My Status As An Assassin Obviously Exceeds The Hero's Chapter 72

Here is the new chapter, enjoy.

ED: Ignite

ーーーInside the Dungeonーーー

「s.h.i.+ts.h.i.+ts.h.i.+ts.h.i.+t! W, we need to let the guildmaster know about this quickly, or it's not going to be good!!!」

The sound of a man frantically running away and the deep growl of a beast reverberated within the dark dungeon.

And, among the chaos came the high-pitched, childish voice of a boy.

「Fufufufufufu. Everything, everything, should be broken.」

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「I see. Then, what are you going to do now?」

Yoru was anxiously twisting his body around as Amelia straightforwardly said the words that should not be said.

Come to think of it, Amelia had always directly said whatever she was thinking.

On top of that, Amelia was royalty who was accustomed to being waited upon by other people.

The number of times when she said something in consideration of others' feelings could be counted on one hand.

And, all those times were for Akira's sake.

Fortunately, this personality of Amelia's had been getting better lately.

「Nothing.」

Kurou said that, and laughed in self-derision.

This was the first time since the time on the hilltop that Kurou had opened up his heart to another person.

「I am, after all, a coward who couldn't even save his younger sister. Besides, I had noticed it a long time ago. My sister wouldn't have wanted me to get revenge.」

Kurou punched the desk, and the heavy-looking mace that had just been repaired bounced up on top of the desk.

Amelia was looking at such a Kurou coldly.

Yoru, who saw Amelia like that, felt a chill down his back.

『M, miss Amelia?』

Even when he called out to her, Amelia did not respond.

Yoru could clearly see that magic was infused within Amelia's red eyes.

Akira and Amelia had told him about the "Eye of the World" that they possessed on that day when he became their companion.

They said that, they could see the status of another person, among other things.

Akira told Yoru that, it was a skill that was too powerful for humans.

That skill was a pa.s.sive skill, but when they infused it with magic, they can see other things as well.

「…if it were me, I would want revenge no matter what.」

Kurou's eyes widened.

And, he gasped when he saw Amelia's suspiciously bright eyes.

「A special skill, huh. How do you see me right now?」

Kurou was almost immediately aware that Amelia's "Eye of the World" skill was now active and revealing hidden information about himself.

Amelia closed her eyes without saying anything.

「I don't know. Think about it yourself. …however, I'll give you a piece of advice as someone who sees everything. You should stop running away while using your younger sister as an excuse. It's futile.」

Clearly reflected in Amelia's eyes was, a black cat beastman girl nestling close to Kurou.

The "Eye of the World" was a special skill that could see everything.

It was not strange that one would be able to see ghosts as well.

Although, it depends on one's level, so Akira was not able to do such a thing. Amelia too, if she didn't concentrate and infuse the skill with magic, she would only be able to see them for a brief time.

Kurou silently lowered his eyes.

「…it was delicious. Go back for today.」

Kurou said that and Amelia gave a bow towards his back and then left.

Yoru kept glancing back at the smithy as he followed Amelia.

He looked up at Amelia when the smithy was completely out of sight.

『Miss Amelia, was that ok?』

「It's fine. I won't be able to reach Akira even if I was taught by someone who has their head down and has not moved on. That person is kind, despite his outward appearance.」

I see, Yoru muttered this in understanding as he felt a chill from the fact that the "Eye of the World" completely laid bare a person she had met only a few days ago.

And, when he thought about how she showed concern for someone who was in no way connected to Akira, which was rare of her, feelings of respect for the Akiroriented Amelia bubbled up within him.

「Fufufufufufu…. Go. Go, and ma.s.sacre the people on the surface.」

Good grief, the sound of a sigh full of lament was cut short.

Amelia too, noticed that, though just barely.

The two of them stood there and looked down at the ground.

「……what is this.」

『…Miss Amelia, isn't this bad?』

The monster Yoru and Amelia who possesses the "Eye of the World" immediately noticed it.

With a few beasts among them, the nearby beastmen looked at the ground in puzzlement as well.

As if, something repulsive was coming alive on someone's orders.

『…!! Miss Amelia, look at that!!』

When she looked over towards the direction that Yoru had indicated, something black was growing bigger and bigger.

「O, oi, isn't the dungeon over in that direction….」

「It can't be, is it the calamity from a hundred years ago!?」

「No way.」

The beastmen around us were saying such things as they looked up at the sky.

The expanding black thing rose up into the sky in an instant, and dyed the clear blue sky black.

『…'Adorea's Nightmare'.』

Yoru spat that out in annoyance and looked up at the black sky.

The monster who had attacked the beastmen territory's capital city Adorea a hundred years ago was now the one being attacked.

「…I want to figure out what's going on. Yoru!」

『Got it!』

At Amelia's shout, Yoru adjusted his size and enlarged himself.

The surrounding beastmen fell into a panic when a large black cat monster who had attacked Adorea suddenly appeared, but he didn't have the luxury of worrying about that right now.

With one jump, Yoru leaped over their heads, heading toward higher ground.

「…in the end, it came, huh, the nightmare from a hundred years ago has returned.」