83 The Brave Man. (1/2)

Just as Ozul was advancing at a walking pace, he suddenly felt the malicious intent focused on himself.

He did not even understand how he was suddenly involved in all this matter, but he still did not give away any hints by looking at the man in rugs.

'Well, if you're so set on going after me, I won't stop you.'- thought Ozul while walking forward after signaling Raven, who in turn informed Blaze.

After a decade of completing missions together, only some hand signs were enough for Raven to understand what he meant. And this time, she was only informed that there was danger nearby.

As expected, Just when Ozul was about to pass by the silver-haired girl, a long electric bolt was thrown right at his head!

Ozul did not even glance in the direction of the supposedly drunk man in rugs and defended against the bolt by creating a small shield at his side.

”Whatever you do, don't ever involve me in your mess.”- Ozul's deep voice resounded in the now silent street.

He changed the shape of that shield, and it separated into a long blade that bolted towards the man.

”...You wouldn't have another chance to change your ways, though.”

Ozul left these words and just casually walked away, not even sparing a glance at the headless body of the man that had thrown the electric bolt at him.

He did not even turn around to look on his left side as the girl stood there, dumbfounded.

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-A little while ago.-

Just when Ozul was walking down the street, the 'drunkard' man was surveying his surroundings.

His figure instantly piqued the man's interest as he was examining the surroundings using a Magical Item which calculated other's ranks based on their Mana.

The Magical Item would not work on any Rank-8 or higher Mage, but the man wearing the rugs had precise information that there would not be any Rank-8 Mage involved.

When the man had seen the trio, he had set Ozul as his target. He had noticed their route and knew that he would pass right before the silver-haired girl who was his real target.

The man had measured the trio's strength and knew that the two following behind were Rank-5 Mages at best while the boy in the middle was not even a Fighter.

The assassin had come here to kill the girl, but he needed a distraction, and unfortunately for him, he chose Ozul as that distraction.

The man had just assumed that this kid was some second generation of a Noble Family since he had two 'bodyguards' following behind him while he was as 'weak' as they come. Unknown to him, this was his worst mistake, and well, his last one too.

First of all, he needed someone to block his sight when he attacks, and Ozul would be perfect for that since the man thought that his attack would just pass through his head as he was not even a Fighter.

The assassin had thought that he hid quite well, but his intention of harming Ozul gave him away.

At the same time, the girl with silver hair and dazzling blue eyes had managed to stop the kid from crying. She stood up and walked in the opposite direction of Ozul, followed by the woman in a maid dress.

Both were unaware of the dangers that lurked around them. The girl was so engaged in her activities that she did not care about her surroundings while the maid/bodyguard was not able to sense the assailant either.

The cheerful girl was whistling as she skipped along the pavement, and the maid chased right after her.

*Whistles*

”Young miss! Be careful with how you walk...”

”It's fine, Venessa. Let me enjoy for a bi-”- Just as the girl was talking, she suddenly saw something that made her stop in her tracks—The face of someone that she'll never forget from this day onwards.

She saw the beautiful short onyx hair, complementing the grace of a face that even gods would envy!

It's not like she had not seen attractive men before, but the pure confidence radiated by the boy in front of her made her heart skip a beat.

Vanessa, the girl's maid, was also curious as to why her young miss had suddenly stopped.

The girl was still gazing at that godly face when Ozul passed by. The moment that they were the closest to each other, she saw something that forced out all the other thoughts in her mind as her mind could not even process what was happening.

As she stared at Ozul's face, out of the corner of her eyes, the girl saw that a man in wearing rugs had shot an electric bolt towards that boy!

The girl was slow in response, and before she could even do anything to help the boy, she realized that the target was actually her!