Volume 2 Chapter 28 (1/2)

Editor: Tan.

Chapter 2 Episode 28

Day 171 after being summoned to another world: (a.s.sa.s.sin 5)

”Ojiji-sama! Why did you do that?”

Sakuya lashed out at Genou out of frustration.

Currently, the two of them are alone in the forest across the moat.

Only the moon floating in the night sky was witnessing their conversations.

”What are you mad about?”

Genou casually returned Sakuya’s question with a question of his own. However, his laid-back att.i.tude caused Sakuya to grow even more irritated.

”Are you seriously thinking about serving that man?!”

”Oho, do you have any complaint?”

Genou brushed aside her concern as if it was nothing important.

”There are a lot of things that I'm dissatisfied with! Firstly, how could you abandon the request on a whim like that? Even worse, you proposed that we served the man who was our target up until just then?! Secondly, why did Ojii-sama appeared in that place?! This is my mission!”

Sakuya was outraged as she let out a series of complaint towards her grandfather.

Currently, she's 18 years old, and she holds the reputation as a prodigy of the clan.

While failing to kill her target and getting caught as a result is quite humiliating enough, the appearance of her grandfather, who is an elder of the clan, just adds further insult to the injury.

With Genou being present as a witness, Sakuya's ability would become a subject of doubt to the other elders.

Her pride was hurt greatly, since the appearance of her grandfather did only solidified the fact that her ability was lacking.

Moreover, her grandfather decided that she and himself would be serving Mikos.h.i.+ba Ryouma from this point onwards, without seeking permissions from the other elders.

It was totally understandable why Sakuya ended up frustrated.

However, in their clan, age and blood relation is not a factor that determines their ranking. While Sakuya and Genou are blood related, there is a huge difference in their social status.

One day she might follow her grandfather’s footsteps and become one of the elders in her clan, but right now, she's only a low-ranked Ninja(Genin).

Forgetting her standing, that low-ranked is naively talking back to an elder.

(This brat... She still has a lot to learn, huh? To lose her calm over something like this..., Well, whatever. I shall overlook it this time...)

Genou sighed as he turned his cold gaze towards Sakuya, who has yet to calm down.

Normally, Genou wouldn’t have let Sakuya off the hook easily. He is not the sort of man who spoils his grandchildren.

However, right now he is in great mood.

”Brat, who do you think you are talking to?”

The air turned heavy in an instant.

Genou's bloodl.u.s.ted gaze pierced deep into Sakuya.

*Gata*

Sakuya felt a chill down her spine, causing her legs to give out and dropped down onto her knees.

(I-I'll get killed....! W-What am I doing?!...)

Realizing that she has been overstepping her boundary, Sakuya came to her senses.

They are called the elders not because they are old.

Indeed they usually do not take a.s.sa.s.sination requests.

But that is not because they are weak.

They have engaged most of their lives doing dirty work.

It is a remarkable feat to survive through this type of work until the age of 60.

The difference in ability and experience between a veteran and a newcomer like Sakuya is earth and sky apart.

”I-I'm very sorry...”

Sakuya tried her best to squeeze out an apology.

A gaze filled with bloodl.u.s.t pulled Sakuya back to reality.

”Good...”

Genou averted his gaze away from his granddaughter who fell on her knees.

”Well, it's not like I don't understand your concern. However, it would be very regrettable to kill that man.”

”Are you suggesting that he could be useful to us? But what about the contract?”

Sakuya asked cautiously.

A contract is a very serious for an a.s.sa.s.sin.

Failing to fulfill a contract damages their reputation and will turn any potential clients away from hiring them in the future,

Let alone doing something very bizarre as serving the a.s.sa.s.sination target without permission.

This simple problem could turn into a matter of life or death for the entire clan.

But Gendou laughed off Sakuya's protest.

”You fool. There's no meaning to such contract! Nevermind the humiliation from mission failure, you should have been dead back there! Plus, do you really think that n.o.ble, Gerhardt, would pay the price as we had promised?”

Sakuya was left speechless upon hearing what Genou said.

In general, a contract begins once the employer and the employee agree on the conditions. Once the employee completes the tasks required in the contract, the employer would reward him as agreed.

However, it isn’t uncommon for people to not honour their contract. They would dispatch soldiers to kill off the contractor once they finished their work.

Sakuya herself was betrayed many times her clients in the past.

Especially this time, when her client is no one else but Duke Gerhardt, who is known as a stingy man, the possibility of betrayal cannot be ruled out.

Although the amount of money he offered is a lot, it is another matter whether he plans to to pay or not.

”Then... Wouldn’t all our potential clients turn lose their trust and stop coming to us?”

”I don't mind; I have no problem with losing jobs from this country. We're wandering people after all. We can just work in another country. As far as I know, there are many places where people would love to have my service anyway. Leaving that aside, I'm really pleased to have met that young man..., probably he's...”

Genou stopped his words.

(... I guess, I can't tell Sakuya yet... Besides I have to discuss this matter with the other elders first..., till that man, I will be disappointed if he's just a good-natured man. But if not, then my wandering life might be over soon...)

Genou went into deep thought, as he remembers all the things that happened today.

When Sakuya was caught, Genou was prepared to sacrifice his own life to save her.

Sakuya, who's regarded as the brightest prospect within the clan has failed on her a.s.sa.s.sination once.

Behind every mission a.s.signment, an elder would secretly spy on their young prospect to a.s.sess their abilities and lend a hand when things go wrong. This time, it is Genou, Sakuya’s grandfather, who followed her as the insurance.

On top of a.s.sessing Sakuya's ability, as soon as she failed her a.s.sa.s.sination attempt, Genou would finish the mission himself.

However, from his perspective, Sakuya's work can be considered as great even without being biased as her grandfather.

Her agility, how she erase her presence, and her resolution.

By standard, her ability is without a doubt first-rate.

However, the target for her mission is exceptionally shrewd.

One can even say that she was unlucky.

Having trained for a longer period, Genou's night vision is much better than Sakuya’s.

During the time when Ryouma was explaining his plan to his peers, Genou was watching through small hole he created on the roof of the tent.

(To think he would put his armor on a corpse, and pretend to be a manikin  on the side of the tent...)

Ryouma was sitting like a manikin wearing an armor in the corner of the tent.

With the help of darkness, he would be able to catch people off guard.

Then he put the corpse with armor on the bed, and waited for Sakuya to come.

Sakuya, who was unaware of the dummy trap, swung her sword and struck the armor, causing her to stop momentary due to the shock.

With this opening, it was easy for Mikos.h.i.+ba Ryouma to strike her vital point.

Genou couldn’t help but take interest in Ryouma's plan.

”Emm... Ojiji-sama? Why do you want to serve that man?”

Sakuya tried to speak to Genou, who fell silent indulging in his own thought.

Sakuya wants to know the reason even if it incurs her grandfather’s wrath.

”Because with him, our wandering fate might be coming to an end soon...”