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Chapter 2

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Chapter 2

Let's Live For Now (2)

 

Translated by CleiZz
Edited by Lyrl

 

 

I used three circumstances to my advantage to control the situation to my favour.

One, Cassion, knows that I have an unknown illness.

Second is that Ruel, who was stupid, has changed.

Finally, Cassion’s willingness to drop his superiority when it suited him.

 

Cassion seemed as if he had a fever because he looked like he had a hard time thinking, especially with the current situation.

‘Okay, that’s a very satisfying face.’

 

I opened my mouth, holding back my desire to smile.

“I’ll give it to you.”

 

Cassion pursued his lips. He must be upset since he was fooled by my cousin.

 

“Because I’m ill, it’ll be of no use to me anyway..”

 

“…How do you guarantee that?”

 

“We’ll sign a contract.”

 

I patted myself on the chest.

 

Everyone in the world of ‘SSS-class Knight’ had mana and establishing contracts using the mana were a common occurrence.

 

“The conditions?”

 

Ho…Not only was the fishing rod bent greatly, but it was also winning the fight.

 

Just a little bit more.

 

“Be a loyal butler until I die.”

 

Cassion later becomes the main character’s loyal feet and ears. I must be a fool to let a fish already on the cutting board go, afterall I have to do my best live.

 

There was a glimmer in Cassion’s eyes that shook. This request was far simpler than he thought, It was easy to guess what’s on his mind as he had been watching Ruel for half a year.

 

`Ruel is about to die. Wouldn’t he be free after that?’

 

Cassion didn’t bother to hide his expression this time. Joy was exposed on the surface.

 

“Cough, Cough!”

 

I coughed loudly on purpose.

 

At the same time, the pain felt in my chest made me frown. Eventually, the fake cough became a real cough and something hot flowed down my throat.

 

At the moment, I wondered if I really was going to die.

 

‘Ha.’

 

However, when I looked up I saw Cassion’s face mixed with joy and embarrassment, with a big smile plastered on his face.

 

“Even like this…”

 

I wiped the blood off my mouth and clasped my trembling hands.

 

“I want to protect the Setiria.”

 

I said once more.

 

Cassion, He was the head of the assassin guild. Whether you belong to a family or a guild; as a leader or member, you will have the desire to protect.

 

His delicate expression was erased and he sat as the head of a guild.

 

“Please drink.”

 

Cassion held out a paper packet containing medicine.

 

“Shouldn’t we sign a contract?”

 

‘Heh.’

 

I coughed and hid my smile.

 

‘The fish is caught…’

 

My first step on the path of survival, catching a valuable piece as Cassion in my palm is almost a done deal.

 

 

***

 

The contract was concluded smoothly.

 

The sword Turbulent day will go to Cassion and in return Cassion will be a loyal butler until Ruel dies.

 

“I didn’t say the deadline on purpose. I’d like you to think that we’ll be together for at least half a year more.”

 

“Yes.”

 

Would I die after that? I don’t know. I would sacrifice as much could, even such as a seemingly fine sword for a glimmer of hope.

 

And I obviously will not let myself die.

 

For that sliver of hope, I need the power left by the Hero. It was the power held by a Hero just like his name. It was known to have been scattered all over the world before he died, and if I had all his power, I could become a real hero. But currently I didn’t know if I had a chance to be one.

 

Even the main character, who had acquired this power, could not gather all this power and tried to figure out it’s origin, but the ending of the ‘SSS-class Knight’ was never clear, so even he couldn’t discover who the hero was or what he did.

 

“Isn’t that funny?”

 

“What?”

 

Skrr, skrr.

 

It was interesting to see the assassin sitting next to him peeling an apple.

 

“I am an assassin who came to kill you. I didn’t expect to shave an apple like this.”

 

“But, now I’m a butler.” Cassion smiled awkwardly.

 

“What date is it today?”

 

“It’s September 11th.”

 

So it’s next week. Unlike the date Cassion promised my cousin to kill me, I was due to die a week later. My cousin changed his plan and tried to kill me by sending another assassin besides Cassion, but amusingly, Cassion killed Ruel first.

 

Cassion doesn’t like anyone else snatching his prey.

 

After that, the main character appears and solves the Setiria situation.

 

‘Oh, right. There was the protagonist. The Hero.’

 

The sound of peeling an apple stopped.

 

“Do you have a headache?”

 

“No.”

 

I want to avoid meeting the protagonist no matter what. Just by stepping on the same land as him, troublesome things will shortly follow.

 

It wouldn’t be bad to live prosperous and comfortable with the fortune I have at the moment.

 

Of course, before that…. Finding the means to live is the priority.

 

“Aside from you…”

 

Ruel asked, eating an apple handed by Cassion. “Who else is here?”

 

“What are you talking about?”

 

“People watching me.”

 

“It’s just me.”

 

“Ha.” Ruel smiled lightly.

 

Having come to recuperate, he did not plan to change his position as the head of Setiria. Somehow, only Cassion appeared in the novel. Was he just not sitting there?’

 

“There were originally about five people, including me, but I cut them all off when I was planning to assassinate you.”

 

“Why? It’s a waste of money because I am dying?”

 

“That’s what it is.”

 

“Anyone else who’s gonna kill me?”

 

Cassion suddenly paused the knife and smiled slightly when I made a face.

 

“Oh, I’m sorry. Habits don’t change at once. It’s not a butler’s job.”

 

“The butler keeps his master safe. From now on, include it.”

 

“It’s a bit far-fetched, but I understand.”

 

Cassion was clearly open-minded.

 

It’s as if you’re fulfilling the wishes of someone who’s about to die. Well he’s not exactly wrong. My current situation doesn’t offer many prospects, even my hands are tied to the point where I can hardly leave my bed.

 

“You are not aware but I was at the gathering. I saw them, there’s no point lying, we’re not even that close.”

 

“Are they here?”

 

“No.”

 

At the moment, Cassion’s eyes flashed with killing intent. .

 

My weak body reacted quickly to that intent and squeezed my heart. Grabbing my heart and heavily breathing I cried out.

 

“Cassion!”

 

“I’m so sorry.”

 

Cassion got up and bowed his head. He must have been hit by the binding, there were sweats adorned on his face. Soon he will be getting more and more aware of the efficacy of the contract.

 

“So?”

 

After inhaling Breath, I opened my mouth.

 

Cassion hesitated but soon calmly answered back with pride in voice.

 

“I didn’t want anyone to touch my prey, so I killed them all. At least in this mansion.”

 

It was as it was the same in the novel.

 

Looking back at him I said. “Get rid of the annoying things out of the house too.”

 

“I know. It’s just a bit troublesome.”

 

“What are you doing with the report? Sending it to my cousin, or to the rabbit?”

 

“I will still be reporting, and no, the rabbit is you. I can’t let this go.”

 

Cassion smiled peacefully.

 

Yeah, Cassion was that kind of guy.

 

He’s weird enough to have a discussion with the enemy even in the middle of a fight.

 

“If I were a rabbit, what would he be?” I asked curiously, after all it’s weird for a grown man to be compared to something like that.

 

“Well, a slug would be more fitting.”

 

“So, when do you report to slug?”

 

“The report is sent once a week. I originally reported through telegram, but that takes almost a month to deliver.”

 

Hearing this I said, “Don’t be cheap.’

 

Cassion shrugged at that.

 

“What’s in the report?”

 

“To be honest, it’s more like a medical journal that writes down your condition. How sick you are, how you vomited several times a day. How much did the fever go up and many more.”

 

l raised the corners of my mouth. This is a report done to confirm when I will die.

 

That’s good.

 

There won’t be any trouble any time soon.

 

“Keep reporting just as before.”

 

“Yes, sir.”

 

“What do I need to know?” Ruel asked.

 

“Tomorrow, your cousin will come.”

 

I stopped chewing the apple, and scowled.

 

“Why?”

 

“If you ask me why, I can only tell you that it’s a regular event.”

 

It’s a regular event.

 

It’s hard to tell why an extra who is not even close to the supporting actor in the novel would be given so much attention.

 

This was the world of fiction, but it was now my reality.

 

I gave a pained look. Ahh this is giving me a headache.

 

“When?”

 

“As usual, between 3-4 pm.”

 

‘That’s plenty.’

 

I put down my fork and looked out the window.

 

The sun was already setting. A new day will soon arrive.

 

Tomorrow, I should try going out.

 

“Is it possible to deal with things outside of the mansion by today?”

 

“Of course, any requests to add?”

 

“Do it yourself.”

 

“Okay, I’ll take care of it so it doesn’t bother you.”

 

Seeing my skinny complexion becoming paler Cassion got up from his seat. I was getting another wave sickness again. The effect of using Breath is getting less pronounced and is gradually reaching it’s limit.

 

“Please take a rest for today. Don’t you have a headache?”

 

No one knew of the disease that Ruel had. It wasn’t that Cassion didn’t do anything. He was the one sent to kill anyway, but he thought he should at least know what disease Ruel is dying of. While Ruel was sleeping, he once called the doctors.

 

Illness of unknown cause. That was Ruel’s diagnosis.

 

Cassion laid down Ruel on the bed. He was like a newborn baby who could do nothing by himself, no matter how imposing he looked earlier.

 

“Cassion.”

 

“Yes.”

 

“I’m going out tomorrow.”

 

Cassion gave Ruel a subtle look at the nonsense.

 

“I’m going out.”

 

Ruel spoke again.

 

He didn’t seem to know what he was talking about. Cassion sighed lightly, spoke serious tone.

 

“Mr. Ruel, please rest.”

 

“Why?”

 

“Nevertheless, don’t rush your short life and lie down nicely.”

 

The look Ruel showed today was pretty good. From the time they spent together over the past half year, Cassion liked the Ruel the saw today the most, so he sincerely advised him.

 

“Cassion.”

 

I smiled superciliously.

 

“I’m not dying.”

 

The eyes revealed on the pale complexion were filled with flames.

 

“So I will go out.”

 

Cassion was speechless. What do you mean by this when you’re talking with such resolute eyes? Ruel, who originally gave in to death, who he knew, was not here.

 

“Mr. Ruel.”

 

“I won’t say it again.”

 

What the hell is this about?

 

Cassion knew how bad his condition was and how painful he looked earlier. What in the world made him move today.

 

Even if it’s like this. I want to protect the Setiria.

 

The words spoken with conviction that shook one’s heart, suddenly echoed in Cassion. Cassion clenched his fist.

 

“Is it because of Setiria that you are so stubborn? Are you doing this because you are dying?”

 

Ruel looked at Cassion without saying a word. Cassion thought Ruel looked like a fading flame, blooming brighter and grander than ever before dying out, maybe that was the case here.

 

“Okay. I’ll get ready.”

 

Still, as a person who served, I think it’s the butler’s duty to grant his or her masters last wish.

 

Cassion bowed his head.

 

“Have a good rest.”

 

There was no sound of footsteps. I couldn’t hear the door closing.

Soon I realised that Cassion had left.

 

I looked at the door with an absurd face. ‘What is he saying now?’

 

He brought up Setiria this or whatever by himself, and he made up his mind and left.

 

‘Oh, I don’t know. I just want to go out.’

 

l couldn’t think of other things to do for fun activity.

 

My head throbbed. My skin felt as if they were being sliced. I struggled with unfamiliar pain and suffering. After groaning for a long time, I couldn’t win over the pain and my eye finally closed.

 

 

***

 

The night soon arrived and the sound of torches outside crackling could be heard.

 

Cassion hummed as he walked back silently. He was on the way back from checking on Ruel who had fallen asleep. Today, Ruel’s face was full of pain, from which he soon fainted from.

 

A poor fellow.

 

The assassin disguised as a butler for a request, but Cassion now thought it wouldn’t be a bad idea to be a real butler for a short time since he already signed a contract.

 

Cassion turned the dagger in both hands.

 

The Lord ordered me to kill the flies, so I’ll have to act on them.

 

Back then, he showed his killing intent on purpose.

 

Hehe.

 

Cassion grinned at the thought.

 

‘Five hunters, three more. You guys missed a lot, will have to punish you later.’

 

Cassion took a step after unbuttoning his collar.

 

Cassion stood in the shadows, and his hands raised catch all the lingering memory.

 

His purple eyes flash for an instant.

 

All the memories in the surroundings were caught, they were then pulverized and scattered into dust.

 

Weapon tracking.

 

Cassion walked among the shadows. He moved stealthily as is a panther until reappearing behind the enemy hiding behind the flower bed.

 

With a flash the sound of the heartbeat disappeared. The dark scent of blood lingered the dagger, which had stolen a life with a single swing.

 

‘That’s one.’

 

Cassion sunk back into the shadows again.

 

When he caught all five people he had seen with memorisation without causing a disturbance, Cassion soon walked back at the initial place.

 

There are three left.

 

There was news that the former employer had squandered his assets, but it seemed to be true. Otherwise, he could not have sent such sloppy people against him.

 

While blinking, three people dressed in black appeared.

 

Cassion laughed.

 

“Why did you come here in such a hurry?”

 

I didn’t hear the answer.

 

Since their necks have already been cut off.

 

Blood burst from the cut, and Cassion stood among them with not a single drop on him.

 

Cassion raised his hand.

 

His guild member, who was ambushed outside the mansion, appeared.

 

“Sir.”

 

His voice was quieter than usual because he had done something wrong.

“You missed eight people and made me come out to do your job.”

 

Looking at the subordinate he said, “Began the clean up.”

 

It wasn’t because the cleanup was bothersome. It would now be the punishment to guild members who had become negligent.

 

“I’ll take your orders.”

 

“One more.”

 

Cassion wiped the blood off the dagger and tidied up his uniform.

 

“Tomorrow the Lord is going out. It’s been a while since I have gone out as well so don’t cause any mistakes.”

 

“Yes sir.”

 

“Yeah, I’m heading back, put everything back neatly.”

 

As for what he’d say to his former employer is now in Cassion’s mind.

 

Let’s say they fought each other.

 





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