Chapter 76 – Ninja Is a Convenient Tool for the Lord (03)

Perhaps because Inori had been called in suddenly, her hair was sticking out instead of her usual neat ponytail, and her hairpin was also hanging in a half-tied state, which was different from usual.

However, he was protecting me with his back to me while holding his assassin’s straight sword, and every time the lantern he held in his hand shook, he was keeping other personnel in check by using [Shadow Ninjutsu] To prevent them from hiding.

I don’t know how fierce the battle is going on between the shadows, out of sight, but the moment a shadow suddenly erupts from the floor and ties up Inori’s right arm, the remaining four gray status windows are about to approach me.〈 Br〉

‘Inori is blocking the front, so the only place I need to worry about is the rear!’

“Inori, sword!”

I relaxed my right arm and took the sword that had been let go, blocking the sword of the Shadow Clan that was attacking me from behind, and kicking the one that was attacking me from the side. Inori also covered the shadow that was trying to strangle her body with her own shadow and released it, and on the contrary, the surrounding people Began to tie up people.

However, as if the difference in numbers could not be overcome, the moment when threads made up of shadows began to tie Inori’s body one by one, and one wrapped around my ankles as well.

“Whoo!”

I turned off the lantern I was holding in my hand.

She thought that if she was in complete darkness, she would not be able to use [Shadow Ninjutsu], And in fact, at that moment, the shadow rope around my ankle was released.

However, as a member of the [Shadow Clan], There is no way that I, an ordinary person, would be able to see in this darkness…!

‘You can see it at such a short distance!’

The moment I cut in from a blind spot, I was started when I saw my sword flying at me accurately and dodged it. It seemed like I couldn’t use [Shadow Ninjutsu] Even on myself in complete darkness.

While I was swinging my sword so hard to defend myself.

Drurrrr!

With the sound of the sliding door opening, shadows began to appear again as moonlight filtered in from afar.

Geek…!

Inori was holding down two girls who looked younger than her with her bare hands and using her feet to block the rope flying towards her, while I was buying time against two guys.

Their agility is fast, but I don’t know if it’s difficult to utilize that characteristic because it’s indoors, or if they’re moving too fast and shouldn’t cause fatal injuries to me, but the moment they appear under the moonlight, they stop confronting me and jump backwards, going through the sliding door illuminated by the moonlight. I ran away.

“Ugh!”

The two girls also hid in the shadows again, but only one, a member of the shadow clan with a body similar to Inori’s, did not back down and was fighting against Inori.

The moment their shadows crossed and their bodies overlapped as they fought, a rope erupted from the shadows, tying Inori up from her waist to her shoulders and suppressing her, and the opponent grabbed Inori’s her back her her her. Br〉

“Stop.”

Flap-!

A scene spread out at the entrance with someone’s voice trying to stop it… No, after the curtain depicting a moonlight scene was lifted, completely bright sunlight began to flow in, and only then did the Shadow Clan, who had subdued Inori, who had hidden in the shadows, appeared. Appeared.

‘Inori?’

There was Inori tying up Inori’s body.

Of course, it was easy to tell because the status window was only displayed as [?].

Moreover, if you look closely, you can see that the pattern engraved on the mouth of the mask is similar to Inori’s sharp upper canine teeth, whereas this one’s was shaped like a sharp thorn rising from the bottom.

Crucially, like Inori, her body was slender, but unlike hers with some feminine curves, she had very few curves and her uvula just slightly stuck out.

In other words, he is a man.

Pababat-

The two men who were dealing with me earlier ran up and snatched the hand of the man who looked like Inori, who was holding Inori, and the man stepped away from Inori, raising both arms as if he was going to surrender.

He did not release the shadow rope at all, but when Inori aimed the sharp thorn created by his [Her Shadow Ninjutsu] At his crotch her, he only released the rope.

Fighting!

While Inori, who had cut the rope that bound her body, came next to me and took up a fighting stance again, the Shadow Clan gathered near the newly opened entrance to confront us, and I watched them with interest while under Inori ‘ s protection her her her her.

In a tense situation, the moonlight-shaped curtain opened slightly again, and the voice I heard earlier rang out again.

“Open the stage.”

When the two men waiting at the entrance completely closed the curtain and pulled the cord, the closed wooden windows on all sides opened at the same time, allowing a blinding light to see in.

At the same time, the expressions of all the shadow clan present here turned blue, and everyone, including Inori, began to stumble and lose strength.

Just as I had set fire to nullify the [Shadow Ninjutsu], It was a place where lights were sent from all directions, making it difficult to form shadows.

“It looks like our children have been rude.”

A woman appeared, wearing simple black clothes and covering her face with a black cloth.

Dressed in all black, with a gloomy atmosphere, and with a veil covering her face, she looked as if she were wearing mourning clothes, but her body resonated with me, along with the elegance and an instinctive sense of crisis that I thought she might be the strongest in this place.

“Originally, we were going to pretend that we didn’t know each other and not recognize each other’s existence, but now that things have come to this, it’s polite to introduce ourselves.”

She takes off the black veil covering her face.

Aside from her mature appearance and the fact that she had moles under her eyes, she looked very similar to Inori, so we could guess that she was the mistress of the Shadow family.

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‘Is there such an event in the first place?’

I asked myself.

Of course, I don’t know because I never got Inori when I played, but I thought of several posts about how to get Inori through various strategy sites or other methods.

There was no event like this.

However, it wasn’t like there wasn’t something to guess about.

As my friendship with Inori grows, there is an event where she suddenly has a nightmare in which someone whispers to her in her dream. I thought it was just hinting that Inori was being called to the [Shadow Family], But it turns out that she was actually called to the [Shadow Family]. It seemed like he was being observed here and there.

Not long after that, Inori is taken to her family, and in order to get her back, the standard strategy is to follow the traces she left behind and bring her friends into her family.

‘But that’s when Inori’s favorability level was quite high…’

Inori’s favorability level is [Master] Level. There is no place to climb anymore.

The affection level has increased a lot these days, but this was added to the adult mode… I don’t know if it was just an event that occurred at the wrong time, but in any case, it is clear that it was not an event that occurred normally.

“Have a drink.”

Hearing those almost coercive words, I swallowed a cup of tea, but since I’m the type of person who doesn’t drink tea, I only felt a bitter taste and it wasn’t very tasty.

“Because it is a medicinal tea that detoxifies sleeping powder, drinking the tea will clear your mind.”

If it’s an antidote, you should drink it all.

“You don’t have to be respectful.”

If you were Inori’s mother and the mistress of the Shadow family, you would have done so even if she spoke informally or in a commanding tone, but instead, she was treated with courtesy and respect, which made me feel uncomfortable.

Inori, who was kneeling next to me and waiting, looked extremely uncomfortable.

“I am more comfortable here. And since you are not my master, I have no authority to give orders.”

You are decisive. My teeth won’t even work.

“Originally, we sent Rita to find out information inside the Academy. Lately, the quality of the reports has been deteriorating, and the regular reports have been delayed. Then, when I returned to the family and tried to get her to participate in the meeting, this child surprised me. He said something.”

With a cool feeling, a shadow begins to creep out between her legs.

“The lord has already been decided, so there is no need to return to the family home.”

‘You can’t believe you’re using shadows in this amount of light…’

The mere fact that she could use it in a place where light had been deliberately allowed to see in to control the Shadow Clan’s abilities was enough to prove her ability.

Not only was Inori unable to use her abilities right now, but her physical condition was improving.

“Mother, so…”

“My name is Saori Kitazawa.”

“Yes, so Saori’s mother… “

Her mother’s expression she frowned a little, as if she was dissatisfied with the title, but she didn’t say anything more, perhaps giving in.

After observing for a moment, I glanced at the shadow clan who were on guard around me.

Two twin girls who look similar to Inori but much younger, a male ninja who looks similar to Inori, and two uncles.

Instead of taking a hostile stance, the twin girls were glancing at this place as they were curious about me. When Saori’s mother saw them, she made a gesture and sent the twin girls away.

“Because they are still immature children, I showed them an unreliable side.”

“I would like to ask you exactly why I was called in.”

“I was going to tell you that anyway. Originally, there was a set procedure for a member of the Shadow Family to select a lord.”

“We’ll do a test, right?”

“…”

Saori’s mother’s expression she didn’t change much at those words, but looking at her slightly glaring at Inori, it felt like she was scolding her, asking, ‘Did you even tell me the family secret ?’

“Do you know what kind of test it is?”

“Can you disguise a family member as missing, leave behind some information, and then find them there? And from there, can you collect information about the shadow clan related to you and make the right decision?”

If you think about it from the beginning, if the [Shadow Family] Had gritted their teeth and kidnapped Inori in order to become their master, it is strange that the information was left behind, and it is also strange that they deliberately left the hint in a place where intruders could easily find it in their house. .

Of course, it can be said that it is necessary to give some hints in the game system, but if the game called Celestial Academy had been so friendly, there would have been no difficulty reduction patch.

My prediction, and other people’s predictions as well, is that if the event itself is a test conducted by the [Shadow Family], It is correct.

In other words, the Inori kidnapping incident itself is a self-made play, and in that situation, you are tested to see if you can find the shadow family and guess her name, and if you pass, you will be qualified to Become the lord.

‘From my point of view, I’ve gone through all that process, so I can’t predict what will happen now…’

However, the most important things in the Shadow Family are information and judgment. Rather than showing strength here, I think the right answer would be to show some composure, saying that I had even predicted this situation.

With that in mind, I leisurely asked for another cup of tea, and Saori’s mother served me tea that was lukewarm and easy to drink in my teacup.

‘Anyway, I know Inori’s name and I know a bit about the shadow family, so I won’t be lacking qualifications. Rather, if I could be recognized as such a simple event without having to lead my friends and cause a fuss by attacking the Shadow Family…’

“I see. I definitely feel that this poor child has the insight to be worthy of becoming a master. However.”

Saori’s mother’s shadow reaches out and grabs Inori’s body her as she kneels, pulling her to her side her her her her.

Before I could reach out for her, Inori was disarmed and tied up. Her arms and legs were tied by a shadow and she was even gagged by a shadow so that she could not even open her mouth.

The moment I panicked and tried to stretch out my hand, a sharp shadow blade came out and stuck in Inori’s chest her her her.

“Ugh!”

She was so startled that she grabbed a teacup and tried to swing it, but there was no wound on Inori’s chest.

However, her shadow sac was cracked open, and a small amount of dry, thick yellow liquid was seeing out.

“However, what I want to ask is… I brought you here to ask why you are using our shadow clan ‘like this’.”

Although she had a cold expression, I felt the anger of a mother with a daughter hidden inside her.

Does this mean I should hit her in the head right now and blame her for her mistake?