The Spearmaster and the Black Cat

Author’s Note: This is Yui’s perspective. It will return to the usual story after a little.

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The assassin wrapped in black clothes, in pursuit of the Spearman, pauses in front of the Magic Fog Forest.

The Magic Fog Forest, it is a place filled with dense fog, and there is another name for it in the area, the 【Surface Labyrinth】. Not only travelers and caravans, but even thieves avoid this famous area where monsters appear.

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I have to the front of the forest where the thick fog spreads out.

Here is the Magic Fog Forest

I turn my eyes between the thick towering trees.

A red line is clearly visible.

My extra skill, I never lose my prey.

I am certain that the “Spearman” went into this forest.

Hewso gave me an order, telling me to “kill” the spearman.

At the same time, it is an order from the dark guild the 【Shadow’s Right Hand】.

It is dangerous but I no choice other than to go. However, I feel uneasy.

The strength of that spearman was not ordinary.

At first he appeared to only be an ordinary vagrant…but when we fought, I quickly lost.

That experienced handling of that man…

A little, I remember that way of walking from somewhere, but he was too strong.

The two people the spearman killed in 【Senapa】 were reputed master assassins.

Named after the Nebulous water dragon that savaged seas of Samaria they were called the 【Three Best of Nebulous】 all having mastered fighting moji, Zeefu the Reclusive Sword, and Apo the Flashing Prison.

These masters were defeated in an instant, and I too was dealt with easily, in the end I was sent flying with a kick.

I fight him again, but my arm is broken and I lose.

I have failed twice now.

Moreover, he gives me mercy there saying life comes first.

When it is discovered that I am a woman my chest is groped and I am made sport of.

And, that man, said I am “beautiful”…

Aah, already- to forcibly forget, I shake my head side to side.

I must not mind it forever.

I need to get a grip. I slap my cheeks.

Kill order. The orders of the dark guild are absolute.

I must kill that spearman or I will not get a big pay day.

Without money I also cannot acquire my father’s medicine.

Again, I look up the forest covered in fog.

The red line marking the spearman spreads out inside.

Even if it is the “Magic Fog Forest” it does not matter.

Engraving such resolution into my chest I plunge into the Magic Fog Forest.

Using the I chase after the red line.

The forest becomes foggier and the white fog obscures my view.

The noises also become terrible.

As I advance though such a forest- in the hazy fog in front of me, did something move?

That moment, a blue and white tiger with fangs attacks me.

Hurrying, I block the bite of the tiger with a sword.

I perform a kick back from the tiger and immediately withdraw.

However, there is the figure of a monster I ran from earlier, the silhouette of a huge mantis ripple in the white fog, waiting.

The sickles of the big mantis are big.

Aiming for the feet, I go down the notched blades of the mantis descend.

Hurry to the side I try to dodge the sickles but I am not fast enough.

The sickle grazes my right foot.

From the calf of right foot blood dances.

“Ita.”

Ku-The sickle is sharp. It attacks again.

My foot hurts, by I run away.

Without thinking about the direction I desperately run through the fog.

I see a thicket so I jump into it to hide.

I look around the area from the thicket.

Fortunately, there is no sign of the monster chasing me.

Ku, as soon as a feel relieved there’s a *zuki* pain from my right leg…I can kind of see the bone from the wound.

The wound is deeper than I thought…I need to take medicine soon.

I choose a high-quality heal potion that is placed in my bosom and bring it to my mouth.

Gaku, gaku, I drink it down and the wound on my leg is immediately restored.

This medicine is high-class.

This is special medicine provided by the organization for work.

However, this was my only bottle…

I cannot be injured from now on.

At any rate, the visibility in this forest is bad and the monsters are strong.

No, it is not only that, without resting for too long, I need to continue chasing that “spearman.”

Was my choice a mistake…

That moment-with a sound of pushing through the trees from behind, a blue and white tiger appears.

“Kya!”

I am pushed over onto the ground by the tiger.

Again, this is the tiger from earlier.

Without howling it widens its mouth.

It has sharp fangs like sabers.

Saliva drips from the fangs.

The tiger growls and moves to bite the scruff of my neck.

I cannot be eaten- hurriedly, while keep the sword in my right hand level, I push it into the tiger’s mouth.

It cuts through in a straight line from there and the tiger as if reading my movements, closes its mouth and blocks the sword with one of its fangs.

With its powerful jaws the tiger is try to bit through the sword.

The sword has been caught tightly between its sharp teeth.

If it was a common sword it would break. However, I look at the sword blade caught and being bitten by the tiger and feel relief.

The magic characters shining on the sword blade show white.

This sword is not an ordinary sword…appearing is Samaria legend, their names are from the twin demon grade demon beings Azeros & Vassage.

It was from the Samarian Merchant Fiver Fingers Drui Risaloma, I received them when I assassinated Drui at the request of the organization.

The blue and white tiger snorts violently, together with the shining sword, it hurries the defeat me quickly and attacks the sharp sword with its teeth greedily.

The smell of the beast is sent to my face with a *bua*

Then, the upper part of the gills on the blue and white tiger, transforms suddenly and splits- a slender shard protuberance protrudes from inside.

Eh-I quickly move my face to the side.

The sharp protrusion grazes my cheek, cuts my hair, and buries it in the ground.

Dangerous-

This tiger does such a thing- moreover it stinks.

But, such a smell vanishes as a pain runs through my left shoulder.

The shard claws on the paw the tiger is holding me down with cuts through my black clothes and penetrates my chain mail digging into my living flesh.

I discover blood streaming down my skin.

I change the pain into my strength and counter attack without becoming flustered.

I hold my left-hand sword in a backhand grip.

I deal a heavy blow to the jaw of the tiger from below with the sword blade.

I kick the tiger’s body with a knee and make the tiger lean back. Using this moment I pull on the sword caught in the tiger’s teeth and slip it out.

-I strengthen my body with .

I stand up and spinning my body to the right I activate the skill,

The effect of the skill increases the speed of the revolving blade and it sinks into the tiger’s necks, burying itself in the scruff.

From there, the rotating slash continues through the bloodied blue and white tiger…and its head falls to the ground with a thump.

Blood gushes out from the severed neck like a spout and my whole body is sprayed with blood.

Ha, ha, ha, I am worn-out.

I must leave here quickly.

Not paying mind to the blood and dirt I leave the place while gasping for air.

I run into the fog, chasing the spearman. For a while I continue killing the monsters that appear while I wonder the forest.

At such a time, I finally manage to approach the targeted spearman.

The “red line” that leads to target thickens further.

-I approach with silent footsteps.

-I activate

-Storing mana in my feet, I circulate and store mana in my hands.

Yosh, now!

-But, I am easily evaded and my sword only cuts through air.

“You. It’s been a while. And you’ve removed your mask. But, why is your beautiful face dirty? And aren’t you also injured and worn-out?”

To discover my position so easily…

“…”

“Quiet again?”

Confusing me…again this spearman talks to me.

I must not mind it.

I will “kill” this person.

I activate my extra skill,

Again the spearman is bordered in red.

“What happened? Looking at a face such as this-”

In defiance of the spearman’s words I immediately leap at him.

I attack, swinging down with Azeros held in both hands to bisect him.

But, there is only the feeling of hard rock being cut.

A metallic sound rings out, both of my hands with their slightly raised physical ability are numb.

When my sword is easily stopped by the black spear my power is lost and I am mowed down.

The spearman pulls on the reins of his magic beast and escaped.

Ku, you will not escape.

I immediately run after him.

The place the spearman runs to is a dead end overlooking a cliff.

Was that guy waiting for me to come to the cliff?

Baka, to intentional wait. I will definitely kill this guy here.

“Yui, you look unwell? Are you okay?”

Again? This spearman…

“Why are you worrying about me in this situation?”

“Haha, that’s right.”

I push the skill to its limits and slash out.

On the way I shift to attack with dual swords.

I slash diagonally from the right with the

Eh!? It was easily dodged.

If that’s the case, attacking with a sword from each side, ! Ku, I was dodged again-

This fellow, again dodges over and over. Why-how are such movements possible!?

“W-why, counterattack.”

I feel anger towards the spearman who does not counter attack.

But, none of my attacks are successful.

Even an attack using a skill cannot graze him.

I got the “Dark Dual Heavy Sword Master ” occupation, but this, my attacks…

I resolve myself.

I will use my secret technique.

The mana consumption is big and it places a heavy burden on my body.

In the state where is activated-

-I pour mana into the two swords, Azeros & Vassage.

Here, -

Relying on the magic swords, a lunge of inconceivable speed.

This cannot be dodged- I did it; I could feel wounding him for the first time-eh?

This fellow, did he see the sword line?

The spearman moves his head slightly aside and continues dodging the lunge.

He avoided the stab from my secret technique- how?!

In the end he sometimes shows a smiling face.

S-such…avoided easily.

Towards the spearman whose movements have transcended those of a person, I fly into a rage and petition him.

“How?”

“No, maa, I would say that was really close. -You should be happy.”

Be happy- he said something strange again!

“Ku, wha-what is it with you!”

“Mou, don’t swing those around so much anymore.”

I am upset by the spearman’s words. (TL: In the original chapter Shuya says “She seems to have been upset by my words here.” I thought it was funny.

This is the “first time” for me.

Continuously avoiding my attack like this, even avoiding my secret technique, I am even teased and attacked with “words” rather than with the spear.

As a consequence of using my secret technique my body loses its strength.

Oops My foot-snarled, by the time I notice it is already too late, as I fall from the cliff my view sinks.

“Ah.”

I fall.

So-a sudden sock runs through my body and my view rolls.

Ite, ite…I seem to have hit my foot on a rock.

Ooh, I, here- At that time as I have begun to give us, I find that the spearman has grabbed my arm.

The spearman has a desperate look on his face.

However, he seems to be trying to save me.

“But, why, why, why-

The spearman not only grasps my arm; he holds my body close.

I unconsciously remember the figure of my strong father hugging me.

Again, I receive a strong shock.

Then, I lose consciousness.

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When I come around the spearman is in front of me.

It seems like I was saved…and then, I lose consciousness again, the next I notice I laying in an unfamiliar bed.

Even though I am a hit man I was saved by my target…how worthless.

There is a small hole in my stomach, and my foot seems to be broken.

In addition, my whole body is creaming at me.

The spearman explains that he saved me, as I talked when I wanted to, after taking his behavior into consideration, I acknowledge it.

His goal is probably my body since he is a man. (TL: Well, you’re not wrong.)

But, the situation seems to be that I am pretending to be the lover of this spearman…there is no helping it since I cannot carry out my job with my body in this condition.

However, someone I am trying to kill is the one who is taking care of me. I am amazed.

Therefore, I endure being lovers.

Fufu, he tried to save me even though I tried to kill him, what a funny man.

“…I…I don’t mind it.”

After I consent a robed man who I think is the owner of the house walks in.

“Ah, your lover-san has come around.”

“Aah, uh, ya!”

At that moment, the spearman hugs me.

For an instant, I dumbfounded.

For some reason I hug the man’s body in return…I feel the warmth of this man.

“Haha, good, good. It looks like lover-san is able to eat now, but since she should stay in bed I’ll bring something to eat.”

The man who offered a place to stay has a shaved head.

N, is that a magic crest mark on his forehead? Is he from some noble house?

But, a noble would not live in a place like this.

His eerie eyes are bothering me.

“Ah, sorry. If it’s alright I will get it.”

The spearman separates from me.

“Is that so? Then, I will return.”

I watch the weird bald man walk away.

But, I…wonder what it is.

I was suddenly held a little while ago.

Such a spearman carries a meal.

Fuun, nevertheless the kill target has not changed.

But, I will express my thanks.

“”Sorry. But, it’s until the day after tomorrow. After that much time has passed…my foot will be healed.”

The man’s eyes open a little wide. He is smiling.

“…Ah, understood. Then, would Yui like me to feed her?”

“Iii, the shoulder wound is okay. I can already use my arm.”

“Is that so, then I’ll go get my own food. I’d also like to ask about the area around here.”

The spearman smiles, unconcerned. What a strange man.

I begin to eat after smelling the provided meal.

It is delicious. A proper meal after such a long time…

After a short time, the spearman comes back.

“…Looks like she ate. She should recover well.”

Ordinary. Don’t look at me with such a “smiling face”…it this fellow okay? Am I not the killer aiming for your life?

“…you’re here, I…”

“Don’t worry about it. Right now you are my lover. Since you finished eating I’ll take the tray.”

This man, is he joking?

“T, thank you.”

However, I still respond properly.

The spearman goes into the neighboring room to put away the tableware. His countenance has changed completely when he returns.

“What’s wrong? Why do you look like that?”

A strange face.

The spearman laughingly explains hurriedly, and as I listen I notice that my body is feeling odd.

My hands are trembling.

“Ah, my…ah, my arm is numb…”

“As expected. Rollo, go outside and be prepared to fight at any moment.”

“Nya.”

The black cat answers shortly and energetically runs outside.

I should have been more careful.

“Mou, the medicine is already taking affect.”

I seem to have somehow been poisoned by the landlord.

Not noticing something like that…I am not qualified to be a killer.

Before eating I can discern medicines from their smell.

The poison was an unscented type.

At any rate, it is a strange poison. Losing the sensation in my body will not kill but, besides, I can move my mouth. Is this a special paralytic poison?

I do not know of such a poison.

There should be some reason for giving us a special high-quality poison.

Yet, the spearman seems to be okay.

“…You, are you okay? I can move my mouth…but my arms are shaking, and there’s no strength in my legs…although this feels kind of funny…it must be a special narcotic…”

“I’m fine. I just moved the food…I didn’t eat it.”

“There’s no helping it now.”

“Understood. Let’s leave here first. I’ll carry you.”

The spearman carries me.

“Kya-”

“What is it lover? I’ll help. Don’t worry.”

Will my *doku-doku* be noticed…

Then-

“Oya…are you going somewhere?”

“Ah, Yui wants to go outside for a little while, feel the wind, look at the stars…”

The spearman moves to leave the room as he carries me.

“Is that so, ha, I guess our lies are mutually transparent. I can’t let you leave like this. Theta. Block the exit.”

“Yes. Master.”

A robed bald man with a magic crest on his forehead.

He gives instructions while smiling.

The woman called Theta seems to have blocked the way in front of the spearman.

I am being carried over his shoulder so I do not know what is happening behind me.

“Rollo.”

The spearman cries out.

The woman called Theta seems to be fighting with something?

Taking this chance, the spearman jumps out of the room while holding on to my body.

I can see the Theta woman fighting with some kind of animal to the back.

-Ah, is it the black cat?

Does the spearman have a magic beast obeying him?

Or is it a summoned familiar?

The robed bald man shouts after us in a voice bordering on a scream.

“W, what?”

Such a voice quickly becomes distant.

The spearman has incredible physical strength.

He is maintaining this speed while holding me.

I am put on his magic beast and he immediately orders “Run ahead like this.”

“Wait.”

I feel anxious and call out to the spearman.

“It’s all right. Believe me. I will not let them kill you. I will call you back right away once I kill the couple.”

“Wait, you absolutely can’t die. If you do I will kill you-”

If I can move…

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After about thirty minutes.

I learn the irritation of riding on a magic beast but since I cannot move my body there is no helping it, so I wait.

After a few minutes I hear a whistle.

The magic beast hears it and responds with a *bubo* before it begins to advance towards the sound.

Again, I hear it. The magic beast snorts and runs.

This child, it is an intelligent magic beast.

“Yui! Are you all right?”

The spearman is alive.

“…I’m okay. My body is numb and I can’t move…but you’re all right.”

“Oh? Were you worried about me?”

“Baka…if you’re like that, should I kill you?”

He speaks like he is bluffing.

Then, the spearman, approaches me while smiling, and running his fingers over the butt of the me who cannot move, he massages and rubs.

“Kya, he, hentai!”

“Hahaha, saying such a thing, aren’t you supposed to say you can never be a bride?”

Really…I can’t believe him. This man. A lecher.

“…”

We are returning to the shed from earlier while I ride on the magic beast.

“Yui, your body shivers when I hold you.”

“I. An. Baka.”

…Again, he touches my butt. Mou, this lewd man.

But, this man lays me in the bed gently.

“Which remind me, Yui’s important swords. I left them here. I made sure to recover them.”

The horny man’s handsome face is destroyed, and smiles many times while talking, but rather than the swords that are my important weapons, my head is filled by this ero man groping my butt.

“Un…”

“Well then, Yui should rest her body. I’ll go put the bodies in order. The elaborate day that called him master is also torn up.”

“Understood.”

My body is still paralyzed and I cannot move at all.

The spearman…does not come back inside until later.

I can hear the sound of intense battles…is there still someone there?

…Still, that spearman has not come back.

On the other hand, the black cat comes to my side.

-It licks my arm.

Seeing my expression, it seems to have made some kind of judgement.

Is this young black cat worried about me? It’s cute.

When the spearman returns safely he corrects my posture.

And, he seems to have gone looking for a recovery potion inside the house.

After a little while the spearman returns with some bottles and plays with the black cat.

I check them by their smell and take the medicine.

But…my recovery is slow.

The poison paralyzing my body seems special.

It seems it may take several weeks before the poison wears off completely.

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When I wake up the next day the spearman is gone.

Fufu apparently…it seems he left me.

Aaah, shit, I cannot move my body. I…

Then the spearman comes back. Naked from the waist up…

“Yui, you’re able to move a little now?”

“…Ah! Ah, only a little. But, like this…”

Ah, damn it.

For a moment, I have I have a happy look on my face.

“You can’t expect a full recovery in just one day, can you?”

Noticing my expression, the spearman’s eyes move restlessly. He seems to be looking for something in this storage shed.

“You’re…naked?”

“Ah, I was training, oh, ata ata…”

N? Under this man’s face, there is a necklace covering his chest.

Furthermore, it is decorated with white butterflies.

-Ah, perhaps, that might be an ancient white star stone…one is given as a promise of love in an old Elven legend, the famous Nepua Highsent.

Why, it is a jewel that comes from the ancient Great Empire of Befaritsu…

Does he have an Elven love…?

Even as I look at this naked man he works without intention.

He drags a big tub out from the corner of the hut.

“N, what?”

“It’s for a bath. I sweat a lot”

The spearman seems to be taking a bath. He seems to be a tidy person.

“Bath…”

And, after cleaning out the tub, while muttering “such a thing” to myself he begins to fill of the tub with hot water using life magic.

He really seems to be taking a bath one way or another.

He takes out a strange mugwort-like dumpling and as he rubs it between his hand it bubbles.

He also washes the black cat.

At any rate…his tempered body…

His chest is thick, and the muscles on his arms are big too.

The muscles on his back- N? What?

There is a small design on his lower back.

At first, I thought it was something like a tattoo…

The mark is a black mark with three black points like animal’s paw-print.

The one on his butt looks like light blue tears. (TL: So that’s why his butt was itching after he did it with that water spirit.)

Nevertheless, he is washing awfully carefully…

When I look at the spearman-

By force, I am bathed.

I try to refuse, but I am undressed and carried, naked, to the tub.

I see the pride of a male for the first time there.

The spearman must be excited; his penis is standing tall.

However, such a thing…the ero man washes my body, my chest is rubbed, and I am thoroughly washed down there.

At that time, he tells me his name, but he has a lover, and also because I do not want to be played with I respond with mean words.

…What a strange ero man.

He said I am beautiful, that I give him desires…

Maa, my face is a little well proportioned…

And this fellow, with such an ero expression, is a lewd man.

But, despite being lewd he behaves strangely.

At present by body is paralyzed and I cannot move.

Because of this, the spearman could attack me at any time and violate me.

Occasionally, he acts lewdly and does things like touching my breasts and hips but he does not act violently.

He does nothing like that at all.

Surely, it must be because of the feelings for the person of that necklace.

…He unexpectedly shows me a gentlemanly side.

Like this, he brings food and medicine to my mouth for me to eat every day, he also washes my body, and even helps me when I need to pee…

Judging from the spearman’s name, Shuya Kagari, he must be from a low class noble family.

That must be the case.

He keeps himself clean, and seems interest not only in the spear but also in magic.

He easily reads several books on magic that I cannot understand and find difficult, he lets me read the magic books several times but it was too difficult.

His intelligence seems to be high since he reads such difficult books happily.

Just who is Shuya?

He doesn’t seem to have an adventurer’s card.

Despite that he seems awfully strong.

When we fought, he showed me mercy time and time again.

I know that, so I become depressed and unintentionally begin taking it out on him.

It was decisive when Shuya came back from hunting.

I knew because I had seen it fight a little before, but when the black cat came in dragging the tiger corpses with on the end of its feelers I was really surprised.

If this black cat had fought alongside of Shuya when I attacked, it wouldn’t even be a fight…

The black cat is called Rollodinu.

It’s cute, round red eyes have small dark spots inside.

It is cute, it looks unexpectedly thoughtful and anxiously begin to lick my body, so I stroke its head.

It is a really cute cat.

However, when I saw its form as the larger beast figure, honestly, I was scared.

When I am becoming accustomed to such a life with the black cat and Shuya…

Little by little, my body becomes able to move, and begin to talk more and my smiling face keeps growing.

When Shuya approaches, my chest throbs.

I, this man…

But, it is different when it is time for the bath. I always become sullen.

My body is washed. I endure because I cannot move…but, that…I am so embarrassed I could die…

Maa, it is fine. If I completely recover…

Since I will kill him.

No…if I am honest, already…

For me…impossible.

Can’t kill…father…

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I was born on a cold winter night.

I seemed to be born with strange eyes.

Unique eyes, with no pupils.

I was named Yui.

My eyes hid a special power.

Commonly known as Death Eyes. They hold the power of Beikala, the god of death.

It is thanks to a special skill called an “Extra Skill.”

My house holds the family name, Furgman.

It is a small noble family that has been serving Samaria Kingdom since ancient times.

We seem to have descended from demonic beings.

So those of the Furgman lineage possess special skills by out nature. and using this power have become distinguished through military service over many a battlefield.

However, the glory did not continue for long.

After repeated wars with 【Terramay Kingdom】 the head of the Furgman household was sent by 【Samaria Kingdom】 to advance on the large country, 【Osberia Kingdom】, when suddenly they reconciled with one another.

When the war that had worn on for countless years finally ended…

The small military noble family loses their important post and declines.

The Furgman’s territory was small and they were not a rich family.

The family’s finances declined during father’s generation, they called themselves nobles but they lived a life full of poverty.

Still, Father Karudo and Mother Saki worked desperately the revive the Furgman family without complaint, acquiring the daily necessities.

At such a time they received a good sign.

Father is employed for his martial arts prowess by a great noble family.

It no different from the old days when the Furgman family was a small noble house.

However, the lineage of the military family has been passes down.

In fact, To-san received it strongly.

Exceling in martial arts, he trained me since I was young.

I say that, but I am also smart and tough. And yet, the features are handsome.

Indeed, my father is attractive. Although his personality is a bit feminine no one says that.

However, the good times did not last forever…

My mother collapsed unexpectedly and died of an illness.

My father had no time to grieve, he became busy with his new work and was spending increasing amounts of time away from home.

Even if my Father’s work was favorable the Furgman house’s finances was in a terrible state. Our condition of being one step away from losing their gentry granted by Samaria Kingdom.

Always living on the edge.

The circumstances are so severe, but To-san continues teaching me the basics of the Furgman style sword play.

It is a military art that adopts the beneficial aspects of the three big schools, Flying Sword Style, Absolute Sword Style, and King Sword Style.

It may be mocked by the swordsman practitioners in the area, but those people understand nothing.

These days, the faces the instructors and Father surprised by ability is increasing, the joyful expression are increasing.

I was happy to see the figure of my father being happy.

Once, father returns to the house covered in blood, causing me to panic.

To-san has a serious expression and begins to explain.

“Yui, do not speak until I am finished I entered the dark guild, I dyed my hands with unknowable darkness through assassination work.”

To-san talks, unusually upset.

“I have dyed the proud Furgman family is darkness.”

Hugging me, he explains while crying.

I entreat him strongly “It’s okay. No matter what happens, I will not come to hate To-san. Instead, because I am strong, train me even more.”

To-san nods in silence and accepts my desire.

And, when the work with the dark guild is finished, severe training begins

I am very happy because the time I am able to spend together with my father has increased.

To-san is very strong and strict.

Injuries are a daily occurrence.

However, I desperately continue the harsh training.

As I continue the severe training to-san is amazed by my growth.

It appears that the lineage of the Furgman house has a strong influence on me.

The battle occupations Soldier, Swordsman, Dual Swordsman, Heavy Soldier, Light Technique User, Bow User, Light Soldier, Sword User and Assassin are acquired one after another.

And, I learn the special secret art of wearing mana, “Fighting Moji.”

This grants physical ability.

I had trouble at first because it uses mana, but how great is it that it can increase a soldier type’s speed?

I was happy once I wore Fighting Moji.

In this way, the art of the sword and assassination is instilled strictly by Father and my talent blooms.

-Innate talent.

My father looks at me, and about the time three months has passed I begin training with genuine swords.

In the middle of training, my eyes repeat a shaft of light.

– I use them.

The is a skill related to the god Beikala.

The other person I look at becomes bordered in red, they become “marked by the god of death” and it does not disappear.

When fighting someone who has that mark, every aspect of my physical abilities doubles.

My father has a stunned face, and opens his mouth to talk.

“Yui. Those are ominous eyes. However, when you use the eyes, the quality of your movements changes. They become terrifically sharp. If you match it with fighting moji you will become one of the top-class assassins is 【Samaria】. As expect, my daughter is of the Furgman house. Regarding the god of death, a benefit is a benefit. Yet, your eyes will become troublesome because of the Beikala fanatics. Be careful when you use them. Learn to control them better.”

“Yes-”

To-san talks truly happily.

So. These eyes of mine are strange. These eyes have the power of the god of death.

When I come to master this power, the training with father becomes even more severe again.

-I feel scared…

At that time, I notice that my eyes changed on their own.

“N? Your eyes changed again?”

“Eh, oh, un.”

I am trying to control them, but for some reason they activate automatically when I feel fear.

But, this is convenient for the present me.

As much as my abilities become strong.

Training with such a father, we approach the verge of killing each other.

But, such a life does not continue for long.

My father, proud of his strength, is one day injured carrying out one of his duties.

The injury is a serious wound.

I get a heal potion and a priest at the church to look at it, but it cannot be completely healed with recovery magic either. The injury is not a normal cut.

Black flecks appear on his face and skin, there are things that look like countless tiny magic formations around the cut.

Such a wound…I have not seen…

It as if he has suffered some kind of cursed wound…

Surely, the duty my father received was no ordinary responsibility.

Because if it, To-san is suffering an illness.

Everyday his condition becomes worse…

At such a time, there was good news. I found a magic medicine that worked on to-san.

However, the price is abnormally high.

Regardless, it is the only thing I can rely on, so I have come to depend on the expensive magic medicine. Since he cannot go out to work, the Furgman house goes into decline. (TL: How much can they decline before they die?)

As a result, I followed the natural course of events and entered the dark guild in father’s stead.

And then I met Hewso-sama, a person from a great noble house in 【Samaria Kingdom】, I formally swore an oath of allegiance to the dark guild and arrived at the present.

Therefore, I must carry out my duty to save my to-san.

But, like this, it is impossible…

Mou…I keep going back and forth.

I need to pull myself together.

◇◇◇◇

Seven days have passed living with Shuya and the black cat.

I am able to stand up now.

Shuya, these seven days…has truly taken good care of my body and cherished it.

In order to cheer me up he intentionally says playful things and does acts foolishly. He has cooked, and eased my body.

He is not only a gentleman he is also kind.

And he looks at me with tender eyes.

The cold eyes that froze when I first confronted him, without showing it entirely he not only hears my trifling story but he returns it with a smile, and treats me as a woman.

My obstinate posture begins to “warm up for the first time.”

One such day- I was talking naturally about my father.

I should be disqualified as an assassin-

However, he listens in silence, and “Understands” me.

He talks about himself too. There seems to be a Shisho-san.

They must be very strong. I cannot begin to imagine someone strong than Shuya.

I am able to pass time with the black cat peacefully. Rollo is cute, when she runs and plays she extends of feeler and conveys her feelings.

What a mysterious cat.

She seems to be a familiar. (TL: Yui has been introduced to Rollo at this point, so I’ll have Yui refer to Rollo as “her” rather than “it” now.) When the cat or maybe the magic beast conveys her feeling, I do not hear them…even if she’s cute, fufu.

And then, Shuya goes into the hut to the study almost every day.

He goes to look for a book.

I want to do something to help Shuya, so I talk about dried meat.

However, it is no use.

The air here is thick with fog and it is unable to dry. (TL: Okay, so I made a mistake in the last chapter. I thought Yui was offering to make Shuya some food from the dried meat, apparently she was offering to dry some meat to preserve it for him. Some of you may have caught that, but since I didn’t realize it the translation there is off.)

After a little while, Shuya returned.

“Ah, Shuya. Drying the food here isn’t possible. It becomes moist because of the fog.”

“There’s no helping it. There’s no choice but to properly cook and dry it.”

“Un. “It’s easy if one can use magic.”

“A, speaking of magic. I discovered magic characters here. See?”

Shuya has a joyful child-like expression and shows me the book of magic

“N, this? I can’t read the characters, oh, I can feel mana in this. But, the contents are incomprehensible. I can’t read these characters. It’s different from the elf language…and though it’s similar to ancient dwarf I think it is different. I haven’t seen these characters before.”

“Is that so, I’m able to read them.”

“Eh?”

He can read this? This ancient language?

“I’m going to conduct a few experiments. You should back up…”

“Eh? Experiments?”

“Nya.”

Since the black cat is also there, I pick up Rollo-chan and take some distance from Shuya.

“Un.”

Shuya returns a short answer-

Eh? The characters are floating…

I do not know about this. I have seen when magic characters are read and learned, but I have never seen the phenomenon I am looking at, the characters are shining and floating.

“What is…this?”

The characters then begin to vibrate and are sucked into Shuya’s head.

“Uo…”

For an instant, is he okay? I am about cry out, but Shuya nods with a look of ecstasy, he takes a deep breath and seems to be okay.

Finally, the old ancient characters in Shuya’s hand disappear.

He then raises his right hands and tries to do something.

In front of his right hand, he draws a circle with his finger-

Magic…

With the motion of tracing his finger with a trail of black light he constructs a magic formation.

“Amazing…magician…”

This magic formation, is Shuya a “magician?”

“”The beginning is according to the basics in the book…”

Shuya mutters.

“《Dark Bullet》”

The moment the magic’s name was declared-

A lump like a distorted black stone emerges from the magic formation…

I have never heard of such a magic.

Let alone magic user, after all he was of magician class…

Dispelling such feeling from me, the black mass produced by magic collides with the ground- the earth is gouged out and a great gust of wind is produced as fragments burst out.

My hair sway from the shock of the wind.

Rollo-chan is surprised too. She jumps.

With such tremendous power, there is the collision sound of intense deep bass.

What earth-shattering power. That big hole…

“Hey, this is pretty powerful if it lands a direct hit.”

For a brief period, I am left speechless by the magic.

This power, I have begun to fear Shuya for a reason other than his martial arts.

And, I ask the question I thought of immediately.

“Shuya…you, who are you? Not only the spear, but to use magic…”

“Yui, your eyes…”

“Ah, don’t look!”

Oh, I am embarrassed.

“Aah. However, I’ve already seen them…”

Such eyes…

“My eyes. They are hollow and abnormally empty…”

“Is that so? It was fantastic and beautiful…”

Eh? My eyes, beautiful…

This may be the first time some has said such a thing…

Even To-san only called them eerie.

“…Only Shuya. To say such a thing.”

I am so happy that near naturally begin to flow.

“Beautiful. You showed me those eyes once before.”

“Un, thanks. That was for the sake of chasing Shuya.”

The fear from before fades away.

“Ah, they’re turning back.”

“Fufu.”

My heart is light. I feel like I can tell Shuya everything.

“In order to chase me, those eyes are special eyes?”

He asks with a smile.

“So. These are the eyes of Beikala. They are nicknamed “Death Eyes” and are good for tracking. The target I catch with these eyes once with be bordered red for ‘eternity,’ where ever they go I can follow. It’s a ‘game’ for me. Two times, three ties, every time I see the target again, my assassination ability improves.”

I naturally confess my most important secret.

“So, uh, do they change all the time?”

“Yeah. Most of the time I activate consciously, but sometimes when I feel fear it activates automatically.”

“Is that so. Then I scared you. Sorry. But, such important information…is it okay to tell me?”

Certainly…but, it is already fine.

“Un. I am already okay with the problem that is Shuya. Aren’t you… actually a magician?”

“No, n, well now I can’t deny it…I became a magic user. In other words, my foundation is well rounded?”

Just well rounded, it is not convincing.

“…It was a phenomenon I have not seen. I have not seen characters float when you learn magic. Such a phenomenon happens with neither language nor crest.”

“That’s right…

There is probably still something else.

“You’re hiding something?”

“It seems to be ancient magic.”

“Ancient Magic!?”

Ancient Magic-

I have heard rumors in 【Samaria Kingdom】 and 【Terramay Kingdom】 that such a thing really exists in 【Labyrinth City Pernette】 and the tower town 【Senapa】, is it something studied in 【Magic City Ernst】 to the far north.

I am understanding less and less. Shuya…

“…It’s a shock when the woman I love is afraid so many times.”

Eh? Eeeh, woman he loves?

My feelings of fear and the answer to my question are blown away by his words.

Love, hearing his words, reality all comes crashing down, and my heart swells.

“…You love me?”

“Aah, would I have nursed you if I didn’t like you?”

“That, well…”

I am happy. My heart might really break.

Doku-doku. What do I do? I…

“Yui, did you say that you grilled meat earlier? Now, let’s finish.”

“N, that’s right.”

Unintentionally, my words are tense.

It becomes awkward.

Shuya is roasting the meat without minding it…

I spend that day trying not to look at Shuya too much.

◇◇◇◇

Every morning Shuya gets up early in the morning to train.

Always naked above the waist…he returns to the room to wash off his sweat.

He takes a bath even though I am here, but his muscles really are wonderful.

He is tall, black haired, and dark eyed.

His face is ordinary, but that is irrelevant.

On his chest there is a white cross mark coiled with chains.

There are two necklaces around his neck.

It is the same white star stone from before.

His lover, what kind of woman is she?

Ah, Shuya’s butt, wonderful, coming up.

When he sees me staring he asks “Do you want to go in together?” I reply “I, am already okay,” rather stiffly, then I throw the paring knife in his direction.

It is easily dodged.

There is also a day where Shuya goes *kon-kon* with his nose and his eyes become bloodshot.

Honestly, I was scared.

And, all too soon the happy days pass, and ten more days are gone.

I have already healed completely, but I remain silent.

Eating together every day, happiness.

To change the mood, we can eat outside today.

I feel like I am living as a “woman” for the first time in my life.

His eyes that stare at me. His face is flat, but I think it is well proportioned.

I make a cute smile.

Shuya returns a smile too.

However, Shuya is avoiding my eyes today.

That moment-

That? Shuya makes a grim face and looks up at the sky.

Thereupon, suddenly, above, from the magic fog, a demonic being appears.

The demonic being comes down to the ground. The demonic being has wings of bone.

It is a gargoyle type; a kind I have not seen.

I am on guard. I grasp the leather wrapped handles of my swords and stand.

It has big black eyes on pale skin. It has legs like a bird.

The demonic being begins to talk.

“…Oya, it isn’t that magician.”

“Aah, what are you?”

While Shuya talks I activate the .

I become battle ready to be able to attack with my sword at any time.

I hold a sword in both hands, adopting a fighting stance.

Shuya is talking, but not being careless since he is hold the black spear, so it is okay.

“The woman’s appearance is different too? What happened to Zoru Gustave?”

“More importantly answer the question. Who. Are. You?”

Shuya talks threateningly.

The demonic being is coming!

“Sa-”

I activate at the same time the demonic being is about to hit Shuya.

Aiming at the demonic being- it starts to attack first.

-Rotate and slash.

A revolving slash with a sword in each hand, .

Tens of time, hard sounds- chi, it was defended against.

However, as I land and slash diagonally from the shoulder- I give it .

-

The sword like moves towards the neck but they are deflected by a bone sword,

With that timing I dodge the large bone sword.

-Again, it was prevented.

This demonic being is strong, I take a distance for a moment.

“You fight well for a human girl, no? However-”

The demonic being talks to provoke me.

As he said, the quality of his movements suddenly rise.

A bone wings extends out to the left and the right, and physical speed of the demonic being suddenly rises.

The demonic being with its sudden increased speed slashes out with its bone sword.

The bone sword attack in intense, fast- shit, there is no opening for me to counterattack-

-Ite, eh? This, this was the wing of bone?

My foot has been impaled by a bone spear. Too quick to follow the demonic being extended the wings on its back into a bone spear and used it to attack- I cannot move, the demonic being’s attack is coming!

The moment when I thought I would be pierced-

That, the demonic being, blown off!?

Aah, Shuya helped! -Rollo-chan!

The demonic being collapses to the side a groans slightly.

There-

“You should regret that you laid a hand on the ‘woman I love.'”

Woman he…loves. The woman he loves. Waa…

Shuya extends a chain-like projectile from his hand, I cannot confirm it with my sight since it moves so fast, he attacks repeatedly, and easily kills the demonic being.

-Amazing movements. But, what was that chain?

Other than that, he said lover again…

Happy…

“Yui, are you okay?

He loves me…

“Yui?”

I approached the Shuya with a questioning face.

Hurriedly, I smooth over my dazed expression.

“Ah, aah, un. I’m fine. Thank you for helping me. Also, since my life was saved…kya, it hurts.”

Rollo is licking the wound on my foot.

“Rollo.”

Shuya got impatient.

“Ah, it’s fine. Fufu, thanks. Rollo-chan.”

Rollo-chan. Fufu, cute. I pet her.

“Rollo, licking her blood is no good. Rather, I…”

“Eh?”

I? What is it?

“No, no, that is, medicine! I’ll go get a potion.”

“Ah, un.”

Shuya is strange.

But, he is kind. He has me drink a potion again.

“With this it should be alright. It was good there were a lot of potions.”

Other that, the demonic being came here intentionally, it seemed to have a relationship with the landlord here.

There are many humans connect to demonic being in 【Samaria】, but since I have the blood of a demonic being in me it is not a strange thing at all…

“…Un. But, the demonic being from earlier…it felt like it was an acquaintance of the magician that used to live here.”

When I tell him my casual impression he goes to investigate the body of the demonic being.

“…Dead men tell no tales, but there was a description about the bone wings in Zoru’s diary. And then, the demonic being has no possessions. There is only a bone sword.”

“We shouldn’t be attacked by a different one again, but…”

“Surely, the possibility is there. It may be better to immediately leave this place.”

“Yeah.”

Shuya looks over at me with a meek face.

“That, reminds me, wasn’t the sword handling a little while ago very sharp? Has your body already completely recovered?”

I have a bad premonition…

“Eeh, I’m cured…”

“Is that so…that’s good, you feel good…” 𝒇𝗿𝙚ℯ𝑤ℯ𝑏𝒏𝑜ѵe𝙡.c𝐨ｍ

He seems to have the intention to talk about something that is hard to say…

“What do you want to say?”

“Since you have recovered, I was considering leaving here tomorrow morning.”

…What…Please do not say you will leave.

However, I cannot say such a thing…

“…Na…wait, are you saying Shuya will return to antagonism with me?”

“It’s up to Yui.”

Why, why? Unfair.

I, even I…Baka Shuya!

“…I must kill Shuya, it can’t be helped, but I don’t want to kill you, but even so, unfair, unfair, unfair!”

My feelings explode, I speak of all of my repressed feelings.

He looks at me with a gentle expression, and after begin to start talking.

“…Na, if that’s the case, why don’t you travel with Rollo and me?”

“…”

Travel together-

“I am look for a certain treasure artefact for Rollo. Well, Yui could travel. Wouldn’t it be fun if you were with us…How’s that? Will you come together?”

Treasure, travel…

It is hard work; I have never considered that until now.

I want to stay by his side. Close to Shuya…

But…

“…I want to go. But, I’m sorry. It’s impossible…the organization won’t allow it. I must protect the Furgman Family. For the sake of my father who is bed ridden with illness.”

“…I won’t force you.”

Shuya’s eyes look down with a regretful look.

Even I do not want to leave. The man I came to love for the first time.

But, he is the one I have to kill.

If we separate, finally…

There is Shuya’s lover. There may even be someone he loves.

I…

“…Shuya.”

I take off the black clothes I am wearing.

“Strangely I want you hear it without thinking. Before we separate, I want to thank you. I’m not Shuya’s ‘loved one’…I know that. But, if it’s still okay…I want you to hold me.”

The words catch in my throat like lead, but I put forth my courage and confess.

Such an I, will he accept me?

Shuya…stares at my body.

I, my mind and body tremble with joy.

“…Yui, you’re beautiful. …But, I have no loved one?”

“Eh, but, the necklace…”

“Aah, this. I picked this up a while ago…”

So, that…

Good.

“Baka, did you misunderstand? Hora.”

Shuya pulls my arms and hugs me-

He holds me to his chest. His chest is warm.

“You’re cute.”

He says next to my ear. Happy.

The center of breasts ache.

Shuya undressed and hugs me strongly.

The muscles of his chest are wonderful too.

I suddenly look up at Shuya’s face and close my eyes.

I experience Shuya’s lips.

The gentle kiss focuses on the upper lip.

“N, for today, I’m your lover…”

I am overwhelmed by feelings for what cannot be,

“Aah…”

Our lips again and again, my feeling are building up.

And, I am held so that it is not possible to think of anything.

But, the next day.

When I get up Shuya in longer there.

-This might all right.

Uun- actually sad-

I feel a gaping hole open in my chest.

I want to spend more time with Shuya.

-I hold to embrace more.

The feelings I had yesterday fill up my heart.

Suddenly bringing my legs together on the bed, I cross my hands between my knees. A tear drop flows from my eye down my cheek.

Before I notice the top of the bed is wet.

I want to see Shuya. However, our lives are certainly separate.

My hands are wet with blood.

I only obtained temporary happiness, I should be satisfied.

Surely, if Shuya stayed, I would behave like spoilt child to that man.

So, I lift my head and stand up.

N, a letter?

I see a letter written on a piece of parchment and a lot of money left small storeroom.

□■□■

To Yui

This money is for your father.

It may not be enough, but this may help with the expensive medicine.

I also left ancient gold. It may be possible that it is worth a lot?

By the way, if you’d like to kill me, come again. Because I will always be waiting.

PS: Can you walk properly? Your agonized face was good, but haha, your sleeping face is cute too.

□■□■

…Baka Shuya.

But, thanks.

…Let’s meet again. The task is failed. I am resigned to receiving to disgrace.

I am disqualified as a hit man and an assassin, since I love the man I am supposed to kill more, the order is impossible.

I do not know what kind of treatment is waiting for me with Hewso-sama and the 【Shadow’s Right Hand】 but I will return.

Beside, with this ancient gold, I may be able to save my father if it sells well.

Then I will wash my hands, Shuya…

Uun. I do not know yet.

I take these thoughts without and go.

I will return to Samaria.