SSS-Class Suicide Hunter

closely by the Viscount’s side, I should not take even a single word lightly.

“What’s going on here? It’s so noisy.”

While I was trying to pull myself together, another figure approached.

Marquis Baek Seol-to recognized her first and bowed her head.

“Ah.
Viscount Sun Heuk-sin….”

“Why are you here?”

I bowed my head too.

“Today is the last break.
Wouldn’t it be better to rest in the lounge?”

“Even if I rest in the lounge, it wouldn’t really be resting.
Just by sitting there, the nobles of other factions will stare.”

Viscount Sun Heuk-sin smiled bitterly.

“I feel like I can’t stand it because of the random words that they pour out at us.
I’d be more comfortable if they just cursed openly… I should have stayed in the conference hall like the Marquis.”

“Ah.
I-, is the atmosphere as you expected…?”

“Mm.”

“Did the Stone Medicine Faction pressure you?”

“There isn’t really any distinction between the Stone Medicine, Inner Energy and Religious Factions.
They all treat us like sinners.
Well, it’s sad, but it’s not too big of a deal.”

I listened politely to the conversation between the Marquis and the Viscount.

Both of them were senior members of the Mirror Faction.

In particular, Viscount Sun Heuk-sin served as the chairman.
It was one of the most important positions in the faction.
That was how much she was favored by the Viscount.

…

Umm.

He must be a favored noble.

But I wasn’t confident in my memory.

Hesitantly, I cast the information spell.

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[Sun Heuk-sin]

Identity: Noble.
Viscount.

Relationship: Viscount’s Lover.

Danger Rating: Blue.

Remarks: Head of the Black God* Viscount Family who revolted 20 years ago.
The rebellion was suppressed by the Apathetic Duke dispatched by the royal family.
At that time, Sun Heuk-sin was the only one to survive.
(*: ‘heuk-sin’ = ‘Black God’)

 

In the incident, Sun Heuk-sin lost all of her family and vassals.
She vowed vengeance on the Duke and the Kingdom for not showing any mercy.

Afterwards, she disappeared, and went under the leadership of the Black Witch, the leader of a new rebellion.

She was taught the ‘Ritual of Darkness’ by the Black Witch.
The detailed process was unknown, but it was said that more than 300 humans had been devoured by Sun Heuk-sin in the ritual.

She was captured by Viscount Ja Soo-jung just before the ritual could be completed.

Afterwards, she was reduced to a toy of the Apathetic Duke and Viscount Ja Soo-jung, but six months later, she regained her intellect and was freed.
Nevertheless, her eating habits have not changed, and even now, Viscount Ja Soo-jung would give her ‘feed’.

Ally.

Can’t kill.

Strengths: [Genius], [Strong Willpower], [Ascendant]

Weakness: [Descendant of Rebels], [Cannibal], [Former Wanted Criminal], [Music]

Notes: Could be a very capable assassin if taken as a vassal.

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“…”

It still felt strange.

I still understood the information, but it felt like reading someone else’s writing.

‘More than that, why did I write something like [can’t kill]?’

Even the information of Marquis Baek Seol-to contained a similar phrase.
That one was [no need to kill].
That made me feel like a psycho who determined who I could and couldn’t kill.

I have normal ethical beliefs.

At least that’s what I felt.

It was hard to understand why those phrases were written.

“Of course, we shouldn’t just sit around and lament on a day like this.”

Viscount Sun Heuk-sin sighed and tapped me on the shoulder.

Suddenly, an unpleasant feeling passed through my mind.

‘So annoying.
Please stop pretending like we’re close.
This person, whenever they have time, always tries to show that the two of us are in the same situation.
On the subject of killers.
I feel sorry for people who only feel alive when they are together with their own kind.
Well, if this person wants to find her own kind, she’d have to fall to hell first before searching.
She doesn’t want to go to hell, so she’s sticking to me instead.
There is nothing more annoying than that.’

…….

Huh?

Huhh?

Just now, what was I thinking?

“Mm? Baron Gu Won-ha.
Your complexion is a bit bad right now.
Are you feeling discomfort somewhere?”

“Tha-, that’s right.
Her complexion hasn’t looked good for a while now.
The Baron should go to the lounge and rest.”

“…no.”

I managed to open my mouth.
When I opened my mouth, words that I hadn’t been thinking naturally flowed out.

“We have already been given five breaks.
There is no point in resting any further.
The few issues remaining on the agenda are the core focus of our faction, so I would like to maintain my position as much as possible.”

“Indeed…”

Viscount Sun Heuk-sin nodded with an expression as if she understood my words.

“Today is a historic day.
It will be the first time in a thousand years that the kingdom will welcome a new Duke.
I also have mixed feelings.”

Viscount Sun Heuk-sin turned her head.

The gazes of Marquis Baek Seol-to and myself naturally shift as well.

“ —Ja Soo-jung, is delighted.”

In the middle of the conference hall.

Sat a blonde noble.

No.
It would be too much to say [sit].
The noble was resting her cheek against the throne with her buttocks on the ground.
And the King, who sat on the throne, smiled as he stroked the noble’s head.

When such affection was shown in the middle of the conference hall, the conservative nobles lamented that the country was ruined.

Viscount Sun Heuk-sin said.

“A lot of nobles ran to the lounge because they didn’t want to see that.
When I told them the truth that he sincerely loved her, their expressions were not good.
Those old fashioned bastards.”

Did this person just have a similar thought to me?

Did I share similar thoughts with a murderer? I wanted to grab a blade and scrape my brain clean.

Thinking of a way to clean my skull, I looked at the blonde noble, who was more precious to me than anyone else.

『Information— Ja Soo-jung— Restored.』

Letters then appeared before my eyes once again.

It was very concise compared to the others.

However, these exact words hung in the air before me.

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[Ja Soo-jung]

My Lord.

My Heart.

My Blood.

My everything in this world.

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“…”

Huh?

‘That person is my lord?’

At that moment, my head began to clear.

‘The owner of my heart is Raviel.
What bullshit is this?’

No, my head was clear.

The fog in my mind disappeared in an instant.

‘Who is Baek Seol-to? Who is Sun Heuk-sin? Where am I? Why the hell am I speaking so politely? Wizard? Gu Won-ha? Baron? Why aren’t they using Kim Gong-ja?’

My eyes opened like someone waking up from a nightmare.

‘I am Kim Gong-ja.
Kim Gong-ja.
The Death King of Ascension City.
The Moon of Duke Ivansia, the Young Master of the Demonic Cult, and the Companion of the Goblin Race!’

Finally, I heard the voice of the Tower.

[The Subject’s ego has been restored.]

[Confirmed that the Subject’s ego has been maintained.]

[Continuing to reproduce trauma!]

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