The Killer’s Otherworld - Chapter 64



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064. Matteo (1)

Icarone looked into his eyes and nodded.

“I too am glad to hear from you about Mana.”

“Heh heh heh…….”

The middle-aged man let out a hollow laugh. He was neither dumbfounded nor thankful, but rather relieved… … . Would he still react the same way if he knew who he was? Ah, I think he would react the same way. The young man said that because he saw through his abilities, not his reputation.

The middle-aged man spoke in a low voice with a serious expression.

“Can you… tell me your name?”

Icarone answered his question without even looking at him.

“Can you tell me?”

“ha ha ha…….”

The middle-aged man’s awkward laughter ended as they walked through the dungeon in silence. After about ten minutes, they completely left the dungeon, and the outside was just as dark and humid as the dungeon. The middle-aged man stopped and looked at Icarone, then opened his mouth.

“If we can reach each other, I’ll see you again. Go.”

“then.”

He just nodded slightly and disappeared. He couldn’t even sense mana, but he had a speed similar to Blink’s. If someone like that learned magic… … .

“The map of the continent will change…….”

The middle-aged man shook his trembling body.

* * *

Her lovely dark green hair flutters in the wind. The protagonist with the bright face standing by the window and looking outside is Rachel.

Rachel’s eyes were mysterious. Expectation, anxiety, nervousness, confusion… . A complex mix of emotions that seemed impossible. Beyond the window she was looking through, she saw Icarone standing stiffly, swinging his sword. He had been doing this for several days, but she couldn’t understand what he was doing.

Even for someone who is ignorant of swords, it is not a serious stance to swing the sword. He swings the sword once or twice, then lifts it to examine it, and swings it again. It feels like he is not thinking about his swinging stance at all and is only blaming the sword.

Even if he had hidden A-rank skills, the place he had to go in a week was a place where the top 1% of the kingdom’s most famous knights gathered. If his skills were lacking, he wouldn’t be able to do well even if he practiced properly all day, so seeing him like that made me very worried that he would only end up in the middle.

There was a time when the person who came to escort her went out all night without telling her. Rachel was becoming less and less trustworthy because of his slender figure and easygoing behavior.

“after…….”

But what weighs even heavier on Rachel’s heart is that Marvin, whom she trusted the most, suddenly stops touching her, even though his skills have not been revealed at all. In the past, he had been provoking her to the point where she thought it was a bit harsh, but he never showed his skills. Maybe he was avoiding her because he was afraid.

As always, whether in the past or now, there is no one you can trust but yourself. Everything is something you have to overcome alone. Rachel bit her lower lip and made up her mind again.

* * *

-Hung Hoo Woong.

Icarone practiced and practiced to see himself from a third-person perspective while swinging his sword lightly. However, he did not make any progress, not even the slightest improvement. Only his ability to control his sword energy increased. Icarone’s gaze turned to the sword as he shook it, loosening his wrist that had become stiff from swinging it for a long time.

At the end of his gaze, he saw the back of Matteo, walking up the stairs at the entrance of the mansion. Icarone looked at him with a dry gaze for a moment, then looked away and swung his sword again.

It was a few days ago when I saw Mateo’s strange behavior, when I was guarding Rachel while she was going out. He was supposed to be a close guard, but he was standing right behind her, much closer than necessary.

‘He’s a very protective guy.’

But Icarone’s assessment was wrong. He found her lifting her hair and smelling it while she was concentrating on something else.

‘A strange and creepy guy.’

Icarone frowned.

The second time was last night, when I saw a suspicious black figure moving, and I followed it and watched from a distance. It was Mateo. I saw him go to the stable and feed the horses something, and I watched for a while. After seeing that the horses were fine, I went back to sleep.

-Eeeek!

But now, on the day Rachel was going to the library in the village across the street, all the horses were vomiting and had high fevers. Strangely enough, only Mateo’s horse was fine.

“Ah, I guess I have no choice but to carry you, young lady.”

Marvin, who had come out to greet us, nodded and continued speaking.

“I guess so. I can’t walk that far, so you’ll have to take the trouble. Miss, please get in.”

“Ah, yes…….”

For a moment, Icarone saw the same expression on Rachel’s face as when Matteo had smelled her hair before.

That means one thing. He noticed it then, but pretended not to notice. And now, that expression appears even before he gets on the horse, which means that Mateo’s actions will be similar to those back then.

Icarone approached, putting the sword he was swinging into his sheath.

“I will go with you too.”

“How can you do that without saying anything…….”

“No need.”

Rachel nodded silently at Icarone’s firm answer.

Soon a strange sight unfolded, two men riding horses while one walked beside them. Mateo looked at him with an annoyed expression.

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‘Damn, what kind of guy does that make him walk so fast?’

Mateo nervously shook the reins hard. As the horse was almost galloping, Rachel, who was riding in front, writhed and turned around, calling out to Mateo.

“T, If you do this, the mercenary won’t be able to keep up! Hurry up and speed up……”

“Huh? What did you say, Miss?”

Mateo didn’t slow down his pace at all, listening halfway. He was just enjoying the way she moved and the scent of grass that came with each movement.

At that moment, Mateo’s pupils, who had been squinting and enjoying it, suddenly widened. The man was standing right 5 meters in front of him.

-Heeeek!

The horse was startled and lifted its front paws high.

“Whoa!”

Rachel let out a shrill scream because of the horse standing almost upright. At that moment, Mateo felt a strong force grabbing the back of his neck.

“Huh?”

-thud!

Mateo received a huge blow to his back. At the same time, without him supporting him, Rachel also fell to the floor naturally.

But, strangely, even as time passes, there is no shock.

When Rachel opened her tightly shut eyes, she saw the mercenary’s face looking down at her. She was being held in his arms. Rachel was so surprised that she tried to get down by wriggling her hands and feet.

At that moment, the mouth of the mercenary who had been holding on tightly opened.

“Stay still.”

“iced coffee…….”

As she spoke, Icarone slowly leaned her body forward. Rachel, who felt relieved when her feet touched the ground and realized the situation, blushed in embarrassment at having struggled in his arms.

After a while, a picture appeared showing Matteo leading the horse alone, with Rachel and Icarone walking in front. Matteo looked at their backs and thought.

‘How did it appear in front of me in the first place? And the strength with which it was being pulled just now was unusual. It’s definitely a creepy guy… … . I should execute the plan a little more carefully.’

Mateo’s eyes lit up sinisterly.

* * *

Rachel stared blankly at the man next to her.

This man, surprisingly, knows how to walk in time with a woman. His actions, his speech, and no matter where you look, it doesn’t seem that way…

“Excuse me, mercenary… sir, how should I address you?”

I heard the name once through Kirwen, but I can’t remember it because he’s covering it up like that. And it seems like he wants to hide it too.

“You can call me that.”

“Oh, yes.”

Just call him Mercenary. This guy just doesn’t like this conversation. He doesn’t care what he’s called. Rachel wiggled her fingers awkwardly, then remembered what happened earlier and asked.

“But… how did you appear so quickly just now?”

“How much do you think your investment is worth? Isn’t it obvious that I speak faster than words?”

“yes…….”

Although there was no ups and downs in the tone, Rachel felt a little intimidated by the feeling of being questioned. As he said, even the knight Requil in the mansion could run at full speed and reach the same speed as a horse. The only problem was that he got tired faster. It was only natural that he would be faster than a horse when he had spent a lot of money to call someone better than them.

While I was quietly blaming myself, I arrived at my destination, the library.

She was always cautious and a little timid, but when she arrived at the library, her eyes changed. While she was looking for books, she felt like a cheerful girl. Clear. Not at all dirty. Even though she grew up in an unfortunate environment until this age, her pure nature was not clouded.

Icarone, he only needs to finish the banquet mission and return, as long as he doesn’t have anything else Deep has talked about. However, Deep will want you to provide a foothold for the Duke, who has fallen to the bottom, to climb back up.

The plan is roughly complete, although it will require the cooperation of this little girl.

But that transparent purity keeps bothering me. Without realizing it, my hands and mouth become softer.

‘I’m going to wake you up anyway… Should I hold your hand too?’

What she needs now is clear: a little breath of ‘hope’ and ‘reality’ into her exhausted mind.

Even though they said they would walk, Mateo suddenly said something came up and left on horseback alone, so the two ended up walking a long way together. Rachel was holding two books she had borrowed from the library in her arms. Rachel, who was worried about her breathing due to her awkwardness, heard a low-pitched voice in her ear.

“He is impure. You are his employer, so why do you keep him?”

It was a sudden remark, but Rachel realized that ‘he’ was referring to Matteo.

“He… is very skilled. My family is so poor that we can’t even think about buying a horse right now, and just bringing you back would be a struggle. However, we need at least four knights to protect ourselves from my uncle’s threats, and they are protecting me and my father with a salary that is lower than what they would receive from a non-noble family. This kind of behavior… I can easily tolerate it as affection. I think his work is worth more than this.”

-chin.

“Ah.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Icarone grabbed her wrist and turned her around. She blinked her eyes wide at his sudden action, her eyes looking slightly frightened. Icarone looked straight into her eyes and slowly opened his mouth.

“If you don’t value yourself, no one will value you. The more you endure, the more daring he will be. When the moment of no return comes, it won’t be your fault. Don’t endure what you shouldn’t endure. No matter how poor you are with money, shouldn’t you distinguish between the bodyguards who protect you and the trash that defiles you?”

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