Episode 35. Raven Henderson(3)
“good night.”
“Sleep well, Emilia-san.”
“············”.
Shulus, with a towel on his shoulder, disappeared through the crack in the door.
Finally, as the door slammed shut, Emilia exhaled slowly.
‘It was the first time Schlus Heinkel like that…’
Today’s Schlust was obviously strange.
He had always been so cold and calm, he never imagined that he would come back in the rain.
If it was him, he would have contacted Imperial University and called someone to take him or bought an umbrella and came here.
He seemed so shocked that he didn’t even have time to think of such a simple thought.
Emilia came to the balcony on the second floor with an oil lamp and sat down in thought.
‘It must be because of Julia….’
There was no other reason to think about cancer.
I don’t know if it was an accident or what the Liechtenburgs intended, but Schlusz ran into Julia von Liechtenburg.
Schlust was startled by her appearance so similar to Julia von Eisburg, but soon realized that she was a completely different person and fell into disappointment…
It was probably like this.
‘Is that really all?’
But for some reason, Emilia couldn’t get rid of the uncomfortable feeling.
There was a vague feeling that something else was hidden.
‘But… now, wouldn’t it be possible?’
Then Emilia suddenly remembered a plan that had been abandoned in the past.
beauty world. It was literally a plan to seduce Schlus, but when Schlus turned out to be a more thorough human being than expected, it was abandoned for fear that he might turn his back on him.
But now. Now that he has fallen into disappointment and has weakened, he wondered if the beauty world would be possible.
If there was someone who could only depend on the Imperial University, which was only for the aristocrats, wouldn’t Schlusus be willing to open up his heart?
‘What is he saying now······.’
Emilia slapped her cheeks with both hands and regained her composure.
In the beginning, she had never received any training in that area.
Moreover, no matter how much it was for information gathering, it was quite repulsive for her to act as a love affair.
‘Against someone you don’t like…’
Emilia caressed her lips and thought of Schlust.
Shulus, who was drenched in the rain, rumbling in like a puppy.
And I remembered myself hugging him and comforting him.
Next is…
‘No no no no!’
Emilia’s cheeks blushed and her head banged on the desk.
He could not tolerate the fact that he had such a lowly imagination. And that’s for surveillance.
But at that very moment.
“uh······?”
Emilia suddenly shook her head with a chill that seemed to have gone all over her body.
It wasn’t a coincidence or mood.
She has always been trained to keep the five senses sensitive.
In fact, there was a change in the surrounding environment.
And that’s with a high probability-
‘Small!’
It was an enemy approach.
Emilia quickly got out of the balcony and went down to the first floor.
It was a quick, but barely audible, and disciplined movement.
There is no sound at all, but there is someone around here.
Emilia’s intuition was saying so.
The moment she poked her head out of the corner-
creaking…
The door opened quietly.
Emilia held her breath and quickly put her head back.
thud.
Soon there was a faint sound of the door closing.
The sound was so low that if I had stayed on the second floor, I would not have heard it.
Soon after, I could feel Inkigaki slowly approaching.
‘Is he an assassin…?’
Assassination must be stopped.
Because Schlust is the target of the intelligence service.
And if Schlus died, he would no longer be able to stay at the Imperial University.
Emilia rolled up her skirt and pulled the dagger out of the scabbard hanging from her thigh.
And then I waited.
Until enough popularity arrives.
Until you come right up to this corner.
When the target finally reached a close enough distance, Emilia leapt out with a no-nonsense motion and threw out her sword.
It was a perfect surprise attack that pierced the opponent.
So her sword, too, had to dig into the opponent’s abdomen.
“Ha ha.”
“··········································································?!”
When the sword stopped, Emilia’s expression hardened.
as if he had predicted it. As if waiting, the man leisurely held the blade with his bare hands.
And when Emilia lifted her head slowly and saw the man’s creepy smile, her face turned white.
fear. A more fundamental fear took over her body.
The same feeling as when she was faced with a wall she couldn’t overcome overwhelms her.
It was Emilia who barely clenched her fist by moving her body, not listening, but-
“Hey, I’m thinking of dumping.”
“Aww!”
The very next moment, she was lying face down on the floor.
In the blink of an eye, the new face of the man suddenly disappeared, and now he was standing behind her.
That alone was already embarrassing, but something even worse happened.
Her two hands were bound and motionless.
That’s all. No matter how much he tried to use magic, the magic didn’t develop at all.
“Ugh! Oops!”
“Heh. The maid is more capable than I thought.”
As she turned over, the man with a still creepy smile covered Emilia’s mouth.
The handkerchief burrowed into his mouth and blocked the movement of his tongue, making it impossible to make a loud noise.
And the man was holding up Emilia’s dagger.
chest. Exactly, aiming for the heart.
“Ugh!”
“Shhhh.”
Seeing the blades gleaming blue in the moonlight, Emilia shook her head violently.
I did not know that I would be so humbled in the face of the crisis of death.
But this man seemed not to even give Emilia a chance to beg for her life.
It was the moment when Emilia felt death and closed her eyes tightly.
“Stop moving.”
“············”.
A low-pitched voice echoed through the mansion.
The man shook his head with an even more bizarre smile.
When Emilia turned her head puzzled, there was-
“Release her.”
Schlus was standing proudly.
“Otherwise, I will kill myself.”
He brought a cleaver to his neck.
what the f*ck is that kid doing now
Emilia froze for a moment in embarrassment.
***
[Henderson]
[Real name: Henry Pashtun]
[Gender: Male]
[A member of the crow. He was a member of the Imperial Army Special Forces, and after being discharged from the military, he ran away from the Imperial Army to get rid of him and became a crow.]
It was the information that appeared as soon as I wrote the inquiry.
Raven Henderson.
I thought we’d meet someday, but it’s going to be today.
[Quest: Save Emilia from Raven Henderson.]
[Difficulty: ★★★★★]
[Reward: 8 Shop Coins]
I also remembered the quest.
Emilia will be saved anyway.
no, you have to save
“Free her. Otherwise, I will kill myself.”
I brought the knife to the carotid artery and made a threat, not a threat.
A third person would want to know what the hell this is doing.
But he was sure he would get it.
He is a guy who walks in and out of the Imperial University barrier as if it were his own house without even sounding an alarm.
It is also famous for being noisy and not quiet.
So, if Henderson had come to kill me, he would have blown me away with explosive magic from the mansion.
If you’ve bothered to break into the inside like this, it means you’ve come to kidnap me or have a conversation. either one
Either way, it means I can’t achieve my goal until I die.
“Hot. Do you have the courage to burn?”
“Do you want to check it yourself?”
“············”.
Henderson’s expression hardened. Except for the mouth. Because his mouth was still smiling.
To be honest, I never draw because I’m scared.
Even now, I’m barely holding back the trembling of my hands.
As long as I don’t accidentally sprain my hand, I’m not the kind of person who has the courage to die.
But I believe in Schlust’s eyes.
Those empty eyes that didn’t contain any emotions.
Henderson In my eyes, to him, it seems that there is no will to life. Because it’s already dead.
“Is it faster for you to draw, or faster for me to take the sword?”
“Don’t keep asking, try it yourself. After something happens, there’s no going back.”
“············”.
Henderson licked his lips in disapproval and lowered his hand.
A dagger fell from his hand.
Henderson doesn’t carry a dagger… Did you steal Emilia’s?
I’ll have to pretend I don’t know.
“Puhaa!
“Okay. You released me. All right? Now, lower your sword too.”
“Come behind me.”
“Oh, yes!”
When the magic bond was lifted, Emilia rushed to me.
I grabbed Emilia’s wrist and placed it behind me.
Never let Emilia get hurt.
If you don’t want to be chased by a Hurt Locker until you die…
[Quest accomplished]
[8 Shop Coins are given as a reward.]
The reward came with the achievement of the quest.
The danger of Emilia’s death was now gone.
I dropped two thousand knives on the floor.
It’s an opponent you can’t fight no matter how you fight it anyway.
“Nice to meet you. Are you the chief commoner of the rumors? hehehe. I’m Henderson. Among the crows-“
“Long talk. Tell me about the business.”
“Ah yes. You have a quick temper? To be honest, I was commissioned to kill you.”
Disclosure of request information.
Also, it can’t be a waste orb class crow.
Aside from his work ethic, his abilities are so good that he is still popular.
“But it’s too bad. It’s because I’m going to kill my future crow companion.”
“What do you mean?”
“You really don’t know? You know the truth. Your future isn’t that bright. Heh heh…”
Henderson said, twisting the corners of his lips grotesquely.
It was rather ugly, but I couldn’t even tell him to stop.
Because he had no choice but to laugh even when he didn’t want to because of his brain injury.
“Do you think you will be able to graduate from Imperial University with ease? Like other nobles? hahahaha, thank you!”
“············”.
“The only thing waiting for you in the future is the strict checks and checks of the students and faculty. You may think that it is over if you endure a lot of bullying and submit your thesis. Heh, but your thesis will be rejected endlessly. For nonsense reasons. About three years If you only write papers, you start to go crazy. My classmates and juniors have already graduated, so why am I doing this here. Why do you think?”
“············”.
“Because you’re a commoner! That’s all! hahahaha! Because you’re a commoner, you can’t graduate! Even if you’ve entered Imperial University, there’s no way to succeed! Do you know what you’ll become after dropping out?
The story that Henderson vomited with emotion was strangely specific.
I had no choice but to do so. ’cause I’m talking
After entering the Imperial University, he had hopes of getting a good reputation, but he could not graduate due to rejection by the academic community.
He had obtained the most honest job in the Empire, where he could spend money if he was a commoner or whatever.
“I see your future clearly, hot. So, why bother buying it? Get out of the Imperial University, Schlusus. And become a crow. I can assure you that you will be able to get more money than any earl. .”
“You call it now.”
“hahahaha. Of course, I don’t think you’ll understand right away. You don’t know what I’m talking about until you experience it yourself. So I’ll give you some time. Whenever you feel like it, find the crow Henderson. Then he will kindly guide you on the way of the crow… …”
“I’m not going to give you time. I don’t want to be a crow.”
“Hot・・・・・・・. Bouncing. I know for sure that you will cry and cry and cling to me later anyway. See you then.”
“Where are you going?”
Henderson, who was about to turn around and leave, stood tall.
Then he turned his head and widened his eyes.
He found the day he was aiming his head with his hands in the shape of a gun.
Henderson This bastard must be killed here.
Because he’s named enough to ruin my plans.
When the opportunity to kill comes, you must not miss it.
“What are you doing now?”
take time. sick child.
I thought I was going to clear my head today, so I ran for a while in the training center.
So, I used up the time allotted for ‘selection and concentration’ today.
“Did you think you could break into the dormitory and return safely?”
“Ha! hahahaha! Oh, you want me to have a fight right now?”
“············”.
“Didn’t you tell me my name earlier? I’m Henderson! Raven Henderson! Don’t you know?”
“············”.
“Prince assassin! The strongest crow! Don’t you know! But me and… huh, hahahahaha… Really ridiculous.”
He cried and laughed to himself, and now he seemed to be mad.
Henderson still looked bizarre, shoving his hands into his pockets.
It was proof that he was preparing for battle.
damn. I still can’t.
Dang······························· Dang
Then the wall clock in the living room began to sound.
midnight. It was a signal that the date had changed.
In other words, the time limit of ‘selection and concentration’ has been reset.
finally.
“Isn’t there a rush to treat seniors? I’ll have to educate them in advance…!”
“······································································!
As Henderson sputtered and spoke, a stone fell from his pocket.
And that moment. The whole place was filled with flashes of light.