No matter how you think about it, something is wrong.

I couldn’t help but think that what Lucia had called was not a guardian and warrior to support me, but another assassin targeting me.

“What the hell is it?”

Baekyang sneaks out and plays a joke by creating obstacles of ice in Lucia’s path.

He doesn’t even try to hide the fact that he’s being followed.

Up to that point, I can still understand.

Aren’t goblins originally meant to play pranks on people?

yes, it can… … .

However, in the case of Eleanor, it was a little different.

I have no idea what she is thinking right now.

Normally, it wouldn’t be strange if he ran out of control right away, but he was just quietly looking this way.

I couldn’t read the expression.

It’s the same even if you look at it with [Contemplation] activated. I couldn’t read the meaning of those dark eyes.

“… … Prince of Oz? Did something happen with Noah?”

“There was.”

It was just yesterday.

I made a pretty heavy promise.

As promised, we must find her now and talk to her. But then either way, I think the atmosphere will end?

“Was the timing bad?”

“It’s really bad. If you were trying to devise a plan to assassinate me, wouldn’t it be half-successful?”

I narrowed my eyes and glared at Lucia, but she averted her eyes.

But I’m glad the tail was standing up so it seemed to convey how f*cked up I was feeling right now.

Lucia, who hesitated for a while while tying her tail, brought out a proposal to me with a light sigh.

“I can’t help it. Should I make an excuse that I dumped you after today’s business is over?”

“Why are you kicking me? I’ll have to kick you too.”

“It doesn’t matter if you do that, but… … Will you take care of the back?”

Lucia tapped her stiff tail and pointed in one direction. It was the place where Eleanor and the white sheep were hiding.

I understood that one action.

If I say I kicked Lucia here, I don’t know if I can really take care of it.

“… … It’s humiliating.”

Yesterday, I had an affair with Eleanor, and it seems that I will not be able to escape laughter in this direction.

I still haven’t confessed, but the difference is, do I have to come to this world to experience this?

It’s really cruel.

“I’m sorry this happened, Prince Oz. Do you think I have to say that I kicked you too? It hurts?”

“Don’t play tricks. You can just say it wasn’t a date in the first place. Come to think of it, why are you talking on the premise that it will be cold?”

“That too. Shall I just give you an excuse that Prince Oz called because he needed my knowledge?”

“Yes, by the way, the knowledge I need is alchemy knowledge. To be precise, the potion production side.”

“There is no such thing as a robber… … .”

So, who told you to provoke?

If we just made it clear that we would exchange each other, there would be no such thing.

Even now, Eleanor’s gaze sends chills down my spine, but this is enough for me to concede a lot.

“There are many types of potions… … .”

“Towards mana recovery.”

“… … Could there be something lacking in mana?”

Lucia looks up at me in surprise.

It was just an expression full of doubt and astonishment, but I hope it will stop because it seems to look different to the problem son who is chasing us from behind.

The back of my head is sore.

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The white sheep trampled the pillar of ice that was created near Lucia’s leg and crushed it.

Baekyang’s malice, which arrived at the perfect timing, almost made Lucia roll on the floor unseemly.

“Concentrate.”

“That, right… … . First of all, the essential ingredients for potions to restore consumed mana are… … .”

Lucia quickly corrected her expression and continued her explanation.

Most of it was confirmed in the book, but things like manufacturing know-how in the empire seemed to be quite helpful.

“We have to react while maintaining 80~85℃ as much as possible.”

“What if I skip or fall short?”

“If it’s not enough, ＜Undine’s Water Drop＞ won’t melt, and if it goes over, it will react with the green moss that was put in as a catalyst and become unusable.”

“The conditions are troublesome.”

As Lucia continued her explanation, she showed quite a variety of movements.

It was because of Yang Yang, who kept creating obstacles of ice in front of her.

“… … A white sheep over there?! Can’t I just do it in moderation?”

Lucia eventually shouted at the too blatant prank.

In the first place, as if Baekyang had no intention of hiding, she poked her head out from behind the wall and smiled sinisterly before disappearing.

“Would you be thrilled? Why are you targeting me?”

“Because they threatened to kill me if they targeted me.”

I lit my eyes with [Contemplation] and sent that kind of look once, and then I calmed down.

Baekyang gave up fighting against me because of the previous incident and the incident during training.

It’s a very desirable thing, but when it’s time to go near ＜Goblin’s Forest＞, you’d better be careful.

“… … The Prince of Oz is equal.”

“It’s not like that.”

Looking at the special treatment given to Eleanor and Arrieta right away, I am also a person who is influenced by emotions after all.

“You are tired. It must have been a date.”

“It will be an escort. Why do you keep talking nonsense?”

If you keep doing that, Eleanor will raise the knife, so stop it.

“Well, either way… … . More than that, my throat is burning from talking while avoiding obstacles.”

Lucia points to the place where fruit juice is sold and gives a sneaky look. it’s asking to buy

To be honest, there would be no problem if he bought me one or two fruit juices, but how the hell is he doing this to take care of himself?

“continue.”

“Ah, thank you.”

I buy fruit juice and hand it to her, and Lucia accepts it with a bright smile.

Does he like sour food even though he is a cat beast?

Lucia took a big gulp of the juice and then, chewing on a straw, began to talk rudely.

I’m glad you seem to like the juice.

“And when the reaction occurs, if the acidity is adjusted to 7 through titration… … Well? There must be a festival.”

“… … .”

Lucia tilts her head and points forward.

I turned my head to follow it, and I saw a lot of people gathering, dancing and chatting around.

Like a march, a series of throngs are moving briskly.

I was momentarily stunned by the sight.

“Being in a crowd like that will increase the threat of assassination and distance you from the kids who are following us, so what are you going to do? Are you thinking of taking a detour?”

“… … yes.”

“Hmm? I never imagined that the successor of the King of Darkness would say that he would take a detour, didn’t he?”

“I’m sorry, but this situation is more dangerous than you imagined.”

“What is that—— huh?!”

“Shut up, please hold your breath. just wait for it to pass Because I can’t face that right now.”

Lucia, who is trying to raise a question, shuts her mouth and sends a warning with a whisper.

Her cat ears prick up and her tail begins to wag.

can’t you stay still?

[Contemplation] can see through the opponent’s expression or the enemy’s back.

That’s why [Contemplation] was already active when I got out of ＜Skientia＞.

That’s how I moved while filtering out those who were hostile to me or assassins with murderous intentions.

I’ve only met about 3 people so far.

I was able to pass without a hitch because I naturally spread the distance, but it was different just before.

“Have you seen anything dangerous among the crowd?”

“yes… … .”

It’s a little different, but for now I agree.

It would take a long time to convince her otherwise, so it’s rather comfortable if you think about it that way.

“An opponent that you think is dangerous… … .”

Lucia muttered, calming her wagging tail.

I was even more surprised.

Even now, it felt like my heart was about to explode. At first, I thought it was an illusion.

No, it would be correct to say that it was difficult to recognize.

“therefore? Who was your opponent?”

“… … .”

“Are you saying you don’t intend to tell me as usual?”

Even in the current situation, I want to pay tribute to Lucia’s attitude of trying to dig up information.

I feel like my stomach is going to reflux right now, but I’m even envious of her who doesn’t know anything.

“uh… … . Prince of Oz? I have a bad complexion… … ?”

“I need to rest for a while.”

With Lucia’s help, he muttered while leaning on a nearby bench.

It is difficult to express in words how [Contemplation] determines the opponent’s hostility.

If I had to use an analogy, it would be similar to saying that a red flag comes from someone who has the intent to kill.

And the crowd I just saw was a red group.

Inside the people who laughed and chatted brightly, there was a suppressed murderous intent that seemed to burst out at any moment.

A child holding a balloon, a man selling cotton candy, and an old man holding a glass were all in one.

I was taken aback by the contrast.

They blend into the crowd like a contagious plague and stain it with their own colors.

The criminal group ＜Parade＞, one of the main villains in ＜Broken Sky＞, is such an organization.

They devour ordinary people and turn them into monsters. It is a monster inside, not outside. It changes a person’s own values.

They are a group of criminals who appear in earnest from Chapter 13 of the main story, after Tia’s death.

In the current situation at the beginning of Chapter 2 of the main story, it is said that they are a group that should never be encountered.

Apocalypse followers who are hostile to both sides who are not on the side of humans, but not on the side of the ‘outside beings’.

And what leads them is the last Key Person whose name and face are not revealed, only the title known.

[The spokesperson behind KP]

I was kidnapped into this world even before the story of the game was completed.

I know that Oz is dead, but I don’t know how he died, and I don’t know how the later story might end.

However, I was able to guess because I had seen the foreshadowing and reversal that had been sprinkled until then.

The one who destroyed the sky, attracted the ‘outside beings’, and decisively killed Oz was most likely the [President of the Underside], the leader of the ＜Parade＞.

Why? Why are they roaming the middle of the empire at this point?

What the hell are you thinking?

Did you even come to kill me?

* * *

[Erosion degree 30%]

[Erosion degree] was maxed out and [Contemplation] was activated to the maximum level, and even after thinking about it, nothing could be known.

There was too little information. Even in the game, their true purpose was not visible, so there was not even a piece to guess.

I feel like I’m going crazy with nervousness.

“Are you okay, Master? Can I get you something to drink?”

“… … yes.”

After the accident, when I came to my senses, Eleanor and Baek Yang were close to me.

Lucia, realizing that the situation was strange, must have called the two closer.

“… … You are brave.”

Well done talking to Eleanor.

The three, including Lucia, were already positioned as if to escort me.

Maybe it was because of her that I survived.

“I’m glad I woke up early. People started to dwindle. Master is that… … . Are you a popular person?”

“You don’t have to say it again. I knew from the time I escaped from Spellage that there were many bastards targeting me.”

There is no such thing as an empire that is as safe as it is. When I first arrived in the Empire, the Imperial Army still stood as an escort, but now it’s different.

Right now I am completely defenseless.

There is no reason to give up assassination just because the opponent is a foreign country.

The seat of successor to the country is hanging around my neck.

“Are you going back soon? I will ask about the teacher’s fault later.”

“I don’t know what I did wrong, but it’s too late.”

There were few people walking around the place where ＜Parade＞ swept like a festival.

A few vagabonds, including a handful of passers-by, are all.

And they are all assassins targeting me. It came together well.

Compared to when I just ran into ＜Parade＞, I’m on the quiet side, but it was enough to make me realize that I’m a popular person.

It’s the first time I’ve ever received this kind of attention in my life, and it didn’t feel right.

After all, I am different from the kind of servants like Eleanor.

“Lucia, shoot that bastard at 45° 21m from the front right now.”

“I will.”

bang!

As soon as Lucia heard me, she pulled out a pistol hidden under her skirt and pulled the trigger.

There is no hesitation whatsoever.

Being a trained soldier, I had no questions in this situation. It’s kind of creepy.

“uh… … . Did you kill him?”

“Don’t get too close and stay where you are, Noah.”

The tramp, who was lying asleep on the floor, did not move even after being shot by Lucia.

If anyone else had seen it, I would have thought that I would have been shot and killed instantly.

About 2 seconds passed like that.

The tramp who had been shot did not move.

“Kyaaah!”

“Go, I just killed someone!”

Instead, as if they had finally grasped the situation, passers-by began to scream.

No, I am acting as a panicked passer-by.

They must be windswept to confuse the party except for Lucia and me.

“Shoot the two guys you just talked about.”

“I will.”

bang! bang!

Lucia pulled the trigger again without hesitation.

However, the results were slightly different.

The passers-by, who had been screaming in panic just a moment ago, skillfully drew their weapons and blocked the gunfire.

I guess I didn’t want to look back.

“Baekyang, forward.”

“Yeah~”

match!

Baekyang raised her hand as if opening a sliding door with both hands.

A shield of ice is formed from the cold air flowing through those fingers.

With this, the preparation is complete.

“Noah, give the guy who comes close a kick.”

“It’s really cool to sit on the bench and give instructions like that, Master. Let me do that later!”

“If your brain gets a little bit smarter. focus on that Isn’t it a training that allows you to acquire a sense of real combat after a long time?”

Eleanor kicks the man in the suit who came closer without hesitation.

“uh… … . Come to think of it, isn’t that just a real game?”

Was it because he did not direct the direct killing?

Contrary to what I was worried about, I didn’t feel uncomfortable.

But I can sense that they care about our actions.

Well, that’s an afterthought, the problem now is me.

“Next comes. Just like before, kick it and knock it down.”

Lucia turns her gun towards the fallen target.

At the end, the moment I thought I could see the blue light of mana, the opponent who was about to get up with gunshots fell silent.

He probably would have died instantly.

Subsequently, Baekyang blocks the assassin’s attack that was trying to poke Eleanor’s gap. And the same situation as before continued.

The linkage is pretty good. In the meantime, Lucia seems to have trained well.

“34° to the left of my front, 72° high sniper.”

Lucia aimed her gun at the fallen target again, but as soon as my words fell, the muzzle was turned and fired.

bang!

Pistol emits blue fire.

Immediately after the bullets fly at the exact location I designated, the sniper hiding there falls.

Should I say that I am a soldier the Empire is proud of to be able to achieve such precision with a pistol?

Considering that her specialty was rapid fire, it’s a bit creepy.

“Does Prince Oz have better eyes than a shooter?!”

“I may not be able to see as far as you, but I can see as wide.”

Responding appropriately to Lucia’s tone of voice, drawing a compositional formula with her fingertips.

I should have taken action the moment I first encountered the assassins, but it took me too long to stabilize my consciousness because of the [degree of erosion].

“Catch me.”

At the same time as my short words, the party gathers at me.

Eleanor clung to my arm as if it were natural, and Baek Yang made a line of ice and attached it to the hem of my dress as if she didn’t want to come near it.

And Lucia gently wrapped her wrist around my wrist with her tail.

intermediate magic

[Mirage Fog]

Fog spreads around my body.

It is a magic that obscures the vision and distorts the senses at the same time.

Originally, it is normal for the magician to unfold the magic outside the fog, but it is meaningless if I am assassinated outside alone.

But I have [contemplation].

Except for me, only a gunner with a good eye would be able to find a way out of this place.

And the enemy’s gunners were behind Lucia’s sniping.

“Lucia, are you ready?”

“It doesn’t matter anytime!”

“Then take a posture with my front as standard and get ready.”

Lucia, who understood my meaning, picked up a pistol, one in each hand.

It would be nice to escape like this, but I can’t say with certainty that there won’t be other attackers out of range of magic.

In the worst case, you may be surrounded the moment the magic is dispelled.

So, all the guys gathered here take care of it.

“17°, 0°”

bang!

“215°, 43°”

bang!

“0°, 0°”

bang!

Lucia’s gun continues to emit blue light.

The assassins began to fall one by one at the bullets flying in the right direction without a shadow of a doubt.

Inside the fog that shimmered like a mirage, only the loud gunfire and the blue afterglow left behind by mana-laden bullets remained.