196 105. Clues Part One

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Late at night.

On a night where the moonlight had been swallowed up by the gloomy clouds above, several assassins were making their moves.

They had only one purpose.

‘Barus Victoria.’

It was to assassinate the First Prince.

The order had been issued by the Second Prince of Lome Kingdom, Derian.

-Go and take the life of my older brother. However, you must never harm the Imperial Prince of the Theocratic Empire. Remember that we cannot deal with their wrath if you do!

The empire had quickly become one faction that Derian didn’t want to get tangled up with.

The assassins moved swiftly. They crossed the village where everyone was asleep for the night and headed towards the sewer entrance near the fortress.

Using Mana-infused daggers, they carefully cut open the steel bars blocking the entrance. They infiltrated the underground sewer filled with a nauseating stench while wearing balaclavas.

Above the ground, soldiers patrolling the vicinity with the aid of lit torches and fire pits thought they sensed someone’s presence and took a look around, but…

“…?”

The patrolling soldiers confirmed that nothing seemed amiss by the sewers and relaxed their tense neck muscles.

It must’ve been nothing.

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The security around the fortress found in the village of Benice was quite strict, but since it was still a small fortress built on the countryside, plenty of openings existed.

These assassins were quite highly skilled and could infiltrate the fortress rather smoothly. They emerged through the lavatory connected to the sewer, and quickly changed their attire.

They took out a map that displayed the layout of the fortress.

‘We’ll search through all of the state guest rooms.’

They peeked around the corner and stared at the very first guest room. They spotted a girl kitted out in pure-white armour standing guard there with her hand resting on the hilt of her sword.

The assassins tilted their heads from this unusual sight.

‘What’s this?’

This seemed far too easy. Even if the security was lax, to think that it’d be this poor…

The assassins exchanged glances, wondering if this had been a trap all along.

However, the castle itself seemed far too quiet for that.