see before your eyes is a perfect example.
I don’t like it.
This is one of the human characters that I really dislike.
“Are you Lindsay Nihalov?”
“Well, that’s what they call it here. I don’t know if this is Lindsay Nihalov you’re looking for… … .”
“What do you mean?”
– crackle
At that moment, her hands with her arms crossed were shaking vaguely.
If it weren’t for the soul, the normal human body wouldn’t be so blurry.
In other words, the woman I was seeing now was not a normal human body.
“You are not real.”
“No matter what, I can’t show my whole self to the assassin who came to kill me.”
Does this mean you already know my purpose?
“Then, isn’t it the same for you? “I don’t think anyone in this city will remember your face.”
I immediately frowned.
“What is it?”
“Maybe because he’s still young, he’s not very polite. “Didn’t that bitch teach you to introduce yourself first before asking who someone else is?”
That bitch?
“Sirica Nigriti… … . Is it him? “They ordered you to kill me.”
“… … .”
There was silence for about 10 seconds.
I think I need some time to sort things out.
He knows the purpose of assassination, and although I’m not sure, he seems to know what abilities I’m using.
Yes, I guess it can be done up to that point.
The most important thing is that the name of the head of the family has now come from that unknown woman.
There is only one conclusion I can come to in this situation.
This woman is related to Mist.
-sssss
An unfamiliar yet familiar black fog spread out in front of me.
“This is why you know things in the world but don’t know them. “That old-fashioned woman became the head of the Mist, so it’s a miracle that she’s still maintained it.”
I suddenly felt dirty.
There may be many reasons, but the biggest reason was the look in the eyes of that unknown woman.
Negative emotions inside that cannot be hidden even with that hateful smile.
Because it is clearly visible to my eyes.
“Now that I think about it, I don’t understand it a bit. “If you had found out where I was through Gunther, you would have come right away without hesitation. Were they also included in the target of your work?”
“No, you were alone.”
I thought it wasn’t something to hide, so I told her, and she ended up bursting into laughter.
“Ah, it’s been a while since I laughed out loud. So you killed him for purely personal reasons? That’s fun. “A kid called an assassin is openly revealing his presence.”
“I never said I killed them yet?”
“If you’re going to play it off, at least get rid of the smell of blood next time. “I don’t know what you did, but I want you to know that the smell of their screams is coming from your body right now.”
Whether you look at the tone of speech or the energy felt,
I am not at a minimal level with any knowledge of Mist.
Even if you can’t do it, you have to be at the executive level or higher.
Maybe it will rub against the head of the family.
Did the head of the family send me despite knowing this?
She looked at my face with her chin resting as if she was admiring a painting.
“The more I look at it, the more interesting it becomes. Although he clearly has evil eyes and no qualms about killing, there is a feeling of hesitation for some reason.”
hesitation?
It was so absurd that I couldn’t even laugh.
Regardless of what connection this woman has with the organization,
My mission is to ultimately kill her.
“So how long do you plan on hiding in the fog? Don’t you have to play around with your tongue a lot? Or do you want me to find you until the end?”
“Of course not. I just wanted to check! How much power will Scilica’s child have? together… … .”
A lewd smile filled with murderous intent appeared from the corners of her mouth.
“What would it be like compared to my child?” … .”
“… … !”
At that moment, a sharp, deadly force rose from right under the table where she was sitting.
-bang!
As I quickly pulled back, the table split in half, creating a wave.
At the same time, my vision was blocked by the broken tabletop.
-visor!
I took out Kairam and blocked the dagger sticking out through the cracked table again.
“under?!”
The moment I saw the sword’s owner, I involuntarily closed my eyes.
Although the face itself was familiar, the atmosphere felt so different.
It was like seeing another person with the same face.
“… … .”
The gold name tag on his right chest was shining brightly.
(Continued in the next part)
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