My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's Chapter 39

Chapter 39

「There are no stairs leading to the next floor . 」

「…ha?」

After cuddling Black Cat for a while, when I decided to go on to the next level, Amelia said that .

I squinted and looked around the room .

In the dreary and enormous room, there was one door .

That was the door that we used to enter the room .

Moreover, it can’t be opened from this side .

Certainly, there were no stairs leading downwards that should’ve already appeared .

『No need to guess, it’s probably because of me . 』

Black Cat shook its body and after he gave a big yawn, he muttered that .

Two people’s cold gaze locked onto it .

Those gazes asked it, to properly explain what was going on .

『It’s the boss room, so the dungeon wouldn’t allow me, who is the boss, to continue living . 』

Smiling with a hint of self-deprecation, Black Cat casted those golden eyes downward .

『That’s why I told you to kill me . Do you want to starve to death here? As expected, races other than the demons and monsters are incompatible . 』

As Black Cat sadly muttered that, I looked down at the ground and thought about a solution .

Withdrawing like this would be annoying .

「Certainly, killing you would be the easiest way . 」

「But, it’s too early to give up . 」

At Amelia’s voice, Black Cat and I looked up .

Amelia stared at Black Cat .

The gold and the red intersected .

『You’re saying that you have a plan?』

「…Akira can just name you . 」

「Name?」

What did it mean to name someone .

Unlike me who tilted my head in confusion, Amelia and Black Cat nodded at each other .

『I see, if that’s the case, I wouldn’t be the boss anymore, and then we would be able to leave this room!』

「It’ll definitely turn out well . Also, it you shapeshifted and become smaller, your appearance would only be that of a black cat . Even if you’re in front of other people, no one would find it strange . 」

『I see, I see, then without delay, this man! Name me!』

「Wait, wait, properly explain it . 」

Black Cat seemingly looking like it would pounce on me at any time, I panicked .

Black Cat was, more or less, smaller than a dragon, but it’s bigger than us .

I’m confident that I would be able to stop it, but the impact would be frightening .

『It’ll be fine if you become my master . 』

「You abbreviated too much . 」

Certainly, I never told them where I came from, but the explanation just now, even normal people wouldn’t understand .

Leaving Black Cat who was excited and couldn’t talk aside, and I turned towards Amelia .

Perhaps Amelia was also a bit excited, her cheeks were turning red .

However, it was more preferable than Black Cat .

「Demons are the only ones who can control monsters . But, once in several hundred years, there would be a person who has a link with monsters . It was something that was from much earlier than when I was born . 」

Amelia paused at that time .

「The one who thought of giving names to monsters was the first hero-sama . By giving a name, it would allow the human and monster to have a genuinely meaningful link between them . 」

The first hero’s name came uo, once again .

Just this first hero, although he should’ve been someone from a very long time ago, he left a frightening amount of things behind .

「What is a genuinely meaningful link . 」

「Firstly, the one who gave the name would be able to pinpoint the monster’s position, not matter where it went . 」

Hou, that’s certainly useful .

I wouldn’t lose sight of it .

However, conversely, didn’t that mean that the monster’s freedom would be lost… .

「Afterwards, the two people would acquire the magic『Telepathy』 . 」

「That, is that the one where you can communicate even if we don’t talk?」

「I have never used it, but it’s probably that . 」

That’s quite fancy .

It was fine as Black Cat can talk, but normal monsters were not able to .

This was the measure put in place for that .

Or rather, why was this guy able to talk?

「The link is impossible if there’s no mutual consent . Threatening them and forcing them against their will is also impossible . 」

『However, once connected, if the original link that both parties consented to is not broken, we will be together until death . 』

「…until death?」

‘That’s right,’ Black Cat modded .

Somehow, it felt like it was grinning .

「In the situation where there is a link, if one dies, the other will die as well . It’s that kind of contract . 」

「That’s great . 」

It was definitely better than being left with a lifelong scar, or being in pain forever .

Rather than death, I hated pain .

I felt Amelia’s worried gaze, but I’m fine with it .

Death was certainly frightening, but as long as Amelia’s by my side, it’s impossible for me to die .

『…normal people, would hesitate when they hear this explanation and withdraw, but… . are you actually human?』

「No, I’ve already entered the realm of a complete monster and a freak . 」

『If that wasn’t the case, I would challenge you to another match . 』

I laughed at Black Cat whose laughter was stuck in its throat .

And, its facial expression stiffened at the same time .

「Then, put your hands on top of each other . 」

At Amelia’s words, I went in front of Black Cat who was still unable to move, and put my own hand on top of its huge paw .

「Akira, a name . 」

I, with a nod, looked straight into those golden eyes .

I somehow or another felt like I knew, the words that I needed to say .

「My name is Oda Akira . The person who will become your master . I shall grant you a name . 」

『My new master, Oda Akira . I, will go together with you, no matter the place . Until one of us dies, until that time, we will always be together . 』

「Your name is…Yoru . Named after that beautiful fur that looks like the night sky . 」

『Yoru…it’s a good name . From now on, my name shall be Yoru, I pledge to serve you . 』

「Please treat me well, Yoru . 」

We were enveloped in a white light, enveloped in warmth .

I felt some kind of intangible link between Yoru and I .

So this was the so called link, huh .

Amelia took a step forward and put her hand on top of mine .

The white light had disappeared before I knew it .

「Please treat me well too, Yoru . 」

「I should be the one saying that, I’ll be relying on you, Miss Amelia . 」

「Please treat me well too, Yoru . 」

「I should be the one saying that, I’ll be relying on you, Miss Amelia . 」

「Un . That crest on your forehead too, looks good on you . Akira too, that crest on your arm, looks great . 」

At Amelia’s words, my gaze moved towards my own arm, I was startled .

There was a black crest on both my arms .

And, a white crest with the same design was also on Yoru’s forehead .

「That seems to be the only visible evidence of the link . 」

『With this, I can openly go with you, Master-dono . 』

「Your master is the demon king though . 」

『It’s known as the second master . Don’t bother with the small details . 』

How sketchy .

When I looked over at the corner of the room, a magic circle that was not there until now was shining blue .

That magic circle, somehow seemed similar to the one that resulted in me coming to this world .

「It’s as we’ve guessed, the path to continue onward has opened . 」

「But, Yoru still can’t move . 」

『I won’t die from using a large amount of magic power to shapeshift, but if I sustained a heavy injury, I won’t be able to move for two, three days . 』

I was the one who caused the heavy injury though .

I, for the time being, unwrapped the food that I kept for emergencies .

「This is a safety zone . Let’s go slowly . In the meanwhile, listen to my story . 」

「Un, mine too . 」

If we talked more, we should be able to get along that much more .

Definitely .

「There are no stairs leading to the next floor . 」.

「…ha?」.

After cuddling Black Cat for a while, when I decided to go on to the next level, Amelia said that

I squinted and looked around the room

In the dreary and enormous room, there was one door

That was the door that we used to enter the room

Moreover, it can’t be opened from this side

Certainly, there were no stairs leading downwards that should’ve already appeared

『No need to guess, it’s probably because of me . 』.

Black Cat shook its body and after he gave a big yawn, he muttered that

Two people’s cold gaze locked onto it

Those gazes asked it, to properly explain what was going on

『It’s the boss room, so the dungeon wouldn’t allow me, who is the boss, to continue living . 』.

Smiling with a hint of self-deprecation, Black Cat casted those golden eyes downward

『That’s why I told you to kill me . Do you want to starve to death here? As expected, races other than the demons and monsters are incompatible . 』.

As Black Cat sadly muttered that, I looked down at the ground and thought about a solution

Withdrawing like this would be annoying

「Certainly, killing you would be the easiest way . 」.

「But, it’s too early to give up . 」.

At Amelia’s voice, Black Cat and I looked up

Amelia stared at Black Cat

The gold and the red intersected

『You’re saying that you have a plan?』.

「…Akira can just name you . 」.

「Name?」.

What did it mean to name someone

Unlike me who tilted my head in confusion, Amelia and Black Cat nodded at each other

『I see, if that’s the case, I wouldn’t be the boss anymore, and then we would be able to leave this room!』.

『I see, I see, then without delay, this man! Name me!』.

「Wait, wait, properly explain it . 」.

Black Cat seemingly looking like it would pounce on me at any time, I panicked

Black Cat was, more or less, smaller than a dragon, but it’s bigger than us

I’m confident that I would be able to stop it, but the impact would be frightening

『It’ll be fine if you become my master . 』.

「You abbreviated too much . 」.

Certainly, I never told them where I came from, but the explanation just now, even normal people wouldn’t understand

Leaving Black Cat who was excited and couldn’t talk aside, and I turned towards Amelia

Perhaps Amelia was also a bit excited, her cheeks were turning red

However, it was more preferable than Black Cat

Amelia paused at that time

「The one who thought of giving names to monsters was the first hero-sama . By giving a name, it would allow the human and monster to have a genuinely meaningful link between them . 」.

The first hero’s name came uo, once again

Just this first hero, although he should’ve been someone from a very long time ago, he left a frightening amount of things behind

「What is a genuinely meaningful link . 」.

「Firstly, the one who gave the name would be able to pinpoint the monster’s position, not matter where it went . 」.

Hou, that’s certainly useful

I wouldn’t lose sight of it

However, conversely, didn’t that mean that the monster’s freedom would be lost…

「Afterwards, the two people would acquire the magic『Telepathy』 . 」.

「That, is that the one where you can communicate even if we don’t talk?」.

「I have never used it, but it’s probably that . 」.

That’s quite fancy

It was fine as Black Cat can talk, but normal monsters were not able to

This was the measure put in place for that

Or rather, why was this guy able to talk?.

「The link is impossible if there’s no mutual consent . Threatening them and forcing them against their will is also impossible . 」.

『However, once connected, if the original link that both parties consented to is not broken, we will be together until death . 』.

「…until death?」.

‘That’s right,’ Black Cat modded

Somehow, it felt like it was grinning

「In the situation where there is a link, if one dies, the other will die as well . It’s that kind of contract . 」.

「That’s great . 」.

It was definitely better than being left with a lifelong scar, or being in pain forever

Rather than death, I hated pain

I felt Amelia’s worried gaze, but I’m fine with it

Death was certainly frightening, but as long as Amelia’s by my side, it’s impossible for me to die

『…normal people, would hesitate when they hear this explanation and withdraw, but… . are you actually human?』.

「No, I’ve already entered the realm of a complete monster and a freak . 」.

『If that wasn’t the case, I would challenge you to another match . 』.

I laughed at Black Cat whose laughter was stuck in its throat

And, its facial expression stiffened at the same time

「Then, put your hands on top of each other . 」.

At Amelia’s words, I went in front of Black Cat who was still unable to move, and put my own hand on top of its huge paw

「Akira, a name . 」.

I, with a nod, looked straight into those golden eyes

I somehow or another felt like I knew, the words that I needed to say

「My name is Oda Akira . The person who will become your master . I shall grant you a name . 」.

『My new master, Oda Akira . I, will go together with you, no matter the place . Until one of us dies, until that time, we will always be together . 』.

「Your name is…Yoru . Named after that beautiful fur that looks like the night sky . 」.

『Yoru…it’s a good name . From now on, my name shall be Yoru, I pledge to serve you . 』.

「Please treat me well, Yoru . 」.

We were enveloped in a white light, enveloped in warmth

I felt some kind of intangible link between Yoru and I

So this was the so called link, huh

Amelia took a step forward and put her hand on top of mine

The white light had disappeared before I knew it

「Please treat me well too, Yoru . 」.

「I should be the one saying that, I’ll be relying on you, Miss Amelia . 」.

「Un . That crest on your forehead too, looks good on you . Akira too, that crest on your arm, looks great . 」.

At Amelia’s words, my gaze moved towards my own arm, I was startled

There was a black crest on both my arms

And, a white crest with the same design was also on Yoru’s forehead

「That seems to be the only visible evidence of the link . 」.

『With this, I can openly go with you, Master-dono . 』.

「Your master is the demon king though . 」.

『It’s known as the second master . Don’t bother with the small details . 』.

How sketchy

When I looked over at the corner of the room, a magic circle that was not there until now was shining blue

That magic circle, somehow seemed similar to the one that resulted in me coming to this world

「It’s as we’ve guessed, the path to continue onward has opened . 」.

「But, Yoru still can’t move . 」.

『I won’t die from using a large amount of magic power to shapeshift, but if I sustained a heavy injury, I won’t be able to move for two, three days . 』.

I was the one who caused the heavy injury though

I, for the time being, unwrapped the food that I kept for emergencies

「This is a safety zone . Let’s go slowly . In the meanwhile, listen to my story . 」.

「Un, mine too . 」.

If we talked more, we should be able to get along that much more

Definitely

Chapter end

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