57 – Ninja Time
“Just don’t trust anyone.”
“What?”
“Jin-Woo, I think you’ve relaxed a bit now. I mean, think of everyone except me as a monster.”
At that time, Shin Hye-young made a pouty expression as if she was angry and put her hand on her waist as she said.
When exactly was that?
I have a lot of memories of tick-tick since I entered the dungeon, so I’m a little confused.
‘Is it the time when I had fun chatting with passers-by while doing pseudo-propagation in the evening?’
Perhaps it was the time when she came across a pseudo-priest (formal) on her way to the inn and tried to follow her to the temple.
Well, no.
Anyway, what I learned from the memory of that day is that even Shin Hye-yeong, who is like her Buddha, will run away from home if she is mischievous.
“Even if it’s a coin friend, you shouldn’t blindly trust it.”
“Eup-eup–!”
Bound and gagged at me, the guards wriggled on the floor screaming with faces as if asking what they were doing.
What are you doing? I’m checking the back of the head that my alchemy mate Hyeyoung advised me to do.
Of course, I didn’t say it openly. Maybe the Pope didn’t betray him.
Instead, I muttered as I looked down at them with a bleak expression.
“…… Everything is for the glory of the Church. Please understand. You don’t believe in me, who has been sanctioned by the pope, right?”
“… ….”
As I quietly drew my sword, the guards trembled and quietly laid down on one side of the sewer passage.
‘Yes, they are faithful friends.’
Currently, the Pope has handed over all authority for this operation. In other words, I’m no different from the pope, but they don’t listen to me?
In that case, it’s safe to say that you have a lot of horse carts in your head.
Still, I’m glad I listened to it well in the end. Later, when it becomes clear that the pope is an ally, I can count on him to defend me well. There must have been some misunderstanding on my part!
I nodded happily, and soon covered up the guards. It was completely hidden in a ‘secret space’, and the limbs were tied with a ‘super class knot’, so there should be no problem.
“Now then, let’s go and put an end to the life of a fugitive ninja.”
Muttering that, I put on the dark suit I bought at the store. It doesn’t fit the ninja worldview, but it’s a good dark suit with advanced protection magic and speed magic.
But just in case you don’t know, I should protect my life properly. Equipped with a set of shurikens on my waist, I was immersed in the darkness.
──It’s time for escaped ninjas.
* * *
Kururu bang bang——!
A strong earthquake has hit the entire sewer, the stronghold of the Resistance.
According to the classics, would the ‘thunder bombardment’ that the Archwitch uttered sound like this?
Is ‘Earthquake’, which is said to be one of the highest level earth attribute magics, capable of this kind of power?
The explosion that occurred on the ground was huge enough to create such an illusion, and it had a great effect even deep underground in the sewers.
It was a great uproar, with all sorts of objects falling to the floor and the overturning of books, everything being equally staggered by the earthquake.
Matilda, who has her own laboratory because she is a high-ranking wizard among others, went under her desk and waited for the earthquake to pass.
She was confident enough to defend herself, but her vibrations were so strong that she thought her drain was about to collapse.
Matilda was in the middle of her death, and she wondered what this was all about. She closed her eyes tightly and prayed to the Great Witch, who dwells in the spiritual world, for the earthquake to pass.
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Is it because of that? The earthquake soon stopped.
Matilda let out a sigh and quietly rose from her seat.
All sorts of things were lying on the floor of the lab that came into view.
She quickly tidied up the messy laboratory, never imagining that this catastrophe was caused by humans.
And, when she finished a certain tidying up, she sat down in front of her desk again and started her original work with her craftsman’s eyes shining.
Matilda was given the role of guarding the sewers by the Witch-sama’s word, but she thought that perhaps she might have to volunteer.
So, even during breaks, shouldn’t you definitely be servicing your equipment? With all that thought in mind, she sharpened the blade of the shuriken with her devout heart and delicate touch.
As nimble as possible——.
Matilda was confident in her quick and flamboyant footwork, like a ninja.
She However, she had her talent for ‘Enchant’ rather than physical enhancement or wind attribute magic.
That’s also very special.
“Mmm! With this much, I can insert it between the paladin’s breastplate.”
Matilda ran her shuriken around and nodded her head in satisfaction.
From the glittering shuriken, she saw the sharpness of her cut, even the steel.
She didn’t seem to be afraid even if she later met a high-ranking priest or paladin of the Coin religion.
“Okay, I’ll help the witch and exterminate all the Coin-kyo groups!”
We must avenge our father and mother who squandered their fortune on “Moji Coin”——!
It was the moment when I was so determined.
Tick-tock, almost at the same time as I heard a knock, the door burst open.
As she hurriedly turned her head, she saw her junior, who was several jockeys below her, gasping and shouting.
“Matilda! It’s a raid!”
“…… What is it?”
Matilda asked, frowning.
The first reason was because of the urgent news that is not new these days, ‘raid’, and the second reason was because of the junior guy who opened the lab door and entered.
She knows that no matter how kind she is to her colleagues and her juniors, she knows that going to and from the lab is very serious. ….
Matilda felt uneasy in her mind, but she thought that she must be in a hurry, and she beckoned to hear her quick report.
Her junior wizard hurriedly spoke with a puzzled expression.
“That, the third passage has been breached. I must have blocked it with a solvent…….”
“Haven’t you laid many traps since then?”
“That too was pierced… …. Rather, the intruder is on the verge of reaching the Fountain of the Sage. We need your support right now!”
“Okay. Just grab your weapon for a second.”
Matilda took all the grenades, stun grenades, and smoke grenades in her locker and checked her cancer suit one last time. And, this time, she had the newly completed shuriken firmly attached to her waist.
“Okay, let’s stop it.”
She grinned, as if she had nothing to fear, and then began to run down her drain with quick feet.
The momentum was like a gale.
* * *
“Yes, you bastard——! How dare you say yes——!”
Someday at the fountain of the wise. The group of ninjas I saw there, to be exact, the wizards in black began to block my way. Its momentum was like an iron wall, but——.
“Queueek——!”
Unexpectedly, it was organized really simply.
“…… I don’t like it.”
My dream of becoming a ninja was shattered and was on the verge of disappearing without a trace.
Why are there so many kids throwing silly things like fireballs instead of shurikens?
How come there isn’t even one strong guy out of dozens?
“Is this a true story?”
I frowned at the disappointing situation. Oh dear! What a mess this place is! It would be natural to break it by hand!
For reference, the target for comparison of combat power was Yuhanna, a childhood friend who worked hard to help with the special training to kill Irene until a few weeks ago.
“…… Hmmm, maybe I was comparing myself to a nonsense guy.”
I muttered, touching my chin. Then, he moved forward while repelling the ninjas with one hand. It was the only way I knew.
Thanks to such steady progress, we reached a place called the ‘Spring of the Wise’.
“Umm, it brings back memories. You did a lot of magic pumping here.”
It was honey.
I haven’t been able to use it yet, but it’s almost twice the level in terms of numbers.
I was still looking down at the fountain, which glowed golden, and suddenly turned my head backwards.
Trumbling—. Footsteps were heard in the distance. I looked down the aisle, feeling some uneasiness. And, like an idiot, I drool.
“…… Uh?”
The one who appeared from the shadows is truly a model for ninjas! It was Matilda of Dark Happiness! She looked at me with a bitter face, then with a bloody expression, she pulled out the shuriken.
Matilda told me in a firm tone, as if she would not leave any regrets behind.
“Leon, I will kill you.”
I stared blankly at her face and smiled broadly at the sudden thought and took out the shuriken in the same way.
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“Matilda! Even you won’t give up the position of Hokage!”
It must have sounded like an idiot, but it was a line that rose to the heart.
So I spit it out.
Matilda frowned as if she didn’t know what she was talking about, so she ran to me.
I also ran to face him.
Chae-Ae–! Soon the shurikens collided.
I felt the strong resistance in my grasp and smiled happily.
The time for true ninjas has finally arrived.