Chapter 82. Black Fang Raid

The Black Fang was idle in the middle of the day.

The Black Fang guild members who were on guard duty were enduring the boring time, holding back yawns.

"Haaam."

"Why is time passing so slowly?"

Not only was there illusion magic to prevent the base from being recognized, but it was also in a remote place, so people didn't come.

Since it was near the Marcellent mountain range, monster hunters sometimes appeared, but even if they did, they would just pass by, and it was a place where not a single ant usually came.

"Honestly, who would attack this place during the day?"

"I know, right?"

The two of them began to talk about recent events in the guild to overcome their boredom.

"By the way, isn't Tunia-noona's mission this time taking too long?"

"I know, right? It usually ends in a week, even if it's long."

Both of them were younger siblings who had trained with Tunia.

They knew Tunia's skills well, so they couldn't understand why this mission was taking so long.

"Well, do you think a mission to infiltrate the academy is easy? Of course, it'll take a long time."

"Right, and the target is a royal."

The two of them came up with a plausible reason on their own.

In fact, a high-profile request of this level was the first since the guild had resumed its activities.

It was a high-risk request, as it involved taking the life of a royal.

However, the guild master, who was blinded by the amount of money the client offered, had accepted the request, and there was not a single guild member who did not know that the guild master's greed was excessive.

"What happens if noona doesn't come back within this week?"

"What do you think?"

The two of them's expressions darkened.

It was because they knew that the next assassin to eliminate Tunia would be dispatched according to the guild's rules.

They just hoped that the assassin would not be them.

It was then.

"Ah, this is so annoying!"

A person's voice, which should not have been heard in this vicinity, flew into their ears.

"What?"

"Could it be an attack?"

The guild members immediately became tense and entered a state of alert.

Although it wasn't a place where people would come, hunters sometimes passed by nearby, so they couldn't conclude that it was an attack.

"Did I tell you to do it right, or not?"

"I did it right."

What appeared were a girl with red hair and a boy with blond hair.

Although they didn't know what was going on, they were having a sharp conversation.

"Are you kidding me? You still don't seem to know what you did wrong."

"I don't. Because I didn't do anything wrong."

From what they could hear, the red-haired girl was angry at the blond boy.

Seeing that they had come to such a deserted place, it seemed to be a story that should not be heard by others.

'But why are they making a fuss all the way here?'

The guild members looked at each other and exchanged hand signals. It was a signal to watch for now.

If they stepped in first, they would only reveal the location of the guild, which was hidden by illusion magic.

"Your attitude is the biggest problem. You're so brazen."

Meanwhile, Inette, who had started acting with Radel, was surprised that the words were coming out so smoothly.

It was to the point where she wondered if she had a talent for this.

The goal was to make it seem like the two of them had come to fight to let the Black Fang guild members' guard down, but as she spoke, Radel really started to feel annoying.

"You call people over when you're doing business! If I helped you that much, couldn't you at least have roasted me a marshmallow? You really don't have the basics down!"

"Didn't you say you didn't need the money when I offered it last time?"

"Who said I needed money?!"

Inette threw off her gloves.

Although it was true that she was getting angry while talking, it was now time to start a commotion.

"I really can't talk to you. You need to learn a lesson the hard way to come to your senses!"

Inette shouted in anger and created a ball of fire, throwing it at Radel with all her might.

Whoosh!

"It's dangerous to use fire in a place like this!"

Radel pretended to be flustered and dodged Inette's attack.

And so the flame flew straight towards the guild building.

The Black Fang guild members who were watching were at their wits' end.

'Were those guys magicians?'

'No, why is a magician shooting fire here?!'

They ran here and there to desperately block the incoming flame.

However, Inette did not stop.

"You're dodging this? I'll keep shooting until I hit you."

"Do it if you can."

"Are you done talking?!"

The enraged red-haired girl summoned a much larger flame on her palm.

The guild members who saw that couldn't stand it any longer.

'Aren't these arsonists?'

'Crazy bastards. We have to stop that!'

The anxious guild members revealed themselves before them.

"Wait!"

"Stop!"

Then, as if they had been waiting, Inette and Radel rushed at them.

The flustered guild members were subdued in an instant.

After knocking them down, Radel tied their hands and feet with a proud face. He had dealt with them peacefully, just as Tunia had wanted.

Then he counted the remaining forces of the Black Fang that needed to be dealt with.

"Since there are about twenty guild members, are there eighteen left now?"

It was the smooth start of the raid.

* * *

'Did that work?'

Armandy, who was watching from hiding, opened his mouth.

He had intended to go and help immediately if a brawl broke out, but the feared event did not happen.

The 8th Prince's plan was not actually that great.

The opinion the 8th Prince had put forward before they set off to attack the Black Fang was this:

The key to a surprise attack is to catch the opponent off guard.

You have to make them not expect it.

So let's set a fire pretending it's a mistake.

Then the people inside will come out one by one, right?

Then we can deal with them one by one.

Armandy's expression had hardened up to this point.

'What does he think he can do with a plan like this?'

However, everyone except him was listening to the opinion seriously.

Looking at the atmosphere, it seemed he would get an earful if he objected.

He had followed them with the intention of doing something if that clumsy plan failed.

But then... this ridiculous plan of the 8th Prince worked?

"Just as planned."

"Now we just have to deal with them as they come out."

Armandy was at the point where he doubted whether they were normal and he was the strange one at the sight of his companions taking out their weapons as if they had been waiting.

Radel and Inette had dealt with the guild members who were on guard duty by displaying their clumsy acting skills and were nonchalantly setting fire to the building.

"Let's burn it thoroughly so that everyone comes out."

"Alright, leave it to me."

Although it was a shabby warehouse, it seemed to have some defensive magic, as the fire did not catch easily.

But Inette's ability made it possible.

Whoosh!

A blazing flame burned in Inette's hand and then extended towards the building.

Then, before long, the base of the Black Fang began to be engulfed in flames.

After waiting a little, the guild members came running out from the smoke that covered the building.

"Cough, cough! What on earth is going on?"

"What on earth were the guys on guard duty doing?"

And so, as the Black Fang guild members came out one by one to escape the smoke, the group rushed in and quickly knocked them out.

Radel, watching his plan proceed smoothly, called Armandy.

"Armandy, can you hide the smoke with illusion magic?"

"Pardon?"

What was he talking about this time?

When Armandy asked back with a face of incomprehension, Radel pointed to the sky with his finger.

"Wouldn't it be strange if smoke rose from a place where there's nothing?"

"...I'll try."

It was a story to hide the smoke in case other people saw the fire from afar and came to check.

He had thought he could only make ridiculous plans, but he had a rather sharp side.

Armandy even came to have this thought as he looked at Radel, who was nonchalantly gathering the fallen guild members and tying them up.

'Is there something about the 8th Prince that I don't know?'

Is he actually a great guy, not a psycho?

* * *

"Fire! Fire!"

"Everyone, get out!"

The Black Fang guild members were surprised by the sudden fire and fled outside the building.

However, what was waiting for them outside were sharp poison darts.

Pew!

"Ugh!"

"Gasp!"

The guild members who were hit by the fast-flying sleeping poison grabbed their necks and collapsed.

As Tunia lowered her hand, which was holding the poison dart, with a cold face, Pirenzo admired her skill and moved the fallen guild members to one side.

As the successor of the Black Fang, she certainly had a clean skill.

Even compared to his past self, she was not inferior.

However, there were also cases where Tunia's attack was blocked.

Ping!

A guild member who had blocked the poison dart thrown by Tunia with a hidden weapon retreated and shouted.

"Who are you!"

Tunia did not panic and revealed herself in front of the guild member who had blocked her attack.

It was because she thought that there was no need to hide her identity from the guild members since things had come to this.

"Tunia-unni?"

The guild members were the younger siblings who had grown up with Tunia, so they were clearly flustered to find out that the person who had attacked them was Tunia.

"Unni, why are you here? What about the mission?"

"I quit the mission."

"What do you mean? I know you failed the assassination a few times. But if you quit like this, unni...!"

Tunia slowly shook her head.

"I don't want to kill people anymore. I want to live as I please. And it's the same for you guys, right?"

The pupils of the guild member who was facing Tunia trembled.

It wasn't that the remaining guild members hadn't had the same thoughts as Tunia.

But there was a reason why they couldn't quit.

It was because of the curse magic that the guild master had.

The rule where the next assassin goes and deals with the assassin who failed their mission.

The reason why they followed this rule without complaint was because everyone knew that they couldn't escape death anyway if the guild master activated the curse magic.

"You can't do this. Have you forgotten what happens if you betray our father?"

Tunia kept her mouth shut at the guild member's words.

The guild member, who had interpreted it in some way, began to persuade her.

"Go back. If you go back now and succeed in the mission, you can live."

"I'm not going back."

"I'll pretend I didn't see you here. It'll be fine if you return now."

Although he felt her concern for him, this was not the answer Tunia wanted.

Tunia wanted to convey her thoughts to her younger siblings in the guild.

Let's get out of here and live a new life.

Let's not live with our lives mortgaged to our father.

If she persuaded them like that, they would understand her intentions.

"If I was going to stop here, I wouldn't have even started. I'm going to change everything today."

"Stop talking nonsense. Do you even know what you're saying... ugh!"

Tunia was surprised at the sight of the guild member who suddenly collapsed while talking and looked behind her.

There stood Radel, who had knocked out the guild member by hitting the back of his neck.

Radel nonchalantly said as he tied up the fallen guild member.

"It's a waste of time. There's no need to persuade them one by one."

No, but we were in the middle of a conversation...

No matter how important efficiency is.

Tunia was at a loss for words at Radel, who said that they should deal with it as quickly as possible and go inside since they didn't have time.

He was really worse than an assassin.