Chapter 134: Assassination - 2
I let out a deep sigh.
“Stupid Kaid bastard.”
“Yes? Why him?”
“It seems Kaid will have the Invisibility Cloak taken by Edgar. Edgar will use that Invisibility Cloak to assassinate us.”
At my words, my Companions’ mouths fell open.
Aina said,
“No, why on earth? How?”
“…….”
“The Invisibility Cloak is sothing that disappears from the world. To the point where even the needle I threw sliced through empty air.”
That was right.
That was why I had also tried to steal the cloak at the end of the previous Quest, but failed.
So I had never even imagined that soone else could take it away.
That was why I changed my thinking—rather than that, I should leave a good impression on Kaid and make sure he never beca hostile toward us.
‘Just how did Edgar take it?’
Arlia said,
“There’s no way he really just dropped it on the street, right?”
“Puhaha. No matter what, that’s impossible. He’s not Aina.”
“I’ve already shed the idiot title, you know? Thanks to you.”
“Can’t you shut up?”
“In any case, we should go find him at once. Kaid Bel.”
I wanted to do the sa.
I gripped the Compass and called up the map.
I searched for Kaid, but no red dot appeared.
On the off chance, I touched the Teleportation bead, but there was no reaction either.
After thinking for a mont, I spoke.
“As expected, it doesn’t work. Just as Magireta said, if he’s wearing the Invisibility Cloak, we can’t find him with the Compass or the Teleportation bead.”
“Hmm. That’s troubleso. If this continues, just as in the future you saw, we’ll all be assassinated…….”
“No. It’s not necessarily so.”
I shook my head.
Then I rummaged through my luggage and pulled sothing out.
My Companions’ eyes widened.
“T-That’s?”
“Yes. Shoes.”
The first-place reward I had once stolen from Edgar. Shoes.
A vicious item that permanently blocked the function of another first-place reward.
Until now, since we had monopolized most of the first-place rewards, there had been no occasion to use it.
Clap.
Aina clapped her hands and said,
“What? Then there’s nothing to be so serious about.”
“…….”
“If you stomp your foot while wearing those, you can permanently block it, right? The Invisibility Cloak’s function.”
“Yes. Though in that case, Kaid would be dragged to Hell.”
“What do we care about his circumstances? He’s the one who walked away from us of his own accord.”
That was true.
Of course, I didn’t dislike Kaid.
But as I always said, my top priority was always my Companions.
If I had to choose between my Companions and Kaid, I would choose the forr without hesitation.
Silently, I put on the Shoes.
Then I stood up and muttered,
“I want to block the function of the first-place reward Invisibility Cloak.”
And I lifted my foot to stomp the ground.
But at the very last mont—
I stopped.
My Companions looked puzzled, but only Arlia seed to realize sothing and nodded.
“I think I understand your anguish, Mason.”
“Pardon?”
“You’re soone full of affection, who treats others’ affairs as if they were your own.”
“No, that’s not it…….”
“If the Invisibility Cloak loses its function, Kaid will be dragged before the MVP and suffer humiliation. You can’t bear to watch that happen.”
“Not at all.”
Arlia’s eyes widened.
Karin burst out laughing and said,
“She gets a bit stupid whenever it’s sothing related to Mason.”
“Not as much as you.”
“Ah, co on.”
“Your Highness the Princess, get a grip too. Mason always puts us first.”
After saying that, Aina seed to grow embarrassed herself and her face flushed red.
Arlia also lightly cleared her throat, looking awkward.
Benjamin asked,
“Then why did you stop?”
“I just realized how Edgar managed to take the Invisibility Cloak.”
“Hmm?”
Everyone’s gaze focused on .
Lowering my foot, I continued,
“He must have used the sa thod I’m about to use.”
“What do you an?”
“He used the first-place reward Shoes to block Kaid’s Invisibility Cloak function. Once the Invisibility Cloak’s function disappeared, he could move beside Kaid using the Teleportation bead he possessed.”
“…….”
“After stealing the Invisibility Cloak like that, he would commit suicide while still wearing the Shoes. Then, at that very mont, the function would return to its original item.”
And then, after putting on the restored Invisibility Cloak…… he assassinated my Companions.
Everyone nodded as if they understood.
But soon, Sienne sharply asked,
“But Edgar doesn’t have the most important thing—the Shoes. We took them.”
“He must have pulled them through a Credit Right again.”
“What? He already pulled it once……. Can one person pull the sa first-place reward multiple tis?”
“No. I don’t think that would be possible. But he has an accomplice, doesn’t he?”
“Ah. Louis!”
Yes.
Edgar would probably ask Louis, ‘Please pull in the shoes reward for as well.’
Since Louis was deeply infatuated with Edgar, she would grant that request.
Tap. Tap.
Arlia tapped the table with her index finger and said,
“I see. That certainly seems to be the correct line of thought.”
“…….”
“Then all the more reason for us to seize the function first, shouldn’t we? And then imdiately move to Kaid once he reveals himself and retrieve the cloak……”
“That would normally be correct.”
I continued with a crooked smile.
“But I ca up with a better idea.”
“Hm?”
“Think about it. Just by committing suicide while wearing the shoes, Edgar can repeatedly take away or return the function of the First-place reward he desires.”
“But that’s impossible for us.”
“Yes. Because we are not immortal. In other words, our shoes are single-use, whereas his shoes are a reward that can be used infinitely.”
Aina tilted her head.
“So?”
“So…… since the shoes can only be used once, we might as well use them in a far more useful way.”
“And how exactly?”
“Listen.”
I lowered my voice and explained the plan.
The mouths of my Companions fell open as they listened.
Soon, their faces grew sowhat excited as they spoke.
“As expected of you.”
“With that crafty brain.”
“If this works well, we might even finish Edgar off right here. There’ll be no need to wait until the Twelfth Quest.”
“I’m in favor. There’s so risk involved, but it’s worth trying.”
“I agree as well.”
“Yes. Let’s completely finish that bastard off while we’re at it. I never liked him from the start.”
It seed they all thought it was worth a try.
I was relieved that we were of one mind.
At that mont, the voice of the Diary Book was heard.
[You have established your strategy.]
‘Yes.’
[Then please take a look at this.]
The Diary Book flipped swiftly.
An Assassination Quest, huh.
‘Does it an we are to prevent an assassination? Or…….’
Does it an we are to assassinate Edgar?
I grinned and rubbed my palms together.
“Then shall we wait? For Edgar to fall into our trap.”
Edgar’s sche matched exactly what Mason had predicted.
He first spoke to Louis.
“It truly pains to make such a request of you, but…….”
“Just say it.”
“Could you perhaps pull in the future First-place reward, the shoes?”
Louis gave a faint smile.
For so reason, she had expected that kind of request.
“So you want to block the First-place reward function of that fellow called Kaid.”
“Yes. I’ve been trying to move using the Teleportation bead since earlier, but it wouldn’t work. It seems the First-place reward he obtained this ti conceals him so that he cannot be found even with the Teleportation bead.”
“So first you block the function with the shoes…….”
“And then fly straight to Kaid’s side.”
Edgar had thought it would take considerable persuasion.
If she failed to win First place in the Quest for which she pulled in a reward using a Credit Right, she would beco Magireta’s eternal plaything.
For Louis, who had once fallen into Hell, that aning would weigh even more heavily.
Yet unexpectedly, she nodded without hesitation.
“Alright. I’ll do it.”
“Yes? Are you truly okay with that?”
“Well…… ahem.”
She slightly turned her head and continued.
“Husband and wife are supposed to help each other, aren’t they?”
“…….”
“To begin with, it bothered that you were the only one taking on the risk. In fact, this makes feel relieved.”
Edgar’s eyes flickered.
Louis assud he was moved.
But.
‘This person seems even more foolish than when he was living with .’
Or was this actually for the better?
As expected, the act of playing the prince on a white horse had been worthwhile.
Louis imdiately summoned Magireta and requested that she pull in the shoes reward.
Magireta stared at Louis for quite so ti without responding.
With an expression that clearly said she found her utterly pathetic.
“Why are you looking at like that, Lady Magireta?”
“You……. Huu. Never mind. What could I possibly say.”
“……?”
“Here. The shoes.”
She tossed the shoes with a flick.
Louis caught them and imdiately held them out to Edgar.
“You’re giving them to ?”
“I think you’ll make far better use of them than I would.”
“Thank you very much. As expected, you are a wonderful wife.”
“Oh, stop it.”
Edgar let out a faint snicker as he put on the shoes.
Then he asked Magireta,
“By the way, Sister. What is the na of the First-place reward that Kaid obtained in the previous Quest?”
“As if I would tell you that…….”
“Louis. Would it be possible to request a trade? Wagering your height.”
Once again, he casually made the request to Louis.
And once again, she nodded.
“Yes. I still have plenty of height left. Would about twenty ters do?”
“That should be more than sufficient.”
“Alright. Lady Magireta, I’ll give you twenty ters of my height, so please tell us the na of that First-place reward.”
Magireta pressed her forehead and waved her hand dismissively.
After taking the height from Louis, she answered,
“It’s called the Invisibility Cloak.”
“Edgar, you heard that, right?”
“Of course.”
After setting the target as the Invisibility Cloak, he was about to stomp his foot.
But at the last mont,
his intuition suddenly stirred.
‘Would Mason not know?’
That I would make this move.
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