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“What, it’s not as big of a deal as I thought?”
“Well, I guess…”
No, that’s because you’re way out of your student level.
Elijah thought so and looked around. Only groans were coming from the armed men sprawled on the floor.
Judging by their skills, it is clear that they have been living off the sword for quite some time, but it makes no sense for them to be able to subdue these people at the level of academy students.
‘Of course, there are people who cannot compare to that…’
When I turned my gaze to the side with a wry smile, I saw the human who had single-handedly knocked down the stomach of the sheep that the others had cleared out, and was quietly retrieving his sword.
Even the other students, who were easily dealing with the assassins, could almost see a hint of fear mixed with awe when they looked at us.
It would be a very appropriate response to someone who subdued this number of people with an undrawn sword.
The greatest swordsman on the continent. Among them, she is a princess who is praised as the greatest talent of all time.
The swordsmanship displayed by such a person was a level of skill that even she, who had experienced many hardships before birth, could not help but admire.
‘How many people on this continent can even imitate that?’
Tristan style swordsmanship is an advanced technique that is said to be considered a genius just by being able to imitate it. If handled properly, any weapon can exert a power that destroys common sense.
At the very least, there are rumors that you can kill a person just by holding a stick.
“…?”
And while those thoughts were coming to mind, Elijah’s vision suddenly caught something.
Elnor’s hands were trembling.
It looked as if he was enduring something extremely.
From the point of view of an experienced prosecutor.
It’s as if he’s impatient because he ‘couldn’t kill’ the other person.
He seemed to be screaming with his whole body that he wanted to pull out his sword and kill something even now.
“…”
As she closed her mouth for a moment out of goosebumps, Elnor, noticing her gaze, slowly hid his hands behind his back and opened his mouth.
“…It looks like they’ve all been subdued.”
It was a clear signal not to bother talking about what he had just seen, and Elijah decided to agree to it for now.
It felt like if I touched it in its current state, a sword would come flying at me to kill me.
“yes. “I think we can recruit all of these people to the academy-”
Elijah’s voice, as he was about to say that, suddenly cut off.
This is because I discovered a blue gem flashing on the body of an assassin who was lying on the floor and groaning.
A magic tool for short-distance communication. This is an item that I have seen several times before when subduing demonic beasts.
In other words, it probably means that there are still people other than these guys in this building right now to send this ‘communication’.
“-I don’t lose.”
She smiled bitterly and approached one of the assassins.
“Hey, are there any other personnel dispatched other than the humans here right now?”
“…”
As the assassin silently glared at her, Elijah smiled bitterly inwardly.
Yeah, there’s no way I can answer that easily-
-!
Before I could even finish thinking about it.
The assassin’s arm broke with a cracking sound.
“…!”
Watching her scream without a sound gave me an idea of how much pain she was feeling.
Elijah was dumbfounded and looked to the side to see Elnor snorting and putting the sword sheath she had swung back on her belt.
“If you don’t tell me, next time I’ll break your neck.”
“…”
“Hmm. No. That just wasn’t appropriate.”
When Elnor said that, Elijah, who had been looking at her in bewilderment, also chuckled.
okay. Anyway, it’s a bit weird to suddenly say such a cruel thing…
“If no one says anything, I will bend everyone’s necks.”
“…”
Silence fell heavily around them.
It seemed like he was calmly revealing the truth, but thanks to this, it must have conveyed to everyone that he was really going to do something like that.
It was like that when I saw someone mumbling and opening his mouth on behalf of the assassin who had a broken arm.
Elnor listened to the sentence with a very nervous expression and then nodded expressionlessly.
“Yes. Hasmedra of the current moon. Did you say she is an assassin who kills anyone and takes over her appearance?”
Elnor, who had been silent after hearing those words, took a moment to open her mouth.
“That assassin, is he around here with you right now?”
“what?”
“Answer the question. “Are you guys in this building with me right now?”
“…I can’t tell you that now-”
The assassin who was about to say something sarcastic stopped.
This would probably be the case for anyone when they realize that one of their arms was cut off by a sword and blown away.
This was done by Elnor, who drew her sword in an instant.
“Oh, wow-!”
While the assassin was screaming in pain, spraying blood everywhere, Elnor grabbed his collar without even thinking about wiping the blood from his face.
Red eyes were shining menacingly in the dark surroundings.
“Is the assassin here?”
“Ah, ahhh!”
“If you don’t answer, I’ll cut another side off.”
“Hey, there it is! “We came together!”
As soon as he heard those words, Elnor threw the screaming assassin to the floor.
Then he became so dumbfounded that he left all the students sitting still and ran out.
“Wait! “What kind of madness is this!”
It’s one thing to simply break an arm and ‘threaten’ someone, but pulling out a true sword and blowing up a person’s body is a completely different matter.
Elnor looks like this now.
As soon as he heard that there was a guy named Hasmed, his personality seemed to completely change.
Elnor sighed and answered Elijah’s question as he hurriedly followed her there.
“Because I needed to get an answer urgently. Her life will be on the line. “There is first aid equipment nearby.”
“…”
Still, I wonder where anyone would so innocently commit such a thing.
“For what reason…!”
“You said you would kill the other person and take over their appearance. So who would be the easiest target to target in this building right now?”
Elijah was speechless.
Now that I think about it, there was one person.
A human being who went out alone from the group saying it was ‘necessary’.
“…I don’t think so.”
Elijah spoke in a stern voice.
“Did he use himself as bait to lure the strongest opponent there?”
In fact, logically speaking, it is clearly speculation.
It’s impossible for him to know that such an assassin was coming in the first place, and even if he knew that by giving in 100 times, there’s no reason to risk his life and do such a dangerous thing-
-I like that person quite a bit.
“…”
-If you say it exists, it may exist.
Now it seems clear that this assassination attempt was made targeting Princess Tristan.
And seeing as Elnor kept his mouth shut without answering, it seemed clear that he agreed with her opinion.
“I’ll have to go there and check it out first.”
“Why are you doing this? “What on earth are you two doing…?”
“…Didn’t you say there was no relationship?”
Elnor said so.
“At least that’s what I know.”
But, different from before.
The voice said that even he wasn’t sure right now.
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In fact, no matter how much you think about Elfante Academy, it is difficult to regard it as a normal educational institution.
The story that there are things everywhere that would never be found in a normal school is already widely known to outsiders.
Because it is such an old and mysterious place, there are all kinds of ‘abnormal phenomena’ within the school itself.
Secret rooms hidden throughout, ghosts that appear at certain times, specific buildings said to contain legendary ghosts…
And Hasmed was already fully aware of such things.
There were more than a thousand things he had heard, but it had been a long time since he had memorized every single one of them.
Anyway, he is a professional assassin who is quite well known in the industry. Even if he couldn’t put in this much effort, he wouldn’t even deserve that reputation.
so.
When he saw the translucent blue ‘membrane’ on his outstretched arm, he couldn’t help but be astonished.
‘Guardian’s soul…!’
A defensive barrier for the purpose of inviolability. It has the effect of significantly reducing the power of the weapon wielded by the attacker within the designated range.
Although it is said to appear out of nowhere in some buildings, it is a famous barrier whose timing and location are random.
But why does this large joint stick out here?
While I was thinking that, the student in front of me approached me holding a stick.
‘Foolish!’
Hasmed snorted and immediately dropped the memorabilia to the floor.
Even if there is a barrier that neutralizes the weapon, a sufficiently trained assassin can become a weapon in and of itself. Moreover, Hasmed has the highest level of skill among assassins.
But what can you do with a stick like that? Even worse, with the body of a weakling who has not even trained in combat skills?
That’s what I was thinking.
Until the first blow was struck.
-!
-!!
A storm-like attack that rages in an instant.
In the blink of an eye, Hasmed was struck in a vital part of his body, and a scream that he could not suppress escaped his mouth.
However, more than the physical pain, the mental shock was hitting him hard.
‘I can’t even follow the trajectory…!’
As an assassin who has reached the peak of his powers, there are not many sword techniques on the continent that he cannot even interpret their origins.
What’s more, if it’s a sword technique that can achieve this level of power with an object that isn’t even a true sword!
‘Tristan style swordsmanship!’
Why couldn’t I understand the skills of a guy who could write something like this?
‘…!’
Suddenly, a realization struck his mind like lightning.
This guy, if what he thinks is right.
‘He was a guy you shouldn’t have touched from the beginning…!’
As he fell helplessly, Hasmed could barely think of those thoughts.
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[ The search was successful! ]
[ Attribute: Tristan style swordsmanship increases. ]
“…”
What is this?
Why is it so strong?
I look at Hasmed, who has collapsed, in confusion.
To be honest, even with Tristan-type swordsmanship, the proficiency was only basic, so I didn’t expect much. He didn’t know that he could knock down a guy like Hasmed with just a few swings.
He’s still a guy who has the skills to take on mid-bosses during the main quest, right?
That’s because he’s an assassin of a level that can be trusted to some extent just by name in the backworld.
‘…How strong will it be if you grow it to the end?’
I thought it would be strong because it was the sword technique used by the final boss, but I didn’t expect it to be this strong.
My plan from the beginning was to just wait a while and then jump out to ask for help, right?
“…under. Right. “Was it an inducement from the beginning?”
So, if the guy who collapsed in front of me was saying something like this, I couldn’t help but be embarrassed.
What are you talking about?
“I don’t know how, but you clearly knew that the guardian spirit was at work here. “I guess that’s why I chose a stick as my weapon from the beginning.”
Because it’s a game system.
Combat using weapons is not possible at the ‘Save Points’ that exist in all buildings. That’s why I dragged this guy here.
“And in order to use that method, did you lure me in by hiding your skills from the beginning? That’s why I deliberately separated from the group. To keep me away from Princess Tristan.”
“…”
It’s not.
Actually, I was planning to take some time and then run away to ask for help.
[Skill: Fatal charm is activated! ]
[ The villain is in awe of your meticulous planning! ]
[ Rewards will be added to the Gifts tab! ]
“…”
What a detailed plan.
Is it a well-thought-out plan to wait a while and then run away and cry out for help?
Is all the precision in the world dead?
“What is it, you guy? Is this the guy who was raised by the Duke of Tristan from before? Or an agent of the Imperial Central Intelligence Agency?”
“…”
He was a baron who raised cattle and farmed.
“It looks like you have no intention of answering. good night. “Kill him.”
“…I have no intention of killing you.”
“You don’t kill me? “Why?”
Hasmed asked back with wide eyes, as if my words were quite shocking.
That’s because I don’t necessarily want to kill.
‘In the first place…’
This guy is a member of the criminal group ‘Wanderers’, which is the core of the third chapter in the scenario.
If you mess with it carelessly, you don’t know what effect it will have on the main scenario, and it’s obvious that the Drifter will come for revenge.
but.
‘You shouldn’t say it straight away.’
So, come up with a suitable excuse.
What would be the best option…
Oh, right.
“Spread the rumor. Don’t approach Princess Tristan. “Even an assassin of your caliber almost died trying to mess with him.”
I don’t know who this guy’s client is, but if you see an accident like this during an academy event, there’s a good chance he’s not an ordinary crazy person.
Even if you fail this time, there is a high probability that you will somehow try again.
And, that’s probably it.
We will continue to accumulate Elnor’s ‘Corruption’ stack.
The chances of the Gray Devil being released are increasing.
So, the idea is to block such attempts at the source.
Hasmed is still a well-known assassin. If this guy does something like that, wouldn’t he still be reluctant to accept requests from other guys?
“…”
Hasmed’s expression became strange at my words.
“What are you going to do if I don’t keep that promise? If things go on like this, you might target Princess Tristan again?”
Actually, I don’t think so.
This is definitely true when you think about what kind of ‘wanderers’ in the original work they were. These aren’t people who won’t do what the person who saved their life told them to do.
Strangely enough, they are criminals and put their lives on the line for their honor.
But let’s talk a little bit here.
“Why don’t you try again, then?”
He continues talking while laughing.
“Because I will be protecting you even then.”
“…Is Princess Tristan that important to you?”
“I say so, okay?”
It’s too tedious to explain in detail, so let’s just vaguely explain it.
I don’t know why, but you said you were in awe of me, so if you say it like that, I’ll understand…
[Skill: Fatal charm activates! ]
[The skill activation efficiency is very high! ]
[The villain’s favorability increases significantly! ]
[The villain’s favorability increases significantly! ]
[The villain’s favorability increases like crazy! ]
[The villain’s likeability…]
“…”
What is this?
As soon as I finished speaking, cold sweat broke out as the window frantically covered my eyes.
uh.
no way.
“…”
When I turn my head, I see Elnor at the end of the hallway with her eyes wide open.
It’s clear that he heard everything he just said.
“…”
“…”
We’re in big trouble.
I don’t know why, but I have that feeling.
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fantasy,
