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39. Kill the hero.

It seemed that the person the prince originally wanted to kill was Duke Philip. So, he spent a lot of money and asked the Thieves Guild.

‘If Duke Philip takes the top spot, it would be nothing short of a disaster for the prince.’

The head of the noble faction was Duke Philip. In fact, if he takes over the large city of Trier, the royal family will have to go through very difficult days.

However, in this overrepresentative election, Duke Philip showed a surprising performance. His appearance was very comparable to that of the prince.

It must have been quite painful for the prince.

‘So after stealing the sword, you tried to kill Duke Philip?’

Of course, it was just my opinion.

But there was no need to know the truth. Now it could be seen that the value of a prince had been fulfilled.

I even stepped on him with my mana-laden feet.

Wow!

“Aaagh!”

It wasn’t just one time either.

Wow!

Wow!

Wow-!!

I waited for a moment for the screaming to stop.

And when I took a quick look, I could see the prince fainting.

It seemed like I stepped on it too hard.

Of course, it didn’t matter anyway. Now the prince was no longer important.

I raised my head and looked at King Sal.

And immediately he told him who he wanted to kill.

“I ask you to eliminate the hero.”

“Hero…? What is the reason?”

He looked slightly surprised by my words. I think it was a request that would have surprised even the King of Sal.

I immediately lied.

“Because I want to color the world with darkness.”

Although it was very cringe-inducing, it was a perfect statement for a dark wizard.

However, he caused a serious misunderstanding due to these words.

“……Is that so? Was he a member of Abyss?”

“……”

I had to quickly manage my facial expressions.

‘Abyss…’

To put it simply, Abyss can be viewed as a global criminal organization that follows the devil. It was a small group of elites, and each member was famous for being very strong.

And he suspected me of being a member of that Abyss.

‘Did you misunderstand because of my state?’

He immediately saw that I was not an easy opponent. I think that’s why I had such a misunderstanding.

First of all, I neither confirmed nor denied it. And I spoke to him again.

“Is that important? Would you rather kill a hero than that? Are you going to tell me?”

For me this was the most important issue.

Actually, I had no intention of killing those who attended the academy.

Even if you kill the dwarf Dubalton the Iron Fist, there will be an uproar.

But a warrior…

Perhaps, great chaos will occur not only in the kingdom but throughout the world. Of course it wasn’t a good situation for me.

But still, it was better to kill a hero if you could.

I looked at him intently.

No matter how brave you are, if the King of Death assassinates you…

“Not possible.”

But soon words of rejection flowed from his mouth.

“Why?”

“Because it’s literally impossible.”

“Impossible…?”

I made an expression of disbelief.

The world’s greatest assassin was in front of me. But even he was saying that it was impossible to kill a hero.

“If the hero disappears, great chaos will occur in the world, but?”

“No, it’s not like that. I can see scars in everyone.”

“Scattle?”

“Yes, it’s my secret to figuring out whether assassination is possible or impossible.”

It seemed like the world’s best assassin had his own secret.

“I can actually see those scars on you too. Although I can only see one.”

“Then for the hero…?”

“Yeah, I can’t see it at all. And assassination itself is impossible against such an opponent.”

He kindly explained it to me.

However, the content itself was quite disappointing.

I only learned that the hero was so strong that assassination was impossible.

But I couldn’t give up here.

I was going to name the next assassination target. Even if there were no personal grudges, eliminating a strong competitor was very important.

but…

“Then, someone else…”

“Oh, I’m sorry, but once I say it, it’s over.”

“What…?”

“That’s why I gave such a long explanation out of apologies.”

I made an absurd expression.

“No, it is definitely a blood covenant…”

“Ah, this is also the last time. Thank you. It was a long curse handed down from my ancestors.”

I sighed inwardly.

I had no idea such a ridiculous situation would occur.

“I’m sorry, so I’ll give you a little more information.”

“Ha, what information?”

“Information about the king of Aachen, his sword, and the mercenary king.”

“……Really?”

I decided to listen first. This was because there was nothing to lose by entering.

“Yes. So… In fact, the King of Aachen knew very well that his son was not good enough for Duke Philip.”

“So?”

“So I came up with a trick. I gave that sword to the mercenary king on purpose.”

“Wait a minute. What did you give to the mercenary king… ah…!”

I was able to quickly understand the King of Aachen’s intentions.

“I guess you noticed it too? Yes, the King of Aachen wanted the mercenary king and the prince to be together. To be exact, the prince probably wanted the mercenary king to be his subordinate.”

Obviously, that sword could only be used if it was stained with the blood of the royal family. It also had to be buried in plenty.

Moreover, no one knew this information except the king, the prince, and King Sal.

In fact, it was like saying that only a prince could use it. Even if the sword is in the mercenary king’s hands.

Therefore, if the prince had an idea, he would choose to approach the mercenary king and form an alliance.

If that happens, not only will they become much stronger than the noble faction, but they will also be able to kill anyone they want.

Just by looking at this, it was clear that the King of Aachen was supporting the prince quite a bit.

“But that stupid guy did something stupid.”

But the prince had no thoughts.

To be precise, I was blinded by jealousy. So, not realizing the king’s intentions, he ended up stealing the sword.

As a result, King Sal was able to free himself from the old covenant, and I gained 4,000 gold.

The only one who suffered a loss was the prince.

It could also be seen that it was a very severe loss.

“Anyway, you got it, right? The King of Aachen cares for the prince more than you might think. So killing the prince would not be a good choice.”

It seemed like he gave this long explanation to tell me not to kill the prince.

I stared at King Sal in silence at his words.

Come to think of it, he was also a student at the academy.

But what if the prince dies here?

‘The academy will be in chaos. Then, it is not good for the King of Sal who is hiding his identity.’

If the Prince dies, a major investigation will be conducted within the Academy. Of course, for King Sal, there was nothing good about it.

And I aimed for that.

“Thank you for the good information.”

“Ah! Are you cooler than you think?”

“Me? thank you. This is my first time hearing something like that.”

With those words, I gave strength to my sword.

Currently my sword was under the prince’s thighs.

And immediately.

Fuuuk-!!

“Kerhuh!!”

It went right through the prince’s thigh.

Soon King Sal, who was greatly surprised, was seen.

“No! What did you hear me say?! You say you can’t kill me?!”

“Why me? How dare this guy try to take the sword from me. Do you think there is enough reason to kill him?”

I was playing a very arrogant wizard. A dark wizard would actually act like this.

“That’s true… but killing the prince…”

“I just have to run away with warp magic anyway.”

“Ah, you were a great wizard after all? If you are a great wizard in the Abyss…”

I didn’t give King Sal any time to think. He acted as if he was going to kill the prince.

“This time, I will split the boat.”

“Wait! Then you will die!”

Soon, an invisible wind came from my body.

The wind sword that was used earlier had appeared.

And the wind sword fell straight towards the prince’s stomach.

Whi-profit-!

The spell went out immediately without any warning.

He looked like someone who could easily be mistaken for an archmage.

And when King Sal saw that, his mouth opened.

“Well, let’s make a deal!”

As soon as I heard those words, I stopped the movement of the wind sword.

Stand tall.

Soon, something faint was seen stirring under the prince’s stomach.

Oh, of course I couldn’t stop the fired wind sword.

However, it was possible to use two magics at the same time.

To be precise, he caught the flying wind sword with telekinesis.

But King Sal didn’t know that.

He just reacted in surprise.

“It looks like he is definitely an archmage.”

My magic was so great that the 3rd Awakening was fooled.

Anyway, I looked at him. And then he opened his mouth.

“I guess you don’t want the prince here to die.”

“Tsk… Yeah. It’s a pain in the ass when the prince dies.”

“But what? I really want to kill you?”

“Ha… then what should I do? Either fight… or make a deal.”

But he probably has no intention of fighting here.

It’s about fighting that archmage.

Probably, the whole surrounding area will go crazy. It was not a good choice for King Sal, who was hiding his identity.

“And you have no intention of fighting?”

“Ha, you can really see through people’s hearts. Yes, I want to move on quietly.”

“Then… Of course, you know that you can’t get away for free, right?”

“Okay…”

He gave the appearance that he had been called for no reason.

I quickly thought of something to get from him.

‘First of all… the easiest thing to get is money.’

After all, it was the king of flesh. I don’t accept special requests now, but in the past, you could request one if you paid a really high price.

And at that time, I heard that he made quite a lot of money.

But I shook my head. Money could be earned at any time.

There was something more important than that.

‘I need to know his identity and purpose.’

Now, the king of flesh hiding in the academy was even more threatening to me.

I couldn’t avoid it if he changed his mind and tried to assassinate me.

Before he was assassinated, he had to know his identity or his purpose itself.

I opened my mouth calmly.

“More than that, I don’t do business with people who hide their faces. Could you please take off that robe?”

Startle.