Chapter 70
Invitation from Darkness (3)
“Hah, hah”
Lynus was running down a back alley holding his bloodied face.
The plan was perfect.
He would get the Tears of the Spirit that a certain high-ranking nobleman wanted and the position of nobility at the same time.
I was not a man who smoked in a small guild in Baron Nolf’s territory.
My sisters and I, who were from the slums, had spent years planning this. If they could raise their status in the guilds in this area and become part of nobility, along with the backing of the nobles to whom they would sell the Tears of the Spirit, we would be able to kick back the noses of those in Dandol’s Thieves guild, which had made fun of us.
It was Lynus’ inferiority complex that made him think twice about acquiring not only money and position, but even the women of the nobility.
He knew that Mercenary of Dawn was being targeted by the assassins’ guild. In the first place, it was the baronial bandit guild that lent money for the commission.
From the beginning, Lynus and his group had planned to have the assassins’ guild take care of Mercenary of Dawn.
Whether the Tears of the Spirit were sold directly by the Mercenary of Dawn after they had eliminated the assassins or returned to Baron Nolf’s hands via the Assassins’ Guild, they would eventually all come into their possession, but before long the situation changed and incredible information came to light.
The Northern Frontier Branch of the Assassin’s Guild was destroyed and it was done by the same child assassin, who had taken out the Mercenary of Dawn.