Otome Game no Heroine de Saikyou Survival [WN] - Chapter 120.1

Conspiracy of the Noble Faction (6)

“Na, what the hell is this?”

The attackers, suddenly consumed by flames that turn their comrades to charcoal, let out a voice of dismay.

Men in leather armor surround the wagon as flames spread into the forest, dyeing the area an azure color. They were members of the Southern Frontier Branch of the Assassins’ Guild, whose mission was to abduct the Crown Prince’s fiancée who was passing this way.

As long as she was alive, even if she was not physically fit, she could be used as a bargaining chip against her father, Count Lester, the Court Magician, the leading figure among the royalist faction who was neutral. However, it was not a priority, and in the worst-case scenario, she could be killed.

The abduction of Princess Elena and the Assassination plot of Crown Prince Ervan, plotted by the nobles of the noble faction and a part of the Second Order.

Originally, it was the Assassins of the Central Branch who would receive requests related to the aristocrats of the capital.

However, the Central West Branch, known for its belligerence, had lost a number of skilled Assassins over the past few years and could not take on a large-scale job. The Central East Regional Branch, the largest of the Assassin guilds and with its own information network, turned down the request, considering the possibility of “a certain person” being involved in the request.

It was extremely rare for the “Assassins’ Guild” or “Thieves’ Guild”, both of which are deeply involved in politics, to turn down a job from a nobleman, so there must have been an excellent reason.

Hearing such a story, the guild master of the Assassins’ Guild Southern Frontier Branch snickered at the people of other branches who had become weak-kneed and came forward to say that they would accept work involving the royal family.

As the Assassins’ Guild, they investigated the target of the Assassination.

According to the information obtained from the list of royalty and their related personnel received from the client, the youngest daughter of Count Lester was a young lady who acted and behaved like a “villain” in a story, and was considered unusually dangerous by those related to the nobility.

Upon receiving this information, the Assassins of the Southern Frontier Division, while placing great importance on the information, believed that the reason for the danger was “political” in nature.

As a result, 10 Rank 3 Assassins, including a Rank 4 Assassin, attacked the daughter of Count Lester, but during the first shot, flames suddenly erupted from inside the carriage, killing the Rank 4 Assassin who was making a speech. 

Carla Lester, daughter of Count Lester.

The girl feared by her own father, politically, internally and competently, crushed the charred bones with her fingers in a sickly, pale complexion and smiled with the amusement of a craftsman squinting at a well-made piece of charcoal.

“Kill her!!!”

One of the assassins shouted with a subtle twitch.

No matter how good she was at magic, she was simply a magic user, a girl, and a “sick person” in appearance. Magic users in general tend to be ill-equipped for melee combat, and once someone gets close enough to reach their blades, they lose almost all means of counterattack.

Such common sense led them to misjudge the situation.

“Die!”

Having experienced Carla’s ability, they have given up on abducting her. If they did not try to kill her, they would be leaving their own corpses behind.

Before that, they had accepted the job after ridiculing the other chapters for being weak-kneed. In order not to tarnish the name of the guild, they had to fulfill this request even if they themselves were annihilated.

The blade made of magical steel gleamed dully as the assassin approached Carla.

But Carla was no ordinary noblewoman.

“What!”

Carla avoided the assassin’s deadly blade by leaping with a speed that is hard to believe for someone in a dress.

In the family of magic users, the Count Lester family, Carla gained all of her attributes through her father’s experiments, but at the same time she lost her future.

All that remained of Carla was her “power” and the “frightened eyes” of others reflecting on her. This was why Carla had been clinging to her power.

To destroy her father and the country that neglected her and his violent actions, Carla continued to dive into dungeons by herself in pursuit of power, and had even acquired [Physical Enhancement] and [Combat Arts] up to level 2 to take on many opponents on her own.

“–[Wind Curtain][Rock Skin]–“

Double-casting Magic instead of Sorcery, Carla repelled the arrow that was released and pointed one hand at the dismayed assassin.

“–[Ice Lance]–“

The [Ice Lance], a combined Magic of water and wind, was released, and while the assassins noticed it and took evasive action, the huge icicle that flew through at high speed pierced through the abdomens of the three men.

“Agh!”

“Gooo…”

However, despite its high degree of difficulty and cruel appearance, ice-based sorcery did not have much killing power. This was because the wounds and bleeding would freeze, so they would not die instantly, and in some cases, they would be able to counterattack. Even so, high-ranking magic users used ice-based magic because the intense cold air it emitted could be expected to have a delaying effect on the actions of those around them.

The movement of the assassins became noticeably slower. Even if the assassins’ physical enhancements were of a higher level, they would not be able to keep up with Carla.

But Carla did not use [Ice Lance] for her own safety.

Boom! 

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