Volume 2 Chapter 25 (1/2)
Editor: Cruiser
Chapter 2 Episode 25
(assassin 2)
Day 170 after being summoned to another world
Theof the second day came since Ryouma built the defense fortification
”As expected, there was no night attack huh?”
”Yes, it seeanize their army in such a short amount of time ”
Laura who accompanied Ryouma answered his question
”I guess it is to be expected, seeing how ht?”
”Most likely, they would need around 2-3 days to prepare ”
”Then it would be better for us to iin our next preparations before it’s too late”
Laura's eyes shi+ned upon hearing Ryouma's words
”We are keeping up nicely with our schedule The time the enemy took to recover from the battle is within my expectationAlso, the next plan will require more time to be effective, and I'm not sure if it will be ready by the time Princess Lupis has to face her decisive battle ”
”Are Lione and the others ready?”
Ryouma ask the most important question
”Yes, they have already selected the necessary personnel and finished preparations while we're at the Royal Castle ”
”Good, then I would like for all of theh, by the hat about breakfast?”
Ryouins to rumble
A hu needs to eat periodically, even if they are in the middle of a battlefield where their lives are at risk
”We've already prepared it ”
Laura has already prepared Ryouma’s meal beforehand
Fro, there were already a number of cooks in the army Thus it was not necessary for Laura and her sister to cook for Ryouma
However, they never left Ryouma's personal care to another person
It became an unwritten law for them to take care of him even when he was in the Royal Palace
”If that the case then, I guess I want to eat them immediately while they are still warm ”
After saying that, Ryouma returned to his tent
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Then caainst Kyle ended
”Well, I am ready as always ”
”I also have no problems We've already prepared in advance and are ready whenever ”
Inside the tent, there are four people excluding Ryouma, and these people are Lione, Bolts, And the Marfisto's sisters
”Since it would be suspicious if you go around with too many people, how about you choose ten people froroup? ”
Toward Ryouma's words, Lione and Bolts nodded their head
”And Sara, about the task you were given, how ress have you made?”
Sara organised her thoughts in herto Ryouma
”Her name is Sakuya, and we still don't knoho she is connected to, but there's no doubt that she has been in touch with someone ever since we've been in Royal castle ”
”I see, well, for noe can let her be for a while ”
In reality, Ryouma was unsure on how best to deal with Sakuya
What kind of person is she?
Is she a spy or an assassin?
Which force is she connected to?
There were far too many unknown factors
Ryouma could easily eliminate her if he chose to but the people she is connected to ht just send someone else to attack him
It would be a lot safer to leave her alone as long as she is under his supervision
”But still, what is her goal? That is the most important question?”
Lione threw out a question
That would be natural
”What are you saying, this is thanks to Lione-san that I a ”
”Me?”
Lione was able to recruit about 90 of the h some did come from the royal capital, their number didn’t even reach 10 of their overall manpower
”I see, that's why you asked Nee-san to hire the mercenaries huh?”
”What do you mean?”
Lione turned her question towards Bolts who seems to understand Ryouma’s intentions
”It was forpurpose, as it would make it easy to do so since we're able to reduce the number of unknown people This helps to find any suspicious people a the mercenaries”
In other words, if a person enters an army composed of Lione's acquaintances, then naturally that person would stand outThis in turn would ease the process of finding suspiciousit much easier for Ryouma to spot and monitor them until they are compromised
”I see, you had already assu into the ?” Lione spoke in admiration
”I need to think of every possible scenarios after all ”
It is a common tactic to use spies to monitor your enemy’s every move It is normal for any commander to consider and counter this tactic, but due to certain circumstances Ryouma was unable to dispatch one
That was Ryouhts on the situation
”I see ”
Theended shortly after Lione showed her admiration for Ryouma’s ability as a commander
”Sara, where are those people going?”
After looking at Sakuya as handling the dead bodies near the fences, Ryouht toward the people ere crossing the water filled moat with a raft
The corpses needed to be dealt with as soon as possible to prevent the spreading of epideht armour, had already been swept away naturally by the flood
Using the Thaves river to obliterate an army was indeed effective, but from a sanitary point of view, it left the up work
Sara was in charge of stripping the equip the the rest of the bodies
”Oh, they are hborhood They’ve just returned fro business talk elsewhere ”
Sara replied
”Merchants, are they?”
”Indeed, h suspicious?”
Based on Sara’s reaction, Ryouma decided to not pursue the conversation further
”No, nothing”
Then he averted his gaze back towards Sakuya as dealing with another corpse
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Sakuya could not hide her feelings of agitation
It has been almost a month since the time she entered the mercenary units and so far and she has yet to find out any valuable information
(Maybe They are hiding some really important information?!)
It is natural for her to think like that
In fact, the merchants who had crossed the moat have been entrusted with an important role, but she would only find out about this later on
Also, It was alet the necessary information
After all, Sara was alatching over her shoulder
(Why is that person alatching me? Am I compromised?)
Sakuya panicked for a brief ht
(No, that's impossible If they already kneho I was they wouldn’t have allowed )
Sakuya had already investigated the person named Mikoshi+ba Ryouma
Although, she could not understand why such person with an unknown background was allowed to help Princess Lupis, she was made to understand that he was a ruthless person based on the results of his previous plan which was unfolded before her very eyes
Pika
For a brief ht could be seen in the corner of her eye
Pika Pika, Pika
There o consecutive flashes of light, after a while, it blinks for the third tinal to assassinate Mikoshi+ba Ryouma
That was the method of communication between the Infiltrator and her employer