Chapter 147: A Heartless Woman - III (1/2)

"Coant all of a sudden

Merlin walked into the roolanced at the inside of the rooht his eye

The rooe desk that was covered in various stacks of paper, a throne-like chair where a certain horrible hu couches sat beside a long table that had several fresh cups of tea and coffee on it

"What a surprise, you finally show up after a week" Madame Hartlace ranted, "The oracle promised me that you were the best assassin that money could buy, so why is it that you're here and Elwood Jenmier is still alive?"

"He was there, at the trial, with his stupid srin" She continued "Had I not been prepared with a backup plan, I would have been executed"

The woht and threw it at Merlin, who stepped aside and let it fly past hiainst the door

"Are you even listening to rel" She swore, "Go do your damn job"

Merlin silently took a few steps forward, which caused the woman's eyes to widen A nervous expression covered her face as Merlin approached

Merlin was more focused on the fact that Madame Hartlace was considered evil by the syste that he didn't have to escape fro this job

"You wouldn't" She nervously muttered as Merlin walked closer to her desk

Merlin noticed a strange ring on the wos covering her fingers as it was the least gaudy looking

"Even if the courts don't find you guilty" Merlin taunted as he stopped at the other end of the desk "I do"

Madame Hartlace see seemed off, the voice was different

"Wait Who are yo--" Madaed over the desk Her screae of the blade tearing through her neck

"They call er into the worabbed the wo he noticed before was the only one glowing in such a way that it was clearly an ite to force the abundance of rings off the wo to cut her fingers off

「You have cos: Madame Hartlace", rewards have been delivered」

Merlin checked the ring's stats and an informationappeared before hi of the Undetectable (Rare)]

A ical runes It seems to protect its wearer from atteic