183 – Assassin (1)
The school at night when everyone is asleep is eerie.
This is especially true if it is a fairly old building.
The wooden floor creaks every time you walk.
No matter how much light you shine on, the hallway is pitch black and you can’t tell the end.
It would be safe to say that anatomical models standing in places like science labs are a kind of cliché.
“… Wow, was school really this scary?”
Rufina was trembling.
I didn’t have to say the words, “Act like an occult manager.”
I also just look around the hallway.
It’s a landscape that makes you think that a strange creature might pop out.
“I think something like a gramlin or a doll ghost will appear…”
“Don’t worry, just follow along. That won’t happen.”
“How can you be so sure?”
“What we need to find is something several times more scary than an average ghost or ghost.”
“…Ugh.”
Loopy I caught her behind me with a short moan.
I left it alone because it wasn’t a bother, but…
Sarak. Sararak.
Her upper body often touched the back, giving a stimulating touch.
Are children with the attribute of gloom at all affected by their breast size?
If you want to feel that soft touch… Right now…
‘Let’s calm down.’
I am already getting used to the ‘excited’ state. This means that you can sufficiently control yourself. It’s time to check the guys who appeared in front of me right now, rather than the culprit who made me horny.
Rufina and I carefully headed toward the center.
There is no special sign or any device yet.
It’s just dark and quiet.
Creak, creak.
After a while of walking through the groaning wooden hallway, we arrived at the central entrance.
– [2] Floor
The ‘Occult Research Institute’ where we are currently located is located on the 2nd floor of the (former) Magic Building.
– ↓[1] Floor
If you go down to the first floor, you can exit the building through the main door.
The distance from the central entrance to the main gate is not that long. If you prioritize safety, it would not be a bad choice to get out of the building right away.
– ↑[3] Floor
‘Dessert Research Club’ is located on the 3rd floor.
When I checked the Earth element a little while ago, I felt a clear presence on the third floor.
It’s like he’s out of hiding and waiting for someone. A provocation as if asking me to come up.
“Hmm.”
I was troubled for a moment.
Can you go down to the first floor and retreat safely for now?
Or do you go up to the third floor and face the end with those who appear to be assassins?
Of the two options, the latter is the one that appeals to me.
‘I can’t be sure that it’s safer to run to the first floor.’
Rather, since it is a retreat route, it is highly likely that traps have been carefully installed.
‘Is there only one choice?’
I like this episode.
The moment I was about to put my foot up on the stairs going up.
“Huh…Hyaaah!”
Rufina was scared and struggled.
“Help me! There’s this strange thing on my neck…!”
Something was stuck to her neck.
I extended my hand towards her neck.
Sleep.
I took it off and held it out in front of Rufina.
“It’s just a paper for ordinary notices.”
Rufina blinks her tear-filled eyes.
Only then did he realize what had surprised him, and then his face turned red.
“Uh, where did it fall?”
“Because there are flyers posted here and there that haven’t been organized yet.”
In fact, the inside of the (old) magic school building had a strong feeling of being disorganized.
There are posters here and there of clubs that have now disappeared into history.
“What is this?”
I read the paper that was attached to Rufina’s neck.
—「(Old) Magic School Central Entrance Rules」. —
1. Let’s walk lightly, making the sound of our footsteps.
2. Let’s not talk loudly.
3. Try not to take out both hands.
———
“…Are the usage rules approved?”
“It’s not strange to see one or two things like this. I heard that the rules at the old academy were strict.”
Rufina, who leaned next to me and looked at the paper, also helped.
Her chest touched next to her.
“Let’s go up.”
I cleared my throat and put one foot on the stairs to the third floor.
The stairs are all normal.
There are no unusual devices.
“I can’t even feel the magic.”
Rufina helped.
Instead, the presence grew stronger.
A unique murderous aura that can only be felt by the strong.
With each step, my doubts turned into confidence.
I don’t know who it is, but a great power is waiting for me.
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Come to the door of the ‘Dessert Research Group’.
Who on earth is this?
Gulping, I stepped onto the third floor.
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After going up the stairs, you will see a bulletin board in front of the 3rd floor.
If you turn right from here, you will find a washroom and toilet.
If you turn to the left, among the clubs lined up, you will find the ‘Dessert Research Club’.
The third floor was still dark.
However, turning to the left, I encountered a faint light.
Light was coming from the window of the ‘Dessert Research Group’ room, which had clearly turned off the lights well.
And there are two shadows standing in front of them.
I easily sensed that they were waiting for me.
Has the other side also confirmed my appearance like me?
Jeobbuk.
One of the shadows walked forward.
The corners of his mouth turn up under the hood.
“You’ve waited a long time.”
Quiet voice.
It was a colder female voice that I had to listen to.
She pulled back her hood as she spoke.
She is an optic-looking woman with red hair that falls as sharply as a razor.
Her tight leather pants made a small clanking noise as she walked.
“Is there anything different about the successful kids these days? Ian.”
In Panta x Aka, the techniques are not standardized.
It cannot be classified by element like magic.
Expressing the talents of an individual in various forms.
That is the technique.
And the woman who spoke comfortably before my eyes as if she were dealing with her friendly younger sibling.
I know her face.
A magician who is considered the highest level in Panta x Aka.
At the same time, the best assassin.
“…Laysha.”
Why is this person here?
Raysha widened her eyes in surprise at my muttering.
“Oh my. Do you know my name? Are you a former customer?”
“No. I’ve heard your name in eternity.”
“… Wow. This is unexpected? I can’t believe there was such a young ‘Youngwon’ customer.”
Laysha laughed as if it was fun.
Her shaking bob was like a sword.
The reason she was fun was simple.
Information Guild ‘Eternal’.
It is an information guild located in the deepest part of the empire, with only the highest class of all walks of life as its customers.
That’s why I even bothered to say her name.
As an excuse, including the name of the guild called Eternal is also a kind of bluff.
This is the result of recalling one of Raysha’s strategies.
“Hmm.”
A slight hesitation appeared at the corner of Laysha’s mouth.
The emergence of information that goes beyond what she had previously grasped makes her feel a little intimidated.
Even so, it will be a new bloom.
Percussion.
She asked, deftly taking out her cigarette with one hand.
— Chii Iik
A cigarette starts to burn with a snap of your finger. She exhaled a puff of smoke.
“It’s a shame. Ian, that type of person would be fun to watch.”
“Have you received a request to assassinate me?”
“Can this be called an assassination request…?”
She tilted her head and smiled, putting her cigarette in her mouth.
“I received money almost as if it was an event rather than a request. I’m happy, Ian. Your ransom is at the level of a duke?”
This is good information.
The person who requested my assassination either has no sense of money or has a lot of money.
Shall we dig a little further?
“I might be able to double the request fee.”
“It’s twice the requested amount… I’m not ignoring you, but I’m sorry. I guess you don’t have that much money, Ian?”
“How much?”
“The request was 5 billion, so about 10 billion?”
“It’s impossible.”
“I knew so.”
Whoo-
She sucked on her cigarette to the end and threw the butt on her floor.
Percussion.
With light hand movements, it quickly turns to ash and evaporates before it even hits the floor.
“Even though it looks like this, I prefer to clean up after myself neatly.”
I stared at Raysha’s cynical smile for a moment.
She is strong. She is such a difficult opponent that to say she is strong is not enough.
An assassin who uses magic.
Among the many techniques she uses, the most difficult to deal with is [Restrictions].
[Restrictions], A body strengthening technique, is a technique that places ‘constraints’ on one’s actions and makes things overwhelmingly stronger than the restrictions.
For example, instead of blocking the movement of the index finger of one’s left hand, the overall physical ability increases by 10%.’ It could be said that we are operating a type of constraint.
This woman does not stop there.
By implicitly informing the opponent that you are in a ‘restricted’ state, the effect of the restriction is further strengthened.
A character with crazy abilities who knows his limitations and gains dozens of times the buff while sticking to them.
In the end, Raysha’s strategy is simple.
‘Finding her limitations and breaking them.’
The problem is that no one knows that.
Even in games.
If you don’t find it, you die.
I carefully observe each and every movement of her.
Rubber.
She smiled while looking at me and took out something of her own from her top.
“Okay then, shall we get started?”
Runic Assassin, that’s a new concept