Chapter 260 – Assassination Family Raven 3 (14)

There was a need to have an honest conversation while having breakfast with Seche.

I asked Seche while eating breakfast to fill up on calories provided by the inn.

“You’re not just saying this to spend a night with a new person, you really want to accompany me, right?”

“That’s right. The sight of him taking out the orcs alone ignited a fire in my heart. I also thought the sight of him running into the forest as soon as the battle started was really cool.”

“But I don’t think there’s any need to take that risk.”

“I’m also twenty-three. Unless I have the skills to continue to make my name known, I should retire as an adventurer and find a good man, right? I’ve been an adventurer for five years, and for two of those years, I’ve only been on top guard missions, and I’m stagnant. I knew I was stuck, but there was no way to get out of this situation.”

People in this world tend to get married between the ages of 20 and 25.

Two of the women I was in a relationship with were older than Seche, but one was a princess and the other was in a special position, such as the head of a goddess temple, so I felt that Seche, who was a commoner at least in age, was more urgent.

Even if you are a slightly older adventurer, it would be okay if you are accumulating achievements, but as Seche just said, your future will be uncertain if you live a life where you do top guard missions that are close to earning pocket money and spend all the money you earn that day.

“But just because you showed up.”

Seche said with a grin.

Should I say that the person looks a little different since he has a really bright smile instead of the decadent smile I saw last night? I was able to feel like I was chasing my dream.

“Okay, then let’s go together.”

“Ah. Can I ask your partner to help you whenever you take a break? You’re perfect at it, right?”

“That’s not a bad deal for me either. If I have the time.”

My goal is to get to Edbanil by the shortest distance, so it will definitely not be a convenient itinerary.

*

We ate breakfast, borrowed a map of the Thembus Kingdom from the Adventurer’s Guild, and checked the route to Edburnil.

“I think the fastest route is from Crejodun to Stemore and Edburnil.”

Anyone could come to this conclusion by looking at the map.

If we connect Edburnil with a straight line from Crayodoun, where we are now, it looks exactly like that.

“But if you go in a straight line like that, you have to pass through dangerous areas along the way. Is that okay?”

There was a part marked in red as a dangerous area.

I showed that I was capable of cutting down an orc with ease, but Seche seemed worried.

Right now, I can’t make any noticeable growth other than killing Shahemoth, the mirage demon who has settled down near Edburnil, so one way is to not waste my power on unnecessary things, but going back takes a bit more time.

And if I arrive quickly and keep as many people alive as possible, wouldn’t I be able to prevent Shahemoth from becoming stronger?

“It’s okay. What I showed you then wasn’t everything.”

“Really? I’m motivated at best, but it’s strange that I’m being carried away so much.”

“It’s important to make up your mind and follow along. If there’s an escort mission or an exploration mission, let’s take it and go, shall we?”

“Okay. Let’s find it.”

I took the map with Seche and went to check the mission table.

The mission related to Edburneel was still fluttering, probably because the receptionist I met yesterday had put it back on.

If you pick a mission that is easy to do, is this it? I took out a mission ticket and showed it to Seche.

“Surveying the monster ecology on the way to Stemore. It’s not a very difficult mission.”

“Isn’t it appropriate to use it as a bonus?”

“That’s right. All you have to do is get a piece of paper from the receptionist and go.”

If you write down the locations and numbers of monsters you encountered on the way to Stemore on the paper you received from the Adventurer’s Guild in Crayondoun, you can receive up to 1 silver depending on the content.

It’s just a good request to do as a bonus.

Since I knew that I had won a large sum of 55 silver yesterday, the tax didn’t seem to care much about the amount.

We paid 5 Cooper to Eileen, the receptionist we met yesterday, and received a piece of paper with the seal of the Crayodoun Adventurer’s Guild. We left the Adventurer’s Guild and headed to the market.

Because we need to prepare the minimum amount of food for sleeping and camping.

As a proper silver-level adventurer, Seche began to pack high-quality food and necessary items.

“Taking care of things like this reminds me of when I first became an adventurer?”

“At the time, I bought it without knowing what was good.”

When I responded by creating memories that did not exist, Seche nodded.

“I bought preserved food that looked good, but there were times when it went bad the next day and I got sick to my stomach after eating it because that was all I had to eat. What can I say…”

“It happened 5 years ago at most, but aren’t you getting too sentimental?”

“Five years ago… I’m not a virgin, but I was almost a virgin? Something like that. Do you remember five years ago?”

5 years ago, 17 years old.

Cian Raven is 17 years old… I don’t remember.

“I don’t really remember. I guess it’s been a while?”

“If that’s the case, I think there might be a bit of a problem with my head.”

When I said I couldn’t remember, the world looked at me like I was a strange person.

Because all my memories of being educated in the Raven family are gone.

It’s like I don’t have any memories before I was 18.

There is a way to make up the remaining 9% assimilation rate, but there is no one to ask.

“There must be some circumstances.”

“I also have no intention of finding out how long Sister Seche has been a virgin.”

“Me? Fifteen? Can you tell me your first partner?”

“No need.”

For a moment, I thought that I had a sexual experience very quickly.

*

After buying enough food for about 10 days and supplies needed for camping, we had an early lunch and left Krayodun.

If nothing stood in our way, Stemore could be reached in four days across the forest.

I carried the bag and food bag I had originally brought, and Seche packed the things needed for camping.

“He was an adventurer who went out with a sword and a piece of paper, but it seems like he had a comfortable time.”

“It is also a job that is easy to prepare for.”

When commoners have a hard time making a living but don’t want to do manual labor, they dream of becoming adventurers.

A sword and two lives were the minimum qualifications to become an adventurer, so there were a lot of adventurers of that level.

If you ask a passing coachman or merchant if they have an adventurer ID card, there is a high probability that they have one.

The silver level proves that you have properly performed your duties and crossed the firing line, but there were quite a few silver levels.

And the rate for gold and platinum masters decreases very quickly, but as an assassin, I didn’t need to know the details.

“Yes. It’s easy to become an adventurer, so many people dream of it and many die. Even if you’re a silver-level adventurer for 10,000 years, it’s proof that you’ve lived a long life, right?”

“Yes. There is nothing more important than life.”

“Yes. There is nothing more important than life. Shouldn’t you live to enjoy wealth and fame?”

We now started off the beaten path and into the forest, which was the quickest route to Stemore.

At the beginning of the forest, there were some traces of people walking in a straight line, perhaps because some people thought to cut through it like we did.

As I walked in front of Seche, I swung my long sword and cut down the twigs blocking my path.

“You only have one colleague, but you’re reliable, aren’t you?”

“Thank you.”

“Me?”

“Thank you for not letting me get bored.”

“Hmm… Honestly, I don’t think it will help until the end, but maybe I can at least watch your legend from the side?”

He spoke so humbly, but I could feel the joy in Seche’s voice.

Because adventurers who explore the unknown have enough romance.

‘Is it the exact opposite of an assassin?’

After receiving all the information about the assassination target from the Crow family’s intelligence agent, he hides himself as much as possible, kills only the target, and escapes.

If there are no variables in that information, wouldn’t it be possible to say that you are doing the safest thing?

Sometimes I thought it was okay to do something inefficient like this, but when I think about it, one of them could be said to be my relationship with Shrine Leader Gwen.

Although the relationship was formed due to a misunderstanding, it is still fun in its own way.

“Would you like to take a shift, Seche?”

“Good. I can’t just stand back.”

Seche stepped forward and drew his sword.

Since I’ve never actually seen a fight, should I at least see them opening a path?

Although I have never formally studied swordsmanship, I think I have gained a certain degree of insight.

Seche held the sword with both hands and neatly cut off the tree branch that was in the way.

At first, I opened the path by slowly reducing the force, as if checking how much force I had to apply, and cut it well while consuming only the optimal force.

He told me that he only spends his time doing top guard duties, but looking at his lean body and light swordsmanship skills I saw yesterday, I think he was practicing on his own.

“I guess you trained in your spare time while working as a top guard?”

“What did you do? If you don’t move your body at all, you won’t be able to handle the drinking.”

“I think that would be cute in its own way, right?”

“I don’t like it. As long as my breasts are soft, that’s fine.”

“My butt was fine too.”

“What? Are you looking at my body from behind?”

After saying that, Seche lowered his sword and struck a pose.

He put his hand on my left waist and looked back at me with a confident smile, and he looked pretty good.

“For now, let’s keep going, right? We have to keep going until night falls.”

“Yes. I guess this is also training in its own way.”

I thought as I watched Seche holding the sword again and opening the way.

‘I think I have a good talent to teach women’s skills.’

I know that a woman can easily feel energy, but she cannot be a first-class warrior or gold-level adventurer who emits energy.

Of course, learning it can make Seche the strongest silver-level adventurer, but wouldn’t it be better to become a gold-level adventurer?

It seems like Seche’s cutting skills have become a little more coquettish, perhaps because he is aware that I am looking at him…

Before she left, she thought she would like to give her a gift.

‘Shall I try to fix it a little bit?’