"Haha… now you guys believe me."

Sure enough, after Kurma asked, Lucien played with the scythe in his hand and laughed.

Honestly, he really wanted to give the weapon for free to this Kurma so that he could collect debt more easily, but it seemed impossible.

After all, although they were greedy, giving such a valuable item for free would raise suspicion no matter what.

"Don't worry, your mission isn't that hard. You just need to kill the head of the Lionheart family for me, and this is yours. What do you think?"

Since Kurma wanted to know the task, Lucien directly gave one.

He didn't even try to hide who he wanted to kill, even though he knew that person was right in this chamber.

"Bastard! He has such guts?"

Sure enough, after hearing his mission, before Kurma could react, there was someone else who reacted strongly, and that was none other than the burly guy from before.

He was currently standing alongside Viscount Aldren and clenching his fist in anger.

After all, no matter what, his lord was a Viscount.

No matter what happened, even if you didn't show respect, how could someone give an assassination task like this in full view of the public?

This was a blatant humiliation.

"Brock, calm down. There is no need to take such things to heart."

Just as the burly guy got angry at Lucien's words, Viscount Aldren suddenly tapped his shoulder, calming him down.

"That guy is going to die today anyway. Let him have his fun for a while. Why bother?"

Aldren said while looking at Lucien sitting at the center of the stage with a faint smile.

He had already scanned the entire chamber with his unique artifact and saw no sign of Malcolm at all.

That meant Malcolm was probably still in the capital, looking closely at Duke Castor.

After all, he didn't know that Duke Castor had already abandoned them.

So all he needed to do now was circumvent that owl Velmara and poison Lucien with his pet, Crimson Ants, somehow.

As long as he could do that, Lucien would die without a doubt, as only the Queen could cure that poison.

Even a Weaver rank person wouldn't survive, let alone Lucien, who was only at the Apprentice realm.

'Let's wait a bit and look for a chance.'

Viscount Aldren thought with a smile, already looking forward to advancing his class with the help of Duke Morvain.

…

"Sigh… Sir Lucien, isn't this… wrong?"

Kurma didn't know what to say when Lucien directly announced the mission like this.

He could have just suggested lightly, and whether or not to accept the mission, they could discuss later while alone.

But now that Lucien had already said the weapon belonged to those who gave him the head of the Lionheart family, the situation had become weird.

Didn't it mean whoever got that weapon was ultimately the one who killed a Viscount of the Edoria Kingdom, even though it was questionable if he could be killed?

"Wrong? What's wrong with that?"

Lucien saw the look on Kurma and understood what he was thinking.

But he just didn't care, or perhaps he had some plans; he acted as he wanted.

"Okay, all of us know what is happening right now. That bastard of the Lionheart family has the gall to announce a war against my Goldveil family for no reason. What's wrong with me asking for his head?"

Instead, Lucien suddenly shouted loudly as if he was extremely angered.

"In the name of war, they are looting my wealth without a care. Don't I know what they are planning?"

He said and looked at everyone with a cold gaze as if he was extremely offended.

"That bastard Hugo is a pussy who can't even take a move of mine and dares to complain to his family rather than taking revenge himself."

"Such an impotent son, and the stupid family that is indulging his fantasies."

"To be honest, the Lionheart family should remove 'Lion' from their name and replace it with Mouse. This suits them better."

Lucien directly scolded the Lionheart family in front of everyone in anger, making every undercover member furious.

He could even see Hugo clenching his fist at the far side of the corner.

But he didn't care and instead continued his speech as if his young blood had been set on fire.

"Such a Viscount who clearly only knows how to steal. How long has my Goldveil family been a Viscount? We don't even have a fief of our own in this kingdom, and he declared war on us."

"Why don't you just say you have eyes on my wealth?"

"Honestly, if that Viscount or whatever had come to beg, I probably would have given him whatever he needed out of pity."

"Why go to such lengths?"

"Ptuii… if he isn't a coward, I don't know who is."

At last, Lucien even spat on the ground in disgust, clearly targeting Viscount Aldren.

His behavior was so outrageous that not only the assassins and mercenaries in front, even Velmara and Helena looked speechless.

As for Clara, she was just rolling her eyes at his stupidity.

"Brock, calm down."

And of course, the situation for Brock and Viscount Aldren wasn't good either, as both of their faces were already as black as the bottom of a pot in anger.

Never in his lifetime had Viscount Aldren felt so humiliated. He was basically called cowardly to his face by a young man wet behind the ears.

To be honest, he was employing great restraint right now not to lash out.

'Everything for the greater good,' he thought.

"But… Lord, this guy is just too much."

Brock spoke through gritted teeth, feeling so helpless for the first time.

As the brother-in-law of the Viscount, he had never felt like this before. And the reason was just a young man who was lower in the realm than him.

"Don't be too reckless. Don't you see that owl with him? We can do nothing as long as he is with him."

Aldren warned, signaling at Velmara. As a beast master, he knew how powerful a beast companion at the Peak of Weaver rank could be.

He was just an Early Weaver rank beast master. How could he be an opponent?

Wasn't that the reason why he was trying to assassinate from the dark? And that too after Lord Morvain gave his word that he would distract Velmara for him.

Otherwise, did he have a death wish to come to this place?

"No need to worry, I have my plans. That boy won't live for long."

Aldren saw Brock still angry and spoke lightly. To be honest, he was also a little angry at being scolded like this.

He was such a respected person everywhere he went, and he was being publicly shamed here. How could he have good feelings?

"That's for the best. Lord, if possible, let me torture that guy before his death. I want to see him despair with my own eyes."

Brock saw confidence in his lord's eyes, relaxed, and asked for a favor.

Lucien was already the most hated person in his life, and he wished nothing more than to see him despair.

"Haha… sure, sure…"

Aldren laughed and nodded at Brock, intending to keep his promise if the situation allowed. To be honest, he was happy that he got such a trustworthy brother-in-law.

Just, he was a little too easy to anger.

...

"Anyway, the situation right now is that the shameless Lionheart family is totally looting our wealth in the name of declaring war. Everyone can see that they are worse than bandits."

Lucien continued to shout while looking sneakily at the position of Viscount Aldren, only to see no movements at all.

'Tch… old man is clever.'

He thought, shook his head at his failed attempt at provocation, and then came to the point.

"So what's wrong with giving such a mission? Didn't they also announce that they will kill me if I ever leave the capital? Although I doubt those cowards will do anything."

Lucien said while looking at Kurma, who was completely speechless at his sudden outburst.

Although he understood what Lucien was thinking, this was just too blatant, wasn't it?

He never knew that someone could be so daring.

"Cough… Sir Lucien… I don't care about such things. What I mean is, I think… just a rare rank weapon is too little for such a dangerous mission. And don't forget that Aldren is a beast master and isn't alone. Not to mention his status…"

Kurma shook his head, clearly intending to get out of this mess.

Although he wanted that weapon so badly, he didn't want to stupidly throw his life away like this.

It was one thing to do business sneakily, but being so high profile about assassinating a Viscount of the Edoria Kingdom like this…

'He is too young.'

Kurma thought and had already decided to leave this place. As for the weapon, he would see if he could get it in other ways.

However, just when he was about to walk away, a loud sound suddenly echoed in the entire chamber, followed by the appearance of a giant towering over everyone.

"Haha… Sir Lucien, you are placing too much hope in that coward Kurma. He doesn't have the guts to accept this mission even if you double the reward."

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