Chapter 124: Meeting Vyon again
The night was cool, and the streets were eerily quiet.
Riku, now a perfect double of the captured assassin, moved quickly. The location that the real assassin had given was not far. Soon, the imposing form of the Valerius estate rose before him—a grand manor of dark stone, surrounded by high, black iron fences.
Riku didn’t try to sneak in. He walked directly towards the main manor gate, his posture mimicking the weary defeat of a man who had failed his mission and was returning to face the consequences.
As he approached, two guards in the Valerius livery stepped out from the shadows, their hands on their swords. They recognized his face instantly.
"You!" one of them hissed. "The rest of the team returned an hour ago. They reported you were captured. What are you doing here?"
"I escaped," Riku grunted, his voice a perfect copy of the assassin’s gravelly tone. "It wasn’t easy. The others fled like cowards. I need to report to the supervisor."
The guards exchanged a look. "Report?" the second one scoffed. "You look more like a deserter. You’re coming with us. Supervisor Vyon will want to hear your report personally."
Vyon? Riku’s mind reeled for a split second, though his disguised face remained a mask of sullen indifference. The bodyguard from the Sunken Cistern is the supervisor here? This conspiracy runs deeper than I thought.
They grabbed his arms roughly and escorted him through the gate, into the manor’s courtyard, and through a side entrance. They led him down a cold stone hallway into what looked like a training room, its walls lined with weapon racks.