148 49. Unexpected victory (2)

Owl erased the speculation. A dark, heartfelt energy had struck down the interior, but Veradin and Dante did not budge without even snoring.

Already, Oul had been paralyzing them with acupuncture since he came in. And now, instead of speculation, he was freezing his body with a compressed life only toward the camp.

Though his body was trembling, regardless of his will, Jean felt no fear at all.

I was shaking only because Jean's energy was not yet enough to fully accept his life.

"I don't know what I said, but a figure who becomes King Unknown is so angry with me just because I mentioned Jonah's sister's name. That's how sensitive a matter is, and it's as if it's an outrage of obscurity.'

Oul even described himself as a weakness, and even now he seemed to have no intention of reaching out to take his life, just staring at the camp.

'I can see it...….’

The calculation finished quickly.

It was thanks to the memory of Jonah for the past few days.

"King Mu-myeong has great force, but the power of assassination, which is the will of obscurity, is superior to Jonah's sister."

When I stayed in my first intermediate cadet's room.

Jonah had observed Qin in the narrow second floor, succeeding in hiding for more than an hour. Since then, Jonah has looked at the camp at a close distance, regardless of the open area and narrow space.

Not once found out. It was a novelty that could not be compared to such a "simple assassination," and Jin had only misunderstood that he lacked himself or that the best spray of obscurity was better than he thought.

But that's not it.

If the aim is to assassinate King Mu-myeong, he can always die before Jin recognizes him. But even the unknown head of state could not do as Jonah did.

If you search the whole world as well as obscurity, you will find no one who can imitate Jonah's ability.

Suddenly, I remembered what I heard from Luna before becoming a backup rider.

Do any of your siblings have the ability to feel threatened?

Not yet on a one-on-one basis. Luntia, maybe Dipus. Or you in the future......? But Jonah is really dangerous.

Jonah's sister? Is it the poison?

No, he's an assassin. Assassins can let anyone go if they let their opponents off guard.

At the time, I thought it was just a story about the dangers of assassins. And Jean was just realizing that there was a hidden meaning in the words.

"It's not cool to tear your ass to death right now, but I'll overlook Sir Xiron's face only once."

Soon as Oul spoke in a soft voice, Jean stood up and bowed to him.

"The reason why you took out my father's name in advance was a justification. For an excuse that I wouldn't kill if I mentioned Jonah's sister's name without fear.'

More and more, I felt that Oul would never die.

Rather, he became convinced that he had come to save himself.

"The reason King Unknown visited me is to save us from Jonah's sister. The death of Dante and Veradin by Jonah's sister's prank would have been a burden for the unknown king.’

Jean swallowed a smile into her heart.

I thought it would be a good situation to threaten, but the weakness is that it is worth more when you hold it still in your hands than when you hold it and shake it. with a subtle attitude that one can pop at any time

But, in addition to Jonah, Veradin and Dante have one more weakness.

"I'm sorry. I'm still immature, so I dared to make a fool of myself. If you're punishing me, I'll take it sweetly."

"You don't think I know what's inside of you? with a face that says he already knows what I'm thinking. No matter how strong your heart is, the attitude now is impossible without certainty of survival."

He is a ghostly man like an unknown head. The expression he tried to hide was useless, but Jin decided not to care.

It's stupid to be too modest in front of this kind of person.

"I have already committed a big discourtesy to King Muhmyong for his slip of the tongue, and I have no intention of repeating the same mistake. The king came to see me because of Dante and Veradin lying there."

"Yes, you are. As a backup rider, there is nothing much wrong with killing you, but they are different. From now on, if you follow my instructions, I will assume that there was no slip of the tongue. I'll also pretend I didn't see you and the two of you hanging out."

"Please tell me."

Only then did King Muhmyong light a cigarette, as if he had suppressed his anger a little.

"From tonight on, real sprayers wearing white cotton, not cadets, will come. The three of you must stick together, but make sure to find the heart of the city while you're on the run."

Jin, on the other hand, inferred from the passage that King Muhmyong had no control over Jonah.

If you want to save Dante and Veradin, you can just exclude them from being assassinated under your authority, but you have to come and give them advice.

"May I ask you why?"

"Do you still have the energy to degrade me?"

"No, I'll do as you wish."

"Also, when the morning comes the day after tomorrow, urge the two next-generation families to get out of the city. at all costs If you don't listen to you, try to overpower them and let them go."

"You mean I'm the only one left.”

"You understand me well. The sprayers will come to you three times in total."

This is what Oul thought.

Jonah has three chances in total, so she'll give her children advice twice so they can handle it and encourage them to avoid anger the last time.

If Jonah noticed this, her obscurity could have been overturned. But if Dante and Veradin say they've run away, they'll soon forget.

For Jonah, the most important camp will remain in the city until the last day of the bet.

"I'm sure Jonah will send people in the order of intermediate, advanced, and highest spray. Besides killing Veradin and Dante, it's also about growing up my brother.’

The three couldn't handle anything at all. You wouldn't have to tell me if you were alone.

"After Veradin and Dante left the city, it doesn't matter if Jean dies or if she doesn't matter. I wish I could survive and please Jonah's heart, but that would be too much greed.’

Perhaps the moment the supreme spray is about to take Jin's life, Jonah may be fickle and save Jin herself.

In fact, that was the only way for Jean to survive, Oul thought.

As soon as Oul, who organized his thoughts, was about to rub out his cigarette.

"King Mu-myeong."

"Speak."

"The king just told me to die. You told me to stay by myself somehow, even though I had a lot of course.

"That's why you can't?"

"That's not at all. However, as much as I risked my life, I wish I had a reward. Only if I have successfully helped King Muhmyong."

Owl nodded.

"Okay, I'll give you that much. What do you want?"

"Give me a beer."

"You're crazy."

"Can't you?"

Impudent enough to say, Oul burst out laughing.

"It's not something Sir Ciron should ask."

"Um......."

That's too much, of course.

'It's something I've been trying to get through Jonah's sister anyway. If King Muhmyong gives it to him himself, it will be more certain and he will be able to reduce the amount of words. But I also thought it was too raw.’

I wasn't as disappointed as I expected to be rejected. I pretended to be crazy.

"Say something else. If you talk nonsense again this time, I won't give you any more chances."

When Jin clearly said what he was really going to ask for, the eyes of King Muhmyong stood up.

"......good. That's enough to ask for your life. However, we will have to save the next two householders."

It was only after Oul had satisfied Oul and survived that he had accepted Jin's request.

"Thank you for counting. I will keep my word."

I sang a joyous song into my heart.

From the moment he got his promise from King Muhmyong, Jin decided that nothing could stop him in Samil anymore.

King Muhmyong, who was about to leave the inn, glanced around the camp.

"And I'll give you one piece of advice."

"Thank you."

"Do you know why we don't use our abilities recklessly, even though there are so few in the world that we can't kill if we want to?"

Jean, who read the point, looked up politely at Owl.

Oul is a gentle reproof for Jean's grip on and shaking the impenetrable impulses of obscurity a while ago.

"Because a weapon that can cause fatal injury to a person at any time is scarier when it is held still. Also, if you wield such a weapon without thinking, you will return in great anger.”

And Jin was giving a hint to the 'Thankful King of Unknowns.'

"Huh! Why did you know this guy a little while ago...….”

Oul, who stopped talking, shook his head with his eyes wide open, as if he were in a state of spirits.

'No way, Jean Looncandel, you bastard. You didn't know Jonah was our weakness?...! It was just a guess that it was about Jonah, because I wasn't the first to hold him responsible for the destruction of the city?’

Without knowing that, as soon as Jonah's name came out, he recalled himself a few minutes ago.

Oul had to feel ashamed after a long time. A little sense of shame and defeat was a bonus.

He lost a fight with a shabby little man. The owner of this city, a man called the king of assassins.

'I'm so embarrassed I can't look at you, damn it. What a disgrace. It is only natural that even pure blood is unaware of the relationship between the 13th reserve rider, Moomyun and Jonah."

Jin was hiding his smile, pretending to greet him with a slant of his waist in consideration of him.

"......great."

Oul, who praised Jean short and thick, left the inn and disappeared like the wind.

All the way back to the Mungwan, he felt a sense of waste. Looncandel's youngest son, who is destined to be short-lived with high probability because of Jonah's best spray.

Veradin and Dante awoke naturally in the evening, and could not even imagine what had happened while sleeping.

* * *

"The Lord didn't expect the reserve jockey to mingle with the next generation of Zipple and Hyran, but......I'll be able to unexpectedly give you additional news.”

"There must be something between Jonah and the backup jockey. Now that you have found the situation, the evidence will soon pour out."

A group of men were talking. The place where they stood was the house of Samil's superior cadet, and the cadet was suffocated with iron thread around his neck.

These are the ones Joshua sent.

"It's not over until we get good news from the Lord. And the level of assassins seeking backup jockeys continues to rise, so pay special attention. Don't forget that your backup rider told you not to die yet."

But they were far from aware that there was one unknown best sprayer in the building across the street.

The supreme spray has been hovering around them for every single moment since they entered the city.