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Episode.83 Beatrice

Ringguard, a country where countless humans live.

There are jobs similar to hunters there too.

It’s a job called an adventurer.

Adventurers are similar to but different from hunters.

‘The king’s insight, activated.’

– Tiring!

[Check the other party’s information.]

[information]

Name: Beatrice(?)

Position: Assassin

-Technology Possessed-

Magic Liberation(?) LV.5

P.Knife Fighting (B) LV.1 (Max)

P. Dual Swordsmanship (B) LV.19

P. Dagger Technique (C) LV.20 (Max)

-Current Status-

I have no ill feelings towards you. / He is currently angry because he was robbed of the opportunity to advance in his rank.

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You don’t have any special skills… Are you the type that competes with physical strength and passive skills?

What is magical power release?

If only I had had insight into her in advance while she was ‘Trice’.

Instead of getting to the point where we’re on the verge of a fight like this.

Couldn’t it have been resolved through dialogue?

‘Chaewon, he’s in the sword.’

【what? no! Do you mean to endure that dizziness again?】

‘… I’ll treat you gently. ‘I’m in a hurry now, so please come in quickly.’

【… really?】

‘Okay, let’s get in quickly.’

【… You shouldn’t get hurt?】

‘You’re making strange noises. don’t worry.’

【… Isn’t it okay if I die?】

‘Usually he wishes I would die.’

Although the reason is impure.

【That… Anyway, did you promise? Can’t I die?】

– Shuung.

“… Are you betraying the master you served?”

As soon as Chaewon entered the sword, I adjusted my sword and asked her.

“The owner you served…? You’re speaking strangely. In the first place, I did not serve Illya as my master. I just infiltrated Violet’s mansion as a spy.”

Trice… No, Beatrice splendidly twirled the two daggers she had taken out and held them in her left hand so that the pointed part of the daggers pointed toward the sky.

And in his right hand, he held the dagger upside down with the pointy part pointing toward the floor.

afraid.

“Why are you trying to fight with me?”

shake.

The sense of intimidation I felt when dealing with Verdium surrounds me.

I have to run away.

‘But to where?’

Beyond the open gate in the cave?

If I run away, so will Illya and Harin, who is trapped in the mansion…

I wouldn’t have the shame to see Chaewon, who believes in me.

“I didn’t sneak into this mansion for over a month for no reason. My goal was to assassinate Duke Verdium… but you are taking the achievement that I should have achieved… So of course I have no choice but to kill you and rob you of that achievement?”

“Why do you risk your life for public service? Weren’t you trying to assassinate Verdium for the greater good anyway? You’re the assistant master of the adventurer’s guild? Then shouldn’t we fight for the greater good?”

I bought time by deliberately prolonging the conversation with Beatrice.

There is no place to retreat.

You have to fight.

“For the greater good?”

‘system!’

– Tiring!

“Yes, the Adventurer’s Guild is definitely saying something like making the world clean by getting our hands dirty…”

‘I invest half of my stats into strength and agility!’

[Stats you have, 18. Do you want to invest all in strength and agility?]

[Expected results]

Strength: 11 → 20

Agility: 8 → 17

“But that’s just a ploy to promote the Adventurer’s Guild.”

‘yes.’

“Most people, like me, only act for their own benefit.”

– Tiring!

“Is this the last question before you die?”

[Stat distribution has been completed.]

“Did you show mercy?”

“You can say that.”

After absorbing some of Verdium’s power, this is what I feel when I see Beatrice.

‘This fight… might be worth it more than I thought?’

Rather than saying there was no gap, I now see a gap.

The enemy that seemed so strong just by leveling up and distributing stats now seems doable.

“Sweetheart… You look like you’re full of confidence… When you’re on the verge of death, you’ll miss this very moment.”

Beatrice slowly approaches me, looking straight into my eyes.

Her long fingers wrapped around the hilt of the dagger once again.

The hard, sharp and deadly blade I saw in front of the campfire.

And a gait without unnecessary movements.

Standing under the hot sun, my body started to sweat.

“It’s not like you can’t last even 10 seconds with that face, your tongue has gotten longer. Take my attack at least once!”

Pot-!

Beatrice disappeared from sight for a moment.

No, it hasn’t disappeared.

She jumped high and was aiming for the top of my head.

– Pick!

I raised my head and checked Beatrice’s location.

As she blocked the intense heat of the sun, I saw a shadow in my vision, and immediately something like a sharp awl was flying towards my eyes.

‘It’s already too late to avoid it… Then!’

Kang!-

I blocked her dark weapon with my sword.

Soon she landed on my back.

I immediately turned around and pointed my sword at her.

“Ha… Are you going to come out this cowardly?”

“Where is cowardice?”

“The two daggers are not the only weapons you use…”

“In battle, that level is nothing. You don’t know what real cowardice is.”

Beatrice lowered her posture and looked like she was preparing to lunge at me.

“Did you intentionally highlight the two daggers in the carriage to prevent me from reacting to the attack of throwing the dark weapon just now?”

“Heh, is there any fool who exposes all his means of attack to a potential enemy? And it’s not cowardice, it’s strategy… Is it still too early for a brat like you?!”

Shoo!-

Beatrice approached me quickly.

Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-tang!-

I once again blocked her swift attack with my sword, just as I did when I blocked the memorization.

“Ugh…”

I was pushed back and felt the pain that spread through my hand due to the recoil I blocked.

“Hey kid, there’s no time to rest.”

Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-tang!-

Another attack comes in again.

I used my sword to block once more.

“This, this!”

I swung the sword horizontally.

She dodged my sword as if doing light gymnastics, and another swift strike came in again.

“You know too much about me, kid, and you could come back as a difficult enemy in the future… so I will punish you here and now.”

Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-tang!-

‘Ugh, if things continue like this, the weapon will be broken again…’

“You said there was no time to rest?!”

“Do you think you’ll get hit again?”

‘Activate 4 consecutive attacks!’

Ta-ta-ta-tang!-

I succeeded in parrying her attacks 4 times.

However, he was unable to counter the remaining two attacks.

– Pew, pew pew!

I jumped back big and gained some distance.

“This… was it too harsh? Where did the confident expression go?”

“Ugh… I have to admit that the speed is fast.”

I allowed her to attack twice in a short period of time.

As a result, bleeding occurred in my abdomen along with hot pain.

‘… Bleeding… I also developed that skill.’

“Come one more time. Because next time I won’t get hit.”

“What kind of confidence is this? Confidence without foundation is only poison… Are you really a brat after all?”

‘Activate Bleeding Partner.’

– Schwak.

A red energy began to linger around the sword.

“I don’t know what it is, but give up now and die!”

‘Use 4 consecutive attacks on a bleeding partner.’

Bleeding Partner is a technique that turns your 1st attack into 2nd attack by imitating the bleeding energy.

So my 4 consecutive attacks… becomes 8 consecutive attacks.

“Huh!”

-Ta-ta-ta-ta-tang!

“What?!”

Beatrice was extremely embarrassed.

– Push, poop!

“Kyaah?!”

This time I left a deep laceration on Beatrice’s right shoulder.

“What, you sound like a girl too?”

“Everyone, shut up… You little brat… How dare you hurt this body… What have you done?”

Question and answer dance.

Let’s win like this.

He quickly lunges at her and slashes his sword vertically.

From top to bottom.

“Huh… I wasn’t going to write it here… but I can’t help it.”

Beatrice appears to have lost her mind.

“Take it!”

“Magical power unleashed!”

Kkaang-!

pop-!

“Ugh, what is it?”

Apparently my attack landed on Beatrice’s head.

I felt as if my sword was being thrown away.

“Collok.”

The smoke billowing around me makes me cough.

“I didn’t know that I would use this on a crazy person who claims to be from another world… but since I’ve come all the way here, I guess I won’t have time to save it.”

Liberation of magic power.

The unknown technology I saw earlier when I looked into Beatrice’s information.

I felt sweat running down my neck.

‘The king’s insight, activated.’

– Tiring!

[Check the other party’s information.]

[information]

Name: Beatrice(?)

Position: Assassin

-Technology Possessed-

Magic Liberation(?) LV.5 (Activating)

P. Knife Fighting (B) LV.1 + 1 (Max)

P. Dual Swordsmanship (B) LV.19 + 19

P. Dagger Technique (C) LV.20 + 20 (Max)

-Current Status-

I have no ill feelings towards you. / He is currently angry because he was robbed of the opportunity to advance in his rank. / Magic power has been released to its maximum level, and the level of the skills you have has increased. / There is a deep wound on my right shoulder.

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‘… It went up twice?!’

“You won’t die a nice death…”

“Well, how strong would you have become if you did that?”

“Heung, don’t regret it after you die.”

– Spot!

‘It’s obvious… Is it up again this time?’

I looked up at the sky.

“Sweetheart, back.”

– Phew!

“Sigh!”

Beatrice’s two daggers pierced my body.