I Was Mistaken as a Genius Mage in a Game-Chapter 103

“Born in the back alley! Raised in the back alley! The pride of the back alley! I am Zion!”

Her black hair and cloak began to flutter as she moved. Her bright red eyes were filled with confidence, and her sharp fangs flashed between her slightly parted lips.

“Then, please take good care of me!”

The girl who introduced herself as Zion was estimated to be around 16 or 17 years old, similar to me.

The girl was quite short, about 150cm tall.

She was wearing a long cloak that reached down to her ankles, perhaps to hide her small stature, and inside the cloak, which was slightly revealed, were numerous daggers of various shapes hanging.

“General, get out of the room! I will buy you time!”

A young servant stood between me and the girl, holding a broken rapier.

“Wow, calm down. I just came here to talk. Seriously! Look at this, you’re not even armed? You’re going to swing your sword at this delicate girl? Seriously?”

The red-eyed girl spread her palms wide, showing that she had no intention of fighting.

She kept twitching her lips like a squirrel, waving her palms back and forth, but in this situation, there was no way a gesture of peace would work.

Hey, you rascal, you’re trespassing in the emperor’s castle. And you’re wearing assassination gear all over your body.

“Damn it, General! Are you okay?”

“Put your safety first and act accordingly! Attack, attack!”

The loud shouts of the hallway soldiers could be heard from outside the room. The sound of the slings clashing here and there could be heard, and soon a soldier in armor entered the room swinging his sword.

The girl didn’t even look at the soldiers who came into the room making a commotion. She lightly lowered her head and dodged the blade that flew towards her.

Immediately after, a long blade flew towards the girl’s side. The girl dodged this one with light steps, and the next blade’s attack was also slashed away with minimal movement.

“Wow, sir. Can you stop swinging?! A girl like me would be torn in half if hit by such an unskilled sword?”

The girl let out a death sound with her mouth, but she leisurely deflected the soldiers’ attacks. With a few steps and nods, the swords and spears of the trained soldiers avoided her body.

In an instant, the room became a scene of chaos. The piano that she had never played properly was split here and there by the swords and spears, and the tea cups and teapots on the table were also shattered, spilling their red contents on the floor.

“I’ll drop my weapons first!”

Unable to dodge the soldiers’ continuous attacks, the girl let out an exaggerated sigh as if she had no choice but to tilt her outstretched hands forward.

Then she approached the soldier closest to her and mercilessly struck the joints of his thick armor. When the girl’s hand and the soldier’s body in armor collided, the room was filled with the sound of bullets hitting the floor.

Soon, the soldier collapsed in pain. The spear he was holding rolled around on the floor. The girl bent her upper body and did the same to the soldier next to her who was holding a blade. In an instant, the two soldiers were disarmed.

The difference in skill was overwhelming.

There was nothing superfluous about the girl’s movements. With minimal movement and strength, the girl broke the soldiers’ arms, and the young servant who was watching swallowed dry saliva and caught his breath.

The servant blocking my way must have been prepared to give up his life at this point.

“It’s probably dislocated! I’ll put it back in place after General Bin and I finish talking business, so don’t worry too much and just lie there.”

The girl looked down at the soldiers who were glaring at her with their arms held tightly, and spoke in a bright voice.

... ... Dislocation?

That sound just now?

The bone didn’t tear through the skin, but how could that sound be a dislocation?

And I’ve heard of people dislocating their shoulders, but I’ve never heard of people dislocating their elbows in my life.

I guess that bastard just slapped the arm and then called it a dislocation.

“Uh.......”

The girl looked around the messy room, and then her eyes finally stopped at the overturned chair and table.

She whistled and went over to the overturned table and chair and lifted them up. The servant standing in front of me watched her movements closely, keeping his nerves.

I was mentally prepared to trigger the blooming at any moment.

“Now let’s talk business! I’ll have coffee.”

The girl cheerfully said, sitting down on a chair in front of the table she had set up.

“What?”

I couldn’t hear what the girl was saying properly, so I couldn’t help but ask.

“I’ll have coffee.”

No. Crazy, I heard you right.

“......Coffee?”

“Yes, coffee! You can’t talk business without tea or coffee.”

The girl said it as if it was obvious.

“You want me to treat you like a guest after making the room like this?”

“Strictly speaking, I didn’t do anything. The guards here are the ones who ruined the room.”

“......Hmm.”

Strangely enough, it was true, so I couldn’t say anything in return.

“Can’t you just get out of here......?”

I asked the red-eyed girl as politely as I could.

“General Bin, you want to go to the ‘Foggy Islands’, right? I came here because I’m the perfect person for the job.”

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“......Do you know about the Foggy Islands?”

“I’ve prepared everything from how to find the islands, how to get there, and how to get there safely and return. There are courses for all price ranges, from the standard course to the premium elite course.”

“......Ah.”

I briefly considered using the flower to blow away the crazy woman in front of me.

I lightly patted the back of the servant who was still blocking my path with a broken rapier and asked for coffee and tea.

“......Are you serious?”

The young servant asked in a tone of disbelief.

“It’s okay. You just saw my skills. If you were really going to kill me, you would have killed me a long time ago. I think you came here to talk ‘business,’ so I’ll just talk you out of it and send you away.......”

Pas-ssuk-!

That was the moment.

The sharp sound of lightning rang in my ears.

“Bolt.”

A faint line led to the neck of the girl with red eyes, and soon a huge shock filled the room.

A familiar sound of footsteps was heard from the hallway.

Pitch-black smoke filled the room, and the wooden furniture caught fire.

“Oh, what should I do if I use magic recklessly indoors? It’s going to take a long time to put this fire out.”

A cough echoed through the pitch-black smoke.

And the girl, as if it were a given, escaped from there without a single scratch or soot.

“......Unity, lack.......”

“Whoa, wait! Wait, time! Please time!”

I quickly ran out of the hallway to stop Lir, who had started to recite a spell.

“Bin, come behind me.”

Lir was glaring at the girl standing in my room with a fierce expression. The alphabetic staff hanging from her fingertips was ready to shoot a massive amount of lightning at that spot at any moment.

“I understand, so calm down for now. Can you stop destroying my room?”

After that, reinforcements continued to rush toward my room.

They were holding large spears and shields in their hands as if they were preparing for war, and there were several high-ranking magicians in charge of the palace’s security, although they were dressed simply.

It took me over ten minutes to calm them down and send them back to their places.

Why is it that the one who did this is someone else, but I have to clean it up?

The young servant, who had been pondering for a while while holding the broken rapier in his hand, eventually guided me and Sion to the guest room.

I felt somewhat convinced by the statement that if he had intended to kill me, he would have killed me a long time ago.

“...... Certainly, the sight of the blade being cut by a guitar pick was something I could never have imagined. I’m ashamed to admit that there is a huge wall between me and that girl.”

It was only a small amount, but the fact that the young servant and the girl with red eyes were fighting gave me great evidence.

“If you get a hint, please don’t hesitate. The opponent is a pretty skilled assassin. No matter how great of a wizard you are, Bin...... the compatibility is not very good.”

“I know.”

It is true that assassins have a great advantage over wizards.

Wizards usually lack enough stamina to always need the protection of infantry, and it takes a lot of preparation time to use magic.

There are many wizards who lack agility and don’t even realize that an attack is coming at them, and their hearts are pierced.

For assassins who are good at quick movements and stealth, wizards are the best source of experience.

However, I have the ‘Protection of the Spirit.’ The best defensive magic in the world that unfolds automatically.

You won’t die in one stroke.

And not dying in one stroke means that I have time to unfold my bloom.

Of course, I’d have to skip the spell and even the magic name chanting, but that was enough.

This was the imperial palace, and I had enough guards around me to help me.

“Wow, there’s no window here? The wallpaper isn’t even properly hung. Anyone can tell that this isn’t a guest room.”

“......Unfortunately, there’s no room prepared separately.”

“Lies. You want to limit the escape route, right? That’s not a good idea. If there’s only one path, it means I’ll have to kill the people who block my path.”

Sion said this while sitting on a chair placed in a gray room. In front of her chair was a small round table with a cup of black coffee steaming.

“I want to avoid murders that don’t involve money as much as possible.

. I hope you’ll be considerate.”

You’re telling such a gruesome story so bravely.

......What kind of childhood did you have to have such a mischievous personality?

“If the introduction is over, can you please step aside? I want to talk to the moneylender alone.”

“No.”

The servant spoke firmly. He was ready to immediately pull out his broken sword from its scabbard if the girl in front of him did anything stupid.

“I have no intention of stepping aside either.”

Lir, who was holding a staff and faintly emitting electricity, also seemed to have no intention of leaving my side, just as she had said.

“The story won’t leak out. The magician next to me is the person I trust the most, and this servant is also the most talkative in the world.”

“Then, can you at least do something about the people on the ceiling? They’re a bit annoying. If you’re going to hide, hide properly. What is this... ... .”

“... ... Yes?”

I frowned, not knowing what Zion was talking about.

“Tsk.”

On the other hand, the young servant standing next to me seemed to know very well what she was talking about.

“I’m not saying that you should let the wizards and soldiers waiting outside the door go. Well, from the general’s perspective, you need at least some safety measures. I understand that much. But it’s a bit much to cling ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) to the ceiling and overhear important conversations, right? I have a favor to ask.”

“... ... Please move.”

Clang!

As soon as the servant spoke, I heard the sound of something moving above my head.

...... How long had it been there?

Even Lir, an elf known for his keen senses, seemed to not realize that they were above us, as he opened his eyes wide and stared at the ceiling.

“What! Now we can finally talk about business properly.”

Zion placed the coffee cup in front of me, clanking it. He hadn’t even taken a sip.

“.......”

I stared at Zion’s face, who was smiling brightly as if he didn’t know anything.

The more I looked at him, the more ridiculous he seemed.

“How did you find out that I was the source of the rumor? I clearly instructed him to spread the rumor by saying, ‘A rich old man is interested in the fog of the archipelago.’”

“Well, the servant did put in quite a bit of effort. He erased the accent unique to royal servants, learned the distinctive gestures and habits of merchants, and even set up a small business. Well, if you look into it a little, you can see that it’s a business that exists only on paper.”

Zion continued his story slowly, spinning his cup saucer.

“The setting was good. A rich merchant wants to distribute the corpses of monsters from the archipelago...... If you dry the corpse of a monster called ‘White’ that lives in the fog of the archipelago in the sunlight for a few days, you can obtain a cloth with high flame resistance. It’s a popular lining material among dragon hunters. I guess you studied it quite thoroughly in advance?”

“So, how did you find out that I was the source of the rumor? Just tell me the gist.”

“That old man who’s been asking around, his muscles don’t look like those of an ordinary merchant.”

Sion lightly brushed the dust off his cloak and continued the story as if it were nothing special.

“... ... Muscles?”

“Unlike other swords, a rapier is a sword specialized for stabbing, and is suitable for fighting in long, narrow corridors. Therefore, the royal servants must learn how to use the ‘rapier’ and practice it.”

He glanced at the servant, and his expression hardened.

“If you were fighting assassins in the corridor and your greatsword got stuck in the wall, it would be a disaster, right? Anyway, the arm muscles of those who practiced rapier are a little different from those of others.”

She kept picking up and putting down her coffee cup as she spoke.

“Now that we know that the prince is from the royal family, we can narrow down the suspects one by one through simple investigations. The four leaders, including the emperor, are busy dealing with the aftermath of the war, Belle Artois is in a coma, and Grisha Alexia is busy taking care of Belle, who is in a coma... ... .”

Sion began to list the conditions of the key figures one by one as if he had the circumstances of the people in the castle in his hand.

“Lir here is busy training every day, so I think he heard about the ‘Army Fog’ for the first time today. Alter Heindel, the two masters, must have been busy with leg rehabilitation alone, so he didn’t have time to research the Army Fog. Rex Belzark, who left the castle a while ago, is currently back home preparing for the commander’s exam.”

“... ... .”

I felt a chill down my spine at every word Zion said.

... ... Where on earth did all that information come from?

This kid, doesn’t he even know how many times I go to the bathroom a day?

“As I eliminated them one by one using the method of elimination, I realized that the only person in this castle who just rolls around in bed like an unemployed person is General Bin? So I thought that maybe our general won the war and would go on an expedition to the foggy islands for fun.”

... ... The reason he was singled out was ‘because he looked like an unemployed person.’

I’m a war hero in my own right.

This is too much, really.

“Up until that point, the logical structure seemed pretty solid, but you made up a conclusion so hastily? Why do you think I’m looking for the foggy islands for fun?”

“I don’t know why you want to explore the foggy islands, so I just made up a random reason.”

“......Oh, yes, that’s right.”

“What I’m curious about is who the money lord is. More precisely, how much money the money lord has. That’s all.”

Sion replied cheerfully, still smiling brightly.

“For other information, I respect your privacy!”

... ... Just a moment ago, she was reciting the daily lives of the key figures staying in this castle, and now she’s shouting about privacy so loudly.

Does this girl not have even the slightest bit of shame?

“Anyway, I was surprised when I was investigating?”

She opened her bright red eyes wide and spread her arms wide, as if she knew my feelings.

A pure smile appeared on her lips that could be described as pure.

“You have this much land in the capital.”

And she was talking about real estate and money with such a harmless smile.

... ... Where on earth did that person go wrong?