Chapter 278 – Assassination Family Raven 3 (32)

The day after he cut off the knight’s head, showed Seche his lesson, and raised Shahemoth, he prepared to return to the Yurisian Empire.

The only thing I could prepare for was finding out if there was a mission to Krajodun.

If I had gone to Edburnil as originally planned, I would have had to visit one more time.

‘If I had gone alone, wouldn’t I have already cleared the quest and arrived in the empire?’

I think I chose to save Shahemos because of my experience with Seche, but I felt that it was definitely inefficient.

However, since it was a short period of time, less than a week at most, I thought it was okay to be inefficient, and when I was putting my mind together, I brought a mission table.

“Xian, it’s a convoy escort mission to Krayodun.”

“Seche, don’t you like top guard missions too much?”

“There is no mission like this to travel between villages. The Empire has few upper guard missions due to the warp gate.”

Most villages in the empire have warp gates, so even if you wanted to go to another village, you only had to travel a short distance.

And in those places, adventurers were given missions and cleared the way, so it was rare to find requests for upper guard escorts traveling such long distances in the empire.

Thinking that one day, once the empire falls, an era of adventurers will begin, we signed up for the top escort mission.

“What should I do with Shahe?”

Since I didn’t know if they would accept the two silver-level adventurers accompanying the child, I thought that if that didn’t work out, I would have to transform them into adult form and take them with them.

Fortunately, the person in charge at the top who submitted the request accepted Shahemos as a cute child.

So, I ate delicious food and slept comfortably on the carriage throughout the trip.

*

Kaang!

He threw away Seche’s sword and lightly touched the blade to his neck.

Seche said, puffing out her cheeks as she stepped behind her and sheathed her sword as if she was surrendering.

“Whew. I knew there was a huge difference, but isn’t it too big?”

“It can’t be helped. Should we say it’s a difference in efficiency? Let’s think that Seche learned women’s skills 15 years ago.”

“Hmm. Then it makes sense.”

Because I experienced explosive growth as a female worker, I understood the situation quickly.

Since there was not much time left before we would part ways, we were accepting all requests for sparring, but we could only use the sword for a moment.

Sword and sword skills are good, but while I was working as a top guard, I thought about ways to add footwork to women’s balls, but I couldn’t find an answer.

In the case of the split wheel step that I learned, it was a walking method for running while controlling explosive power and speed, and was very different from the walking method that most people think of.

There was little progress in the black spirit killing method created by Cian Raven because there was no complementary method.

Then, since I have reached the limit of what I can do to improve the female craftsman, I would like to give something to Seche, but what good would it be?

Should I find an elixir that is good for the body and give it to them to get the mana they lack?

Finding the elixir is easier than you think if you use presence detection, so I’ll go out for a while at night and bring the elixir with me.

*

The day before I arrived in Krajodun, Seche sat down on his knees next to me and quietly asked me.

“Xian, why are you so nice to me?”

Why? From Seche’s point of view, I only mixed my body once, but I gave away quite a lot.

A few days ago, after eating herbs containing mana, my body grew, and I was able to achieve perfect sword energy in a short period of time.

If I just meet the performance requirements, wouldn’t I be able to get promoted to a gold level adventurer? I was planning to retire as a silver-level adventurer for the rest of my life, but becoming a gold-level adventurer is just around the corner.

And I thought about that question carefully, but I couldn’t come up with an answer.

Is this the result of following your heart?

“There is no particular reason. The world was trying to change, and I could change it, so I just helped for a little while.”

I feel like I’m repeating what I said before, but this was the only good reason.

After hearing those words, Seche looked straight at my face and said.

“I think being able to use sword techniques in less than a month is truly a blessing I can never repay. Is there no way I can repay it?”

I think I had a very satisfying and fun time with Seche as my horse partner and night partner during the trip.

I think I’ve fully repaid my debt, but I think I still feel like it’s not enough.

“Then, tell the women you trust about women’s skills. You memorize the acupuncture points well, right?”

“Huh? Can I just tell you this?”

Seche’s eyes widened as if he was surprised to hear what I said.

“It’s a mana circulation method that has its limitations, but it’s a big help. Still, don’t just tell it to everyone and tell it to everyone. No, just tell it to three people.”

“Just three people?”

“I think Seche would prioritize teaching others over training himself. And if those three spread the word to every person who seems eager, wouldn’t Seche’s name become widely known? With that, we owe a debt. I think it pays off.”

“What is that? Doesn’t that make me famous?”

Seche said with a slight smile.

“I just need to know what you told Seche.”

Seche probably knew that I would not ask for any more compensation. He closed his eyes for a moment, thought, and then spoke to me.

“Yes, I will. I don’t know how it will help you, but are you really going to end it with that? Are you not going to make me your slave for life or anything like that?”

“Yes. So, I’ll eat my luck and do my best.”

A slave thinks that having Shahemos sleeping like the dead next to him is enough.

*

We parted ways after a brief kiss in Sece and Krajodun.

There are many acquaintances in Crayodun, so if you combine a few facts, you will quickly be able to figure out that the ‘Xian’ who was on the upper guard mission to the Kingdom of Thembus is ‘Cyan Raven’.

Wouldn’t it be okay to brag about the fact that the merchant I did an escort mission with last time hired ‘Cyan Raven’ at a very low price of 55 silver?

Considering these various circumstances, I decided to quickly move to the Empire.

The distance originally took three days, so if I run as fast as possible, wouldn’t I be able to arrive at Sunbury tomorrow morning and use the warp gate?

So, I carried Shahemos on my back and stepped on the ground wheel.

Cyan Raven’s body is limited in generating heat at once, but it is still full of Yin attribute mana that can immediately offset Yang energy, so it seemed better than Han Xian for long distance travel.

“Wow! Master, you’re so fast!”

My memory wasn’t completely gone, but the experience of being a demon must have remained, but Shahemos was on my back and reacted like a child.

Since I’m not a child, is it possible for me to open my eyes and enjoy the sense of speed even at this speed?

So we quickly broke through the forest and arrived at Sunbury the next morning.

‘How can I sleep during this?’

Is my back that comfortable? I don’t know because I can’t ride on my back.

While waiting for the warp gate to open, I was carrying Shahemoth. When the surrounding adults saw me carrying Shahemoth, they all said something.

‘Your daughter is cute.’

‘How old is your daughter?’

‘Where did your mother go?’

‘I think she’s a little big to be called a daughter?’

As I waited while listening to that story, the warp gate began to open.

I was the last one left and warped to the village of Teve, where few people went.

*

“Whoa. Shahemoth, wake up.”

After lowering Shahemos on his back to the ground, he began looking around the village of Teib.

“Ugh…? Master, where are we?”

“Tave Village, this is the place to put you.”

“Are you going to leave me?”

“No. Because I don’t know what the head of the house will do if he sees you, the ‘former devil’.”

“I barely survived, but I don’t want to die…”

“That’s why I came here first.”

“Then wouldn’t this work?”

Shahemos began to disappear, leaving behind his clothes as if he were leaving behind a skin.

Doesn’t it seem like it’s disappearing like smoke, but melting like a shadow?

At that time, I felt the sound of the soul.

(Can you hear me?)

“I can hear it. And I can make it like I’m making a weapon.”

Perhaps due to the knowledge included in the Shadow Contract, I was able to summon Shahemoth through Shadow Craft.

“Yay!”

I was wearing clothes when summoned, but since I was using my mana to appear, I felt like I could make and wear clothes as much as I wanted.

“Okay. I have work to do for a few days. Let’s go somewhere where there are people we can trust.”

I took Shahemos and headed to the Crow family’s safe house.

I couldn’t remember the changed password, so I just opened the door using Shadow Craft.

“Sian?”

Then, Terry Crow’s voice coming from inside showed no signs of surprise.

“I’m not even surprised anymore.”

“There is no one other than Xian who can come in this easily. Have you finished your mission and come back?”

“Yes. I returned.”

“But who is that child?”

“This guy is Shahemos, what should I say about you?”

I couldn’t think of anything to say, so I asked Shahemos.

“A familiar?”

Since I am the devil under my command, I guess I am a familiar.

“Every ministry.”

“Isn’t it human? I thought Sian brought her daughter.”

“I don’t know if I have children, but I’ve never seen them. I’m thinking of going out for a while, but can you take care of them?”

“Can I take Cian’s familiar? Yes, I understand. Please leave it to me!”

It’s okay to walk around as a shadow like I did before, but first I have to go see the Gwen Shrine.

Leaving Shahemos in the care of Terry Crow, I headed to the temple of the Goddess.

It was a temple that was incomparably larger than the temple in Stemore and had many people using it. I went into the temple without knowing my presence and knocked on the door of Temple Chief Gwen’s office.

“Who are you?”

“This is Xian.”

“Whoa… Come in.”

I didn’t expect Shrine Gwen to sigh? Anyway, I was told to come into the office, so I went in.

“You look tired.”

“Yes. I thought Xian would quietly assassinate him and return quietly.”

“Did you get in trouble because of me?”

“Yes. The Raven family’s assassin put the Holy Kingdom’s paladins to shame by killing the devil, so the Celestial Church is said to be recruiting Hero candidates to face the devil. The Goddess Cult can’t be left behind, so I think they’ll do something, haha…”

It was worth sighing.

“Then it will be difficult to receive the compensation promised last time.”

“Yes… I can only take two days off. I don’t have three days to spare.”

Was that why you were sullen? It was thought that women with pink hair were more likely to be lewd.