The Best Assassin, Incarnated into a Different World’s Aristocrat

A servant told me Epona was calling for me.

Open your mouth while keeping up with yourself.

"Tart, will you come with me"

"Yes! I'll take care of it"

"I'll stay here."

Tart and I leave the room.

Apparently Epona uses her skills and lends me some of her skills.

... too good a bait is suspicious, but you won't be able to say no, and I trust Epona a little bit.

When I was ready, I stepped out.

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The more upstairs this castle is, the more noble it will be.

The top floor can only be used by royalty, and the lower floors are used by royalty after royalty, such as the Duke.

It was the second tier from the top that guided us.

It was an unlikely place for me to step in, only as a Baron's child.

That's all the presence of the brave is important, I guess.

Walking down the hallway, you get a lot of interesting glances.

Looks like you know who I am.

"Is there even a sketch of me out there?

... Although disguise changes hair color and facial impressions during assassination execution, this is a less appreciated situation.

As such, what was brought in was a garden prepared to protrude from the castle.

Floors and ceilings are made of special glass, like flowerbeds on the sky.

At its centre was Epona the Brave.

When she found me, she ran and bowed her head.

"Lug, I'm sorry! You told me to keep my mouth shut, but I, I got hard, and I talked. Thanks to you, it's weird!

Epona bows her head over and over again.

"Never mind. I don't care."

"But I'm sorry"

"I really don't care."

I understood that Epona was a person who would talk about that with emotion, and from now on I decided to deal with it on the assumption. I won't repeat the same mistake anymore.

"Uh, so, you know, I decided to use my skills because I didn't think the word" sorry "was enough. Skill is named [Knights Follow Me]"

Have you come to the point?

"What kind of skill is that?

Let me ask you again, because that's the natural reaction.

"Eh, I can help you by the three of you in your lifetime. Even so, instead of losing the power I lent you, you can make someone strong while I'm strong. Specifically, magic and physical abilities will increase, and then you can use some of my skills."

"That helps. You fight the Demons, you better be a little stronger."

"I just have a few conditions. If you defy my orders, the effects of [the knights who follow me] will disappear, and if you defeat a battle that bets something important, you will lose your power. And then you can't even let me die. Once it disappears, it can't be used by the same person."

As I recall.

It's troublesome to have to listen even if Epona says it's somewhat impossible because the power borrowed disappears when you defy orders.

But the biggest problem with this would be losing its effectiveness if it were defeated.

Once you get this skill, last but not least, you can't lose.

... I just didn't know it was called a battle betting on something important.

If Epona is right, training or a simple fight doesn't seem to be a problem.

"Have you ever used that on anyone?

"Actually, just once. Freshly woke up to a brave man, near the border with Suoigel, to a man with a very tight blue hair."

Someone with really tight blue hair?

There's only one person I know, but is that him?

"I'm sure he's feeling better because he's not back yet."

"By the way, what skills did you do"

"[Berserk] and a few, [the knights who follow me], they can't choose the skills to give, and it's like they're going to choose what was in that person."

... It's just a hypothesis, but wasn't Cetanta empowered by Epona, who fought to protect Dia?

He said he'd never been able to fight properly before, so I guess he was pretty strong from the beginning.

That, under the power of Epona, became strong as a monster.

When I confronted him [Berserk], I thought I was doing too much of a complete combination of skills to keep reason even in a state of ferocity.

Maybe that was the other way around. It is possible that [Berserk] was chosen in [the knights who follow me] to choose and give the skills that were available to that person because he had the skills to remain rational under any circumstances at any given time.

If that's the case, that's not good.

Somehow, he's alive, and he hasn't lost his power.

Either way, we might meet somewhere.

... I was betting something important in that duel. Still not losing power, because he recognizes he didn't lose in a duel, he ate an accidental blow? If so, losing power in this defeat is going to be a pretty loose condition.

"I see. Is that so? But are you sure? It must be a skill that can only be used by up to three people."

"Fine. 'Cause Lug had me help. With Lug, I can stay brave. [M] Besides, you can keep that promise."

Promise to Epona.

If Epona becomes a monster, I'll kill her.

It also means I was born in this world.

"Okay. I won't hesitate. Give me the power of Epona."

"Yeah, I got it."

To put it that way, Epona touches her hand on her shoulder with a pong.

It glowed pale and green, and the light sucked into my body.

"Yes, over. Now Lug can use some of my skills."

"Is this okay?"

It's a good place to clap.

"I just used my skills. And I'll give you this too. I told myself, I got one."

What Epona took out was an appraisal paper.

Use it to understand your possession skills.

It's quite precious and hard to come by, but a brave man would be accommodating.

I'll use it quickly.

... five skills added in total.

There are two things that deserve particular attention.

One, [knights following me].

More importantly, I didn't expect to be lent this skill itself.

But thank you. Can enhance dia and tarts.

From now on, we're both taking them to a battlefield with demons. I just didn't think I'd feel comfortable with normal training.

And the other eyeball is [eggs of possibility].

It's an A-rank skill and one that bothered my head before I was reincarnated.

that it changes to a skill according to the essence of the person.

Because it would be one of the S-B ranks, if you would use [eggs of possibility] in the A-rank frame and turn it into an S-rank, it would be profitable, but I didn't feel like gambling like that.

It would not be a skill in death because it suits the essence of the person. Looking forward to it.

The rest of my skills are also highly versatile and powerful in A- and B-ranks, or just that I was chosen from among the brave hands.

"What skill was that?

"Surprisingly, it was [the knights following me]. Probably because I had a lot to teach people?

"I think it's perfect for Lug."

It must not be a coincidence because from what the brave man has, what suits his aptitude is chosen.

"You know, Lug. I think Lug would kill even the Demons. But, you know, if you can't do anything about it, run and call for help. I'll run. Ignore what the king says."

Take my hand with a hot hand.

Apparently Epona feels more friendship towards me than I think.

"I would do that if I were you. But I'll do my best not to. So, Epona just think about protecting this country. You protect it, I'll kill it. That's the kind of role sharing."

That would reduce the likelihood that Epona will be a disaster against this world.

Most of all... I wouldn't laugh if my death was the trigger. So far, I'm probably the only one Epona can call a friend.

"Yeah, nice. Let's defend the world together. Lug is more brave than brave."

"That's not true. I'm the farthest away."

I'm an assassin wherever I go.

"Then it's time for me to go. I'm called by a great man. I know Lug will have more jobs like that coming up, but good luck.... Yeah, would Lug do much better than me? Bye."

Epona walks away.

After she's gone, the tart that followed her all the way back opens its mouth.

"Master Lug, you've got a lot of power."

"Right. Can I call it a shelf? And more powerful than you can imagine."

If the secret of Cetanta's strength is this, I must be equally strong.

Strong enough to line up with the opponent that I once normally couldn't defeat and had no choice but to assassinate.

I want to experiment with a lot of things.

"Tart, after a while of experimentation, I'd like to use [the knights who follow me] for you. That way I won't be able to let you go for the rest of my life. Still okay?

"No, for the rest of my life, I can't let go, damn, that's too nice! Please, use it. Because I belong to Master Lug!

Tart makes a grip in front of his chest looking excited.

Such a tart is cute and I can't help it.

"Is it time to go back? I'll be busy tomorrow. Properly, you'll remember courtesy. You have to be more careful how they behave than usual."

"I'll take care of it. I practiced thoroughly to keep Master Lug from shaming me."

She's a reliable child.

As far as how you behave in school, you won't have a problem with that. Rather, I'm as dangerous as I am.

Just now, I got the harvest.

One or two more, I'm going to get a souvenir and go home. Get what you get for being pushed into trouble.