next morning. When the sun rises, the city begins to be shrouded in hustle and bustle.

I was preparing to go out, staring at the clock.

One set of weapons-one dagger knife.

Clothing is always combat uniform when dive into the dungeon.

It's a perfect fit, even with leather gloves.

Choose shoes for the dungeon capture, and work on the front door.

Then he was called from behind.

"Are you going somewhere?"

Erin. Probably just after cleaning up the breakfast. Water drip from hand.

"Did you not say? I have a plan to train with Reese today."

"Oh, I guess he said that yesterday ..."

"Well, that's why. It might be late, so if you don't come back in the evening, eat dinner first."

"Good, but ... what time do you come back?"

"I can't say anything because I don't know at the moment I'm asked. I might come back early, I might never come back."

"What can't you come back all the time? You won't be back for days?"

"Well, maybe that. Don't worry too much."

"I understand. Come on."

She responded while waving her hand. A casual greeting as usual.

Today's event seems to be particularly lovable because it is the same as usual.

"See you"

When I said so, I pushed the door.

The thick door also feels heavier.

He walked out of the party house without turning around so Erin couldn't understand his expression.

I and Jin are similar. Both are cowardly.

He has the cleverness of betting his life ahead of his fellow lives.

If Jin doesn't rely on us, I will choose the same option. That's it.

"It's been a long time. No, not really."

"What happened. Call me early this morning."

The man in front of me asks.

He is alert, and his tone is rougher than usual.

Currently, the place where I and the man are standing is a vacant lot outside the city that I usually use as a meeting place when training with Reese.

Because there are no obstructions such as vegetation nearby and it is not very popular, it is a great place for special training in combat.

Calling a man was not so difficult.

He was originally acquainted, so if he spoke, he would follow me, and he would be able to find out where he was by using the signs he knew from [Mapping] and [Search].

There is no point in facing them as they are.

I decided on the main subject.

"I've been asked. Mr. Hugel-No, is it faster to say this, Mr. 'Beheading'?"

He immediately dropped his waist center of gravity.

The right hand is the handle of the large sword on the back.

Ready for war. The answer is like saying yes.

When I was ready to be able to cope when I was attacked, the question came up.

"Why did you understand?"

"I guess the secret was that I was too good at Stealth."

At first, I assumed that Hugel stuck at the party house was a neme stalker.

However, I noticed that I had made a mistake when I heard from the postal envelope without an address, and Jin heard the habit of killing him.

You need an address to send a letter.

The absence of it is a direct posting.

In other words, by the time the letter arrived in the mailbox, the beheading was in the city of Purif.

Precisely before that. It takes time to investigate.

Successful assassinations require an investigation of the target's behavior and location, and whether the assassination is possible.

Hugel might have been exploring them around the party house.

It's not unlikely that he was a betrayal and was only investigating, but his skill at Stealth was enemy.

Determining just that is what that means.

And the weapons that can cut off the head are limited.

It must be at least as large as the Force's sword or larger.

A great sword that Hugel always wears.

The conditions for the beheading were just right.

Perhaps he tricked the dungeon-seeker into this city in order to carry a prominent weapon without suspicion.

Entering the adventurer's community also makes Jin's information easier to hear. It is the role of two birds with one stone.

I've never heard of a killer whose beheading is based in the city of Purif.

The fact that Hugel has just arrived in the city is another reason why he has been cut off.

Assuming that Hugel is the same person as the beheading, everything makes sense.

"It seems to be very incompatible with you. I've been on my guard since I knew that I was going to raise my sign, but it wouldn't be that bad ..."

――The situation is quite bad.

He said so. What is wrong?

Is I trying to disturb the assassination?

Or did you know the nature of the beheading?

I needed to know as much as possible what was going against him.

Knowing that, there may be room for resolution through negotiations alone.

"Maybe Hugel is your real name?"

"Oh, I've been holding my highs that I'll never break. I'll use fake status the next time I infiltrate."

Next time ... You're confident you'll get through this place.

There was no sign of his pulling from his appearance.

The bad situation that Hugel was talking about seemed to indicate his status.

I don't seem to think I can stop assassination.

I do not want to make bad bets for myself.

Solving everything by force is a last resort.

If you can carry things safely, you can't beat it.

So I decided to put pressure on it.

"By the way, isn't Hugel so strong?"

"I mean."

"It's a confirmation of the facts. You know everything with the art of" Searching for. " I think it is as strong as the adventurers of

Without Stealth, the truncation would not be as good as the gin or force.

The strongest that was obtained because we specialized one point of the art of "secret".

The price is the ability of your own sword. Of course it should be stronger than me.

"It doesn't seem to go well with you."

"That's right. I seem to be particularly compatible with Hugel."

Just as Hugel did the skewed training, I did the skewed arts training.

A rare adventurer who discards attacking arts and learns only useful arts for dungeon exploration.

Searching for an enemy was one of my best skills.

The special training period is the longest, and it depends on [Mapping] skill.

The arts have been polished to the limit as a result of the distress experience at the 20th level, and my search for enemy has been endorsed by himself, surpassing the leading assassin, Jin.

In the first place, Art's “Sneak” to eliminate the sign and “Art search” for the art to search for the sign. The latter is a good match.

Stealth is not a universal art. Arts that are hard to find from monsters.

Once you've gotten the monster's attention to some extent, no matter how much you use Stealth, you'll never lose sight.

This is the same not only for monsters but also for humans.

It's not usually possible to get rid of a sign with Stealth, and if you hit a similar level of Searching Enemy, you'll win a sign of Searching Enemy.

Despite this background, I'm surprised at Hugel, who has sublimated Stealth to such a degree that no one can recognize it.

You can't find Hugel if you're an average search engine.

But it's clear that I couldn't fool my Search Enemies' eyes from seeing what stuck to a party house the other day.

His plan might have been successful if Hugel did not look at him and assassinated him immediately.

At first, I couldn't catch the sign of Hugel's Stealth.

However, once he knows the sign, and now he's used to his Stealth, it doesn't work out so well.

In short, I'm a natural enemy for the beheading.

I can beat Jin, but I can't.

I couldn't be as good as Jin's feet, but I could take advantage of just cutting my head.

Three-way relationship.

So you can talk in an advantageous position.

"Hughel, I have a request, would you give up trying to target Jin?"

"I'm bad but I will refuse."

"If you give up, you won't do any harm. I'll keep secret that Hugel is going to be fired.

"I say I refuse."

"Why? Hugel just missed one job, isn't it? That's okay? Jin won't let you do anything wrong!"

"This is pride"

He said with a reckless attitude.

"Sure, now Jin has washed his feet from evil, and research has shown that it is safe to say that he is a good man. For that reason, the victims are not rewarded. There are many people who can't help but wish the misfortunes of others, and the more perpetrators are happy, the more enviable they are. "

"But--" he continued.

"Isn't that a bad thing?-Those who forgive and turn to those who have fallen for themselves are strong and respectable people, but there are many weak people in the world. I have decided. ''

"Then, isn't Hugel a perpetrator? Is he the person who is unhappy!"

"Yes. I know I'm taking the wrong path. I'm the weakest person. But I'm not going to go back."

Hugel's eyes were illuminated.

Those who acknowledge their weaknesses and still choose to go the way are strong.

In the past and present, he has the power to move forward while holding so many things to collapse.

I don't know what had happened to his pride.

But there was something I couldn't measure.

I can't reach my words as a person I just met.

From the beginning, we couldn't solve it.

We were destined to fight.

"I feel like I understand you a little bit. Hugel is probably a good guy. So I'm asking you. Don't make me a bad guy. You'll have to work on it. ''

"Do you have that spirit?"

"I am prepared for yesterday."

Hugel's gaze pierces.

Looking into my eyes, I was guessing.

After a while, he shook his head lightly, giving up.

"I see. I'm serious. It looks exactly like my eyes when I was young. That's why I want to stop you.

"Yes"

I tell the sky to swear.

If Hugel doesn't stop, I won't stop.

It was an expression of determination and a decision I had taken for myself.

"Well, don't do this. We can't argue with each other. But we won't kill each other. I don't want to kill a good boy like you, and I don't want to kill you. , Give up on those who have won the battle. What about that? "

"I'm not going to give up if I lose."

"Okay, so I'm going to take your consciousness and go killing Jin. It's earlier than the scheduled time, but it can't be helped. On the other hand, you just have to let me acknowledge the loss. Would simple rules be enough? "

"Is it okay? I feel like I have a lot of advantage."

"I don't mind. Handicap. It's the arrogance of the strong."

"I think you can afford a lot."

"I don't seem to be able to afford it. I can afford it, because you aren't very strong.

"I don't know. I may be hiding my skills."

"You seem to have forgotten, but I'm the end of the assassin. Not only can you use Search for Enemy."

Why is Searching Enemies demonstrating my skills?

Lost in appearance.

Is that so too? It's the nation's strongest assassin.

I was hoping that I would misunderstand my ability and look down ...

"It doesn't seem to work anymore. I can't help it. Let's go seriously from here on."

I face the Hugel and release the dagger knife from my waist.

Knife held in front of body.

Hugel also pulled out his sword and was in the middle stance.

Their eyes are mixed, and each other nods each other.

Signal of the start of the war. The battle lid has been opened.

Hugel was the first to step in.

As he rushed and reduced the distance, he saw a large sword in a row.

A fast-paced sword muscle that aims at the neck is delivered.

I tried to avoid it with Withdraw and the slash was waiting for me.

This can be easily avoided without using arts.

As I pulled my upper body, a lump of iron passed in front of me.

The next two strikes were also gently avoided from right to left, leaving a distance.

As he recovers his posture, he looks at Hugel.

There is no need to be impatient in this battle.

If you calm down and deal with it, it will not hit Hugel's attack.

Nail removal to aim at the neck was more skillful, but slashing and other attacks were minor.

Perhaps that slashing has cut off the heads of many bad guys.

His Stealth is deeper than anyone and is never noticed by the subject.

In other words, he does not miss the attack in a normal assassination.

That assassination should have been accomplished with that slash, and nod to the low skill of other attacks.

You only have to be careful of the flash that got the betrayal, but other attacks may be okay with little care.

One point specialization. It's the perfect word to describe him.

Not only in Stealth, but also in swordsmanship, there must be one.

My tactics against him are the same as the beheading.

The aim is a blow with Critical.

This is the only means of attack that we have gained in recent training.

In short, in this battle, each player has only one winning card.

It is a game of how to decide one of them.

Hugel has quickly cut the price tag.

I was determined to decide the game with a sudden haste and a surprise.

However, the result was a failure.

In this way, the situation was a situation in which they were separated from each other, and Hugel immediately disclosed the bid.

It's a complete mistake. This is an advantageous situation as far as the price tag is preserved.

Moreover, the Hugel side has not told me that there is only one means of attack.

I'm a dominant player in information warfare, and if I keep the lead as it is, I might be able to beat the gap and win.

The goal is endurance.

The ideal form is to decide where Hugel gets tired with Critical.

"Well, will you give up soon?"

"That's this line. Could you give me up?"

Both look at each other. They breathe each other and sweat on their foreheads.

The fight between me and Hugel has been going on for almost an hour.

It's normal to get tired if you've been exercising for so long, even if you're slow or slow.

The battle between the two was completely stalled.

The flash of Yoko Naginagi was not reached by me, and my critical hit, which I released at the right time, was easily avoided.

In addition, the counter was released immediately after that, and I was in danger.

Since then, we have decided to avoid aggressive attacks and return to a fighting style that focuses on avoiding losing.

I mean myself, but I didn't think I didn't have that much of an attack.

If the level of Critical was a little more advanced, it might be that the situation had been overcome, but in this situation, it seems that I could not do anything with my own power.

My weakness becomes sad.

He talks to Hugel to make room for oxygen in his exhausted body.

"I can swing a big sword so well. It doesn't seem to be a swordsmanship skill from the sword line. Is it a physical enhancement system? Are you there? "

It seems that Hugel was running out of energy as well.

I've been in this conversation to open a battle.

"Well, I won't be stupid to show off my skills to the opponent I'm fighting."

"That's right."

Taking close combat to those with physical strength skills is painful.

Even if you can avoid the big sword, if you get closer and work together, you lose by the difference in power.

If you approach carelessly, the battle will end at that moment.

That's why I decided to hit and away.

Hugel, on the other hand, still seeks to endlessly sneak away with Stealth.

Perhaps I'm waiting for my Find Enemy to be cut off and lose his presence.

But contrary to my aim, it's unlikely that my Find My Enemies will break.

It is accustomed to activate for a long time, partly because of the daily activation. I can still afford.

However, it is difficult to turn around and fighting while diminishing the sign is inconvenient in various ways.

I'm going to suggest that you can stop using Stealth.

"How about if you release the" Stealth "soon?

"Unfortunately, Stealth can be activated for hours. It seems like you're the only one who can activate the art that knows me."

"I'm sorry. I can keep Searching enemies running for hours."

"I see. You are awkward, too."

Hugel held a sword.

Lay the blade horizontally and swing from the right hand side.

His eighteenth. It is a pool for Yoko Naginagi aiming at the neck.

Weight is on the right foot that should kick the ground.

I enjoyed the deployment coming from here with a runway many times.

This is an attack that we have already seen.

"Now, let's decide on this."

He says himself full.

But it's a frenzy. Hugel's hand is readable.

"That's this line."

I also relaxed my body and prepared to stand up immediately with the evasion arts.

That's good. Good condition.

In this case, you may be able to avoid it and decide a counter.

He confronted him the moment his mouth ceased to spontaneously.

"Let's solve" Secret "as you wish"

It was just after that. A chill that pierces the whole body attacks.

I can't move because my feet are freezing.

The murderous violence that shakes the core of this body.

――It ’s “Killing”.

I made a mistake. Fitted.

Instantly understand the situation with your head.

Killing from Stealth.

During the battle on the 19th floor, Jin learned the usual means of thieves.

A technique that makes it easier to catch the monster's attention by hitting a strong sign immediately after turning off the sign.

Hugel used the same hand for me.

My sensation, sharpened to the utmost by Search Enemies, accepts all of his Killing.

I understand the theory, but my body doesn't move as expected.

The body is frozen with "Killing". I don't know how to move my limbs so far, even if I try hard.

Even one finger had left control of consciousness.

Hugel had already popped out of view in poor focus.

A large man approaching like a frame advance.

This gap was fatal in a balanced battle.

With no time to blink, he is narrow and eroded into his range.

Still, my body hasn't moved yet.

The big sword that was slid right beside it looked like slow motion.

It's so smooth that it slowly sucks into my neck.

You will even see such hallucinations as if a rail was laid between the neck and the blade.

Watching the slow scene, I gave up my life when it was over.

lost. The future ahead is a future where the neck and torso are beautifully divided into two.

Understanding and understanding one second ahead comes to mind like everybody else.

So it took me some time to understand that the blood splatters and shocks that burst in front of me were not my own.

When he noticed, Hugel was lying on the ground and holding his shoulders.

There is a small pool of blood on the ground, and he moans in the red lake.

In a sudden situation, a familiar voice emerges from behind a tree in a vacant lot.

"I don't know what's going on at all, but I'm glad I helped, little girl snatcher?"

With that voice I understood everything.

He won the bet.

He was able to endure at the last minute when he was about to lose and seize the win.

I answered another trump, which was uncertain.

"It's late. Rev. Reese. How many minutes are you late?"