My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s - Chapter 137~Unfriendly~

「Depends on what it is.」

「You bastard! That’s impolite!!」

I don’t know which part of my reply he was displeased with, but when Victor flared up all of a sudden, I unconsciously sighed.

Even though I had intentionally stifled it just now, it was meaningless.

「There’s no way I would say, ‘Yes, I understand,’ without even listening to the details. That would be after he tells me the details of the request and its remuneration.」

When I said this, King Igsma gave a slight smile.

「It seems that the hero-sama from another world is much smarter than expected. Very well. …this time, I would like to request of Oda-dono the assassination of a certain person. As for the remuneration, what about your guaranteed safety within this country?」

I finally realized it, when I saw King Igsam smiling meaningfully.

This person was the type that I disliked.

「I refuse.」

「Whaa!?」

When I declared this without hesitation, Victor’s eyes widened.

I didn’t know what kind of standing the king had for the beastmen, but wasn’t he too surprised?

「Why? I heard that ever since you people came here, you’ve been attacked by many monsters and people. The elven territory, beastmen territory’s Ul, and Mari. I thought that you people who came from a different world where there are no conflicts would greatly wish for security though.」

How did this person know that. Let’s put that aside for now, there’s a huge misunderstanding.

「Sorry, but I can at least protect myself. There’s no need for your help.」

How was he determining my level.

As far as the status was concerned, there was no one in this room that was stronger than me.

Maa, only Amelia and I could see statuses, so it was something that couldn’t be helped.

Even so, if he knew in which places we had been attacked, then he should also know about the monster annihilation that I had carried out in Ul.

「You bastard, it couldn’t be that you spread a false rumor that you had exterminated a large amount of monsters by yourself!?」

I was able to understand the gist of things from the words of Victor who lost his temper.

It seems that they thought that the story about me using『Shadow Magic』to annihilate the monsters was not true.

Next to me, Amelia frowned.

「I was just wondering what you were talking about all of a sudden, but a false rumor? On what basis are you saying such a thing?」

「Well then, it had been reported that Princess Amelia was not there, but you believe that person’s lies, on what basis?  To begin with, it’s impossible for a man like this to be able to eradicate the monsters that numbered over a hundred!」

For some reason, this had been declared just based on my outward appearance.

What’s with this guy.

King Igsam too, he was just smiling and not not stopping him. Rather, I sensed that he was observing me as well.

Giving her a sidelong glance, I saw that Amelia’s smile had become deeper.

This, I have never seen her this angry before.

「For it to be reported as such, meant that that person was there. You do not believe in the words of your associate? Besides, I’m more familiar with Akira than I am with you I’ve met for the first time. Don’t open that mouth of yours anymore. It’s unpleasant.」

Alright, she won that argument.

Such wonderful skills that her words flowed like water.

As one would expect, she’s lived much longer than I had.

Victor bit his lips and said no more.

「I wasn’t there, so I can not prove what Akira had done at that place. However, that does not mean that Akira lied. In other words, this conversation is unnecessary. …let’s go back to what we were talking about before. Who is the person you want Akira to assassinate?」

Aah, come to think of it, he did say something like that.

After that, he had said something like guaranteeing my safety or another, so I had completely forgotten.

「If you guys are adventurers, the. I think that you would’ve at least heard the name before, but I want you to assassinate Uruk’s guildmaster, Gram.」

The person he named was indeed Gram’s, and Ria, who seemed to not have known that, gasped in surprise.

On the other hand, Amelia and I had our own differing reactions.

「You want to kill your own nephew?」

Another bothersome request.

The person who requested it was the king, and the target was, more or less, royalty, though he had been expelled, and had a certain status.

I was not a citizen of this kingdom, so it’s not an obligation, but even so, the king’s words carried a sense of compulsion.

What should I do.

「So you know about Gram. Then we can cut to the chase. I will guarantee your safety and in return, kill that guy.」

「I said it, didn’t I. I’m not so weak that I can’t protect myself, and I had refused your assassination request as well.」

How persistent.

When I got a bit irritated, Amelia took hold of my hand.

「Then, it should be fine to let the strongest person in this castle fight with Akira. If by any chance Akira loses, then we will accept your request. If Akira wins, we will do as we like. Akira, is that ok with you?」

I nodded at Amelia and looked up at the throne.

「…Amelia-dono, is that really alright? Even though he is a summoned hero, it is impossible for a human to win against a beastman.」

The words of King Igsam who had his elbows propped on the throne, finally corresponded with his behavior up until now.

In this world, the demons were the strongest, and followed by the elves and beastmen with the humans being the weakest was a matter of course. It was common knowledge that couldn’t be overturned.

The fact that Victor would rather doubt me than believe in his colleague’s words, and King Igsam would repeatedly negotiate with our safety rather than with money, were all because I was human.

「No, that’s not true. Besides, to be told that it was a fake rumor and that it was a lie in front of my woman, I can not let this go either.」

「…then even if you’re humiliated in front of Princess Amelia, you won’t regret it.」