My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's Chapter 171

AS Chapter 171~Rescue 1~

Happy Monday!

Today’s chapter is special because there are two author’s notes, one of which I translated and the other, I summarized because it was super long.

So, the character Amaryllis Cluster who makes her debut in this chapter speaks in a dialect that the author kind of made up. There was a long author’s note explaining what the words in the dialect translated to in standard Japanese, but long story short, the author had lived in Osaka for a period of time, so it should be an Osaka dialect with a mix of Yamaguchi dialect, as the author says that it was mixed with a bit of Kansai dialect. (Yamaguchi is in northwestern Kansai while Osaka is in Honshu). However, I did not alter the English so as to keep it readable.

Of the four translations of the dialect the author gave, the one below was the most extreme, made-up dialect -> standard Japanese:

「～ってたかっとるそ？」→「～って脅しにきたの？」

(this was part of the first sentence in her dialogue where she said, “Did you come to…”)

This is the most I’ve written up here in a long time. Anyways, here’s the chapter, enjoy.

Author’s Note:

In accordance with the previous note, the chapter is in the protagonist’s POV.

It was night time when everyone was asleep and only a sliver of moonlight illuminated the city.

I was near the estate where I killed Gram the other day.

I had left the city, but I remembered something that I had to do and returned by myself.

Kurou, Ria, and Amelia were camping outside the city, waiting for me.

Yoru was, as usual, sitting on my shoulder.

「Here, huh….」

The neighborhood was deserted despite it being in the middle of town, and I stopped in front of the affixed barrier that could not be seen by others.

I had the『Eye of the World』, so that place that was not reflected in the eyes of others could not be hidden from me.

If I were to hide someone, I would put them somewhere near me, and underground. 

If even the door was made to be imperceptible, then most people would not even notice that there was a door that led underground.

Ironically, it seems that Gram and I had a similar train of thought when we wanted to hide something.

And, the maze-like city of Uruk was the perfect place to conceal something.

「『Shadow Magic』」

When I pointed to it, the『Shadow Magic』devoured the barrier.

Other than that, everything was as it was.

I still did not know just what kind of magic『Shadow Magic』was, but it was highly practical, so I used it often.

If Commander Saran saw that, his eyes would probably be shining.

…no, come to think of it, it was after Commander Saran had died that the『Shadow Magic』did as I said.

The barrier shattered, as if it were glass.

In the place where there was nothing just a moment ago, a door appeared.

It was most likely a type of barrier that confused the senses.

「Yoru, are the preparations completed?」

『Aah, Master-dono. I’m ready whenever you are.』

After calling out to Yoru, I opened the door.

It was dim inside, just barely able to see my own feet due to the moonlight.

It was dusty, and it didn’t seem as if it was regularly frequented by people.

As soon as the door opened, a set of stairs appeared, and it seemed to lead to a place underground.

This was Gram, so I thought that there would be some kind of mechanism, but it seems that it was just the barrier that concealed the door.

It was slightly anticlimactic. 

Maa, even if there was just the barrier, it did well in concealing the door, so it might not have been discovered by normal humans.

Suddenly, I felt that something was out of place and when I looked at the inner part of the door, the door knob that was on the other side was not there.

Which meant that it would be correct to think that the person was imprisoned here.

Only the sound of my footsteps echoed within the darkness that grew darker the further down I descended.

The staircase was only wide enough for a single person to pass through, and my feet could still be faintly seen.

Maybe I should’ve brought a lamp or something.

I was pondering over something a little as I cautiously descended down the stairs step by step.

Of course, I had a reason for coming here.

I had forgotten as we left Uruk because of Kurou, but I was requested by the elves to save their family that had been abducted. 

At that time, I think I told them that I would pick them up if it was along the way.

I had, more or less, confirmed the structure of the building when I came to assassinate him, but I had noticed the hidden door at that time.

Due to the shock I received after assassinating someone and whatever else, I had neglected it.

If it was like this, then I would’ve broken my promise.

So, I purposefully came back.

「…maa, those guys too, they probably wanted to come rescue them themselves if they could.」

I tried putting myself in their shoes.

If kaasan and Yui were abducted, would I entrust their rescue to someone else, when I could go save them but was unable to due to other ties of obligations.

No, if it was the current me, then I would do it myself.

To say nothing of those elves who lived longer than the beastmen, and even had magic power.

I could avoid the confrontation of the two races, and I couldn’t abandon the request that was filled with heartrending grief that was entrusted to me by the elves. 

『Did you say something? Master-dono.』

「No, nothing.」

Perhaps we had gone down the second flight of stairs.

We were finally able to reach the end of the stairs.

My eyes that had become accustomed to the darkness landed on something other than the stairs. 

「…is there someone there?」

The words that had a strange intonation similar to a certain dialect reverebrated. 

「Did you come to threaten me to make more drugs? I told you this before, but I will no longer make drugs that turn people into wastes! I don’t need food either. It would be better to die than make drugs that break people! Also, quickly send these people home!」

The person’s voice was trembling, but the resolve in their voice was easy to distinguish.

「…I see, so you’re Amaryllis Cluster, huh.……」

It was written on the document that Yoru swiped, that the one who allegedly made the “strengthening drug” was a previous pageant winner. 

Ria and the others seemed to be searching for her, though they didn’t know of her existence, but who would’ve thought that she had been here all along.

It was truly hard to see what was under your nose the entire time.

Come to think of it, when they asked for identification papers at the reception desk, we showed them our dog tags, which was proof that we were adventurers, but most identification papers stated one’s occupation as well.

Of course, it was necessary for identity verification, but it could probably verify one’s occupation as well.

I didn’t think that they would have it in their heads, to use an ordinary woman after discovering that she was a pharmacist. 

「…who? Come out.」

When Amaryllis heard my voice, she sounded frightened.

I used a magic stone to light up the torch that hung on a nearby wall.

Chapter end