episode_0075

The man’s reaction was as if he knew she would come to him.

For a moment, Bella thought that the subordinate she had met at the casino had contacted her, but she quickly shook her head.

The timing is too elaborate for that to be true.

In the first place, the man did not pay much attention to the dark night even when he took over the real power of the underworld and acquired the dark night.

Even when something happened in the dark, he only left it to his subordinates who had given him authority to handle it, and he rarely showed his face in person.

No, maybe there never was.

But now he has come, and at this moment, he has shown his face in the dark night.

Rather than seeing it as a coincidence, I thought it would be better to see it as intentional.

And if you see that reaction, your guess turns into certainty.

In other words, the man knew that she would come to see him today.

However. That’s not strange.

The man is the actual ruler of this place, Aguilem.

The true king of Aguilem, who even manipulates the mayor, who serves as the head of Aguilem, to his will.

Even Bella couldn’t predict where that person’s gaze would go.

There probably aren’t many places inside this Aguillem that his gaze doesn’t reach.

His eyes will be found even on ordinary streets.

It wouldn’t have been that difficult for him to predict that Bella would come to visit him.

I don’t know if Bella had decided to hide herself, but she didn’t.

“… I came to fulfill my promise.”

I didn’t like the way the man acted like he knew everything, but that wasn’t what was important right now.

“Hoo. Looking at his confident expression, it looks like he’s got it all together.”

At Bella’s words, the man smiled.

“Yes. I brought the amount you mentioned.”

Bella reached into her arms and tried to take out the check.

but.

“Wait.”

Due to the man’s interference, the action stopped.

“… What is it?”

“No. I feel like I’m too impatient. Rather than talking about it here, I think it would be better to move to another location.”

“Is it really necessary?”

“Yes. Because this is something that other members of the Dark Night should also know.”

“… Even so, I think it is a problem that can be dealt with gradually.”

“The issue is an issue, but wouldn’t the picture be saved if it was handled lightly?”

“… I understand.”

The current Dark Night is one of the largest groups among the vast underworld of Aguilem.

Handling the succession of such a group as expected may seem strange from an outside perspective.

Of course, this wasn’t something Bella should worry about, as she was planning to shake things up as soon as she took over, but there was no need to set up a confrontation with the man in this situation.

Even if he loses the Dark Night, he will still be the master of the underworld and the de facto ruler of Aguilem.

If he wants to, he can get in the way of her and Heukya as much as he wants.

Therefore, there is no need to confront him.

I didn’t like it, but it was a situation where I had to look good.

Of course, she also had no intention of looking at the man’s opinions forever.

Seeing the opportunity, she was planning to establish a base in another city and relocate the entire Dark Night.

Until then, you should not point a knife at a man, even if you don’t like it.

Because she thought so, she decided to follow his opinion.

“Good. Then, let’s gather the members.”

The man winked.

Then one of the executives bowed his head politely and left.

“Hmm. The place is reasonably… The training ground would be better.”

The man got up from his seat and started walking, and the executives followed him.

Bella also followed them from behind.

The place where they stopped was the training ground, the largest space in the dark night hideout.

It was a natural choice as this was the only place in the hideout where all members could gather.

Not long after Bella, the men, and executives arrived there, members began to appear one by one.

And among them, there were those who opened their eyes wide when they saw Bella standing with the man.

These are the people that Bella encountered at the entrance a little while ago, who were there before the Black Night transformed into an assassination group, and who are like Bella’s family.

They looked at Bella with puzzled eyes and eyes full of worry.

Bella smiled faintly at them and slowly shook her head to tell them not to worry.

“Is everyone gathered?”

“Yes. Everyone has gathered except for those currently on mission.”

“I see.”

The man nodded slightly at the executive’s report.

Then he opened his mouth to those gathered.

“Listen to everyone.”

He didn’t say it with much force, just a normal tone of voice, but his voice echoed throughout the training ground.

It was one of the techniques that used magical power, and in itself it was not that great of a technique.

However, the energy contained there was something unusual.

So much so that Bella’s body trembles as she listens nearby.

She was confident in her skills, but she didn’t have to look to see how much pressure the other members would feel.

Sure enough, the members looked at the man with frightened or trembling eyes.

It was because I got a glimpse of how great the man’s skills were.

“10 years ago, I made a promise to Bella Rebelus here.”

The members looked at the sudden remark as if they didn’t know what it meant, but no one showed it outwardly.

Because I knew very well what happened to the people who went against the man’s spirit.

In that quiet atmosphere, the man continued speaking.

“It was a promise to hand over Heukya to her if 20,000 gold coins were collected within 10 years.”

Murmur.

With that one word, the room was agitated.

The members’ faces revealed agitation that could not be hidden.

Even the executives opened their eyes wide and looked surprised.

From the looks of it, the man didn’t even tell the executives about the transaction.

It was natural for them to react that way.

The condition of 20,000 gold coins, the statement that ownership of the Dark Night was at stake, and the fact that such a promise was made 10 years ago.

And the most surprising thing among them is probably the part about ownership of the dark night.

The status of the dark night has changed greatly from when it was created.

The Black Night, which was just a group of lower-class people, has now become one of the assassination groups representing Aguilem.

I’m willing to hand over the ownership of such a dark night. It was a story that I couldn’t help but get excited about.

While everyone present was surprised, there were some who reacted particularly violently.

That is, they were members of the Black Night before it turned into an assassination group.

They didn’t open their mouths because they were in their seats, but they each looked at Bella with greatly shaken eyes and shocked expressions.

Bella had never told them anything about the deal or why she had become an assassin.

There were dozens of times they asked questions, but each time they were ignored.

Because he knew very well how sad they would be if they found out that he had become an assassin to save them.

That is why they have finally learned the truth.

Bella ignored all the eyes directed at her.

Now, the time has come to end everything.

“Well, I think the stage is set at this level.”

The man, who was watching their reactions with satisfaction, turned his gaze to Bella.

Bella, who received that gaze, felt the turbulent atmosphere around her and reached into her arms and took out a card.

And then he handed it to the man.

The man accepted the check with a light hand and began to examine it carefully.

“… Hoo. Really. A check worth 20,000 gold coins issued by the Golden Hand.”

The man looked at the check with interested eyes and laughed.

There’s no way he wouldn’t know if it’s real or not.

Unlike his personality, his keen sense of humor is genuine.

However, despite holding such a large amount of money in his hand, the man only showed that kind of reaction and was not surprised or shocked.

Unlike the people around him who were getting more excited and looking at the check in the man’s hand with wide eyes.

It was worth it. To a man, a check worth 20,000 gold coins would be just an ‘interesting level’ item.

“You did it well. You really did it. To collect this amount in 10 years without any foundation.”

With eyes filled with admiration, the man looked at Bella.

“Awesome. It’s really amazing.”

Clap clap clap.

The man clapped his hands.

“Honestly, I had no expectations when this deal was first proposed. I thought I would die soon, or even if I survived, I wouldn’t be able to afford 20,000. But… I surpassed my expectations and achieved my goal.”

Pure admiration was evident on the man’s face and voice.

“Then now it’s my turn to keep my promise.”

The man’s head turned towards the members again.

“Then, since Bella Rebelus has met the conditions, I declare that as of the current time, the leader of the Dark Night has changed to Bella Rebelus.”

The moment those words came out of the man’s mouth, something unbearably hot surged in Bella’s heart.

The members who were like her family were also happy, shedding tears.

Bella couldn’t stop herself and tried to run towards them… … .

Did you know how to say “─?”

At the man’s next words, the body stopped in place.

“What… ?”

The words that asked what the hell that meant were not properly formed.

It was because I could feel magical power gathering in the man’s hands.

Before she realized his intention, the man’s hand moved.

Right-

The check in his hand was crushed.