The Villain is Too Good at Sniping - Chapter 138



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Episode 138

Episode 138. The Eve of the Storm (3)

Even though they are both mines, the landlord Joseph and Rebecca are different in terms of their mine status. Rebecca has just become a mine and is not used to handling power, and lacks experience.

On the other hand, the landlord Joseph, known as Josef by the Mine Association, has killed countless hunters. However, he is by no means a particularly strong guy, and with Rebecca by his side, he believes he can win.

In the original, Josef was a guy that Lara Stillheiden took down on her own. She launched a preemptive strike before he could come forward because she had a chance of winning.

I was planning to strike them first to prevent them from leaving the mansion, and then hand them over to Lara Stillheiden to deal with… … .

However, I didn’t know that Rebecca would be so easily subdued. That was already shocking, but Rebecca gave me another shock.

“…Who are you?”

Joseph also looked at Rebecca with somewhat bewildered eyes. He was lost in thought as he watched Rebecca’s expression, gaze, atmosphere, and even her movements change.

On the other hand, Rebecca, as if she had no interest in the current situation, passed Josef and came towards me. And even then, she gently reached out to me, who was still lying down.

“Hello? Zion.”

Rebecca said so, but I couldn’t answer with a smile. I had no idea where to aim my Glock. Josef was the enemy I had to defeat here, but she was also the enemy I had to defeat as she smiled and reached out to me.

… to be exact, it was already done.

“… Were you still alive, Lady Iana?”

“Don’t look at me with such scary eyes. Didn’t you need help?”

“I clearly remember it disappearing.”

“It didn’t disappear.”

When I stood up with my hands on the floor instead of holding her hand, the corners of Iana’s mouth twitched. But soon, her smiling expression returned.

“Rebecca saved me.”

I aimed at Iana standing in front of me and loaded the bullet of faith.

“You won’t believe me, but I’m not dead. Rebecca saved my life. She left me a place to stay so I wouldn’t completely disappear. It’s true!”

But there was no hostility in Iana’s voice that followed. For a moment, many thoughts flashed through my mind, but I eventually put the Glock away. There were many reasons, but the simplest question remained.

If it were the real Iana and not Rebecca acting, she would be able to subdue me in an instant.

Iana had already experienced the ‘Bullet of Faith’ once. She must have known that I was truly suffering.

And above all, Iana survived, and Rebecca did not lose her will. The fact that there was no change even though quite some time had passed since the end of Act 1 means that control of her body was completely in Rebecca’s favor.

Iana would have lost most of her powers, which would mean she would be a different person from the original Swordsman I knew.

Kwaang-

A shockwave swept through the room, and furniture was thrown around haphazardly. A bookshelf flying towards me was split in half. Iana had lightly swung her sword and cut it.

“You’re not a guy to be taken lightly. I wonder why a miner like you didn’t join the Miner Association.”

Joseph took up his sword. It was a long, curved blade.

“I guess I can ask that after I kill him halfway.”

“you…….”

Iana turned to Josef, still smiling. She showed me the back of her head, which she had never allowed.

“Are you interrupting what I’m saying right now?”

“what?”

“If you say you’re a noble but you don’t even follow basic etiquette, then you must not be a very famous noble.”

A sudden surge of murderous intent enveloped the area. However, my [Aura] did not react. It was a sign that Iana was not hostile to me.

“If you’re going to talk to me about noble etiquette, wouldn’t it be right to tell me your name first?”

But Josef was also oozing with life. He no longer tried to hide his identity. Perhaps he thought that if he didn’t give it his all, he wouldn’t be able to win, let alone escape.

“I am Iana, Iana von Gausfeld Grander. You don’t know this name. It’s a name that has long since disappeared.”

Iana smiled gently.

“Other name is the one you fear so much… Iana, the Swordsman of Grander.”

Iana, who is facing the curve, shows no sign of backing down. Rather, she seems angry at being interrupted and grips her sword even tighter.

Immediately after that.

“Have you heard this name?”

A merciless sword strike swept across the area.

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It took a full ten minutes for the servants working in the mansion to barge in.

There were many servants who had been brainwashed by Joseph, but there were also many servants who had not. Most of them were shocked to learn that the master they had been following was a man named Mine.

Hunters will soon visit this mansion. They will perform an autopsy on Josef’s body and question me, Lara, and Rebecca about the truth behind this incident.

“… I, I, didn’t intend to kill.”

Iana took a step back, swallowing a sigh.

I saw Joseph lying on the floor… no, part of what was Joseph now.

“I didn’t intend to kill him. I just wanted to make sure he couldn’t move.”

“So you were trying to make it half-baked in the end.”

“But I tried to keep him breathing. You said so, and Rebecca said so too. We shouldn’t kill him, we should just reduce his power.”

Iana, who waved her hand and retreated, did not look like a swordsman at all. Even to my eyes, who knew her from the original, she looked like a talented fool who couldn’t control her strength.

There was one thing I had to check.

“Were you listening to everything inside that body?”

“I told you. Rebecca left a place for me. Just as I liked Rebecca, she liked me.”

Iana proudly puffed out her chest. Before I could protest, Iana lowered her head.

“… Please don’t say such things to my body, Sister.”

“You can say this much. Even if you say it, your mouth won’t get tired, so it’s okay.”

“That’s not what I’m talking about.”

I heard Iana and Rebecca’s voices overlapping.

It seemed as if she was mumbling to herself, but the intonation and mood of her voice changed every time she spoke. It seemed as if Iana and Rebecca were fighting for control of her body.

It was Rebecca who ultimately took control.

“… What are you going to do? Zion Illionheart.”

“It’s too late to do anything since Mine is already dead. Dead Mine won’t come back to life, and it’s too late to argue about anything. Right now, it’s just… .”

Although I had seen all sorts of horrible things while living in Esperland, I still found it difficult to look at Josef’s body seriously.

“There’s still vacation left, so I have no choice but to do something.”

Even as the alarm sounded, Lara Stillheiden never showed up. She must have been under a lot of stress from Josef, because she had passed out and fallen into a deep sleep.

Lara opened her eyes only after everything had ended, and by then the Hunters from the Hunter Association had already arrived and started investigating this incident.

One of the growth events was unexpectedly blown away. Rebecca also felt a sense of guilt and did not talk to me. She even avoided eye contact.

“This is the list of requests that the student council had previously prepared. If there’s a request you like, I’ll set that aside.”

“…Can I take this request?”

“It may require a separate documentation process, but it’s not that difficult.”

Instead, Rebecca handed over commissions that had not yet been made public, a clear abuse of power.

***

Three weeks may seem like a long time, but it’s not long at all. There’s a mountain of work to be done, and time is running out.

While I went to the dungeon with Airi and watched her in the training hall from time to time, I visited the Sacred Church on weekends.

Following the request I received from Rebecca, I explored the dungeon with Lara Stillheiden. At the same time, judging from the message Kyle sent to me, the other main characters seemed to be wandering around the continent and having fun.

It was like that in the original, so I decided to just leave it alone. I didn’t have the capacity to take care of other kids, and my schedule was tight.

With only a week left until the start of the new school year, I returned to Arsene with Rebecca.

“…The construction of the Geordie Pavilion has been completed.”

“It was finished about four days earlier than the scheduled construction date.”

“They said they would inspect the equipment during the remaining time.”

Rebecca shrugged.

I was about to continue my conversation but stopped. I felt awkward talking to Iana because I thought she was watching me from inside. That’s why, unlike before, I didn’t make small talk on the way here, but only had formal conversations.

In the silence, only the sound of two people’s footsteps continued. I didn’t care, but Rebecca’s footsteps seemed unsteady. I felt like I had to say something, so I just threw out a random word.

“Do students from other academies come to see you after school starts?”

“Some cadets arrive after school starts, while others visit Arsene before. Usually, it’s because of the distance.”

I can’t tell what expression she’s making because her hair is covering it, but Rebecca’s voice is softer than before.

“Those who came from Joachim have already gone to the guest house. Maybe you will meet them on your way.”

“If it’s Joachim, could it be Lady Lilia who has come?”

“I heard that Lilia de Sugarmond is planning to visit with the Joachim faculty.”

That means that among the cadets from Joachim’s side who have now arrived at the guest house, Lilia is not there.

Originally, the cadets who arrived first were those belonging to the Eastern Flower Garden. I remember that Nam Ki-hyeok’s subordinates visited Arsene first, and then Joachim, led by Lilia, came right after, and lastly, Nam Ki-hyeok, the final boss of this exchange, came.

However, a cadet from Joachim’s side visited Arsene first.

The only people who could be variables are either Lilia de Sugarmond or Nam Ki-hyeok, who I encountered during the last training for the big battle, so I naturally assumed it would be Lilia, but my expectations were completely wrong.

“… Then who brought the disciples of Joachim to visit us?”

Suppressing my trembling voice, I asked calmly. As I was walking with Rebecca, I soon found myself in front of the guest house.

“He wasn’t a very pleasant person.”

Rebecca glanced at the guest house and furrowed her brows.

“A second-year student at Joachim Academy… I think her name was Hilda. I heard that she was part of Joachim’s student council, so she brought forward her schedule… … .”

At that moment, Rebecca’s expression crumpled for a moment. At the same time, my [sense of feeling] reacted. There was a blonde female cadet coming out through the half-open front door of the guest house.

“Hello, Rebecca. I didn’t expect to see you here, so it’s nice to see you again.”

“I was just passing by by chance.”

“Ahaha, I see… This is the first time I’ve seen you, but what’s your name…?”

“… This is Zion Illionheart.”

I think I understand a little why Rebecca is wary of Hilda.

“Ah, this is Zion. I’ve heard the name many times. My name is Hilda, but is my name… Oh, you haven’t heard of it.”

Any other cadet would have been overwhelmed by the indescribable atmosphere that Hilda gave off.

Hilda tried to approach me naturally, but she just awkwardly stepped back, just as she had been coming down the stairs. I couldn’t see her expression, but it seemed like Rebecca was giving me a cold glare.

“Then, I will greet you both on behalf of Joachim.”

She coughed and lowered her head. Lying was also an art. The more Hilda spoke, the more my [sense of emotion] shook.

She introduced herself as ‘Hilda’, but I know who she is. If anything, I feel even more uncomfortable knowing her identity than Rebecca. It was fortunate that Isabel was not present.

…Camilia Chepes.

An executive belonging to the Single Numbers, a single-digit ranking in the Mine Association, and a direct descendant of the now-extinct Demon Tribe.

and.

“Please take good care of me, President Rebecca. And you, Zion.”

He was originally a guy who shouldn’t have visited Arsene.