Chapter 42

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*cough* *cough*

Some commotion is happening at the prison.

I went to take a look and asked the guards what happened. Some of them are vomiting in disgust.

" T-Take a look, my lord."

!!!!!

This guy...

That assassin I caught committed suicide and used his blood to write a message. "Lord Vistange will avenge me. Long Live lord Vistange."

He even pulled out his intestines and wrap them around his neck...this is crazy.

Who the hell is this Earl Vistange? I better investigate him.

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The town continues to grow and i started laying out some policies. Now, it is a week away from the blood moon where hordes and hordes of monsters attack...but before that...

"Kel!" Shouts Mino. "There's an angry group of people outside! They are insisting on looking for you!"

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I walk outside to find a group of people shoving their way into the castle.

"You! Are you the lord of this area?!?" He says once he sees me.

This guy is not from the town...he is also a thorn on my side. I heard he's been trying to scam people but all the policies and freebies I've been giving out prevented everyone from even buying from them.

I didn't bother with him because I was busy but if you want to come here...

He pushes the guards out of the way and shoves a land treaty onto my face.

"From the previous owner of this land, I have a land treaty so that means I own this town!!! Get out right this instant!!!"

Once I see that I sigh and tried to contain my laughter. It's so damn obvious that it's forged but since he's going to play it this way.

I snatch the treaty in front of him and tear it.

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"Y-You!"

Smirking, I throw the bits of paper back to him.  "Now, you don't have any land treaty."

"Y-You...just you wait!"

...ha...you think I will just "wait" here.

"Huh? I'm not just going to wait."

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I grab his collar and throw him onto the floor.

"Put him inside the prison, I have something to ask him about."

"Understood!"

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"Mmmspodj!!"

Hmmm...

I take out the tape sealing his mouth.

"YOU BASTARD!!! JUST WAIT TILL EARL VISTANGE HEARS ABOUT THIS!!"

"I see...so Earl Vistange sent you huh."

!!!

This guy looks away as he accidentally slips his tongue just now.

I smirked and take out a dagger. I nod to the patrolling guards and they return the nod. They then went to that fat guy who threatens me with a land treaty just now and held him to the ground.

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"W-Wait!! What are you planning to-"

I plunge the dagger into his knees.

!!!!!

"ARGHHH!!!"

"Answer me, where is this Earl Vistange," I ask.

As much as i tried, i couldn't find much about this Earl. He is sneaky and the only information I got is useless.

"W-Wait!!! I will tell you!! Please stop!!!" He shouts as I slowly twist the dagger.

I pull the dagger out and place it next to his neck. "Speak."

"H-He is in the Kingdom of Livinia. The capital of North. I'm not sure why but rumours said that he is having affairs with the princesses over there. There's also another rumour that he kills every potential man that the princesses will love so that he can keep them all to himself."

I look at the assassin hidden in dark near. She, Missou, is an orphan i found on the streets in the Capital. I decided to take her in without knowing the fact that she has an intense talent for hiding in the shadow, killing her target within a short amount of time and moving at a speed our naked eyes cannot capture. Only until recently that she decided to tell me that so I appointed her as the lead assassin of the assassin team I trained.

She nods to me, indicating that the rumours were true. She then shakes her head, saying that he is not in Livinia.

In the end. I place my dagger back into my coat and smiled at that fat guy.

He heaves a sigh of relief and I grab his collar.

!!!!

Lifting this 100+ kg guy, i went out of the cell and place him over the edge of a cliff. The prison is constructed inside a mountain so there are many cliffs and edges.

"W-W-Wait! Why!?!"

"Don't bullshit with me. Do you think that

Vistange guy will come and save you? Rest assured, I will kill you before he can."

!!!!

"I...I...Earl Vistange is in the remote village near Livinia to the west. He is there disguised as a farmer. But he can be easily distinguished due to the golden hair he has."

I snap and 10 assassins came out of nowhere. "My lord! What are your orders."

"You heard him, Kill that guy. Make sure you bring his head to me."

"Understood!"

And they all disappear back into the shadow.

As for this fat guy...i let go and he fell to his death.

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"M-My lord! I don't think you should do that. What if we need more information from him?!" Says one of the guards.

"That's precisely why I killed him. He is only calm because he thought that i won't kill him. He pissed me off too much. Even if what he said is not true, we now know That Vistange guy is around Livinia."

What he said was indeed false. The assassins couldn't find Vistange anywhere in the remote villages. However, they did find Vistange hidden underground in a laboratory. Bold of him to think that we will only search on the surface.

Words of his rebellion against me and his death spread like wildfire. Everyone who originally wanted to take me down the throne started to back off.

After all, within just a few days, no matter where they hide. Every single people related to Vistange was executed. No excuses.

Some viewed me as a merciless cruel murderer, some viewed me as a saviour for taking out a "trash" in this world.

In the end, my reputation becomes like this:

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Reputation:

12027903(good)

9838931(bad)

Total: 21866834/1000000

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A week later...

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I woke up earlier than usual to check for the blood moon.

Right now, the sun hasn't risen yet. Judging by the sun's position, it's roughly 5 am.

I can sense 5 presence. They are the assassins, what are they doing, sneaking around so early.

I instantly appear in front of them.

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"EEK!!" Missou screeches as she suddenly bumps into me.

The others jumped as well but didn't make any noise.

"What are all of you doing up here?" I ask.

"The blood moon-"

Missou interrupts that assassin beside her suddenly.

"I'm sorry to trick you, my lord, but this is something we wanted to do. We are trying to investigate where the monsters originate from whenever a blood moon happens. This could prevent further blood moons." Says Missou.

I see...

"Alright let me follow."

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"Y-You sure?"

"What?" I ask. "You doubt my ability?"

"No no!! I wouldn't dare! It's just...is Sith going to be okay without you?"

"Come on, it's not like I'm going to die."

The assassins look at each other and nod. "Alright, my lord. Please follow us if you wish to."

They said they saw something in the forest about 10 km away. It's like a red glaring light do they wanted to check it out.

I follow them and dashed through the forest like a fox.

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I can see something and smell something weird too...

"This is the smell of malicious Mana." Says Missou.

We arrive at the destination and found a ruby red rock. The redness of the rock is spreading to the surroundings and everything is dying.

I look at the small little ants nearby. The red substance touched them and they not only did not die but also started moving around vigorously, attacking each other...

I see... So these rocks are the source of the blood moon.

"No, these rocks are only an effect of the blood moon. Someone probably did something and summoned the blood moon. The blood moon spawned these rocks and that's how creatures of the forest become so aggressive." Says Missou, as if I just said it out loud.

Shit...then what caused it...

"We will have to wait for when the full blood moon appears. Only then will the person probably show itself." I say.

The assassins nodded and returned to Sith.