「Sorry to keep you waiting, Anon. Glad to see you’re safe.」
After infiltrating the Masquerade ducal house and going through various circumstances, I find myself entering Anon’s location—an artificially created separate space. Inside, two figures are facing each other.
One is a man. A handsome guy about my age. His sharp gaze and jagged haircut exude a certain roughness, but his facial features convey an inexplicable nobility. However, he can’t seem to process my sudden appearance and moans 「Ah, ah, ah.」
The other is a woman—wait, a woman!?
「Where’s Anon!?」
Anon should be here—but instead of the familiar hooded eccentric, there stands a dazzlingly beautiful woman with silver hair. Her eyes are as blue as sapphires, and an unmistakable elegance emanates from her. She smiles at me and waves in a friendly manner.
「Um… who might you be?」
I don’t know any silver-haired beauties like her. But there’s something familiar about her presence and demeanor.
「Huh………WHAAAAAT!?」
The beauty before my eyes chuckles 「ku-ku.」
「C-c-could you possibly be… Anon?」
She nods in response to my question.
「—Wait, but until Anon actually says ‘I am Anon’ and acknowledges it verbally, I don’t think we can be sure it’s really her… there’s still a possibility that she’s not Anon… hold on, even if she claims to be Anon, there’s also the possibility that it’s a lie…」
I’m completely confused now. Because the familiar, approachable hooded eccentric was, for me, the closest same-gender friend in this world, someone I could be myself with—or so I thought. Yet standing before me is a stunningly beautiful woman. Moreover, her presence and demeanor are undeniably Anon’s.
「What are you muttering about… well, that’s just your normal behavior, isn’t it? Ichiro, if I’m not Anon, then who is?」
I’m speechless from the shock of it all.
「More importantly, I’ve been waiting for you, my hero.」
She speaks the words from that time.
「Yeah… sorry I’m late. But now that I’m here, everything will be fine… wait, Anon, this—」
I notice a line of blood flowing down her forehead. Not only that, but her hood lying on the ground is split in two, and the thigh part of her equipment is cleanly torn open.
「It’s okay. Because you came for me.」
Anon smiles weakly. While I’m having this back-and-forth with Anon, an intense anger erupts behind her. When I look back, the man is glaring at us with a demonic expression.
「You seem to be having quite a bit of fun in front of me, the Unknown. You—how did you get in here!?」
「Do you think I’d answer that? Oh, right! Mr. Unknown, I hope your other half is safe!」
The Unknown man trembles at my taunt.
「If anything happens to Wiz… I’ll never forgive you, even in death.」
「’Never forgive me,’ you say? That’s my line. After doing whatever you wanted, you went and injured our Anon…!!」
They’ve devoted themselves to the profession of assassins, and there are signs they actually enjoy it. If that’s the case, then it’s only natural that they should face the same fate. In other words, 「Only those prepared to be shot have the right to shoot.」 So—
「Prepare yourself. This is where you end.」
In response to my words,
「Shut your mouth!」
The man lunges at me with an expression of rage. He swings his sword twice, and slashes fly along its trajectory.
「That was close!!」
If it had hit me, I might have been killed in one turn.
「If that’s how you want to play it, then—Light Rain.」
Anon was trying to say something like 「Be careful, Ichiro. He is—」 but I couldn’t stop. A barrage of light needles assaults the Unknown man. Upon contact with him, they make a booming sound and raise smoke.
Hehe! Maybe I overdid it a bit? Well, he’s supposed to be a skilled assassin, so he probably won’t die. That complacency was my mistake. Cutting through the smoke, multiple slashes come flying.
「Uwaaaaaaah!」
I scream and run away in a split second. Somehow avoiding all of them, I’m breathing heavily when the smoke clears, revealing the completely unharmed Unknown standing there.
「What… the… (genuinely shocked)」
Anon smacks me on the back.
「’What the’ nothing! Listen to people all the way through!」
Meanwhile,
「Look, the secret to the Unknown’s strength lies in his equipment,」
More slashes keep flying, and
「His sword not only sends out slashes but may also contain the concept of weapon destruction,」
I run and jump to avoid them,
「And his armor, as you just saw, is something that nullifies both magical and physical attacks,」
While nimbly dodging around, I continue listening to Anon’s explanation.
「Both are likely Mythic-grade or something equivalent.」
「I see.」
In that case, there’s something I need to try. Avoiding the slashes while closing the distance with the Unknown, I slip into his range. As he thrusts his sword in frustration and steps back—as if I’d let him escape—I lunge forward with even greater speed—
「Stinger.」
The ultimate fist technique I unleash—
「Woah—you scared me…」
He panics for a moment but then lets out a relieved sigh. My fist doesn’t seem to have had much effect.
「Hahaha, of course, there’s no way you could break the treasure that is the Reject Heart. Hey, you and that woman over there will end up just like all my previous prey—I’ll take my time torturing you to death nice and slow. Begging for your lives won’t help. You’ve made me angry.」
This guy’s a complete psychopath!! But more than that.
「I’m the one who’s angry here.」
This guy has it all wrong.
「How can you use such strong words with that level of skill? I couldn’t be so shameless if I were you. ‘I’m the strongest because I have a ‘strong sword’ and ‘strong armor’? Makes me sick.」
「Y-you—who do you think I am?」
「It doesn’t matter who you are. It’s about your own ability. If you don’t understand that, then you’re really not cut out for this.」
Yes. At this point, who this guy is or where he’s from doesn’t matter one bit. So—
「Enough talk, just come at me already.」
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Chapter 293
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「Sorry to keep you waiting, Anon. Glad to see you’re safe.」
After infiltrating the Masquerade ducal house and going through various circumstances, I find myself entering Anon’s location—an artificially created separate space. Inside, two figures are facing each other.
One is a man. A handsome guy about my age. His sharp gaze and jagged haircut exude a certain roughness, but his facial features convey an inexplicable nobility. However, he can’t seem to process my sudden appearance and moans 「Ah, ah, ah.」
The other is a woman—wait, a woman!?
「Where’s Anon!?」
Anon should be here—but instead of the familiar hooded eccentric, there stands a dazzlingly beautiful woman with silver hair. Her eyes are as blue as sapphires, and an unmistakable elegance emanates from her. She smiles at me and waves in a friendly manner.
「Um… who might you be?」
I don’t know any silver-haired beauties like her.
But there’s something familiar about her presence and demeanor.
「Huh………WHAAAAAT!?」
The beauty before my eyes chuckles 「ku-ku.」
「C-c-could you possibly be… Anon?」
She nods in response to my question.
「—Wait, but until Anon actually says ‘I am Anon’ and acknowledges it verbally, I don’t think we can be sure it’s really her… there’s still a possibility that she’s not Anon… hold on, even if she claims to be Anon, there’s also the possibility that it’s a lie…」
I’m completely confused now.
Because the familiar, approachable hooded eccentric was, for me, the closest same-gender friend in this world, someone I could be myself with—or so I thought. Yet standing before me is a stunningly beautiful woman. Moreover, her presence and demeanor are undeniably Anon’s.
「What are you muttering about… well, that’s just your normal behavior, isn’t it?
Ichiro, if I’m not Anon, then who is?」
I’m speechless from the shock of it all.
「More importantly, I’ve been waiting for you, my hero.」
She speaks the words from that time.
「Yeah… sorry I’m late. But now that I’m here, everything will be fine… wait, Anon, this—」
I notice a line of blood flowing down her forehead.
Not only that, but her hood lying on the ground is split in two, and the thigh part of her equipment is cleanly torn open.
「It’s okay. Because you came for me.」
Anon smiles weakly.
While I’m having this back-and-forth with Anon, an intense anger erupts behind her. When I look back, the man is glaring at us with a demonic expression.
「You seem to be having quite a bit of fun in front of me, the Unknown. You—how did you get in here!?」
「Do you think I’d answer that? Oh, right! Mr. Unknown, I hope your other half is safe!」
The Unknown man trembles at my taunt.
「If anything happens to Wiz… I’ll never forgive you, even in death.」
「’Never forgive me,’ you say? That’s my line. After doing whatever you wanted, you went and injured our Anon…!!」
They’ve devoted themselves to the profession of assassins, and there are signs they actually enjoy it. If that’s the case, then it’s only natural that they should face the same fate. In other words, 「Only those prepared to be shot have the right to shoot.」 So—
「Prepare yourself. This is where you end.」
In response to my words,
「Shut your mouth!」
The man lunges at me with an expression of rage.
He swings his sword twice, and slashes fly along its trajectory.
「That was close!!」
If it had hit me, I might have been killed in one turn.
「If that’s how you want to play it, then—Light Rain.」
Anon was trying to say something like 「Be careful, Ichiro. He is—」 but I couldn’t stop.
A barrage of light needles assaults the Unknown man. Upon contact with him, they make a booming sound and raise smoke.
Hehe! Maybe I overdid it a bit?
Well, he’s supposed to be a skilled assassin, so he probably won’t die.
That complacency was my mistake.
Cutting through the smoke, multiple slashes come flying.
「Uwaaaaaaah!」
I scream and run away in a split second. Somehow avoiding all of them, I’m breathing heavily when the smoke clears, revealing the completely unharmed Unknown standing there.
「What… the… (genuinely shocked)」
Anon smacks me on the back.
「’What the’ nothing! Listen to people all the way through!」
Meanwhile,
「Look, the secret to the Unknown’s strength lies in his equipment,」
More slashes keep flying, and
「His sword not only sends out slashes but may also contain the concept of weapon destruction,」
I run and jump to avoid them,
「And his armor, as you just saw, is something that nullifies both magical and physical attacks,」
While nimbly dodging around, I continue listening to Anon’s explanation.
「Both are likely Mythic-grade or something equivalent.」
「I see.」
In that case, there’s something I need to try.
Avoiding the slashes while closing the distance with the Unknown, I slip into his range. As he thrusts his sword in frustration and steps back—as if I’d let him escape—I lunge forward with even greater speed—
「Stinger.」
The ultimate fist technique I unleash—
「Woah—you scared me…」
He panics for a moment but then lets out a relieved sigh.
My fist doesn’t seem to have had much effect.
「Hahaha, of course, there’s no way you could break the treasure that is the Reject Heart. Hey, you and that woman over there will end up just like all my previous prey—I’ll take my time torturing you to death nice and slow. Begging for your lives won’t help. You’ve made me angry.」
This guy’s a complete psychopath!!
But more than that.
「I’m the one who’s angry here.」
This guy has it all wrong.
「How can you use such strong words with that level of skill? I couldn’t be so shameless if I were you. ‘I’m the strongest because I have a ‘strong sword’ and ‘strong armor’? Makes me sick.」
「Y-you—who do you think I am?」
「It doesn’t matter who you are. It’s about your own ability. If you don’t understand that, then you’re really not cut out for this.」
Yes.
At this point, who this guy is or where he’s from doesn’t matter one bit.
So—
「Enough talk, just come at me already.」
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