After I Stopped Sponsoring, the Female Leads Began Obsessing Over Me chapter 182

182 – Asilia’s unspeakable worries

The consultation with Rufina was of great help.

The fact that I am a spreader of heat.

I became convinced that there was a way to treat them even after they were spread.

‘… The question is who the culprit is.’

The culprit who made me like this.

And the purpose of the criminal.

If you know that, you will be able to overcome this situation correctly.

“Anyway, thank you, Rufina. It helped me a lot.”

“Ah…Yes!”

The guy nodding his head enthusiastically.

I was skeptical at first, but I never thought I would receive this much help.

However, it is still difficult to understand the behavior.

For example, why are you tapping the floor with your shoe?

She opened her mouth.

“Hey, hey Ian…”

“Huh?”

“Well, then I don’t have to receive compensation today?”

“What was the reward?”

Luffy, who was hesitant, lowers her top and opens her mouth.

“Mo, I told you to pay back with your body.”

“… I said that?”

Me in the past. What on earth have you done?

I’m sure it wasn’t the heat season at that time.

“Yes, actually, I did say that.”

… I thought so.

It’s compensation.

Of course, the first time Luffy tried to sabotage her choice, I made a request to her.

“Then it’s okay. Helping me like this today is enough.”

“Ah. I see. Thank you.”

Luffy bowed her head.

Nevertheless, he glances at my lower body, looking somewhat regretful.

… I don’t know why it does that.

At that time.

— Ugh!

A corner of the occult research lab.

The owl in the cage began to hoot.

Wasn’t that an ornament?

“It’s an alarm.”

“…?”

“Someone is spying on the club room in the hallway.”

Do do do.

She runs to the door of her room and leans her ear.

“It’s quiet. Too quiet.”

I immediately spread my magic thinly.

The earth element is ultimately an element that is close to the ground.

It quickly spread out into the hallway.

“……”

There is definitely something.

Is this the person who fell?

Whatever it was, it wasn’t natural.

I grabbed the berserker’s shield and took a stance.

“I’ll go out first.”

The location of the items lying on the floor must be right near the door.

I kept my guard up and opened the door carefully.

Kkii Iik.

The sound of the door was particularly loud in the silence.

It is quite dark outside with only the moonlight shining.

After waiting for my eyes to adjust, I looked around.

‘Is no one moving?’

The hallway was quiet without a single creak.

“Ah…Is there anyone?”

Rufina’s fearful voice came from behind me.

“Aren’t you the head of the occult research department?”

“Well, it’s still scary!”

Luffy was shaking her shoulder while getting angry.

Well.

This is a situation where the threat to life is directly felt.

It will definitely be different.

“I don’t think there’s a need to worry too much. There’s no one around and the mana flow is stable. Please wait inside the room. I’ll check around and come back.”

“Well… Can’t you just stay behind?”

Is this guy really the head of the occult club?

“Then do it.”

I walked out the door, feeling Rufina behind me.

It is full of silence and darkness.

The location of the people caught in the search earlier was on the wall of the hallway turned to the right.

Artifacts to awaken the darkness were scattered in the air.

They came into view with the surroundings subtly brightening. On the floor of the hallway, I saw two silhouettes of people lying down.

“Rufina. Please shine more light.”

He is a masked person who hides his entire body in black clothes and a mask.

Their bodies looked slim and strong at a glance, as if they were well-trained people.

‘Are they assassins?’

In that case, the act of falling down right now might also be acting.

I released the mana and checked their status.

“Everyone is dead.”

“Hi!”

I left the trembling Rufina behind and stood in front of the masked people.

Just in case, I held out my shield so I could use it at any time and looked at them.

First of all, there is a long scar on the neck.

‘I guess he died because of this.’

A wound that looks like it was cut by something very sharp.

It is a deep and clean sword image.

… I think blood should have flowed at this level.

Clean with no spilled blood.

I stuck my head out and looked at the wound more closely.

‘It’s frozen.’

The cause of death appears to be due to a cut in the airway.

The same goes for the one remaining body.

I scanned their arms with only my eyes.

The weapon in hand and the memorization contained within the coat that was revealed at a glance.

He is clearly an assassin.

“Umm…”

Then, two questions naturally remain.

Who are these masked people targeting?

Who killed these masked people?

At that time.

“Damage!”

Rufina shouted urgently.

I reflexively distanced myself from the corpses.

— Let’s go!

I heard a strange sound that I had never heard before.

Looking at the source of the noise, I blinked once.

Bodies decomposing into pieces.

They sublimated and disappeared like black pixels.

“… It’s a black magic method.”

Rufina muttered from behind.

“A black magic method that erases all traces of the target’s existence in the real world. If you get close, you may get caught up in it.”

Is that so?

It’s a pretty scary technique.

It was just as Rufina said.

The bodies evaporated without leaving any traces.

Proper investigation is impossible at this rate.

I don’t even know what their skills are.

Do all assassins use this technique?

This is truly a fraudulent tactic.

“It’s a fairly difficult and expensive method… Why do these people come here…?”

It is expensive and difficult.

Rufina’s words were a pretty good hint.

“Luffy, have you ever done anything that made you want to be targeted by someone?”

“I-I don’t think there’s anything like this.”

“There is something.”

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“Oh, no! Even so, I try to hypnotize people, spray water on them to collect their emotions, sometimes touch my body suddenly… That’s all I can do!”

“You committed a lot of petty crimes.”

“…Admit.”

The recognition was quick.

However, as she said, it is not a crime that warrants an assassination attempt.

‘Then you’re saying I’m the target.’

“I think of too many enemies.”

Roughly speaking, there are three or four candidates that come to mind.

The second prince revealed clear malicious intent during his visit to the imperial palace.

Emilia seems to have been biding her time since before her promotion.

And Aria’s escort, Dave.

No matter who it is, it’s not strange to send an assassin to target my life.

I can’t believe an assassination occurred while he was already in heat.

My head is pounding.

“As expected, I thought you would have many enemies.”

“What does it mean?”

“Hmm.”

Rufina pondered for a moment as if choosing her words, then opened her mouth.

“It looks unlucky on the outside, but it seems warm on the inside. It seems like there are clear standards, but it’s also open to a variety of things. Most people are horrified and hate my research, but you’re the first to look at it this seriously.”

“I was a bit smart.”

“Yeah. That’s why I feel like I’m a little proud, so I’m unlucky.”

“… In the end,

“Tell me if you can help. Let’s form an alliance.”

Luffy held out her hand.

The hands were pure white and shiny for some reason.

“Did you wash your hands after touching them earlier?”

“… Of course!”

“Then I will ask you to take care of me.”

I grabbed her hand and shook it.

And he didn’t let go of her hand that was trying to pull it out.

“?”

“Then help me right away while you already remembered.”

“… Right away?”

“Yes.”

I said while looking at the dark hallway in the distance.

“This building. There are a few more assassins.”

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Meanwhile.

A professor’s room in the Ether class.

Sasha Asalia was leaning against the window and looking out the window.

The moon catches on her softly curved eyelashes.

The moon, which was not far from full, shone warmly in Asilia’s eyes.

Asilia blinked a few times with her long eyelashes and opened her lips slightly.

“Ha.”

A slightly deep and somewhat warm sigh.

Swallowing a seemingly sweet breath, Asilia bit her lip lightly.

‘… That’s strange.’

Recently, my body has been feeling strange for some reason.

Should I say that my body gets hot at night?

I tried various things to calm my feverish body.

Do training.

Meditate.

Refine your mana.

Read a book.

No matter how many times I try, it only works that way.

It’s always the same on quiet moonlit nights like this.

That’s why it was strange.

When Asilia reaches her level, it should not be difficult for her to control her own body.

Because nothing like this has happened since we reached a certain level.

“……”

Seolhwageomje.

Sasha Asilia had a mixed feeling in her heart.

Her life never broke out of the mold.

A better sword.

It is a life of training, training, and pursuing it.

Even marriage, which she could not refuse for the sake of her family, could not distract her from that path.

Although her child was infinitely lovely, Asilia did not deviate from her own path.

Even after being absorbed by the Northern Grand Duke.

So, it must have been a life that only saw the sword…

“Why does my chest keep hurting?”

Asilia closed her eyes tightly.

Rather, it had the opposite effect.

Excited. Excited. Excited.

I remembered the events of that day and my heart beat faster for no reason.

I know how this feels right now.

I know well who the target is aimed at.

“… I’m really not good at painting.”

That’s why Asilia criticized herself.

It shouldn’t be like this.

She said she should just close her eyes and forget.

But it is not forgotten and only gets worse every day.

Whoo—

Taking deep breaths, Asilia tried to calm her body.

Then we arrived at one possibility.

‘Am I trying to forget so much that I remember again?’

The more you try to forget, the stronger the memory becomes.

So.

If she puts that child in her mouth, will she be able to forget this feeling?

Dalssak, Dalssak.

No matter how many times I touch her lips, no voice comes out.

It is not right to put it into her mouth for this purpose.

Because it shouldn’t be done like that.

Nevertheless.

She thought and thought, and finally she put the name in her mouth.

“… Ian.”