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In her early days as an agent of Valencianus, Rudy rode in his black chariot; now that she has her own presence, she rides in a custom-made green chariot.
Saya Yan knew well the hidden devices in that carriage.
Wedge!
A terrible crash was heard outside the window, and a thick crossbow arrow struck the window.
Kang!
If it were a normal window, it would have shattered, but the glass that the magicians of the Imperial Magic Workshop had engraved with a 'sturdiness' spell only had a slight crack.
Saya Yan looked out the window, believing that Yuli would hold out, and in an instant, she identified her enemies.
A dozen archers and crossbowmen were lurking on the wooden buildings on either side, while dozens of thugs rushed out from the narrow alleys between the warehouse buildings.
“Wow!”
“Take the words away!”
“Come out, you guys!”
She calmly turned the doorknobs on and off.
The door made of an alloy that was as light as wood and as strong as steel did not break easily.
Boom! Boom!
The gangsters' clubs and hatchets pounded on the carriage door.
“Why doesn’t this break!”
The moment the irritated scream burst out, Saya Yan threw herself behind the carriage.
Rudy's chariot had a back door.
"hey!"
Assassinations often involved making a fuss to distract people from their activities and actually infiltrating them.
Sayaya Yan was a first-class person who was good at both.
“If you want to live, why don’t you go back?”
Sound Demon God.
One of her skills was to produce a voice that would hit the ear accurately, stimulate the nerves, and naturally draw attention.
The thugs who were about to break down the door looked back at her, frowning.
“Where did you come from?”
“Is that a man or a woman?”
“They say that eunuchs in the East take that off.”
The thugs laughed frivolously while wielding axes and clubs.
Saya Yan walked calmly, pretending not to notice the crossbowmen on the roof, and put her hands inside her vest.
“You know? I’ll give you some too.”
And he pulled out the dagger and threw it with only the strength of his wrist.
Shhh!
There was a sound like a gust of wind.
The long, diamond-shaped, hooked throwing dagger easily pierced the thug's clothing and lodged itself until the hook was no longer visible.
Between the legs.
“Ugh!”
The thug rolled on the ground, letting out a final scream like a pig's, and Saya Yan flew forward, drawing both daggers.
Percussion!
The next moment, a crossbow bolt struck the spot where she had been standing.
puck!
She ran towards the wooden warehouse on the right side of the road, throwing her dagger at the thugs.
It was as if ten people were shooting arrows at the same time.
Shh! Shh! Shh!
Several thugs rolled across the floor in an instant, and the crossbowmen on the wooden sheds let out muffled sounds.
Percussion!
Saya Yan jumped onto the wooden warehouse in one breath.
“It's late.”
One of the crossbowmen aimed his loaded crossbow at her.
The arrowhead carved from bone glowed ominously.
“Yeah. It’s late.”
Her voice sounded incredibly low.
Shadow stepping, shadow walking.
wickedness-!
The next moment she was already standing behind the crossbowman.
It was a technique that controlled the mana in the body to the extreme to erase one's very existence.
"this-!"
Phukak!
The moment the crossbowman noticed that she had disappeared from his sight, his head was already flying into the sky.
"crazy!"
“Shoot!”
Wedge! Wedge! Wedge!
The crossbowmen were aiming for Saya Yen, not the carriage.
Saya Yan confirmed that there was one person behind her and two in front of her, and she jumped backwards and performed a somersault.
Pfft!
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Her spirit circled in the air, and her three-legged crossbow slashed through the air.
Chin, and boom!
She grabbed the shooter behind her by the scruff of the neck and stabbed him under the chin with her dagger, killing him.
Percussion!
“You said there was only one crazy maid!”
“I’ve never heard of such a story!”
The two remaining shooters reloaded, their hands beginning to tremble.
Saya Yan ducked and charged straight ahead.
Iron is useless.
Tta-dang!
The two crossbow bolts flew out with a metallic sound.
Chomp!
One neck flew into the sky.
At that moment, the last shooter started running away without looking back.
“Hee, heeeek!”
But he couldn't even take three steps before he fell to the ground.
The clothes were as hard as stone, holding his body together.
Shadow binding, shadow casting.
It was a technique to manipulate fibers to ensnare an opponent.
“Because you told me to kill them all.”
Sigh.
After Saya Yen made sure to kill the last shooter, she returned to the carriage.
“It took a long time.”
Rudy had already taken down all the archers and thugs in the warehouse on the left side of the road and was treating the injured horse with the coachman.
"sorry."
Her forte was originally in infiltration and surprise attacks, not head-on confrontations, so it was inevitable.
But Saya Yan did not make excuses.
“Good.”
Rudy smiled happily.
“If you have any magic tools, take them with you. You’ll like the place you’re going to.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“I’ll also take care of Saya’s equipment there. There will be more work to be done quickly in the future.”
That was the correct answer.
* * *
The place Rudy arrived was Valencian's general workshop.
This massive training facility, located between the Street of Learning, the Street of Magic, and the Imperial Magic Workshop, symbolized the power of the Grand Duke of Mannan.
“Developing combat magic tools, researching old things, and even training machine engineers and magic gunners. All of this is because they are doing things that only the original owner of that territory can do.”
Saya Yen learned that Rudy became very talkative when he talked about Valencianus.
I also noticed that you were expecting some answer that could be inferred from what I just said.
She chose her words carefully.
“But at the same time, it seems to symbolize something else.”
“What is that?”
Rudy raised his eyebrows, and Saya Yan answered carefully.
“Isn’t the Emperor of the Empire someone who wouldn’t bat an eye even if a large number of mechanical knights swarmed over?”
Rudy smiled brightly.
“It’s good that you’re smart.”
This time it was correct again.
Saya Yen learned that the emperor, who was the twin of Valencianus, had enough power to be called the Holy Emperor.
'I guess he's not human.'
Rudy smiled kindly and waved.
“Come on in. You stayed in the carriage last time, so this is your first time going inside. It’s really amazing inside.”
She followed Rudy into the workshop.
'oh my god.'
The inside of the workshop tower was literally another world.
“Bring me the dragon’s scales and the thunderbird’s feathers!”
“I stayed up all night for a week to decipher this grimoire.”
“These are the Ivory Tower materials, these are the Imperial materials, and these are the Church materials. Organize them all and make them into one book.”
The ceiling lights were all magic tools, it was full of strange creatures and pieces of minerals, and the sound of an explosion could be heard from somewhere.
Wizards in ornate robes and cone-shaped hats, along with their assistants in white robes and wearing prosthetic arms, legs, and eyes, ran through the hallways.
Books and documents that gave off a strange vibe even at first glance were being moved around on handcarts.
Cheeeeek!
Boom! Boom!
In the smokescreen far away, giant armored men over 2m tall brandished their greatswords, and in the smokescreen next to them, soldiers holding weapons similar to those used by the Countess pulled their triggers, and magicians riding brooms and carpets repeatedly flew somewhere and returned from the open space with the 'H' symbol.
* * *
Rudy climbed a few flights of stairs and stopped in front of a laboratory.
The lab door was made of steel, with a silver circuit engraved with the spell 'Sturdy'.
“Your Majesty, may I come in?”
Then the door opened slowly.
The large room was filled with books of grimoire that would make a normal person lose their mind just by looking at their covers.
There was a large, heavy mahogany desk, and three cats roamed around the room.
Saya Yan saw that each of the cats had one, two, or three horns.
She was very embarrassed, but said nothing.
From what I have observed over the past month, it seems that Archduke Valencian and his associates have enjoyed powers far beyond their natural station in the empire.
When I looked at the reagents earlier, there were horns and scales extracted from Archduke Valencianus, but it was nothing for a cat to have horns.
“Is Rudy here?”
A man walked slowly out from inside the lab.
Saya Yan looked at her and gasped.
“Ugh!”
If Valencian was a blazing fire, she was a lightning bolt across the night sky.
The blue robe and wide-brimmed hat gave off the air of a sorcerer, the long straight hair gave off a mysterious air of isolation from the secular world, and the fresh smile revealed her true humanity.
But still, her true nature was revealed in her eyes.
Even though the pupils were different colors, the two eyes were telling the same story.
'I'm a person who lives for the moment.'
She seemed to live in the moment when Saya Yan moved to assassinate her, the moment when time seemed to stretch endlessly with extreme concentration.
“Greetings. Your Highness the Grand Duke of Sereraji.”
Saya Yan bowed her head deeply.
“I am Saya Yan. I assist Rudy in many aspects of his activities.”
Sereraji smiled, seeming to like the self-introduction.
Her blue eyes sparkled, and her pale lips curled upward slightly as if she was interested.
Clang!
At that moment, Saya Yan felt a thrill as if her very essence had been pierced.
'What just happened-.'
“Rudy. You have a capable subordinate.”
“Hehe. It’s all thanks to you, Valen.”
“Yes. Your humility is amazing. How can you live your life belittling yourself like that?”
“Not all people in the world live like Your Majesty, full of their own glory.”
“I mean, what’s the fun in that?”
Rudy made a bewildered expression, and Serena caressed Rudy's cheek.
'I never thought I could play with Count Rudy like that. This is a gun that surpasses madness.'
Saya Yan let out a sigh of relief.
Sereraji turned her gaze to her.
When Geum-eun faced Yo-dong, her breath was caught in her throat.
“Yen. What’s wrong with your hair? You look better with long, straight hair.”
Her instincts whispered that it was definitely not about appearance.
'Are you familiar with the transformation of the body itself? You seem to have insight into soul and body, power and matter. Just like the monks of my hometown.'
“……It was cut.”
“It’s a shame. Drink this.”
Sereraji took out a blue magic potion from her bosom and handed it to me.
“…….”
I had no idea what a terrible drug it was.
It could have been an experimental drug with serious side effects.
But Saya Yan knew that now she was in a situation where she had to drink the dirty water or soy sauce that was poured on her and drink it sweetly.
She turned her head to the side and downed the potion in one gulp.
Swish!
Soon after, a weight I had forgotten about began to weigh on my head.
“Huh?”
I was so embarrassed that my voice leaked out.
Saya Yan's hair grew in an instant and reached down to her waist.
Sereraji smiled with satisfaction.
“The hair growth potion seems to be a success. As a side effect, you may experience some hair growth on your arms and legs for a few days, but that will soon subside.”
Saya Yan muttered in a daze as she looked at the large mirror hanging on one side.
"thank you."
Rudy handed her two magic tools.
“This is a ‘Ghost Mask’ and this is a Blink Dagger. Since it’s a materialization mask and a blink dagger, use them appropriately.”
Sereraji took another bottle out of the desk.
A metallic liquid sloshed around in the glass bottle.
“This is called ‘Aqua-Teg’. Take it. Oh. Marcus will soon modify the crossbow you brought for use on your wrist.”
Saya Yan rolled her eyes in embarrassment.
'Why are you handing out magic tools like this?'
Rudy smiled as if he could read her mind.
“Because Saya will need it?”
“!”
“Lord Valen, you are not a wicked noble. The Empire cannot afford to deliberately inflict pain on its penal corps members. Take it quickly. I feel bad for you too.”
The kind maid, the countess, even blushed at the face of the cruel assassin.
* * *
Saya Yen received the Aqua-Tegg flowing wrist guard, blink dagger, and mask.
I felt like I was back home again, wearing a nightgown made of black cloth.
Sererajie handed me a piece of paper.
“There’s a strange kid among the new disciples. I want to know who’s behind it.”
It was a very routine thing for her.
“Just leave it to me.”
It was an opportunity to show off your skills.
If you show your skills, you will gain trust, and if you gain trust, you will be given opportunities.
And she had the skills to seize the opportunity.
Even in this land across the sea, there was a concept of atonement.
'Tarti. I have good news.'
It was annoying that it all depended on that damned Archduke's mood though.
Maybe I could make a comeback in a new land.