Chapter 36 – Epilogue

Ever sinсе lеаving thе B-Rank Gatе, Аmy had bеen strangеlу frightеnеd.

Fоr Аsuto, it was аctuallу hеlpful thаt shе wаsn’t running hеr mоuth, but theу’d known еach оthеr fоr оver ten уeаrs including the prеviоus time. When Amy, whо usuаlly chattered аwаy, wouldn’t open hеr mоuth at all, it thrеw him off in its оwn wау.

“Нey, say sоmething alrеаdу.”

“I-If I say sоmеthing аnd upset уou, yоu’ll kill me, won’t you!?”

“I wоn’t kill уou.”

“Thаt’s whаt all аssassins saу!”

“Who’s an assаssin…”

Thе mоment he becamе ablе tо аttaсk, Amy, whо hаd bеen so аrrogаnt bеfоrе, wаs now соwеring like аn imрala. Her cowardice was so extreme it brought tears to his eyes.

“Someone who killed that many Angels wouldn’t spare me.”

“If I killed you, my Hunter abilities would disappear, right?”

“Huh?”

“I can’t afford to lose this power, so I won’t kill you.”

“…Oh, I see. Well then, I got all worked up for nothing!”

“No, you were way beyond just ‘worked up.'”

“But I never would have imagined that a human could kill Angels. What kind of Skill is it exactly?”

“…”

“Well, even if you answered, there’s no defense or evasion that would work against that attack anyway.”

“Is that so?”

He had assumed that if his Skill was exposed, some countermeasure could be devised, but apparently that wasn’t the case.

It shouldn’t simply be that she was lying either.

Because Angels don’t lie.

“Skills are manifested by the upper System, but their contents vary tremendously, and even we don’t understand everything about them.”

“Hm, is that so?”

“Do humans understand all the laws of physics?”

“…No, there’s a lot we don’t know.”

“Right? The System is the same for us. Especially when the System is used in lower worlds, irregularities are more likely to occur. It wouldn’t be strange for Skills we don’t know about to emerge.”

“I see.”

(But she’s being surprisingly forthcoming.)

The level of understanding about ‘Angels’ and the Skill System, terms like upper worlds and lower worlds – he had never heard any of these from Amy’s mouth before.

These weren’t things that had ever been posted online either, including from the previous time.

If they had a good relationship it would be one thing, but he couldn’t understand why she would provide new information to Asuto, who had killed her own kind.

(What is she thinking?)

“By the way, you better be careful.”

“About what?”

“You killed Angels so spectacularly. If word spreads, you’ll be targeted by Hunters controlled by Angels.”

“…”

Amy’s words made Asuto’s heart tighten.

Indeed, information about an Angel killer couldn’t possibly stay confined within the Gate.

Angels had their own information networks.

It would be better to assume that information about the Angel killer had already been shared among many Angels.

If Hunters appeared who believed the Angels’ words without question, it would become very troublesome.

‘A Hound Dog invaded a Gate that Asuto owned the rights to and attacked him. Asuto neutralized it and escaped.’

That was the truth, but if the information was intentionally distorted—

‘A malicious Hunter who unilaterally stole other Hunters’ power and incited them to fight each other.’

Angels don’t lie.

But that doesn’t mean they tell the whole truth either.

Hunters without detailed information who left all judgment to the Angels would undoubtedly set out to subjugate Asuto.

“This has become troublesome…”

He had thought he could rest a little after the Kanzaki incident was over, but it seemed there would be no such leisure.

Among the Hunters who Awakened during the First Outbreak, some had already reached S-Rank.

If such Hunters appeared, Asuto would be killed without being able to lift a finger.

Even if he used Return multiple times, without being able to grow stronger, there would be no future—he would be checkmated.

There was only one way to escape Return’s dead end.

“I need to become stronger.”

He needed to obtain the power to overcome any situation as quickly as possible.

For that purpose, Asuto used Memory Playback and headed toward a new Gate.

○Name: Yuki Asuto (23)

Level: 43→45 Aptitude: Assassin

Rank: C SP: 15→25

Held G: 578→100198

○Physical Ability

Strength: 65→75 Stamina: 50→60 Magic Power: 9→19

Spirit: 9→19 Agility: 105→115 Perception: 55→65

○Skills

・Intermediate Dagger Arts Lv3 (6%)

Critical Strike Level 2 (64%)

・Evasion Lv5 (13%)

Leap Lv4 (94%)

Memory Playback Lv3 (70%)

・Mortal Eye Lv2 (78%)

・Return Lv2 (0%)

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