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“…..found it!”

It was just one word.

At Rashia’s single word, I froze in place.

Lacia, who had been lying on the ground with her eyes wide open, slowly began to get up.

‘….I guess he didn’t notice that my identity was mine?’

Judging from the atmosphere, it seemed that fortunately, only the battle scene between me and Chou was seen.

Otherwise, the first words out of my mouth would not have been, “I found you,” but, “Jodel, you!”

Rashia’s eyes sparkled and she braced her legs as if catching me was her ultimate goal.

Who would call her the monster princess of the Jack family? I clicked my tongue inwardly at her fierce appearance, trying to get up even in such a mess.

‘Is this a blessing in disguise…?’

If you knew my true identity… oh, that would be terrible.

I imagined being captured by Rashia and taken to the Jack family.

Fortunately, Russia didn’t notice my identity.

So what I had to do from now on was simple. I had to knock out Rashia again when she came to her senses and pretend not to know anything.

I looked at Russia and clenched my fists.

“…..Huh?”

But Rashia never got up.

Rasia tilted her head in a voice without any emotion as her body did not move as she wanted.

My body creaked and I couldn’t function properly. When I got up, I stumbled, then collapsed again. When I tried to get up, I fell to the side. This was a repeat of that.

I had a hard time keeping my balance because I didn’t have enough strength in my legs.

Rasia kept trying to get up as if she didn’t understand the situation, but her body wouldn’t listen to her and she could only flinch.

At that sight, I realized what had happened.

‘My body is broken.’

Although he somehow came to his senses due to the torture he had endured since childhood, he was literally only conscious.

It seems that he cannot feel pain and therefore cannot grasp the current situation, but it seems that his body was badly damaged due to the battle with Chou.

It would be strange if he was still fine after being forcibly thrown to the ground by the Sword Master’s power several times.

It’s a miracle that you came to your senses so quickly.

Russia, who has never been treated like that before, probably doesn’t understand this situation.

It’s like the mind is in good spirits, but the body isn’t listening.

As expected, Rasia bit her lips tightly in frustration.

Overloaded, unable to believe his body was pushed to its limits, he bit his lip so hard that it bled and fell down, glaring at me as if he was going to kill me.

If a look could kill a person, I’d probably be hacked to death by now.

I approached Rashia slowly.

As the distance between them grew closer, the power in Rasiya’s eyes grew stronger.

I was inwardly amazed.

It’s definitely different from Super. Even in situations where I might be killed, the will to kill me doesn’t diminish.

It was just a drug that seemed to be frustrating the current situation where he couldn’t fail the mission.

“….Forget what you saw today.”

Now stop and take it easy. Just relax!

After saying those words, I cut off the unconscious Rashia’s neck.

Rashia lost consciousness again, but her eyes were still open, as if she was angry.

Open your eyes and faint…

I sighed deeply as I looked at the fainted Rasia, closed my eyes with my hand, and after confirming that there was no sign of anyone around me, I released my transformation.

Having adapted to my increasingly smaller height and changed body, I picked up the fallen Rashia and carried her on my shoulders.

Maybe because Rashia is a head taller than me, her feet keep dragging.

Eventually, I was able to walk only after carrying Rashia on my back.

‘…..Unfortunately, this mission was a failure. Rashia.’

Now it was time to go home again.

* * *

From childhood, Rashia had to be strong.

That was what it was like to live as the eldest daughter of the Jack family.

I couldn’t be trampled by anyone, I couldn’t show myself as weak, and I had to be stronger and more vicious than anyone else.

Despite the endless torture, poison, and battles, Rasia grew up thinking that it was her job to do, and that it was an honor to be born into the Jack family.

Even the strict and strict grandfather trusted and relied on his eldest daughter, Rasia.

The eldest daughter with a 100% mission success rate!

But, for the first time, he failed a mission.

“…..Miss. Are you okay?”

Rasia looked at Luan, who came in with a knock.

I couldn’t tell what kind of face he had because it was covered by the cotton, but his voice was filled with concern for himself.

Rashia looked at her hands.

I felt a familiar pain since I was a child.

I thought that all I had to do was resolve the pain, but I realized through this mission that that wasn’t the case.

The mind has become accustomed to pain, but the body is still lacking.

The body’s limitations were clear.

“….What happened?”

“Jodel came back carrying the girl. I heard you met the Swordmaster.”

“….Oh, yeah, that’s right.”

And I saw a great battle.

A greater being than the one who brought down the Sword Master who could not even move!

I don’t know the identity, but I know one thing for sure.

That person was the assassin he had been searching for all day…!

Now I think I understand why my grandfather missed it.

Overwhelming strength. That’s what the assassin had.

“ha….”

From the beginning, the probability of success for this mission was zero.

Realizing what her grandfather wanted from her, Rasia laughed in vain.

‘I guess you wanted to let me experience failure.’

I hate doing whatever my grandfather wants, but I definitely learned a lot from this failed mission.

Since all the missions up until then had been easy, Rasia was quite satisfied with her skills and became confident.

But this time I know for sure.

The world was wide and there were many people stronger than you.

‘….I have to become stronger than I am now. This can’t go on.’

Rashia’s red eyes darkened.

Inside, there was a burning desire to become stronger as well as anger over the failure of the mission.

“Luan. Bring Jodelle.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Luan stepped back at Rashia’s command.

Soon after, a boy with bushy hair came in.

“You called me, Miss?”

“….Yeah. I called you. You saved me yesterday? ”

“….Yes. Luckily, no one pays attention to me.”

Rashia nodded at Jodel’s words.

Suddenly, he wondered if Jodel had seen the assassin yesterday, since he was in the same place as him.

Because from the best seat, he would have seen the battle between Chou and himself, as well as the battle between the Assassin and the Sword Master.

What would Jodelle think of the assassin?

Have you ever seen something you didn’t see yourself?

“Who is that assassin?”

“After making the girl unconscious, he disappeared.”

“Yeah. That assassin. Was there anything special about him?”

“…After the young lady collapsed, I was so worried that I didn’t have time to worry about anything else.”

“I see.”

Isn’t that a bit touching?

Just for not abandoning her in a dangerous situation and taking her back to the family, Jodel deserved to be awarded.

Rashia was lost in thought.

Who on earth is that assassin?

I was taught that it was natural for an assassin to kill people. But that assassin was different.

He spared himself without killing himself. He also spared Jodel, who was almost like a witness.

‘I really want to meet you again.’

That Sword Master was a Sword Master, but I was more interested in the assassin who destroyed the Sword Master.

“…..Yeah. You’ve worked hard. Jodel. Oh, by the way, I’m going to the dungeon now.”

“In the dungeon?”

Jodel spoke with a rare hint of bewilderment. Rashia spoke nonchalantly.

“Yeah. You failed the mission. You deserve to be punished. I’ll come out of it stronger. So much so that I won’t lose again. So Jodel, until then, you have to be a better servant than you are now. When I come back from prison, I plan to make you my personal servant.”

Jodel didn’t say anything to Rascia’s words. He just opened his mouth as if he had heard something unexpected.

It seemed like he was touched.

Well, the midday servant was promoted to the position of the eldest daughter of this family.

Rashia looked at Jodelle’s reaction with pleasure.

I liked him from the beginning and I appreciated the fact that he didn’t run away alone even in a dangerous situation and took care of me when I passed out.

How happy must one be to not be able to close one’s mouth?

Then, suddenly, I remembered something I had forgotten while being engrossed in the mission to find the assassin.

“Oh, by the way, I forgot that. Jodell, my future personal attendant. Can you run one errand for me?”

“….I’m your exclusive servant. What…what kind of errand is this?”

He was so happy that he even stuttered…

“It’s nothing. My younger sister, Solar, is currently at the Academy. Her birthday is coming up soon, and I need to send her a birthday present, but I have to go to the dungeon, so I don’t think I can go and give it to her in person. So you can go and celebrate her instead. Just give her a birthday present and a card. Easy, right?”

“….What about a birthday present?”

“Oh, it’s nothing. I was just worried about Solar, who’d become lazy at the Academy…. Just dissolve the poison I prepared for her when she eats so she can come to her senses.”

“Poison, poison?”

“Yeah. It’s a rare poison that I obtained with difficulty while on a mission. Oh, there’s a real birthday present. When Sola falls asleep at night, just wound Sola’s body with the poison-covered sword. That’s the real birthday present. How’s it, easy?”

Jodell was speechless.

It seemed that he was greatly moved by her thoughts about her younger brother.

‘…..Maybe that would be the best gift?’

Thinking about Sola’s face, who would be touched by the gift, Rasia felt proud of the birthday present she had come up with.