âHeâs an Adventurer who is fighting in the forest. As long as we donât get closer than 10 meters, we should be fine. âŚAnd even if he does see us, we can just act like normal Adventurers.â
The assassins said as they got closerâin the meantime, the battle started.
The Proud Wolf bit into one of the Rush Bulls.
âBOOOOOOOOOAAARGHHH!!â
The Rush Bull let out a howl filled with anger and pain.
However, the Proud Wolf was merciless.
âItâs been a while since I was in a real fight, but itâs fun!â
The Proud Wolf said happily.
But after taking down 2 Rush Bullsâthe Proud Wolf missed one of his prey.
A Rush Bull had escaped his attacks and was charging towards me.
âAh, you bastard! You weakling! Come back here and die!â
The Proud Wolf said these embarrassing lines as he chased after the Rush Bull. But it was clear that he wouldnât make it in time.
The Rush Bull was quite fast.
ââŚI have no choice.â
I said as I took out a sword I had made before.
I often carried a sword with me, so it shouldnât look too suspicious if I used it now.
âThat wolfâŚhe seemed quite capable, but heâs let one go.â
âAye. And now Yuji has taken out his sword. Just like the rumors said.â
As the assassins talked, the Rush Bull charged towards me.
And so I held my sword up, ready to attack.
âBBBBOOOOOOORGH!!!â
ââŚThe way he holds the sword. Isnât it a bit clumsy?â
âHe looks like a noviceâŚâ
It was quite rude for them to follow me and then criticize the way I held my sword. I was almost distracted by that.
StillâI swung down at the charging Rush Bull.
It easily went through the thick fur of the Rush Bullâand the monster split into two.
âŚUh, I might have gone too far.
I was worried, but waited to hear the reaction of the assassins.
ââŚWhile it was E-Rank, he still killed it with his sword in one hit. âŚDoes that seem likely considering how he canât even hold a sword properly?â
âAre you blind? Yes, he cannot hold a sword. But his hands were steady when he swung. âŚItâs almost a waste that heâs a Tamer. Now I know why headquarters thought he might be dangerous.â
So they rated my attack very highly then.
But what would they do nowâŚ
âBut, could he be a threat to us?â
One of them asked the question that I had been wondering.
The other assassin answered.
âOf course, not! I donât care how good he is with a sword. Someone who looks so serious while fighting a Rush Bull is of no significance to the Blue Moon of Salvation.â
ââŚI agree with you.â
But then the other assassin continued.
ââŚHe wonât be a threat, but Iâd still like to kill him. Can I please kill him? We can just tell them that he was actually quite strong.â
âYou can do what you want, but I will make an accurate report. âŚI donât want to be held responsible and killed alongside you when they find out the truth.â
âTsk. âŚFine. Letâs go then.â
And so one of them started to walk away.
Apparently, they were going to stop following me.
âWeâre finished then?â
âAye. Itâs not fun looking at someone Iâm not even allowed to kill.â
âI donât really agree with you about killing being funâŚbut youâre right that there is no point in following him now. Letâs go to the next mission.â
So saying, the other one also stopped monitoring me and moved away.
It seemed that I had succeeded in fooling them until the end.
âGreat! âŚSo, who is the next target?â
âThe next candidate for assassination isâŚFather Shtyle. But first, we should report to headquarters.â
âWe might as well kill him first and then make the report! I donât care who it is, I want to go and kill someone!â
âNo.â
âŚNow, I would have to monitor them and see where they were going.
Hopefully, they would go to their headquarters next. That would make me very happy.
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