45 – Scene 045# Workshop

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I was walking on the road based on the map Arthur gave me.

This time I didn’t have to go back.

The sun was setting, so there were not many people on the streets.

No, even those who have it don’t bother to approach me.

Rather, they were avoiding my path on their own.

I was overwhelmed by the unusual air currents emitted by the woman behind my back.

“… … .”

Blanche, a former escort knight who was the strongest assassin in the past, was protecting me without fail.

Everyone would be relieved if someone as talented as her was attached as an escort.

But what I feel now is discomfort.

“… … .”

“… … .”

The back of my head stung.

Blanche had been following me all along without a word.

I feel an unspoken pressure.

Unable to bear it, I opened my mouth first.

“Blanche.”

“…Yes?”

“How was your training?”

“Ah, training… You mean?”

Blanche thought for a moment before opening her mouth.

“Wendy is following my training diligently. He is very focused and quick to understand. Perhaps more passionate than the duke’s knights… .”

“It must be weak.”

“… … Being weak is natural. Didn’t you entrust it to me because the Count knows?”

“It is a sin to be weak. My name is my exclusive maid, but it is unacceptable for me to be unable to protect even one of my body. Roll it to your heart’s content and make it usable.”

Suddenly, Blanche’s feet stopped.

“… Doesn’t the Count himself teach you?”

A guy who suddenly asks an incomprehensible question.

“… Why should I?”

“… … Come to think of it, there is no reason for that. Sorry. My thoughts were short.”

Blanche immediately withdraws blushingly.

weird. Strange.

not like her

It looks like there is something you want to ask me.

Oh, maybe that’s it

“Blanche.”

“Yes?”

“Come to think of it, there is a fact I didn’t tell you beforehand.”

“… !”

Blanche held her breath.

It seemed to be on the right track.

Seeing that, I feel sorry for nothing.

I made it known in the calmest tone possible while hiding my feelings.

“One million kaels per class.”

“Also, I think… … Yes?”

“It’s your tuition, I forgot to tell you before.”

I offered an unconventional amount.

How common is 1:1 tutoring from the former strongest assassin?

I don’t know how far Wendy can go, but it will help her survive.

This amount is reasonable.

Blanche’s shoulders were shaking, as if she had been thrilled.

But the words that came out of her mouth were different from what I expected.

“That, that’s not it!”

uh? isn’t this

“Little? Then raise it to 2 million Kael.”

“Yes?! Of course not less! It’s absurd, but… ! That’s not what I’m wondering… !”

Blanche was about to say something, but then sighed.

“it’s nothing… . Just forget what I said.”

At the same time as she said that, she took the lead.

I don’t know why, but I said it into the back of her head.

“Prove your worth.”

“… … .”

“Prove to me that you are worth 2 million kaels.”

“… Okay. I will make sure the money the Count gave me is worth it.”

“It’s not worth it to give it to you. It just pays off the debt.”

“… Just be prepared for me to pay you back.”

Blanche got ahead of me with a haughty stride.

But even that stopped after a few steps.

“… Which direction?”

“Silence, come behind me.”

“Yes… .”

Leaving Blanche with an embarrassing face, I continued walking.

Eventually, I stopped in front of a building.

A shabby building in a corner of the market.

It didn’t look much different from the bully’s hideout.

Blanche looked at me and the building as if she was very suspicious.

“Is this where the Count has business?”

“yes.”

I wondered if I had come to the wrong place, too, but seeing that the faded signboard read ‘Groble Workshop’, it seemed like I had come to the right place.

As I tried to open the door, I heard shouting and the sound of things breaking from inside.

“Kill-!”

“try! where!”

Someone was fighting inside.

“count. Excuse me for a moment.”

At the same time as he said that, Blanche’s long legs vigorously kicked the door.

The door made of rotting wood shattered terribly, revealing the interior of the studio.

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Dusty furniture and tools were strewn about.

Among them, I saw people who were in a tense confrontation.

No, what did you call a confrontation?

Because there were only three people surrounding one person.

However, the spirit of one person surrounded seemed to be equal.

an imminent situation.

However, they stopped on the spot and watched us break down the door and appear.

“What are you again?”

“I’m here to find Albert Groble.”

At my words, the men looked at each other and said.

“It is the same for us.”

“We came first, so get out of here!”

Ho? what kind of situation is this?

The person who was besieged by the men went one step further and shouted.

“under! What day is it really? It’s annoying, so let’s all attack at once! I’m going to put a hole in your head today!”

The one threatening everyone with an awl was a short, prickly-looking woman.

That alone might seem like the weakest of them all, but there was poison in her eyes.

If anyone takes one person, it is a good idea to do it at least.

I don’t know what the situation is, but it’s definitely a pretty troublesome situation.

But Blanche, who was next to me, only asked me with an infinitely calm tone.

“Count, what would you like to do?”

I also answered without hesitation.

“Conquer it.”

“Yes.”

Blanche clasped her hands and stepped forward.

It was an unusual stride.

Steps like taking a walk.

The first victim of that step was the man in front.

“Didn’t these bastards tell me to get out of here!”

A man twisting his upper body to make a fist.

But by then, Blanche’s fists, which were already so fast as to be invisible, had hit him in the jaw.

At first glance, it would have looked like the man had collapsed backwards doing nothing.

“ah… ?”

The second victim was more pitiful.

He looked at Blanche’s face, not knowing what had happened, and was hit in the back of the neck.

“…?!”

The attack, which was swung as if it were a joke, exaggeratedly knocked the man to the ground.

But its power was by no means exaggerated.

The floor was smashed and pieces of wood flew in all directions.

As the two collapsed in an instant, the remaining two couldn’t help but be nervous.

“You, what are you!”

“It is a knight.”

“Article?!”

Blanche leaped slightly in the air.

Baka-!

The wind rose with a dull sound.

Her neat rounds kick was the sound of the third victim’s jaw.

The man’s chin bent in a strange direction, and he fell to the floor as well.

In terms of time, it must have been about ten seconds.

Now there was only one person left.

However, to her surprise, the woman did not lose heart at all despite seeing the one-sided fight right in front of her eyes.

Rather, it came out first.

“I can’t give you this store even if I die! I want to take… Rather kill me!”

The tip of the awl sparkled.

Blanche did not dare to dodge the awl that the woman fiercely fired.

“Nope. I will not kill you.”

“?!”

In the next moment, the awl was stuck between Blanche’s fingers.

No matter how much the woman pulled the awl, it wouldn’t budge.

“Don’t let this go?!”

“Yes. I won’t let go.”

After saying that, Blanche turned her fingers like a ballpoint pen.

Then, like magic, the awl fell into Blanche’s hands.

“What?!?! Ouch?!”

The woman’s eyes were stained with astonishment.

The next second, she fell sprawled on the floor.

“Don’t move.”

Blanche was aiming an awl at the woman’s throat.

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Deprived of her weapon, she raised her hand to surrender.

I slowly approached her and asked.

“Where is Albert Groble?”

“do not know… .”

Are you pretending not to know?

I know, but the will to not tell me is revealed in the expression.

“count.”

Blanche, who was next to me, gave me a sneak peek.

Her eyes were directed toward the second floor.

“… Is it on top?”

“… !”

At that moment, the woman’s eyes shook.

“I’ll go upstairs and take a look.”

“no! Don’t touch Grandpa!”

“grandfather?”

At my question, she eventually couldn’t stand it and confessed.

“I… Vanessa. She is the pupil and granddaughter of Albert Groble.”

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