Chapter 80 Assassin Marty
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
(Marty’s POV)
(I thought something was off…)
It’s impressive that we’ve made it to the entrance of the dungeon. Indeed, these 3──Otto, Asuka, and Sora──are really skilled.
However, I was curious about the other members accompanying us besides me and Roana.
If I remember correctly, there was a female swordsman from Koichi’s party, Hiroya’s older brother, and a female thief from a Rank B party that came from the royal capital. They both said they “rescued” each other after getting separated from their friends, but…
”Keep crying! Scream! Your screams excite me! Look! You can feel it inside you! My thing has gotten even bigger!”
”No! It hurts! But… it feels… good!”
Inside a large circular tent, a likely disgusting scene is unfolding.
It must be soundproofed, but my ‘soundproof’ magic doesn’t work.
”Asuka! Sora! Can’t we grab those women too?”
”…There’s no opening. The woman who seems to be the leader is surprisingly reliable, and the thief is unexpectedly skilled.”
”And more than anything, it’s that boy. I don’t feel like I can do anything bad in front of him.”
”…Seriously! I should have made that woman named Liz mine that night…”
”…You ran away with your tail between your legs from that boy…”
It seems to be a conversation among the women in the same party. …Amazingly, even during this conversation, the lewd sounds and the mixed voices of women’s screams and moans continue.
”Sora, how many crotch tattoo tags do we have left?”
”Six.”
”I used them up pretty flashy for the delivery to the imperial sl*ve trader… For now, I guess I’ll use one on the woman we brought from Guido’s party…”
”…What about that thief?”
”I brought him along because he seems capable, but if he gets in the way when I’m tattooing Roana, should I… eliminate him?”
”…Isn’t that a necessary ability for heading into the dungeon?”
”If it’s a thief, we have this one. Right?”
With a loud smack, a scream is heard.
(This… I need to hurry and free Roana…)
I left Otto’s tent and headed towards Roana’s tent, which was a little distance away.
* * *
”Is it a night visit…?”
”Don’t mess with me. I made a brotherly promise with Isaac, you know?”
”…So you plan to become brothers in a different way now…”
It was a back-and-forth at the entrance of Roana’s tent, separated by a single curtain. …Well, it was probably just Roana joking.
”Anyway, Otto is after your body. The two women from that other party have already been marked with crotch tattoos.”
The entrance curtain opened.
”…What will you do, Marty?”
Roana looked at me seriously.
”I want to save those girls who have been captured too.”
”But… to break the curse of the crotch tattoo, we have to kill Otto, who is the master…”
”Well, I’ll try to figure something out. If it seems impossible, I’ll run away.”
In a hurry, I planned to leave the campsite with just the necessary equipment, leaving the tent as it was. But──
”…Come out…”
I felt the presence of someone who had been listening to our conversation.
From behind a tree right behind the tent, Gorge, a member of Otto’s party, appeared.
”…Which side are you on?”
”Is what you said earlier true?”
”Yeah. So, which side are you on?”
After looking down for a moment, Gorge raised his head and smiled.
”Using a stupid curse to control women is something no man should do. If my master heard about it, he would be furious.”
”Master?”
”My master in how to seduce women, Mr. Hiroya.”
”You’re Hiroya’s disciple.”
I couldn’t help but burst out laughing. What? There was an ally so close by?
”…Take this girl, Roana, and escape. She has a beloved husband. I can’t let her go to Otto.”
”Understood. ──What will you do?”
”I’ll try to do something about the captured girls.”
”…Be careful of Otto. That guy has some mysterious strength.”
I waved to the two of them and blended into the night’s darkness.
* * *
I approached Otto’s large tent. It seemed to be surrounded by ‘detection’ magic, but I immediately used ‘anti-detection’ to hide my presence.
I found a seam in the tent and peered inside.
(Oh, this is bad…)
Two women, their bodies bound with ropes, lay there. Their bodies were covered in bruises, and they didn’t move at all. All I could hear was their rough, labored breathing.
From between the two women’s legs, I could see a disgusting white liquid flowing out.
(Their crotch tattoos must have taken… I’ll have to kill him…)
Even from here, I could see the naked Otto lying on his back on the bed.
(I won’t miss from here…)
I aimed my small crossbow. The arrowhead, loaded into the crossbow, was coated with a lethal poison.
──Thud!
The bullet hit Otto accurately, but after the sound of Thud!, I heard the arrow being deflected.
(Damn, it’s that female swordswoman from the East…)
I quickly moved away from the tent and hid my presence again.
”Marty! Show yourself, you thief wretch!”
The female swordswoman from the East jumped out of the tent. Then, the naked Otto and the female magician appeared with a longsword in hand.
”I don’t know what your intentions are, but if you pretend not to have seen anything… I’ll allow you to continue accompanying us.”
”Wind Voice.”
I performed the magic in a small voice.
”I acknowledge your skill, but I don’t want to accompany someone who humiliates women with such a cowardly method!”
”Fireball!”
A flame magic was released from Sora’s hand, but it was directed in a completely different direction from where I was.
It was a good thing I had changed the source of the voice with ‘Wind Voice’.
I am a thief in Guido’s party, but my original profession is ‘assassin’.
The surroundings were dark, and the situation was in my favor. What’s more, Otto was naked and underestimated me.
”Wait! I’m coming.”
After disrupting my position with my voice, I blended into the darkness.
* * *
I quickly and silently positioned myself behind Otto.
(I’ve got him…)
I prepared to plunge the dagger, coated with lethal poison, into the back of his neck.
At that moment, Otto suddenly turned around.
”What!”
I quickly jumped back.
He grinned and swung his longsword. His left eye glowed eerily.
(I can’t dodge it…)
I couldn’t escape the attack range of the longsword, and I was struck by the tip of the blade in a diagonal slash.
I knew I was powerless against that left eye, so I blended into the darkness again and hid, keeping my distance.
(It’s a magic eye…)
”Your illusion magic and skills don’t work on me.”
Otto laughed defiantly.
(Am I done for…)
My leather armor was slashed from the shoulder pad to the chest plate, and the wound, which was supposed to be shallow, was quite deep.
(Well, I can’t use any tricks against a magic eye… I’ll just escape normally…)
My escape skills as an assassin were top-notch. Fortunately, there was also some distance between us.
I left the scene quietly, being careful not to leave any bloodstains.
* * *
(Otto’s POV)
”Asuka, go after Marty, Roana, and probably Gorge too. …I didn’t trust them from the beginning, but they betrayed us here.”
”Okay, I understand. So, what should I do?”
”Kill Marty and Gorge. Bring Roana back no matter what. We’ll head to the dungeon tomorrow morning. We’ll meet up there.”
At my instructions, Asuka ran into the depths of the forest.
”…I got a little carried away. Sora, take care of it.”
”I understand.”
Sora blushed and headed towards the tent, holding her lower abdomen.
”…A thief like him can’t even cut down one opponent…”
He was certainly a skilled man. Well, as long as I use this magic eye, I’ll be able to see through that weird power of that kid Hiroya.
I headed towards the tent to humiliate Sora, in order to calm my anger.
Please bookmark this series and rate ☆☆☆☆☆ on here!
Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
Thanks for reading.
Leave a Reply