Chapter 51 – Assassination Family Raven (9)

Even if it’s really crazy and unfair, there’s almost no way to resist the overwhelming money and power.

Because it is a class society.

Crimes committed by those with a lot of money and power were always punished weakly, hence the Raven family.

According to my original values, people with a lot of money would hire assassins to deal with annoying enemies, but the Raven family, a family of crazy assassins, is less influenced by money and power, saying ‘Give up your life, and we will kill the target.’ Because they are a group of assassins.

They had a reputation at a level where adults could tell their children that if they made a big mistake, an assassin from the Raven family would catch them. However, the emperor restrained the power of the Raven family by putting them on a leash, and they were reviled as the dogs of the empire, but even now, there are few people who have taken revenge. It is one of the means.

The intelligence agent continued talking.

“To begin with, it could be because he only goes around causing accidents and doesn’t have any special position, but wouldn’t assassination be a bit difficult if he’s in hiding?”

After hearing that, I checked the map of Travis’ mansion from the information provided by the intelligence agent.

Low Travis’ room was on the third floor and was in a corner, so it wasn’t difficult to break into.

Even though the mansion uses magical protection throughout, it was enough for me to kill my target and escape.

“If necessary, I think we could weaken the mansion’s security by doing some obvious sabotage, such as setting fire to the top itself.”

“Operation diversion is not suitable for the Raven family. Are there any items that Law Travis purchased while in seclusion?”

Travis Merchants will come and go from time to time, so they may have purchased magic tools needed to protect themselves.

If you are conscious of the Raven family, you can weaken the assassin with magic tools using light.

“It is difficult to verify items purchased through servants while in exile. In fact, the reason Elvie went out was to obtain that information. Would it be better to come and find her?”

Is this the name of the person I mistook when I first came to the Crow family’s safe house?

I thought that if I was away to collect information, there was no need to bring me back.

“If you said you would return this evening, I can hear it then.”

“Okay. So, Xian, do you plan to stay in the safe house until night?”

“No. I’ll go out for a bit too. Seeing it in person is different.”

I took out a dagger-sized bag from the bag where I had left my coat, put it in my arms, and came out of the safe house.

Because it was broad daylight, I couldn’t use my uniform, but I was wearing normal clothes that allowed me to blend in with others, so I don’t think there would be any problems.

I walked away from the bar and went to Travis’ mansion.

As seen on the map, there were several huge mansions gathered together, and the security seemed to be quite tight.

Because we have to protect important money and lives at the top.

In particular, the security at Travis’ upper level was tight, and considering what the youngest son did and the victim’s younger brother who disappeared, it was probably because he thought someone from the Raven family could come looking for him at any time.

In such a situation, I think it would be good for a man with black hair and Raven family characteristics to be caught walking around, but it was okay because there were so many people walking around.

If there was nothing near the house like that noble family over there, it wasn’t too far away from a building like a bank.

Looking at the types of businesses in the surrounding shopping malls, it seems like there will definitely be fewer people at night.

However, I saw a woman wearing a maid uniform with neatly cut bright blonde hair walking straight towards me as I was wandering around the Travis mansion.

Even if I search through Cian Raven’s memories, I don’t remember seeing a woman like that.

I looked around slightly to see if she was going to someone other than me, but she said to me,

“Over there?”

“Huh? Are you talking about me?”

I answered as close as possible to Yu Xian, not Xian Raven.

“This may sound really strange, but my master told me to give this to the most handsome dark-haired man walking around here today. Please take this.”

While saying that, he handed me a letter.

“I’m sure there are more people who are more handsome than me, right?”

“I think I’m the best out of all the men with black hair. So, that’s enough…”

The woman, with her head slightly bowed, ran into Travis’ mansion.

I walked away a little and went into a nearby alley and opened the letter.

[Don’t kill me right away, but give us time to talk.]

[Low Travis to Sian Raven]

‘Information leaked?’

It’s been almost a day since I accepted the mission, but there’s no way the information leaked out right away.

The Crow family betrayed? A guy named Elvi, who is not in the safe house right now, passed on the information?

Since intelligence agents do not take communication magic tools outside, the time was not delicately right to suspect Elvy.

When I arrived, the intelligence agents in the safe house were still unaware that I had accepted the mission.

Or is it that he knew in advance that I was going to kill him today…

‘Do you have quests like me?”

If the quest you received today is ‘Survive the Cian Raven.’ If it’s the same thing, wouldn’t it be enough to know my name and prepare for assassination?

I thought that an opponent like that would definitely send me a warning about survival rules.

*

I went into a nearby restaurant while thinking about random things about the letter.

It was lunchtime and the man in the safe house was less trustworthy than Terry Crow.

“Can I help you with your order?”

“I would like to formally request this.”

“Yes.”

When the waiter took our order and went to the kitchen, I focused on the men I could hear inside the store talking about topics that I couldn’t help but be concerned about.

“When do you think Raven will come?”

“Low caused a serious accident, and Avena took the money and went to the Raven family, so wouldn’t it be more difficult? There was a serious accident in Seongguk recently.”

“There aren’t just one or two assassins there. Others could come.”

“Everyone thinks it’s confirmed that they’re coming. Well, the number of cases was too big. Considering their usual behavior, it’s time to go.”

“That’s why we make bets on the date the assassin comes.”

“How about today? I think it’s been about 7 days since Avena left.”

“Shouldn’t it be 10 days? Would you listen that much to an ordinary bar worker?”

“Raven says there is no such thing. His life is his life.”

“At least I should live without committing the sin of killing people.”

I fear the Raven family, but I also trust them. What is good about this crazy family of assassins who are anxious to kill people?

As I was listening to the men next to me talking, a waiter came and brought me a set meal.

It was pasta set meal with bacon, and it was delicious despite the slightly pricey price.

As expected, Baltyr is a city with a lot of people and money, so the average food quality seemed to be high.

After having a better lunch than I expected, I sat in the store and listened to the story that was naturally told, and then I got up.

The villagers also expect Raven to come, but what about the Travis family?

Princess Rose seems to have trusted me and sent me on this mission because I do not kill unrelated targets and only kill the target as much as possible, but I thought I might have to kill a lot.

*

I went back to the safe house after having dinner.

“Huh?! It’s really Cyan… It’s Raven!”

A man who looked like Elvis with dark blue hair opened the door and was very surprised when he saw me.

“If I don’t let them in quickly, I’ll look like a suspicious person, right?”

As the perception-impairing magic tool at the entrance activates, it becomes difficult for the public to notice, but since there is a large bar nearby, it is better to be careful and discard the assumption that there are no skilled people.

“Yes. Please come in.”

When we went inside, there were some traces of eating.

And the intelligence agent who greeted me earlier also stood up and greeted me.

“Are you here?”

“Okay. Elvie, what about gathering information?”

“Yes. It’s not perfect, but we got it to a certain extent.”

Elvie Crow must have compiled a list before I arrived and immediately brought me the documents.

I just bought a lot of luxury goods and spices to prepare for tonight’s assassination.

“Is this accurate?”

“To be more precise, an auction house was opened, and he sent his servants there and told them to buy all the items that matched the conditions he stated. Since he was acting strangely, the servants remembered the general contents of the items, so the information is quite accurate.”

“Are the items to be auctioned public in advance?”

“First of all, the principle is to keep it private, but since he is the youngest son of the Travis family, he may have been able to access it.”

At this level, he openly let me know that he knew something.

You know that I’m going to assassinate you today, and I’m sure you’ll be gathering information about me, so you’re doing something suspicious like this?

We cannot completely rule out the possibility that the story leaked from the Crow family, but he did something very suspicious.

Memorizing only the shape and then gathering all useful items means that you know something.

So I think there’s a good chance that Rowe Travis knows the future.

But how much of the future are you predicting?

It can be said that the fact that you die tonight is not that distant in the future.

But I don’t think purchasing items at the auction house is possible based on short-term future predictions?

‘I won’t be going to assassinate you, but I will actually be going to meet you.’

*

Can we say it’s been almost 3 days since I was possessed by Cyan Raven?

It was daylight when I was possessed in the forest, so it wasn’t a full three days.

After putting on his black coat all the way up, he assimilated into the darkness using Yeongtu (影套).

I arrived at the Travis mansion when the moon couldn’t find me hiding in the shadows and was just brightly lit.

There were guards with torches standing guard, but Cian Raven was able to read the cracks in the guard.

Attached to the wall of the building, I used Shadow Craft to create a long pole that I could climb up, and quickly went up to the third floor where Low Travis’ room was.

When trying to open the door of Low Travis’ room using Shadow Craft, the window was unlocked from the inside.

‘It’s more like an invitation.’

As I slowly appeared through the open window, Rowe Travis, who matched the portrait I had seen, looked at me and said.

“It’s the real Cyan Raven…”

What? First, I am the person who came to kill myself. Am I crazy? I automatically frowned at the unknown reaction.

“Ahh…! Please save me first! This is a frame!”