Going to Another World on Your Own! ～a Story That Begins With a Not-so-sweet Upbringing

Chapter 156: The Assassin’s End

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The assassin, driven to the top, was surrounded by the Kingsguard.

Even though the assassin was a skilled member of the assassination guild and had good skills, he was up against the Kingsguard.

Assassins specialize in assassinations and if assassination is to be carried out, he could have easily killed the Kingsguard in front of him if the conditions were right.

In fact, Tauro had informed the Kingsguard of the poisoned needle and dart and they had taken countermeasures.

“Surrender and tell us who your employer is.
No one got killed this time.”

One of the Kingsguard tried to persuade the assassin.

His words greatly hurt the assassin’s self-esteem.

Yes, he had not killed anyone this time.

He, who prided himself on being a first-class assassin, hadn’t been able to kill a single child.

The child he had cornered had somehow managed to escape from the top of the tower and the child had trapped him, leaving him in a tight spot.

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It was humiliating.

But wait a minute.
If the trick the kid used to jump off the tower was still there…could I do it too? The assassin thought.

No time to think about it.

Either way, if he gets caught, he’s done as an assassin.

He had no choice but to take a chance!

The assassin stood on the edge of the tower, surrounded by Kingsguard and mimicked every move Tauro took.

Because you never know what could be the switch in a trick.

Of course, there was no such trick, but he was serious about his last chance.

“I win.
Goodbye.”

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He even mimicked Tauro’s line to him and jumped back.

Of course, there was nothing behind him, so he was flying headfirst to the ground.

Waaaa!

With a shout, the assassin fell in front of Tauro, making a loud noise and dying.

“I never thought…he would jump down and kill himself….
What a decision by the enemy…”

The assassin was simply imitating Tauro out of a desire to save his life, but of course Tauro hadn’t imagined it that far.

Tauro laid his hands on the body and decided to leave the cleanup to the guards who had rushed to the scene.

“Now that we’ve gotten rid of the troublesome assassin… We must quickly find a trustworthy guardian for Aeris from a powerful noble family, get rid of the Marquise Van Dyne’s clutches and break her ambitions….
We have quite a few more nobles on our side, but that’s all we have right now.”

Tauro pondered this and that as he returned to the inn.

There was no schedule for the next meeting with Prince Flue.

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He’s also busy with school and his duties as a prince, so he doesn’t have much free time.

He seemed to have something important to talk about, but Tauro wouldn’t know what it was until he met with him.

Besides, it had already been a month since they left the village of Dansas.

Tauro wrote a letter to Shin and Rumeya about their situation, but he wondered if they would be okay.
He thought, “I’m worried about Aeris, but I’m sure they‘re worried about Aeris, too”.

Tauro did not know how much longer it would take, but for now he had to concentrate on Aeris.

When he arrived at the inn, he found a carriage parked there that belonged to a nobleman.

Since they weren’t scheduled to meet today, did this mean that the noble had visited them?

Tauro hurried back to his room to find a person who appeared to be a messenger from a noble family in front of Aeris’s room in the middle of telling her that she was invited to the mansion to meet with his master.

“Ah, Tauro, welcome back! You’re early today.
This is Count Ayanshi’s messenger.”

Aeris spoke to Tauro, looking for a helping hand.

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“Count Ayanshi?”

The messenger thought it would be quicker to persuade this child than Aeris, who would not shake her head.

“My master, Count Ayanshi, wishes to see you now, so I have come as his emissary.”

It’s unusual for a nobleman who cares about his reputation to ask to meet with me.

Does it mean that he wants to ride the winning horse?

Speaking of Count Ayansi, I believe he was a powerful noble in the Marquis of Haragoura faction….

The Marquis of Haragoura is the leader of a historic, senior aristocratic faction that is in a factional war with the vizier, the Duke of Barriera.

There are several factions and he’s the most powerful among them, but this faction has many rumors of aristocratic supremacy, which is typical of today’s aristocrats, so Tauro did not want to get involved.

However, he had gone to the trouble of setting up a messenger to ask them to come and if they refused, it might affect Aeris’s position later on.

Tauro thought about it, nodded to Aeris and urged her to get ready to go out.